The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-02-01
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
DANA Society Celebrate NOteWOr-
thy Event at Central Music Hall
Last Saturday Night.
FOR DENMARK AND AMERICA

Nearly Two Hundred aud Fifty People
Gather Around the FesJal Board and
Cheer the Speeches Ringing With Low
atty to Their Native Land as Well as to
Their Adopted Country Good Work of
the Society Since its Organization.
Last Saturday evening was a gala
night among the Danes of Kenosha, it
being the event of the celebration of
the tenth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the chapter of the society of
this city. The public celebration of
the event was held at Central Music
Hall, and it was the greatest event
ever arranged by the Danish residents
of the city. The hail was deliberately
decorated for the occasion, the walls
being decorated with Danish and
American flags ming1ing in great pro-
fusion, while great mass of palms
and flowers added to the beauties of
the surroundings of the festa1 board.
The principal part of the celebration
was the banquet. Early in the even
ing the members of the DANA society
and their ladies gathered at the hall
and after several hours spent in pleas
ant social intercourse the crowd sat
served in Kenosha. The long tables,
at which covers were laid for 80,
stretched the entire length of the
room, and they were Respondent in
their decorations of smi1ax and carna
tons. The banquet was served by the
wives and sweethearts of the members
of the society and it certainly was a
success, for the members fingered over
the tables for several hours partaking
of the good things which had been
prepared. AT the close of the banquet
chairs were pushed back and feasting
gave way to flow of soul. Anton
Nelson acted as POSTMASTER and as
sisted the pleasure of the evening by
sa11ies of wit and humor especially
adapted for the occasion.
Other speeches were made by Peter
Johnson, Beck Miller, John Abel, P.
Maegaard and others. There was a
patriotic tone in all the addresses,
which showed the loyalty of the Danes
to their adopted country. Two of the
speeches deserve special mention, and
these were those of Beck Miller and
Peter Johnson. Mr.. Miller responded
to the toast Denmark and paid a
tribute to his native land, while Mr..
Johnson spoke of the delights of a life
under the protection of the stars and
stripes. The sentiments of loyalty for
native land and adopted country were
: generously app1auded.
After the last speaker had been call
ed the tables were quickly removed and
the hall was turned into a dancing
floor. For several hours dancing con-
tinued and it was early morning before
the strains of the national hymn of
Denmark sounded the farewell. One
of the features of the program was the
singing of Danish song composed by
Peter Johnson. 1t made hit.
On this, their tenth anniversary, the
society looks back on record of which
they may we'll be proud. Since their
organization the society has had a
steady growth until now many of the
influential Danes of the city are num-
bered among the members. During
these ten years the society has paid out
over SIS, 800 in sick benefits and the
treasury now contains over 81 200.
The officers of the society are as follows
Decentralization Nelson.
observation-disclosures Knudsen.
Cashier-Char1es Hansen.
Secretary-J ohm Johnson.