New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
sOUs4 AND HIS BAND RETURN.
HOME AGAIN AFTER A MOST SUCCESSFUL
TOUR OF EUROPE

A
TOUR OF EUROPE
John Philip sousa and his band Of stxty-hve
pieces arrived here yesterday from European
trip. begun last April, the American Line steam
er St. Louis. IN honor Of the homecoming OF the
band the steamer was decked with beautiful silk
hags, the colors Of Germany. France Holland and
Belgium and the cities Of Cologne and Frankfort
As the big liner came 10 her pier the band, which
was on the forward deck played The Stars and
Stripes Forever The Star Spangled Banner
and Home. Sweet Home
Sousa's European trip was most successful
Nearly every large Continental city in which the
band appeared presented Seusa with civic flags
Frankfort sent magnificent banner TO London, in
care Of delegation OF citizens. The band gave
concerts il thirty-hve different cities IN France
Belgium and Holland sousa was one OF the frst
persons to land from the ST. Louis. He spoke free
ly Of his European trtp. He said
We have visited more than one town where they
blue but they DO now. and they are familiar with
s6a5ged Banner t We bsve s9e ,5des 9J26 26
tunes known throughout Europe I cannot speak
abroad Everywhere We received the most
courteous treatment, and the band has met with
I have found human nature pretty much the same
the swing and The dash and the originality Of
American music quite as much our home audi
shown me and y band an but e5ps al the tne suoces
We have won we are all glad 20 get home again.
IN reply TO query as 70 the truth OF the report
that he lost $4,000 the tour and thai he
treated with scant courtesy at the monument
dedication IN Paris the bsndmaster said:
There IS no truth IN the report that the trip was
not financial success It q success in every
way That story probably came about owing 20
the fact that I missed a train through the stupid
ity OF railroad officials and had TO pay $500 for
missing 81 our dates. That Mann
helm, where were in time 20 give the concert
were forced 70 change several times. and
finally reached there only find that effects
had crossed the frontier at another point we
were forced give I'D the concert, and wrote
out a check for the manager OF the opera house.
We were well treated in every place, though II
IS true that We were not thanked for our services
at the dedication Of the lafayette monument
have not been thanked 70 this day by those peo-
pie. The band played at the Washington Monu-
Ynent celebration N Paris July g. and II
Eve weeks afterWard that I received a letter
thanking me for the part We took IN the affair
Colonel George F. Hinton. the manager OF the
band. spoke very enthusiastically Of the tour He
said:
At Paris where sousa's men were the official
American band a. the Exposition, the March
King proved the isolated and brilliant musi-
cal success Of the Exposition. The band played
st Paris four weeks. participating In the dedlca-
ton OF the American pavilion, the American ma
chinery and transportation exhibits at Nincennes
ette monuments. On the Fourth of July the city
authorities Of Paris twice suspended trafnc on the
grand boulevards for Sousa, once in the morning
70 allow the band 70 parade through the prin-
gave a three hour concert in the centre Of the
Place de POpera TO more than thirty thousand
people We received offers for another European
tour and for season in Great Britain
The band took part in the two concerts given on
board the St Louis.