The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-04-11
MUCH PRAISE FOR KENOsHA
G. B. Voorhis Says City Is Altruistic--
Messrs Barnes, Brown and Cav
anagh Inspire E. L. Wolfe Is
Elected President.

st. Matthew s Men s Club celebrated
7" Home-Night" on Tuesday evening
with one Of the most enjoyable gather
ings Of the current year. The speak
ers for the occasion were all from
the old hometown" and spoke es-
peciaEly on topics Of civic and local
interest. The "talk-fest' followed
one Of the most delightful dinners in
the history of the association and fur
nished one Of the most novel sessions
III the memory of the members of the
Men 3 Club.
We have had speakers from other
cities" said President A. j. Palica in
explaining the program for the eve
ming, "who have told us much about,
the state and national situation. But
tonight all of our speakers are from
Kenosha and are scheduled to speak
on problems more Immediately CON
nected with our local life and inter-
ests. I"
Thereafter quartette Of Kenosha
orators including @. B. Voorhis, G. d.
Barnes, Charles G. Brown, and James
Cavanagh, fulfilled his predictions and
presented speeches Of unusual timeli-
Less and wartime inspiration.
O. B. Voorhis Compliments City.
II am newcomer" Mr.. Voorhis
admitted in introducing his remarks,
but already I'm proud Of Kenosha.
have never found town where ev-
eryone was so consistently working for
someone else. Maybe that 3 the rea-
son caught the spirit and volunteered
my services to Mr.. Terrell of the Red
Cross Association. AT any rate I've
been acting as chairman of the Com
mittee on, Supplies for Fighting Men
and in that capacity have learned
that Kenoshans are signally patriotic
and equally efficient"
Thus launched in his subject Mr..
Voorhis explained the activities of his
committee with especial emphasis on
lis. distribution Of sweaters among
selected men and its present task Of
supplying every Kenosha Sammy with
a coveted 'fSmileage Book. -
@. d. Barnes Explains Selection.
The next speaker on the bill of ora
tory was G. d. Baraes, Kenoshan
who has done his Bit; on the District
Exemption Board The latter includes
eleven counties, some of which are
strongly pro-German, and in which
there are $4,000 registrants. With
such a tremendous possibility for
claims to exemption and such a variety
in the basis Of these claims Mr.. Barnes
work has been very fascinating and
lost none of its human interest in his
review of its duties
sits serious business" he de-
elared, "this sitting on the District
Exemption Board. Every member of
it realizes that he is dealing with pro-
blems of life and death and feels the
responsibility of every decision. That
is the reason it has taken the board
so much time to complete its work
and do its part in building up the Ma
ional Army"
MI. Barnes was especially impress
sive in his short stories of cases pres
ented to the District Board He show
ri in some of these instances "slack-
srs de luxe" and in others supreme
patriots misunderstood or misiudged
by the members of local boards. He
demonstrated, too, how the action of
the selective service law had remade
communities and changed thousands of
individuals from rabid pro-German
propagandists to sincere Americans
paying and praying for the victory of
the Stars and Stripes.
In conclusion Mr.. Barnes commend
ed the various local boards in Wiscon-
sin and asserted that their members
were efficient patriots, occasionally
guilty of misjudgment but rarely if
every showing malicious violation Of
the Selective Service Act
Q @. Brown Arouses Patriotism.
Following Mr.. Barnes, Charles c.
Brown, County Director for the Third
Liberty Loan, was introduced as the
busiest man in Kenosha0 and by his
speech convinced his hearers that the
epithet was fttingly employed by Mr..
Palica. Describing the organization
Of the United States for the Third