The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-01
THIRD INFANTRY BANDS
FAREWELL CONCERT
TO MANILA AT THE GRAND
TODAY
Splendid Programme Has Been Ar
ranged by Conductor Graves, and
the Seating Capacity of the The
ater VIII BE Severely Taxed.

ater VIII BE Severely Taxed.
Today at the Grand opera house the
people of ST. Paul will! have their last
opportunity to hear the famous Third
Infantry band-unless it so happens
that the regiment Is marched through
the streets of ST. Paul when 1t starts
for Manila. Thousands Of people IN
this town will regret that there will
not be room for 10000 people In the
Grand today, instead of the 1000 that
the house will hold. AS the admis-
sions to the house have been Offered
at the uniform admission of so cents,
and there is little choice in the mat
ter of seats, those who are in line first
will have the better Of those who are
late this afternoon. The concert will
open promptly at 3 o'clock.
All Of the old members of the mag
nif1cent musical organization-every
man Of the band that went to Santa
go last summer, with the exception Of
the one poor fellow who was laid in a
grave at the foot Of San Juan hill
will respond when Conductor Charles
Graves raises his baton for the over
ture. 1t is grand organization, and
as much as its work has been appre-
ciated in st. Paul, it is even better
known and appreciated in army and
musical circles, for it is the crack band
OF the regular organization, and it's
work will be revelation to the peo-
pie of the coast, Of Honolulu and Ma
Mia within q month or so. The Third
infantry is the oldest regiment in the
army, having been formed from the
First infantry at the time Of the re-
organization in 1903. During all these
years there has. been a band in the
regiment. The Third band played the
regiment into the city Of Mexico at the
time of the conquest of that place, and
it has been in the van in many hot
action, both before that time and since
When the regiment was ordered to the
front last summer, the band attracted
the widest attention at the great mil
1tary camp at Mobile and other points.
During the advance on Santiago and
in the affair at San Juan, the band
put away their instruments and fought
in the trenches, one of it's members
being the first man killed in front of
Santiago There were twenty-seven
men in the organization when the
band left Smelling last summer and
When the regiment returned there
were five men of the musicians fit for
duty-the rest had been left in hos
pitfalls In the East and in Cuba. It is
only within month or two that all
Of the men have rejoined the regiment.
the return from Cuba that all of the
men will appear in st. Paul. Among
the members Of the band there are
several notable men. Conductor
Graves is one Of the most popular men
at the fort, and has wide reputation
among musicians throughout the coun-
try. He has been in the service fif-
teen years and saw service in Monta-
ma with the Third before the removal
of the regiment to Smelling He is re-
sponslble in large measure for the
present high standard of the organiza-
tlon. Among the other well known
men In the organization are Drum
Major McGuffin, who has spent his
thirty years in the army and who now
has son with the Fifteenth Mime
sofa. For many years his soldierly
form has been in the van of the band
when the organization has turned out.
as 1t has SO many times, for public
functions in st. Paul. Sergeant Joe
Moore has been for thirty-two years
In the army and is reputed to be the
pest drummer in the service. He has
given two sons to the service of his
country. And there are musicians of
such note that not less than five of
them are so1oists Of repute. For the
band itself the people of st. Paul are
too we'll acquainted with it and it's
work to require to be told about 1t and
the town should turn out en- masse this
afternoon for the farewell and make
the appearance Of the band the signal
tor an ovation.
In addition to the brass, Mrs. S. ".
Harris and Miss Millie E. Pottgieser
have rendered their services for the
occasion, with Mrs. Frank Hoffman
as accompanist. and the programme.
which follows, promises an excellent
concert:
Mrs. S. " Harris. Sonrano
Miss NJ. E. Pottgieser. -. -. .Contralto
mrs Frank l.. Hoffman 500. ...Accompanist
Charles Graves. -. 80. Conductor
Part L.
March-"The Charlatan".. ........ .sousa
Overture-"Les Dragons de Villars" .Maillart
Forget Me Not" 49, .......,Ma chatb
"Intermezzo" -. Mascaeni
"reminiscences of Verdi. GodfEey
Idyll.'.The Mill in the Forest" Gutenberg
Part H.
March-"At a Georgia Camp Meeting. Mills
Selection-'Robin Hood DE Koven
louis Est Homo stabat Mater" 'Ro esGd
Mrs. 9. V. Harris and Miss M. q. Pottgieser.
Loves Old Sweet Sorg'' .MoiIoy
"Scotch Fantasia" -. .... .Godfrey