The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-11-19
ARMY
OFFICERS COMING
Prominent Visitors to be
Here for Dedication of
New Home.
CORPS SHOWS GROWTH

Extensibe preparations are being
made for the dedication of Kenosha's
new Salvation Army home which has
been erected on Church street. Wis
itors of the highest rank in army CIR
cles will be present to attend the ded-
ication ceremonies, and many will par
ticipate in the program.
Col. A. Damon, Chicago, territorial
secretary will be present and will
bring with him the CHICAGO Salvation
Army band which will have large
part on the program.
Officers of the Milwaukee army
who will assist with the program are:
Col. W. G. Anderson, Staff Captain
Edwin Clayton, Captain Dallas 2.
Leader and Captain Victoria Park
house,
A number of the visitors will appear
at local churches Sunday, to present
the cause of the Salvation Army to-
Kenosha people. The following men
will participate. in this way: Col.
Damon and band, at Park Avenue M.
E. church, the Rev. E. Burns Martin,
pastor; Col. Alfred E. Chandler, First
Congregational church, the Rev. G. R.
Cady, pastor; Major Albert E. Mar
purg, First Baptist church, the Rev.
/. w. Corey, pastor; Col. John r. Wise.
man, at 1880 O'Clock service of the
Emmanuel M. E. church, the Rev. ].
R. Panzlau, pastor; Brig. Walter Pea
cock, St. Paul,s Swedish Lutheran.
church, the Rev. H. J. Johnson, pastor;
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church, the Rev. Fred Elmgren, pastor.
Arrangements have been made for
the entertainment of these visitors and
other visiting officers at the Dayton
Hotel.
Marks Growth of Corps.
The dedication of the $4,000 citadel,
Saturday and Sunday, marks a great
expanse in the size and work of the
local Salvation Army Corps, under the
command of Field Majors Thomas and
Florence H. Williamson.
The advisory board which has di-
rected the activities of the corps in a
general way, consists of the following
members: James c. Ferris, chairman;
H. E. Barden, vice-chairman; Conrad
Shearer, secretary; C. C. Brown, treas
urer; w. H. Afford, R. S. Kingsley, j.
M. Gehring, DR.. C. G. Richards, w. w.
Hammond, M j. Isermann, A. H. Lance,
w. D. Martin, c. H. Pfennig and G. w.
Greiner.
The corps itself has grown from
small beginnings into we'll organized
institution of nearly 400 members. AS
the organization expanded, it became
more and more complex until at pres
ent it is divided and subdivided into
independent branches.
The senior department holds regular
services, at the hall, in the open air,
and in the jails. The Home League,
woman's society of high efficiency,
is branch of this department..
Thesyoung peoples department. is d.
vided according to ages and varied ac-
tivities into many different sections.
The Young Peoples League rs a. grow
ing society which holds special serv-
ices, and has its own band. In this
department also are listed two troops,
one of Life-Saving Scouts for boys, and
one of Live-Saving Guards, for girls.
The Sunday school, numbering over
400 members, is divided into seven
classes, or companies, each with its
own. teacher. Under the general super
vision of Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson, the
activities are in charge of various in
dividuals. There are flag sergeants,
altar sergeants, visiting sergeants, a
Jail sergeant, who has charge of the
meetings held each Sunday at 10:30 at
the Jail, the sergeant major of the
open air meetings, treasurer, and sec
rotary.
A feature of the dedication program
will be the unwilling Of, a bronze tab
let presented by this corps to the new
citadel. The table has the names of
the corps members, the advisory board,
and others who had responsibility in
the erection of the building.
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