The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-10-03
Nearly Three Hundred Mel-
chants and Others VIII
Leave Market Square at J
8 O'Clock Thursday.
TO Be GREATEST EYER uD
Max Brenton, Physical Director of this
United States Army at Camp Grant.
and John M. Callahan VIII Be the
Speakers of the Occasion.

Sixty-owe automobiles carrying fromn
$50 to 500 retail merchants of Keno
sha win leave Market Square at 8
o. clock Thursday morning ON the Fifth,
Annual Booster Trip of the Kenosh-a
Retailers Association.
This trip is for the purpose Of Civ.
| ing the Kenosha retail merchants a
chance to meet the business men of.
the smaller towns and the people 1iv-
ling in the country who are customers
OF the merchants. Tn other words 1t is
for the purpose of renewing old ac-
qUaintances and making new ones.
The cars win be decorated with
flags, banners, bunting and flowers,
each ear carrying at least two Ameri-
can flags.
Souvenirs of the trip consisting of
useful articles all the way from tim
whistles 20 beautifully embossed cal
endars and hat brushes will-be given
loat on tho trip as a pleasant reminder
Tor this, the top Hoteh 5tip Il tile lis
tory of the organization so far.
The ears will assemble at Market
Square at clock Thursday morning
and win be entertained by the Since
band while the last arrangements for
the start are being made. Promptly at
1870 the leading car of the parade win
start and the marshal of the day win
start the others in rapid succession In
the order of their numbers.
The Booster Trip committee was in
session Tuesday night until midnight
assigning the passengers TO their res
pective cars. Each person going on
the trip viii be required to purchase
ticket which is good for the entire trip
and dinner at the noon stopping point.
AS wei as his trip ticket he is given
badge which shows that he is one OF
the boosters. Amy one on this trip
who has not the Booster Trip badge
will be considered a piker by the Re-
tailers' Association.
For while it was thought that the
committee would engage band from
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
ton to accompany the Boosters on their
trip but at the last moment it was de-
cided that on account of the Spanish
Influenza prevalent there that the band
from that place might have the effect
of keeping some of the country peo-
pie away from the stopping places of
the Boosters and it was decided to take,
along the Old Reliable Since Band.
The speakers for the occasion are
Max Brenton, physical instructor OF,
the United States Army at Camp Grant.
and John NJ Callahan. Of Milwaukee.
state superintendent of industrial edu-
cation. Both these men are speakers
of note and will be one of the most IN
teresting features of the trip. They
viii arrive in the city tonight and be,
ready to start early Thursday morn
ing.
Leaving Market Square the process
sion win make these stops:-Somers,
at $3.50; Russell, 9:45; Pleasant
Prairie 1910; Woodwork, II 20; Prs
tol, 1905; where dinner will be served,
Salem, 1:15; Trevor, 1:55; Wiz
mott, pos; Silver Lake, 2:4O; Bassets,
5:15; Twin Lakes, $3.50; New Munster,
1855; WheatIand, $40; Brighton, 5:l5;
Paris Corners, $40, and return to.
Kenosha at $50
Every one who goes on this trips
should have his instructions, his tick
ct and his badge by clock this af-,
ternoon. Those who do not receive
them by that time should telephone H.
G. Maddox, secretary of the Retail
ers Association and procure them.
There is stin room for few more pas
sengers as there is one or two cars
which are not yet full.