Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-31

claimed that as i successful caterer to
the entertainment ~ the people few
conductors have been his equal
From i nny Mr. Gilmore had been
associated with military bands. lie
had had little or no experience with
The higher work - tho orchestra, He
was With an English band in Canada
Ia hts bgyho9d and went 20 thc sleepy
but dcIightful old town ~ salem,
Mass, before he was 81 and organized
a brass band salem atwnys has been
one of the prominent musical ccnters
% New England, but Il was too small
place for this restless. ambitious
lrishmau. lie soon went to Boston,
where be organized Gilmoru's band,
which speedily made national rcpu.
tAiiou The new leader proved him.
&if q worthy successor 10 Kendall.
After Abmc short tours the war broke
out and he induced the band 10 20 10
the field with the Twenty. fourth Mas.
sachusrtts regiment Later he was
made master % al the bands IN Louis.
lana BY ten. Hanks After the close ~
the war h. was the protector Of the
colossal peace jubilecs held IN Boston
IN isdg and ts5s. These iubilccs.
though they did little for music, were
conceived upon colossal scale and en-
listed The services OF some ~ the most
noted European bands as well as Of
such musicians as Johann Strauss. Abt,
Bendci. Arabella Goddard Parapa-
Rosa, and others In the performance
81 lighter works they were specially
noticeable aud few OF those who were
present will forget the spectacle OF
Strauss leading 1900 instruments
through the "Bluc Danube
waltz or OF Abt conducting his
own song, "Whcn the Swallows
Homeward Fly" with 10000 voices.
When Il came to the higher music,
however, the huge aggregation Of i'm
strnments and voices was anything but
effective. Still the iubilces spread
1llmorc's name far and wide and his
reputation became international. lie
improved this opportunity 10 make
successful foreign tour On his
return in 1873 he was
offered the leadership If the
Iwcnty.sccond Regiment band. Since
Then he has travelled all over the
United states giving concerts, and his
name has become familiar as house
mold word in festivals, concerts, at sea
Sldc resorts and expeditions, and in
great public celebrations.
as musician picturesque" Is the
word which best describes him, and he
sometimes carried that quality into the
sensational, as when he utilized the
nring Of artillery and ringing of church
oclls and pounding Of anvils to add
noise 70 his playing. He was audacious
70 degree and lacked the quality of
reverence. lie always looked TO the
entertainment Of the people, and II he
naa thought IL would enhance their
uelight he would not have hcsitated TO
arrange a symphony OF beethoven
win artillery TO mark the rh ythm or
20 nave accompanied the Largo of Ham
uei with anvils This was the
secret Of his popularity con-
staht endeavor to give the ma sses
what they wanted and TO
please them at whatever cost, apd he
never failed TO succeed in doing Il. No
,eauer's name was better known among
'ne people, and no leader was more
popular. TO his other qualities as
i'aaer he added marvellous industry,
executive ability Of high order, sue
seSslul org AIMING capacity, and the
,aeulty of attaching himself TO his men
~ strong and lasting personalities.
INC latter characteristic was due to his
genial, affable and diplomatic DISPOSE
uon, in which respect he was the ideal
VI the refined Irish gentleman.
81 Louis, Mo-, Sept. 2G.--At n meet
ing OF the Gilmore Military band and
business Manager j. II. Lane IL was
decided, with the approval Of Mrs. y.
:. Gilmore, to continue the organiza-
uon under it's old name, with Sergt.
Charles w. Freudenvolt as director,