Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1912 — AUSTRALIAN BOYS ON LONG TOUR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AUSTRALIAN BOYS ON LONG TOUR

A PARTY of forty Australian boys, members of the Young Australian League, are visiting in Washington and will be received by the president. The boys are traveling under the auspices of the Australian government and constitute the best representatives of the youth of Australia. They won the opportunity to come to America aftef tests as to their abilities as musicians, athletes and scholars. They constitute their own band and orchestra and attract much attention wherever they go. The ages of the boys range from 10 to 19 years.