The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-29


Stephens. They gave us an organ re-
cital i'll the Tabernacle, and Miss Lucy
Gates, the Utah singer, sang for US.
She is a wonderful vocalist and has
the promise of being one of Americas
greatest concert attractions
salt Lake certainly treated us well.
At Saltair Beach, where we played last
summer, they have the largest and
finest dancing pavilion in America Our
quintet played dance music for the
crowd there one evening during our
first engagement. They went crazy
over that music and would have danced
until morning if we had continued play
ing. The novelty of it caught them.
Another place where we were we'll
treated was in Memphis. We had heard
Of the Jim Crow rules there and some
of our boys were rather shy about TAX
ing in the sights, but after our first
concert, and when the people realized
just who we were, we had no trouble
whatever, and rode how and where and
when we pleased in the cars The Jim
Crow rule certainly did not apply to us
at all. Mr.. r. III. Trent's people reside
there and they helped to make our stay
in Memphis memorable After Juan
Edwards death in Memphis it seemed
to me the whole city sympathized with
us, and there were many offers of fl
nancia1 assistance if we needed it. One
of the officers whom I had met on the
Sea agirt team offered his check for
good-sized sum of money, but we did
not accept it.
I'm ST. Louis we met Millionaire
Schwab's brother. and he was quite
taken with the band.
Captain Berger is really fine band
leader and he was regarded favorably
wherever we went He put on no airs, |
and even when we requested him to |
wear his medals in Denver, he refused |
to do so, although he had them in his |
luggage.
Mr.. Cohen treated us as best no
knew how and as well as his financial |
condition would permit
Jack Ellis and 1 starred in the quin- |
tet club work and our singing of old /
Plantation and Like no a Like es- !
pecially made a hit. Those songs wers
the rage wherever we went"
BAND PARADES TODAY.
Governor Carter will review the First
Regiment National Guarl OF Hawaii
shortly after 3 o'c.ocz this sfter,ooi,
at Union Square. The Hawaiian band
under the leadership of Captain Ber-
ger will be present and will head the
regiment, which will be commanded
by Col. Jones. This will be the first
appearance of the band since it's re-
turn from the mainland. The follow |
ing general order has been issued:
GENERAL ORDER NO. Is.
Companies of the First Regiment.
n. G. H, stationed in Honolulu, will
assemble under arms at the drillshed
on Thursday, Nov. 20, 1906. at p. m,
to review by the Govaknor.
Uniform: Service, white gloves.
BY order of Col. Jones.
JOHN SCHAEFER,
Capt. and Adjt. 1st Reg, n. G. H.
NO BENEFIT CONCERT.
Captain Berger stated yesterday that
there will be no benefit concert for the
band at the Orpheum on Saturday
evening under the auspices Of Mr..
Cohen. He states that he will not be
present to lead the band and the
bandsmen he says show Discrimination
to play on that occasion.
Captain Berger also states that he
has visited the donors of the fund of
$4,000 which was raised recently to bring
the band back from the mainland and
most of them have agreed to let the
money be shared among the bandsmen.
AS the bandsmen have received very
little money in the way of salaries
during the tour, and as there is
prospect of the Supervisors granting no
until the end of December, the
boys are more in need of funds than
ever
WANT TO DROP BAND.
1t is said that the new Board of Su-
pervisors has discussed the band in
formally and that the suggestion has
been made by one OF them to drop the
band at the beginning of the new su-
pervisorial year in order to save money.
This view, however, is understood to
be merely a feeler to determine just
where the county may retrench in its
expenses, but II is believed that the
band will be retained. It is said that
one or two of the supervisors are op-
posed to paying the band expenses be-
cause the band plays a the hotels.
MAY SUE ANGELS
The Kapellmeister says also that /