Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1916 — GREAT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION [ARTICLE]

GREAT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION

Major Healey and Lieutenant Tuteur Go to Plymouth to Help Prepare Company, Former Believes that 150 Men Can Be Secured from This County. Father and Son From Remington Join- Captain Tuteur Now Has 71 Men. Telephone Operators Give Excellent Service. Impressive parade led by band and militia in which many citi—zens join held Wednesday evening, at court house square. Addresses by E. P. Honan and W. L Wood. Many young men join company following ceremony. Estimated three . thousand people attend. $64.33 is raised by popular subscription for company. Lieutenant Watson drills Co. M, Another Demonstration Saturday Eve.

NEW COMPANY M RECRUITS. Ernest Maxwell, Remington. Orville G. Maxwell, Remington. John C. Smith, Rensselaer. Emmet O’Brien, Newland. William E. Clinton, Brook. OLD MEMBERS REPORTING. Sergeant Don P. Warren, Columbus Ohio. Harry Marlin, Brook.

Enthusiasm abounded at the public demonstration held Wednesday evening during the band concert at the court house square, when Co. M, led by the band and followed by many citizens, formed a parade which marched through the city streets. There was not a man, woman or ‘hild in the audience that was not affected by the impressiveness of the occasion, which was held for the purpose of arousing the people of Jasper county to the full realization of the tenseness of the situation between the United States and Mexico. Hon. E. P. Honan, of Rensselaer, and Hon. W. L. Wood, of Parr, made addresses to the members of the local company, and appealed to the young men of the county to go to the front in the time of their country’s need. John O’Connor introduced the speakers of the evening and the crowd was greatly impressed by the talks made by these men. Following the talks several young men joined the loca company and Capt. Tuteur had 71 men at the close of the day—six above the number required for peace

strength. \ Mr. Honan in his talk told of this being the third time that such an oceasion had been held in this city and told the young men of the company that the citizens of Jasper county ■ were proud of them and that no mati ter A-here they went or what they ■ had to do to remember , that they were men and doing men’s duties. 1 He appealed to them always to . remember the occasions of the evening. Mr. Honan asked the young men in the audience to join the local com-, pany and go to the aid of this country, and in closing asked the people ■to think of these young men who were leaving their homes and families itogo to the front and-give them the ! praise of which they were so deserving. Mr. Honan then asked that a purse be raised to presented to the { company, the mon£y to be disbursed in such a way that the entire company would derive the greatest benelt possible. Mr. Honan was roundly cheered at the conclusion of nis

W. L. Wood, of Parr, was the next speaker of the evening. He told the members of the company that-they were about to go to the aid of the greatest country in the world, and asked that they so conduct themselves at all times in such a manner that the citizens of the county wouid be proud of them. He asked them to remeniber that no matter what they thought of the policies of the present administration to remember that i they were all Americans fighting for

a common cause. Mr. Wood repeatedly referred to the local militia as the best blood of the county, the men of whom the people were proud, and that it was the greatest honorhe had ever had conferred upon him in his life, when he was asked to talk ’at this meeting. At the conclusion of his talk Mt. Wood was also vigori ously applauded and the audience was > I greatly impressed by the addresses of these two able spears. Following the talks lieutenant Edward L. Watson drilled his company by squads, giving bayonet exercises, calisthenics drill; physical drill, and the manual vt was. Lieutenant

Watson also appealed to the young men to join the company in the present crisis. Prof. Braun’s oand gave a patriotic concert and this also added to the impressiveness of the evening. It was estimated that at least three thousand people were on the streets of Rensselaer last evening, attending the arousement meeting. At the conclusion of the addresses John O’Connor appointed four men to pass through the audience and collect a fund for the company, and $29.33 was realized. The following contributions were lurried over to Capt. Tuteur later in the evening: James H. Ohaptnon, sls; Delos Thompson $10; Simon Thompson $5; Jbhn Eger; sg. Total of $64.33. At the close of the day Capt. Tuteur had 71 men in uniform, six above the number required for strength.

Especial mention should be made of the operators of the local telephone exchange. Major Healey and Capt. Tuteur report that the service has been t'he very best possible, and especially the long distance calls. They desire to express their thanks to the operators for the splendid service which they are rendering. Major Healey -and Lieutenant C. Arthur Tuteur went via automobile to Plymouth today at the request of Gov. Ralston to aid in preparing the company of that place m getting ready to leave. They were taken in W. L. Wood’s car, which was driven by N. C. Shafer. Before leaving, Major Healey asked that’ any citizens of the county owning cars and desiring to render a great service to the company, could do so by donating their cars for trips to surrounding towns to get recruits. Calls are pouring in from many neighboring towns from to join the

local squad and informing the officers that if they need men to call upon them. Before leaving, Major Healey expressed his belief that he thought the local company, provided that it did not leave before -Friday evening, could be recruited up to 100 men by that .time, and that if the situation between the two countries became more tense he thought that 150 men could be gotten in Jasper county. One of the interesting features of the day as reported by the recruiting officer, was the joining of Co. M by Ernest Maxwell and son, OrVille G. Maxwell, both of Remington. Another public arousement meeting much of the same nature will be held again Saturday evennig, providing the company has not been called to Fort Harrison by noting

and to help make 'it an enthusiastic one and display their patriotism. On Sunday Co. M will be drilled oy the officers in the court house yard and MWroy park and a great crowd is expected to attend these drills on that day. Capt- Umpleby, of the Gary company, stated that there were hundreds of telegrams pouring into that city to youngymen belonging to othot companiesvarious parts of the United States commanding Jhem to report to their organizations immeliately. Some of them belong -o companies as far distant as Cahfowua. Capt. Umpleby has 85 men m his company at Gary.

Mrs. Firman Thompson and daughter, Dorothy, went to Lafayette today to visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter English, taking little Alice Bell English borne, who has been here with her grandparents, Dr, and Mrs. E. >. English- \ Miss Alice Thomas wentf to Lafayette today to take her weekly music lesson...