Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1913 — BAND BOYS MEET MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT [ARTICLE]

BAND BOYS MEET MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT

Everyone Favors Celebration of Natal Day Here and There is Plenty of Cash in Sight. The band boys hava met lots of encouragement in soliciting funds for a Fourth of July celebration in Rensselaer and the celebration is assured. Every person approached seemed to think that it was just the thing to do. Thus, people Will not only be kept at home but many will be brought in from other places. So far $420 has been subscribed and it is hoped to bring this amount up to SSOO during the week. The stand sales will amount to a hundred or more. The program for the day and evening has not Deen arranged but it is expected that the free attractions will be good ones and an effort to contract them will be made shortly. There will be ball games, races, flreworks, etc., and the local theatres will prepare for the occasion, B. F. Barnes, proprietor of the L Gayety Airdome, says that he will give another fine show this year, procuring splendid talent much as Earl Reynolds did last year. You can begin now to invite your friends to Rensselaer to attend the Fourth of July celebration and can assure them that the celebration is in the hands of the boys’ band, which is a guarantee of its quality.