The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-05
Kenosha Pays Annual Trib-
ute to Soldiers Living
and Dead Friday.
FORMERMAYOR STEMM SPEAKS
More Than Two Hundred Graves in
Cemeteries About the City Are Gov
cred with Flowers and Wreaths Are
Placed for the Unknown Dead.

With cheers for the living and tears
for the dead Kenosha paid it's annual
tribute of respect to the memory of the
soldiers of the Union army on Friday
and the observance of the day in Ke
nosha was one of the most notable in
the history of the city. Business was
suspended and thousands of people went
in solemn procession to the cemeteries
about the city ana strewed flowers on
the graves of the honored dead No one
was forgotten. The flag marked mounds
in the cemeteries about Kenosha were
covered with canopy OF flowers by
the members of the Grand Army. A
great wreath Of flowers was placed on
the Soldiers monument in Library park
in commemoration of the lives Of the
brave boys of Kenosha county who are
sleeping their last sleep far from
kindred and friends and bunch of the
sweetest flowers of the spring time
doated out on the bosom of Lake Mich
lgan Friday afternoon as token OF
remembrance to the men who lost their
lives while serving in the navy. Flow
ers were scattered impartially on the
resting places Of the Blue and the Gray
and the grave of one confederate vet
eran in the Kenosha city cemetery bore
the same flag marker and the same
bouquet of lowers that marked the
graves of The men who had fought
against him.
Early in the morning crowds began
to gather along Main street and when
the old veterans dropped into the old
eral thousand people lined the streets
and dropped in behind the organiza-
lions and went with them to the GENE
terry where the ceremonies of the day
were held. There was little falling off
in the line of the veterans this year
and almost as many responded to the
call of the bugIe as had marched with
the army of commemoration year ago
The line was noticeably longer as
dropping into step just behind the six
ty members of the Grand Army of the
Republic were as many of the members
Vt the new Governor Harvey Camp of
he Sons of Veterans. Most of the mem.
bers of the Grand Army scorned the
proffered automobiles offered by pa
triotic citizens and there were less than
a dozen of the old soldiers who did not
march IT, the procession.
Flaming the entire procession were
members of the various patrols of Boy
Scouts in the city. In the line were
large delegations from the local chap
tiers of the Woman s Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army and Daugh-
ters of the Grand Army. The Kenosha
brass band led the procession.
There were cheers for the veterans
at points along the parade and homes
were decorated with flags and bunting
AT Library Park 500 school children, all
bearing flags had been lined up ia
greet the marching veterans and they
sang, My County Ills of Thee, = while
representatives of the w. R. G. and the
Ladies of the Grand Army placed
wreachs ON the monument and on the
Lincoln statue i'll memory of the men
who slept on southern battleields Then
the march to the cemetery was taken
up again and thousands of people
dropped into the line.
At the cemetery the usual impress
sive services were held at the Soldiers
lot, Commander Charles E. Likes was in
charge of the ritualistic services and
the annual address was delivered by
former Mayor G. T. Stemm. A veteran
and a son of veteran, Comrade Stemm
spoke from the heart. He paid tribute
to the soldiers of Kenosha county and
declared that Of all the men given bv
Wisconsin, for the great struggle none
were moro worthy of honor than those
who had gone from Kenosha county. He
recalled again the stories of the long
marches and the battlefelds and gave
many interesting incidents of the great
struggle.
After the address of the day taps
were sounded for the sleepipq comrades
and committees of the Grand Army and
Sons of Veterans scattered to the var
ious cemeteries and placed flowers on
the graves.
In the afternoon services were held
at Eiehelman Park by the w. R. G. and
the Ladies of the G. A. r. at which
time flowers were thrown out upon the
lake as tribute to the sailor dead.