The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-06
SECOND REeInl ENTBlND
This Topeka oxxaninnasoa Lock
Ahead 70 Oood Season

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An interestiuw ana successful ORGAN
isat1on II tho aecond Regiment band.
Its career in Topeka has been short
ana successful. The hand wAs 0rDt or
ganixed under the name. Oakland band
about four pears ago. Soon after It
was known - the Woodmen band and
ON January -, 1911. II amtiatod with
the X. n. q. and was known ~ the
Second Regiment band, the name BY
which Il il now known.
] Just Z word about the members They
are al old musicians. J. w. Kellar,
the instructor. formerly played with
MAr1hA1ls and was their star oolo1Dt
]. n (Dick) Hull. the chief musician.
II an old timer In the musical neld.
He does not remember when he Arst
played in public. When Charles Cur
t1s was speaking on his nrst political
campaign, In 1854, Hull accompanied
him and played . snarU drum. At
that time he was small enough to crawl
under the seat OF the buckboard and
sleep while they were travelling from
one town to another. The other onE1-
GERS OF the band are a. follows: First
Sergeant William r. Earl, drum major,
ana Servants Theodore MORSE. J. r.
Yearls D. W. Morse and n. l. Ward.
The members OF the baud WIN receive
their new olive drab ;upiforms in .
- ~ NAy - F." Ak90 iI1IC19 8TE1v0 I04Y- VIII
Dc the best equipped Of any band in
Topeka. Three sets Of uniforms are
furnished them by the govsrnmant
They ara the blue. the khaki and olive
drab and the white. At the concerts
given last summer on the state house
eroQndv the .boys made IN excelIent
showing in their white uniforms.
When tho boys first amliated with
the 4. y. @. they purchased . COM
plete eet Of now Instruments At q
cost OF 5000. They have paid for these
In the last two years Win the money
taken In at concerts with the exception
OF $z60 They have Il instruments at
tneir arnory and when new member
Joins the company he 10 furnished with
an instrument. The band goes to Fort
Riley with the K. N. q. on the encamp-
ment trips and II a. well equipped for
the noi0 as . regular army band.
Oi the field equipment there IN a
tents. mess tents. officers' tents and
pup tents. These pup tents are car
rted when in the field by the men.
ono man carries half Of his Quarters
on his back.
Another advantage the band has
over the other bands is its armorv
which Is located over tho White swan
bakery at 116 East Sixth street, me
armory Il furnished by tho govern
eseA0 ~ OAVAOCQ AuIO CuIS0 x00m0.
namely. the practice room, the QUAR-.
ters ana the parlor. The parlor il
used Tor an officers and reading room.
All the equipment Of the organization
ID practically new Out Of the ten
companies in the Second REGIMENT
only one was given q higher point al
the last encampment for neatness and
discipline. Everything but music r
1urnished them by the government.
It IL expected by the officers thai
their new side arms will be here by
the end OF the week. In Connection
with this regular army instructor is
furnished the band for two weeks or
moro every year. -
The parlor at the armory Ia wall
equipped as a reading room and Ia a.
cessible at any time to the memberx
Last Monday the band went into the
Musicians union and is now on euuaI
terms with any band in the city a. 10
this respect. Arrangements were
made Thursday for the boys to take
part in the pipe organ benefit con-
certs at the Auditorium which WIN be
given soon.
A number Of new member. have
been enlisted and the Officers ernert
to have a full band Of II members nv
spring. ~