Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
MUSIC FOR THE PARADE
MANAGERS OF g. A. R. ENCAMP-
MENT HEAR FROM BANDS.
Question of Rates Subject to Mutual
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Mis-
souri, Secures Headquarters.

A new aspect has been given the contro-
versy over the wages to be paid bandsmen
during the 1902 encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Until Saturday
evening the local committee on bands, of
which Col E. B. Hay is chairman, was
confronted by a demand made by the Fed
Grafton of Musicians for 80 per cent in
crease in the stated rates, and it seemed
likely that unless this demand was recog-
nized the parades during the encampment
might be scantily supplied with marching
music. But of late the atmosphere has
cleared considerably, and the view now
taken at headquarters is that if the men,
bers of the federation are not willing to &C
cept the pay of the federation itself fixed
upon when the matter was first considered
a sufficient number of bands can be OBJ
tanned elsewhere
Several straws blew in that direction last
week. One local band notified Chairman
Hay to say 1t would accept any rate on
which the committee might agree. The
managers of many federation bands from
out OF town wrote that they could afford
to come to Washington and play for the
union rate of 81 which is 50 less than the
union now asks.
Association Makes an Offer.
The last development is an offer from the
National Association of Civil War Musi-
clans to place an organization of 125 men
at the head of the line at any rate the
committee on bands may determine. This
offer came through Mr.. John R. Weathers
of this city, who is national treasurer of the
association. He purposes to have the men
assemble here before the encampment, prac-
tee diligently several days and then pre-
sent themselves for service as the committee
may desire. All the men ordered here
VIII be proficient musicians saws Mr.
Weathers, and the music of such a tenn
porary band would be fully up to the stand
ard of any local organization excepting
alone the Marine Band.
The attitude Of the Marine Band, accord
ing to members Of the committee on bands,
mas not been adequately stated in the news
papers. That organization asks a rate of
~ per man, the wage uniformly paid the
Marine Band for such service and the rate
at which the band has been paid for many
years past. This demand was made at the
very outset of the negotiations for march
ing music. The difficulty is not with the
marines, 1t is said, to whom the commit
tee expected to pay Sc, but with the other
bands of the city, who first asked their
regular rate of 81 and then raised the price
to Sc per man.
Quarters Assigned.
Assignments of quarters have been made
as follows: Department of Missouri head
iu'i tei - I1otel f1dLnlltOn, Post III of ST.
Louis, Hotel ST. Louis; Old Guard Post Of
Dayton, Ohio, at Washington Hall Sd
street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast:
Woman's Relief Corps of Dayton. No. 1876
Carroll street southeast.
The following posts have applied for quar-
tiers: Blair Post, No. L. and Habendab bic
Post, No. 13, both of St. Louis and both of
whom are to bring bands; Alexander HAYS
Post, No. g. of Pittsburg; E. B. Young Post,
No 81, of Allentown, Pa; New York City
Post OF New York city; members of various
Maine posts through DR.. z. Hopkins Of
Searspost; Nevin Post, No. /, of Rockford,
Ill.
Contributions to Fund.
Contributions to the encampment fund
George 7. Russell, So; Fred Brockaway.
$40: Mt. Vernon stables, $40; Cairo stables,
So W. c. Downey, SIS.
The committee Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs. Ida Oldroyd, chairman and the COM
mittee on reunions, Col. Jonn McElrov
chairman, will meet this evening at head
quarters.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has sup
Piled the citizens executive committee with
copies of handsome folder especially pre-
pared for use in advertising the encamp-
ment. 1t is a publication Of about forty
pages, is filled with fine half-tone ilustra-
tions Of Washington and other points of
interest on the line of the B. and o. and
contains a comprehensive essay on all the
battles which occurred in West Virginia
MARYLAND and southern Pennsylvania
There are excellent maps of Getty sburg
and Antietam battlefields. general MAI
Of the B. and o. road and on the cover
handsome picture in coors of G. A. r.