Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1913 — MUSIC IT STATE FAIR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MUSIC IT STATE FAIR

Three Great Bands WIH Give Popular Concerts During the Exposition. One of the most popular (fiversions the state fair will, during the week of September 8, have to offer the people of rural Indiana will be programs by three large concert bands. People from the farms and smaller towns seldom have opportunity to hear bands of such magnitude as the fair offers, and this is the chief reason that music is made one of the dominating features of the Indiana exposition, while people from the larger towns and cities, like those from the country, never tire of this kind of music. The John C. Weber band, of Cincinnati, the Indianapolis Military band, each composed of forty trained musicians, and the Indianapolis,News Newsboys’ band of fifty boys, will be heard every day of the fair in programs of popular, wholesome music. The Weber band was not at the fair last year, but has been re-engaged because of numerous requests made by regular visitors who, by comparing it wi{;h other famous bands, have

given the Weber organization o f forty men first place in popularity. This band will appear at the fair in its old-time strength 'of numbers and talent and will bring a number of eminent instrumental soloists. The Weber band has a new singer this year—Miss Wilmine Hammann, > soprano, who is expected to win much favor from

those who hear her in the state fair coliseum each afternoon and evening. She has a magnificent voice, with the wide shouldered German opera singer’s physique to support her vocal powers, and she is especially famous ms a ballad singer. The Indianapolis Military Band, the oldest band organization in the state, directed by H. W. Klausmann, will celebrate its silver jubilee at the Indi-

ana fair, where it first played 25 years ago, and where it has an unbroken record for this period. It began its state fair career with a dozen men, the number being increased each year, and 'at the coming fair it will have forty men—the best musicians of Indiana. Mr. Klausmann is making extraordinary preparations fpr the state fair in celebration of the silver jubilee engagement there.

It will play in the coliseum each morning and at the grandstand each afternoon. Miss Anna Woodward, of Chicago, a soprano soloist who was applauded by ’thousands of patrons last year, will sing with the band again. The Newsboys’ Band, which has been heard by more Indiana people

than any band that was ever organized in this state, will, as usual spend the entire week at the fair, giving morning and afternoon concerts near the administration building. The band was founded years ago by the Indianapolis News and its conductor from the beginning has been J. B. Vandaworker, doubtless the foremost trainer of juvenile bands in America.

The band now has over fifty members. This will be the band’s 13th year at the state fair.—Adv.

John C WEBER

J. B. VANDAWORKER

H. W. KLAUSMANN