The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
EVOLUTION OF 4 BAND
Once the Tabernacle, Nov
the Jersey City
Militant.
PLAY FOE NIB. WAg5Eg-
Some Queer Stories Told About the
Change Which Has Come Over
the Organization.

Just why the Tabernacle Han1 eGanGe4
It's name cannot be ascertafned, but the
stories afioas are numerous and peculiar.
The Tabernacle Band is no longer n ex~
istence. being the nonrishing Jersey c1<y
Military Band The new Organization f.
composed OF twenty fpur members
and all but ten Of the cll
Tabernacle boys were ss1onuee
as soon as the new bai,d eauas lHt1
aelnits form The Ea0erua1ie 5o$s
thought that they would be able 10 III
cure more engagements Il they were net
connected with church. an d this caused
considerable trouble It'd the and. as nome
argued thas IL would BIZ *reAI mean 80
50 back on the the Hsv. J. =. ScucdaE;
who was at one ttrns 50 Interested 81 tne1x
success.
Others argued that the bAnd cr4E4 ~
The Tabernacle had died out and that The
Peoples Palace work xas 81 the top A.
the heap. At any rate the band broke ~
was because they mad no room 70 pEacs
tice at the Tabernacle, While others
are frank enough TO acknowledges
that the Rev. Mr.. Scnader and me ~
beers OF the church objected to a eH11rtn
band. IL was said that some of tz1e<a
dodge into saloons and PUT a glass a.
more of beer cut OF sight In = reu81k
ably short time for church members
The little difficulties kept growing uut1I
they had assumed GIGANTIC pfoporfio<z5
and then the crash came and xhs T43)eEx
nacle hand WIS no more.
One Of the eentlemsn who resides 81
Grove street and was member 81 tho
band left, 1t is said. because his attentive
and Indignant wife inxorn1ed tbs Other
band boys thaE they had ruinsd him ~
teaching him to drink beer, nut # IS
Der referred to needed rio suck tqItipn.
The Jersey City Military Band IS b de-
clded Improvement on the Iabsru4E{e
band, unsteady. aud great credit IS duo
to the leader. Max Miller. Tor this con1l-
ton Of affairs.
THE KEW BANDS DEBUT
The new band VIII maze It's debut MaE
% az ex-JustIce NanseEas open ar ce27
cert
There's quite q little story aboizt tilis
concert Previous 10 the messing Of t4e
Board Of Street and Water Ce1n1zlss301-
ers last Thursday marnIng, gentlemen
representing the new band DetitioNs4
the Commissioners TO grant lhnt or&Hfzl-
cation permission TO give an open sir coz-
cert in Hamilton Park on the evening ct
May 28
The curiosity of the Commissioners WAS
aroused, but not enough 10 make Them
inquire about the object Of the concerf- -
was explained IN ger e1al Way fAHT zu9.
Jersey City Military Band was the old
Xahernacle Rand reorgaAized.
The Iabern1cle bHnd having given
series OF opsti-ttif Eoztr6F<s II = at -
Park. the Com n ssio1ers we're Of The opiu-
ion that an attempt was being maae 70
have open air concerts given IN Hamilton
Park
AT the Boards meeting resolution w4s
unanimously adopted granting permis-
sion for the concert 10 be held
An investigation into the matter shows
that the Jersey City Military Band has
been hired TO give tbs concert By no Less
PROMINENT a citizen than ex-JE stfct r.
Farmer Nanser, and the price paid IL $96.
or s. a piece for the tWenfy-four men
comprising the band It was at first
stated that the idea Of the generous ex-
Justice was 20 give the younE people o.
lower Jersey City an evenings fun, blIt
It is not for the benefit of the voters OF rhe
old Horseshoe, where Mr.. Wanser secured
majority Of about 200 in his cont6et
with Sheriff McPhililps.
The members of the Board were nok
anxious to have the fact disclosed that
might knock the whole thing IN t1e
head
Justice Wanser has very little 30 say
concerning the affair. as he does not like
notorlety and was evidently keeping quisf
because he did not want this which f.
only one OF bis many Charitable and
generous acts. to be chronicled
The concert viii, no doubt, be appreci-
ated by the residents In the vicinify ox
Hamilton Park. An elaborate programme
has been arranged.