The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-22

Vaudeville Entertainers, the Since
Band and the Elks Quartette Help
Boys Make Merry on Their Last
Night In Kenosha

Kenosha said farewell to her selected
men who went off to the cantonment
this morning in a notable reception
reception held at the Elks Club on
Sunday afternoon and evening when
hundreds of the people of the city
dropped in to shake the hands of the
soldiers and say Goodbye, Good Luck
and God Bless YOU" It was an in
formal event from start to finish. 1t
was arranged to put a smile of good
cheer into the going away 1t brought
together patriotic men who were off to
the training camp and patriotic men and
women who were going to keep right
| on fighting back here at home.
-Four or FIVE hundred people attend
ed the reception during the afternoon
and evening The rooms of the Elks
were thrown open to the selected men
during the afternoon. They made it
their headquarters and brought their
friends with them. They got acqaint-
ed with each other about the pool
table. They sang patriotic songs and
told how they were "Going to Get the
KAISER" Many men of prominence
in the city came with their wives to
say "Good-bye" to the boys and
there was heart felt interest in every
one of the men selected.
At five 'clock the Since Band came
and led the parade of the men from
| the Elks Club over to the CITY Hall
where they responded to the second
roll call of the day. Then they march
ed back to the club room where dinner
was ready. Among the members of
the committee on reception were
seven members of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The dinner was served by the La
dies Auxiliary of the Elks and
under the direction of Past Exalted
Ruler Edward G. Alleman.
After dinner was over there was
music and dancing and just enough
patriotic oratory to let the boys know
that Kenosha was proud of them and
that Kenosha was going to follow with
solicitude their every movement in the
great theatres of the war.
The entire vaudeville company came
! from the Rhode. There was frankie
Fay and her jazz boys; 5he Payne
children, Rogers and Brockway, the
Layails, and Prof. F. R. Jacoby and
his orchestra, and lot of other en-
tertainers and they made the old club
4 ~ 6oII oe
Sunday night. They gave the boys
going away to the cantonment the first
lesson in the Sunday night Publication
Then the band played and the whole
company sang America, Here's Ny
Boy" and the "Stars Bangled Ban
ner.' There were cheers for the Sc
lected men and they responded with
assurances that they would be doing
their part in every part of the fighting
| line. The Elks Quartette was on hand
and sang charmingly two numbers for
the program.
At the post prandial exercises Elk
allied Ruler George B. Alleman pre-
sided. He told the men off to war
that the Elks considered it their high
est honor to entertain them. Prof.
Otis L. Trenary, the principal speaker
of the evening, delivered a masterful
address on the great ideals of the war.
He declared that men who were going
out from Kenosha were going to fight
the liberty Of world and that there
was honor enough for all Of them.
During the evening the officials Of
the Red Cross were on hand and every
one of the boys who left today was
presented with a. sweater which had
been knit by some of the mothers of
Kenosha. The boys showed great ap-
probation of the entertainment but
early in the evening they heard the
call Of home and sweet-hearts and they
slipped away by eight O'Clock for
those other farewells.
1t was a whole hearted expression
Of the people Of Kenosha Of their be
lief in the selected men. 1t was one big
night in the lives Of the soldiers.