The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-02
CONSUMPTION DAY PLEASES
Innovation Has Proved Remarkably Sue
cessful in the Last Week Where Tt
Has Been Tried Out in Many Illinois
Cities-L, Mcdonnell 20 Talk.

The conscripted men Of Kenosha
county are to be honored at one day
of the Lincoln chautauqua, which is to
be held in Kenosha, August 18th to
18th, according to a recent announce
ment from the headquarters of the
lyceum, and they are to be honored
in way fitting to recognize the brav-
cry of the men who will fight the bat
ties of our nation. It is an open secret
in the European military circles that
the war is being fought and won by
the courage of the conscripts and
draft patriot day. is recognition
of this truth by the leaders in chautau-
qua movements.
The usual program, which will prob
ably be adopted for this day in Keno
sha, is to have the men who have been
selected for military service to mobil-
ize at central point on the evening
of draft patriot day.; headed by a
band they will march through the cen
trail portion of the town and then to
the chautauqua tent. A brief patri-
otic program follows during which the
young men, if they are willing, are
presented to their home people from
the platform. After the patriotic ex-
ercises the future soldiers of the ma
tion are to be the guests Of the chau-
tauqua at the evening program.
Towns where the plan has been tried
out, including a dozen or more Chicago
suburbs, are much pleased with the
idea. They have waited for some APP
propriate method of doing honor and
giving recognition to their drafted
boys and the Lincoln idea has met
their requirements. In all of these
places enthusiasm and patriotism has
been rampant, and the young men,
who are to be in the first national ar
my, have realized the honor of falling
in line under the "Stars and Stripes y
Although plans in Kenosha with the
local committee have not been definite
ly announced, it is believed that the
last day of the chautauqua, when DR.,
IRA D. Landrith, the premier of the
silver tongued orators Of the South
land, is the speaker, will be the day
set aside for the honoring of our fu-
ture soldiers. Other lecturers who have
fitted the address to this patriotic day
among the Lincoln speakers are Lin
coin Mcconnell, who has startled the
chautauqua world with his rousing ar
Regiment, 'tThe Kaiser and the Dew
II and Captain Richmond Pearson
Hobson, who has appeared formerly at
Kenosha.
The local committee will meet to-
night to perfect plans for the monster
ticket selling campaign which is to be
launched this week. The public is
urged to remember that by supporting
the chautauqua, they are not only fur
thering movement for educational
and moral reforms in the community,
but that they are aiding in the Red
Cross fund as all surplus will be given
to the Kenosha branch of this organiza-
tion.
The program for Kenosha's chautau-
qua for the six days, commencing Au-
gust 10Th, has for the public store
of literary and musical treats. From
tho opening night when Chief Tahan,
full blooded Indian of the better
type, will present the tragedy of his
people to the closing address on
"Level. Best Living" by Landrith, the
schedule is crowded with headliners
which Kenosha people cannot afford to
miss. The program, day by day, indi.
vidual numbers of which will be dis.
cussed later, is to be as follows:
First Day.
30 a. m.--Youths' Chautauqua-Get
acquainted time. Directed by the
Junior supervisor.
2:30 p. m.--opening Exercises-By the
superintendent
Orchestral concert-Bland' s Colleg
ians.
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