Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-07-17
EDUCATION
THAT SAVES
CONCERT ONE OF BEST
EVER GIVEN in CITY
The Boys We're Entertained by
Leading Families--Visit to
Port Edwards.

1Ht JOuTudl N0WSUOyS Uduu gave
one of the best concerts, Wednesday
evening, in the history Of this city.
Long before the opening of the
program the large assembly room of
the Lincoln school was filled. 1t is
estimated that about six hundred of
our leading citizens were present.
Bert Hall, manager OF the band,
gave brief outline of the work that
the Journal is doing for the boys.
He said that there are about eighty
who are now receiving instruction and
several of them rank among the best
musicians of the state.
The most critical person could not
have found fault with the concert
Every number was rendered il a
| mastery manner and showed that the
boys had labored faithfully under the
direction of their able teacher,
Director A. f. Bennest.
The band played with precision ant
accuracy and the large audience was
not slow in expressing it's apprecia-
tlon by generous applause.
Besides the regular numbers by the
band, Master Micheal Green oerg
entertained with several recitations.
His easy, earnest and Self-poSsesSed
way of reciting the humorous selec.
tions at once made him favorite.
The violin solo, by Master Henry
Winsauer, completely captiyated the
audience. He will soon be graduated
from the Wisconsin Conservatory OF
Music and will probably continue his
education under the direction of the
Journal in Boston or Europe.
Master Charles StutSOn gave a
difficult trombone solo which received
it's share Of the generous applause,
always forth coming at the close of
each number.
The boys arrived in the city on the
early Central train Wednesday morn
ing from Marshfield. They were met
by the local committee who directed
them to the homes where they were to
be entertained. In the afternoon the
boys marched through the principal
streets and played several selections
in front Of the court house and on
the west side.
About three o'clock, the boys were
taken in carriages to Port Edwards,
four miles from this city, to inspect
the large paper mill, where the paper
is manufactured upon which the
Journal is printed. The band boys
were much interested in this feature
of their entertainment and while at
Port Edwards played several selec-
tions for the employees of the mill.
Before returning to this city, the
management of the paper mill made
the boys happy by serving ice cream
and cake in large quantities.
The boys were well behaved: not
only were they fine musicians, but
perfect gentlemen. They were
entertained by some of the best
families in the city and all are full of
praise for the newsboys. The spirit
With which all the citizens took hold
| in making boys feel at home is to be
con- mended and shows what is
possible when all work in perfect
| harmony.
The coming of the Journal boys
teaches one important lesson: the
great power of education. Most of
these boys were picked up from the
street by helping hands. Those who
saw the boys Wednesday could read
the results Of the experiment better
than volumes could tell it..
The spirit of the Journal, education
ally, We believe, is the spirit of the
majority of our citizens and it is
faithfully being carried out by the
school board.
A representative Of the REPORTER
interviewed several of the boys and
the general sentiment seemed to be
that this city contained some of the
best people they had ever met. One
boy, who had been with the band for
three years, expressed his appreciation
in this fashion: "Outside of Green Bay,
Grand Rapids is the best city 1 have
ever visited on the tours through the
state -