Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-03-07
Knishts Banquet Returning Soldiers

their places !at the tables beautifully
decorated with American flags, flags of
the Allies and enormous bouquets of
red carnations. The banquet was pro-
vided and served by the Altar and Ros-
ary society of the Church of the As
sumption. The following menu con-
vinced our guests that the days of the
beans, hard tack and ''corned wiley"
for them were things Of the past, and
it was the wish of each returned SOL
der and sailor that the remaining thir-
ty.one Brothers of this Council who
still respond to reveille and taps could
have been present.
-. Fruit Cocktail
Stuffed Tenderloin of Pork
Green Peas Mashed Potatoes
.,.. Gravy Ia Marine
Ill.,. Fruit Salad
r, French Rolls Pickles
be Coffee
Ice Cream Cake
Cigars
Cigarettes
It is the plan, however, of this Coun-
Gil to repeat this successful gathering
some time later for those remaining
and who will receive their discharge
during the spring.
BrotherF. A. Huber acted as toast
master and delivered a highly appro-
pirate address of welcome. Brother
Gerald E. Lyons. who recently return
ed from overseas responded to the ad-
dress of welcome and described the liv-
ing conditions of the French people
and their dependence on American
charity until such time a. the devas-
tated areas can be reconstructed and
become again self supporting. State
Deputy !. II. Devaney Responded to IN
invitatioa 10 welcone the returned SOL
dlsEA N Gilorn II behalf Of the State
Council Brpther Desaney is forci-
BILE speaker sad, brought home to his
hearers many Of the truths and the
morals which this war has produced.
Active support of the League of Ma
tions and League to enforce peace
was urged by this speaker. The fact
that train connections made it neces-
ssry for Brother Devaney to leave the
banquet early prevented the members
from enjoying more of Mr.. Devaney's
eloquence.
Many experiences of camp life at the
can, onments in the United States were
related by Bros. Henry Bodensteiner
and Leonard Lyons with the usual ban
ter which is sure to happen when q
doughboy and an artillery man meet.
Rev. J. P. Wagener who has recently
returned from the Convention of the
League to enforce Peace at st. Louis
in short but very apt simile express
ed his approval of the League of Ma
tions.
Bro. Albert j. Kuhn of Ft. Atkinson
related in detail his service of approx
mately eighteen months both in Ameri
ca and as member of the Expedition
ary Forces. Private Kuhn was men,
ber of Co. E. End Bait. 1O1 Reg, and
26th Division, and was with that Div
ision in all its drives from early in July
until Nov. 9th, when he was taken to
q hospital from wounds received on
that day. Bro. Kuhn has the honor of
having participated in the famous bat
ties of Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and
the Argonne Forest Bro. Kuhn has
the happy faculty of perfect memory
and spontaneous Wit and at all times
during his address held the closest at
tention of his envious listeners. The
many humorous Incidents of the war as
he saw them Brought forth much ap-
plause and laughter. and the tales of
hardship and the scenes of sorrow
whicn he witnessed brought tears to
the eyes. Bro. Kuhn has had rare ex-
periences indeed and these experiences
are exceeded only by his native ability
to relate them. Cresco Council gladly
welcomes Bro. Kuhn and assures him
of their heartfelt thanks for this most
speech. q,
Violin solos by Kenneth Fiske and
vocal solos by Georgia Bickford and
R. J. Baldwin interspersed between
the various addresses and concluding
remarks by Bros. ID. A Lyons and F
A. Hurer as toastmaster completed
the program which was voted by all to
haye been the most successful in the
history of the Council.
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