The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-10-15
NEWMUNsTERIS MOST CORDIAL
Mayor Luke Of Western Village Ad-
dresses Boosters Home, Sweet
Home'' is Played as Tired Travellers
Beach City on Wednesday Night.

Booster Day is to be one of the reg
ular holidays in Kenosha in succeeding
autumns as the success of the trip on
Wednesday left no doubt as to the per-
manency of the custom. Every man
who went on the long trip through
evening convinced that Kenosha retail
ers had gone q long way toward ce-
menting friendly relations between the
City and the people of the county.
1t was veritable triumphant march
all through the county and the recep-
tion accorded the merchants and their
friends was far beyond their expecta-
tions. The spirit of cooperation was
everywhere in evidence and the people
in the country towns showed that they
were willing and anxious to go more
than half way in showing their friend
ship to the people of Kenosha. Every
place where the boosters stopped dur
ing the day they were met by enthusi-
astic crowds. At every little red school
house along the road they were greet
ed by merry singing children and
school sessions were dispensed with in
order to permit the children to shout
welcomes to the invaders and to allow
them to scramble for the wealth of
souvenirs thrown from the passing au-
tomobiles. The welcome extended the
merchants was notable at many places
along the long route, but it remained
for New Munster, the most westerly
village in the county, to give the most
notable reception. New Munster was
in gala attire for the coming Of Ke-
nosha. It's stores and houses were
draped with bunting and every possible
hospitality was in evidence. Mayor"
William Luke was in charge Of the OBJ
servance at New Munster and he made
an address in which he declared the
loyalty and love of the western end of
Kenosha county for the county seat.
Prof 0. l.. Trenary, who acted as
speech maker for the merchants at
several points along the route, respond
ed in a decidedly happy way. This
Interchange of courtesies made the
stop of the merchants at New Munster
the big feature of the trip.
At Brighton there was free lunch
provided for the members of the party.
Salem women showed their ability to
rise to the occasion and they served a
real old fashioned home dinner in the
church there. The church was hand
ly decorated with flags and banners
and the service had been so perfectly
arranged that every member of the big
party was served in less than forty
minutes AT Somers the visit was feat
ured with an address by Assemblyman
Charles II. Pfennig.
Nearly every one of the towns in the
county was decorated for the coming
of the Kenosha boosters.
Tt was after seven O'Clock when the
caravan of automobiles reached Keno
sha. The enthusiasm of the merchants
was so great that they could not re-
frain from making a parade through
the streets of the city and with the
band playing "Home Sweet Home
they made the rounds of the principal
streets. They may have been tired but
they were still enthusiastic.
Chairman Joseph Pitts of the com
mittee in charge said: 1t was great
day for Kenosha and for Kenosha
county. There is no doubt but that
this trip not only proved great out
ing for the merchants and gave them
an excellent chance to boost their own
business, but it was great day for
Kenosha at large. The reception Civ
en- by the people in the towns in the