The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-07
BANDS BY THE DOZEN.
Music for the Big Parade TomOr-
row Morning.

between thlfty and forty fully
equipped bands will discourse martial
music and special Elks' marches in
the big parade tomorrow morning. The
exact number of bands to be present
and participate is not known and can
not be till all the delegations arrive.
At any rate, there will be something,
unusual in the way Of musical aggre-
cations. Besides the big military
bands, which will lead the larger
lodges in their triumphal march, there
Will be lnnumerable calliOpe bands
and comic features, which will ATTEMPT
TO Guido each other in ludiCrous discords
and laughable costumes. These are
mostly kept secret by the lodges, who
are planning them, but hints Of their
cute" ideas have been throw 4
at random about the hotel Corridors
Minneapolis Lodge No. A will be
headed by Frank Danz's Military band.
and naturally her drill corps and lodge
membership will make the largest
showing.
Nearly all the bands which are in
the city have signified their intention
OF competing in the great band con-
test at Lake Harriet tomorrow after
noon. The organizations present are
of unusual ability, and close contest
and interesting musical programme is
bound to result
In the parade Frank Danzs Military
band will lead the Drill D corps. and
members of No. "A and their leader
who is member of the lodge, is deter
mined that they shall do themselves
proud on this occasion Over 200 men,
bers of st. Paul lodge will march in the
grand parade, and they will be lead
by the martial music of Seibert's mil
ltary band of forty pieces. Watson's
First Regiment band has been engaged
by Louisville, and Director Watson
will furnish another band for the
Terre Haute lodge
Toledo lodge has engaged Rooms
band, Of Minneapolis, and Allegheny
City are proud of the high class music
that the Fort Smelling band is produc-
ing for them, and intend to make a
great showing in the parade with their
$1,000 banner and handsome uniforms.
Schuberts Minneapolis band has been
| engaged by Hartford lodge. The De-
troit lodge has it's own band of six
teen pieces, and Omaha is happy n
its possession of the Twenty-second
Infantry band, of the United State,
, army. They number forty pieces, and
nave military precision so essential
TO marching bodies. Grand Forks lodge
brought the Knights of Pythias band.
of that ace, with them, and ther
maroon s, its will be resplendent in
marching array. Indianapo will
nave its own band in the parade, and
Sioux City will march behind the Iowa
Fourth Regiment Military band, one
OF the best of the Northwest. Sioux
Fails brought a rafting good band
with them and will, of course. utilize it.
New Orleans will have a Pickaninny
band that Phineas Moses guarantees
will make the welkin ring with South
ern melodies. Des Moines will have its
really own Sweitzer band, which is the
best yet for musical incongruity.
Among the other lodges who have en-
gagged bands or will bring their own
music are Mankato, Duluth, Grand
Rapids and others. There are others
which will be in the parade but which
are not now known.
GATHERED IN TIDBFTS.
The members. of Allegheny lodge spoke fire.
quently yesterday of the wonderful bursts of
speed made by their special train on the
way to Minneapolis Some 918 miles were
made mad In twenty three hours. The special left
that city over the Pittsburg G Western. under
the superintendent of w. P. Mccormick city
passenger agent for the Baltimore & Ohio and
for the Pittsburg Western at Pittsburg.
Some of the runs were 43 miles in 4S min
utes, 90 miles in 5S minutes; between Alton
and Chicago junction 70 miles were gone
in 50 minutes and ten stops made. Leaving
Chicago Junction, 62 miles were made in 62
minutes, including two stops one for water
and another for orders, making an average
per mile Of 80 seconds.
The Peoria Lodge No. 20 and the tuscaloosa.
To-, Lodge No. $40 arrived on two special
sleepers. on the regular Milwaukee train at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Peoria sent
thirty-seven Elks in addition to those who
arrived yesterday and Monday, and tuscaloosa
had band Of eighteen crash-suited members
Terre Haute Ind, Lodge No. Sc arrived over
the Northwestern yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The members of the lodge on board
made an even dozen, besides several other
visitors and lady friends. They were met at
the station and escorted to headquarters by
Danz's band.