The Glenwood post., 1912-05-11


instead of holding two rehearsals eacn
week as he agreed to do he had, for
the most part. given four rehearsals.
He had trained number of the boys
and young men of the town and had
been very helpful in that way. He
presented a list of names of the six
teen members of the band and said
they were in better shape than ever
to make good in the way of giving
Glenwood tirst-class band music.
b. V. Barlow, one of the dissenters,
said he had been forced out of the
band because it had been made so un-
pleasant for him that he could not re
main. He blamed the trouble chiefly
on Sinclair who had been accused of
leaving his work here and trying TO
work into job elsewhere.
Mr.. Sinclair addressed the board
briefly in answer to some of the criti-
eism made against him. He said there
had been no reason for these people to
leave the band so far as he knew and
that only one had rendered his resig-
nation and that had not been accepted.
He said his trip to Denver was open
and above board and nothing to b.
ashamed of and was made for the pur
pose of trying to secure an engage
ment for this band which, in case he
succeeded, would prove one of the big
gest advertisements for Glenwood that
had ever come to the town.
+. J. Harrington s criticism of Sin
clair was along the line of the others
except that he seemed to have a special
grudge against Rittmayer in connectiol
with the orchestra work. He outline
the membership of the proposed new
band and asked that the subscriptiO
sought by Sincla.r's band be withheld
for the present.
Harold McKissack took the part OF
the old organization and declared that
some of the fellows proposed for the
new band could not play "Dixie' and
said there was no reason for the dis
sension which they were fostering.
After this rag chewing exhibition
Councilman Cross said he considered
that the Cowboy band had been very
satisfactory and he thought the former
financial support should be continued
and that no attention whatever should
be paid the dissenters. He maintained
that the band was still intact and he
opposed taking any notice of the defec-
tion of three or four members. He
said he was certa.n that the people
Were well satisfied and willing to coz
tinue their private support of the or
ganization.
Mayor Drach made very plausi,
BILE talk in favor of conciliation
and an effort to patch up the differ
ences and unite the warning factions,
and urged the fellows to try to get to-
gether, which both sides seemed willing
to do.
Howard thought the cold matter of
dollars and cents was entering too
much into the affair and that the ques-
tion of civic pride was not given much
attention.
Barnes moved that sn Appropriation
of 800 be made for the month of May
and that in the meantime an effort be
made to solidify the organization.
This motion prevailed.
Henry Davis appeared in behalf of
a newly organized baseball team and
asked for an appropriation to purchase
suits. After some explanations on the
part of Weirick and Gallo the request
was granted by unanimous vote.
Subscriptions being apparently the
order of the evening, w. S. Parkison
introduced w. +. X. Mills, Jr., of Den
yer and the latter explained an adver-
tising booklet or auto log book which
he is having printed in Denver and
which he declared would be a great
medium for advertising this western
country. He also desired an appropria
lion of 500 and in return offer I'd inc
town four pages of the booklet or
which they can print halftone cuts OF
nearby scenery or use the space for
printed description of the country as
they see fit. The matter was left TO
the finance committee with power 70
act, and inasmuch as the town has not
for years issued any advertising mat
ter and as none can be found advising
country except that furnished by the
Glenwood Hot Springs Company AMI
the Hotel Colorado company, it is prob
able that the appropriation will be
made.