The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
GOVERNOR TO REVIEW PARADE
Grand Commander in Chief Patterson
One of the Speakers at Great Camp
Fire for wisconsin Veterans Here
Many Entertainments Offered.

With only three weeks before the
opening of the state encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic in
Kenosha, the committee headed by
Commander G. f. Stemm of the Fred
S. Lowell Post, acting with the depart
ment officials, have completed the ten
tative program for the big event and
it is certain that it is to be made the
most notable gathering of the veterans
Of the Civil War ever held in Wiscon-
sin. Men prominent in the Grand
Army, not only in Wisconsin, but
throughout the nation, are named as
speakers. Grand Commander in Chief
W. J.. Patterson, department. conlman-
der O. Il. Rosenkrans, Bishop Samuel
FalloWs, all revered among the men
who wore the blue ARE to have part
in the great camp fire which is to be
one Of the big events of the encamp
ment and which is scheduled to take
place on Wednesday evening of en-
campment week. Governor Philips
will be in Kenosha on the same day to
stand with the leaders Of the Grand
Army and review the parade of
veterans. Governor Philip is also
expected to be one of the speakers
at the camp fire.
Kenosha is going to offer many en-
tertainments for her three day visitors
and the program as prepared indi-
Gates that there will not be an
idle on a dull moment in the whole
time of the encampment.
The program as outlined by the com,
mittee and approved by the department
commander and his staff, is as follows:
Tuesday, June 10.
900 a. m. and all day Reception
and registration of visitors
and assignments to quarters.
$3.50 a. m. and all day Session Of
convention committee, in
Circuit Court room
$3.50 a. m.-Address of welcome by
Pfennig. Response by De-
pal ULIlC1lU OOullll0nQNl ". LIZ
Rosenkrans at the Coliseum,
Market st. and Sheridan Rd
1000 a. Exhibition drill by police
force and Of Police Emerg
ency First Aid organization.
1000 a. m.-Music by Since Band of
thirty pieces, and by fife
and drum corps, Market
Square.
1880 a. m.-First business session Of
encampment at Coliseum
corner Market street and
Sheridan Road.
1900 a. .m.-Dinner, served by ladies
of the Methodist Church.
Park avenu3 and English
Court; by the ladies of the
G. A. R. at Guild Hall,
southwest corner Church
and South streets; by the
ladies of the Baptist
Church, northwest corner
Church and South streets.
200 P. Entertainment by profes
sional vaudeville perform
ers and acrobats on plat
forms at Main and South
streets at Market Square
ard Church streets, and at
Grand avenue and North
Main street.
300 D. m.-Band concert.
500 p. m.-supper by Daughters of
the Grand Army of the Re
public to their visiting mem
bers.
1880 p. m.-Meeting of Council Of Ad-
ministration in club room Of
Hotel haywood.
SCOOP. Reception by Lincoln Fort
ress Daughters of the G. A.
r., of Racine, to visiting
members, at Odd Fellows
hall, corner Church and
Park streets, followed by a
dance.
500 p. m.-Exhibition by profession
al entertainers, at the three
places before designated.
so:UU P. m-PaIflOtlc 1nsTltuJe, undef
the auspices of the w. R. G.,
at the Coliseum. The pro-
gramme will include music
by an orchestra of 80 pieces;
singing by quartette and SO
loists, and other features
concluding with tableau,
fSTenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground, = and the
singing of /" America
Wednesday, June 20.
900 a. m.-Session of Encampment.
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