Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1914 — Clubs. [ARTICLE]

Clubs.

All the clubs are resuming sessions or opening for the new year, after a rest during the Assembly season. The Dorcas is dated for Wednesday, with Mrs. W. P. Merritt as hostess, receiving at the home of her mother, Mrs. Geo. Bartee. The Sew and Sew will meet with Mrs. Fred Burger at her new home in Goodland, Friday, Sept. 11th. The Fortnightly opens its new season with President’s Day, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the new president, Mrs. Geo. Hascall, receiving. The year book will Soon be in the possession of the members. Echos of Fountain Park. The Assembly season is over and on every hand is heard nothing but praise of a program that was worthy throughout and grew better the longer it lasted. The second Sunday was the banner day in attendance, although gate receipts fell behind the record day of 1913. The last Sunday brought a splendid crowd to hear a splendid program. I Many familiar faces Were in Sunday’s crowd; from Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Harris, Mrs. Chas. Warner and Mrs. Phillips, Jesse Allman, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fell, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, the Misses Murial Harris and. Anna Hartley, Editors Healey and Babcock and parties and many others. Among those from Wolcott, the Blakes, Harts, Kinneys. Plans for next year’s program are already under way and it is to be hoped that there will be no repetition of this summer’s weather conditions,* whieh undoubtedly caused a Sailing off in attendance as compared wth previous seasons, much to the regret of Fountain Park promoters and friends, that such an exceptional program was not as widely enjoyed as has been the case in the past history of this popular resort. However, the associatlorf -did not fall behind, nor close the season in any financial embarrassment.