Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-07-07
Band Boys at Baraboo.

Our limited space forbids our speak
ing at any length further than to say
the boys exhibited their colors while
at Baraboo, and are spoken of at in
tervals in a three column article in
the Bulletin which reads as follows:
The great Band Convention is a
thing of the past, but it will not soon
be forgotten. The shrill notes of the
cornet, the resonant strains of the
trombone, the um-pah, um-pah, UNI
pah of the bass tuber, the rat-a-tat- tat
Of the snare drum, the thunder of the
big ditto and the jingle of the cymbals
still fall IN sweet concord on the tynI-
panum of the musical ear. The at
mosphere reeks with exploded notes,
and demolished breves, semi -breves,
crotchets, quavers. and de-semi-quavers
are (metaphorically) as thick in the
courthouse park as mosquitoes in a
Missouri swamp. Everything animate
appears to move IN andante time, and
there seems to be measured vibration
about things inanimate The must
clans have returned to their homes
fully satisfied, we trust, with their ex-
perience, and we know they are de.
lighted with their visit to Baraboo;
for many were the expressions of sur.
prise and wonderment we heard over
the beauties and growth of our city,
and the musical visitors were especially
pleased with the manner and character
Of their reception and their treatment
while here.
The Grand Rapids band closed the
evenings entertainment with some
superb music, and being encored
rendered very difficult medley,
showing themselves to be masters of at
least one branch of the divine art of
music.
Prof. Halves was then elected Presi
dent of the Association for the ensuing
year, and W. B. Riggs, of Crane
Rapids, was chosen Vice President
One motion of Fred. Schulze, il
was voted that the leaders of the
various bands retire and nominate the
other officers of the Association, anC
after 20 minutes consultation they
reported as follows: For Secretary
E. B. Fritzsinger, of Grand Rapids;
Treasurer, James Carroll, of Portage:
Musical Director, Prof. James Tuzzi
Of Baraboo; Assistant Director, +. w
Schulze, of Portage; Chairman of the
Executive Committee, Ferdinar
Schulze, of Portage. The report was
voted upon and the nominations
confirmed unanimously.
Prof. Tuzzi moved that the next con
vention be held at Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Fritzsinger, of Grand Rapids
said nothing would please him more
but he was sorry to say that it would
be impossible to enlist sufficien
sympathy there to make conventiel
a success.
Another Grand Rapids gentleman
suggested that Portage would be bet
ter point.
A feature Of the afternoons proceed
ings was a drill by the Grand Rapid
band, under Drum Major Moeller, o
Kilbourn. The Grand Rapids boy
are certainly we'll versed in TIL
Increment meititaire, and that the.
understand music cannot be denied
They were the center Of attraction OF
all occasions; and though our OWL
Spirit Lake band is not to be sneezeC
at, it must be acknowledged that TIL
Wood County boys are equally good
At 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon The
immense assemblage of people com
menced to dispense and several of TIL
bands left for their homes. The ODD
Fellows band of Grand Rapids paradet
third street, serenading Prof. Tuzz
and playing in front of the Odd Eel
lows building.
The boys having spent one evening
in Tomah the Journal has the follow
ing:
OPEN AIR CoNCERr..-The I. o
O. L. Band of Grand Rapids, went tt
the Band Convention of Baraboo anG
got left over here Friday, anc
gave concert in the park in the
evening for the mere trife of Is cents
This is one of if not the finest banc
in the state and the concert was {
rare treat, and the audience was
large outside the fence. where
they conld take it all in and save Ii
cents. We must say we were 6
little bit ashamed when we compared
the little audience inside with the
large audience outside Of the park
fence. The band boys assured us
they had a big audience inside the
park fence at Baraboo.
Agricultural Meeting.
A meeting of the directors and mem