Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1919 — HOME COMING BEING PLANNED [ARTICLE]

HOME COMING BEING PLANNED

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEGINS WORK FOR ROUSING ♦ ENTERTAINMENT. A number of the business men and a few farmers responded to the call off Moses Leopold, chairman, and P. H. Hauter, secretary of the Jasper County Betterment associattion Friday evening and steps were taken Ito Start the machinery which will put on a real “Home Coming” for Jasper county’s returned soldiers. It was the unanimous opinion of all present (that this celebration should be held some time in the fall, posdibly in September, and that it should be held in connection with the fine stock show which is staged eaidh year by the breeders of purebred stock of Jasper county. An executive committee consisting of Mlotees Leopold, P. H. Hauter, G. E. Murray, Russell Van Hook, B. F. Fendig and Sitewart Learning, was appointed. This committee was. have general supervision and will appoint all subcommittees necessary. They should have the hearty co-operation and liberal financial support of the people off the county. If the gathering is to be a, success it will take a great amount of work on the part of a number of men and they will need a considerable sum of money. One day is to be given over exclusively to the soldfilers and the War Mothers are to have a very large part in this arrangement. The committee would be pleased to have suggestions from all, and especially for the soldiers. The editors of the several papers off the county are made members of the publicity committee.