Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — Aged Man Sings Six Hours. [ARTICLE]

Aged Man Sings Six Hours.

What Is believed to be the most prolonged singing performance on record has just been achieved by Alexander R. Porter, a magistrate living In the Liverpool suburb-of Waterloo, who before retiring from business was chief accountant In Liverpool of the North and South Wales bank, the London Express says. Mr. Porter has sung a hundred songs In one evening by way of demonstrating his vigor at the age of 72. The veteran magistrate is sprightly in his bearing "and has a ruddy and cheerful face. He believes that vigorous and frequent singing tends to longevity and good health and attributes his own mental and physical well-being to 1 vocal exercise. Since he was a lad he has x always begun the day by a vigorous bout of singing before breakfast and closed It with a liberal exercise of his vocal cords In the evening. The more he has sung the more he has found himself able to sing, and he contends that the singing has invigorated his heart and brain, expanded his lungs, and so largely contributed to his enjoyment of good health. Mr. Porter on his 72d birthday gave a party to relatives and friends, and during the evening sang 72 songs, one for each year of his life. The songs Included modern light opera, old ballads and sacred selections, and were rendered In a rich and powerful baritone, accompanied by a pianoforte. The feat took six hours, with necessary Intervals. , When a girl goes out of town on a visit, and her hostess cries when she departs for home, she thinks her visit was successful.