Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1917 — OVER-SUBSCRIBE LIBRARY FUND [ARTICLE]

OVER-SUBSCRIBE LIBRARY FUND

RENSSELAER AND MARION TP. CONTRIBUTE LIBERALLY TO FUND. The movement started by the board of the public library of this city to meet the requirements of the American Library Association to raise a fund for a library war fund in each community equal to one dollar for each twenty inhabitants was launched here last week. Under the above apportionment we should have raised S2OO. The several teams, however, made such a successful drive that there is now in the hands of the treasurer $245 and there are some who have not reported. The movement to raise this money was in charge of Mrs. Ora T. Ross, and the success met is very lagely due to her efforts. She was, however, very ably assisted by a large numbre of people who assisted in the personal canvass made. The citizens of the two corporations are to be congratulated upon the most liberal response they made to this most excellent cause. The movement is nationwide and it is hoped that the other parts of the county will take up the work and that the full quota for the county may be given. This movement has for its purpose the placing at each of the fifty-five camps in this county a good library for the soldiers. Also the furnishing to the soldier boys in France the very best and most interesting reading matter obtainable. If you would like to help in this movement you can leave your money with Judson J. Hunt, who is president of the public library board here and the treasurer of the Library War Fund for Rensselaer and Marion township. All money paid to him will be sent to the American LibraryAssociation and will be used by them as indicated above.