The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-26
To HELP BAND.
Plan Determined Upon to En-
courage and Maintain
Marshall's Band.

few citizens interested in MarshaIls
band met at the band rooms last even
ing to discuss and formulate a plan
for encouraging the maintenance OF this
great organization, 50 important to the
people or this city. For more than six
teen years this band has reflected credit
upon the city, and furnished amusement
for the public It's members have reaped
veryslfght financial benefits; in fact. for
years they have given their time and
talents practically without remunera-
ton They have made a splendid reD-
utatiou over the entire country from
Boston to San Francisco as the greatest
amateur band in the country The
Inusic-loving spirit Of the members has
kept them together. despite the dis
courag ing financial troubles.
few years ago the band undertook
to purchase Garfield park but to this
time they have spent large amount of
money in keeping up the park, improv-
ing II, building an aTnphirheater, etc
They have been unable to pay any in
stallmentS upon the principal. and are
behind in the interest Unless the citi-
ZSnS rally to the support of this band,
the organization IS likely to be dissolved
and the money already placed in the
park lost
IT was ascertained that If fund
could be raised that would provide for
the running expenses of the Orga1iza-
ton the band through the entertain
-nents at the park could probably take
The following gentlemen were present
at the conference last evening" H. q
Stafford NJ. c. Holman. John Marshall
John W White A O. Wellman. W. s.
John Sargent After considering
number of different plans it vas de-
ciGed that the most feasible and prac-
teal thing to do would be to issue an
nuaI associate membership tickets. TO
cost S. each. emitting the associate
member to admission TO all the concerts
given at Garfield park on Friday even
ings and Sunday afternoons attend
ance at all rehearsals and the privilege
or the hand room
Papers asking for associate members
will accordingly be circulated at once
The following committee was ap-
POINTED to take special charge of the
work Geo w Crane. T. L King
Eugene Hagan. J. s Coe, w c r
Feichenbacn- a s Rankin T. J. An
derson. N C Holman. Z. H Crosby.
Wermau. Jacob Boltz. W s Bergund-
thai H C Stafford, Harold t Chase
Prank P MacLennan. and = Fred
Scott
The following associate memberships
were promptly taken by those attending
the conference:
H C Stafford. five memberships. s25-
John Sargent. two memberships 80
W s BergundthaI two member
ships. SO
Frank P MacLennan. five member
SllpS, 10
N C. Holman. two memberships, $40.
4 O. WelIrnan, two memberships, 80.
John w White. two memberships so
The band gives on an average of
twenty-five concerts during the season
L Is not generally known that IL IS
through the band that the park is light
ed every night during the summer. 1t
is open to the public without any
charge whatever, every day and every
evenings through the week. with the ex-
cs-Etion Of Friday night and Sunday at
CeruOo1. when the concerts are given
The only benefit the band at present
receives from the street railway COM
pany is that the railway company fur
nishes the electric lights to light the
park every night, but on only one Of
these nights does the band play and
charge admission. 1t has been sug-
Eested that the park commissioners
might properly defray the expenses of
the lighting OF the park. and that the
railway company be asked to give a
certain share of its street car receipts
to the band In a number Of cities the
street car companies own parks. keep
them up, pay the bands. and provide
summer entertainments. all for the
sake Of the traffic to and from the
park