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

George Many Of these organizations
brought music with them and this con-
tributed much to the success of the
parade. Nearly every one of the long
list of fraernal organizations in the
city had representatives. It would
have been difficult thing for any
party of Judges to have awarded prizes
in this parade. Wonderful allegorical
floats picturing the teachings of the
various orders were to be seen all along
the route of the parade. Many of these
floats were decorated most deliberately
and nearly all of them were lighted
with electric lights. The Elks had a
wonderful float with the great Elks ;
head at the front lighted with humid
red electric lights. The -Elks also had
as part of its display the prize win
ming automobile of William Schmitt.
The Eagles had wonderfully beauti-
full float and they contributed to the
line of march the drill team and more
than two hundred and fifty marching
members of the order.
The famous Tyro team of the Alden
Temple of the Dokeys came down from
Racine to lead the parade for the
Knights of Pythias and both the
Knights and the Pythian Sisters had
notable display. The members Of the
Kenosha company of the Uniformed
Rank were out in body and the
Pythian Sisters had handsomely dec
grated automobiles.
The Knights of Columbus contribut-
ed wonderfully beautiful float which
showed the famous picture OF "Colum-
bus Discovering America.
The Maccabees had a float showing
men in the full armor of olden times
defending home and country. The
Eagles drill team led by Jacob Thomas,
the smallest Eagle in the world, got
applause all along the line of March
and the Eagles on the float were cause
of repeated cheering.
The Woodmen had float showing
the great work being done by the
sanatorium for the cure Of tuberculo-
sis victims and following this were the
members of the order and the splendid
ly drilled Forester team. Salem Wood
men sent a large delegation to march
in the parade. Racine also contributed
it's Forester team to make the Wood
men section of the parade a success.
Following were elaborate floats of the
E. f. u. and the Loyal Order of Moose
Circle. The Moose international cham
pion drill team led this section of the
parade and the float of the Moose was
wonderfully expressive GIVE visit the
sick' was the motto on the side of
the float.
Then there was the Ladies Of the
Royal League and the Vesta Circle.
Featured in this display was the pres
ence Of the members of the Wisconsin
Advisory Council. The Royal League
had a beautiful float for the parade.
Then came the Elks headed by the
Racine drum corps and marching club.
Notable among the displays in the
parade were those of the Odd Fellows
and the associated chapter Of the
Daughters of Rebekah The Odd Fell
lows had splendid categorical float
while the Daughters of Rebekah had
float carrying out to the minutest
detail the famous legend of ssRebekah
at the Well. "
Featured in the parade was the float
of the members of the Fred s. Lowell
Post of the Grand Army of the Re
public. The float was a presentation
of an old army camp. 1t was applaud
ed to the echo all along the line
Following came a float filled with
happy children of the Children of the
Grand Army. All Of the DANA Socie-
ties of the city, the Danish Brother
hood and the women Is organization
among the Danes we're represented in
the parade.
Featured was the splendid showing
of the Heiss Court Of the Catholic Or
der of Foresters. Led by N. J. Werner,
for twenty three years it's Chief Ran
ger, and by two bodies Of Uniformed
men Heiss Court made one of the best
showings in the entire parade. 1t had
its own band and there were more
than two hundred men in line. The
float of the Foresters was one that
brought applause all along the long
line Of march. Then came two Polish
Societies, the men in full uniform
There was one side light which
brought lot of interest to the frater-
nal parade. Chief O'Hare rode ahead
of line of perfectly drilled police
officers and with him rode Valentine
Lippert who was elected constable in
the first ward in 1870. "Vanty' wore
a wonderful electric star and he was
cheered to the echo all along the line
of march.