The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-17
LIFE SAVERS TIP The BOAT
Kenosha Entertainment Committee Keeps
Busy Providing Fun for State Guests
Every One Having Good Time
Visit Nash Motors Plant Today.

| And now the Wisconsin merchants
know what General Sherman meant
when he spoke feelingly of just what
war is. What s more, they know what
those poor devils over in Europe are 60
ing through when they get into the
| trenches for some four hundred of the
visiting merchants and members of the
5Kenosha Retailers Association spent a
"night in the trenches" themselves
Monday night. The particular trench
used for the exposition of the horrors
Of war and the beauties of peace was
evidently brought over from some place
in Turkey or picked up and moved bod
lily from some of the luxurious places
down along the Nile in Egypt. The men
who were there were satisfied that the
trenches have something to recommend
them and it is admitted that early this
morning several of the visitors cabled
over to King George and offered to
walk all the way to England to get a
chance to stay in the trenches for a
couple of days longer.
The fun was so fast and furious that
it was long after midnight before the
fellows got back to the tent and the taps
were sounded.
The real enemy for the trench work
came up from Chicago personified by
three young women who had beautiful
voices and other things to recommend
tnem. They kept bullets of song and
repartee and other things flying from
the time the first merchant soldier
climbed down into the trench until the
bugler blew for "lights out.'
OF course the real feature9of the ev-
ening was the one young lady who gave
an exposition of the fancy dancing
which is supposed to be in vogue in the
realm of the Sultan and the Khedive
but the entire entertainment was meri-
torious.
During the evening buffet luncheon
was served on the porches and there
was real feed for all Of them. Of
course no one went thirsty. Tt was the
biggest night that any city ever ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
delegates to Il g state convention.
Monday afternoon motor car ride
was a real success regardless of the
fact that the weather man tried to butt
in and spoil things. More than sixty
cars were necessary to take care Of the
visitors and the route was all about
the city. The visitors got chance to
travel over concrete roads in Pleasant
Prairie and Somers. They saw all of
the Kenosha factories and took look in
on the new WilloWbrook Sanatorium. Of
course the residence streets were not
forgotten and the delegates are going
to take back home pretty good idea
of just what Kenosha looks like.
See Kenosha by Motor Car.
Monday hight the Rhode opera house
was the scene of the biggest theater
party that Kenosha has ever known
Some four hundred of the guests went to
the "picture show. The offering was
Marguerite Clark. During the evening
q very interesting film showing the
failures of merchants was shown by the
National Cash Register Company of
Cleveland.
Many of the fraternal organizations
in the city had open house Monday
night for the entertainment of mem
bers from other cities and the night
proved busy one for the delegates. Of
course the comfort and the amusement
OF the women was well looked after by
the committee of the women.
At the close OF the session this after
noon the men will all be entertained
with trip through the plant of the
Nash Motors Company. This promises
tc be one of the most interesting feat
ures of the entertainment program.
This evening the convention ball will
be held at the Eagles Hall. 1t is to be
featured. It will be for visitors and
for members of the Kenosha Association
and the general public will not be adj
mitted. Admission will be by card.
This morning early lot of the visit
ors went down to the harbor and watch
ed Captain Fountain and the members
of the Ke osha Coast Guard rock the
big surf boat and go through the regu-
lar life saving drill. It was put on in
q manner to b most interesting to the
visitors.