The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-15
FAIR WILL BE OPENED TODAY BY
 X BRILLIANT MILITARY PARADE
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in 1867, it's thrilling notes never fail to arouse the regiment to the highest pitch of enthusiasm.
 The band was not in the battle of the Little Big Horn, it being ordered else where. In 1887 the band went over land from Fort Meade, Dakota, to Fort Riley, Kansas, distance of eight hundred miles, It remained at Fort Riley from November 1884, to May, 1895, and then was ordered to Fort Grant. Arizona. where it was stationed till October, 1898.
 The band was then ordered to Hunts vile, Ala, where it was for time under General Joseph Wheeler; being ordered to Macon, Ga, thence to Cuba, with the regiment and arriving in that island Jan uary 20, 1s99 and remaining till May, 1902.
 In Cuba.
 This band had the honor to escort the Cuban general, Gomez, with 4000 of his 1 veterans into Havana. Subsequently 1t l did the honors at the funeral of General Garcia. Likewise it did the honors when 1 General Brook retired and General Wood took office as governor general of Cuba.
 Escorted Fitz Lee.
 When General Fitzhugh Lee departed l from Havana the band was his escort, and later it rendered the martial music 1 at the Mckinley memorial services in 1 Havana, Sergeant Connolly having the | honor to sound taps.
 Early last year the band played the welcome to Miss Alice Roosevelt upon her arrival in Havana Shortly after 1t sailed for Newport News from which port it proceeded to Chickamauga, where 1t has since remained.
 Chief Musician Brockenshire is an Eng lishman by birth, having been born in Cornwall SS years ago. He began the study of music at six, and at nine was brought by his parents to America. In 1886 he enlisted in the army, in which he served five years, retiring to take up pri- vate work as a musician and settling in Martinsburg, West Virginia where he was master of the city band. was organist and choirmaster of Trinity Episcopal church, and taught music in the public schools. Tn 1898 he was made master of the Seventh Regiment bad. MT. Brockenshire is a composer of wide | reputation, his work being in the cata- logues of the leading three band music publishers of the United States. All but one of the airs of the band were com posed by him.
 The band publishes a newspaper of it's own, the Saturday Evening Guidon, which has a large circulation. Chevington and
 
 band has also a social club and base ball club.
 Capt. o. w. Bell.
 Envable distinction marks the career of Capt. Ola Walter Bell of the Seventh United States cavalry, now in command of Troop at the Alabama State fair | This brilliant young veteran officer was appointed to West Point from Michigan, and was graduated in 1S96-ony seven years ago, and yet he is already a cap tain.
 Upon his graduation Captain Bell was commissioned second lieutenant and as- signed to Jefferson barracks. near St. Louis.
 He organized and commanded Troop L. Third cavalry, during the war with Spain; served in camps at Chcamauga park, Ga. Tampa, Montauk Point, L. L. Fernandina, Fla, Fort Ethan Allen, Vt and Augusta, Ga, during the summer and fall of 1898, and winter of 1899. was at Fort Meyer, Va. in the summer of 1S99 and was instructor of the District of Co., lumbia National guard at Leesburg in June 1899; left Fort Myer August [ 1S99 for Seattle, Wash. en route to the Philip pine islands, sailed on transport Athenian August a. 1899 Ca horse transporD. via Aleutian islands and Japan: served in the | to July 1, 19O3
 Captain Bell served in Youngs Provin- cial cavalry brigade of Lawton's division during the campaign in northern Luzon during the pursuit of Aguinaldo, and was in charge of the release of 6000 Spanish prisoners.
 He served later as captain of the port. collector of internal revenue and inspector of customs at port of San Fernando de la Union. P. I. Also in 1902 as depot quar- termaster of the provinces of Union and Benguet, and in 1901 as engineer officer in charge of the construction of the Baroro and Carlotan bridges 210 and 650 feet re- l spectively in length Was made first lieu | tenant in November 1901. He returned to the United States in July 1902, on the transport La Colon in command of "casuals." and joined his troop at Fort Yellowstone. He was promoted to be captain August %, 1902. and assigned to the Seventh cavalry at Chickamauga Park. Ga, in command of Troop c; was chief of instruction and inspector in the camp of Georgia state troops, Savannah, July 2O-27 1908; and with his troop at the Nashville horse show October 6-10. cur rent month, coming from there to Bir- mngham
 Lieutenant Brown.
 First Lieutenant Lewis Brown. Jr.. was graduated from West Point in 1901, and assigned to the Seventh cavalry; has been with the Seventh cavalry ever since. He was detailed recently to instruct the Nashville Equestrian Cotillion club which gave two performances at the horse show. He was attached to troop c for temporary duty. He was appointed to the military academy from Rhode Isl and
 Lieutenant John C. Montgomery was appointed to West Point from Kentucky and was graduated in 1903 and assigned to the Seventh cavalry. He was the best rider in his class at the academy. He is second lieutenant of troop c, which he joined September Il last.