The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-03
Resident and Visiting Sam
mics Find New Church
Club-R0Oms a Place of
Dreams Come True.
GRAND INAUGURAL SATURDAY
Both Service Men and Civilians VIII
Participate in Initiatory Rites
Oversea-er Says "Better
N Chateau.

Even soldiers and sailors, supposed
ly unromantic and hard-boiled,n do
not leave all their dreams with the
leisurely folks back home. One of
them that they carry with them from
camp to camp or port to port is that of
a quiet, palatial place where they can
spend the week-ends when they are
not on guard, in the brig, or N. G. 0.
in charge Of quarters.
A large number Of men in olive drab
and navy blue found such "castle
in Spain" over on Chicago street in
Kenosha most any hour between Satur-
day morning and the last car on Sun
day night. Tt was the new Army and
Navy Club in the Simmons Memorial
Church which was informally opened to
the Sammies and their friends shortly
afternoon on Saturday. The sailors,
accustomed to the old rooms on Wis
consin street easily slipped around the
corner into the gothic spaciousness of
the erstwhile sanctuary, liked it, and
spent the evening beneath the quaint
ly vaulted roof
"The formal opening will come on
Saturday, April 5th,' Miss Laura
Hahn said this morning when inter
viewed about the Club. cat that time
we re going to have grand fete for
both service-men and civilians and
we re thinking it will give the new
club q regular Inauguration.
ffThe grande fete' will include most
everything that appeals to a soldier,
sailor, or marine There will be music
both jazz and entimental-, someone
TO "mal1e a fuss over them" and some
one else to provide the "chow" at a
price easily within the pocket books of
patriots. There will also be a program
of speeches, vocal and instrumental,
solos, readings, and novelties-all of a
type to appeal to Yanks and the sort of
people most interested in their welfare.
Nothing will be neglected and every
thing will be done on scale common
surate with the magnifcence and com
fort Of the new Soldiers Club on Chi
cago street.
An interesting feature of the new
"'hangout" for the Sammies is a
'fbachelor's button room" just off the
main lounge. 1t is small place with
sewing boxes and everything that sol
dier or sailor needs in getting ready for
"a little date" that night or ''inspec-
shun" on some distant Saturday morn
ing.
eyes, Wen help them thread the
needless" Miss Hahn added in comment
on the room, "and show them which is
their thimble finger-that is if they
want us to-"
The fine spirit that prevailed in
the weekend activities at the new club
dissipated the popular fear that the
church atmosphere would interfere
with festivities at the 'Castle in
SPAIN in Kenosha. 1t didn't at all.
It father gave them quiet wholesome
ness thoroughly in keeping with the
average Sammy's notion of "real''
way to spend the weekend without
spending ones next month s salary or
maybe more in "riotous living'' and
the like.
"Oui, Oui," remarked an oversea-er
who visited the Club on Sunday af-
ternoon, "this is like zee wonderful
chateaux in Frence only better because
it's right in the home town and there
at no 'hard-boiled' lieutenants around
to take up your card, or pass, or some
thing, because you forgot to stand at
attention or say sir when you talked
to them "
And others who heard him sounded
off - and chorused "check'