Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-20
IL! BRASS HORNS.
TEN BRASS BANDS ON THE
GROUND AT ONCE.

A PLEASANT DAY IN THE WooDS-hEoh-
GANIZATION OF THE VALLEY BAND
AssoCIATIoN-THEN NEXT MEETING TO
RE IN sTArJNToN-PARADE OF THE
BANDS.
&C., &C., &C.
Reported for the staunton vINDIcAToR,l
Last Friday morning was evidently
built at the special order of the Valley
Band Association. The sky was yelled
with just enough Of fiimy clouds to break
the intense heat of the sun, and remained
80 all day. 1t was sky that was to be
assaiIed during the day by the sound OF
one hundred and twenty-one brass horns
aided and abetted by drums and reed in
struments, and it drew on its defensive
armor soon after daybreak. The Valley
Railroad Depot was thronged with
crowd that had gathered to see the Stone
wall BRIGADE Band depart to attend the
annual meeting of the Association at MT.
Crawford, pretty village IN Rockingham,
nineteen miles from here. About $50 the
crowd was rewarded by seeing twenty.
eight neat, natty looking members OF the
Band in full dress uniform, led by their
leader, Prof. Webb, march on to the plat
form. Some fifty citizens accompanied
them on the trip. The ride was short and
the destination soon reached.
PROCESSION OF BANDS.
At the western end of the village Of Mt.
Crawford is a church in a grove. and there
the Association was formed to march
through the village and to grove just OUT
side of the other end of it where the day
was to be spent. A large crowd was gath
cred to see the novel sight of ten brass
bands in line, many of them in brilliant
uniforms, and yet not a musket or can
non in hundred miles of them. The fol-
lowing bands took part in the procession i.
Stonewall Brigade Band, of Staunton:
Prot. F. R. Webb, leader; % pieces out of
33. present; reed and brass. Uniform of
blue cloth, light blue braid on breast, side
stripe down pants; fur shake with white
pompom.
Eishman's Cornet Band, of Harrison
burg; Prof Chas. Eishman leader; II pieces
out of 10, present; reed and brass. Uniform
one Of the handsomest in the United States:
black coat with mass of gold embroidery
OF breast; gold embroidered double stripe
on pants, and hat with splendid red ostrich
plums waving from It. >
Bridgewater Corne5. Band, of Bridge
water; DR.. D. A. Butcher. leader; 10 out of
~ pieces, present. Handsome uniform Of
dark blue, ornamented with gold cord; reg.
ulation helmet with golden eagle.
Mt. Sidney Cornet Band, Mt. Sidney,
Augusta; Henry W. Moore, leader; IL
pieces.
Augusta Cornet Band from Laurel Hill,
Augusta; W. Slower, leader; 10 pieces.
RushYille Cornet Band from Rushville,
Rockingham; J. F. Koogler. leader; 10
pieces.
Spring Hill Cornet Band, Spring Hill.
Augusta; Edgar L. Myers, leader; IL
pieces.
Weyers' Cave Cornet Band, Weyers'
Cave, Augusta; I. N. Kagey, leader; 10
pieces.
Union No. 1 Cornet Band, Laurel Hill,
Augusta; E. A. Aldheizer, leader; IL
pieces.
Mt. Crawford Cornet Band. Mt. Craw-
ford, Rockingham; Geo. T. Shinnick,
leader; pieces.
THE GROVE.
The procession marched through the
village and was followed by still larger
procession of citizens of the vicinity in
toi,
ing Hon. Chas. T. O'Ferrall and family.
The grove was filled with shade trees and
the grounds were SO thick with vehicles
and horses that at some points locomotion
was inconvenient. There must have been
over thousand persons there, a decided
majority of whom were ladies. Among
these latter, the ladies of prominent
Thinker families of the county in costume
the plain sunbonnet and straight, I'M
trimmed dress, both wholly devoid Of Or
namenJation but made of the richest and
costliest material-exciteda as much curios-
ity as their gentle faces and unmatchable
compilations did admiration. The arrange
ments of the ground, with the exception
of seats, were very good. There was a
platform for dancing in which the young
people soon engaged; good dinner-tent
where everything was at reasonable price,
and the most perfect order.
THE MUSIC.
There was no programme arranged for
the music, and so there was not much
playing until after the meeting of the band
leaders, which did not take place until 2:SO,
pm. but nevertheless there was some music
in advance of that. The Bridgewater band
took the stand and played very nicely, as
did the Stonewall band. One of the Stone
wall s pieces, for they gave several, was
polka learned only the night before, which
was excellently given. The Eishnan Cornet
Band, which is led by clarionet, also
played an operatic selection very beauti-
fully.
MEETING OF THE BAND LEADERS.
The band leaders met at 2:3O and pro
ceeded 10 business. There were present
Prof. Webb, Prof. Eishman, DR.. Butcher,
Messrs. Moore, Slower, .Koogler, Myers,
Kagey, Aldbeizer and Shinnick. On mo-
tion of DR.. Butcher, Prof. Webb was called
to the chair, and on motion of another
member DR.. Butcher was made Secretary.
The Stonewall Band was, on motion, adj
mitted to membership in the Association
and in turn all the other bands were ad-
mitted, it being reorganization of the
Association. The election of officers for
the ensuing year resulted as follows:
Of no iot N
R. Webb; Secretary, DR.. D. A. Butcher;
Treasurer. I. N. Kagey; Executive Com
mittee. Messrs. Eishman, of Harrisonburg,
Shinnick, of Mt. Crawford, and Haines Of
Stanton.