The Topeka state journal., 1916-06-22
Thirty Musicians in Topeka
Will Go to Ft. Riley.
Second Regiment Band on Duty
Since Monday.
"ROT TIME" IS BATTLE PIECE
Ii Has Come Down From the
Famous Twentieth Kansas.
Probably Will Get New Instru-
ments at Ft. Riley.

Band music always has stirred
troors TO acts of bravery and in the
threatened war with Mexico. Topeka
prfil furnish more than her share OF
hero makers in the personnel OF the
Second Regiment band. The SECOND
|Regiment band is having no trouble
about getting a sufficient NUMBER Oh
lrecruits In fact, the enlistment
nsirll bering fifty is above the allow
lsnce OF twenty-nine. An hour atter
the Santa Fe shops whistle blew lts
historic blast Monday noon every
member of the band had reported Tor
duty at headquarters on the tl tnIro
floor of the building at ia East Si1th
A farenUe.
81 etEverv member has been on duty
=zfce. Nor have they been ldle- SIan-
{ dard music furnished them has been
4 Practiced and each day three ano IouI :I
hours have been spent in first ana
Il drill For in active service band Is
attached to the hospital corps Dr.
seth A Hammel and DIR. T. s. Nor
rison. who has been working with the
II band boys for years, instructed tns ts
I boys in liter drill. bandage WORK anu
4 other necessary. activities in hospltai
corps work.
When the band arrives at Fort
T2ilev. musicians from other com
NAMES will be drafted and it is PROP
able the band will be recruited TO
forty men, Also It is prooapie d lev
set Of Instruments Will be turhlsneo
as the boys are using their own IN
lstruments at this time.
They Play "A Hot Time"
II Now as to the favorite battle piece
Topeka heard it last night It's "A
u Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
II Remember the band played II during
the Spanish American war. thei, the,,
| after the last strains are heard they
/ all unite in a piercing shout. 1tH prop
ably be heard of again in Mexico as,
srThe Gringo Yell"
George w. Rake has been a member
of the band for years. He is 60 years
old and on account. of his age can't go.
he is nearly broken hearted over II.
Y Sergeant Howard L. Ward. 80 Wa
i hash avenue. Oakland, was shot in the
neck accidentally a few weeks ago by
two negroes. He has been out of the
I hospital but a short time. He's gong
4 10 Fort Riley just the same.
There is a father and son in the
I band and two pairs of brothers.
j Corp. Charles NJ. Reaugh, 244 Oakland
] avenue. is the father, and Corp. Clar-
ence NJ. Reaugh is the son. The chief
8 musician is Sergt- Frank E. Brown
an empIoye of the state printing prant.
plant
Following is the roster of the Sec
ond Regiment band which ptobably
4 will go 20 Fort Riley tomorrow
Chief Musician Frank E. Brown,
1928 Monroe street.
Drum Major William B. Thayer,
1906 Jackson street.
Sergt Theodore Morse, 1853 Van
Buren street.
Sergt. Joseph E. Yarroll. 1925 Mon
. roe street
Sergt- Howard L. Ward. 80 Wa
bash avenue, Oakland.
Sergt. Alfred D. Crouch. $50 Green
street.
Corp. Walter L. Beltz. East Topeka
Corp. Charles. NJ. Reaugh, 244 Oak
Corp. Clarence NJ. Reaugh, 244 Oak
7 land avenue.
Corp. Ralph W. Pedigo. 1855 Var
Buren, street
Corp. Raymond F. Montgomery. SIS
Clay street.
Corp. Jesse F. Cox. 412 Poplar
VI street.
Corp. Read w Morrison. 1414 Blu.
cfanan street
Privates-CharIes o. Ball, Fifteenth
and College avenue; Henry P. Caro-
fners. IFS Winfield; James p. Flem-
ing. Huntoon and Topeka avenue; Hal