Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1897 — IN IT AGAIN! [ARTICLE]

IN IT AGAIN!

Wins Wolcott’s Wealth With Winsome Wind! Rensselaer Citizens’ Band Lug's Home SSO in Cash. Captures First Prize m the Second Class. ;■■■ , f . The Rensselaer Citizens’ Band again demonstrated the good results that have followed the employment of a competent professional director. For the second time in two weeks they have won SSO in money and honor above praise, by their excellent playing. At the band contest at Wolcott, yesterday they won first prize, SSO in money, in the second class, in which they entered. The following are the bands that took part in the contest, in the diffrent classes and their various per cents and prizes. FIRST CLASS. Delphi, 92 per cent, Ist prize, S6O. Wolcott, 90 per cent, 2nd prize S3O. SECOND CLASS. Rensselaer, 90 per cent, Ist prize SSO. Low’ell City, 80 per cent, 2nd prize $25. THIRD CLASS. Winamac Kid, 78 per cent, Ist prize S4O. Chalmers, 68 per cent, 2nd prize S2O. Grant Park, no prize. The judges were Prof. Rudy, of Indianapolis, and Ellis Brook, director of the 2nd regimental band of Chicago. Some important changes in the conduct of the Association were made at the business meeting. Heaeafter there will be no cash or other valuable prizes given, but the bands will contest for the per cent alone. The semi-annual meetings will be held about the 15th of May and October, hereafter. The next meeting, in May 1898, will be held at Monon Park, at Cedar Lake.