Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — ORGANIZE FOR Y. M. C. A. DRIVE [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZE FOR Y. M. C. A. DRIVE

JASPER ASKED TO RAISE SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SOLDIERS. Captain E. S. Norton and Mr. Dixon, of Gary,' Ind., were here Thursday afternoon and at a meeting called at the county commissioners’ room in the court house by E. L. Hollingsworth, chairman of the Jasper county Young Men’s Christian Association. After talks by Messrs. Norton and Dixon, plans were made for a drive to raise our quota of $7,000 for the war fund for that organization. During the week beginning Monday, November 12, there is to be a fund raised to be used by the Young Men’s Christian Association. The nation is to raise $35,000,000. * Indiana’s quota is $1,000,000, and Jasper county’s $7,000. After the addresses by Messrs. Norton and Dixon, Chairman Hollingsworth appointed an executive committee consisting of the following gentlemen: Charles G. Spitler, George A. Williams, James H. Chapman and Louis H. Hamilton. It was decided to have a gathering of the workers of the county “at a luncheon Monday evening in this city. A' committee to provide for the lunch consisting of Messrs. J. Budman Fleming and C. Wiley Duvall were appointed and have later made their report. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will serve the lunch in' the dining room of the Presbyterian church. Besides the lunch we are promised a good speaker by the men from Gary. After the conclusion of the general meeting there was a meeting of the executive committee. At this meeting it was decided to divide the county into three districts. These three districts are to be the same as the county commissioners’ districts as far as practicable. A leader was. to be selected for each district. For the central district, Attorney George A. Williams was selected. Later Chairman Hollingsworth appointed H. W. Marble for the north district. Mr. Marble promised Mr. Hollingsworth that he would have a large number of workers present at the meeting here Monday night and that he would do his best to raise whatever amount may be necessary for his district. In the evening Messrs. Charles G. Spitler, J. Budman Fleming and James H. Chapman went to Remington and met a representative body of the businessmen of that city. These men selected Postmaster Dennis O’Riley as their leader and they promised to have a full representation at the Monday evening meeting here and also to do their best to raise their quota of the amount assigned to the county. The enthusiasm that has already been engendered and the thorough organization is sure to do most effective work and there will be a most excellent response to this magnificent work by the people of Jasper county. There will be no expense for the lunch, as this matter has been taken care of in another way.