Telegram-herald., 1888-06-17
The Raven.

p ANOSd ths beeches Of bgrnst
ss0fs IA Cineinnafi ths othsr dsy
III heard ons of tbs best bands n
49, Amsrica. and Ehis said With Al
A. r..nect 70 aastsrs Thomas osehessra
.ad Iolly CllmoFss glorious aggregation.
sams years ag0 one Of TIE nu~sfous
~..lfhv Germans Of Cincinnati died aad
In 70 the Queen city a splendid forest on
an. ais known as BaEnet Woods, With the
erogision thAt IA shouLd remain as natural
wood. vim no keep OF ths grass com
msnds. snd that frsL-c.ass orchestra or
a .lit4fy band should give free opsn-aif
eoacsrt there svsry Saturday afternoon Of
a.. SIMMER Hnon.ha- Ths wood sheuid be
called Tbs Bsechss' nOEhere In this
xorld are thsrs moIs magnificent beech
tree. than those Of BornsL Wooda And
thsrs the shildrsn romp and play, and on
these bsautifal Jane Afternoons thousands
h.tsn 70 ths delightful muslc Of the Can-
cinaati orchestra. Tue last time heard
this solend il orEsnizAI5o uss at tonoy
Island IN 1883, shsn Charlie Lsiand gave
xrsnd diansr 10 the New YORK Journalistic
Out on ths balcony Of the great hotel Se
discussed dozen courses with their CON-
Ulsment OF santsrns. H0ekheimer, bur
xundy and champagne. While the sea
brsszss. loaded With the sweetest haFmonles
aoxtsd ap 10 Us. remember We voted that
the Cincinnati orchestra honOred Us city
and vas representative OF all that was best
In shs reed bands Of the country. Jolly.
auiek.wittsd Louis BAllsnberz. Jr.,
ths wslLknown fgtisL was then.
a. be is now. the business
manager Of ths baad- This organization Is
. remarkabls one In many respects II
consists OF city pieces fun military band
and il u BAT the work Of . minute to
transform if into q psrfsct string band
Every msnber of the organization Is an
artist and more than half Of them are well
Known solosts. As a concert orchestra II
hss no superior In America. The orgsniza-
ton Is andsr the direction Of the well
known conductor. Michael Brand. and the
business manager. Louis Ballenberg. Jr-. Is
one Of ths best known musicians Ia Cinein-
nsti. Mr.. Ballsnberg Is singular comoin-
alton. combining as be does Dsrfeci
nnsicai ear with q soul for art and SHARP
bosinsss abilities. he managed Piks''
Opsrs House and the Grand Opera House
uoss successfully for 4. z. J. Niles for soms
gears. and Il is said that the owners of the
latter would like 70 have him take the
lease Of Mr.. Bsllsnbgrg was conincting :
week ago yesterday when | heard the band
He has q lovely home I'D &C Walnut Hills
shers hs lives happily with bis pretty
scotch wife aud two little ones. and It is I
nsrsi matter to guess which nesis proudes
q sis children or the orchestra which h'
paknsgss.
The Cincinnati orchestra viii be one d
he xrsst features of the musical programme
n ths noble Music Hall, which is connectsc
9Th The Expositioa buildings. SOtwith
sanding ths fact that the advertising De
v.rtmsnt Of ths Exposition Of the Ohie
Valley and the Central States Is puttins
lorth al efforts to advertise tie greaE sxhi
estion, very few people Who hays not visiteC
sincinnst know snything Of the msgnitud'
.nd extent of the monster show that is &
% made. II s % be Hundred Days o
Festivities and viii have broad meaning
cot only 70 the people OF the central por
don Of our Government. but 70 the whole
United states and the world. This colosss
hair q in charge Of commissioners selected
rom slssen different States. and the srdov
nsns fund s already one million and fftl
thousand dollars. TIE g-sst building
sov-r forty scrss Of ground. almost in th'
.~ptr. Of tAe city. Que week ago lsst nigh
n. Cincinnati Press Cab cslsbrsted th'
spsninx Of their headquarters L
ne IMPOSITION building. President Ali
sen. OF tbs commission. personally
giving svsry nswspaper man Who called 1
,,-sfs,i reception. The svsning closed viii
/. rrznd banquet st ne Gibson House.
NHton A. AcRss. Detroit boy. nov man
.z.r of the Cincinnati Fos< was the chair
man Of the Press Club COMMITTEES. Th'
Expcsition opens Juiy Z snd closes a6ou
October q. and al newspaper men VII,
risit Cincinnati vii be cordisliy welcome,
at the Press Club headquarters. The Expo
elton viii be dsily musical festival a
w.ll us fair. A grand spectacular operett'
.iu ss presented By children IN ecstua,
apop the zrsst stage Of Music Hal. sns
he cincnnsti oFchssfrs viii be IN coustan
attendance afternoon and evening. Amen,
fhs carnes soloists viii be Levy. Anaa Ser
x~r Lynch and sievers Louis Bsilenb-rz
Emil Stslx and others VII oe heard II
.-srs. .nd Nrs. Lloyd Br~zre. of this eitl
vfll - sncnr the vocsiists The mos
rromsn-nt men ef Cincinnati. vhici
scsnowiedres 10 - he musical center .
krrerics. are interessed in tas muxiczi pro
uzmme Cecrge B. Ksrper, President 0
De c.bls snd inclined plsne-rosis 5sius
srsirnasn q ths musical COMMITTEES. Al
the r<sive<ds IN the eouatrv vii give r
3uc~d rsses - Ciscinnsti. sEd sssny hosel
ks~- already reserved roenns Scr Grsus
Sspias and Aaskevon p.ople,
6r-st - the nasic sal ths seer sf Cin
ennsti.
Ard 'cvr tAs Rhinsr = vssa u-d s.
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sf ne .rf shat Hsry Hzbsars s0nbin~