The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-30
Young Mems Business Club
Musical Organization Will
Be One Of the Best in This
Part of the State.
CLARENCE RUNGE TO
BE THE BANDMASTER
Musicians Are, gcfuited From
The storfs,' Faotpries,
Schools atd Ear|hamr
Iege-NoE Rehearsing.x

Although Tot successful in brin3drg
together the3 two bands of the city, The
Richmond City band, and RichntDnd
Union band the Young Mems Busi6ess
club has ,cceeded in organizisg
band of fofty-five pieces which will be
a credit Il this city. This bang will
make its irst appearance at u Fall
Festival, participating in both lthe pa
rades and concerts. 1t will 6e under
the leadership of Clarence Bhnge, one
Of the beft known young fhion musi-
clans Of the city.
The organisation wilKbe known as
the Young Mems BusD4ess Club Band.
and is comr@sed ot|Soung men all of
whom have had Several years. expert
ence as musicians. The organization
has had a number OF rehearsals. It
will also rehearse again Sunday after
noon.
Some Of the Members.
Included In this organization are the
following members: Walter Collins,
Kenneth Foulke, Bernhard Knollen-
berg, and Blaine Edwards of Earlham
College, Taylor Ferrell. Ralph Hase-
meier. Carl Seiweke, William Rossiter,
Roland Nusbaum, Lawrence Peterson,
Robert Stauber, Castle Hobson, Adolph
Getz, Eugene Bowman, Raymond
Smith, Jesse Barnes, NARROW Kluter
and Warren Beck. The above incom-
plete list includes the members OF the
band who are In school. The remain
der of~the organization is made up OF
musicians who are employed in the
factories and stores of the city. Ar
rangements will be made with the
Earlham College authorities, the pub
lie school officials and the proprietors
Of the stores and factories where the
members Of the band are employed for
the festival. October 67-S.
This organization will not only play
during the festival. but will also ap-
pear on any occasion which the Young
Mems Business club desires. It will
be permanent organization. The
band will be q part of the Young
Mems Business club and this organiza-
tion agrees to meet all necessary ex-
penses.
Donate Their Services.
The young men are thoroughly inter-
ested in the welfare of the city and
their services will be rendered gratis.
the same as the other members and Of
ficials of the club organization. give
their services for the advancement Of
the interests Of the city.
The union musicians will not endeav-
or to discourage the organization. A
signed statement has been received
from the officials of the union in
which they state that they have no op-
position to the Y. M. B. C. band par
ticipating In the parades Of the Fall
Festival. or In any other affair which
the club may desire to give. The
band will take part in the parade with
Smittie's band Of Cincinnati. which
has been engaged to furnish part Of
the music for the festival.
Buoie Corps to Play
The Richmond Bugle corps, will al
so take part in the festival parades
The members of this organization have
willingly agreed to play for expense, a
nominal sum.
The trouble between the union and
non-union bands, which has worked so
disadvantageously to the Young Mems
Business club. dates back for several
years. Difficulty has been encounter
ed by the club. in whatever move it
took In regard to the music question.
In the first undertaking Of the club.
The Good Roads Congress, in August,
1905, the musicians made trouble. The
Fall Festival OF last year was not pull
ed off without difficulty In this respect.
1t came to a focus this year by the as
sociation refusing to be troubled any
longer by the musicians who are men,
bers of the non-union and union organ
ixations. The association has no de-
sire to work against the interests of
any organization SO long as they are
reasonable.