The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-21
MILITARY BANDS
THERE ARE SENENTY-FIVE OF THEM CONNECTED
WITH UNCLE SANS LAND AND NAVAL FORCES
HOW THEY ARE ENLISTED, ORGANIZED AND PAID
EACH REGlMENTAL BAND HAS A COOK


With recent increase in the size Of the regular army and the
corresponding growth OF the navy demand for
who seemed be absolutely needed the fighting business whether
ashore aoa and the time there
Whve bands attached the military service pboard
OF the United States.
Various changes the recruiting and management bands
rave been made within the last or two of the notable
relating the regmena musicians who being ordinary
Pya detailed from the companies Tor the purpose OF footing horn
or beating drum enlisted from outside They
have their separate and distinct organization their
draw their own ue mess outfit and aos and enjoy the exclusive
Fseven are attached to Uncle Sans military forces Each
regiment has band and thus there thirty infantry bands and fifteen
cavalry bands Ten bands belong the artillery of the
vice which not divided into regiments but which present comprises
2S batteries OF coast artillery and thirty batteries Of field artillery The
cadets at West Point also have band OF their and the
barracks in Washington permanently stationed band which per-
ans to the engineer corps Of the army.
The President OF the United fixes the
in each band Mr. Roosevelt could double treble the OF the
army bands he chose he did like music could
organizations to a mere skeleton OF fife and drum
Under the regulations governing however regimenta band
consists OF twenyeght chief musician 500 month";
chief mper $22 principal musician $22 drum major
pvates S each and cook The cook does take the
The abolition of the post cantee was great disaster to the army
bands Five OF the profits of these soldiers clubs used
to go to the musicians.
In 1900 the regimena bands received So63 from the canteens
ard including the artillery the military bands got from the post
OF the canenS In TACT to great extent supported the
bands.
Uncle Sam furnishes all of the instruments for the army bands that
say all necessary marching
big horns cane rombone flutes pccoos bass
cymbals ang Also music pro-
the performers violns they
for them their pockets To exc out their incomes
the military musicians commonly play teaer orchesas and
dancing parties when they happen be stationed cities
They play social the posts and
for this work they paid as the officers choose.
All the country there vigorous opposition to the military
bands by the musical unions owing the fact that they compete with
local talents efforts have been made persuade the War De-
forbid musicians employment outside but Sec
rotary Root has recently refused pomugae such regulation
the ground that OF this kind soldiers have good rights
as civilians
AS Of fact be hired in the and
furnish first class month"; with raonS and other
erquies they be allowed money where
be picked up.
Though very much known the subject certain that in
the earliest historic musicians employed for military
Indeed they had important place the armies OF antiquity
Every schooboy has read Nonepho about the "mouskoi who
formed corps by themselves attached to the forces which made the
unfortunate expedition Persia Doubtless the ancient Egyptians
and the Assyans likewise employed bands inspire their
martial ador Military music be dispensed with by fighting
whether ashore afoat
Each flagship the has its band and there six such vessels
the New York, the Pacific station the battle ship Ken
uCk the Aac the battle ship kearsarge the North
Atlantic the Newark the South Atlantic the
cruiser Olympia the Caribbean station the cruiser Brooklyn, which
about become flagship OF the European station There
training ships each of which has its own band