The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-08-22
HALF THOUSAND
SAILORS HERE
Kenosha Hospitality Brings
Great Crowd of Young
Patriots to City for the
Week End.
odd FELLOWS HALL A MECCA
Pretty Saturday Night Dance Proves
New Attraction and Shares Honor
With oanteen, Country Club and
Other Entertainments Provided.

Kenosha opened her arms to over
half thousand Jackies over the week
end and proved to be without a doubt,
so hundred or more sailors declared,
one Of the most hospital districts along
the north shore Saturday night three
dances were scheduled for the men in
service and those who made the rounds
state that every one was well attend
ed if not overcrowded.
Saturday afternoon dancing class
at the Ciuntry Club prepared those who
professed ignorance in the art of
pushing girl around the hall'
Gas Miss Human expresses IT'D for the
many entertainments in the evening.
AT the canteen every woman worker
was busy from Saturday morning till
Sunday night having served one
hundred and sixty Jacks with hot sup
per the first night, two hundred with
Ice cream and cake at the dance, sixty
five with dinner Sunday noon and one
hundred and thirty-fve with supper on
Sunday evening. AT the Country Club
on Saturday night over one hundred
y N9nTr twenty-five men in uniforms dane
cd till late while a good many more
came early Sunday to play, tennis and
othor outdoor games in the afternoon.
Almost one hundred and fifty boys
were served hot supper at the Country
Club on Sunday night while more filed
in after the eats.
All the events had been registered
in the Great Lakes bulletin which
probably accounted for the great over
flow of Blues and Whites that appear
ed in this city over the weekend and
to the many in charge of the enter
tainments it was gratifying to see the
faces Of boys who have come for the
third and fourth times and still de-
clare that they are coming again (and
to make it emphatic even if they have
to "jump ship" to do so.
AT Oddfellow's Hall one of the
prettiest dances that was ever given
in Kenosha, for the men in service,
was given Saturday evening by the
women Of the Rebekah lodge, with
Mrs. Whitbeck in charge Ten hos
tesses were invited and each hostess
invited ten girls and was responsible
for her little flock throughout the en-
tire evening even seeing that each girl
was taken home Refreshments were
served TO about two hundred, one humid
red girls and one hundred Jacks and
many Of the latter declared that the
Oddfellow dance was the first they had
attended in long time, that had plen-
ty Of girls. The whole dance was
worked out with a system that was a
credit to those in charge and the boys
all insisted that they were coming
again and would bring their friends.
The Rebekahs are to be congratulated
upon the success of their first en-
tertainment for the men in service.
AT many Of the weekend affairs,
most of them are under the auspices
of the war camp community service,
little incidents occur that are always
of great interest to those attending.
Perhaps the most unusual thing that
has ever happened at any of the en-
tertainments occurred at the Country
Club on Saturday night when four
boys from st. Paul met by chance at
the afternoon entertainment, three of
them being first cousins, and seeing
each other at that time for the first
time since they had been in service.
The most remarkable thing about this
little incident was that although three
of the boys were cousins, none of them
knew that the others were in service,
and their meeting at the club was a
happy reunion to all concerned. Their
pictures were taken to be sent ssback
home' and those who noticed that four
Jacks "hugged' together all evening
@ere notified as to the cause.
The boys were pleasantly surprised
at the hot supper that replaced the
usual picnic lunch at the Country Club
On Sunday evening and many declared
it to be the best they had eaten
since they left home and the things
mother used to make.
Mrs. n. N. Matthews, chairman of
The Kenosha Red Cross canteen, is ask
Ing for volunteers to help in the kitch
en- on Sunday mornings. Due to the
increased number that come for break
fast every Sunday morning, more
workers must be had. Those who
volunteer their services are asked to
come only one Sunday a month and
need not be on hand until seven
thirty. Many volunteers are request
I'd to phone Mrs. Matthews at the
sanfeen and thew will he duly regis