The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-17
Executive Committee In
Charge of Home Coming
Formally Fix July 4tll, 9Th
and 9Th For Great Event.
MAY FEATURE A BARBECUE
officials AT Camp Grant Asked TO Join
with Custer Officials In Sending Men
who Served With 34oth Home In a
Body AS soon AS Possible.

July 4th, 5th and 9Th, are to be the
/ three greatest days in the history of
/ Kenosha. This was decided on Monday
evening when the executive committee
in charge of the great home coming
welcome to the soldiers voted formal
ly to set aside these three days as the
definite dates for the big celebra-
ton.
! There are going to be three days of I'M
alloyed rejoicing with the men who
fought and the men who were waiting
| to fight as the guests Of honor Of all
the city. The definite program is going
/ to be worked out within month so
that there will be an abundance of time
| to carry out it's every detail and hun
dreds of Kenosha people are going to
! be drafted into the organization of
committees to aid in carrying out the
plans.
At the meeting on Monday evening
| a committee composed Of Mayor John
! G. Joachim, Alderman liner Turkelson
and Ora D. butcher was named to have
charge Of the appointment Of some
| twenty committee chairmen and these
| in turn will name the committees work
ing under them or at least have large
voice in the naming of the committees.
This committee on committees will
report back to the executive commit
tee at an early date and with the com
mittees appointed the work Of provid-
ing for the big doing will be in full
swing.
No Word as TO Returning Men.
! No definite word was brought to the
committee as to the time of the arriv-
] al of the Kenosha members of the 340th.
No formal communication has been re-
ceived from the army officials at Camp
Custer and with the possibility that the
| Kenosha boys may be demobilized at
| Camp Grant special committee COM
! posed Of the Mayor and G. L. Newberry
Superintendent Of the War Camp Com
munity Service, sent kilograms to the
organizations of that service at both
Camp Grant and Camp Custer on Mon
day night. These messages declared
that Kenosha planned to honor these
returning soldiers in every way posi-
| bic and asked the cooperation of the
army officials in securing their return
to Kenosha in body.
Take Boys Home First.
| While it is not going to be possible
to arrange for the welcome of these
boys until there is some assurance as
to how many Of them are coming to-
gether it was suggested to the commit
tee that automobiles be drafted into ser
vice to meet these boys at the train
and take them to their homes first.
"The first place that the boys want TO
go on their return is home,o declared
Mr.. Newberry. "After they have seen
the folks at home they win be ready
for all kinds Of entertainment but
they want to go home first Just as
soon as some definite idea is secured
as to when the men will be expected
| more definite plans win be made to
have them met with bands and cheer
| ing crowds.
! May Feature Big Barbecue.
A lot of people never saw a barbe-
cue but just the same this is one of the
big events suggested in connection with
the big civic celebration on July 4th.
The general suggestion of the commit
tee for the three day program was con-
sidered on Monday evening. It pro-
vided for three days crowded just as
full of events as it is necessary to
make it. All members of the commit
tee were agreed that the first thing
| should be parade for the soldiers and
that no one but the soldiers would
march In the parade. 1t was suggested
that this be held the morning of July
18th with the understanding that the big
barbarcue wifi food enough for an
army division would be put on at the
| Nash park at noon and that a. big
| program of athletic events with the
returned soldiers as contestants be put
ON during the afternoon. It was sug-
6ooSSu Sn1t every HALL III the CITY NC
turned open for dancing in the evening
and that the city provide splendid
display of fireworks to mark tho close
Of the first day. On the second day it
was planned to have public receptions
galore with formal home coming well
come by prominent citizens and lots of
| JOY on the streets. On the Sunday it
was suggested that every minister who
occupies pulpit in Kenosha preach
special sermon giving to the men who
served the honor due to them.
OF coure there are going to be band
concerts and street entertainments and
big dancing parties on the paved streets
and all the things which 60 with these
things but the high lights Of the three
day celebration are yet to be anncunc
ed.
All Of the things mentioned were