The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-07-04
RECALL OTHER DAYS
Members Of Kenosha High School
Association Have Rare Time
at Banquet Saturday
SMILES AND TEARS MINGLED
Speakers Recall Happy Events in the
History of the Dear Old Kenosha
High Schoo1.-C. E. Dewey
Named as President

The banquet Of the members of the
Kenosha High School Association held
on Saturday afternoon came as a
fitting finale to the most successful
gathering ever held by the Flssociation.
Every one of the $50 places at the
tables was filed and it became neces.
sary to add new chairs to the tables to
take care Of the late corners. The
banquet was not gathering for set
speeches or orators, but gathering
of school boys and girls to recall
happy incidents of happy past. 1t
was feast of "Reminiscences, of Incl
dent and anecdote and several times
during the afternoon tears chased
away smile as one of the speakers
referred to absent students who had
listened to the last bell in the school
of life and had been promoted to that
higher school above.
Of course the old familiar 'Home
Again" was sung with fervor at the
opening of the banquet after which
the Rev. S. J. Winnegar offered
prayer.
Col. Dennis Hynes of Chicago, the
acting president of the Association,
opened the program of speaking. He
spoke of the dedication of the first
school building way back in 1845, and
of the influence of the early school
patrons. He paid tribute to the
early teachers and declared that these
pioneer educators started the school
right, and that it's excellence in these
latter years must be in part rehec-
ton of their influence. He spoke Of
Unchanged conditions in the world
today, and the great demand that ex-
listed for men of high educational at
tainments to fight the battles of the
people in the struggle against greed,
and corruption, and the ever present
peril Of Socialism. He paid tribute 10
the present high standard Of the ke-
nosha schools, and declared that for
the future there could be no baC K
ward step.
During his address Col. Hynes
warmly praised the mem ers of the
executive committee for the success
of the reunion. After the presidents
address Miss Bessie Robinson read
the annual report of the secretary,
and C, E. Dewey the report of the
treasurer. The report of the treasurer
showed an estimated deficit of about
thirty dollars.
During the reading Of the reports
the nominating committee had been
at work, and it reported the following
nominations:
For president, G. E. Dewey.
For vice-president, Mrs. Mary
George Robinson.
For secretary, Walter Burke.
For treasurer, L. M. Theirs.
Members of executive committee
C. w. Allen, H. B. Briggs, E. C..
Theirs, Mrs. Harriet Starkweatiler
HOLSTER, Cora Graves, Elizabeth
Filbin and Sydney Maddox. The
secretary was instructed to cast the
ballot of the Associa ton for the mem
bers named by the committee and the
election was declared unanimous.
This ended the business meeting and
Edward C. Theirs was introduced as
POSTMASTER by Col. Hynes.
Mr.. Theirs made few remarks In
his usual happy vein and introduced
James Cavanagh who welcomed the
Association on the part of the men-
bers of the Association. After this
greeting Mrs. George v. Redeker
read the annual In Memoriam''. She
referred in a touching manner to the
large number of members of the AS
ISOLATION who had passed away since
the last reunion and spoke especially
of the sad death of Johnson Jackson,
the president of the Association.
Among the names on the memorial
list were: Richard Peters, Isaac D.
George. Mrs. Dye, George H. Nichols,
William Preistly, Judge Thomas A.
Moran, Fred Reithbrock, Byron
Whitney, Capt. John McCallum, Nell
lie Peters, Mrs. Anna Ely Nelson, w.
S. McDermott, Kate Hill Aldrich,
Chas. r. Lee, Frank Kingman,
Thomas Cecil O'Donnell, Letitia de
Deimar, Helen J. Robson, Mrs.
Frances c. Newell, Ossian M. Petit
and Johnson A. Jackson.
In the absence of "A. N. Sager, Of
ST. Louis, who was to have been the
principal speaker, Prof. Cephas
Leach, of Rogers Park, was called
upon to take place on the program.
Prof. Leach spoke briefly, referring
especially to his work in Kenosha.
Following the singing of ''The Star
Spangled Banner" Miss Louisa
Hynes Burke, daughter of Louisa
Hynes Of the class of 1868, gave a