The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-02
UNVEIL SHAFT TO
BRIGHTON HEROES
Notable Ceremonial Marks
Observance of Memorial
Day in Brighton.
THOUSANDS APPLAUD
Great Outpouring of People Pay
Tribute to Men Who Served
and Died.

Leading the way for the rest of the
county the town of Brighton on Mon
day afternoon, as its feature of Mem
orial Day, unveiled a handsome gran
tie shaft to the memory of the men
who served in the world war and the
unwilling of the shaft was the mag
net which drew more than two thous-
and people to the village churchyard
II was one of the most notable events
in the history of Brighton. In the
parade which marched through the vii
lage streets were members of the
Grand Army of the Republic, of the
Spanish American war veterans and
the American Legion and with them q
host Of patriotic women belonging to
the various socie,pes connected with
the Grand Army Among the hundreds
of people who went out from Kenosha
were twenty members of the Grand
Army who shared with thirty boys of
Brighton who came unscathed from
the battles in France, the place Of
honor at the big reunion and celebra
ton.
Little Girl Releases Flag.
AS thousands stood with uncovered
heads little Dolores Arnold, niece of
the late Martin Hahn, the one Brighton
boy who died facing the foe in France
pulled aside the flags which had hidden
the beautiful granite shaft. AS the
flags dropped revealing the beauties of
the monument the band played the Star
Spangled Banner and there was an out
burst of cheering. The stone is one
of the most beautiful ever erected in
Kenosha county. On one side are the
names of thirty-six men from Brighton
who came home bearing with them
honorable discharges. On the other
side under a gold star appears the
name of MARTINI Hahn, member of
Company L, 7th U. S. Infantry, who
was killed in action in France on Oc-
tober Is, 1918.
/ Great Crowd at Ceremonial.
People came from all parts of Keno
sha county to pay tribute to the men
who had served and the one man who
had died in the service. The children
from the church school marched at the
head of the procession along with the
grizzled members of tie Grand Army
They bore a wealth Of flags and pop
pies which were laid about the granite
shaft. The Salem band played and the
Rev. Father A. Kraus, pastor of the
Brighton church was in charge of
raising the flag after the monument
had been unveiled
William V. Gull, chairman of the
town board, acted as master of cere-
monies and told of the pleasure of the
town of Brighton in being the first
town in the county to raise a monu
ment to the service of men who dared
and died in the world war.
There were songs by the American
Glee Club, and recitations by Lorraine
Thorn, Irene Dixon, Gwendolyn Cor
man and Lucille Findley, song by
Gene Hanson and snort addresses by
Theodore Boyington and C. Fred
Stemm and other members of the
Grand Army.
Address by O'HanlOn.
The principal address of the day
was delivered by Prof. r. j. O'HanIon
Of Milwaukee and while he wandered
far afeld to make an address against
prohibition, the major portion of his
address was splend1d tribute to the
men who had fought in the wars of the
nation. He pointed out the duty of the
people to protect the things that these
men in blue and khaki had fought for.
After the program for the day had
been carried out there was an informal
reunion for the people Of Brighton
and their neighbors. A supper was
served at the school during the even.
ing.
In all it was one of the most inter
esting patriotic events ever arranged
for Kenosha county.
One of the features of the ceremon-
ial was the tribute paid by speakers
and others to the life of John Stahl
who died few days ago following an
attack of scarlet fever contracted
while nursing his children. Stahl had
been one of the first Brighton men
to offer himself for service in the
war, but he was denied a place in the
army on account of his children. He
was very actiye in all war work and
high tribute was paid to him by his
neighbors and friends.