Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1917 — LAWN FETE NETTED $357 [ARTICLE]

LAWN FETE NETTED $357

S3OO TURNED OVER TO CO. M AND REMAINDER TO THE LOCAL RED CROSS. The following is the report of the receipts and expenditures of- the Iwan fete, which was held Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Company M fund and the local order -of the Red Cross, as supplied us by a member of the committee in charge: RECEIPTS. Refreshments $336.75 Souvenirs 72.22 of 10 per cent of evening trade from Mr. McFarland ..." 3.30 Mr. Nevill 3.00 Mr. Sanders ... >, 1.30 Lafayette stand ......... 3.00 Cash donations . . 31.45 Total $451.02 EXPENSES. Printing $2.50 Drayman .50 Lemons 9.85 Ice Cream 73.70 Wooden plates, s£>ons, etc. .. 7.12 Total .......$ 93.67 After all bills were paid there remained $357.35, of which $300.00 was turned over at once to Captain Garland for Company M, and $57.35 was given to Mrs. Ora T. Ross for the purchase of wool for “Socks for Soldiers.” . _ _ Aninteresting incident near the close of the fete was the auctioneering by Col. Fred Phillips of eight beautiful cakes, which brought sl4 and were immediately presented by their purchasers to members of Company M. We have always understood that it was impossible to eat your cake and have it, too, but Company M has nailed that proverb. The following acknowledgement was received from Washington by the local Comforts Committee: “Plaese accept the thanks of the Comforts Committee of the Navy League for your finished work, which was received by us today. Hoping that you will be able to do more work along these lines, we are, very truly, Comforts Committee of the Navy League.”