Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-15
MUSIC HATH CHARMS
TO SOOTH SOLDIERS
There VIII Be Plenty Of Melody
For Men At Admiral
BANDS WILL BE ORGANIZED
MaryIsnders In Officers Reserve Trans
ferred Frem Petersburg Can
torment To Meade,

Feet will be kept tingling many
hours OF the day at Camp Meade after
the drafted boys get there. There will
be band music and orchestral music,
vocal solos, guitar and ukulele music
and music on the cornet la Rode
HEAVIER
In fact there is going TO be so much
music that all inconsistencies is apt TO
be knocked sky-high out of the hearts
Of the members of the new National
army. There will be religious,
marching, operate and ragtime play
ing, with singing TO suit all such va
rieties. Cheerfulness is to be the key
note of the camp. A cheerful fighter
is one who doesn't care how hard he's
Lit, but goes back for more. That's
what the government wants at Admit
raj. and it is very apt to get it.
To Organize Bands.
AS soon as the men arrive there
steps will be taken to make UP the
regimental bands. Music puts pep"
in the men. 1t makes them think
that they have hiked only one mile
MHGh lutN ANoAJ
three 1t is deceptive while it lasts
a pleasing, stimulating. gladdening
deception The bands will give the
men a swing, a dash in their march
ing. On some of the hikes they will
be encouraged to whistle and to sing.
Imagine 10000 brave, young Ameri-
cans caroling or shouting according
to their gift of voice. such things as
Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?"
"We'n Hang Bill Kaiser" over
There" and such other songs. They
will surely make the welkin ring.
There are some nifty singers going to
the camp from places hereabouts.
Some of them have appeared many
times on the stage Such men will
hearten their companions on the
march and will help to entertain them
in the evenings.
He Plays "A La ROdey."
That music la Rodeheaver is not
a rhetorical license. The Rev F. f.
Leonard, who recently resigned the
pastorate of the Lowell Avenue Bap-
fist Church, Syracuse, n. Y, to take
charge of the musical work of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
Camp Meade, will be the one TO give
the Rodeheaverian twist to things.
Mr. Leonard looks like Rodey, talks
like Rodey, and has the matchmaking
qualities of Rodey. Not only that,
but he knows Rodey and has played
many a game of tennis with him in
the shadow of Billy Sundays home at
Winona Lake, Ind In fact, Mr.. Leon
ard lived for a long time only two
doors from Billys home.
Like Mr. Sunday, Mr.. Leonard has
followed the eyangelistic field. He
was for many years stationed at the
famous Jesse Street Mission, San
Francisco Mr. Leonard intends to
organize big choruses at the camp,
similar to the male choruses heard at
the York Road tabernacle. He wants
t. get the Letter Carriers Band and
other bands in this State to cooper
ate with him in his work. He will
seek also the assistance of the Balti-
more and Ohio Glee Club and other
l iusical organizations of Baltimore
and Washington. There will be must
Gales every week, minstrel shows,
vaudeville, etc. OF course, the music
for religious worship will play an inn
pt rtant part.
Y. VI. G. A. and X. of c. Preparing.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation hopes to have several of its
buildings ready by the time of the ar
rival of the first contingent of troops
The Knights of Columbus will put up
tLeir buildings in the near future
These two organizations will CO.
operate in preventing duplication Ct
amusement efforts in the camp. The
Knights expect to make an outline of
their work to be done here within the
lext few days. The Young Mems
Christian Association will minister
TO the spiritual needs of the Protest
ants and the Knights to the needs of
the Catholics.