Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1916 — CHAUTAUQUA PLANS ARE UNDER WAY [ARTICLE]

CHAUTAUQUA PLANS ARE UNDER WAY

Mrs. Paulsen Greeted By Representative Audience—Clean Up Day Advocated at Meeting.

Mrs. Helen B. Paulsen, representing the Lincoln Chautauqua, addressed a representative meeting of citizens at the high school building Friday evening. She spoke on the coming chautauqua prograip and the need of co-operation, and explained how in some communities the play ground work and vegetable and flower gardening is supervised Iby paid experts during the summer wthen schools are not in session. In her explanation of the program for this summer she remarked that it would be especially good and that the work of interesting and entertaining the young people and children would be a special feature.. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: president, J. N. Leatherman; vice president, Rex Warner; secretary, Delos Dean; treasurer, J. D. Allman. Short addresses were given on community interests and improvement by Dr. Curnick, C. G. 'Spitler, J. N. Leatherman, Mrs. J. J. Hunt, Dr. Biown and George Meyers. A motion made by Dr. Curnick to observe a “clean up” week in Rensselaer was carried and the officers elected were to constitute a committee to call a citizen’s meeting to arrange for the same. Dr. Gwin, city health officer, Mayor Spitler and Rex Warner, a member of the city council, were in hearty accord with the proposal. At a time to be designated later all garrets, cellars and back yards were to be cleared and' the garbage and rubbish to be piled in the alleys, where it would be hauled away by the city employes. All movements for public improvement should be met with a hearty response by every public spirited citizen. rMs. J. E. Alter, otf Union .township, was called to Chicago Heights this week by the quite severe illness of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur McAuly, who had an attack otf tonsilitis.