Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1914 — PATRIOTIC ORDERS TO GIVE FUGS [ARTICLE]

PATRIOTIC ORDERS TO GIVE FUGS

All Rooms at Public Schools in Rensselaer to Havo New Flags— Worthy Action. The Grand Army of the Republic, the Ladies of the Grand Army and the Womans Relief Corps, of Rensselaer, will give flags to twelve rooms in the Renssleaer public schools and will probably Join in another gift of one or two large flags for the assembly in the high school building. Some time ago a penny collection was taken in the primary grades to secure flag money and flags were purchased for the halls of the primary building. It then occurred to Superintendent Dean that the patriotic orders of the city might like to donate the flags for the different rooms, and committees from the ■rooms were asked to meet at the school house in order that the matter might he discussed with the teachers. This meeting was held Wednesday. W. 8. Day, of the Post; Mrs. E. L. dark and Mrs. Mary Peyton, of thte Corps, and Mrs. True D. Woodworth and Mrs. George H. Healey, of Milroy Circle, met at the sehool building and it was arranged that each order should furnish flags and that the three would join together to discuss the matter of giving a large flag or two for the assembly. The Ladies of the G. A. R., at a meeting Thursday, appointed a committee to investigate the cost and to purchase four flags and the Relief Corps has called a meeting to take action. The Post will probably take the matter up at its next regular meeting. W. S. Day has been appointed patriotic Instructor for the schools,