Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1918 — DATE CHANGED FOR RALLY DAY [ARTICLE]

DATE CHANGED FOR RALLY DAY

Will De Held Here Tuesday, January 29. SCHOOLS WILL DE DISMISSED And Teachers, Pupils, Patrons and the Public Is Urged to Attend the Mefetings. The date for holding a county defense rally day in Jasper county, has been changed by the State 'Council of Defense, which is to furnish the principal speakers, from February 18 to next Tuesday, January 29, and a meeting was held Monday afternoon at the office of County Superintendent Sterrett by the local members of the County Council o,f Defense to discuss matters connected therewith and appoint the necessary committees. The meeting was called by C. C. Warner of the Defense Council, who presided. County Superintendent Sterrett was made secretary of the meeting.

This county meeting will be along the same lines as that of the state meeting held at Indianapolis and two or more speakers will be sent here by the Council of Defense. The general meetings, at which talks will be made by the speakers from a distance, will be held at the Methodist church, at 1:30 and 7:30 p, m„ and there will be sectional meetings of the more important divisions of the council, such as the fuel, food, military, woman’s work ■ and Red Cross committees at the court house in separate rooms thereof immediately /following the general meeting in the afternoon. Each chairman of 'his respective committee will be held responsible for a program to be rendered before his own interested grouip. B. F. Fendig and John Eger will hold a joint meeting in the east court room of the court house. Mr. Fendig is chairman of the fuel committee and Mr. Eger is chairman of the food committee. Mr. Sterrett as chairman of the educational committee, Mr. Learning as chairman of the agricultural committee, and Harvey Wood, Jr., as chairman of the Boys’ Working reserve, will hold a joint meeting in the office of the county superintendent and the county agricultural agent in the basement of the court house. The section of Women’s Activities headed by Mrs. Ora T. Ross, will meet in the west court room. Rev. Fleming as chairman o>f the Morals committee will meet in the Sunday school room of the Methodist churc/h. Mr. Sauser as chairman of the military committee, will hold a meeting in the armory. Mr. Leatherman as chairman of the Liberty loan and Mr. Spitler as chairman Off the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. will hold a joint meeting in the directors’ room of the First National bank. The college band and high school orchestra will furnish muisic for the occasion. The speakers are men of national and state reputation. They will present the war situation before the people in a way that will make this the greatest day that the. county has experienced. Every true American citizen of the county is not only cordially invited but earnestly solicited to attend as much of these meetings as possible. It is expected to have all of the retail coal and food dealers in the county present at the general meeting in the afternoon and at the sub-meetings following; also the members and workers in other lines throughout the county. The schools Of the county will be dismissed for the day and all of the teachers and as many of the pupils and patrons as can do so will be urged to attend the general meetings. It-is expected that as a result of these county meetings—one is to be held in each county of the state —that a more thorough understanding of the work and a closer affiliation will reshlt, and everyone is urged to, make an effort to come to Rensselaer on next Tuesday and attend one or both of these general meetings.