The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-08-28
1t. Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
Son of Former President,
May Address American
Legion Thursday Eve.
WAIT ANSWER TO TELEGRAM
1t. Col. Roosevelt NOW On Speaking
Tour For Legion Is At Detroit and
VIII Be In Chicago Thursday Keno
shans Awaiting Answer From Him.

welt, son of the former president of the
United States and, veteran of the
Great War, was asked today to speak
III Kenosha on Thursday evening at the
meeting of the Kenosha branch of the
American Legion which is to be held at
the Soldiers and Sailors Club at eight
O'Clock. Lieut. Alexander, who is in
charge Of the arrangements for the
meeting on Thursday evening, was no.
tilted this morning that Lieut. Colonel
Roosevelt now on a speaking tour in
the interests of the American Legion,
would speak in Detroit on Wednesday
evening and would leave mediately
for Chicago and be in that city on
Thursday. A telegram was sent this
morning from the officials of the Keno
sha branch Of the Legion to the dis
tinguished Lieutenant Colonel asking
him to come to Kenosha on Thursday
evening and address the Kenosha sold
iers at their organization meeting.
We can hardly be optimistic enough
to announce definitely that Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt will speak in Keno
sha on Thursday evening" said Lieut.
Alexander this morning. 1T is not
impossible, however, since it is said that
he does not speak in Chicago until Fri
day and in the event that he has an
open date we feel certain that the
executive committee Of the American
Legion will help us in bringing him to
Kenosha. We have wired the managers
Of his tour and are expecting an answer
early this afternoon 1t is not probable
that the ex-president's son would make
a lengthy address in the event that we
did secure him and his address would
not prevent the carrying out Of the
remaining features of the plans for
the evening.
An invitation has also been extended
to r. NJ. Gibson, the national secretary
of the American Legion to come to Ke-
nosha on Thursday and assist in stir
ring up interest in the Kenosha branch
of the military organization.
Lt.-Col. Roosevelt, who may visit
Kenosha on Thursday, in the interests
of the American Legion, is already a
man of nationwide interests. He dis
tinguished himself as an American of
fcer in France and upon his return to
America was offered the position of
commander of the American Legion at
its caucus at st. Louis, which offer he
rejected because, he declared, that he
believed that the honor will go to an
enlisted man and not to an officer. He
has devoted much Of his time to the
work of the organization of the Legion
and is one of the most prominent men
in it's bureau of speakers. He is also in
terested in political affairs, being now a
candidate for political honors in his
home district in New York and having
been prominent mentioned as capable Of
following in the footsteps Of his father.
Arrangements are being made to
make the meeting of Thursday evening
one of great interest to the soldiers of
Kenosha whether Lieut-Col. Roosevelt
comes to Kenosha or not. The Nash
band has offered its services to furnish
music for the occasion and it is prob
able that the '@mess call = win sound
before the evening is over. From
every part of the city comes word that
the soldiers and sailors have become in
terested in the movement and that they
will attend the meeting in large
numbers.
In the event that Lieut.-C Col. Roose-
velt replies favorably to the invitation
to speak in Kenosha, the meeting will
be opened to the public with reserved
seats for the soldiers. This will cali
for more elaborote program arrange
nlents for which are pending the re-
ply from the telegram to the noted
war hero.