Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — BROOK CITIZENS ARE FILLED WITH PATRIOTISM [ARTICLE]

BROOK CITIZENS ARE FILLED WITH PATRIOTISM

Meeting Held at the Sphinx*Club Friday Night Was .argely Attended and Many Will Enlist. On invitation from Brook citizens, Major George H. Healey, Captain Herman B.'Tuteur and Lieuts. Tuteur, Johnson and Healey, accompanied by Chas. M. Sands, Laban Wilcox and Stewart Moore, went to that town Friday evening and the militia officers discussed with a large numlber of young men and their parents the proposition of military training and of the enlistment of eligible young mdn for service. Their .talks were supplemented by able addresses by Editor Foresman, of the Brook Reporter, and Dr. Collier. Their speeches rang with patriotism and the meeting in every respect displayed loyalty and patriotic fervor. Probably thirty-five young men who contemplate enlistment were present and following the speech making they discussed With the officers the proposition of enlistment. Captain Tuteur offered to' rent a drill hall and to pay. weekly visits to Brook to give therf instruction in drill. The basis of pay for guardsmen was explained. Whne no enlistments were taken, there were almost two dozen who stated that in the event of a call they would come here and enlist at once. There was some discussion about organizing a company in Newton county, with platoons in each of two or three towns and this may’ be undertaken. If this is done, the company would probably be placed in the third regiment with the Rensselaer company. The matter of forming a company of hoipe guards was also discussed. Brook is alive to the conditions now prevailing and will do its full share or more in responding to any call for service, but as has often been pointed out, the most necessary thing is to at once start the training. \