The Globe-republican., 1907-04-11
aAllp jusT ORGANIZED HAS
oven TWELVE HoHORED
DOLLARS WORTH OF
INSTRUMENTS
Grani Ball Next Wednesday
Short Concert viii Be Given
on the Street Next
Saturday Night.

4 +. 4.
Six or eeven years ago the band boys
Ii lhdge iiy hecamr disRuatsd Vt the
treatment the town gave the band, Or
rather crrtaIn people " the town To par
ticulss. aud The rrpt In general. aud de-
cidrd shst u Dodge ropls did not want
! baud aud were gong to do what they
could to discourage u, that the band
wvuld not struggle further
The town has changed : whole ut 10
Ok yesrs Il 10 believed that At the
present lime Dodge City will appreciate q
god hand. A band II about twenty has
been orgsnis~d and will soon be able to
appess sny where. The members OF the
baud have bought oyer el,1O0 worth Of
instsuu,ep.s. The hodge I ity orchertrS
hss helped In orsanixiug The band snd
has advanced money toward securing tho
new monster tuba which arrived few
dsys sso. 80
There will be but one thing that the
baud will not be able to provide TOR H.
kelt, aud that will be uniforms while
uniforms sre not expensive, Il cosls 90
much IN run band the tirtt sesson that
II will take every Thing 10 sight TO cover
o,bsr expenses. Several people have vol.
unterrpd inquiries about tlle aftirs OF III
band. AND upon learning OF the situation
have offered to contribute TO the uniform
0hnd The members Of thts band are
0retty independent set Of fellowe aud
hey win not bs much disposed 10 crowd
1hrir music on the town, or to gO on
begging expeditions. The management
of the band however believes Il to be
matter Of town pride 10 havethe organic
htion IN neat uniforms. aud as so man,
have Voluntarily taken Nh interest in tue
matter and have offered TO ass'si, q uni
(.,m fund will be raised, and the saiit'
|Will be ordered 1t once.
The bmnd will play on the street Of
mex, Saturday night. and eve'y body U
invited To be down town lU the evening
Rons Of the new instruments have beei
on exhibition In the window 0f the CIT!
Drug Store. These Instruments are sucl
ss you win ses 10 prot essional band, ant
they ought u stir up llI,le pride in tn
town over the band.
A grand ball will be given at the RIM
On opxr "wednesday evening BY the band
There will be music by the Dodge Cii'
band Cor the grand match and tirsi waltz
and the hodge Oi.y orchestra will ihr
appear ior ihe ieniaincer OF the evening
The porceeds Of this bali " VI be ,ised ~
currenl expenses Of the band. twill b
THE bali Of the YER, and there ought {
DO = very large attendance.
II will soon be time for street conoerti
An open cir concert once y week will en
ilven tho summer season In Dodge Oity
ss the concerts are gwen the band w
bavs 9 nus program prepared for esc
week. and they will have music whie
will pasass the people. :
n Ssa want 10 see One band 10 Dods
CIty, ret out 10 the open and say q
Tan to the boys and encuurage them,
you want to help iittle 90 getting "a
uniforms. do 90. 10 you cant do that
least .sil them that you sEe glad 20 see
much being dsne IL the band line. v
n. Locke, of the Bargain Store vac %
llrst man 10 cone around aad sslunsss
to help ou, on the uniform tusd. Pee
master Arment was iha ssecnd., A NUN
bef Of o,hers have done lIkewls- sinc
and thsss voluntary oisers have made =
band feel pretty good toward the tow
Thsy 80 che bsst kind Of help tessoeiv
end oapuos fall % be mest hlshiS apps'
6,ated. fsjs 70 BE- hcpsd that ihsFe "
be lnssy mose II these voluntary one
within she nsxt few days.
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