Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1912 — NEEDED MORE CASH THAN WAS RECEIVED [ARTICLE]

NEEDED MORE CASH THAN WAS RECEIVED

Splendid Entertainment For Thanksgiving Charity Realized Only $87.95 —$100 Needed. c The Thanksgiving entertainment at the M. E. church Tuesday evening was well attended and was in every respect a pleasing one. The program was carried out as printed. The singing by the Watts de Peyster school girls, the solos by Miss Alice Shedd, Miss Emily Thompson, Miss Wilda Littlefield, and the piano solo by Miss Bel Laßue were much enjoyed, as also were the other numbers. Mrs. Harvey Messman delivered a reading in a very attractive way and was, liberally applauded. The cash offering was not nearly' as much as had been hoped for, amounting to only $37.97, whereas the ladies had hoped to procure SIOO. There were a large number of fruit and other donations. J. H. Holden is planning an entertainment to be given on the night of Dec. 19th for the purpose of making a .happy Christmas for all the poor children. He has a plan to make an evening of uproarious fun and is engaging some local celebrities to take part in the affair. Mr. Holden says what Rensselaer needs is a big laugh and he proposes to arrange lor it in this entertainment.