Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Fountain Park. [ARTICLE]

Fountain Park.

The park season opened Saturday, Aug. 15th, with the largest attendance on G. A. R. and Sunday school day that the assembly has ever known. Most of the schools of surrounding towns and country churches were ably represented on the afternoon program. The Euclid Quartette proved exceedingly popular and were very generous in answering the clamorous applause'of the large crowds. The Sunday program proved unusually good. Rev. Frank Grandstaff, of Logansport, in the morning, and Roland A. Nichols giving his-popular lecture, ‘The Man Worth While,” and later his personal reminiscences of Harold Bell Wright. The musical treat* of the evening were given by the Remington band and the popular Euclid Quartette. Rev. H. L. Calhoun, of Lexington, Ky., a popular platform manager of two recent sessions here is here again and with generous southern hospitality sees to it.that “something is doin’ ” all the time. The talent up to date has been of a high order. The musical programs have been especially pleasing and there are several real treats in store for music lovers. Plaps are under way to sprinkle the driveways. There is an Abundance of good drinking water, hut no boating or swimming this sea* son, of course. Among the familiar faces seen for years each season is missed that staunch old friend of Fountain Park, John Ade, of Kentland. Many new, families are seen, a colony of tents on the bluff; every cottage is full and this summer city is a happy, quiet bit of the world. Joe Milner and family, ot Indianapolis, with his parents, are in the Geo. Stoudt cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Fern Lough are doing the season in a cottage, also the Frank Pecks. A group of maids” are at home in the Ade cottage. Mrs. Jake Hensler is to a tent. Prof, and Mrs. Wheeler and family, Mr. Kilgore and family, of Goodland, Ike Thomas and family and Mr. and Mrs. ,Gerberiek, of Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. Constable, of Goodland, and Moth-

er Washburn and daughter, Grace, are enjoying cottage Ufa Several were at the Park Sunday from out of town: Wm. Ade, of Kentland; Mr. and Mrs. eGrry, of Earl Park; Mr. and Mrs. Babco k, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Elza Grow, of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Murray and W. W. Washburn and wife, of Goodland; Mrs. Stratton, of Nashville, Mich.