The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-15
Committee in Charge of Get
ting Ready Kenosha's His
tory Of War Meets This
Afternoon
RECORDS or GOLD STARS


down to posterity the part which Ke-
nosha county soldiers played in q great
war for the freedom Of the world and
the proper recording of the sacrifices
they made and the honors they achieved
was taken up this afternoon at the first
meeting of the War History COM
mittee of the Kenosha County Council
of Defense.
All over the state movements are
being started to have the history of
comfy participation in the war written
and in many counties plans are already
under way for the publication of the
history. Kenosha has taken no official
steps at this time to provide for such a
history, but Miss Cathie McNamar9,
Secretary of the Council has made won
derful strides in securing the data which
is to be necessary to make the history
a success and proper reflection of the
story of Kenosha in the war
Miss Mcnamara laid before the COM
mittee at the meeting this afternoon a
complete and detailed story Of the he
roism of more than sixty Kenosha sill
diers who went to the war and who
made the supreme sacrifice. With a
great deal Of care she has interviewed
relatives Of the men who fell in the
war and the men who died in camps
in this country. In sixty five Of the
leases Miss Mcnamara has secured
splendid pictures of the men. Many
of these pictures were war time
pictures taken in France or at the var
ous camps in this country. Tt is doubt
less if any county in the state has Sc
cured such complete set of pictures
of gold STAR heroes.
The plans for the history are very
indefinite up to the present time, Frank
HI. Lyman has been named as Chair
man of the committee in charge Of the
collection Of the data and he will have
as his aids Fred Sherman of Randall,
Richard Grifiths and w. 7. Marlatt
of Kenosha. N. A. Rowe has been
asked to give his attention to the writ
ing of the history of the war and he
will be assisted by George N. Tremper,
Principal of the Kenosha High School.
It is the plan of the committee to seek
the history Of every Kenosha soldier
who had a part in the war and show
the part that he took. Already much
interesting matter has been collected
in regard to the service of the various
divisions in which the Kenosha men
served and other information is being
received every day. The war work
done by the people who never wore
khaki and never carried a gun is also
of interest to the members Of the com
mittee and it is planned to have in this
history full story of the great move
ments in Kenosha in support of the
war. These stories will be written by
men and women who were directly in
touch with all Of these movements. Pic
lures of men who won honors in the war
are being sought by the members Of
the committees.
The plan for the publication Of the
history has not been worked out but
efforts are being made to avoid the
commercial plans which have been fol
lowed in some parts Of the state and
nation. If possible the book will be
issued so that it may be sold at cost
low enough to place it in the hands of
every man from Kenosha who served
and every woman from Kenosha who
aided in the war back home. The work
that has been done by Miss Mcnamara
gives the assurance that the book when
ever it may be issued will be one which
will be worthy Of the name Of "war
history
The plans of the committee at this
time suggest the issuance Of the book
in the late summer or the early fall.