The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-29

Members of the Wisconsin Depart
ment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will visit Kenosha on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, june
10th, Goth and 21st, for their annual
encampment. Definite dates for the
encampment were set in a letter from
Department Commander 0. L. Roen
kranz, received by Il. +. Truax, head
of the advisory committee in charge of
the encampment this morning. With
the definite dates set the local com
mittee will at once plan to arrange the
formal program, Department Comman-
der Roenkranz expects that there will
be at least six hundred Of the veterans
of the Civil war visit Kenosha and
that in addition there will be as many
more members of the various auxiliary
organizations. The date for the Ke-
nosha encampment had originally been
set for week earlier, but it was
found that this date would conflict with
big meetings Of several Wisconsin
organizations. The Grand Lodge of
the Masons is to meet in Milwaukee
the second week in June and many of
the veterans are members of this or
ganization and desired to attend these
sessions The Kenosha committee
we're pleased with the selection of the
later date as they believe that by this
time the weather will have settled
down and be favorable for big outdoor
rs well as indoor gatherings. 1t is the
plan of the old soldiers to have a re-
view which will probably be the last
ever held in the state and it is thought
that the weather in June will be favor
able for this ''grand march,"
Plans have been made for housing
all Of the auxiliary conventions to be
held in Kenosha during the encamp
ment. The meetings of the Grand
Army and the Sons of Veterans will be
held at the Coliseum and at tine Cir
cult Court room. The entire court
house will be at the disposal of the
local committee and it will be the
general headquarters for all gather
ings in connection with the encamp-
ment, The members of the w. r. G..
from all over the state will hold their
sessions at the Park Avenue M. E.
Church and the members of the Keno
sha Corps are making interesting
plans for the entertainment of the
visitors. The Ladies of the Grand
Army will hold their state convention
at the Guild Hall on Church street and
the sessions of the Daughters Of the
Grand Army will be hold in the par!ors
of the First Congregational Church.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the entertainment of the
delegates Of these organizations and
many of the women delegates to the
conventions are to be entertained in
the homes of the Kenosha members.
The appointment of citizen s COM
mittee to have general charge of the
encampment and other gatherings is
now being worked out. z. G.. Simmons
has been selected as the chairman of
this general committee and he is to
have as his aids many of the best
known of the business and professional
men of the city. The Grand Army
committee will be headed by Comman-
der F. E. Stemm and the officials of
the local post and practically every
one Of the Kenosha veterans will have
some part in the committees in charge
of the big doings. Plans for decora-
tions for the city are already under
way and Kenosha is to be a reyel of
flags all the time that the old soldiers
are the city's guests.