The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-21
PLAN LIBERTY LOAN DAY
Scout Council at Meeting Tuesday Eve.
Makes Arrangements to Celebrate
Americas Entrance Into War on
Apr. With Presentation of Flags.


most enthusiastic and most effective
leaders Of the Boy Scout movement in
Kenosha, was appointed deputy scout
commissions for the city Of Kenosha
ON Tuesday evening by Horace-J J. Mel
lum, president of the Kenosha Scout
Council, at its meeting Tuesday even
ing at the Chamber of Commerce build
ing The appointment is made to pro
vide temporary successor for former
Commissioner David O. Fogwell, who
resigned his position in Kenosha to
take up army "Y'' work and will
help in keeping the boys together
until permanent plans can be made
for the organization.
At the meeting on Tuesday, al
though a quorum Of the members was
not present, the appointment was
unanimously ratified and will no doubt
receive the entire sanction of the
council at it's next meeting. Rev Con
way has taken an active part in every
movement of the Boy Scouts and has
donated his time and energy I'M
stintedly to the work and the appoint
ment comes as a recognition of his
service. As scoutmaster of Troop 2
he has built the troop into an organi-
zation which has been especially eff
fective in marking itself for patriotic
endeavor. In the campaign for Liberty
Loan and War Savings Stamps, the
Rev. Conway was largely responsible
for the excellent showing made by
Kenosha scouts, which brought the
President IS flag to the Kenosha troop.
His appointment was everywhere well
coined in Boy Scout circles today. Rev.
Conway accepted the position without
compensation and will give his ener-
gies and time to the work without pay
until definite action is taken by the
board.
A bugle band and drum corps made
up entirely of the Kenosha scouts was
one of the things planned at the Tues
day meeting. 1t is to be organized
Immediately, has been granted an ap-
preparation of $500, to which 800 will
be added by the boys and leader will
be obtained in the near future. The
musical organization will offer it's serv-
ices in every patriotic move of the
city as has been true of the services of
the scouts in the past.
The afternoon of April 6th--the an
niversary of the declaration of state
of war with Germany--is to be the
date for the presentation of troop flags
to the various scout organizations of
Kenosha. The ceremony is to take
place in Market Square. in the event
that the weather permits and other
wise in the Armory and will be accom-
panied by fitting celebrations The
chief event of the afternoon will be
the presentation of the President Will
son flag to Troop as the leader of the
state of Wisconsin in securing sub
scriptions for the Second Liberty
Loan. The events of the afternoon will
be ushered in by monstrous parade
of the scouts designed to help in
the work Of the Third Liberty Loan
campaign work.
Plans were laid at the meeting on
Tuesday to establish regular head
quarters for the Kenosha Boy Scouts
where they might be found for patrio-
tic and civic purposes at some down
town building, probably in the Knights
of Columbus building on Main street
This is being definitely planned today
and announcement will be made of the
location later. The room will be
equipped and furnished in keeping with
scout traditions. The reports of the
various scoutmasters who were present
at the meeting showed that the Keno
sha scouts were continuing their excel
lent work. Especially interesting was
the report that troops had already been
established at Twin Lakes and at two
other towns in the county and that
the extension of the work to include
all of the boys of Kenosha county was
rapidly progressing.