East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-24

mat tne money remaining from the
Fourth of July fund-S200, or there
abouts-should be used for the pur-
pose of holding band concerts at the
court house is almost the unanimous
wish of those who gave the money,
and if the general committee heeds
the request of the donors, the money
will be used for that purpose.
Just after the Fourth the commit
tee decided to refund the money pro
rata among the subscribers. How
ever, this has not been done, and it
would be a tedious job to segregate
the money, for many would have but
few cents coming as a rebate.
To ascertain what the men who
gave the money wish to have one
with ii, many Of the larger contribut-
ors were interviewed this morning.
Committee Is Willing.
r. Alexander, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, and $50 contributor,
said:
For my part l will be glad to give
my portion to the concert fund and
believe the money could be used for
no better purpose. Something must
be done with the money at once. and
If the majority of the subscribers ia
vor using the money for concerts ]
think the same should be done"
C. Z. Roosevelt, Lee Teutsch and
Charles Bond, NJ. A. RAIDER and ]. V.
Tallman, all prominently connected
with the Fourth OF July celebration,
likewise declared their willingness to
see the money used for the purpose of
hiring the Eagles band to give con-
certs on the court house lawn.
With others the same sentiment was
found to exist. The Savings bank was
declared favorable to the plan by w.
]. Furnish, and G. NJ. Rice, cashier of
institution would be glad to forego its
rebate.
Could DO Nothing Better.
THE money could be used for no
more suitable purpose than the hold
ing of evening band concerts, and /
believe the surplus money should be
used for that purpose declared w. l..
Thompson of the Commercial National
bank.
10 business houses to contribute $50
each, and in the absence of the busi-
ness manager, Bert Huffman, editor,
declared the company in favor of the
concert scheme.
Charles Gray, of the Gray Bros.
grocery, not only announced that firm
willing to allow their money used for
band concerts. but also said they were
willing to contribute more to such a
fund.
other business houses seen and
found willing to have their money
used for concert purposes are the Tay-
lor Hardware company, Demott &
Co., Koeppen Bros, Goodman-Thomp-
son company, r. Il. Tarbett, Wilson &
Hansen, Max Baer and Mark Patton.
Owing to lack of time, other sub
scribers could not be seen. However
the sentiment among those interviewed
was so unanimously in favor of the
move that further questioning would
be needless. OF those seen this morn
ing but three men were disposed to
| oppose the plan. One desired his
name withheld. C. w. Irwin of the
Delta, desired the concerts held in the
| streets, while w. A. Brown of the Ho-
tel Pendleton preferred his money
| back.
Five Weekly Concerts.
Should there be $500 OF the ,cele-
bration money remaining, five weekly
concerts may be given. C. C. Sharp
leader of the Eagles band, declare.
that organization still willing to carry
out its offer to hold evening concerts
for the sum OF $3.50 a player, with MOI
less than 16 pieces in the band.