Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-06
MANY CRACK BANDS.
Towns In Kansas, Missouri and Okla
hOmn Contributed Greatly to
Last NiEht,s PIenxure

The men of sharpS and flats, of cadenzas
and rests and measures, began to arrive
yesterday morning in all the glory of blue
and gray, with coils of gold braid and shin
ing epaulettes. Music blossomed on the at
mosphere everywhere. AS the marching
bodies passed through the streets, keeping
step with rythmical precision to the IA
miliar. tap. tap. tap" of the snare drum,
the crowds on the sidewalks greeted them
with salvos of welcome. There was a won
derful assortment of uniforms, all neat and
attractive, but varied as the colors of the
rainbow. The affinity that binds musical
organizations from different towns together
was apparent in the hearty greeting of the
musicians when they passed each other
Hello. boys" called the Chillicothe lead
er to the Girard leader: "how's things out
in Kansas
Everything goes to 6-s time out there"
came the response. 'How's everything in
Missouri"
Its fortssimo over here The farmers
have got a larger and better instrument
tation than ever"
The man with the helicon tuba attracted
the customary amount of attention. The
coiling brass is always an object Of un-
divided interest to the smaller generation.
And the drum major He is deserving Of
paragraph to himself. He is come in
all his glory. He Is as pompouS as usual,
as magnificent in appearance as Of old,
carries his head as erect as ever, looks
neither to the right nor the loft, is as proud
as Lucifer, as dignified as Joye. as gor-
geous as Solomon and as interesting as a
two-ringed circus. Long may he wave, the
wonder and admiration of the small boy.
the alpha and the omega of all musical Or
ganizations, past. present and to come.
The Priests of Pallas have each year
made the music of the parades a decided
feature and have spared neither time nor
expense in getting the splendid bands of
the surrounding country here at each of
the fall parades. The music they furnished
last evening was up to the usual standard
of merit, possibly better than usual, and
delighted and entertained the thousands
that lined the streets.
The arrangement of the bands this year
was the best in the history Of the parades.
There We're tWenty-one bands In the line.
anstn aarlsaased eth IN pat9ons OF two between the
The arrangement was highly satisfactory
as the bands. by alternating. were able to
along the long route of march. There was
not a weak band among them all, and sew
eral' were particularly strong In numbers
roliicking music that caught the crowds.
There were no weak spots in the musical
forces of the parade.
fell to the. Carthage Light Guard band
that has played here each year. 1t had
twenty-five men in line. The band wears
r. Dumars. It plays a W grade Of Of music M Il:
that is attractiyely chosen and excellentiy
rendered, and 1t makes a hit everywhere.
Following it came a cracking good Kan
sas band caman's Winfield band, that has
been ALI lover the country: 1t had thirty
five men in line last evening. They wear
a a. uniform Of white trousers. blue coat with
knows business ms Iaq nd
one Of the leading ones Of the state and
popular wherever it has played.
Kas., wearing the full resimentaI uniform,
followed. r. o. Rea is leader, and he had
twenty-nine men in line last evening: The
and renders it's selections well. Its
marches last evening We're well played.
Following float came the First Regi-
five men in line. The band has a uniform
of full military dress, and has four
tp5u1mpetsrs trump dressed in white preceding II
handles the music with an ease that shows
careful training; 1t made hit last night
bana with city thirty men % ne the The
of it for years. The uniform is blue with
black trimming. The band puts plenty of
The Rich Hill Concert band followed with
sixteen men in line, led hy E. F. Mont.
maroon and white, presents a good ap-.
pearance when marching and gives a good
account of itself when playing. It vas
band. Of Pittsburg. Kas.. with twenty men
led by J. ]. Richards. They wear q uni
form of gray with black trimmings. They
furnished music that was full of life and
spirit and played enough to be called lib
eral.
G. A. Guyman. of Chillicothe. led the
men with him furnished as much music
as any other band in the parade. The band
wears a blue uniform that is neat and
ing effect The Columbus, Kas.. band fol-
lowed with twenty men wearing neat uni,
forms of white with black braid. The band
II. II "A A. Hix is is the E leader and L. P. Trotter
is the drum major. He stands Lincoln
height. feet inches. and with his - LOFTY ~
others in grand style. He handles the
baton as well as the members handle their
instruments TsI and he Leads sI good tmndr,, band
Kas., led by NJ. c: Grady, consisting OF
twenty-seven men dressed in military uni
form, had sort of hilarity in its music
that made the marchers step high. 1t was
the. kind that makes crowds enthusiastic
wherever it played. It was followed by
irg uniforms Of red coats and light green
trousers. 1t had twenty-five men, with w.
H. Akee as leader. Many of the members
grade Of music than some of the other
bands and handled all they played with
ease.
The Second Regiment band. Uniformed
Rank, Knights of Pythias. from Girard,
Kas.. with twenty-seven men. wearing the
full uniform of the Pythian rank, came
next. Its leader is c. o. Smith. The band
Is strong one, presents a snowy appear
ance and gave no one cause to say other
than kind words for 1t. 1t was followed by
Hanney's band from Hiawatha, kas:. led
by William Hanney. with twenty-stx mem
bers. 1t has uniform, of light green
with black broad that Is snowy and pleas
ing. The band has been in existence for
long time and is popular.
The band from Warrensburg calls itself
the Quarry City band. 1t has twenty-one
is a good band and handles itself in a
way that is creditable to the organization
and to the city. Its leader is Joseph Ham
isfar. 1t is an old organization; Follow
ing 1t came Weiland's band. of Fort Scott.
Kas. 1t has a uniform of gray. Its leader.
c. Weiland, knows what music Is and the
band plays 1t with ease and skill. Il
handled some excellent selections while
marching last evening.
The Military band. of Salina, kas., led
by w. II. Packard. with twenty.four men,
wearing a handsome uniform OF blue and
black. came next and displayed skiii m us
rendered. The band from Foster. NO., with
twenty men, led by A. M. Henney, followed.
The members wore uniform OF red, with
gold. and played like veterahs ans their Inc uni.
was excellent.
with twenty-five members wearing hand
some uniforms of blue and gold trimming9
and led by G. r. Pleisner, came next. II
PLAYED very long selections. but 1t played
them so well they were welcomed by all
along the line Of march. ,a .,, ru,...
Mo-, one of the features Of the parade.
The band has but eighteen men. They