The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-24
LEADING SPEAKERS URGE PEACE
Kenosha People Turn Out by Thousands
to Make Day Great Success School
Children Win Great Applause and
Learn Lessons of Patriotism.

Aenosha declared itself for peace on
Saturday and with a wonderful out
pouring of its own people made
mighty demonstration in favor of a.
great peace idea. The inception for
the great gathering in Kenosha had
been furnished by Chicago, but be it
said right at the start, that the only
thing that Chicago furnished was the
inception, but the people Of Kenosha
went ahead and showed the world that
this city could furnish a peace demon
stration if not with the aid of Chicago
in spite Of Chicago. 1t was wonder
full showing for Kenosha but Chicago
fell far short in doing its part in the
great event arranged for the closing
of the week. No less than ten thous
and people took part in the big demon
stration in Kenosha ON Saturday and
of that ten thousand nine thousand,
nine hundred came from homes in Ke-
nosha and the surrounding territory
The big automobile parade from
Chicago which had been given
wide publicity got no further than
the publicity and when with bat
ed breath the people of Keno
sha waited for the arrival of the thous-
ands from Chicago they waited in vain.
Possibly half hundred automobiles
Probably half hundred automobiles
got in from Chicago, but the probabili-
ty is that the number was even smaller.
Several hundred of the cars actually
started on the long trip but the love
Of Chicago people for peace was not
strong enough to let them eat the dust
Of the roads between Chicago and Ke-
nosha. Before the limits of Chicago
had been passed majority of the au-
tomobiles left the parade. At Evans
ton there were still ninety-three faith
full to the cause of peace and when the
parade struggled through Waukegan
it had dwindled TO mere twenty eight
cars and when the reception commit
tee pulled up to welcome the parade at
the limits of Kenosha there were al
most as many cars in the party of
the reception committee as there was
in the parade from Chicago.
But the failure of Chicago was not
Infected in Kenosha. The enthusiasm
Of Benosha people knew no damper
and the thousands that thronged the
streets Saturday afternoon cared moth
ing for the fact that Chicago had fall
en- down miserably. Kenosha without
Chicago put on demonstration for
peace which attracted to it the atten-
ton of people all over the nation.
The school children of the city con
tributed much to the big day. March
ing in great column from the high
school they opened the events of the
afternoon. Kenosha owners of automo-
biles showed their pride in their home
city by turning out a great number of
cars and many of them were handsome
ly decorated with flags and banners.
Everywhere the white and blue pen
nants of peace were in evidence. Ke-
nosha bands, particularly the Kenosha
band, under the direction of Prof Paul
sen, turned out to aid in the demon
stration and the whole people of the
city showed their interest in the great
peace holiday.
Probably only once in the history of
the city--and that was at the time of
the dedication of the soldiers monu-
ment--had such crowds been seen in
Library Park aud on the down town
streets. The people gathered early and
as the school children, three thousand
strong, marched along Main street in
the opening of the pageant they were
greeted with waving flags and applause
of hundreds of people. All of the
schools were represented. The superin-
tendent, Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, saw
In the peace demonstration great
idea to teach patriotism and love of
peace to the children of the city and
the idea was contagious. 1t was the
greatest outpouring of school children
ever seen in the city and their voices
mingling in patriotic song were an in
spiration. Racine, like Chicago, fell
down and there was no representation
OF the Racine children or other Belle
City people in the events of the day.
Following the demonstration by the
Sh1l'tA Oh "e CtbAot1S i dix Tue people
gathered at the city hall from which
the parade headed by the band and the
famous drill team of the Moose, NOV
ed at half past two clock The pa
rade. was made up largely of auto
mobiles and it was led over circuit
two miles in length.
1t was nearly four O'Clock before the
parading had been concluded and the
members of the party returned to the
square where the speaking meeting
was held. Local and Chicago speakers
OF distinction brought messages urging
peace Fully three thousand people
crowded into the streets in front eff
the city hall to listen to and cheer the
speakers. There was music by the Ke-