The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-26
characterization Fete Given
AT the Armory Is a Land
mark In the History
Of Kenosha.
ARTISTRY and PATRIOTISM
Super Playlet Shows History Of Amer
ica the Melting Pot Of the World
Finale Presents Aliens With
Citizenship.

Never before was the history Of the
United States so graphically and SO
thrillingly told in Kenosha as on Satur-
day afternoon and evening when the
Americanization Pageant, given under
the auspices Of the Vocational schools,
was presented at the Armory. Hun
dreds of prominent men and women and
school children of Kenosha took part.
In the evening as in the afternoon,
capacity houses witnessed the most i'm
pressive Americanization fete, dealing
with the historical events Of the coun-
try, ever given in Kenosha.
Tn furtherence of the high endeavor
of Miss Marie Heating and her assist
ants, it would have geen impossible to
select any other play having as broad
and fitting significance as this. 1t
memorialized the birth and life Of a
glorious nation, whose deedsaare tran
scendently recorded in the annals of
the world.
The scenes depicted in stories of Iii
berty, Freedom and Sacred Honor
from the time that the Declaration Of
Independence was signed on July 4,
1776, to the present day.
The guests Of honor were the thirty
new Americans who took the oath
and pledged their allegiance to the
"Red, white and Blue.
The most impressive figure was
'TMiss Liberty, Z characterized by Miss
Mollie Derbyshire, inviting, beckonmg
and welcoming the foreign born to our
shores At her bidding they all came,
bringing with them symbols Of their
art and industry. In turn they pre-
scented tableaux folk songs and folk
dances.
England, which colonized the new
land led the way, being represented by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Brown and fam
lily. Students of the High School dress
ed in fairy-like flimsiness, danced
gracefully around the Maypole.
Scotland was represented by Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Wharrie and family. In
plaid kilties the Misses Georgiana and
Virginia Pirsch danced the Highland
Fling.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Norregaard and
family, characterizing Scandinavia,
left the bleak shores of the peninsula
to seek freedom "over here TogethJ
err with the Columbus school children
quantity costumed in red skirts, black
bodiees and white blouses, they sang
the scandinavian Folk song, ely,
Birdie, Fly
Mr., and Mrs, Theodore Kreiman took
Russia Is part. Children of the Dur
kee school presented the Russian folk
dance, their dresses Of black and red
and beribboned aprons making a
pleasing picture.
The tableaux of the Grecian discus
thrower, the wrestlers, the Marathon,
Charity, the Greek Tyre and the pes-
TIMES, were unusual features of the
pageant, Special mention is due the
latter three, because of their super,ex-
eellent poses.
After chanting the folk song in Po-
lands cause, gaily dressed Weiskopf
school children danced the old fashion
ed folk dance of that country.
Italy, the role being taken by Mr..
and Mrs. George Stella, was the next
to immigrate to the United States. Fol
lowing the tahleaux formation, Balm
school girls-every one of them came
from families from Sunny Italy -
gracefully stepped the Italian folk
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Kenney, in Holland
characters, won much applause when
they brought with them quantity clad
girls who danced after the Dutch fash
ion. Dressed in light blue dresses and
neat white caps they made a most
charming group of young HollandeFs.
This ended the list of immigrants.
The tableaux of the signers Of the
Declaration of Independence caused
quite sensation. al characters We're
costumed "a wigs, bright velvet kpipk-
erbockers, white stockings and OK
fords.
Hugh Murphy, playing Thomas JEFF
ferson, made his appeal for the Free
dom and independence Of the United
States, which appeal was aFdorously re-
snonded to by the members of Con-
gress, The singing of 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" followed after each