The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-10-18
SPEECHES ARE IMPRESSIVE
Addresses by w. z. Beebe and J. s.
Handy Emphasize the Necessity for
Real Cooperation With Admins
tration-War Movies on Program.

In an atmosphere Of patriotism and
good-fellowship the ST. Matthew s
Men 3 Club held its first dinner of the
current year at Guild Hall on Monday
evening. From the first "Hello, how
are you" to the last Goodnight or
/" Goodbye" the function was prolific
of both enjoyment and inspiration and
consequently fulfilled even the rosiest
dreams of it's president and members.
The chief diversions of the evening
were a real banquet, some real music,
two real patriotic speeches by w. E..
Beebe and J. S. Handy of Chicago, and
some reel pictures of the battle of the
Somme. The natural resultant of this
entertaining combination was an even
j g Of real pleasure and real profit, an
evening long to be remembered by all
who participated in its varied enjoy
ments.
The festivities Of the evening began
with the dinner served by the Ladies
Aid society Of st. Matthew's church.
Admirable in appointments and menu,
it furnished an suspicious opening for
the years activities and insured the
success of the Club Is first meeting for
the fall season. At the conclusion of
the luncheon A. j. Palica, president
of st. Matthew's Club, directed the
members and their guests to the lecture
room on the second floor, where the re-
naming diversions on the program were
presented by various participants.
Several musical selections by a pick
CO quartette furnished fitting pre-
Jude for the program of oratory. The
singers, Fred Beckman, Howard Ser
shon, Luther Holm, and Billy Anderson,
gave stirring renditions Of "Joan Of
Arc," " America, Here 3 My Boy"
and Metcalf's "Absent." Not waves,
but whole oceans Of applause gave evil
dence of the appreciation Of the audi
ence and reflected great credit upon
the ability OF the singers.
Following these musical numbers
Walter Y. Beebe of Chicago was intro
duced by A. j. Palca and made an in
spring address. Emphasizing especi-
ally the necessity for patriotism rather
than partisanism, he urged every man
in his hearing to support the president
regardless Of his political affiliations
and to do everything in his power to
suppress sedtion in any form. "Since
April 6,' he declared, "there is only
one position for real patriots whole
hearted cooperation with the President
rid congress in every war-measure they
may pass despite its bearing on any po-
litical issues of Importance before the
war or it's influence on political COM
paigns that may follow the war. Ger
many must be beaten and this end can
be accomplished only by patriots and
never by partisans. The time has come
when we must have not hyphenated but
real Americans if we expect to defeat
the forces of Kaiserism and establish
the force of democracy"
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Beebe courageously denounced sedi-
tionists Of every sort, "be they German
agents, I. w. WIS, pacifsts, Socialists,
or senators on the floor of congress. -
His statements elected storms of ap-
plause and admirably prepared the au-
dience for the speech of J.. S. Handy,
who followed him.
With grasp of facts that was daz-
cling and force in delivery that was
irresistible, Mr.. Handy made one of
the most eloquent addresses in the war
tine history of Kenosha. Thoroughly
familiar with the development of Prus-
STA from the sixteenth century to the
present day he showed the subtle pro-
cess by which the German nation has
become the worlds greatest symbol Of
despotism. In proving this fact he
quoted literally from Nietsche, Bern
hardi, and Frederick the Great, and
convinced his audience that Trietschke
Won Tirpitz, and William of Hohenzol
Tern were in every way the spiritual
successors of these champions of imper-
ialism. Succinct and striking, his re-
marks struck home and fred his hear
ers to new appreciation of existing
problems and new determination to
crush Prussianism, the avowed foe of
democracy and civilization.
Moving pictures of the battle of the
Somme followed the speech of Mr..