The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-12
WHOLE BAND IS READY TO ENLIST WITH ARTILLERY Olympic Bandmen Will Go to New Haven Tomorrow
 to Join the Militia. EXPECT TO GO TO
 TOBYHANNA CAMP Will Be Only Mounted Body of Musicians in Army
 From New England.

If their plans carry members of the Olympic band of this city will be known in the future as the 10th Mili- tia Field Artillery band and they will be the only mounted militia band in New England. Members of the band will go to New Haven on the 1 o'clock train tomorrow afternoon to report to Lieut.-Col. R. M. Danforth who commands the regiment. The field batteries from New Hampshire, Yer mont and Rhode Island will be as- signed to the same regiment making nine batteries in all, of which six will Def rom Connecticut
 The Connecticut batteries are now entraining for Tobyhanna, Pa. where they will have full service firing and prepare for the trip to the border.
 The members of the Olympic band are: John J. Broadbrook, piccolo and manager, Albert Sykes, cornet and di- rector; comets. Joseph Medve, Will liam ' Orowthere, Albert Shenrick; baritones,s William Ratzenberger and Thomas McMillan; trombones. Harry Edmonds, Michael Gillespie and Pe- ter Yager; horns. John Raymond, Louis. Standish and Frank Pinto; clarinets, Frank Samuels, James ves-
 
 saxaphone, Joseph Otayon; drums, bals Harry Cunliffe. Sergt. A. S. Lee, chief trumpeteer of the regiment was in this city last night and is expected here again this afternoon. A few musicians from Stamford and New Haven will report for examination tomorrow in the event Af band do not choose to enlist or fail to pass the physical examination. Twenty-four men and a leader will be enlisted.
 The members first will be enlist ed in the State service and then will be required to take the Federal oath. Then they will be sent with the last detachment from the batteries to the mobilization and training camp at Tobyhanna. From there they may be sent to the border or back to their home station. But in any event the band will be retained in the service An effort was made some time ago to have the band enlisted as the Ma r1ne band for the Naval Militia but a New Haven band crowded them out
 There is a possibility that one or more of the batteries now composed of Yale students or graduates may be disbanded there and reorganized in Bridgeport.
 At present there are only three companies of Coast Artillery stationed here, the Coast Artillery band and medical corps and one division Naval Militia. According to its population Bridgeport is far below other cities of the state in the strength of its military organizations. Military men here say that the policy of the politi- clans and legislators has been for years to make Bridgeport a flag sta- tion on the military line.
 Only once, and then for a brief period when Col. James Sheridan was in command of the old Fourth regi- ment, has this city been regimental headquarters. Time was when there was a signal corps and machine gun platoon here in addition to other or- ganizations but these gradually have been taken away. /
 An effort was made some years ago to organize a cavalry troop here but 1t was frowned on by the military powers and eventually Hartford and New Haven were allowed to have one troop each, as well as signal com pany, field hospital and ambulance companies. Some time ago E. Earle Garlick, now a private with Battery B, Field Artillery, and few Of his
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