Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — COMMITTEE IS ORGANIZED [ARTICLE]

COMMITTEE IS ORGANIZED

MARION TOWNSHIP AND RENSSELAER ORGANIZED FOR A STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN. Geqrge H. McLain has accepted the important duty of managing the campaign for the Young Men’s Christian Association War Work Fund. The amount to be raised at this drive is $3,300. Mr. McLain has appointed nine teams, which have already gone to work, and every person in the two corporations will be solicited. A number of large gifts should be received and the persons who have been selected to do the canvassing should be met with a pleasant greeting and allowed to depart' with a large contribution. In a few instances it has not been necessary to ask people for their subscription, but they have telephoned to the county chairman, Mr. Hollingsworth, and given him the amount they wished to subscribe.

A number of subscriptions have been received, some of them have been most splendid offerings and are as much as $50.00, A large number of $25 subscriptions have been received and there will be no doubt ( about this dsitrict under the able management of Chairman McLain and his enthusiastic workers raising its full quota. Remember that those who are doing this work have made liberal subscpptions and are doing the work also. Many of them are very busy men and are making a considerable sacrifice in leaving important work of their own to help out thisgreat | movement. —o— Union Township Busy. | Chairman George Hammerton, of I Parr, telephoned this morning that their campaign for the Y. M. C. A. War Work Fund was on in earnest, and that a considerable amount of money had already been subscribed. Meetings are scheduled as follows: '"Fair Oaks, Thursday night, Hon. W. L. Wood, speaker. German Luthern church Saturday j night. The speaker will be Rev Krull and Hon. W. L. Wood. —o — Good Meeting at Wheatfield. Rev. J. Budman Fleming made a great address at Wheatfield last night and a large number of subscriptions 'were received. The meeting was held at the Primo Theatre and a large crowd was present. The northern disi trict under the able management of H. W. Marble will not fail to raise (its quota of SI,OOO. Meeting at McCoyaburg Tonight. Hon. Abraham Halleck and Dr. J. > Budman Fleming will go to McCoysburg tonight to address the people of Hanging Grove township. Royal L. Bussell is chairman of this township and the work there is progressing very satisfactorily.