The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-05
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
GREAT CROWD ENJOY BANQUET AT
PARK AVENUE CHURCH.
PATRIOTIC ToAsTs DELIVERED
City Attorney Fisher, Revs. Corev and
Roblse, A. E. Buckmaster and Judge
Slosson Toast the Heroes of the War
and Their Brave Deeds.

The peace or (piece) jubilee banquet
given Thursday evening at the Park
Avenue M. E. church proved to be one
of the most enjoyable festivals Of
hearty good cheer and patriotism ever
given in Kenosha.
1t was supper arranged and car
ried out by the men and it's success
was shown by the fact that over 300
guests were delighted by the banquet
and entertainment.
The parlors of the church were
turned into an immense dining room,
and long tables, at which covers were
laid for 100 feasters, were spread from
one end of the room to the other. The
entire church was decorated with
Christmas evergreens and the long
tables we're resplendent in their deco
rations of smilax and flowers. The
feast was magnificent and everything
that could please the eye and tempt
the palate was served. Johnson Jack
son acted as head waiter. The fol-
lowing was the full list of walters:
johnson Jackson, head waiter, Keck
Wheeler, Harry Skinkle, W. Schroeder,
Fred Schroeder, Chas. Ernst, Edward
Sanburn, Geo. Beachel, 81. E. Remer,
Cliff Garst, VIM. King, Robert Nicol,
John Proctor, j. A. Williams, Daniel
Head, Martin Slosson, G. F. Beachel,
Thos. Whitaker, Fl. Goodnow, Thos.
Holderness, Frank Truax, DR.. Ripley,
Charles Seig, T. B. Paxton.
Three times the long tables we're
filled and between each table anumber
of toasts were interspersed.
E. L. Grant acted as toast master
and with becoming wit introduced the
various speakers and their subjects.
Uncle Sam and John Bull.
City Attorney Peter Fisher was the
first speaker and he responded to the
toast, "Uncle Sam and John Bull"
He spoke of the friendly relations ex-
listing between England and America
and the causes which had produced
them. He spoke of the past history OF
the two nations, of the wars they had
fought and the victories we had won.
Unconquered England had been forced
TO yield to unconquerable America.
England had learned many lessons
from her sturdy western child and
could now see in her not only desired
friend, but necessary ally. The late
war had shown the English what
Americans could do and had cemented
the two nations into an Anglo-Saxon
friendship which now defies the world.
Rev. Corey on Expansion.
Rev. I. W. Corey was the next
speaker and he voiced the sentiments
of the entire crowd when he said that
he was in favor of expansion, national,
intellectual, spiritual and domestic.
He referred to the war and its
conauests, it's victories and it's cor
responding increase in the RESPONSE
bilities. He said we can no longer fol-
low the motto of Washington, who
said, Stay in and grow" but we
must go out and grow and carry our
civilization, education and religion to
the nations whom we have freed from
Spanish bondage.
Roblee on Roosevelt.
Rev. Roblee talked on the subject OF
Theodore Roosevelt and his short
speech was one of the events of the
evening. In regard to the war, the
stars and stripes and carriers, Rev.
Roblee said he had story. 1t was OF
an old Methodist minister travelling his
circuit in early days. He stopped one
day with one of his parishiOners and at
the dinner time was treated to roast
ed rabbit. In the afternoon the floods
came and the rains descended and the
old itinerant was forced to remain fol-
supper. Again the rabbit made its
appearance. The minister remained
over night and when the rabbit was
served at breakfast time he said the
following as blessing:
Stewed rabbit hot,
Stewed rabbit cold,
Stewed rabbit young,
Stewed rabbit old,
Stewed rabbit tender,
Stewed rabbit tough;
We thank you, Lord,
But we think we've had enough"
This was Rev. Roblee's idea of the
war, but he said that the war had
brought out some wonderful characters.
and among these were Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. The eminent divine paid g
glowing tribute to the name of Roose-
velt, man splendid in head, splendid
in body and splendid in heart. A man
who had dared turn aside from the
beaten. track and make record fol-
himself. He spoke of him before the
war as a man who dared look the devi
| in the face and tell him he was devil
An unselfsh man. When the first cal
came he laid aside position and bust