The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
WILMOT

will give their annual monthly supper
at the church dining hall Thursday
May Is. The supper will be served
from 5 o'clock on. A cordial invitation
is extended for all to attend.
There will be a meeting at the nome
of Mrs. Frank Burroughs for the cleo
tion of officers and the transaction OF
other business for the members of the
Wilmot Woman's club Friday after
-aoon, May 9, at three o'clock
Mrs H. Mcclure, Honorah Gather
inc and William Mcclure returned to
Chicago Sunday after weeks stay at
Wilmot.
Services at the Evangelical Luthefan
church next Sunday evening will be IN
English and will be held at 1880.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Meyers and
daughter motored to Chicago Thurs
day, returning on Sunday.
Mass at the Holy Name next Sun
day will be at 9 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Reynolds enter
tanned for the members Of the Hillside
club Saturday at dinner.
Mrs. Fred Faulkner entertained the
Ladies Aid of the M. E. church last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nett and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Nett and daughters were
guests Of the Conway family at Nc
Henry Sunday.
The Carey Electric company is
building extentions to Fox River
Springs and the Salvation Army Sum-
mer camp on upper Camp Lake.
Mrs. Johnston and daughters of
California, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Member and family,
Mr. and Mrs. w. Runyard and How
ard Runyard 1notored to Ingleside
Sunday for the day with relatives.
to Kenosha Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carey motored
to Abingdon, ILL.,, last Friday for a
visit with their daughter Mrs. w.
Dobyns.
Harry Rector was in Racine Friday
where he took the civil service exam
nation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carey motored
to Abingdon, ILL.,, Friday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Dobyns.
Harry Rector of Randall was in Ra-
cine Friday where he took in the civil
service examination for railway mail
clerks.
The teachers spent the week end out
of the village. The Misses Post Met
calf and Stalman were in Milwaukee,
Mr.. Reschke in Chicago.
Mrs. John Kanis of Randall died
at the home of her daughter Mrs. F.
Fred Rasch, of Randall early Sunday
morning, May A. Mrs. Kanis had been
a sufferer from acute bronchitis for
sixteen years and a cold contracted on
Easter Sunday developed into the i'll
ness that caused her death.
The funeral services were held at
the Evangelical Lutheran church at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon with
Rev. S. Jedele presiding. Burial was in
the family plot at the Wilmot ceme-
terry.
was hc.m at Kolpin, Prommerania,
Germany, en- April 8, 1852. May "a,
1S777, SHE was married to John Kanis.
They wese the parents of eight chill
dren, five daughters and three sons.
Two Of th> sons died in infancy and
John, Jr., October Is, 1918, during the
epidemic of flu.
In 1885 the family came to America
and for seven years lived in the VII
entity of New Munster on the Runkel
farm. They moved to Wilmot and
lived on farm in this vicinity until
1897 when they bought the homestead
farm in Randall, where Mrs. Kanis
died.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band, five daughters, Mrs. Herbert
Watts and Mrs. James Watts, both of
Twin Lakes, Mrs. Herman Frank,
township of Antioch, Mrs. A. Koehn,
Powers Lake, Mrs. Fred Rasch Ran
dali, brother VIM. Schultz of Salem,
twenty-seven grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Alfred Reschke accompanied by
Rhoda Jedele played several violin
solos at the Antioch p. 7. A. Monday
night.
There will be May devotions at the
Holy Name church at 1880 this Friday
night.
Friday, May 8, will Sc the staging
of the play "For The Love of Johnny"
at the Union Free high school gym.
The cast is made up of local amateurs,
the majority of whom have been very
popular with the local public in other
plays in which they have appeared.
For The Love of Johnny, is a copy
right play and gives the actors a
splendid opportunity to display their
respective talents. 1t is comedy
drama and those who are fortunate
enough to hear it, are going to find
many amusing episodes as we'll as
tense dramatic situations.
The feminine lead will be taken by
Mrs. R. Ihenfeldt. Irma Schamlfeldt
and Rhoda Jedele, Cyril Dalton, Irv-
ing Carey, Stanley Stoxen, Lynne
Sherman, Lyle Kerkoff, VIM. Flegel
and A. Stranger, complete the cast.
The high school orchestra, directed
by Alfred Reschke will play between
acts. Two clever vaudeville sketches
will be put on also. Dancing has been
arranged at the conclusion of the play.
Miss Catherine Mcclure, teacher Of
the Lindblom high school, Chicago,
visited the local high school one day
last week and was agreeably surprised
at the modern, progressive system or
ganized by Prin. r. S. Ihlenfedlt,
Miss Mcclure was impre with the
marked ability of the faculty and the
ready and able response they received
from the pupils in recitation.
American Legion,
Erred Semrau Post 361.)