The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-27
4. {. BUckMAsTER SPEAKS
Local Attorney Makes Stirring Address
to Citizens and Sammies- Music Ads
Spirit Luncheon and Dance Fur
nish Fitting Finale.

"a Send-Off for the Sammies -
that was the official title of the cele-
bration held in the Salem town hall
on Wednesday in honor of the Liberty
Men who leave for Camp Custer on
Saturday. They were there, too, the
Honor Men, and made deep impress
sion on the audience as they sat with
eyes beaming and shoulders erect on
chairs draped with the Stars and
Stripes. They looked like real soldiers
and showed by their attention and en-
thusiasm that they were willingly GO
ing into training for Uncle Sam and
sold Glory DIR. William Fletcher
Of Salem presided at the meeting and
A. E. Buckmaster of Kenosha deliv-
cred the main address of the evenings
program.
A series of musical and dramatic
numbers started the fireworks for the
carnival of patriotism. A Chicago
baritone was present at the service and
sang with great feeling "America,
Here 8 My Boy and let's All be
Americans Now. = In keeping with
the spirit of these selections readings
o. martial tone were presented by
Salem Artists and elected storms of
| applause The entire audience sang
''The Battle Hymn of the Republic =
just preceding Mr.. Buckmaster s
speech and thereby created an admir-
able atmosphere for the enthusiastic
talk of the local lawyer.
The Kenosha attorney addressed his
remarks primarily to the Sammies and
secondarily to the folks back home.
The war must be prosecuted both
there and here he declared, 'if these
boys are to lick the Kaiser and I
have sufficient confidence in the Salem
people to believe that they'n be right
| behind tho Liberty Men in everything
| they say or do, for the present at Camp
| Custer, and later at the front in
! France. They have been selected from
the manhood of our country to save
the Stars and Stripes from Prussian
despotism and with proper co-opera-
| ton from you they will accomplish
| their aim and come back with colors
flying The war will bring them their
| great opportunity for service and dis
tinction. Efficient training will make
them better soldiers and better men as
well as equip them for acts oe heroism
over there. Then, too, in the long af-
ter years they will have the satiseac-
ton of knowing that they were hon
ored by their go7 eminent by being Sc
lected for service in the national ermy
and that they did their bit in war
for our most priceless possessions
! freedom end democracy.
Furthe- than this Mr.. Buckmaster
/ presented the necessity for united SEN
| timent as well as united action. "Ger-
man agents, he said, "must be shown
and shown now that the people of the
United States are poor sol for the
seeds of sedition that they are attempt
ing to sow. They must DE shown at
| the very outset of the war that they
| cannot brighten the United STATES by
/ their exaggerated tales of death and
danger and that they cannot divide
our resistance by arousing feeling
/ against England or any of our allies
| IF they once realize that we are fight
ing shoulder to shoulder with each
other and with France, England, Bel
| GUM, Japan! Russia, and Serbia, for
the downfall of Prussianism, they will
| see the futility of their efforts and
possibly leave US to fight out our des-
tiny abroad unhampered by any dis
content at home. -
Mr.. Buckmaster s remarks were re-
ceived with enthusiasm, which showed
not only the merit of his speech but
also the intense loyalty and patriotism
of the Salem people gathered to hear
him.
Following the evening address the
meeting adjourned for social Tour
and dance. Soldiers and civilians alike
/ joined in the merriment and made the
occasion night long to be remember
ed by Salem s Sammies. At ate
hour light refreshments were served
as a fitting climax for The night 9 con-
VITALITY.
/ The affair is only one of nu Der
OF farewell functions arranged for the
Salem soldiers. The people of the COM
munity have appreciated fully the pa
triotism of the honor men and have
found devious ways of showing their
| gratitude. The Sammies understand.
too, and as a consequence will go to
Camp Custer on Saturday with the
knowledge that they carry with them
the best wishes and better-whole-
hearted support of those whose hber-
ties and lives they soon will be fight
ing to save.