The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-22
STEMM EXTENDS INVITATION
Call to the Old "Camp Ground" Greet
ed With Cheers and Veterans Vote
Unanimously for Kenosha-1,0oo
Delegates Expected Next June.

Kenosha is going to be host to the
members of the Wisconsin Encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic In
1917, for up at Ripon yesterday after
noon Just before the close of the after
noon session of the fftieth encampment
of the Wisconsin veterans, Commander
G. T.. Stemm presented to the veterans
the invitation of Kenosha to entertain
in 1917. He declared that it was a
unanimous invitation from the people
Of Kenosha. That it was backed by
the mayor and common council and
that the county of Kenosha had sane
toned it by the official action of its
county board.
"It has been more than fifty years
since many of the veterans have been
in Kenosha," declared Mr.. Stemm.
uWe want them to come back to the
old camp ground again. We want them
to feel that the patriotic people of Ke-
nosha are interested in them and that
they will go the limit to entertain them
and make them feel that the trip back
to the old camp ground is worth while.
Kenosha gave of it's bravest men to the
Union army and there is no city in
Wisconsin where the men who fought
for the perpetuation of the Union. are
more greatly beloved. We, of Fred S.
Lowell Post, voice the sentiments of
every citizen of Kenosha when we say,
4Come and meet with us in 1917, come
bringing the memories of '61- '65, come
teaching our children new lessons of
patriotism, come that we of Kenosha
may show our love for you and our
veneration of your bravery"
Ashland and Superior had both been
contenders for the entertainment of the
encampment next year, but the invita-
tion of Kenosha was accepted by al
most unanimous vote Of the 500 vet
Grams present. The members of the Ke-
nosha delegation were greatly pleased
The attendance at the Ripon encamp-
ment is one of the largest in the history
Of the Wisconsin division of the Grand
Army. Eight hundred of the cold
hoys" marched in the parade on Thurs
day and more than twenty-five hundred
people attended the annual camp fire
held on Thursday evening.
The decision that the next state on.
campment will be held in Kenosba car
ries with ID a decision that the state
organizations of the Woman g Relief
Corps, tire Ladies of the Grand Army
and the Daughters Of the Grand Army
will also be held in Kenosha. 1t is
thought that the sessions of the various
organizations viii bring to Kenosha
more thaA d thousand delegates in June
of 1917.
The Ripon encampment will come to
q close today with the election OF the
officers for the new year and the nam
ing OF an executive committee to have
charge of the encampment at Kenosha.
Patriotism was rampant among the
veterans at the Ripon meet when the
following resolution was introduced by
Col. j. A. Watrous of Milwaukee and
adopted by rising vote:
Resolved, That it is the firm belief
Of the department of Wisconsin Grand
Army, in fftieth annual encampment
assembled, that at time like this
when half the world is at war, it is the
patriotic duty of every citizen of the
United States, best of ali nations. ia
stand up in heart am mind behind orr
nation and its emblems and ihe const;
tuted national authorities, and that pre-
paredness In the way of large army
and navy and in awakening That spirit
OF Amer1canism which always has been
In evidence in III our great emcroen-
cies should be the order of the day, SO
that the beloved country for which the
soldiers sacrificed may be ready for
any eventually.
Fast Commander Charles Likes was
enc of the real workers for Kenosha at
the encampment and he MANAGED Ia
ger the consideration of the place for
the next encampment advanced from
today to Thursday while all of the Ke.
nosha delegates were on hand.
An interesting feature was a tribute
paid to the late 2. G. Simmons. Sew
eral delegates from other cities in the
state seconding the call for the con-
ventlon to Kenosha referred in loving
terms to the manner in which the old
veterans had been entertained on many
occasions at Kenosha.