La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-12-02
BAND BENEFIT DANCE
VIII he Given Next Wednesday, De.
ccmbcr 6th-lsand of Twenty
Pieces viii Furnish Music

December 9Th, for the purpose of
defraying some expenses incurred
lately on account of having to buy
new music, etc The special feature
of the dance will be that the band
itself will furnish the music. The
band has membership OF twenty
/ pieces. and when they play some of
those lively foN-trots. and one-steps,
you'll get some of the finest dance
music possible.
The dance is given also to help
in the expense of maintaining one
of the best instructors and leaders
the band has ever had. They now
have acting as their leader, Mr.. Carl
Berent, who Is a professional musi-
clan. having attended one OF the
finest music schools In Berlin, Ger
many. Mr.. Berent has played In
some Of the largest bands through
out this country and Europe. and
was solo cornet player and assist
ant leader OF the Washington Marine
Band in Washington. d. c., for two
years. He Is working the boys out on
some new standard music which
they Just purchased. and II his ser
vices can be retained throughout the
winter. by the time our regular con-
certs start next summer. the people
OF La Junta will have the pleasure
OF hearing one OF the best bands
in the state OF Colorado.
La Jun,a has always had a good
band. and band that is credit
to any town of it's size. Last season
they made very creditable show
ing in concert work under Mr.. ].
Harry Hurley, who IL the director
OF Wonderly's Orchestra, and made
quite a reputation at the Rocky
Ford Fair last season.
Most every city In this country.
the size OF La Junia and larger.
are deyoting more or less attention
to municipal music. That Is. they
are attempting to bring music into
/ the daily life OF their citizens.
/ Throughout Germany. especially. tho
have abundant opportunity to hear
band concerts and to attend opera
! for very small sum. Band concerts
In summer are not only a diversion.
but refining influence, that IL n
I distinct asset In citizenship. Amer
lean cities and towns. II Is often said.
are too busy commercially to give
much attention to art and music.
In refutation OF this II may he point
ed out that the country today is
more alive commercially than Ger
many Is. and yet It's people. high
and low, are music loving race.
Good music IL at once n stimulat-
ing and refining influence. In one
prominent American city. famous for
its festival music. the business mems
] club IN actively Interested In lending
Its support To the success OF this
effort and Il is distinctly successful
In drawing attendance from near
and from far. and often from Eu-
rope, Any city or town that can ,ake
steps 10 bring good music before
| the majority OF It's citizens has added
great asset To Its working capital
power. IL II not true that any citi-
zen that can find pleasure IN good
music has helped 20 raise the stand
ard OF his own life ms well ms tho
life Of his community Music Ia a
universal language. appealing to tho
soul OF every man. and IL the out
pouring of the heart. whether TO cx-
press Joy or sorrow. 10 rouse TO bat
tie or TO Soothe 10 sleep.
II the citizens of La Junta would
take more Interest In music and
where II IL possible to give employ
ment give II To one who IL n musi-
elan. II would thus add materially
towards maintaining n better band.
II now looks as though Il was up
10 all OF ua To re, busy and build
n band stand In the City Park on
\ Tenth street. whether We do I, this
year or next. but II our town con-
tInucs TO grow. We will eventually
have 20 have this done. Why not
put up nice little band stand In
the park out there and give these
concerts In the evenings. say ono
every week. where everyone will
have room 10 alt and listen 10 tho
concerts. Several Of the ladies' clubs
have offered their assistance In
starting thi. and while tho cost
would be very little. the result would
be worth several times tho amount
invested.
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