The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
PAY TRIBUTE TO
HONORED DEAD
Pageant Brings Frances
Tribute to Americas Dead
at Memorial Service on
Sunday. IL.

Kenosha, in keeping with the nation
wide movement to celebrate Washing
toms birthday this year, by paying
tribute to the boys who made the great
sacrifice in the last war, did honor to
her boys who came not back'' at the
memorial service held at four O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in the lodge hall at
the Elks Club. The meeting, held un-
der the auspices of the Kenosha post
Of the American Legion, was called to
present to the next of kin Of Kenosha IS
honored dead Of the last war, the en-
graved mementoes sent to America by
France as q token Of her appreciation
of the sacrifice which these men had
made for France, America and Liberty
Beneath Crossed Flags.
At the front of the hall on Sunday
afternoon the "Stars and Stripes and
the "Tri-Color'' were displayed to
show that France on this great holiday
was uniting with America in doing
homage to the honored dead. Beneath
these two symbols Of freedom, an in
teresting pageant was presented by
students of Kemper Hall bringing the
thanks of France to this nation. Miss
Evelyn Ryan as Columbia" recalled
the days when Lafayette brought the
French troops to American soil to help
this nation win its freedom. She well
coined Ella France" as well taken by
Miss Marguerite Fayon, when she came
to bring thanks to America s soldiers
and sailors for help brought in her
great crisis. She brought with her
" Alsace," her sorrowing daughter, as
depicted by Grace Martin, who read the
honor roll of Kenosha.
Trenary Praises Soldiers.
Preceding the pageant, Otis L. Tren-
airy in an interesting address recalled
the fact that these men had died that
liberty might live. He told how this
war had been brought on by the greed
of monarchs and that the bravery of
allied soldiery had been the great de-
Tense of freedom. His address was fol.
lowed by an inspiring reading by John
B. Maloney, entitled "France in Bat
tie Flame" and showing the undying
glory won by those who had fallen in
the great struggle.
Martial music for the occasion was
furnished by the High School orches-
ira. This was supplemented by the
solo "The Americans Gomez by G. E.
Nielsen, who with great fervor and mel
ody presented this great song Of war
times. Claude Pendil, the commander
of the Kenosha post of the Legion, was
accompanist for this number on the
program and won applause for his ac.
compartment of the singer Mr.. Pen
dill in opening the meeting paid SPLEEN
did tribute to the dead comrades of
the boys of the Legion and pledged the
Kenosha Legion to remember ever the
great sacrifice which these men had
made.
Present Engraved Mementoes.
AS the pageant was brought to a con.
clusion when France assured Columbia
that Though there were nameless
graves in France, yet none Of them was
unwept," the four hundred Kenoshans
who attended the services rose and
sang the Marseillaise' and the Ssstar
spangled Banner" to symbolic that
America and France stood united for
ever in defense of liberty and human
ity. After the ceremonies were com.
pleted Commander Pendill of the Legi-
on presented informally to each next
of kin the engraved memorial sent from
overseas as tribute from France to
that soldier or sailor s courage and sac
rifce for freedom. There were more
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