Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — COME OUT TO THIS MEETING [ARTICLE]

COME OUT TO THIS MEETING

That the first annual meeting of the Jasper County Bettenment association, which will he held in the court house next Tuesday, March 4,* will mark the beginning of a period growth and improvement of the county is the belief and desire of the officers who have been de, voting their time and energies to lending those final touches to the arrangements which will assure Its success.

Every citizen of the county is invited by President Leopold 1 to be present at this meeting and to take part In the deliberations to develop a constructive plan of work) to fcnake the county a better place in which to live and to do business. The committee on constitution has just reported a final draft of the organization plan, which will be submitted to the meeting for approval. Besides stating the object of the association it provides for the usual officers which are to be appointed by a board of directors which, in turn, are to be elected at the annual meeting next Tuesday. The board of directors will be assisted by an advisory committee representing every organized interest and as far as possible the unorganized interests of the county. Every member of Che advisory committee will be at the lead of a group of people to whom will be assigned the solution of ome problem; in relation to the betterment of the county. These various groups will meet at the court house at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morning and insofar as possible suggest means of improvement. The meetings held will be open to the general public and everyone interested is invited to attend and take part.

In the afternoon the suggestions of each committee will be incorporated into one large and logical program of work, which the association will undertake to make a reality. The committee on speakers an- - ounces that they have been fortunate enough to secure experts in practically every branch of industry

represented in the county and believe that this, "together with the ideas of a large numbfer of representative citizens, will enable the association to arrive' at some very definite means of progress.