The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-11-24
Largest Crowd in the History of Kenosha At
tends Opening of the New Bridge and
the Great White Way.
PARADE A Big FEATURE OF EVENT
Lights On the Great White Way Were Turned on By
Mayor Joachim Severing the White Ribbon
shae.s Stretched Across Bridge

The wedding of Miss Olga Jensen to
Axel Thompson, which took place on.
the north side on Thursday evening,
had more invited guests than any pre-
vious fifty weddings combined in the
city Of KenosRa. Thousands upon
thousands crowded around the stand
that had been erected at the south side
Of the fire station to witness the cere-
mony. Experts in guaging the number
of people conservatively estimated that
there were between fifteen and twenty
thousand people there. The crowd was
jammed in SO closely to the marriage
stand that it became literal sea Of
faces upturned to the stand. The out
skirts of the crowd were in front of
St. Georges hall, the Harris pool room,
Lake avenue and extended far north
past the FIRE station.
The marriage. was pronounced at $3.50
o'clock by the Rev. /. M. Anderson OF
the ST. Mary's Lutheran church, who
read the, ceremony to the bridegroom
in English and then in Danish to the
bride. The. young couple did not ap-
pear clustered and upon one occasion,
the bridegroom was asked, Feeling
nervous, old man % and he replied
smilingly, mot bit" The bride was
attended. by Miss Ellen Thompson, sis
ter of the groom, while Axel Jensen,
brother of the bride, acted as best man.
Bride Dressed in Blue.
The bride was charmingly dressed in
dark blue and carried a huge bridal
BOUQUET of white roses, lilies-of-the-
valley and orchids. The bridesmaid
carried sweet peas and roses and was
beautiful in dark gown Of Canton
crepe. Only the immediate relatives
and friends of the young couple were
allowed upon the platform as the Amer
ican Legion and the North Side Ad-
vancement association had number
of representatives on the structure.
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple were showered with rice
and congratulated by members Of the
Legion and the Advancement associa-
tion. The bridal party was struggled
through a window of the fire house and
escorted to the awaiting sedan where
they were whirled away to the home
of Mr.. Thompson's mother, where a
wedding party was soon in progress.
Get Many Gifts.
BY assuming the nuptial vows, the
bride and groom were given three
rooms of furniture by the Mica Furni-
ture company. The young couple had
already selected their furniture and it
had been taken to the residence of the
mother Of the groom where the young
people will make their home. Besides
the furniture, the wedding ring was
given by L. Rakosi, north side jeweler;
James Graham of the White Way Cafe
furnished the $50 wedding cake, which
on account Of the huge crowd gather
ing at the. stand, could not be cut fol-
lowing the ceremony. The cake will be
cut and distributed today to all the
ladies calling at the White Way Cafe.
H. MeyerGA& Son, north side florists,
furnished all the flowers for the event,
including the palms and other flowers
used for decorating the marriage plat
form. The North Side Garage fur
nished the sedan for the use of the
bridal party.
4Farade big ATTRACTION.
The parade, which opened the cere-
monies az Ahe evening, started at the
city hail. and safter touring the down
town streets, crossed the bridge, at the
northf end of which Mayor Joachim
severed the white ribbon which was a
signal for, the, turning on of the lights
of the Great White Way. The turning
on Of the lights was signal for the
water werksswhistle and whistles in
the vicinity, accompanied by salutes
from miniature cannons greeted the
formal opening Of the bridge. The pa
rade marched the entire length of Mil
waukse avenue, east on Howe street to
Lake avenue and down Lake avenue to
the fire station,
AS the marchers passed the home of
Mayor Joachim, on Lake avenue the
lawn was literally covered with vari-
colored electric lights. The mother of
the mayor was in front of the home
and cheered the marchers. When the
American Legion uassed tho home. thew