Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-07-22
Two Grand Home Coming Concerts
Will be Given in DecOrah on
August 10Th and Goth.
BAND ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
TOMORROW MORNING
Will Give American Concert Tour in
Number OF the Principal Cities
Before Arriving in
DecOrah.

The American trip that the Luth-
er College Concert Band is to make
after its return from Norway has
now been fully arranged. All places
have been selected and each place has
been given it's date. The trip begins
at Boston on July 25th and ends on
Aug. goth.
Last week we published the
schedule as far as Granite Falls
where concert will be given on
Aug 8. From Granite Falls the
band goes to Willmar, MINI. to play
there in the park auditorium on the
afternoon of Aug. 8. On Aug. 10
they appear in Watson and Monte
video for an afternoon and an eve
ming concert.
A telegram received by the bands
impressario from Willmar states
that 5000 people are expected at the
concert in Willmar. This is of course
an exaggeration, but it tends to
show with what enthusiasm this
matter of making this trip a success
is taken up by those who are work.
ing for the different concerts.
On Aug. II a concert has been ar
ranged at Fargo, n. d. The con-
cert there has already been very
widely advertised throughout North
Dakota and as this is the only place
in North Dakota that the band will
appear a very large attendance is ex-
pected. Mr.. J. G. Halland who is
the president of the committee that
is backing this concert has heard
from many places in the state that
are going to send large delegations.
! In Twin Valley, Mimi, the band
will give a concert on the after
noon of Aug. II. This concert will
be given in a beautiful park short
distance from the village. There are
large synod congregations near
Twin Valley and large turnout is
expected.
On Aug. 18TH, 14th., and 18th
concerts are given at Detroit, Fergus
Falls and Barrett respectively. Very
promising reports are sent in from
all these places. On Sunday Aug 16
the band appears at Starbuck, Mimi.
and vicinity were in the field ar
ranging and planning for the con-
cert perhaps before any other place
and one of the largest crowds on
the whole trip is expected there. An
evening concert may be given lat
GlenwOod on the same day.
From Glenwood the band goes to
Albert Lea on the 18th of August
and on the 18th concerts are given
are enthusiastic workers in these
three places and the committee elect
ed report that large crowds are ex-
J. pected at the concerts.
On the evening of Aug. 10 a con-
cert will be given in Decorah in the
Grand opera house and on the after
noon of Aug. 20 the final concert Of
the trip will be given on the college
grounds. 1t is intended that this
final concert is to be in the nature of
a welcome home. The whole district
surrounding Decorah is interested
and an attempt will be made to-
have on the college grounds that af-
ternoon the largest number of peo-
ple that has appeared at any of the
bands concerts in Norway or in
; America. This is the last chance to
hear this band before it disbands for
good and very many have already ex-
pressed their desire to hear the
band.
An attempt will be made to get
one of the most prominent Norwe-
gians to make welcome home
speech to the band at this occasion
and Prof. Preus will give an inter-
esting talk on Norway and the bands
4 trip to the country of their fathers.