Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1895 — June Festival [ARTICLE]

June Festival

Popular Concerts and Lectures, Uunder the Auspices of the Epworth L. Trinity M. E. Church. June 3rd to 7th, Inclusive. Monday Evening, June 3rd. The accomplished Violinist, Prof. August Wolf, of LaPorte. An artist of rare merit. Born and educated in Germany. Prof. Charles Rnmely, also of LaPorte, presiding at the piauo. An occasion of special interest to all lovers of good music. Tuesday Evening, June 4th. The World's Fair Quartette, the popular lady singers, of Lafayette. They won their first laurels at the World’s Fair. Their enthusiastic reception by the public, wherever they appear , is their sufficientcommendation. They are easily pre-emi-nent. Wednesday Evening, June 6th. The Rev. C. N. Sims, D. D., the popular pastor of Meridiar-street M. E. church, Indianapolis. Dr. Sims was for many years a prominent pastor in Baltimore and Brooklyn; eight or nine years chancellor of Syracuse, (N. Y.) University. His brilliant career as an educator and minister is well known. He is everywhere in demand as a lecturer on educational am l popular themes. It is our good fortune that he comes to Rensselaer. Thursday Evening, June 6 th. The Artist-Orator,Rollo K. Bryar, in Chalktalqua Chalk, both afternoon and evening. Mr. Mr. Bryan discusses great subjects, and illustrates every point; painting life-size and life-like performing pictures, in the presence of the audience; applying chalk, several colors, with both hands at once, upon a large revolving, white blackboard, bringing about indescribable transformations and surprises; covering, during a single lecture, more than one hundred square feet of plain un-outlined surface, with pictures and caricatures. He talks with his tongue and hands simultaneously. His transformation scenes are more interesting and curions than the dissolving views of a stereopticon.

Thursday Afternoon-Three O’clock. " Children’s Rally. Chalk Talk for the Children at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Adults welcome as well as children, but for one hour, 3 o’clock, let the children have the right of way. Aside from the pleasure they will enjoy, they can hardly fail to receive, incidentally, an instructive lesson in the art of free-hand drawing. Let all the children come.

Friday Evening, June 7th. Grand Vocal and Instruments concert. Home Talent The best of the wine at the close of the feast. ADMISSION. Course tickets, for six entertainments, - • SI.OO Lecture or Concert (single ticket) - - .25 Children’s Rally (single ticket) .10 Note.— Course tickets to old soldier, 50c. Widows of soldiers supplied with Course tickets, free of charge. on Sale at Long’s drug store.