El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-28
THE TRUMPET CORPS
Col. Neff's Boys Have Captured the
Town Completely

Last night the T. r. Anderson
TrumpetCorps of Waxahachfe favored
the HERALD with most delightful
complimentary concert. In their fine
new uniforms they are the whitest
visitors in FL Paso. The HERALI
deeply appreciated the honor.
Col. Neff has taken the boys undel
his bat and they are having an uprosr
iously good time. They went to Gal
weston, Houston, and San Antonio
before they came here. and their trir
has been one round of pleasure.
The corps IL one of the most plsasip G
features of the carnival, and is attract
ing much attention. The organization
was secured through the kindness OF
Col. Neff and Uncle John Julian. Col.
Neff was in attendance at the State
Firemen's convention at Waxahachie
aud fell in love with the trumpeters at
first eight. The boys are greatly at
tached to the colonel.
The trumpet corps was first organ
lied as social club of Waxahschie
young men, who conceived the idea OF
forming a trumpet corps after seein e
and hearing, the Dallas corps some five
months ago. They equipped them
selves with trumpets and uniforms at
their own expense, after which they
made application for a charter mem
bership in the Texas Volunteer Guard.
They were accepted as . permanent
adjunct OF the Third regiment, T. v.
G.. and each member was made q nom
commissioned officer OF the state
guard.
New uniforms have been ordered by
the state for them and they will also
soon be.supplied with new trumpets.
Put owing to not having the requisite
number of members, thirty, they have
not yet been granted q charter; this
however will soon be forth coming as
they expect to attain to the required
mum Der in q short time.
This corps is not an organization for
purposes but is strictly
organization and when called
upon they respond without charge.
They adopted their name in honor Of
7. r. Anderson, present grand master
Of Texas Odd Fellows. Their musical
calls and when given in perfect hAr-
mony by twenty-five trumpets they
make beautiful and soul stirring mu-
sic.
The r A T @ is composed of twenty
five young men, or boys, there not
being a member over twenty-five years
Of age, of Waxahachie, the following
being the embers present:
Chief Trumpeter G w Ryburn, w o
Beatty, Joe Patterson, w G Woodlief,
A J Malone, M @ Erwin, Thos Hosford
Oscar McQratters, Homer Atkinson,
Carroll Todd, Paul Miller, William
Et.er, Albert Singleton, Harry Wilt
Inns, Clay Smith, John Lambert, A G.
Frank Oldham, George Grif-
in, James Griffin, Merce Walker and
,orps.
George L. Griffin Is president; C.W.
Syburn, chief trumpe5er: and II. Clay
smith, quartermaster sergeant. Sew
.ral of the members were memb ers OF
he Fourth Texas volunteers during
he Spanish American war.
Each member is expected to be ready |
o serve as trumpeter In any company
o which he may be called in the event |
4 another war.
There are only three such organize
ions in existence, the other two being
{ Washington, D G, and Dallas, Tex.
The members of the Waxabachis |
Corps are brigh t, gentIemsnly,
nd friendly young men and Ell Paso
ppreciates their presence and music,
nd extends tothem a hearty welcome.