The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-30
Jewellers Dine AND DONATE
Banquet is Followed by Speeches and
Collections for Social Center IN -ze-
nosha and Base Hospital in France
New Building Nears Completion.

There was something cooking" at
the Elks club rooms on Monday eve
ming and as a consequence the local
Bills had a real "hot time in the
oil town" for fitting celebration OF
their annual reunion. There were $50
names Gin the pot'' and not one of
them was sighted. The ingredients for
the dinner included both gaiety ard
charity. Mixed according to the secret
recipa of the Allemans-E. c. and Geo.
B.taey produced real ambrosia, jlat
inspired the guests with heavenly lap
piness and god-like altruism. Tie
"Bills'' were never more perfectly
themselves. Exemplifying both the
good fellowship Of the one-time jolly
Co?ks'' and the better benevolence OF
me dern Elks, they were call there in
a function of pleasure for themselves
and profit for their fellow men.
At 7 O'Clock a chicken dinner was
served under the general management
of Past Exalted Ruler E. G. Alleman.
E" huff said" Everything that can
make a luncheon banquet wac there
and there in that abundance for which
the Allemans are famous. There were
"eats'' and something else equally con-
ducive to conviviality- music. Fred
Smith IS orchestra was "there' and
with the bells on, while Rollo Rambo
The Elks quartette also sang and
thrilled the loyal Hoosiers present with
their spirited Interpretation of the new
favorite "Back Home Again in In
diana"
The dinner closed with the usual
food for thought. - Exalted Ruler
George B. Allemen presided at the feast
of oratory and introduced a select CO.
terie of after dinner speakers, includ
ing A. L. Drury, w. T. Marlatt, Profess
sor Otis l.. Trenary. q. G. Simmons,
Judge Randall, G. c. Allen and Otto
Windorf The speeches presented vari-
Gus features corrected with the, com
pletion of the Elks new home in Ke-
nosha The report of he building com
mittee indicated that the club roms,
when finished, would represent an out
lay of $230000, and would give the
city an unrivalled social center for
patriotic and civic gatherings. Under
the inspiration of the orators $1,000
was subscribed to the building fund dur
ing the evening. A feature Of the do
nation party was the gift of Past Elk
allied Ruler James Millar He gave
lot-that is, building lot-which was
Immediately sold to the highest bidder
The auction which followed Melted the
club some $3.50 and at the same time
produced the most excitement of the
evenings program. After the collec-
ton, arrangements We're made for
new campaign for membership. It was
shown that the new building would fur
nish facilities for a larger association
than was possible under formed condi-
tions and members were asked to sub
NIT the names of Kenoshans considered
worthy of admission to the order In
the canvass which followed three hun
dred and fifty eligibles were placed on
record as possible candidates for the
winter s limitations.
But there was national as we'll as civ
lie patriotism. It was inconceivable
that the Elks should gather in conclave
without doing their bit for freedom and
the Stars and Stripes and it didn Il
happen either. Following speeches by
Exalted Ruler Alleman and W. T. Mar
lott, presenting the need of base hos
pitfalls at the front, the hat was passed
in true Methodist fashion and came in
filled with contributions from seventy
"dollar patriots. = The money secur-
ed in this way will be added to the
fund created several months ago and
thereby make possible th continuation
OF patriotic service inaugurated by
the members of the local lodge
When the business of the evening
had been transacted in this satisfactory
way the "Bills'' adjourned for an in
formal smoker and cabaret. Cigars and
good fellowship were plentiful and ev-
erybody present INDUCED in one or
both. The festival of wit and wisdom
continued long after the mystic hour of
= u. Il I
Of the early morning. But what's the
difference, anywaye An annual reun-
ion only comes once year and, mar
ried or single, a man s entitled to spend
it as he pleases, and especially when
he spends it as pleasantly and patriot
ically as did the Elks in their di1ner of
Monday evening.