Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1918 — DEFENSE COUNCIL IN SESSION [ARTICLE]

DEFENSE COUNCIL IN SESSION

Matters of Routine Business Transacted Wednesday. The Jasper County Council of Defense met in regular session at the court house Wednesday afternoon with a goodly attendance of members and other interested parties. Matters of routine business were discussed. Rev. j. Budman Fleming, chairman of the Morals committee, who had been instructed to investigate the public libraries in Jasper county and ascertain if there were any pro-German books therein, reported that he had investigated the libraries at Rensselaer and Remington, but did not find anything objectionable. Mrs. Ora T. Ross, chairman of women’s activities, reported that she had been able to purchase yarn for the local Red Cross of the American Patriotic League at New York City for $2.75 per pound, which is the best price yet obtained.