Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1915 — EXILED HOOSIERS HELD ANNUAL BANQUET [ARTICLE]

EXILED HOOSIERS HELD ANNUAL BANQUET

Affair In Chiqago Made to Resemble Voyage On Wabash With Vtoits to Many Points. William B. Austin, formerly of Rensselaer and for many years a resident of Chicago, was the second mate of an imaginary voyage taken by the Chicago Hoosiers who attended the annual banquet of the Indiana Society of Chicago at the Congress Hotel Saturday night. It was the eleventh annual banquet of the society and the gold room of the Congress was made to resemble a large ship. The imaginary voyage led from Chicago to Hammond, then to Crown Point, South Bend, Hazelden, Culver and other places. Although the Wabash river was supposed to be the course of the vessel, the route had to be changed considerably in order to pay visits to several localities where the “literorious”, come from. S. E. Kiser had written a pleasing song entitled “The Milkmaid,” which was sung to the air of “Buttercup.” It told of the products of George Ade’s Hazelden farm. Instead of corn, oats, etc., the farm produces poetry, music and dairymaids, | Edward Rector was named as captain of the ship. George T. Buckingham was first mate and rM. Austin second mate. The banquet was attended by many more than had ever attended a banquet of the society before.