Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-01
EAGLES FEY AGAIN.
Give Another Version of the Affair im
 Controversy.

To the Editor of the Democrat:
 Sir: A statement published In the Democrat of September 2S by the American Band association calls for a reply on the part of the Eagles associ. ation, incorporated. The directors of the latter are responsible for whatever is herein contained and are willing to substantiate whatever is herein stated.
 The foundation of whatever trouble exists lies in the refusal of inability of by 1t with the directors of the Eagles association. As far as the bhad ac~ commodating us by keeping the Audi toriTm hall during July and August. the band well knows that its contract with Jean Jacques, owner of the Audi, torium, obliged it to remain there un- til that date Of course, the band suf- fered 10 injury by keeping that con tract.
 The Eagles association, incorporated. hold lease of the Auditorium from Jean Jacques dated from September 1, 1904 The band first talked with Mn Jacques sabout a lease and was re- ferred to us. We were willing and pleased to enter into such lease as proposed. A proposition was made. | on that proposition, but the band did not do what 1t agreed to do.
 The band agreed to furnish guar 1 antor or bond, conditioned that 1t would do as it agreed to do. Tn all in-
 portant leases guarantee or bond is a very common accompaniment. The agreement was made by the first com.
 mittee from the band at the first meet ing between the directors of the Eagles association and that committee. At that time certain individuals as guar antors were named who were satisfac- tory to us. Of course we had and have l the lease signed by some member of l the band, although the bands state- ment intimates that we refused the signature of any of their officers. The statement published by the band says: As for obtaining q guar.
 antor, as the (Eagles association) state ment alleges we promised to do, this l was neither promised by our committee
 nor attempted" We reply that two of
 the men who signed the band state l rnent, namely, MT Markert and MT Fulton, made that promise at meet l ing of our board of directors. But
 does not the statement of the band itself admit the whole argument we Smake--namely, that it expected and tried to furnish either personal guar
 antee or a surety bond. It admits that MT Fulton told our agent that everys thing was coming on all right.
 l The American band when 1t failed to do as 1t proposed, was offered by us l two Saturday nights and two Wednes- l day nights each month without securt- ty. This was refused and then we of fered to employ the full band at it's regular price for promenades to be conducted by ourselves every Saturday evening. This the band also refusad. I We think we have been fair, but must
 look after our own interest. We will conduct our own promenades at the l Auditorium on Saturday nights until we can make satisfactory arrange ments. We have pleasant feelings to- Iward all other organizations and hope l to manage the Auditorium for the ben l efit of ali. As far as the American band is concerned we will be glad to I do business with them in the future lwhen 1t can be done to the sat5sfae. .htion of both parties. l THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
 Eagles Association, Incorporated.