Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1919 — DEAN NEW CLUB HEAD; IMPROVEMENTS TO COME [ARTICLE]

DEAN NEW CLUB HEAD; IMPROVEMENTS TO COME

At the annual election of the board of directors of the Van Rensselaer eiub Monday evening the following members were selected to compose the board: Van R. Grant for a period of three years; B. F. Fendig and D. D. Dean for a period of two years each and H. F. Parker and C. E. Garver, for one year each. Following the election of these members, the board met in secret session, electing D. D. Dean as president to succeed Van R. Grant and C. E. Garver as vice-president to suceed 8.-J. Jarrette. The coming summer months is to see many club improvements and is to be a period of reconstruction, neces sary on account of so many of the members having entered the military service. With virtually the entire membership again able to participate in all club movements, a new impetus has been added and extensive plans for improvements and for entertainment have , been planned and it is hoped of all club members that before the termination of the present year that the club will have so advanced ds to exceed its pre-war status. Co-operation with the city in many things of general municipal interest is not a remote possibility, and it is the opinion of President Dean and other members, that the club should not continue along in its own narrow shere but should broadeii out and aid in all community welfare movements and make its influence for good felt. The following committees were appointed by President Dean: Entertainment committee: H. B. Clark, G. E. Wilcox, Don Wright/ House committee: H. B. Tuteur, A. E. Wallace, Herbert Hammond, F. C. Leek, Walter Randle. . Purchasing committee': G. J. Jessen, William Traub, Samuel Fendig. Auditing committees Fred Arnott, C. M. Sands.