Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — GETTING THE HONEY A FOR OUR CELEBRATION. [ARTICLE]

GETTING THE HONEY A FOR OUR CELEBRATION.

Band Boys Continue to Meet Cheerful Response From Merchants; Have Raised Over 3460. - - -» y Practically everybody seems to be right in for the celebration of the glorious Fourth. The band boys met willing subscribers to the movement right off the reel and Colonel Phillips, of the Princess Airdome gave $25. B. F. Barnep, of the Gayety, gave a like amount and restaurants gave sls, while merchants generally went down for $lO. The fund had reached a total exceeding SIOO by noon today and the committee was stiH at work. Bandmaster Otto Braun came down from Lowell this morning and took a hand In the boosting and the celebration is assured and enough money in sight to have a 'dandy. Just what the attractipns will be can not be told at this time but the band boys have always succeeded at every undertaking and they promise a hummer and we are willing to believe them and people, should start now to invite their friends to come here for the big day.