The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-10-18

I, orders by the health department made
necessary by the prevalence Of inhu
4 enza in Medina and thruout the seoun-
TRY.
While quite a nalmher of people
from different parts Aoft the county
hsEa Qnshi ia sg era n0t pefanit.
most part was conpose ed of citizens Of
the village and near vicinity.
The Great. Lakes band were ABOUT
twenty minutes late m arriving. fol-
lowing in special car from Wooster,
the regular limited car that arrived
at ..3:45 in the afternoon. The pub
lie square was filled with people for
some time hefore the arrival .of the
hand, the latter being rendered rous-
ing cheer as they emerged from the
car. The band marched down -Maip
street and into the park, where they
played Several numbers, at once est
tablishing reputation here as a SUI
perb musical organization. !
Local Liberty Lean Chairman D!
S. Longacre then introduced Sergt.
Porter and Privates -Hlonsetai Green,
Trimble. and Beeetta all of whom have
been in actual fighting service in
France, and bear scars of battle. Pri-
vate Bilpnsetti, an Italian, narrated
several thrilling episodes, with some
Of which he himself had been con
nected, and Sergt. Green exhibited and
explained the use of the face mask
employed by the allied armies as a
protection against the deadly gases
used by the Germans. This was of
very great Interest to the, crowd, most
of whom probably had never seen one
of these masks befone.
At this time about fifty miniature
balloons Were liberated from the top
Of the O. C. Shepard Co. store, fifteen
Of which contained thrift stamp. The
ones who We're lucky enough to catch
a balloon, of course, retained the
stamps. That there was some scxambl-
ing and craning of necks need not be
stated.
The members of the Great Lakes
band enjoyed the hospitality of the
Winyah club, WHOSE parlors were
thrown open tosthem as a rest rQem
until time for their evening concert,
and they dined at "a local hotel and
restaurants.
The eyening coneeat was given from
the pavilion in the park and a very
large crowd assembled to hear it.
While most of the numbers were light
and of martial mode, a few heavier
and more difficult pieces were played
in which the band displayed remark
able technique and taste. The work
of the snare drummer Wss unusually
clever, especially the feat Of deliver
ing a continuous roll for an entire
strain in syncopation with the solo
comets.
During an inSermission, Captain
Guest of the army of Englamd was
presented by Judge N. H. Mcclure,
and delivered one of the most inter-
esting addresses on the war that our
people have listened to. Captain
Guest came with the Great Lakes band
from Wooster, where he also spoke.
The Captain is barrister by profess
sion end until the outbreak of the
war resided and practiced his profess
sion in South Africa. He served his
e6untly m tie war until disabled "a
few months ago by a wound in the
side that nearly cost him his Life. He
singled out two or three instances of
German atrocity that had come under
his personal knowledge, and declared
that they were only fair specimens of
4 thousands Of similar incidents OF
Teuton hellishness, incredible had the
truth Of them not been established by
uncontrovertible proof.
Captain Guest, as did Private Bilon-