The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-30
Seml-annual Banquet and Reunion of
the Chicago Kenosha Club Held
on tuesday Evening.
"A TRIBUTE TO JAMES HANNAH.
W. j. English Speaks of the Beauties of
the Life of One Who Fell by the Way
stde-Coming to Kenosha 100 Strong

The Chicag Club, COM
posed of residents of Chicago, who
were born and raised in this county,
held its semi-annual meeting and ban
quet last evening at the cafe of the
Misses Clark on Wabash avenue. The
gathering was a notable one and sew
enty-fve of the old Kenosha boys and
girls gathered round the festal board to
revive the memories of the past and
arrange for the annual visit to Keno
sha to attend the meeting OF the Keno
sha Alumni Association which will be
held in Kenosha on the evening of
June %. The meeting was presided
over by the President, F. K. Tracy,
the we1l-known Chicago journalist,
and in opening the meeting he made a
hit with the crowd when he declared
that the only reason that all the peo-
pie in Chicago were not born in Keno
sha was the fact that the town was not
large enough to make it physical pos
Utility.
The meeting of the club was a very
enthusiastic one, and while they lin
gered about the table many stories of
early Kenosha were told, and they
brought laughter and tears to the faces
of the auditors.
The invitation to attend the annual
reunion was received with great enthu-
siasm, and fully fifty of the Chicago
Kenosha boys promised to come to the
city for the reunion. 1t is thought that
this number will be increased to hun
dred before the date of the reunion.
There was a tinge of sorrow at the
meeting last evening as it was the first
meeting of the club since the death of
James Hannah, and in his honor At
torney w. ]. English delivered short
address, Mr.-Hannan was one of the
leading spirits ofthe Chicago Kenosha
club, and in speaking of him Mr.. Eng
1ish paid a glowing tribute to his
splendid life and work. In the death
of Mr.. Hannah, Mr.. English saw an
irrepairab1e loss to the club. Since
the organization of the club Mr.. Han
nan had taken great interest in it's
welfare, and had been at one time
President of the club. When the old
boys meet here again this year the face
of Mr.. Hannah will be greatly missed,
While the gayest of the gay, Mr.. Han
nan, in his life in Chicago, had made
every effort possible to advance the in
terests of the Kenosha boys and girls.
The invitation for the annual re-
union which was sent out today is as
follows: -..o
Dear Friend:-You are cordially in
vited to attend the sixth biennial re-
union of Kenosha High school, at Ke-
nosha, June twenty-ninth.
There will be the usual social greet
ings at High school building, which
will be open at II O'Clock. Light re-
freshments will be served for non
residents. At las an interesting pro-
gram will be rendered in the auditor
ium, and this will be continued after
the banquet, which will occur at Cen
trail Music hall at o'clock.
Badges for admission to the banquet
will be furnished at High school build
ing, upon payment of dues.
Please reply al your earliest conven-
fence so that we may know whom to
expect. Come and have a good time.
Sincerely and fraterna11y yours,
James E. Petit, Pres,
Johnson Jackson, Vice Pres,
Robert M. Holderness, Treas,
Harriet Brown Redeker, Sec'y,
Milton Robinson,
Fred Tracey,
Lille Burgess Lewis,
Jennie Baylis,
Charles w. Allen,
Geo. A. Yule,
Alma Robinson Petit,
Hattie Starkweather HOLSTER,
Executive committee.