Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1918 — MINUTES OF THE JASPER CO. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE [ARTICLE]

MINUTES OF THE JASPER CO. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

The Jasper county council of defense met in the county commissioners’ room in the court house in Rensselaer at 2:30 p. m., Wednesday, August 7, 1918. f . | The following were present: Frank I Welsh, J. M. Sauser, W. D. Bringle, ‘Jesse Nichols, F. E. Babcock, J. B. I Fleming, O. K. Rainier, 'Moses Leop- ! old, W. L. Bott, C. G. Spitler, |Mesdames Ora T. Ross, George M. i Myers, E. M. Graham, John I. Gwin, (Oscar Hauter, A. Eib, Miss Geyer (and Miss Harriett Shedd.' Chairman J Welsh presided. ! The minutes of the meeting of July 17, were read and approved with the exception that the name of Mrs. John I. Gwin was changed to read to Mrs. E. M. Graham in the membership of the Foley patriotic committee. Also the name of E. P. Honan to be omitted from the membership of the committee to assist the local conscription board. A letter from the state council of defense was read asking that all cast off clothing and other useful salvage be saved and in order that this might be done in this county the following committee was appointed by Chairman Welsh: Moses Leopold, C. G. Spitler, Mrs. E. M. Graham and Mrs. Oscar Hauter.

The board went on record as opposed to the wasting of gasoline by thq careless habit of letting automobile engines run while the cars are standing. The following were appointed to be members of the Carpenter township council of defense: James A. Washburn, Walter E. Johnson, Ellis Jones, Mrs. Harriett Rainier, Frank Peck, J. L. Lough and Walter Gumm. W. L. Bott from the Liberty Guard committee was granted additional time in which to report. Moses Leopold from the committee to investigate the matter of public improvement in the county reported that no roads or ditches were now being constructed in the county that were not necessary. J. B. Fleming from the committee appointed to assist the local conscription .board, to investigate complaint made against that board, reported that they had carefully investigated every complaint against said board and found that said complaints are without foundation. They reported that there were complaint that certain registrants who had been given deferred classification by the district hoard did not seem to be entitled to deferred classification. On motion the committee was instructed to take the matter up with the state council of defense and ascertain the proper manner of procedure and then that the evidence tending to show that registrants are not properly classified be sent to the district board.

Chairman Welsh reported having appointed the following members of the’ labor committee of the county council of defense: Frank Welsh, 0. G« Spitler, Samuel Fendig, Charles Welsh, D. S. Makeever, H. W. Marble and Harry Parker. Moses Leopold from the committee appointed to investigate the reason why Jasper county’s July draft list was so large, made a report showing that the quota was based on the number of Class 1 men available.

Rev. J. B. Fleming from the Board of Instruction reported that the county had been divided into four districts and that the selectmen in each district has selected a captain and that the selectmen had selected a lieutenant for each township. Members of the board of instruction will meet with districts on the nights of their several Liberty Guards meetings, beginning with Wheatfield next Monday night. It was their plan to have members of this board present and carry out the following program: Singing ten minutes. > Talks on the War: Geography; Governments of countries at war; Why we are in the war. Each of the talks to last about ten minutes.. The remainder of the evening to be spent in drilling. The council by unanimous vote endorsed the appointment of Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, to be Colonel of the third regiment of the Indiana Liberty Guards. And the secretary was instructed to convey this information to Col. McCray. The bill of expense on account of the pageant given by the young people of. Remington was recommended paid, the amount being $21.78. On motion board adjourned to meet Wednesday, August 21, 1918.