Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1918 — MARINE APPLICANT IS LED TO WRITE SONG [ARTICLE]

MARINE APPLICANT IS LED TO WRITE SONG

St. Louis.—Harold Holland of this city went down to marine recruiting headquarters here and applied for enlistment. He was accepted, but his draft board refused to release him. While at the recruiting station he was so impressed with the marines that he wrote words and music of a song entitled, “You Great Big Handsome Marine" The song has been printed and now is sung daily at the marine recruiting rajlies.