Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1917 — $2,000 GIVEN TO RED CROSS [ARTICLE]

$2,000 GIVEN TO RED CROSS

Rousing Meeting Held in Rensselaer Sunday Night. The campaign to raise $4,200 in Jasper cou«tjp> for the Red Cross was opened at Remington Sunday afternoon. A large delegation from Rensselaer accompanied . the very able speaker, William T. Abbott, of Chicago and County Chairman Spitler to that place, but the representation of people from the south end of the county was not what it would have been because of fraternal memorial servic.es at both Wolcott and Goodland. After a few selections by members of the Remington and Rensselaer bands, Mr. Abbott- made a strong appeal for funds to aid the Red Cross in its work. Charles G. Spitler, contributed the first $25, which had previously been appropriated for that purpose here, and to this was afiflded sss,..contributed by the people of Remington and vicinity. The Red Cross organization at Remington has a member-

ington a large number of those present drove to this city for the ■ night meeting. When the band played the opening number on the, court house lawn it was estimated that nearly 2,000 persons were present. Here Mr. Abbott again I addressed the throng and for an hour and a half he held them with ; stirring recitals of incidents of Red Cross aid and vividly portrayed the need and benefits of the organization. ’ • But to do all that it was possible for them to do required a vast sum of money and Jasper county was asked to contribute 1 $4,200 toward the $100,000,000 desired. At the conclusion of Mr. Abbott’s talk Chairman Spitler made a few remarks concerning the local Red Cross organization, and started the subscriptions with $25. Col. Fred A. Phillips then took the stand and in less than ten minutes thirty-nine others had pledged a: similar sum. Some few others made donations of S2O, a number $lO, and perhaps 100 of those present pledged from $1 to $5, so that when the meeting closed $1 ,- £93 had beep subscribed, making the grand total for the day $1,973.“ Other sums have been pledged since and the total is now well over $2,00 0. Meetings w r ere also held at.. Bluegrass school house in Newton township and at the town hall in Wheatfield last nightj. Other meetings have been arranged as follows: Wednesday evening—At Center school house, Union township. Thursday McCoysburg, Milroy and Hanging Grove townships. Saturday— Union township at Fair Oaks. Sunday—Parr. W. L. Wood been appointed to look after Union township's apportionment for the Red Cross fund in Jasper county and the first meeting will be held tonight at S p. m. at Center school house, in the German settlement. Mr. Wood will speak at this meeting and will also speak at a meeting to be held at Fair Oaks Saturday night. A meeting will be held at Parr Sunday night at Which Rev. Fleming of Rensselaer and W. L. Wood of Parr will speak. Union township’s apportionment is $450.