The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-02
.kENOSHANS WILL COL FORCE
City Will Be Well Represented by Large
Delegation Under Big Chief" Ernst
Luncheon VIII Be Followed by
Motor Trip to Points of Interest.

The Kiwanis clubs of Wisconsin will
hold war-dance" and "pow-wow"
at the Plahkinton Hotel in Milwaukee
on Wednesday, August l. The Milwau-
kee club of more than three hundred
members will be the host of the occa-
sion and will provide all the pleasures
of the "Happy Hunting Ground" Tor
the visiting indians. - Kenosha XII
wanians under big Chief Ernst will
hit the trail en-masse and expect to
convince the ''Long House" that they
have their "war-paint" on and are
conducting themselves with a patriot
ism wholly appropriate to American
aborigines.
Something of the magnitude of the
function may be gathered from the fact
that the Milwaukee organization will
have as guests of honor International
President George F. Hixson of Roches-
ter, N. Y; First Vice-President Perry
S. Patterson of Chicago; Second Vice
President Oscar f. Alexander of Cleve-
land; International Organizer Allen S.
Browne of Buffalo and President Sar-
geant of the Albany, N. Y, club. With
the exception of Mr.. Patterson, the in
ternational officers will be on their way
to Winnipeg, where the farthest west
ern Canadian club exists.
AS is fitting in a gathering of elm
dams" the "big noise" will begin
with feast that might well make hap
Ply the heart of even the hungriest XII
wanian. 1t is estimated that fully 900
persons will attend the luncheon at
1915 p. m. in the sky room Of the
Plankinton Hotel President Z. A.
MARTENS of the Milwaukee club will
be the master of ceremonies. After
the luncheon, the visitors will be given
an automobile ride through the parks
of the city and to other points of in
terest, ending at Donges Bay. Mar
thens has appointed a committee on re-
ception composed of almost hundred
Milwaukee Indians.
That the attendance at the "pow-
WOW" will be large enough to make
matters interesting is guaranteed in
the advance notices from the Great
Council at Milwaukee. Assurances
have come from Racine that fifty mem
bers of the Kiwanis Club of that city.
headed by President W. F. Kisow, Sec
rotary Fred FL. Schulz, Banker Henry
II. Rogers, George Kamm and other red
blooded aborigines, with their wives
or friends will be there. An equal mum.
Der IS coming from Fond du Lac, head
ed by President g. F. Finger, Vice
President Maurice Fitzsimmons. Secre.
tary F. A. Wright, former Congressman
Reilly, Banker w. I. Cole and others.
From Kenosha will come half a hun.
dred Kiwanians in command of Big
Chief Charles II. Ernst, Vice-President
Thomas Lockhart, Secretary Otis L.
Trenary, Thomas Sullivan, n. G. Wal
berg and others, while Madison will be
represented by live wire delegation.
This auspicious gathering of the
tribes at Milwaukee is the first state
convocation ever attempted by Wiscon
sin Kiwanians and the local officials
are very anxious that Kenosaa should
send large and enthusiastic delegation
to the council. Under the stimulation
of war the Kiwanis Club here has been
booming" and there is no reason whv
the state at large should not learn of
its prosperity. "Big Chief" Ernst,
with his ear to the ground, feels sure
that the city "Tndianso will not neg
lect this opportunity to show real
red-manic" spirit and civic patriot
ism and viii be fright there with
bells = when "the morning choo-choo
leaves for Milwaukee. y