Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — CELEBRATION IS GALLED OFF [ARTICLE]

CELEBRATION IS GALLED OFF

Decided that Work in the Fields Is Greater Patriotism. At the meeting of the county council of defense Thursday afternoon, which meeting was largely attended, it was voted unanimously to call off the proposed patriotic celebration here on July 4th, that the farmers and their help might put in the day in the harvest fields ?/ihere it would count for much more in a patriotic way than any public demonstration that might be made in Rensselaer. A vote of i'lanas '.’as cxb n.lcd to the faculty of St. Joseph college for their kindness in offering the free use of the college grounds for the proposed celebration. Captain Bowman, F. L. Peck, Dennis O’Riley and H. W. Gilbert of the Liberty Guard company at Remington| were present at the meeting and asked that the council do as much iij. a financial way feu the Remington company as had been done for the Liberty Guards here. They have a large and excellent company at Remington and so far, through contributions and in using their personal funds, have paid practically all expenses to date and have provided the company with uniforms. Practically all that has been allowed the companies here has been the payment of the rent of the armory, and the council fa/vored the treating of all the companies in the county alike in the way of expenditures of public funds. A committee composed of F. L. Peck of Remington, W. L. Bott of Rensselaer and John Bowie of Wheatfield was appointed by the chairman to confer with the officers of the different companies on the proposition and report at the next meeting. A number of other matters of minor interest were discussed and a few bills were allowed.