Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1915 — COLUMBIA CLUB PLANS BIG RALLY [ARTICLE]

COLUMBIA CLUB PLANS BIG RALLY

AH Day Meeting and Barbecue at the State Fair Grounds—Marking Campaign Opening.

Indianapolis, Aug. 2.—One of the really big political events of the year in Indiana will be the meeting to be held by the Columbia Club at the state fair grounds in September. The affair will be in the nature of an all day love feast and barbecue and will be held in honor of the 1,800 new members of the club who have joined the organization since the special campaign for new members was launched in April. Members of the club, their families and friends will be invited; and the affair promises to be one of the most enjoyable political events held in this state recently. Speakers of national repute will be secured for the occasion and in addition a large number of persons prominent in political circles in the state will deliver short addresses. All the republican candidates for governor, U. S. senator and the several state offices are expected to be present and will be given an opportunity to be heard. The Columbia Club during the last three months has enjoyed a phenominal growth, the membership list having been increased nearly threefold. The club has tendered its services to the republican state committee in the coming campaign and this offer has been accepted by that organization. It is believed that the club, with its large membership extending into practically every county in the state, will be a potential factor in assisting the regular state, district and county organizations during the coming campaign.