Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1917 — PROVISIONS FOR HOSPITAL [ARTICLE]

PROVISIONS FOR HOSPITAL

Home Economics Club Stars Movement to Supply Institution. The Home Economics club pf this city has started a movement to supply the county hospital with fruits, vegetables and other forms of provisions that can be stored in the basement of the Institution for use this winter. The movement is being directed by Mrs. J. W. Horton and is county-wide, and every lady, whether a member of any club or society or not, is requested and expected to do her bit toward the end desired. It was the original plan to ask each lady in the county to contribute either a can of fruit or a glass of jelly, and this was then broadened to include vegetables and all other forms of provisions that can be kept for winter use. Committees have been appointed in different sections of the county to look after the work in their respective communities, but as it is desired to have everything in this city and on exhibition on Friday and Saturday of next week, the days of the Rensselaer Stock show, it will be impossible for these committees to see every lady. Therefore it is requested that each lady take it upon herself to do her part and then see that her contribution reaches the headquarters in this city at the time stipulated. All of the various clubs and church societies of the county ar.e co-operating with the Home Economics club in the work and where convenient the contributions should be turned in to the heads of these organizations, but where this is inconvenient the same may be brought direct to Rensselaer. Where no means are at hand for transporting the collections here,

arrangements will be made here to do this. The Home Economics club will hold a meeting at the auditorium of the public library at 2:30 this afternoon, when further details of the plan will be worked out, and a full attendance of all club members is desired.