The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-17
''GOV" WHEELER TOO,
Leader of the Soldiers Home and His
Men Coming in Special Car
to the Dedication.
BATTLE SCARED VETERANS

BATTLE SCARED VETERANS
Col. Dennis Hynes Writes Characteristic
Letter Accepting the Invitation of thu
Committee Many Soldiers Coming Prom
tie Milwaukee Posts on a Special Train
Famous Columbia Post, of Chicago, AlsC
Coming as Guests of Local Post.
The dedication committee is busy
just at present making some prepare
tions for the reception of the grea
army of veterans that will throng the
city on Memorial day. Every mai
brings more acceptances to the invita-
ton. Capt. Frantz has received worc
from Milwaukee that Governor
Wheeler and a famous band of battle
SCARED veterans of two wars from
the Soldiers Home have chartered a
special car and are coming to Kenosha
$50 strong, to march in the parade and
take part in the ceremonies. This
will be one of the great drawing cards
of the day, as many of the men now
spending their last days in the Home
are the heroes of many bloody fight
in the southland.
Col Denis Hynes Accepts.
The committee having the dedication
in charge have received letter from
Col. Dennis Hynes, of Chicago, which
will be of more than usual interest to
many people in the city. CCo1. Hynes
was a graduate of the Kenosha High
school and has always taken great
interest in the affairs of the city. He
enlisted in an Illinois regiment at the
breaking out of the war and was ad-
vanced to the rank of colonel. After
he returned to his home he came to
Kenosha and was elected Mayor of the
city. He is now member of the
Chicago Tribune staff. m responding
to the invitation Col. Hynes writes the
following letter:
Chicago, May 10, 1900.
F. H. Lyman, Esq, Sec'y Kenosha
Co. Soldiers Monument,
Kenosha, Wis.
My Dear Sir sComrade:-
Your valued favor, inviting me to
participate in the dedication ceremo-
MES of the Kenosha Co. Soldiers Mon
ument, on May 80, 1900, is hereby
acknowledged with thanks. It will
afford me great pleasure to attend, (De0
0OLentO,) aud I cannot now discern any
thing to prevent my family and self
from being there. I hail with pleasure
the anticipation of the opportunity
which this occasion will present of
bringing the "o1d boys of 81 together
once more, and am profoundly grateful
to our valued friend Mr. z. G. Simmons,
whose generous thoughtfu1ness has
made it possible for us to come to-
gether under circumstances so in
spring and patriotic.
Very truly yours,
- D. J. Hynes.
The Milwaukee soldiers are taking a
great deal of interest in the dedication
of the monument, and the Sentinel
this morning in speaking of the mat
ter has the following:
Memorial day plans were discussed
last evening at the first meeting of the
JOAI4l NOA14114ALICG VI pau 4Ol1C SOC1Sl1SS
at Wo1cott Post armOry. For the first
time in years large numbers of Mil
waukee veterans will spend most of
the day out'of town. Not only large
delegations from the posts will go to
Kenosha to attend sthe ceremonies in
cidenta1 to the unwilling of the Sol
diers' monument, but 100 Milwaukee
members of the association of the
Twenty-sixthss WISCONSIN regiment will
go to Kenosha on the Wo1cott post
train for the double purpose of wit
Messing the monument unwilling, and
attending the regimenta1 reunion to be
held there on the same day.
Beside the Milwaukee Grand Army
Posts, Columbia Post of Chicago, the
crack Grand Army organization of the
Northwest, will be represented at the
unwilling, and several Posts from near
by Wisconsin points will attend.
Special Kenosha Rate.
The Kenosha expedition, for which
a round-trip railroad fare Of 81 has
ensarranged, will not interfere with
the decorations The committees an