The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-20
Choruses From All Over
State Invited to Partici-
pate in Event.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Stirring Display of Montana's
Loyalty Is Aim of
Association.

Helena. Sept. 1a.-(Special)-A
mighty chorus Of 10000 voices includ-
ing the best singers in the state OF
Montana and led by the~ Anaconda
Copper Mines band will sing "->meri-
ca" Montana THE Battle Hymn of
the Republic The Star Spangled
Banner" and other patriotic songs on
Patriotic night of state fair week at
Helena.
This feature, which will rank with
the most attractive of the week and
will be a great help in making the
state demonstra ton tremendous
success, was decided upon last night
by the Helena Commercial club. Ray
Church. who has charge of the down
town program for the week for the
club, took up the proposition with A..
l. Reeves. who has been active in the
community singing movement in Hell
ena and it was agreed that this fea-
ture would prove one of the most pop
nlar Of the week.
viii Be Held Wednesday.
The patriotic song service win be
during the early evening hours of
Wednesday. September &c, after the
uiS tNtICIStS III tllt lilt
grounds are concluded.
A special invitation has been sent
10 the glee clubs, choruses, choirs ana
singers of the entire state asking them
to assist on this occasion. The sing
ing Will be under the direction of Mr..
Reeves as leader A large stand will
he erected in the business district of
Helena and there the Anaconda Cop
per Mines company band will be sta
toned and assist in the music.
The following songs will be sung
on that OCCASION" said Mr.. Reeves
yesterday: The first. second and last
stanzas of America, the chorus of the
song. Montana with the verses by a
soloist or select chorus. the entire
song. The Battle Hymn of the Re
public and the first and last verses
of The Star Spangled Banner
I'VE ask the public to memori2c
these verses referred to and come out
on that evening and help to swell the
chorus which we think will be one of
the most inspiring occasions in the
history of Montana"
Seeking Good Talent.
Special efforts will be made to Sc
Glee club and other male glee clubs
from Butte and Mr. Church has taken
up with the Butte Advertising club, the
Butte Chamber of Commerce and the
Butte Rotary club the proposition of
getting these glee clubs and some Of
the leading church choirs of that city
TO come to Helena for that occasion.
BoZeman. Missoula, Anaconda, Great
Falls and other cities have also been
asked to send their best singers for
this occasion.
There is no more thrilling song
than the Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie, said Mr.. Church in speaking of
the program last night. a mighty
chorus of voices led by the famous
\. c. NJ. band singing that song will
Just send the thrills up and down the
backs of the people and make their
patriotic feeling come TO the front as
nothing else can do.
THE singers with whom we have
talked are all enthusiastic over the
plan and we feel sure this will appeal
to the public in the most forcible man.
ner."
on Tuesday and Thursday night
under the auspices Of the Helena Com
merclal club there will be band mu-
sic and vaudeville features on the
same platform in the downtown dis
,rict for the entertainment of the Wis
itors