The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-04-20
HEAR NAVAL BAND
Colville People Enjoyed a
Treat When Boys in
Blue Visited Here

Despite the rain. over a thousand
people from Colville and surrounding
communities enjoyed the band concert
given by the Naval Training Station
band saturday and listened to the ad-
dresses made by the British officers
who accompanied the band.
With Mel Thomas. former Colville
boy. leading. the band played as it
marched from the depot to Main street,
followed by the automobiles and peo-
pie. They Were met at the station by
the committee appointed by the pres
ident of the chamber of commerce, W.
Lon Johnson, composed of Mayor w.
l.. Sax, f. Leo Grinstead RI. r. Sped
den. Pat Graham. Louis Strauss, Hugh
Waddell and Prof. Levi. Clark.
After marching up Main street the
band stopped near the corner of First
avenue for it's concert which won the
enthusiastic applause of the crowd
which stood listening, as oblivious of
the rain as the naval band itself Pa
triotic airs and late popular music
made up program which was the
biggest musical treat enjoyed here for
long time. The band was voted
training stations.
While members of the band We're
eating luncheon prepared for them by
the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
church and served in the |. O. O. f. hall,
the people gave attention to the stir
ring speeches made by Captain =. f.
Daw and Sergeant Major Manning.
Both Captain Daw and Sergeant Man.
ming have seen active service with the
Canadian divisions and are speakers Of
ability. The officers We're introduced
by F. Leo Grinstead, chairman of the
entertainment committee.
That only a photograph can actually
picture the terrible conditions on the
battle front and the suffering in the
war-swept countries. was the state
ment made by the first speaker. Cap
tain Daw. He described in few vivid
sentences the Belgian villages in ruin
with the little children and aged left
for the allied soldiers who came later
to care for Many little children were
found huddled in dark cellars, left to
starve and with no knowledge of their
parents who had been sent into Ger
many to do forced labor.
"It is to gain assistance of all who
are for humanity that We have come
said the British officer. He told of the
way the French who have been such
| glorious fighters in the war, down
| hearted as they had a right to be, when
| thev heard that the United States had
| entered the conflict. were willing to 20
| lack into the horror of it all and
wished to do the hardest part them
selves.
"You have close to a million boys
over there and they must have your
hearty support" said the speaker. File
said that we must all be willing to aid
for humanity's sake. He urged the peo-
pie at home to give the support that
means labor and sacrifice. remembering
that if they go without pork for one
day it would feed the allied armies
seven days, and that the boys who
have been sacrificing for those at home
are going to return and ask them what
they have done.
Sergeant Major Manning made a rap
id d-fire speech which was aimed mostly
at the foreigners in America who do
not stand by the country where they
have become citizens and where they
have enjoyed liberties they could not
have attained in the old country. File
urged the people to invest in "the
richest bank on Gods green footstool,
the only bank If the war doesn't stop
soon"
At the close of the address, Mr.. Grin
stead took the platform and called on
his audience to come voluntarily with
their bond subscriptions instead of
waiting to be urged.
The United States Naval Training Sta
ton band from Seattle left there April
s to give eighteen days in tour of the
state in the interest of the Liberty
loan drive. From Colville the band
went to CheWelah.