Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1917 — Boys’ Working Reserve. [ARTICLE]

Boys’ Working Reserve.

The following letter and telegram sent to Chairman Wood will explain themselves. All are asked to co-op-erate in this very important movement. Indianapolis, Aug. 4, 1917. Harvey Wood, Jr., Rensselaer, Ind. Forty college presidents arid professors representing every university in the state attnded ' wonderful gettogether meeting here today preparatory to whirlwind campaign next week. The speakers, Dr. H. A. Gobin, of DePauw, and S. Bogardus will be in Jasper county Wednesday, August Bth, in interest of Boys’ Working Reserve. Get most publicity possible on this important work in your county and show every attention to these patriotic men. — Isaac D. Straus, Federal State Director. Greencastle, Ind., Aug. 4, 1917. Mr. Harvey Wood, Jr., Rensselaer, Ind. My dear Mr. Wood: Today at Indianapolis at a meeting of educators and the state superintendent of public instruction I was appointed to speak at Rensselaer at a meeting in the interests of the “Whirlwind Campaign” of the Boys’ Working Reserve, U. S. A., on the evening of August 8. Prof. F. S. Bogardus, of the State Normal School, will be with me. I assume that you have printed matter on this movemerit, but to make sure I am sending some other copies under another enclosure. It is assumed that you will do all that is possible to secure for us a large audience. The attendance is riot restricted to boys, but we want men, women and girls as well. Do the best you can to get us a crowd. Unless I receive word from you I will arriv ein Rensselaer Wednesday afternoon by the Monon. Sincerely yours, H. A. GOBIN.