Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1917 — Merchants Association Holds Session. [ARTICLE]

Merchants Association Holds Session.

The members of the Rensselaer Merchants Association held thgir regular annual meeting last night at the Collins shoe store. The following officers were elected to serve during- the next year: President S. Fendig; Vice-President George Collins; Scretary F. D. Burchard. Directors, G. E. Murray, A. F. Long, B. J. Jarrette, John Ramp, Nattie Scott and Milton Roth. It is understood that the association is planning this year to give a big banquet, and pull off some, ether very important events that will put the old town back on the map. The real purpose of this association is to boom Rensselaer. It is the aim to have every merchant in .he city be a booster and that this enthusiasm may be" spread until not only every merchant., but every citizen of Rensselaer will be a REAL BOOS'I’ER. Ross Benjamin completed his first run as a mail clerk since the accident last summer in which he received a broken leg, today. The injured member stood the trip pretty well and he will be alble to resume his regular runs from now on. Rev. G. W. Titus, now at Indianapolis, eels sure that Indiana will go dry and he has resigned his position with the Anti-Saloon League and will Become the pastor o the Firs'. Christian church at Mashawaka, Ind. This is a fine church and pays the excellent salary of SI,BOO a year. Mrs. Titus and the children are now m Canada. Brother Titus will begin his work at Mshawaka Sunday, Feb. ’4th. ”