The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-18
PAY TRIBUTE TO
|. LIVING AND DEAD
Kenosha Service Men Stage
Fitting Armistice Day
Ceremony Sunday.
MEDALS ARE GIVEN OUT

| Honor to whom honor IS due" was
paid Sunday afternoon by the service
men of Kenosha when under the di-
rection of the Kenosha post of the
American Legion they fttingly OBJ
served the day as Armistice Day with
memorial service at the Elks' club
Tribute was first paid to those OF
their comrades, whose bodies lie
buried in the poppy covered fields OF
Flanders or in soldiers or sailors
graves in this country. After recogni-
ton had been paid to those who made
the last sacrifice, there was praise al
so for the living who offered their all
for the defense of liberty.
The ceremony started with mill
tary parade in which all of the mill
tary organizations of Kenosha took
part. In the lead was Captain John
D. Alexander with the Kenosha Cavalry
troop. Behind the troopers came the
grizzled veterans of 81, the soldiers
who heard the call of their country
in '98 and then Kenoshans who ans
wered the call in the last war.
Many Service Men in Line.
There were several hundred of the
service men marching in the parade,
many of them in the uniforms which
they wore in the service and few
with the fougeres and other decora-
lions which they won on the battle
field. The Nash band was also in line
and furnished the music for the pro-
cession as they marched course of
nearly two miles. The parade end
ed at the Elks' club where the mem
orial service was paid in the large
lodge room.
the Kenosha post, and Claudius G.
Pendill, state commander of the
American Legion, were in charge of
the service Patriotic music furnished
by the Nash band, helped greatly to
make the meeting one of the most sue
cessful ever held by the Legion.
Kemper Hall Presents Pageant.
Beneath a large flag draped across
the students of Kemper Hall presented
very interesting pageant, in which
Victory" as the daughter of "Patrio-
tism" told Of the debt owed to the
men who heard and followed the call
Of their country. Miss Eleanor Mon
ringer, of Indianapolis, as Victory,
with great dramatic ability, told of the
war days and the sacrifices which had
made her coming possible. With no
less artistic ability Miss Dorothy Tay-
lor, Of Grand Island, North Dakota,
took the part of Patriotism" and well
coined "Victory" to walk with her to
even greater heights. In the train of
"Victory" were Fame" "Peace,"
"Plenty" as taken pleasingly by Har-
riet French, Margaret Milne and Mary
Lou Kaltenback, respectively, all of
Kenosha. Little Alice Gebhart, also
of Kenosha, was charming as the flower
girl in the train of Victory"
Much praise for the success of the
pageant is due to Miss Tomlins, the
instructor of dramatic expression,
at Kemper Hall, who trained the
students for the pageant.
Praise Enough For All.
The address of the occasion was
made by Captain D. w. Wurtsbaugh,
commandant of the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, who declared that
in Americas exploits in the great war
there was enough to praise for all who
followed the flag to share.
"Many man who has secured a
medal has done considerably less than
some of the men that were never men
toned" he declared. "Our greatest
reward is the consciousness that we
have done our utmost. In the recent
war am sure that Americans wherever
they served did the very best they
could and l want to tell you that best
was good Let us now remember what
our flag means and what the banner
of the American Legion represents and
then let US live up to the phrase
American forever"
Following his address, the large au-
dience that packed the assembly room
at the Elks' club stood and sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" as the closing
number of the service. As the service
men passed from the room the medals
recently awarded by Congress were
presented to them by ! representa-
tives of the Kenosha post Of the
American Legion.