The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31

With nearly ten thousand in line,
representing all the principle indus
tries, societies, lodges and other insti
buttons of the city, and with thousands
Of others crowding the sidewalks to
their curb along the line Of march
the Patriotic Day parade excelled any
similar demonstration which ever took
place in Kenosha.
Flags flew from buildings and were
waved by the cheering multitude which
greeted the long parade, so long, in
fact, that it took an hour and five
minutes to pass a given point.
Handsome floats divided with splen-
did and representative bodies Of march
ers, the honors Of the occasion.
Such legends as were held aloft by
the dozen girls, clad in kahki overall
suits on one of the Gottlieb store floats,
"Yop lick the Germans, Wen hoe the
beams" urged the young men to en-
hstment and told what their idea Of
the Stacker is. Another legend on the
other Gottlieb float met equally the
approval of the crowd. 1t was epigram-
matte and forceful, "Red blooded men
don t wait to be drafted, . and the float
it accompanied showed Columbia in
suited with Uncle Sam before her with
sleeves rolled up ready to enter the
lists in her defense.
Leading the parade as it came into
sight of the Main street watchers when
it rounded the Episcopal church corner
from the lining up station, was Marshal
Horace, j. MeIlum on horseback and
next, were Maj Mccoy riding in a trap
with Chief O'Hare. They were drawn
by classy English cob who showed his
spirit by prancing along as if he under
stood the honor that was his.
He kept time with the music of the
Great Lakes Military band, the brasses
of which heralded the coming Of the
long train of marchers behind, and
doomed forth the patriotic airs of our
country to the applause of the throngs
which stood listening and looking.
Behind them came the local police
force locking quite soldierly in their
spie and span blue uniforms, and inn
mediately following them were the little
band of devoted men, who more than
any Others, were applauded through
the long line of march, the G. A. r.,
those veterans who look back fifty
years to the days when other process
sions were formed and marched through
the streets of Kenosha to show the
patriotism of the people of '61.
The Woman Is Relief Corps made a
good showing and the float of the D.
A. r. with Mrs. Roy K. Dorr as Betsy
Ross stitching away on the flag and
Mrs. Charles A. Pope as Priscilla with
her spinning wheel, was the object of
special attention all down the line and
was conceded to be one of the most
attractive Of the many handsome
floats in the procession.
Willowbrook was represented by a
knight dressed as a Crusader, all in he'll
met and mail, and accompanied by his
lady fair both astride chargers The
knight was Richard Griffith and
Miss Constance Hayes of the SAM
tarium was the lady.
Another popular division of the
parade was that containing the high
school cadets and the representations
from the junior high and grade
schools, all waving their banners and
flying their school colors
The Girls Club of Sheridan Road.
was in large car, chaperoned by
the ''mother,n Mrs. Martha Winans,
and this load of beauty was an
attractive addition.
Mrs. Bradford with supervisors and
others Of the school system, rode in a
prominent place in the march.
The post Office department. made a
fine showing with clerks and uniform
ed carriers marching in soldierly
fashion, and Postmaster James o..
German at their head.
A bevy of messenger boys on their
wheels showed that no errands were
being required while the parade occu-
pied the time of the populace.
The Kenosha Retailers Association
appeared in large numbers, each march
eg carrying flag and grons was led by