Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-11
Rand BALKs on FREE MUSIC.
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train would arrive so that the band
would be sure to be present, and then
was informed by them that the
band had decided not to play upon
this occasion. ] called attention to
the contract existing between the
band and the members OF the Com
merclal club. and asked them II the
position taken by the band was to
not comply with its contract, and
also asked them II they desired that
word conveyed to the club and to have
the matter published. They inform
ed me that such was their desire,
and then called a meeting of the
board of directors for the purpose of
considering and acting upon the mat
ter, and after investigating 1t fully
the board decided that the band had
violated its contract. and that by rea-
son OF It the members of the club
we're no longer liable upon the con-
tracts entered into with the band.
That Is In substance a statement OF
the conversation transpirlng between
the members of the band and my
self, and of the action OF the club
with relation 70 the matter, and do
not care to discuss the matter fur
Their"
Professor Allen. leader Of the band
and Lee Rauch. one OF the board OF
band directors, we're interviewed
with regard to the disagreement.
Professor Allen said: THE Com
merciai club pays the band $50 each
month and In consideration of this
the band through one OF It's board
OF directors. agreed TO play one con-
cert each week and also to play on
any occasion when the governor or a
distinguished man was the guest OF
the city. As far as the matter OF
the Whitman pioneers Is concerned,
Mr.. Rauch and a few others and my
self were the only ones that were in
q position to turn out and play with
out incuring financial loss, but
wen NAN VNhGA ~ HNGAHUNEh VI the
band Il was different. Every time
any one Of them have to turn out
and play with the band on a regular
working day some one has to pay
them for II, as II Is necessary for
them to secure someone else to fll
their places. II the Commercial
club or the city or someone else does
not pay the expense incurred by them
In this manner, the band treasury
must suffer. Playing for the dele
gates OF the republican convention
at the time they visited the city was
a gratis job. and II cost the band
$685., and this has never been re-
imbursed by the Commercial club or
any one else. The band has turned
out on a number OF occasions gratis,
and as far as the members that can
get away without mourning any flnan-
cial loss, and as for myself, want
to say that we will always be glad
70 and are entirely willing to turn
out on all public occasions and play.
but we can not make the whole band |
turn out. The band declining to
turn out for the pioneers picnic Is
not 70 be considered that It did not
desire to do 50. but In the light that
Il could not afford to do so.
mr., Rauch this morning took two
hours from his business and talked |
the matter over with both Mayor
seallon and ]. G. White and both
agreed that the band had been free
with Its music and that there was
too much cost incident to bringing |
out the band to expect us to do II.
The best we can do today Ii 70 give
the weekly concert this evening at
the park."
Mr.. Rauch said: THE instru-
ments and uniforms all belong to the
band and upon each occasion when
the band marches down the streets
its equipment represents the sum OF
$500. We give from two to three
nights Of practice each week and
then give the weekly concert and Il
means a great deal OF sacrifice for
tho boys 10 do all this. and many are
30 situated that they can not. and
We can not afford to draw upon the
band treasury to pay members who
can not turn out In the day. without
financial sacrifice. as II costs $l25
month now to maintain the band.
and II rustles as to raise that
amount"