The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-01

lue 1nQuSJrlal ana commercial life OF
Kenosha expressed itself in wonder
full pageant making up the first of the
big parades planned for Home Coming
week Thursday and it was such a
parade as had never been seen in Ken
osha before and one that would have
done credit to city many times the
size Of Kenosha. More than two hun
dred and fifty gayly decorated vehi-
cles completely mirrored the Industrial
and mercantile life of the city The par
AIDE found it's way through the streets
flanked by cheering thousands and
the big crowd on the street to witness
the greatness of Kenosha as an industri-
al and commercial center was only Sec
Ond to the great crowd Of people who
were on the streets Cor the formal open
ing of the Home Coming celebration on
Tuesday night 1t was parade repre-
sentative of everything that goes to
make up the busy work-a-day life Of
Kenosha. 1t was parade that showed
interest in the city on the part of the
exhibitors and neither time nor money
was spared by the exhibitors to make
the parade a success and show former
Kenosha people the great advance that
has been made by the city.
Competent judges named the floats
in the order of their superiority but
there were scores of displays made by
the merchants and manufacturers which
were worthy of more than passing men
ton. All along the line of march there
were cheers for the wonderful displays
made and the hearts of the hundreds of
children who joined in the cheering
were made merry by the passing out Of
thousands of souvenirs.
Chairman e. J. Sullivan was in
charge of the parade and he had as his
first aid Dr. George +. Adams. The
parade was especially interesting along
one line and that was that it showed
the rapid advance in the use of motor
vehicles in all lines Of work in Keno
sha.
The great show of the morning was
more than an industrial parade. 1t was
an historical pageant mirroring the life
of Kenosha during the passing years.
at the very head of the parade rode
John BRUINS on one of the old two wheel
drays, portraying the moving day of
years ago. Back of this came the trans
formation scene showing the modern
methods of moving. Way back at the
end of the big parade was an exhibit
which brought cheers all along the line.
1t was the9old volunteer fire fighters Of
the city. This was one of the most
notable Of the exhibits in the parade.
Heading the line of old volunteer fire
Fighters was Christian Schend who was
ut one time chief of the fire der art
ment and who is loved by all of the
volunteers. Leading the eleven volun-
teers who pulled the old hand cart was
Georges Wallis, the president of the
volunteer department and the men in
line wereR all ttOld Timers.'' Back of
this came the hose wagons and ladder
trucks used in the department five
years ago and Chief Isermann and his
splendid motor equipped department
broughtfup the rear of the parade.
1t was parade of many features.
The showing made by the manufactur.
ers of the city was one of which any
city could have been proud. Nearly
every oneeof the big factories in Ken
bsha was represented by beautiful and
costly floats and they were up at the
head of the long line. The Chicago
Kenosha Hosiery Company had two
automobiles beautifully decorated in
black and yellow and in them were
dozen real living s'Black Cats. y All
bf them were lot larger than life size
and when the cats purred their way
through the streets they got applause
everywhere. Classic beauty was ex-
pressed in the great pink and white
kanopy float of the Simmons Manufac-
turing company which had for its cen
lral feature one of the wonderful new
lteel tube beds. This is the bed that
added six acres to the plant of the Sim
hons company. The n r. Allen IS Sons
company had two floats in the parade,
both showing the varied products of
fAS AhO AIopAdy III Gu6 ba1n
Wagon company attracted great atten-
bon. " 1t takes Balm to stand the
strain" was the motto on half dozen
Well decorated wagons. There was a
lample Of every wagon made by the
company. The Frost companyN had a
tayly decorated automobile on which
vas displayed many of the products of
he company. The little two wheel
ony cart with the display of the Spec
7 atty Brass company was one of the
host unique in the whole line. Then
hme the Kohlman s float showing in
plendid manner the products of the
Aohlman company. Tt was one Of the
Jest decorated floats in the parade.
here was good display Of the Com
y, sse~m@ setgs