Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-30
LEADER ZIM M ERMAN
He Has Not Declined to Direct the Marine
Band.
What Col Haywood Says About Out
side engagements of the
Organization.

The attention of Col. Haywood. COM
mandant of the United States Marine
Corps, was called by a Star reporter today
to dispatch from Annapolis, printed in
the Baltimore Sun this morning. stating
that Leader Charles A. Zimmerman of the
Naval Academy Band had announced that
he would not take the leadership Of the
United States Marine Band because the
Navy Department had announced that the
band should not be allowed to accept out
side engagements in the future.
IT cannot believe that Mr.. Zimmerman
has made such an announcement" said
Col. HeyN God. He was here to see me
yesterday and expressed himself as will
ing to assume the Marine Band leadership.
The Navy Department has not issued any
order that 1 have seen relating to en-
gagements by the band outside of Its pub
lie duties. 1 told Mr.. Zimmerman. who Is
a fine man and a thorough gentleman. that
did not desire to have him come to WASH
ington under any misapprehension, and
suggested that he should cone here again
and look over the field and see just pre-
cisely what he was to expect. 1 believe he
will come over again and do so. He GER
tainly gave me no idea yesterday that he
intended to decline the position"
Outside ENGAGEMENTS of the Band.
Speaking of the engagement of the musi-
pacity, Col. Haywood said he did not be-
leve there would be any disposition to cur
tail their privileges in this respect.
They have always been allowed to do
this" he remarked, land most of the men,
bers are union men. l do not approve of
the band going on trips like the present
one 1t is about to take to Chicago, because
it leads to agitation on the part of the local
musicians there"
DO you not think that jealousy has as
much to do with objections to the Marine
Band playing in other cities as the few dol
lars the bandsmen receive for such SER
vfces?' inquired the reporter.
There is no doubt about that at all, in
my opinion, replied Col Haywood. Why"
he continued, Il am credibly informed that
the band taken by Mayor Carter Harrison
and his party from Chicago to New York
is composed of non-Cnion men. So you can
see for yourself the consistency i'm the at
tacks on the Marine Band. No, / do not
contemplate declnation on the part of
Mr. Zimmerman and will be yery much
surprised II such happens to be the case"
Going to Chicago Tonight.
The Marine Band under Acting Leader
Larsen will leave tonight for Chicago sixty
members strong to fulfill it's engagement
at the horse show. Despite the many per-
sistent declarations that the retirement of
Prof. Fanciulli from the leadership of the
the contract with the horse show manage
n ent, 1t can be stated authoritativelv that
there Is no foundation for any such mis-
giving. The original agreement entered
INTO with the horse show management pro-
vided for a band of seventy men. The i'm
preston at the time by those In author
1ty over the Marine Corps was that the
morse show was to take place during the
latter part of November When 1t was
ascertained. however, that 1t would be-
in -
ately after Prof. Fanciullrs retirement
from the leadership, the horse show man
agement was informed that only sixty men
would be available; that these men would
be under Acting Leader Larsen, and that
II this arrangement would be acceptable
that the price agreed upon for the serv-
ices of the band would be reduced on
proximately with the reduction of mu-
show management Immediately telegraph
ed back that the arrangement would be
perfectly agreeable, and that all former
plans would be regarded as void The band
goes fully equipped and uniformed
At the Navy Department.
Nothing ts known at the Navy Depart
ment concerning the reported declinatfon
OF Prof. Zimmerman of the Naval Acad-
emy Band to accept the appointment of
leader Of the Marine Band. Secretary
Long ssid he had received no information
on the subject, but that the matter might
have been reported to the colonel COM
mandant of the Marine Corps without his
knowledge. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
is out of the city. he having gone to Co
lumbus, Ohio, to take part in the political
campaign. Before his departure he told a
Star reporter that there seemed to be q
general Misrepresentation regarding the de-
partment's action with respect to the Ma
rine Band. When 1t was concluded to per-
init the band to fulfill its engagement at
Chicago. he explained, it had been decided
that the band should never again be al
lowed to leave the city to fill an en-
gagement to furnish music where II en-
tered into competition with bands or musi-
clans not In the government Service. This
action was taken at the instance of labor
organizations. which had protested against
the bands engagement in Chicago. Mr.
Roosevelt said that nothing had been done
tic change the present status of the band
50 far as the District of Columbia is con-
cerned. and there was no purpose, he
added, to interfere with the individual bus
iness engagements of the members of the
band in this city.