The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-24
PUT POPPIES ON
HEROES GRAVES
Letter from Paris Tells
How KenOshans Helped
Remember the Dead.
TO BECOME CUSTOM


Some heroes graves in Frafce were
spread with peoples on Memorial Day
because of the money sent by Kenosha
people through the KenoshR Evening
News to the Chicago Tribune fund for
use in the decoration Of the graves Of
American dead, according to the official
account of the observance of the day
which was sent by the Paris Office Of
the Chicago Tribune to this Office this
morning. The Kenosha Evening News
was one of fourteen papers in America
that helped the Chicago paper in the
work and the word from France was to
thank the local contributors for their
subscriptions and to show them that
the money had not been given in vain.
In Every Battlefield.
Accompanying the letter from the
Paris director for "The Chicago Trib-
une" was copy of the Memorial edi-
ton Of the European Chicago Tribune
and Kenosha was one Of the cities
named in that paper as having helped
in raising the fund sent by Americans
overseas that the graves of their hero
dead might not be undecorated on that
day.
"On the battlefelds of France, in the
training areas, in village cemeteries, in
British ports. on the torn soil of Bel
GUM, beside old prison camps in Ger
many, wherever an American who died
for hi country, Americans and their
friends paid tribute today" declared
the Partisan account of the ceremo-
MES. "There were more than 10000
American dead in Europe scattered
from the 0rkneys to the tip of Italy in
some 500 cemeteries. Yet not grave
was overlooked"
Where it was possible, poppies-the
flowers chosen as the memorial flower
by the American Legion-were spread
on the graves of the heroes. On every
mound were placed the Stars and
Stripes and wreath Of moss and VIC
let's, symbolic of Americas gratitude.
In hundreds of cemeteries simple cere-
monies were followed by the blowing
of "Taps" over the last resting places
of the heroes.
$50 still they lie where peoples red
den IN the sum-" quoted one of the
speakers. "But they are not dead,
these sons of ours they live while
memories remain" It was a great
tribute Of a mighty nation to its hon
,ored dead.
So inspiring was the Observance of
the day that it has been determined
that it will be custom in years to
come and the papers who Joined in the
movement this year will unite again to
raise funds for the cause in years to
come. The total amount raised by the
Tribune fund was 35,054.65, more than
half of all the money contributed. 1t
was ample to carry out the pledge to
place wreath on every grave and left
a nucleus for the fund for next year.
In collecting the fund, all contribu-
tions exceeding FIVE dollars were de-
clined that it might be tribute Of the
people to the dead.
The fourteen papers who Joined in
the campaign were praised in the Mem
orial Edition for their work. The Chi
cago Tribune alone raised $20,512.35.
The newspapers associated with the
Tribune, who received honorable men
ton in the memorial paper, were:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer," ''Minnea-
polls Journal" Denver Rocky Noun
tain News" "Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram" Kansas City STAR" "Omaha
Bee" "Des Moines Capital" rockford
Republic" Boston Post" moline
Despatch" GAINESVILLE Gazette" exc
nosha Evening News" "Kokomo De-
spatch" and "The New York News"