The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-06
Kenosha Chapter of Daugh-
ters of American ReyOlu-
ton Have Interesting
Annual Meeting.
CHEER STORY OF LIEUT.. VALE
Mrs. Harry M Baldwin is Named as
Regent of Kenosha Chapter for New
Year-Hear Interesting Reports and
Make Plans for Patriotic Work.

One of the most interesting meetings
of the year was the annual meeting
of the D. A. R. at the home of Mrs.
Harry Skinkle of Sheridan Road, Mon
day afternoon. About twenty five
members attended and splendid pro-
gram was arranged. Mrs. Richard Ca
vanagh sang two selection and was
heartily received. Mrs. 'Cavanagh has
clear sweet voice and with the able
accompaniment by Miss Margaret
Becker charmed her little audience.
| AS this was the last meeting of the
season the officers were elected and the
annual reports read. The following
were elected officers for the coming
| year:
Regent Mrs. Harry Baldwin.
First Vice Regent - Mrs. Harry
Skinkle.
Second Vice Regent Mrs. A. E.
Buckmaster.
Recording Secretary Mrs. Harold
Trowbridge.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Mil
!! dred Meyer.
Treasurer-Mrs. Daniel Brister.
Registrar-Mrs. g. F. Adams.
In the report Of the historian ex-
tracts of letters from the boys cover
there were read by the relatives and
Mrs. Asbury Vale in reading letters,
passed interesting photos around. Let
ters from the following were read. Zal-
mon Simmons, Jr., Walker Perkins,
Ralph Skinkle, Zenas Pitcher and
George Sutherland. Zalmon Simmons
and George Sutherland were in bat
tie in the front line trenches and had
many interesting things to tell.
Mrs. Vale read one letter from her
husband, LIT. Asbury Vale which told
in detail Of the sinking of the Tus-
cania. 1t is no doubt one of the best
descriptions Of the hours of the ship
after the boat had been torpedoed that
has ever been printed in local papers.
The letter was written in London
some time after the catastrophe. Ex-
tracts follow:
London, England.
And still no orders to leave here.
would so much like to get to where
there is mail. Am beautifully broke
now after buying all my things but
am glad that the Red Cross were so
good in lending us money. When
and how did you hear of the "Tus-
cania'' and when did you know was
on it. [ guess all the facts and fatal
ties have been published now so I'll
tell you all about it as it was on my
side Of the ship.
We had seen an empty life boat and
grain on the sea about noon and were
much worried but about four O'Clock
we sighted land in. +. censored. 1900.
and were very much relieved and as
it got dark, ceased to worry as it was
understood that subs couldn t work af-
ter dark. 1t. Boyden who was in the
same stateroom was on his bunk and
had most of my clothes off and lay
on my bunk waiting for a bath to be
ready, talking to him. 1t Stewart, the
Adjutant was standing in the room and
he bet Boyden dollarAthat we would
be at our destination, in dock or an
chored in harbor when we woke UP
| in the morning. We were arguing as
| to whether it was !. !. censored
when bang, and landed on the floor,
the mirrors and portfolio crashed in,
the lights went out and the ship
shook like leaf. There Was no ques-
ton as to what had happened and |
jerked on pair of shoes I had fallen
on, picked up my overcoat and hat and
found my flash light which I had put
in my overcoat pocket for emergency
of the kind and then believe me / hur-
RED for the upper deck, as the ship
was tipping to one side so that you
couldn t walk up the corridor without
holding with both hands. I flashed
the lights in what had been beauti-
full saloon and fumed oak finished
smoking room with red spanish lea
ther upholstering and they were
wrecks. Found most Of the boys on
deck when 7 got there but the sad part
i of it was that most of my men were as
signed to life boat that had left on
| the deck below and ] had mostly men
| from company G of the supply train.
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