The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-06-09
BAND TOURNAMENT.
Eleven Bands Represented.
A Splendid Start Made
in Organization.

Oregon's first state band tournament il
being held in Albany. The success of the
organization is assured. Eleven bands
are represented, of which the five Wash.
ington county bands are consolidated fol
street work, excepting Hillsboro, which
will also play alone.
! The McMinnville band arrived last
night, the Pacific Car Shop band of Port
land, Washington county bands and Jef-
feIson, on the overland last night, the
Corvallis band on this mornings train
and the Monmouth band by teams dur
ing the day, all in uniforms but the JET.
ferson band.
! AT $3.50 o'clock the bands met in the
/ w. G. I. u. hall for the organization
With d. big attendance. Charles +. York,
editor of the Pacific Musical Times OF
Portland, was elected president, A. @.
Shute OF Hllsbo'o secretary and treas
urer and d. W. Feeley, of McMinnville,
vice-president. The plan outlined by
, the president was to call the organiza-
ton The Oregon State Band Association.
Object, TO study good composition, and
mutual Improvement. Motto: In Har-
mony United.
The following bands registered, with
the name of the leaders:
Southern PacificC CarShops,J j .R. .Tomlin-
McMinville, d. W Feeley, leader, 10
pieces.
Jefferson, A. J. shumak.r, leader, Is
pieces.
o. A. c. of Corvallis, II. Beard leader,
Is pieces.
Monmouth, Frank Lucas leader. 20
pieces.
Albany, Fl. Connoway leader 20 piec As.
Forest Grove, S. G. Hughes leader.
Hillsboro, w. J. Wall leader.
Nerbort, j. p. Peeroboom leader.
harrington, John wilkins leader.
bethany, J. =. Toelle leader, IL pieces. !
Grand total, $50.
;. n. Steele, as chairman OF the Alb |
any committee addressed the meeting
before adjournment, welcoming the
bands and telling them to help them
selves. Mr.. Steele with the remainder
OF the committee have worked hard to
make the tournament a footing success.
The meeting adjourned until t1morrow
morning, when further business will be !
attended TO
President Y ork ssau old musician hasbeen |
The moving spirit in the organization and |
is entitled to great credit Tor the harm |
onlous manner inwhich it has started off |
and the assurance OF succ, ss.
At IL O'Clock the bands formed trust,
and headed by a carriage containing /
Mayor BurkltaTt, Judge II. H.. Hewitt, |
5. y Steele and President York marched |
through the principal STREETS, playing as |
consol dated band. At the public square
the visitors were formally welcomed by
Judge Hewitt in some well chosen words.
At2 o'clock the bicycle races were
run. First for boys under IL. Entries
Floyd Ramp, Harry Jones and Fred Au-
OFey. Won with ease by Ramp, Jones
second. s cond for Albany men. En-
trlOs Don Ross, Roy Hulburt, Chas.
Wells and Ben Wallace. Won with
hands up by Ross.
At press time there was a ban5 con /,
cert in progress on the public square,
the individual bands playing in turn,
furnishing the large crowd some excel
Ient band music. /
Proi. Ear'ston's balloon ascension is to
take place at 4 80 O'Clock, and at s o.
;loek there will be a concert at the pa
1llllon, with presentation of selections
rom the Creation by the Haydn Ora
'orio Society
The program for tomorrow will b.:
Meeting of the stale association at S:3)l
/. M, parade by consolidated bands at
% a. m, fire engine contest at p. M,
bicycle races al / so, including fifteen
nile road race, concert at pavilion at
80 p. m.
Base bail between Albany and Corval-
Is at the College campus at 2:30, admis-
lod 10 cents, balloon ascension AZ 30
y Prof. Earlston, trades display on oi-
ycles at 1:l5, concert by bands and
iadyn Oratorio soc ETY. at O'Clock, fol- 1
owed by ball at Vance hnilding.