Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1910 — Members of Fountain Park Board Pay Visit to Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

Members of Fountain Park Board Pay Visit to Rensselaer.

President W. I. McCullough, Secretary C. H. Peck and J. A. Washburn and J. H. Biddle, of the board of directors of the Fountain Park Association, were Rensselaer visitors Friday. President McCullough called at the Republican office to thank the publishers for having co-operated with them in making the meeting a success. Mr. McCullough stated that the board of directors were very grateful to the Republican for the reports of the meeting published in this paper. He also said that the attend.ance at the park from Rensselaer was better than ever before and that he was glad to-know that the meetings were appreciated in Rensselaer.

The only disappointments at the park this year occurred on the two Thursdays that were expected to be the big days. As will be remembered it rained both days, thus cutting down the attendance greatly. The receipts for the session were about $3,300 and the expenses about $3,000, so the meeting paid out and there will be about $250 or S3OO left. The accounts are being audited and will be presented at the annual meeting of the association which will be held Monday, -Get. 3d. There are nine members of the board of directors, viz. W. I. McCullough, C. H. Peck, J. A. Washburn, J. H. Biddle/ W. L. Gumm, W. C. Smalley, Jacob Rich, W. S. Rowe and Chas. Martin. The board members are elected for terms of three years each and the terms of three expire each year. This year the terms of Mr. McCullough, Mr. Biddle and Mr. Smalley expired and they were all re-elected, so there will be no change. The officers are elected by the board at the annual meeting. Fountain Park is deserving the support of all residents of Jasper and adjoining counties. Its annual meetings bring the best talent in the United States to the park and the influence is so? culture and education. It should grow each year and all should take pride of its continued success.