Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1908 — A GREAT HOME COMING PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER [ARTICLE]

A GREAT HOME COMING PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER

An Enthusiastic Meeting Friday Night Takes Initial Steps Toward Record-Breaking Event.

s Ths mejefdug called lay ttys citizens the Rensselaer Republican tor Friday night on the court house lawn, was attended by * large and enthusiastic crowd of citizens and business men and tbe plan was informally discussed for some time before the meeting was organized to begin busiH. Healey was made chairman and Moses Leopold secretary and' tij£, finance committee was then qlected. and consists of Judge Hanley and attorney E. P. Honan. The attractions committee was then, selected and consists of J. J. JfiontH. B.* Ellis, A, J. Hannon, B. p. Fendig and Rev. H. L. Kindig. The attractions committee is tp meet with the finance committee Monday morping aj. 8 o'clock Hanley’s office, and they will try to' determine yhat . the attractions shall be and how much money will, be •needwljto £oqduct the event in a creditable manner. . ........ After these matters have been discussed by the two committees the j fmance committee will begin its work ’ iu? sL -St XSI .&> I

Of soliciting funds and hopes to be ready to report at a meeting to be held in the court house or on the lawn in. front of the court house Tuesday; evening. ” Among U» ; attractions proposed were a .fire show, an automobile show, ball .games, a balloon ascension daily, merry-go-round, and other atractions that will respond to an advertisement tp be inserted in the Bill Board, of New York. It is also proposed to have two of these days devoted tp the two leading political parties, and it is probable that the campaign in this part of the county can be opened at this time, and that the central committees of, both parties will contribute toward the expenses of these events. v lt was quite generally agreed that file first week in September was the only available time for the home coming, as if. it came earlier it would conflict' with Fountain Park and if later it would be after the city and town schools had begun, ~ After the report ofe the. committees next Tuesday night, the other commit- . X.. M m • a. a. '• tI . *« A*. la. « 1 -fe. Va

tees will be appointed and the advertising will be at once commenced. Several good schemes for getting the names of former residents have been suggested, and it is probable a secretary will be selected to gather the names of all of these and keep them arranged in alphabetical order fio that all can be given the argument of a special invitation. Then, advertising Will be prepared and supplied Without cost to persons who write to distant "friends, trying to get them to come here for the week. B. Forsythe, proprietor of the Chicago Bargain Store, was unable to attend the meeting, but 'he telephonedto one of the pushers of the event I that he would endorse any action that the meeting took and that he was ready to do his part toward making it a grand success. Thus the big gathering first proposed by the Republican some eighteen months ago and again suggested in recent Issues of this paper is off with a rush and all former residents are asked to begin making their plans to be guests of Rensselaer during this mammoth gathering. And all Rensselaer citizens are a&ked to aid in preparing some fine entertainment for thdih wheh they do come. This will be the first home coming ever held in Jasper county and it should be a huge success and judged by the enthusiastic manner in which the people are taking hold of it, it will Sring the largest crowd of goodfebters together that ever met in northwestern' Indiana. -