The Detroit times., 1917-11-17
SOUSA BAND
BIDS CITY
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Returns To Training
Station After Weeks
Activities Here


! The interest " liberty and democ.
racy as exemplided hy the United
States navy, Lieut. John Philip
Sousa and his band OF 300 youthful
| lucKies" from the Great Lakes ma
tdl trimming station. Great Lakes,
Ill.,, are on their way home Every
member ~ The organization has
worked hard and all are looking for
ward 20 tho day of rest"
Lieut. SOusa. Mrs. Sousa and the
military officers OF the band left or
iho regular Michigan Central train
Tor Chicago At $3.50 the "jackies de
parting Ia their special train about
] 5 minutes later. The band did not
march 20 the station, az there is a
long hike In store for the boys when
thry reach Chicago M go this az
icnoon They VIII march from the
Illinois Central station two and one
half miles thru the heart OF Chicago
iQ The Northwestern station. whore
they viii board train for The tram
ing station. 80 miles north OF the
city There IS another hike o. q
mile and half after they reach the
town Of Great Lakes, where the sta.
tion is located
we have enjoyed every minute OF
our visit 10 Detroit" said Lieut.
Sousa In Hotel Statler, Just before
he departed speaking for himself
and Mrs Sousa. and the latter nod
ded approval III our efforts have
helped any Detroit citizens TO real
ize their patriotic duty we are well
repaid for coming"
During the week the navy recruit
ms Office has enlisted about rs men.
more than double the usual weekly
Cnlistments. and the various navy
relief activities have netted several
thousands OF dollars for relief work
The receipts OF the fair alone are
estimated M about $4,000 All the
money received VIII be turned over
20 the local branch ~ the Navy Re
lief society. which was founded BY
the late Admiral George Dewey
Senior Bandmaster Richard II.
Fainter Of the band. has tried out
about 500 applicants for places In
the band IN HIS room In the Statler
he past week or these he accept
ed not more than a hali-dozcn. Some
~ thu applicants based their claims
10 the title OF musician on their
skill as expert mouth-organists: 9th.
rs had had several years experience
playing the Jews harp. As neither
If these instruments Is used in the
band, Mr., fainter was obliged 10
turn them Down.
There is. however, a great variety
Of musical talent In the organization.
There Is material for ALMOST any
conceivable kind OF musical organiza.
ton. string. brass or reed. or any
combination OF the three There
are several high-class soioists. too.
The armory WAS sold out for the
Sousa concert Friday night, and
when the place was filed 1900 were
still outside Clamorlng for admit
lance Rather than disappoint these
people. Sousa consented 90 repeat
the program Before alF OF the first
crowd had left the overflow was
pouring in and the band started in
all over again.
The Rey. NJ s Rice lately re
turned from France. gave a patriotic
talk at the second concert on be
half OF the Naval Relief society. The
time had come. he said when Amer
lea must show 90 the nations OF tn,
earth. and especially TO Germany
that she is a united nation. or the
bandmastcr. he said
God bless Lieut. Sousa. In hin
have found real Americanism ex
emplned as have not seen II since
my return from France
Capt William A Moffett com
mandant OF the Great Lakes nAva
training station. returned 10 the sta
ton Friday night after inspecting
the coast guard here. He spoke
briefly in the armory In the after
noon, 10 the crowd gathered for the
Detroit Symphony concert II the
United States had had the largest
navy IN the world AZ the beginning
OF the war the war would have been
over in six months. he declared Il
was little short OF a crime he said
for America Go be satisfied with
anything loss than FIRST place among
tho naval powers Of the world. And
while We are now building battle
ships ~ $4,000 tons. he believes
they should be 10000 tons and 80
wide that they could Just squeeze
thru the Panama canal
Capt MoRett was guest 81 honor
at a dinner in the University club
Friday. A. " Campau. assistant pay
master in the navy. acting as host
Other guests were Capt De Otte
Lieut.. J. Allan Haines, Lieut. II
A. Parsons. Lieut. Mark Slbley, Ut
Francis y Gibbs. 1T r. Richlson
Ensigns w y Jost s. n. Blossom
and n - Coleman.
Lieut. and Mrs. Sousa were guests
OF Rear-Admiral Robert NJ Berry
retired. and Mrs Berry, AZ dinner
in The Detroit club.
The members % the band wsrs
housed In several OF tho down town
hotels during their stay here. with
out charge The Statlcr was head
quarters and IN addition 70 Lieut.
Sousa and the other band officers
CHARTERED 65 bandsmen This iF
equivalent 20 a 500 donation 90 the
relief fund by The Statler alone.