Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1917 — BAND OF TWENTY YEARS AGO [ARTICLE]

BAND OF TWENTY YEARS AGO

John Healy Is Only Old Member Remaining of Present Band. E. S. Rhoads has an interesting picture in his grocery window of the Rensselaer band of twenty years ago, taken by Photographer Joe Sharp, long since deceased. The band was then composed of thirteen members —or, at least* thirteen are shown in the picture, as follows: John iHtealy, Charles S. Chamberlain, J. J. Montgomery, B. K. Zimmerman, George W. Hopkins, Vern Crlsler and Charles Morlan, all of whom are still here; Jakie Hopkins, now of Superior, Wisconsin; Louie Fendig, now of Tampa, Florida; Dr. Aaron Wood, now of Brook; W. W. Wishard. now of California; David Jaques, whose whereabouts we are unable to learn, and W. F. Baughman, who was later engaged in running a newspaper at Mt. Ayr, but whom we are unable 5 to locate now. Of the players at that time John Healy is the only one who has stayed with the band since 189 7, when this picture was taken, the others having dropped out from time to time, -and for several years John has been the only remaining member oif the old organization.