Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1906 — RENSSELAER TO CELEBRATE [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER TO CELEBRATE

Proposition of The Democrat For Fourth of July Celebration fleets With Success.

OVER S4OO RAISED FOR OCCASION To Have a Grand Free Celebration With Plenty of Wholesome Amusement For All. The Democrat’s efforts to have a Fourth of July celebration in Rensselaer this year has borne fruit,and its subscription of $lO has been covered many times, so t hat at this time there is S4OO in sight for the celebration, and to this should be added about SIOO for street privileges, swelling the total to nearly SSOO. Every one seems to be enthusiastic over the matter and have generally contributed to the subscription fund, a paper being circulated for that purpose by Bert Goff and the writer Monday. A meeting was held Tuesday evening and Mayor Ellis was made president of the committee and Geo. Scott secretary. A. J. Brenner, A. F. Long and J. J. Montgomery were selected as Committee on Arrangements, and F. E. Babcock and B. E. Goff Finance Committee. The Committee on arrangement were to select the various subcommittees, and reported as follows at another meeting held Thursday evening: . Music—B. K. Zimmerman, Geo. Hopkins. Amusement—B. F. Fendig, C. G. Spitler, Orlan Grant, Geo. Strickfaden, Abe Halleck, Lou Harmon. Fireworks —E. V. Ransford, F. E. Babcock. Decoration — H. Parker, Rex Warner. Industrial Parade —C. H. Vick, Dan Waymire. Advertising—Geo. Healy, Leslie Clark, F. E. Babcock. Reception —Geo. W. Scott, A. J. Harmon. Salutes—Ed Reeves. B. J. Moore. Marshal of the day—Fred Phillips. At this meeting a communication from the Captain of the Monticello militia companj- was read, which proposed for the latter to come over and give a sham battle with our company. The proposition was favorably received and Capt. Healy of our milita company, was appointed to confer further and arrange for the attraction if possible. This will take place in Riverside Park, probably, right after the ball game. This will bring half of Monticello, as no celebration will be held there. The various attractions and amusements have not all been arranged for, of course, at this writing, but it is proposed to have two outside bands of music, probably Brook or Morocco and Wolcott or Monticello, if they can be secured; a good base ball game for a liberal purse; an industrial parade; foot races; potato and sack races; greased pole; militia drills; fire run; slide for life from the court house tower; shooting of several hundred pounds of dynamite in blowing up the bed of the Iroquois river; and numerous other attractions, closing with one of the grandest displays of fireworks ever seen in northern Indiana. Another meeting of the various committees will be held next Wednesday evening, at which time a complete program will no doubt be arranged and the large bills setting out the attractions will be ordered. Every attraction will be absolutely free, including the ball game and admission to the grand stand on the ball grounds. There was a surplus left over from the celebration five years ago that was turned over to the Commercial Club, and with a balance in the latter of some S3O amuonts to $50.50. This is proposed to be turned over to the Fourth of July committee, which will swell our fund to SSOO with the street privileges and assures the best celebration ever held in this section of the state.