The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
BIG CROWD HERE FROM CHICAGO
Hundreds of Kenosha People Attend
Celebrations at Anderson s Park and
Paddocks Lake Speakers Have Old
Time Reign in Patriotic Speeches.

More than a thousand Danish born
Americans pledged their support to
President Wilson and his war policy
at Anderson Park on Sunday afternoon
when in an enthusiastic manner the
great crowd Of Danes from Chicago
and Kenosha attending the celebration
of the Fourth of July arranged under
the auspices Of the Danish American
Association, passed a resolution ex-
pressing confidence in the president and
guaranteeing to President Wilson the
support and confidence of the five
thousand members Of the association.
The resolution was presented by Henry
L. Hertz, formerly state treasurer of
Illinois, who acted as master of cere-
monies for the Kenosha gathering. 1t
was adopted with an enthusiasm which
showed that the Danish born residents
Of American are streal Americans. -
The dropping Of the hyphen was feat
ured in the celebration in Kenosha
on Sunday.
The celebration was not all that had
been expected as the rain badly inter
fered. The boat from Chicago was two
hours late reaching the docks in Keno
sha, but there were more than eight
hundred of the members of the Chicago
Danish-American Association came to
Kenosha for the day. They carried
banners on which was inscribed,
!" America First and Always and every
speaker Of the day emphasized the fact
that the Danish Americans were just as
loyal to the nation Of their adoption as
any great body of native born citizens.
They declared that the associations in
the home land were still dear to their
hearts but that these associations
would in no way interfere with their
giving the fullest loyalty to the Ameri-
can flag and the fullest service of their
blood, if need be, for the support and
defense Of the nation.
The gathering at Anderson's Park
was particularly patriotic one.
There was patriotic music and patriotic
speeches. Judge Clifford E. Randall Of
the municipal court, delivered the prin-
cipal address of the day and he made
strong plea for the right kind Of
patriotism. DR.. Peterson of Evanston,
delivered the address in the Danish
language.
There was plenty of sports arranged
for the afternoon and while the rain
may have made the crowd smaller than
it would have been on clear day it
did not in any way interfere with the
carrying out Of the program.
The members of the Chicago associa-
tion returned to Chicago just after
seven O'Clock in the evening.
Out at Paddocks Lake.
The annual observance of the Fourth
of July drew an unusually large crowd
to Paddocks Lake on Monday and the
celebration arranged by the Old Set
tiers Club was a great success. More
than two thousand people were on the
grounds during the day and the gather
ing proved most interesting one.
There was no set program of speeches,
but many old settlers were on the
grounds and they found pleasure in re-
calling historic celebrations Of the ma
tion IS birthday in Kenosha county.
There was ball game in the after
noon and dancing in the pavilion dur
ing the afternoon and evening. The
pleasure of the day was marred by the
drowning of William Goodfellow, but
many of the people who attended the
celebration did not know that the boy
had lost his life until after they re-
turned to Kenosha Monday evening.