The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-04-08


A. zppforsiali0n Ezs made B.
ths last conerr.s for an Indial
Exhibit. 10 be held ID oonnectiol
with fhe Louisiana Puschase TX
position At s.. Louis - 1905. Hon
s y Nccogan. snpefiutsndeu
Of the chilocco IDdizn Agricullnrs
School. chilocco. Oklahoma, va
selected p the Secretary Of ID
Interior foF The important post oi
Superintendent of the Indian TX
hibif.
Nr. MCGOWAN conceived the idez
Of organizing Al fhdikh B4nd, e
Iected from the b<si material 70 b
found in al of The Indian schools
Of the United States, rather than
70 take = kapdfr8n any one school
This hand could then Be credit 10
the entire Indian Service. This
idea has been carried out. The
band now consists Of thirty,fye
members who are artists in their
respective lines. The entire United
States has been drawn upon for the
Indian players. and the result is a
band that has never been exoelIed
and Is not now equalIed BY any
other similar organizaiicr
All the players are experienced,
and many months ofarduons prsct-
zee At chilocco under one Of the
most competent leaders in the soun-
Try have futher developed their
musical skill. The most difficult
classical music isrendered IN splen-
did style, while the late and popu-
lor airs are 80 handled as to delight
every audience. Their work Is
revelation to those who formerly
knsw nothing Of the Indian S ability
as musician, while the old play
ers and teachers are delighted.
The band will spend the summer
at the Louisiana Exposition, at
st. Louis, after which il viii tour
the u. S. under the management
Of one Of the leading iycenm bur-
eaus.
Those who have had an oppor
tuniiy to compare the u. S. Official
Worlds Fair indian Band with
other musical organizations do not
hesitate 10 pronounce il the finest
and most unique Indian Band ever
gotten together.
There are a great many other
Indian Bands. All the larger
Indian schools maintain brass bands
and many Of them play very cred
itably, but there IS only one official
Worlds Pair Indian band, organ
lied expressly for the great FAIR.
The officials Of the Indian Depart
ment started ont to excel every
thing Of the kind before Under
taken. Early last fall Superinten.
dent MCGOWAN began mobilizing
his players at the chilocco School
and soon hada large number Of the
best Indian musicians in the coun-
Try practing under the efficient
Leader ship Of Mr.. n. $. Nelson,
who mas had many years' lexpcr-
Icnce in the business Of teaching
bands and orchesiras, nine OF which
have been spent in the Indian Ser
vice, instructing Indian players.
Every man in this band is an ar
list, gentleman and an Indian. (
70 such musical organization has
.ver appeared before the public IN !
my country in the world, They IS
will make several engagements c
before leaving for 81. Louis and I
viii play in this city April 1920 /
rhis isa splendid opportunity TO .
zee one Of tlie leading attractions {
4 the great Fair and before It's II
Engagement begins at St. Louis /
rhis band contains Indians from 4
lmost every prominent Indian Q
ribe in the U. S. PuebIos, Pirnas,
doquis, Mohaves and Navajos e
rom Arizona, New Mexico and ii
chippewas from Mime il
ota and Wisconsin. Sioux from +,
he Dakotas; Cherokees, Pawnees, a
Ieorias, Senecas, and dozen other
ribes from various states and ter n
tories, w
nj. r. Yha Tli~h pahmal Leu