The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-06-26
Biennial Reunion, of High
School Ends With Elec-
ton of New Officers.
BANQUET A GREAT SUCCESS
Attendance Proves Largest in Years and
Speakers Toast State and City and
Provide for Permanent Organization
of the High School Association.

Conrad Shearer was named as presi+
dent of the Kenosha High School As
ISOLATION at the business meeting Of
the association which followed the BIZ
ennial banquet held at the Academy
on Saturday afternoon and plans We're
made by which the organization of the
Kenosha high school girls and boys will
be made a more stable one. By a
unanimous vote a resolution was adopt
ed providing for a permanent organi-
cation of the association and in the
future the secretary will collect
annual dues of one dollar. A consti-
tuition and bylaws will be provided
for at once and it is expected that the
association will be made more helpful
in creating closer union among the
former students of the school. This
action came at the close Of the most
successful banquet ever held by the as
ISOLATION. More than two hundred and
seventy people were present at the
banquet and they were unanimous in
their demand that the affairs Of the
association be placed on basis which
would make its permanence certain.
The full list of officers elected for the
new year follows:
President--Conrad Shearer.
Vice President-Mrs. HI. L.. Bulla-
more.
Secretary-Fred S. Morse.
Treasurer-Beulah English.
Executive Committee-Wa M.
Burke, Florence Pennefeather, H. NJ
Baldwin, Hannah Kerkeberg, Cyril
Kotz and T. B. Whitaker.
Judge V. V. Barnes was named to
deliver the memorial address at the
next biennial session of the associa-
ton.
1t. was nearly two 0 o'clock Saturday
afternoon when the members of the as
ISOLATION gathered about the banquet
tables at the Academy. The automo-
bile parade arranged as new feature
ITO the reunion this year proved to be
a most happy event. More than fifty
automobiles were in the long line and
many of them were beautifully dec
Grated The first prize went to Miss
Cora Donley while the second prize was
won by Mayor Dan O. Head. Both
of the cars were beautifully decorated.
The dinner was served by the. stu
dents of the domestic science course
of the Kenosha schools and it can be
said that it was the best dinner ever
served at the reunion of the high
school students. Miss Beck, head Of
the department, was in charge Of the
serving of the dinner.
1t was nearly three o'clock when
the familiar strains Of Home Again
opened the post prandial exercises and
after a prayer by the Rev. Samuel j.
Vinegar of Chicago, Walter M. Burke,
the retiring president made his annual
address. In closing he introduced
Cephas Leach of Oak Park, who acted
as toastmaster for the afternoon. Mr..
Leach was particularly happy in his
remarks. Mrs. Mcdora Dodge Cannon
.of Chicago, presented the annual mem.
orials reading short sketches of the
lives of seventeen of the members of
the association who had died during
the past two years. References to
these old boys and girls brought tears
to the faces of many of the alumni.
Frank H. Lyman gave very inter
esting response to the toast, "The Days
of 63'' speaking of the members of the
class which was celebrating its fftieth
anniversary at the reunion. Mr.. Ly-
man gave some very interesting facts
in regard to the Kenosha boys in the
war. of. the rebellion.
After a song by the high school
octette Judge Elrick G. Cole of Great
Bend, Kansas, responded to the toast
~ The State of Wisconsin, Judge
Cole. has long been resident of an
other state, but he paid great
tribute to Wisconsin and to Kenosha.
Miss, Mabel Whitaker responded to
the toast "Where There's a. Will
There's a Way" after which Mrs.
Mary D. Bradford gave a very inter
esting address on the schools in Ke-
nosha at the present time.
Herbert Curtis gave song after
which the Glass of 1913 was formally
received as. members of the associa-
ton. The response for the class was
given by Lawrence Eastman.
The biennial reunion came. to an end
just before six o'clock and the COM
mittees in charge were given rous-
ing vote of thanks for providing the
best gathering in the history of the
association. 4l