The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
VICTORY WAY
STARTED TODAY
Wonderful Decoration For
Market Square Is Given
Sanction of Home Coming
Celebration Committee.
PROGRAM HOLDS UP PLAN
Committees Unable TO Make Reports
On Account Of Unsettled Program
Conditions Flyers May Be Secured
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TO Add Thrill TO Three Big Days.

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cisions as to the program for the three
days Home Coming celebration set for
July 18th, 9Th and 9th made it impossi-
bic for the general committee to get
very far in making arrangements for
the big event at the first general meet
ing of the committees held at the Coun-
Gil chamber at the city hall on Monday
evening and the program committee has
been asked to revamp the whole sug-
gested program and report at an adj
| journed meeting of the committee set
for next Friday evening. The plan for
parades on two days will probably be
abandoned as a majority of the mem
bers of the executive committee seem
led to be Of the opinion that the sue
cess of the celebration would be en-
dangered by the dividing Of the pa
rade into two sections, one for July
4th and the other for July 9Th and the
Committee is now making an effort to
re arrange the program with the idea
LOT having one monster parade on
the Glorious Fourth. Elimination Of
some of the features planned may be
made necessary and it is possible that
there will be some new features pro-
Ivided. The committee did not take
kindly to the program suggested by J..
H. Darnaby Of Chicago and It was held
that his offering would not be in keep
ing with the spirit Of the celebration
planned The committee has not given
Iup the idea Of having the "Flyers I,
here for the three days and it is posi-
bic that some arrangements will be
made to have navy or army flyers fur
nish thrills for the crowds during the
three days celebration. In case It is
possible to secure a Flying Circus,
for the three days there will be no
lack of entertainment for the crowds
but in the absence Of suitable land
ing place for air planes in the city
it is believed that the committee will
have to confine its negotiations to
securing sea planes to furnish the
thrills. The committee believes that
1T is possible to secure such planes from
the United States Naval Training Sta
tion at Great Lakes.
Victory Way Provided for.
The committee decided definitely on
the building Of the Victory Way on
Market Square as provided for in the
plans suggested by Charles A. Stuart,
chairman Of the Decorations commit.
tee and work on this will be started
today. This will be the handsomest
decoration ever provided for the streets
|of Kenosha. Twenty eight wonderfully
decorated columns each capped with a
figure of Victory will be placed
on Market Square and these will be.
connected with long streamers Of flags
featuring Old Glory and the flags Of
the Allied nations. AS the Keystone to
this victory arch the members Of the
Woman g Committee will place at the
east end of Market Square Memorial
to the boys who fell in the great strug-
gle. This will contain the names Of
all the men who made the supreme
sacrifice and it will be q handsome
memorial banked with ferns and fol
iage and decorated with rarest sum-
mer flowers for the three DAYS of the
celebration. It is planned to leave the
Victory Way in place for at least three
months that it may serve as vel
come home to everyone Of the men
from Kenosha who has been in ser
vice.
The executive committee appropriate
ed total of $4,000 to be used in pro-
viding for the Victory Way and other
decorations to be installed in the citv
for the three big days.
On account of the fact that definite
program plans had not been made 9TH
'er committees were not ready to report
on their part of the celebration but
the committees are now being filled IN
and it is expected that they will all
have some report to make at the ad
jounrred meeting to be held on Friday
evening. The makeup of the commit
tees as announced by the Chairman on
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