Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-01-24


when he remarked, eff brass bands
are necessary TO attract the people,
let us have brass bands.'' The
wonder is not that the clergy have
now made the discovery, but rather
that they did not many years ago
recognize the potency of band to
attract. 1t was before them to
blood TO feel the influence of stir
ring musical strains. They saw
the circus band, the military parade
and the thousands OF persons attrac-
ted by them, and they have felt the
power of band music, as do all other
persons impelling them almost
against their will to follow in its
wake. If it can lead to the show,
it may also lead to the church.
The salvation army appreciated the
attracting potency of the band very
many years since, and who shall
say that the vibrant and CHEEKY
strains of their bands have not led
many weary soul out of the slough
of despair to the threshold, at least,
of a more hopeful and brighter ex-
istcnce. Bands have been consid-
cred essential as part of the pomp
although the bandsmen were con-
tenned. Beyond that they have
been regarded as ephemeral amuse-
ment, giving organizations the ar
tistic value of which was of doubt
full value. They have never been
taken quite seriously, even when
exploited as concert bands under
direction of talented bandmasters
That attitude may change if the
church should declare in favor of
their utility. They may come to
recognition as eminently respectable
organizations and thus win favor
able consideration from thousands
of folks waiting to follow where
others lead and whose opinions in
general like second hand clothing,
have first been in possession of
some one else. The clergymen who
have already pronounced in favor
of bands are following the example
of good old John Wesley. He could
not see why the devil should have
all the best tunes, so forthwith set
appropriatiug some of them for
adaptation to his own hymns.
These later day divines are much
in the same mood, recognizing the
potency of the bands to entice to
the circus and other shows, they
now would employ them as allure
ments to the people to wend their
steps churchward. All persons in
favor of the encouragement of
band formations will certainly say
aye, to the above. Dominant.
The thanks of the band are due
the new Doard of county commits
sioners for their kindness in unan-
imously granting the band the free
use of the court TO I'm for rehears-
ais, as did also the outgoing board.
The items of rent, heat and light
are of considerable expense 70 an
organization that is not self-sup-
porting, and we are to be congrat-
ulated upon not having them to
worry about.
BY a vote at recent meeting
the boys decided to abstain from
smoking. That is a wise move
The writer was brought up on the
old fashioned notion that the few
hours spent in the band room were
supposed to be devoted to the study
and practice of music.
Lee Daniels was the happy recip-
lent last week of a beautiful new
Conqucror cornct in A, B-fiat and
c. His parents, who are both ard
cnt music lovers, desired him to
play some instrument of more prac-Y
tical value in the home than the
alto, upon which no so acccptably
performed in the band. He is now
the proud posscssor of a handsome,
first class instrument which, with
proper instruction and sufficient
practice, should become a source
of much pleasure TO himself and
those who SO generously provided
him with 1t.
1T
You will be a musician when
not only fingers, but also your
heart and mind, are full of music.
-Schumann