Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1908 — REPUBLICAN SPEAKING AND SINGING OCT. 9 [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN SPEAKING AND SINGING OCT. 9

Huntington Ladies’ Glee Club and Rensselaer Watson Octette Will Sing Campaign Songs.

The first real big political meeting \ of the year will take place at the opera house Friday evening, Oct. 9th, and- it will be brim full of political oratory and‘lively campaign singing. The state- - committee has notified Chairman Leopold .that the Hemenway Ladies’ Glee Club, of Huntingtoh, will be here for that occasion, and the Rensselaer Watson Octette, composed of eight of the best male Bingers in Rensselaer, will make -their first public appearance the aame evening. The Huntington club is a Quartette of lady singers that is attracting considerable attention and Chairman Leopold is very fortunate to have secured them for this occasion and their appearance should assure a large crowd. The Rensselaer Watson Octette has been practicing its campaign songs for the past two weeks and will be in splendid shape for the big meeting, and no per*

son in or hear Rensselaer should fail to hear them on their first appearance. The members of the club are C. E. Prior, Dr. M. D. Gwin, W. R. Lee, Dr. Harry Brown, Boyd Porter, J. D. Allman, J. F. Bruner and Hale .Warner. There is enough good music in this double quartette t© make J the opera house ring and the meeting .will be a regular old timer in enthusiasm. ■ Owing to a need of his presence elsewhere Senator Hemenway has notified the speaker’s bureau that he can not be here on that date and the bureau has substituted George Edward Reid, president of Dickenson College, Carlisle, Pa. Mr. Reid is said to be a fluent, logical and pleasing speaker. The meeting will be held at the opera house Friday evening, October 9th, at 7:30. Don't miss it; hear the issues discussed and hear the liveliest singihg of the .'year.