Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

The peace-loyiug Gilmore Of Boston has
revealed to the world through the medium Of
Boston reporter, the exact success of hs
European tour in regard to assistance attain
ed, promised and prospective, for his grand
international peace jubilee Of June, 1879.
Beguiing the means of war aud discord into
a grand harmonious peace demonstration was
the avowed aim of his trip, and he according
y besiegcd the war departments of the va.
rious nations that he visited with the request
that they should rurrender to him their best
military bands for the occasion. His first
call was upon the English war Office, whore
after due augmentation, he was promised
band from the Royal Guards. Mr. Godfrey,
the composer of the lIda and Mabel waltz
es, will accompany the band as leader. Sew
eral Of the prominent musicians avowed thoir
intention to compose suitable music for the
Jubilee, which proposals were gratefully re-
ceived by Mr.. Gilmore At Belgium no
trouble was experienced in securing the best
national band. Here, too. local musicians
kindly volunteered to compose appropriate
music, and were duly thanked by the grateful
Mr.. Gilmore.
At Berlin there was knot of red tape to
be uniwisted, but Won Moltkc approved
OF the scheme, and finally the Emperor
gave his sanction to the departure OF the
Royal Music Corps to the scene Of peace
when the season should arrive. Herr Wei
prcht was charmed with the idea, and kindly
volunteered to arrange an international pot
pourri on German and American themes, to
be played by one thousand pieces, exclusive
of grand chorus The kind offer was crate.
fully accepted. The next move was to Wen
ma where Baron Schwarz, who has charge of
the Worlds international exhibition Of the
useful arts in 1878, was struck with the ap.
propriateness Of this jubilee as preliminary
to his own, and accordingly exerted himself
to assist it by persuading Baron Kuhn to
send an Austrian band. Baron Kuhn, strange
to relate, had heard of the previous jubilee,
where cannon sang peaceful choruscs, and
gave his word that his country should be fifty
represented on this occasion. Several COM
posors kindly volunteered to contribute origi-
ual pieces, and Mr. Gilmore wisely as well as
gratefully accepted. Russia was an easy VIC
tim, and band was soon promised as a part
offset to the treatment that Alexis has re-
ceived in America. Russian musicians vol
unieercd original contributions.
The Inmsn line Of steamers have been
pledged to carry the English baud free sf all
charge, and the managers Of other continental
lines have agreed to transport delegations at
merely nominal rates.
On this side Of the Atlantic Mr.. Gilmore
represents the rush of volunteering choruses
as immense, and expects to be able to organ
ize two grand bodies of 10000 voices each
All that is necessary for the faflmeut OF the
project is a suitable building. This the Cor.
rugatcd iron company, of Springfield, stands
ready to put up for sl6O 900, and to secure
that sum Mr. Gilmore is willing to receive
subscriptions Of money to any amount. The
citizens and corporations of Boston have made
liberal subscriptions already. As soon as the
remaining $4,000 are subscribed the work
on the building will begin and all tho vii.
lagos from Maine to California will resound
with the preliminary shouts of their choral
unions. - Hartford COurdnf