The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
BAND TO TOPEKA

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chestla and at the time of his enlist
ment on the big time Orpheum cir
cult. will be one of the noteworthy
fractions.
Further variety is to be introduced
lIy the sponsors for the concert III
sending with the band the talented
quartet of the regiment These men
were selected after a careful study OF
voices as singers from the enlisted
personnel most particularly adapted to
quartet work. Harry Lewis of Leav-
enworth. is first tenor; Corp. A G.
Childs of Atchison. second tenor; W.
&C Dodson of Pittsburg. baritone, and
Claude l. Doughman of Parsons
basso The soldier singers will pre-
sent Outpost No. l." a realistic and
beautiful scene in an army camp with
the prope amount of military atmos-
phere.
Comedy will be introduced into the
spirit of the afternoon by the versatile
Sam Williams. Himself" in high
Iy entertaining and amusing talkology.
There will be forty-odd members in
the party. managed upon the trip by
Lieut. T NJ Reese. assistant adjutant
of the $50 regiment.
Out for Rest of Month.
The trip will cover the balance of
the month at least. and probably
longer About forty-five men will be
taken Oh the tour. including the reg1-
mental quartet composed of Corporals
Childs and Doughman and Privates
Dodson and Lewis. Lieut.. Thomas
Reese Will accompany the band and it
is quite POSSIBLE that the versatile
Captain Masseck will also make the
trip and give short patriotic addr eSseS.
One of the features of every con-
cert will be the singing of Sergt. C. G.
Crosby. He is a singer of rare abil-
fly and has had much experience in
ginging with musical organizations,
among The more famous of which are
N5ttilo's Concert band and the st.
Louis symphony orchestra. which was
here at the Kansas building in Janu-
AIRY. EIe has studied in Boston and
Chicago and had just finished a most
successful season on a big Orpheum
CHI cult when he came to Funston.
- The following tentative schedule
'tAas been arranged, altho it is subject
March 10, Topeka; IL. Emporia
~. Marion; 10. Winfield. IA. Arkansas
City; i, Fort Scott; 16. Yates Center;
II, -: IS. -; 10. Beloit; 90 Con-
cordia: Fl, Norton; %. Phillipsburg
borg; 26. Russell; 81, Ellsworth; IS,
Great Bend; %, Hoisington
Writeups of the tour will be sent
in to Trench and Camp each week so
that the regiment may keep posted as
to the whereabouts of the band and
how it is being received
The business of a band is to toot
its horns. but not to foot it's horn in
the sense of boastfulness. There is a
vast difference between just claims
and hokum. The following lines are
not hokum.
The 353 Infantry band. or the Sun
flower band, as it is more popularity
known, is one of the foremost bands
in Funston; and when it is consid-
cred that there is only one other band
in the camp which might also be
called a concert band, that statement
takes on more significance. Regimen
tai bands as a rule are not consider
more than windjamming organiza-
tions, but owing to a number of rea-
sons, many of the national army bands
are proving to be high class organiza-
tions-and Camp Funston has a good
= share of them. From the time it
was organized in December. the Sun