The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-25

responded 10 his girsh. 1t was stand
ing joke among US that he always took
a lunch to bed with him.
1.-The drummer's c1um as Hank Old
Hank, long and lank,' as We used to
call him, who played the trombone with
might and main--dear old fellow. he's
dead now. He had considerable must
cal ability and a great deal of ready
wit. He impaired both to his red
headed freckled faced son, who blew
boys two interest in life before he was
married were his cornet and f1IrtationS
with girls. He's settled down now.
"Of quite an opposite type was our
Drag kid clarionet player, light
haired, mild-eyed serious lad, who was
as slim as the instrument upon which
re played He was regarded by us as
a 'crackerjack' for his age. He could
run the chromatic scales from the low
est note to the highest on his clarfonet
as fast as he could make his long fing-
ers fly Once he was invited to play
with Marshalps band, much to Gus Sc
cret pride, although We 'joshed' him un-
nrercifully about Topeka's band want
lad run short OF home-talent and
couldn't find any one else.
For we were great on the jolly
We made life miserable for our young
would-b be player. rather sensitive
chap. by occasionally filling his shiny
cornet with water just before practice.
He took things seriously at first but
had to get over it,
Another victim of our fun was John
nv. the janitor. He had started to
learn to play the alto. but being stone
deaf. which kept him from playing cor
rectly and also bow-legged which pre-
vented his marching with us graceful
ly, he gave it up. However, the band
fever had him and he kept the band
hall clean for small consideration. He
,t<1 IN
which times he wore his one good black
suit and considerable dignity. The
other members were also interesting.
but I have forgotten their characters
tics. They were all good fellows and
perhaps we learned more from each
other than we realized at the time.
"Where are they? Some are playing
together yet in the little town, but the
majority of US are as scattered through
the world as wide apart as the rest
bars in an overture.
Considerable indignation is being
expressed by the men at fire station NO
as we'll as many North side people
because Mayor Green at the meeting
of the ways and means committee OF
the city council Tuesday night sa1o
that the taxpayers were "buildoZed
into signing the petition asking Tor
the increase of the f1remen's wages
that a man owning a large stock OF
goods would be afraid not to sign 1t
1t is the sentiment in the First ward
that the mayor has a very poor opinion
of the firemen's sense of duty to think
for a minute that they would hesitate
to protect a mans property because he
had refused to sign the petition men
toned.
The news of the mayors attitude
toward the matter was a stroke OF
lightning from clear sky The fire
men at station A had taken 1t for
granted that he favored the petition,
but it was his remarks concerning the
reasons for the taxpayers signing the
petition that left them thunderstruck.
The girls of the "U'' club entertain
ed few of their friends Tuesday
right at the home of Miss Mildred Tin
ker Those present were: Miss Vida
Gall, Miss Ester Wettelun6. Miss Laura
Youngperg. Miss Lillian Stephenson,
Miss Marie Graft. Miss Antonnette Ben
son, Miss Alice Lynn, Miss Mona Bell
Miss Lille Eshe. Miss Tinker, Mr.. viii
Nelson. Mr.. Roy Tuer Mr.. Carl Young
berg, Mr. George Eshe, Mr.. Arthur
Miller, Mr.. Fred Miller. Mr.. Leland Nc
Afee. Mr.. Clarence Barber, Mr.. Fred
Anderson.