Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-29
STILL THEY BOOST
Boosters Club Meet Monday Evening
Committee Report-Plans for Work
Outlined Committees Appointed
Petition to Council Authorized
Regular Meetings To Be Held
Toledo & Indiana Ry. Proffer use of
Assembly Room.

Not so many boosters as usual met
at the Montauk Club rooms Monday
evening possibly because they had
forgotten about it, but those who
were present were enthusiastic, every
members seems to have caught the
spirit of the Slogan "This Town is
Your Town" and to be anxious to
make it the best town in the state in
every way. If "The Rainbow Comes
Down in Ohio the Wauseon Boost
ers Club are determined to demon
strate that here is where the Rain
bow touches. The meeing was called
to order by president F. H. Reig-
hard; minutes of last meeting were
read and approved. Reports of COM
mittees were called for by the chair;
Committee on Constitution and by
laws reported progress but their
work not yet completed. Slogan
committee presented propositions for
building an electric sign bearing the
slogan "This Town is Your Town. y
from the Valentine Electric Sign
Company of Atlantic City, New Jer-
sey; considerable discussion was had
upon the question of an electric sign.
Mr.. Warren of the Toledo & Indiana
Ry. Co., was present and furnished
much valuable information in re-
gard to cost of construction and
lighting such a sign. In behalf Of
The Toledo & Indiana Ry CO., Mr..
Warren announced that his company
would donate what would amount to
about one third of the current neces-
sary to loht the sign. After further
consideration it was moved that the
club Withhold definite action on the
electric sign for the present.
President Reighard reported fine
progress in the town garden move
ment: thirty children have been as
signed plots in the Greenleaf Gardens
and have begun work Messers Jordan
Reighard and Greenleaf were kept
busy Monday stalking out the plots
and helping the young gardeners get
readv for the seasons work. There
is still room for eight or ten plots
and as many boys and girls are
wanted to take them.
Twenty boys and girls are regis
tered as in competition for prizes on
home gardens. It would be diff
cult matter to tabulate and record all
of the benefit that will be derived
from these gardens both to the town
and to each individual gardener; each
boy and pirl who plants and tends a
garden this Summer is al real boost
er for Wauseon for each one is doing
something to add to; the attractive
ness of the town and besides doing
this thew will each one derive ines
timable benefit from the work they
do in intellectual and phvsical deve-
Torment ndschararter building
Mr.. StahEznresident of the Chau-
tauoua Asseinfi1v Hannounoss that the
Ehautau1ua will be- held in Waueaon
durino the last week. in August; oath
TO 30th inclusive.
The Club voted to make the sec
ond Monday evening Of each month
the time for the regular meeting and
it was decided that an effort should
be made to have an address on civic
improvement Agricultural Interests
or Public Welfare at as many meet
ings as possible. The Secretary, Mr..
Wolfe reported that Mr.. Warren as
manager of the Toledo & Indiana Ry.
Co., had proffered the use Of the T..
& I. Assembly room to the club free
of charge. Mr.. Warren as represent
ing the railway company was. tender
ed vote of thanks and the club ac-.
cepted the hospitality extended Lat
ter motion was presented to make
Mr.. Warren an honorary member of
the club which was carried unanim-
ously. Mr.. Warren was called upon
for speech and responded by stat