The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-19
BILL" FRAZIER
Is REAL HOST
W. ]. Frazier Gives En-
joyable Theatre and
Dancing Party.
POSTPONE HOME PLAN

rive hundred Kenoshans, all of them
members of the Kenosha Post of the
American Legion or friends of the Le-
gionnaires, found BILL" Frazier a
royal host on Tuesday evening at the
coliseum when they we're entertained
at his theatre and dancing party fol-
lowing the regular meeting of the post.
1t was an evening of first class enter
tainment, staged by the Benson Enter
tanners of Chicago, and was enjoyed by
the hundred who fiocked to the Coli
scum to partake Of his hospitality.
In the meeting of the Kenosha post.
the only important business transacted
was in regard to the building PROPOSE
ton. The committee made another re-
port telling of several new places
which they had investigated and asked
for an expression of the post regarding
the building plans. A motion was lost
which asked the post to go on record.
in favor of owning a house at the
present time but many of the Legion
naires showed willingness to support
the project if future investigation
showed that there was sufficient inter
est among the members for them to
get back of the building financially.
The building plans were, however,
postponed indefinitely.
Senator Wilcox Speaks.
There was an extra number on the
program. Ye Host Frazier halted his
entertainers for few minutes to allow
Senator Roy P. Wilcox Of Eau Claire,
to bring word Of greeting to the
Legionnaires from that city.
Both my hands are out with fellow
ship to all members of the American
Legion" said Mr.. Wilcox. while the
boys were over there we folks back
home had several tasks and we tried
to finish them up in the same way that
our service men did their work. After
the war was over we had fight to
get some recognition for the Badger
soldiers and | am glad that | could
help a little in that struggle for
the soldiers"
Mr.. Wilcox declared that at the next
convention of the American Legion of
Wisconsin to be held at Eau Claire,
for Kenosha Legionnaires and "that
if he happened to be occupying an
official position at that time, he
would do all within his power to make
the welcome real one"
Entertainers Score Hit.
Senator Wilcox's speech was just
the serious note needed in a program
of some of the best acts that have
been given by the Benson Entertainers
in Kenosha. Each act was the "best
ever" until at the end there wasn't any
preference. There was Harry Maxwell,
the we'll known songster, and Ruth
Patton, late of the Marigold Gardens,
who sang popular numbers with that
distinction which entities her to
niche n the hall of popularity. John
A. West, the popular black face
minstrel comedian had the entire house
in an uproar with his barbed bits Of
wit. Robert Wassman, the merry mys-
tifer, heralded as the 'fmost wonderful
magician in the world" had them
guessing as he played one stunt after
another to the entire amazement of
Legionnaires who were called upon to
assist him. And the last act on the
regular program-Maxwell had 'em all
switching every whichway-th didn't
know whether they preferred to be in
Kenosha, Honolulu, the Sahara or the
mad house when he finished his ten
minutes of fun. The jazz spirit COM
tinued in the extra" which presented
young Kenosha lad, George Cousa,
who ragged "Oh, Lady, Oh" and "My
Isle of Golden Dreams" on the accor-
dion. Then they were ready to dance
and within five minutes the huge hall
had been cleared and the tempting
strains of the SINCE orchestra had
coaxed the jewellers to trip the light
fantastic. At eleven-thirty o'clock
Frazier climaxed his evenings enter
tainment with the announcement that
refreshment course would be served.
There were sandwiches and all the
trimmin' and then the fun began again
and dancing confined until one o'clock.
Legionnaires and their guests cheered
Frazier and his entertainment which
will long be remembered as one of
the most royal affairs given for the
| Legion men.