The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-25
PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS WORTH
Professional Men and Civilians Tell of
His Work to Make Conditions Better
In Kenosha and to Advance the
Fight to Prevent Disease.

Disproving, emphatically the old pro-
verb "a prophet is not without honor
save in his own country members of
the medical profession in Kenosha gave
a notable banquet at the Pennoyer
| Sanitarium on Tuesday evening in
which DIR. Gustave Windesheim, the
| "Old Young Man of Medicine in
Kenosha, was the guest Of honor. A
little while ago DR.. Windesheim went
over the top at the state medical So
ciety meeting and was elected as presi-
| dent of the state society and in cele-
bration of this, the first time that such
an honor had been conferred on any
of the members of the profession in
| Kenosha, the local society staged enc
of the happiest social functions ever
arranged for Kenosha.
Every practitioner in Kenosha was
present at the banquet and just one Of
the members of the society from the
! city found it impossible for him to be
present and pay tribute of allegiance
| to the new chief.
| 1t was a notable event in the life Of
DR.. Windesheim, for it was not only a
recognition of the high honor which he
had won for himself and his home so-
| ciety in being named as the leader of
the eighteen hundred doctors in the
state, but it was testimonial to him
as man. 1t came as a recognition of
his genial manhood and OF his sterling
efforts along the line Of uniting his pro-
fession and making of it a greater
agency for the betterment Of mankind
In honor of the notable event the
parlors and reception rooms of the
l,sanitarium were thrown open for the
reception Of the guests Of the evening
The rooms were charmingly decorated
with the autumn chrysanthemums and
in the dining room baskets filed with
pon-pons and bitter sweet graced
every one of the tables set for the en-
tertainment of the more than sixty
guests of the evening. Before dinner
was served there was an informal re-
ception at which the officers of the
society and their wives were aided
by DR.. and Mrs. Nelson A. Pennoyer
in receiving the guests.
A seven course dinner was served
after which DR.. G. R. Caughey, presi-
dent of the society, oficiated as toast
master. He spoke Of the respect in
which DR.. Windesheim was held by the
members of the profession and of the
people of Kenosha and declared that
the members of the profession /" de-
lighted to honor one who had brought
so much honor to his profession
and to the men connected with it
in his home town.,
Many tributes were paid to DR.. Win
desheim for the manner in which he
hhad met all the demands made upon
him, not only in the line Of his pro-
fessional work, but along the lines of
advancing great civic movements for
the betterment of mankind.
DR.. George Fl. Ripley, member of
the State Board Of Medical Examiners,
responded for the Kenosha society.
He told the interesting story of the
organization of the physicians of Ke-
nosha county and showed the great
part that DR.. Windesheim had in per-
fecting this organization and the
loyalty which he had shown the or
ganization in succeeding years.
DR.. FL. G. Darby of Wilmot, brought
the greetings of the physicians in the
county outside of Kenosha. "He
stands for the soul Of honor, both in
and out of his profession declared
| DR.. Darby. "We respect him as one
lof the leaders of our profession
and as one man we honor him as a
courteous genial friend.
| w. T.. Mar1att responded for the
! trustees of Willowbrook Sanatorium
| speaking of the broad and advanced
vision Of DR.. Windesheim in his work
for humanity in connection with the
battle against tuberculosis. .Willow-
brook" declared the speaker, twas
he dream of DR.. 9Windesheim made
real by his never failing efforts for the
advancement of the cause.
DR.. Herbert L. Wright, commissioner
of public health, responded for the
health board. "He is the salt Of the
EARTH, declared DR.. Wright. oHe
has been the president of the health
board since its inception and his labors
along these lines have been such as to
entitle him to the admiration and love
of the whole people of Kenosha. His
constructive work for the health board
has done much to bring Kenosha into
the hmelight as city where the pub
lie health is not forgotten and this
work has meant much to the advance
ment of the public welfare.''
DR.. Windesheim responded in very