Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-29

HOW TT WAS ALL DONE
Government Is Not Footing the Ex-
penSe-Band Will Give Two
Concerts Here.

thermometer in the Kiosk down on
the Avenue" was dancing around 100
IN the shade, ten Southern senator's,
all of them, of course, Democrats, en-
tered the Executive Offices and asked
to see the president It was just as
the great fight on Reciprocity" was
drawing to a close and the newspaper
correspondents in the outer office be-
gan sharpening their pencils for big
story as the visitors were ushered in
to the presidents private office. They
were Senators Taylor, of Tennessee;
Martin, of Virginia; Simmons and Ov-
erman, of North Carolina Smith, of
South Carolina; Bacon, of Georgia,
Johnston, of louisiana; Clarke of
Arkansas and Culberson, of Texas.
The spokesman was Senator Bob
Taylor of Tennessee, who getting
down to business at once said, "Mr.
president, these gentlemen and my
self rave come to see you this morn
4 ing about reciprocity.J Now you'll
remember Mr.. President, when you
came down south few years ago
during your presidential Campaign,
our Southern folks, Democrats and
all, TUNED out by the thousand to hear
! You speak and hollered for you-and
did bout everything they could-ex.
cert vote for you Now the other day
when | was leaving the Senate, the
Ma me Band was playing out in front
OF the Capitol and as ! stopped to lis
ten | thought to myself if that great
eand should ever happen to get down
In Tennessee and start playing
Dixie" wouldn't our folks Just make
Rome howl | don't know whether
you are aware of It. Mr.. President. |
but the United States Marine Band. |
I'm told, has repeatedly visited every /
eshef section OF the country, North, |
East and West. and we are here to
ask you to grant permission for the +
band to make a visit to the principal I
cities of the south this fall. Here is
letter signed by each of us requesting
this permission"
Gentlemen replied the president
7 shall be glad to- comply with your
request, and will at once commune |
cate with the secretary of the navy
recommending that leave of absence I
be granted the band for an extended |
tour of the south. | think 1t is an I
excellent idea to give the people of
the south an opportunity to become
familiar with the music of the Marine |
Band"
A few moments later, the senators
departed and before night the press
representatives in Washington had
flashed the news to every southern |
city. But much yet remained to be
done before the tour could become
possibility. The first thing the sena- I
tors learned was that under no cir
cumstances would "Uncle Sam" foot
the bill for the tour of the band. |
Within few hours cities even as far |
west as Texas We're keeping the wires /
not with requests for concerts. Sena-
tors and representatives were calling
f'rst on the secretary of the navy. then
on the commandment of the marine
corps. and finally on Lieutenant San +
tesmann to ascertain how arrange
ments could be made for the band to
visit their principal cities. 1t was
found that if all the points shonid be +,
visited where concerts were desired
the expense for railroad fares, hotel
bills and compensation for the musi- /
clans would run up into thousand of
dollars. Finally it was suggested that
an experienced manager must be Sc
Cared to look after all arrangements
for the tour Such a manager was
found in w. L. Radcliffe, from whose
office in the Star Building, Washing
ton, D. c.. is directed the southern
tours OF many of the foremost concert |,
organizations of America. Within /,
thirty days all the details for the Six
weeks tour had been completed and /.
satisfactory arrangements made for
ne Marine Band to give a total of
concerts in f.fty-four cit
Is extending all tae way from the
otf mac to the Rio Grande. !,
It will be the greatest musical 4
eat Pine Blum has evecxhad, for the b
s. Marine Band Is the Sreatest milf Q
~ and concert band in the world, q n
d Lieut. santelmann. its famous {.
sder. has spent many days in ar &
pfing programs which will appeal
the masses as well as the cultured
'sicians. The Marine Band will give th
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