The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-26
Committee Decides that City
Hall Shall Be Dedicated
on April 9Th
MUNICIPAL DANCE TO FOLLOW
Peter Fisher Has Accepted the Invita-
ton to be Speaker of the Day and
Governor McGovern Will Also be
Present.


Arrangements have been completed
for the dedication of the new city hall
and today notices are being sent out
by the committees on arrangements
naming the various committees to have
charge of the event.
Saturday, April sth has been select
ed as the date for the formal opening
of the new Municipal building to the
people Of the city and it is the plan
of the committees in charge to make
the day memorable one in the history
of tho city. Every city in the state il
to be asked to send delegation, Gov
ernor Francis E. McGovern has already
accepted an invitation to be present
and speak and plans are on foot to have
a municipal parade which will be the
biggest thing that has ever been pulled
off in Kenosha. The factories of the
city will be asked to close for the day
and the ceremonies of dedication will
take place at four clock in the after
noon following the parade.
Attorney Peter Fisher one of the
most distinguished men of the city has
accepted the invitation to be the speak
er Of the day and there will be other
addresses by distinguished visitors from
other cities.
In the evening of dedication day the
members OF the common council and
other officials of the city will entertain
at reception in the new building and
very interesting program will be ar,
ranged for this reception. Leading
men of the city have been asked to
serve Oh the reception committee and
it is expected that all of them will
cheerfully perform their part in max
ing the dedication a most successful
one. In commemoration of the event
interesting historical souvenirs will be
struck off and these will serve to com
memorate the event in future years.
The general committee in charge of
the dedication is composed of Mayor
M. J. Scholey, Aldermen James Filbin,
G. +. Stemm, Robert Burt and N. J.
Werner. This general committee has
named the following list of sub-com
mittees to aid in the arrangements for
the celebration:
Committee on speaker-M. J. Soho
ley.
Committee on Invitation - Mayor
Scholey, Peter Pirsch, Calvin Stewart
Reception Comnlittee-N. J. Werner
Peter Pirsch, DR.. W. M. Farr, J. C. Stat
Ell, B. 7. Windsor, H. l.. Goldberg, q
g. Simmons, Richard Welles, John f
Langan, Judge Randall, H. B. Robin
sou, W. F. Fisher, G. G. Brown, John
Kehlor, George Yule, c, T. Jeffrey
Frank L. Wells, N. R. Allen, Walter j
Frost, F. Hannahs, S. A. Loughridge
Roger Kimball, W. r.. Anderson.
Music Committee. G. Stemm, Rob
ert W. Burt, James Filbin.
Carriage Committee. II. O'Brien
Fl. H. Timme, George o. Harbaugh.
Outside Speakers Stand and Plat
form Decorating Committee-George r
Wade, John Hegeman, J. H. Tully, Rob
ert FL. Moth.
Program and Souvenir Committee
W. T. Marlatt, George w. Harrington
Jacob saftig, F. c. Stemm.
Interior Decorating Committee =
Mayor Scholey, John W. Wade, Johr
Willems, George Higley, Robert H
Moth.
Privilege Committee-Mayor scho
ley, Peter Pirsch.
Marshal of the Day-C. Fred stemm
The celebration of the opening of tht
city. hall is not to be concluded on ded
ieation day as the committee in charge
has arranged to give great Municipal
Ball at Germania Hall on the even
ing of April ID. This ball is to be I'm
der the auspices of The general commit
tee and the invitations will be sent ou
in the name of the common council O.
the city. 1t is to be a great popular
merry making for the people of thu
city and the price of the tickets ha,
been set at dollar in order to make
it possible for every taxpayer in The
city to attend. The money raised from
the sale of the tickets will be used Il
| defraY the EXPENSES of The dadicatinr