The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-05
Mayor Joachim Tells Keno
sha Post of American Lee
gion that He Will Help
Them Secure Home.
HAVE APPOINTED COMMITTEE
Commander Pendill Names Members Of
His Executive FamilyLegioneers
Feast and Are Entertained by
Magic, Melody and oratory.

"The Kenosha Post of the American
Legion needs b home Of its own and
/ intend to do everything in my power
to help it secure it,"
This was the promise made Tuesday
evening by Mayor John 6. Joachim il
a speech delivered at an enthusiasts
meeting of the Kenosha Legioneers at
the old Odd Fellows Hall on Church
street, where movement was started
for the erection Of home for the
American Legion "a community
house which should be a memorial to
the men from this community who
served their country no matter what
the cost in the great war" Mayor
Joachim was one Of several city and
county officials who addressed the
gathering and promised their support
to the movement.
The erection Of a community house
in Kenosha as a home for the Legion
and as memorial to the fighting
bloodD Of the city, has received q
great impetus from the fact that q
similar movement has been started
recently in Racine and has scored
initiaf success in that city
Names Executive Committee.
The meeting Tuesday evening was
the most enthusiastic gathering Of
service men ever held in Kenosha.
More than one hundred of the former
soldiers and sailors attended the meet
he and helped plan for continued acti-
yities Of the American Legion in
lSenosha.
Commander Claudius Pendil announc-
ed that he had selected the following
men lis members of the executive com
mittee: Jake Degan, Robert Smith,
Merle Clifford, S. i. Trumbull. These
men with Commander Pendil, Vice
Commander John d. Alexander and Ad-
iutant Dexter will be the controlling
body Of the Legion.
State Commander Speaks.
John c. Davis, Of Milwaukee, the
state commander of the American Lee
gion, was present at the meeting and
in a short address, complimented the
Kenosha post on the splendid spirit
shown and the progress they had made
in organizations He told of the work
Of the Legion throughout the state and
showed how it was becoming recog-
nized as the premier military order to
come out of the Great War.
The adiournment of the business ses-
sion cleared the decks for the social
meeting. The girls of the Community
Club. Red Arrow Unit served lunch
con Tor the service men and following
il. short s, eeeheS were v9ade telling of
tie past and predicting the future
Prominent among these talks were the
addresses by Mayor Joachim, Judge
James z. Tully, Professor E. F. Ran
,Sall and officers Of the post.
Thirty Minutes Of Magic.
Immediately after this Clyde Stone
man, Kenoshan, who entertained the
soldiers overseas, baffled the Keno
shans with his display Of magic. The
professor" for thirty minutes put on
program of tricks and sleight Of hand
performances that both pleased and
mystifed his comrades.
The next meeting Of the Legion will
be held on Tuesday evening, February
the 18th Officers of the post are OPP
timistic over the fine spirit which has
developed among the members of the
organization and which they believe
will mean much for the success of the
local post