Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-22
TO FETE Co. c WITH
UNEXPENDED FUNDS
Of PATRIOTIC DAY
1928 ~ REMAINS IN TREASURY
COMMITTEE DECIDES TO USE
CASH FOR FAREWELL TO or
TAWA SOLDIERS.

Moneys that remain unexpended in
the Patriotic Day treasury will be
used for giving Company { rousing
farewell, according to arrangement
made last night when citizens met
the celebration and decided that would
be the most suitable way for using the
| cash left over irom Memorial Day.
Little opposition was raised agains.
the plan and with $22S2f still remain.
ing unexpendod in the treasury there
is promised celebration for Company
c that will be in keeping with the i'm.
prrtance of the occasion
Secretary l.. }. Horan in his report
Of the meeting in the court house last
night says.
A meeting of the joint committees
of the Patriotic Day celebration was
called by the general chairman for
Thursday. June q, 1917, in the cir
cult court room of the county court
house at Ottawa.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved as read
The proposition. DO you want a
patriotic celebration" and III SO,
when?' was brought up by the chair
man for discussion 1t was indicated
| on the floor that monster Sunday.
school picnic and many private picnics
had been planned for July and that
at that time few of the organized bod
les would be in shape to make cred
table showing in parade, and that
/ 1t would he practically impossible to
secure band music for that day at this
late date. 1t was finally determined
upon motion made and carried that
"a fitting celebration be arranged by
the committees heretofore appointed
to be staged at or about the time
of the departure of Company c; that
/ this organization remain intact for
4 that purpose and that the funds in
/ the hands Of the ways-and means
committee be and remain subject to
the further order of the joint commit
tees and If not otherwise ordered
said funds remain and be so held for
the purposes of said celebration"
The chairman of the ways.and-
means COMMITTEES presented his re-
port showing S50052 receipts and
$2722S expenditures, leaving a bal
ance on hand Of $22S.2i On motion
the report was adopted
Thereafter the chairman Of the
ways-and-means committee offered
and introduced the following resolu
tion,
Whereas. there remains in the
hands of the ways-and-means com
mttee the sum of $22S "a after the
payment of the bills of the Pat
riotic Day celebration held on
May 80, and
Whereas, the question has aris
en- as to what disposition shall be
made of this sum, and
Whereas, Company G will be
called to the service Of the ma
tion on or about August |, and
Whereas. it will be fitting and
proper to give Company G suit
, able sendoH.
, BE II Therefore, Resolved that
. the organization created for the
a celebration on Many 30 be re-
! taned intact and that the several
, committees of said organization
be and they are hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to arrange for
j suitable demonstration at or
q about the time Company &
0 leaves, and further that the ways.
0 and-mcans committee be authoriz-
Q ed and directed to retain said fund
oil subject to the further orders OF
O. this organization. provided, how
Z ever, that il any organization con
% tributng any portion thereon shall
object to the using OF said fllnt
70 for any other purpose than Tor
w WnlGn III was SuDo'' i''"' o"'" VI
% ganization shall be returned its
% pro rata share on demand
20 Which said resolution was dui
= adopted by unanimous vote.
70 Upon motion duly made and. ca
ried the chairman of the decoratlo
10 committee was authorized and direc
10 ed to posses himself for the benef
- of this organization of all the nag
10 purchased for parade purposes and
10 retain them subject to the further 0
ders of this organizations
10 1t was duly moved by the chairma
70 of the ways-and-means committt
20 that the action adopting the repo
of the ways-and be vacated an
10 set aside and that the said report !
30 considered, which said motion aft
90 being duly put was lost
o. On motion the meeting adjourne