The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-08
Kenosha Red Cross After
Five Years Service is to
End Work July L.
MET EVERY DEMAND
In War Times Kenosha's Red
Cross Filled Every quota
to the Full.

After more than five years of service
the Kenosha County Red Cross is to
be mustered out on July the first. This
was the information given out this
morning by W. ]. Frost, chairman of
the Red Cross in Kenosha, as he out
lined how arrangements had been made
TO turn, over the unfinished work of
the Red Cross to the Kenosha post
OF the American Legion and to close the
records of the organization officially
by the end of the present month.
The Kenosha Red Cross was organic
ed Immediately after the United States
entered the World War. In war times
thousands of Kenoshans enlisted in it's
ranks and helped it meet every demand
made upon it by the national organi-
cation. Men with their money and
women with their time and work
helped make it one of the most active
chapters in the state and gave it a
reputation of filling on time every
quota demanded from it.
Kept Up the Work.
After the war, Kenosha was one Of
the few cities of the country which
s;tw The ne sesf of continuing the
Red Cross organization in order to
keep up the protection Of the soldier
and his family until after the trying
days of reconstruction were over. The
work was hardly so spectacular but
almost as exacting.
During that time the organization
has stood ready to press every claim
for the former service man and to aid
him in whatever way was found neces-
sary. Thousands of cases have been
taken up and settled satisfactorily
through its agency.
The granting of the Wisconsin bonus
brought new avenue of service mas
much as the claims of Kenosha soldiers
for this additional compensation were
practically all filed through the Office
of the Red Cross.
Not All Completed.
Not all of these cases are completed
but so few of them remain that the
officials of the Red Cross organization
deem it unwise to continue the organi-
zation after the first of July. At that
time the work will be turned over to
the Kenosha post of the American Le-
gion, which with funds furnished by
the money left in the treasury of the
Patriots Fund will continue the work
as it is needed. The office of the Red
Cross on the third floor of the Scholer
building will probably be closed, but
smaller Office will be opened in the
Legion club rooms.
The records of the organization will
later be turned over to county officials
to be kept as one of the proofs of
the patriotism shown by Kenosha in
war days.
Handled Thousands of Cases.
The Kenosha County Red Cross was
when it was formed in answer to
call issued by the Kenosha County
Council of Defense. Mrs. Edith Hen
nessey, Of Chicago, came here for the
first few months of the life of the or
ganization and started its operations.
Under her direction the Home Service
Section was organized.
Miss Margaret J. Farley, as secre-
tary of the Red Cross here for the
past four years, has been largely re-
sponsible for the vast amount of work
done by It. Her untiring work for the
service men made for the local Office
reputation among the Red Cross or
CARNATIONS of the state. Associated
with her in the work of the Office were
Miss Beulah English, Mrs. Harry
Hartung and Miss Ethel Langstead,
all Of whom have done much to
place Kenosha at the top in this inn
portant work
Reports Of the organization show that
the Home Service Station Of the Ke-
nosha Red Cross in its work has hand
led 1882 cases, at some times run
ming as high as LOO cases a month.
Space fails to mention all who took
part in the Red Cross service here.
The present roster of officials who will
be mustered out when the organiza-
ton is disbanded July 1st is as fol-
lows: Chairman, Walter J. Frost;
treasurer, James R. Anderson; secre-
tary, Margaret J. Farley; executive
committee, w. j. Frost, C. C. Allen,
G. II. Allen, ]. r. Anderson, C. D.
Barnes, Mrs. S. Gottlieb, DR.. Helen
Harbert, Mrs Dan O. Head, Mrs. A. A.
Isermann, Mrs. A. H. Lance, Mrs. James
Cavanagh, Mrs. H. B. Robinson, Mrs 2.
G. Simmons, Thomas A. Sullivan, C. B.
Voorhis and Alfred Terrell.