The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-01
THOUSANDS THRONG SQUARE
Successful Campaign Ends With Red
Light Celebration Saturday Eve
Leaders Praise Patriotism of City
Liberty Bell" Sounds Tidings.

Brilliant with the glare of red fire,
resounding with the mingled tumult OF
patriotic band music and the triumph
ant iangle of Kenosha s Liberty Be"
and literally packed with ten thousand
people, Market Square was the scene Of
great celebration Saturday night when
the pointer on the great Liberty Loan
clock showed that Kenoshans had sub
scribed for $3,500,000 and had estab
hshed a record for the support of the
Liberty Loan which has not been equal
led by any county Of its size or wealth
in the United States. IT was a great
vindication of the patriotism of the
dollars of Kenosha,. inasmuch as the
maximum quota assigned to this county
by the government was over.subscribed
to the amount of $50 per cent. The
celebration to mark the complete sue
cess of the campaign started at six
clock Saturday evening when Boy
Scouts rang the Liberty Bell to show
that the maximum quota had been
reached. Bonds by the thousands con-
tinued to pour in until midnight and
recent estimates show that more than
$3,500,000 was subscribed for by more
than 10000 subscribers.
The elimination of the celebration
came at eight clock when the lead
ers Of the campaign from truck in
che east end Of Market Square com
mended the city and county on its mag
nificent support of the great loan. The
immense mass meeting was presided
over by Secy. Richard r. Kaiser, whose
management of the campaign and I'M
firing efforts in its support, have
blazed the way for the great victory.
After a short speech in which he re-
joiced that "Kenosha had done it's bit
Loyalty, and would send its wealth to
support its boys in the trenches Sec'y
Kaiser introduced Charles G. Brown,
President of the First National Bank,
who organized the financial campaign.
"Kenosha county, said Chairman
Brown, Islands at the head Of all the
counties Of the United States, and we
are telegrsphing President Wilson and
See " MeAdoo tonight of the over
whelming success VIC have achieved
Our record stands out as type of all
that is loyal and patriotic and the
tim evil come when every one of us
will be proud of the record which our
support of the Liberty Loan has made
for us."
"There isn't anything to say--we
have made our money talk, = was the
expressive and appropriate speech of
q. G. Simmons, who by his personal sup
port of the Liberty Loan and by his
untiring efforts in the three weeks
campaigning has been one of the de.
Gliding factors in marking Kenosha as
the leader In the entire nation in the
support of the Liberty Loan. As his
laconic address ended, the Since band,
with patriotic fervor surprising even
its renditions of the past, started the
strains Of the HStar Spangled Banner -
after which three loud hurrahs, entered
in enthusiastically by the vast crowd
proclaimed the exhiliaration which came
from establishing record for patriot
ism and confidence in the government.
The vast oversubscription of Ke-
nosha IS quota in addition to bringing
credit to every man, woman and child
who helped in the great campaign, re-
fleets especial honor upon those who
planned and perfected the organization
which made the goal attainable. Rich
ard #. Kaiser, acting as chairman Of
the KenOsha county committee, by his
amending labors has put into execu-
ton every plan of the committee and
has directed with consummate skill the
army of hundreds of volunteers, who
in a smaller way have done their bit. y
Bankers of Kenosha have come Loyalty
to the support of their government:
President Brown of the First National
Bank, as chairman Of the organization
has co-operated in every way to plan
and help in the success of the loan.
The same cooperation has been &C.
corded by III. B. Robinson of the Mer-
chants and Savings Bank and f. II.
O'Brien Of the Citizens Bank.
f'Too much cannot be said of the
help accorded by Mr.. 2. G. Simmons, y
said Secretary Kaiser in reviewing the
work of the campaign. "When the
hand Of the clock on Barket Square
pointed to 100000 and prospects
looked dark for securing even the min.
imum subscription it was he who by
his personal help and by his inspira-
tion helped to urge us on to final VIC
tory. His optimistic work, his con-
slant and tireless work in urging the
members of the committee not to give