The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-06
Save OUR Band /!
Topeka Will Not Let MarShall'S
DiSband.
Decision to Disband Raises
Storm of Protests.
READY WITH MONEY.
Prominent People Say They
Are Ready to Help.
State Journal and Robinson &
Marshall Offer $50 Each.


band to disband. 1t must not dis
band. The citizens of Topeka are a
unit on this proposition and inter-
views secured this morning by the
State Journal from leading citizens of
the city in substance are that Mar
shalIs band is an institution of To-
peka, one of the best advertising
mediums that has helped push and
foster Topeka and that they will lend
hand to keep the splendid organiza-
| ton intact.
AS a result of this feeling a move
ment is foot to secure the CO.
| operation of the Commercial club and
the North Topeka Civic Improvement
association in raising a fund for main
tanning the band and meeting its cur
rent expenses.
In addition to the movement, which
Will probably bear fruit from the
joint efforts of these two bodies,
there are a large number of individ-
uals who desire to help in whatever
capacity may be necessary to further
the support of the musical organiza-
ton.
Some thirty red coated members of
M1rshall's assembled at the headquar-
ters and after discussing disorganiza-
ton decided with scarcely a dis
senting voice that the band should
cease it's active life following next
in favor of postponing for a. period Of
a month in the hope that something
might intervene in the interim which
would make it unnecessary to take
a decisive step but they were over
ruled.
1--WE have nothing to go on and to
continue only means that we will run
further into debt. The only thing that
can be done is to disband," said Mr.
Marshall the director and founder of
the famous musical organization.
The band has some $3.50 in debts
hanging over it. The running expenses
are about $100 a month or about ST.
200 year. The main items of the ex-
pense are rent and new music. New
music must be purchased all of the
time for people are anxious to hear
new music not old, and this means con-
slant additions to the musical library.
About 81. GOO is probably Invested in tn
music at the headquarters. The 2ity
went to considerable expense in pro-
viding instruments at a cost of s., 500
new uniforms ard with an investment
of this Importance and the Investment
in the way of time and effort that has
been put in by the individual mem
bers to keep the musicianship up to
high standard of quality represent a
total that is not to be lightly cast
aside or disregarded.
Mayor Green Is Sorry.
Il am sorry that the city cannot do
anything" said Mayor Green to62y.
1T isn't possible with the law reading
as it does. The only thing 1 can sec
that we can do is for each one of us
to go down into our pockets and try
to keep the band going until the next
legislature meets when we can proper
ly to provide for its maintenance"
1.-The band is too valuable to let it
go to pieces" said eX-Mayor w. H.
Davis. ''You can count on us tn help
We don't want to have the band dis
band. think we can raise enough
money
This pertinent suggestion was made
by another exmayor, w. S. Bergund-
thai: Let the band management ar
range for concerts at Garfield park. 1t
can secure the park for nothing L am
sure and arrangements can be made
W hereby an admission can be charged
at the gates. The band used to hold
them. Two concerts a week, one on
Sunday and another one week day.
will draw big crowds. None OF las
cares to have the band quit"
Misfortune, Says Mr.. Thompson.
w. A. L. Thompson made some good
suggestions: 1T would be a great mis-
fortune If the band should disorganiZe.
I don't believe that concerts will bring
in the money. We ought to do some-
thing more substantial-give them
money. 1 am willing to subscribe but
don't keep the subscriptions open only
for the business men. They are asked
to give to everything. I think the Deo
pie of the town should participate in
this, everyone should be given a
chance.
North Topeka Is Ready.
Fred o. Morns, president of the North
Topeka Civic Improvement club, is ar
ranging for joint session of that body !
with the Topeka Commercial club. Il
hate to see this very much" said he |
''It seems a shame that they have to |
disband because they can't get money |
enough to support them. city of this |
size ought to maintain band. I am
going to see if we can't arrange for |
meeting between the North Topeka |
Civic Improvement association and the |
Commercial club.
B. F. Pankey was very emphatic: |
'tMarshalPs band must not disband. The |
people are too much interested in it. |
We will simply have to get down into |
our pockets and put up. We mustn't |
think of anything else but that of keep |
ing the band alive. 1t is ridiculous to |
think that city of this size can't sup |
port such a splendid organization. 1 am |
willing to help as much as possible |
towards fund"
Its the best institution that Topeka |
has got and we have to keep it going |
stand ready to do anything towards |
its maintenance" This is the clear cut |
expression of N. H. Loomis.
AS an advertisement of the city DR.. |
L. A Ryder says of Marshalrs: THE |
band has done more to advertise Topeka /
than any other thing. At all of these big |
conventions Marshalls band has been a |
part of the parades and /
sessions. 1t is a credit to the city. I |
should think that the Commercial club |
the Elks and Masons and these organiz-
ations that Marshalls has been a part |
of should come forward now and do |
something"
John Sargent, who is intensely in
terested in Marshalps and a sort of ex-