The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-08
EMPORIAIS FUNNY.
Talk About Their Band Being as Good
as Narshalrs.

When Nit White, of Emporia, takes
hold of anything, whether it be as hotel
proprietor or slipper of the dogs at
coursing meet. he convinces himself and
everyone else that what he Is interested
in is the best. So, therefore. the follow
not startling, for White IS interested III
the band there, but the Topeka Elks and
MarshalPs band viii have to fight it out
If it takes all summer"
Topeka wants the governor, the
United States senator, and now she
wants the official Elk band Of the state.
Is there anything that Topeka dIesEa' I
Want2 About a month ago the Emporia
ELK lodge started movement TO nave
the Second regiment band head the
Kansas delegation to the Elk Grand
lodge which win be held in Salt Lake
City, August u, - and IA. The Enporia
lodge didn't propose this for its own
honor and glory but it wanted to see
the Sunflower delegation show up as one
CT the finest and felt sure that a special
train with a band attachment would
double the size of the delegation and
there wasn't a better band in the state
TO head the procession. Letters were
sent to all of the Elk lodges in the state
in which the Emporia lodge proposed
to pay half of the Second regiment
bands expenses and the other seventeen
lodges in the state We're to pay the other
hair pro rata The band offered their
services for their expenses on the trip.
have endorsed the band idea and over
a third Of the lodges have practically
accepted the EmpOria lodges PROPOSE
ton, Topeka steps in and want to know
what is the matter with Marshall's band
The Topeka papers announce that a
large delegation from Kansas will at
tend the Grand lodge and viii be head
ed by MarshalPs band, and the Elk lodge
at Topeka have written a letter to the
EnpOria Eiks saying that they are
heal fiiU in n ia KING a hand Ion o
hut that the Enlporia Elks must admit
that the best band in the state should be
employed and that Marshalls is that
band, and suggested that the Emporia
lodge withdraw its proposition and let
Marshall and his band have the floor
1.-The Emporia Elks agree heartily
with the Topeka lodge, that the Kansas
delegation should be headed by the best
band in the state but they won't admit
that Marsha1rs band comes any nearer
being that band than the E1mporia band
does The E1mDoria band has a COM
plete Instrumentation OF Tie finest IN
struments made. 1t has the best lot Of
uniforms ever brought west and can
furnish as good concert music and bet
ter street music than Marshan's band
and is willing to go into a contest TO
prove it. MaTshalPs band has refused
to 90 into contest for Is years even
when a band like the one at Lyndon
challenged it. It doesn't know where it
really stands in comparison with the
other bands in the state. If the Topeka
band would go TO Salt Lake City, Mar
shall wouldn't go into the contest. The
En- pOria band would, and the Emporia
Elks are willing to bank on its coming
out second to none
The Emporia band is undoubtedly an
excellent organiza ton but the fact re-
mains that when the band from Bill
| Whites town went to Denver to play al
| the Carnival of the Mountain and Plain
that several members of Marshall (
band We're employed to go along and
strengthen the organizatio