The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-03
Does Net Care for After
noon Party Frock When
Life is in Danger.
SAVED BOYS LIFE
Twin Lakes COttagers to Ask
Carnegie Foundation to Pro-
perry Recognize Deed.

The Carnegie Foundation is to be
asked to- give some suitable recogni-
ton to the heroisnl OF Dorothy Var
nell, aged sixteen years, who yesterday
with wonderful presence of mind
and With complete disregard for
wonderful organdie ,frocl5 leaped into
Lake Elizabeth and after a notable
battle with q the water saved from
drowning Donald Jordan, aged eleven,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Jor-
dan of Oak Park, III. Twin Lakes
buzzed with the story of the sacrifice
of the young lady on Wednesday even
ing and prompt steps are to be taken
to have the story of how she battled
the lake to save the life of Nthe boy
communicated to the members of the
Foundation in order that her name
may be properly inscribed on the list
Of the nations heroes.
Boy Unconscious When Rescued.
Jordan could swim just little and
with four companions, all members of
families which are members' of tn
summer colony @ Twin Lakes, he hat
been swimming in Lake Elizabeth
The boys had raft some distance
from the shore and it had drifted oul
into the deep water. Young Jordan
was trying hard to learn to swim and
he had made the trip to the raft three
times. "I'm tired and 1 fear that
can't make it again." he said to the
boys with him, but after he had rested
for a minute he started to swim out
to- the raft again. He made a por-
ton of the distance and then the BOYS
heard horrifying scream and Harold
went down. The boys with him shout
ed for help. None of them could swirl
sufficiently, to go to the rescue of their
companion. Mrs. Jordan, the mother
of the boy, rushed to the bank of the
lake. She saw the boy go down for the
second time and she cried out for help
Dorothy Kicks OFF Her Shoes.
It was just about this time that Miss
Dorothy came along. She had attired
herself in a becoming afternoon gown
of organdie and was on her way to
little party which was to be given at
one of the summer homes. She heard
the agonizing call of Mrs. Jordan and
went to the lake just in time to see
the Jordan boy go down for the third
time. In a second she had kicked off
her shoes and had jumped into the
lake. With the stroke of a practiced
swimmer and regardless of the handi-
cap Of her afternoon gown she reached
the place where young Jordan had
gone down. She dived down into fie
deep water and a second later came
up holding on to the hair of the boy
She chung to it and made her way to
the shore. Young Jordan had been IN
the water only q few minutes and
fifteen minutes later he was able to
get up and walk toward the cottage
He chung to the hand of the YOUNG
woman who had saved his life. "It
was nothing" was the comment of Miss
Yarnell as she hurried over to the cot
tage> and slipped into another frock
and went on for her afternoon visit.
Member of Old Kenosha Family.
Miss Yarnell is member Of one Of
the old Kenosha families. Her mother
before heT marriage to Mr. Yarneil
was Carrie English, sister Of John
J. English. The Yarnell family have
beea guests at the Edward c. Alleman
home at Twin Lakes as had the mem
bers of the Jordan family. Mr.. Jor-
dan is connected with the AlIeman
Table company in Chicago. "Too much
could not be said of the heroism Of
Dorothy Yarnell," said Mr.. Alleman on
Wednesday night. "She was wonder
full and her heroic act should b
properly recognized"