The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-24
COrllet Band.

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We had the honor Of an invite to tn,
four horse debut of this musical and socia
company, on Monday; the ed. MET
Lamp son and the writer carried the flags
Billy" handled the ribbons, and the follow.
ing first;rats b'hoys did the varieties on
Saxehorn, Drum, Trombone, ETC., etc, etc.
Stow, Woodcock, Hoisington, Plum, Rich.
mond, Hopkins, Clarke, Tenney, Salisbury
and Rowland. The town was in state oil
excitement; We were excited, "Met." was
excited, the band was eacited-the day was
brill'ant-fags were out wherever residents
had them, boys by the thousand (more or
less) were out, the schools were "out" for
all day, ladies waved white signals of de.
light, gentlemen lifted their hats, cold.
blooded monsters who had no music in their
souls-probably no souls to put music in
looked on as coldly as though nothing was
the matter.
Well, "ihe procession" moved from the
rooms of the band over Iii. Lampson's, up
Main street, playing nearly all the way. At
Uncle Sans halt was called and an air
was given to that terrible old genius; at
the Flanders House, halt and an air,
which was executed finely, and won the
futter Of innumerable 'kerchiefs from fair
ladies Who crowded the windsws-progres.
sed to the Union House, (our head quarters
by invi'atloa,) here more music to the de-
light Ct that neighborhood; a halt at the
head OF Main, and music; at the corner OF
Main and Ann street, and music at Judge
Murdock's corner, and music at the Brick
School corner, and music; at the Baptist
and Methodist church corner, and music
at the Arnold and Cawelti corner, and mu.
sic, and then music and two or three hun
drcd followers to the levee--then to the
American House and the Broad Gauge and
more music, acknowledged by Van in the
shape Of some excellent cigars--then to the
McGregor House, and more music, before
five or six hundred delighted citizens from
four years old to sixty. Then music up
Main street to the Union House of Rowland
& Jones, where the Band and few dead.
h"ads' sat down to one Of the most elegant
dinners ever exhibited to q McGrcgor COM
pany. The proprietors of the Union House
had spared neither trouble or expense in
rendering their table in every way inviting.
The Band will ever remember, and they
US to say, that nothing but Death
will cause them to forget the pleasure they
enjoyed at the festive board, to which they
were so generously invited.
After dinner, march down town with
Marshal White as Ensign and Emusic BY
the Band" enlivened the streets. Before
leaving the Union Housr, Geo W. Tcnney,
Esq, offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted with three times three:
Rssolced, That the McGregor Comets
tender their warmest thanks to Rowland
& Jones and Mrs Rowland, hostess of the
Union, for the splendid dinner with which
they have been cOmplimented
Lesolced, That Washington's Birthday
and Union House dinners are subjects of
our esteem and admiration.
At night. Concert Hall was filled with |
the "brave and beautiful" Of McGregor. |
A Cotilion Band was improvsed from the
Cornet; White doing" the violin and Row
and the triangle. Oh what a dance.
Fifty, sixty or seventy couples just kept
hat hall in motion till FIVE o'clock next |
morning and then the party separated with
reluctance that was sorrowful. Part of |
he company supped at "sol Washbury's"
and part at the American. Everybody was
nappy-tbe ladies never looked more an |
selic to us-the music from morn till morn, |
IN the street and in the room was the best |
We ever had here, (and allow US to say this
NcGregor Coraet Band is unapproachab,e
n skill and will bid adieu to all its North
iowa rivals in few mon,hs) the gentlem en-
we're well behaved and the nett receipts
we're 500. This goes to purchase instru.
neHts for the Band The day and night
'eminds US of Fourth of July in the
luiet days Of our glorious Republic.