The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-06
ON THE BORDER LINE.
Continued from page u.

Chief Musician-Alfred j. Thomas,
cornet.
Drum Major-Mitchell A. Harris,
snare drum.
Principal Musician-Nm. H. Lewis,
baritone.
Chief Trumpeter-Louis c. Butler,
cornet.
Sergeant-John l.. Grinnell, BIB clar.
met.
sergeant-Richard I. Quander, Eb
clarinet.
Sergeant-Jerome C. Nichols, BIB
clarinet.
Corporal-John H. Malone. alto.
Corporal-James F. Hendricks, alto.
Corporal-Thomas c. Hammond, BIB
cornet.
Corporal-Perc" Forby, BIB cornet.
Corporal-John Clarke, bassoon.
Corporal oshua R. Johnson, Bt
Corporal-Albert Howard, BIB bass
Corporal-Harry Porter, base drum
Private-Henry A. Broadly, BIB clari
net.
Private-Herbert T. Brown, BIB clar
met.
Private-Pearl Bouncler, trombone
Private-Clarence b. Cooper, from
bone. D.
Private-Forest Gaskins, alto.
Private-George NJ. Jones, trombone
Private-Frank NJ. Liston, BIB cor
net.
Private-John P. Moody, flute ant
picdolo.
Private-Walter T. Steward, BIB clar
met.
Private-Charles D. Warner, alto.
Private-William c. Fansler, Ell
saxaphone.
Private-William L. Chester, FL
bass.
The chief musician of this inspiring
band is Alfred Jack Thomas, a younl
man only 80 years old, but unquestion
ably n of the foremost musicians ant
composers not only of his race Blu
of the country, and holds numerou.
letters of congratulation and recon
mendation from the best musicians il
the world. He was born at Pittsburg
Pa, April 16, 1884; is a graduate o
the academic schools of his home cit.
and has had the following musica
courses:
Two years and two months at Ma
Mia, P. l., under Prof. E. Cook, DT
Mus. at one time dean of Musica
Critics Association of America.
Four years at Conservatory of Mu
sic of Pittsburg, Pa.
Graduate of a four years course
which he completed in two years from
the Conservatory of Music, Institute
Of Musical Art of New York City, Dr.
Mus. Frank Damrosch, director.
Only chief musician at the present
date in the United States army to re
ceive a band masters diploma.
Mr.. Thomas has studied under the
following noted musical personages
DR.. Walter Damrosch, conductor o.
New York Symphony orchestra.
DR.. Frank Damrosch, chorus, orches
ira and military band ensemble con
ductor.
Arthur A. Clappe of Knellar Hall,
England; practical playing Of all band
instruments.
Waldo Selden Pratt of New York
City, musical history.
DR.. Henry E. Krehbiel of New York
City, appreciation and the understand
ing of music.
Franklin Robinson of Columbia uni
versity of New York City, a train
ing.
Percy Goetschins and Frederick I
harmony, phonic forms, counterpart
composition and transcribing and or
chestrating for any musical combina
ton.
DR.. Frank Damrosch, pedagogy.
Mr.. Thomas was appointed bant
master Sept. 25, 1909, and in October
will have completed Is years of serv
ice in the United States army, all will
the Tenth cavalry. On their return
from foreign service the band was in
vited to perform at Singapore on tn,
Ceylon Island, Alden, Arabia, Port SAT-
on the Suez canal, Alexandria, Egypt
Malta and Gibraltar. While s~tatione'
at Fort Ethan Allen the band CAV,
concerts in a number of Eastern cite
and was spoken of in the highes
terms by the press of that section o
the country. One paper said tina
Band Master Thomas easily take
place in the fore ranks of the must
masters of the day" Another said:
I'm Rochester this band played b.
fore more than 1000 people by actua
count in tine afternoon and in the ever
ing before 1000 or 5000 people, an
it was the largest crowd ever Assem-