Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-13

T.ouz before the arrival u the contest
anfs la tAa band tournament yesterday
setsrnooa t1i1on Street park 49,
ero4.led almost 90 safoestl8n With hoF-
ers u sapsic fhe Signs Keep "a the
Grasae acre sntireiy unhersied aad dls-
regarded ADD The heAuiifai green xelsefy
snrfaes aas trlsi.lsa upon al gBceremon
ioasly a. tie salks q tho principal
sfrssts ia the clty. When the crowd
8spersed tns park ressmbied the sun
barnt pastures Il me rural districts a
largs sf4ad as erected lust nofth u
the founfaln for the accom- nostation of
the bands A. they dlscoursed their So
isefioaA When ths great parade dis-
handed -four q the bansis held a to0rna
ia The park for cash price.
Ituas ociock before the contestants
wers readF q enter the competition
The prizes we're 3loo. 90 and 40. and =
urizs II 40 was also offered for drum
corps tournanaent A dozen policemen
we're On hand and the services q all
we're needed % separate tho crowd for
the admission cf the bands into the
park. - closely were the people packed
foesfher Whsn a passage way had
been cleared il xas kept open until the
close * Inc tournAmenL
Ats o'clock l. ID Blackford. chair
msn "a ths Maccabee committee on
prizes announced the order ia which the
fands would ba called on the stand.
and Henry Post. l. A. Weilenstein and
r. p. Mills took their seats as Official
judges Tho poirts considered By the
Judges are making their decisioB az TO
shs excelionce % playing we're, tune.
tuae. tone. tempo. SELECTION. ensemble.
soio. execution. phrasing and INSTRUMENT
aisoa.
The frst band called MAS the rece6tiy
oreanizrd Grand Rapids City band d
twenty tao pieces. With William Boos
a. iea.ier This hand played Pest
Osertursr D. Iscutner. aud was greeted
With load cheers and clapping d hands
at the c0aciGsion % the selection.
The next band called was k0hler's
Grand Rapids baud % fourteen pieces.
With Marta Slayer a. leader. The Sc
!sctioa Nas. Come Where tho Lilies
Eioom.' By Thompson. and the band
~as gwen loud cheers while IL was leay-
Ing the stand
The Detroit band came third on the
let ~ request oi the leader. W. ID.
WooL This band consisted Of nineteen
pscces AMI its selection was. prom Dawn
% twilight. by Bennett luo cuorts
q this band acre also highly pleasing
and much enjoyed
The fourth and last entry was the
Auskegun City hand with twenty two
pieces. led BY l. q Becrnan- Tho So
lection was from verdl's opera. arranged
by Claus. and we'll received by the large
audience
The Valley City tent drum corps was
the only entry In the drum corps con-
test and was given the $50 prize. The
corps aas recently organized by Valley
City tent. X. q. L. ~. aud consists ~
i've tenor and one base drum and three
Gfez
The judges took tho totals % their
several markings and divided by three
10 get the points gained by each band.
The judges made their ratings IN pri.
yafe on q basis of 100. and the results
varied but = few poinfs Tho results
wers announced by Mr.. Mills n follows:
Grand Rapids City hand lBoos leader
u. Detroit band. WOOD leader. rs -;
Muskegon band lI3eerman leaderi u l ,,
kahler's band tSl2ger leader. A.. thus
gising the first prize. sioo. 10 Grand
Rapids; second. s75. to Detroit; third
go. 20 Nuskegun.