The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
MUSICIANS DESIRE
MUNICIPAL BANDS
Appropriation Is Asked of the
Board of Supervisors to
Defray Expenses
Propositions to Sustain the
Cost of Four 0rganiza-
tons Approved
By WALTER ANTHONY

I should like to add my little word
OF encouragement to the musicians of
this community who are crying to Sc
cure for san Francisco what every
large city in the east has municipality
paid organization OF instrumentaIists
10 appear IN various parts Of our be-
loved town and give us concerts
The sum OF $4,000 is being asked Of
tie board o. supervisors. and with that
money it will be possible 20 sustain the
expenses Of one band OF 20 pieces to
play each Sunday in Golden Gate park,
and three other bands OF SO pieces to
ulav one concert g week IN three other
PARKS or public Fairgrounds Surely
The sum asked Tor is d modest one.
Ano surely the benefits to be derived
from the Influence o. good music are
great enough 10 justify the appropria-
ton
Greater New York alone spends SIPS
GOO every year for the support of bands
ta entertain her people, and il IS only
possible there to give open air recita is
during IS weeks. II wea Their condi-
lions permitted New York 70 enjoy open
air music the yea around. the expen-
diture on the present basis would be
more than ssO00Oo.
Boston is equally liberal. and Chi
cagc is not behind IN Inis sor- OF art
istic and humane enterprise Every
where, apps rently. but IN San Fran
cisco. where weather conditions partic-
ulariy invite. the municipalities give
the public free music. during the lin
tied season when the days and nights
are fair
am told that at Mulberry Bend
park. on the edge OF the Bowery in
New York. the people flock from
the Bowery 10 hear the nightly music
which the city has provided for their
e1tertainmenf- And this section Of the
city IS known as the old Five Points.
one Of the toughest Ceu-ers Of dense
reputation IL the world Here the
music has beer ciF-caliy beneficial II
IS one of the Sights and sounds OF that
great city 10 attend the band concerts
and observe the thousands OF weary
workers and tt~ed ls5orers listening
from their tenement windows or prone
nading Up and down the street A band
in Central park. another at Abingdon
square and many al other section cen
ters. bring entertainment and rest Il
hundreds OF thousands who else NIGH
hear no music at all nor enjoy any re
hning Influences
While san Francisco has no such
thronged sections. it has thousands o.
persons no need the recreation thai
comes q good music, and thousands OF
others who. though able to pay fol
their entertainment. would benefit and
be far better for the music
The ~neighbOrhoOd concert" would
bring music TO the doors OF thousands
OF tired women who are kept at home
on account Of the babies"
A EOOdly list OF musicians feel the
same way as / do about this project
and are lending their efforts toward
persuading the board OF supervisors to
pass the budget OF $4,000 and give
stirring and i1visOrsting music 70 ouI
people
] gladly append the list of the com
mittee which is doing most or thu
work g H Cassasa. Alfred Ron
covieri. ID. NJ Wright. Joseph d Red.
ding. n F. WaIten, Dr.. H ]. Stewart
Sir Henry Heynan. Paul SteTndorf, S
J. Tully, L n Ritxau, J. A Keogh
J. d HyneS- Franz Mayer, James C
Dewey, J. F. Fitzgerald A PauIsen. A
n Pihlstrom, John Z Bromberger, Ger
aid Kenney, Fred c Zeh, K G. vii
lams Arthur Weiss. Theodor Vogt
Harry Menke, r. =. Barton. Albert A
f-~aeuh