The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-03
LID STAYS ON TIGHT
Police Enforce Law With Little Len
iency - Confetti and Camouflage
Flowers Give Gala Appearance to
Celebration at Elks Club Rooms.

With plenty Of merriment and blare
of whistles and jangle of bells, 1913
scampered into Kenosha. The lid was
on tight but that did not prevent roy
al greeting for the newcomer nor on
equally emphatic farewell to 1917.
There were score Of celebrations in
the city and each and every one of
them was crowded with merry-makers
who stayed until the wee small hours
of the morning in giving a proper
greeting to the new year. With all its
noise and merriment the celebration
was entirely orderly and the police had
an exceptionally easy time of it. Sew
eral Of the jewellers did some "reel0
celebration in reaching their homes for
the first morning of the New Year but
this was what was expected to enhance
the adventure of the annual trip of the
"water wagon.
Camoufage and Confetti at Elks
One of the leading social events of
New Year IS Eve occurred at the Elks
Club Rooms on Wisconsin street, where
the members of the Kenosha Lodge of
Elks, their wives and their sweethearts
gave the new year merry frolicksome
and patriotic welcome. More than
two hundred and fifty guests attend
ed the Elks function. The big ball was
deliberately decorated with American
and Allied flags and banners and scat
tered about the room were sixty tables
filed with guests who were ready to
end the old year and start the new
with good fellowship. There was mu-
sic and dancing. Camoufage flowers
for horns added color to the table
decoration and noise to the general
din of the evening. There was a ca6-
and early morning furnished by the
Benson entertainers and informal dane
was in order during the evening.
A luncheon was served at half past
eleven O'Clock and it closed with the
drinking of the toast to the new year.
Az the whistles sounded the coming
OF the new year thousands of yards Of
ribbon confetti filed the air and drap-
ed the club room in patriotic colors
while the entire company stood and
sang the Star Spangled Banner. Then
icy sang "America and the year
came in with patriotic fervor that
was never before seen at any New
Years welcome in Kenosha
A f+or +bo fo-,,,al ,yo1ao,,,o IL a.
new year there was more singing and
dercing and the guests made merry
Until early morning.
Eagles Wild With Merr1ment.
At the Eagles Club House on Wis
consin street every room was filed
with the hundreds of merrymakers who
We're greeting the New Year. In the
cafetaria tables were surrounded by
hundreds of guests who applauded the
cabaret singers and dancers. The spac-
ious dance hall was filled with dancers
who tripped the light fantastic until
late hour in greeting the New Year.
AT midnight a delicious luncheon was
served and the good fellowship which
reigns among the Kenosha Aerie was
started right for the New Year.
Moose Have House Warming.
A regular house warming with all the
accessories was the method used by
the members of the Loyal Order of
Moose to greet 1918. The hall and
club rooms were beautifully decorat-
ca for the occasion. Excellent musit,
was furnished by two orchestras and
there was dancing until an early hour.
Promptly at the stroke of twelve the
orchestra started the Star Spangled
Banner" and all joined in to greet the
New Year with the patriotic number.
Brother Dwight House in keeping with
his custom of many years had prepared
delicious Hassenfefe has to be
tasted tc be appreciated and with the
feed" the festivities concluded with
nothing but praise for the hospitality
OF the Moose.
Masquerade at Germania Hall.
Germania Hall was the scene of one
of the merriest greetings which was ac-
cc-ded the New Year on Monday night
A masquerade dance with all the ro-
nance and adventure of the "domino ,,
and New Year IS festivities were in
etlaence and held the jewellers until a
late hour. 1t was perhaps tn, larg-
est attended celebration in the city
and at the sound of twelve hundreds
were still present to greet 1918.
Majestic Makes Friends.
One of the novel features of the
Kenosha greeting to the New Year was