Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — STORES TO CLOSE FRIDAY [ARTICLE]

STORES TO CLOSE FRIDAY

ALL BUSINESS HOUSES OF CITY TO CLOSE FQR PATRIOTIC MEETING.

Frank Welsh, chairman of the .TasS»r county council of defense, wa3 in ensselaer this Wednesday forenoon and with Samuel Fendig, president of the Rensselaer Business Men’s Association, called upon the merchants of the city and all agreed to close their places,of business Friday afternoon during the patriotic meeting. This action on the part of our business men is highly commendable and'is in keeping with the splendid spirit of loyalty of the people of this community. Chairman Welsh is very anxious that Jasper county give to the men who are to come to us Friday from the State Council of Defense the largest audience possible. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, chairman of the morals committee of the county, has written a personal letter to each minister of the county urging them to attend the meeting. All ministers of the county have been appointed members of the morals committee of the Jasper County Council of Defense. Should any minister of the county fail to get Dr. Fleming’s notice he should be present and should make it a point to have a personal interview with their chairman. If ninety-two of the state’s busiest men can give four days this week to this patriotic work, every citizen in Jasper county should give at least a half day.