Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1917 — Former U. S. Ambassador [ARTICLE]

Former U. S. Ambassador

Henry van Dyke, former United States ambassador to Holland, will be the principal speaker at the opening session on, Thursday, December 13, of the war council, which will be held at Tomlinson hall, under the auspices of the Indiana state council of defense. Those in charge of arrangements for the program for the two days’ conference feel that they have been especially favored in the assignment of Mr. van Dyke as a speaker at the Indiana conference, for he recently returned from an extensive tour of the west front battle line, and is in position, therefore, to give an authoritative and graphic portrayal of war conditions as they exist today. Mr. van Dyke has visited Indianapolis many times,, and has addressed numerous gatherings ,but the extreme importance of the war council that will be held here makes his coming this time of more than ordinary. Charles D. Williams, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Detroit, also will be a speaker at the conference, and arrangements' are under way for adding a member of President Wilson’s cabinet to the list of speakers.

Joseph Fate, of Crown is spending a few days with Mrs. Laura B. Fate, at the Makeever hotel. Fred McGlinn and wife, of Wheatfield, were in Rens-elaer.Fred is one of our young progressive farmers and in order to know the county news has ordered that the Republican visit him twice a week.