Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-11
SOUSA'S NAVAL BAND
PLAYS HERE MONDAY
,.,,y JscLIe Musicians Trained by
Famous Leader VIII Give
Free Concert.
GERMAN SHOWING LOYALTY
min u,rstcr Of Tulsa Making Great
Bond Salesman In West
Side OF state.

g,ys,s famous band OF fitty
r,,,es viii visit Tulsa next Monday
evening and give a free pariote
concert to the people OF this city al
r,,ventlon hall at 3 o'clock that
,,ght This announcement was
made at the Rotary club luncheon
yesterday
The concert is voluntary one
riycn by Uncle sam. who VIII pay
All expenses The famous nahu-
r,aster has been training musicians
for the navy at the naval training
station at Chicago for the past seV,
eral months He has trained nearly
ooo musicians and as fast as the
men are trained they are divided INTO
Individual bands for service,
To stir UP enthusiasm among the
psonle during the third Liberty bono
drive, the government II Sending
number OF the bands over the coun-
try. giving free public concerts
Sousa himself will accompany the
band OF fifty musicians, VINO WIN
visit Tulsa. They will visit other
cities In the southwest during the
trip,
Great Musical Treat.
This win be one OF the greatest
musical treats Of the Kind Tulsa mas
ever enjoyed and II Is certain tha'
Convention hall will be crowded with
pntriotic TulaHns long before the
hour for the concert to begin ar
rlyes
John Philip Sousa is the world
rreaLest bandmastcr. his leadership
i'm this field having been established
twenty years ago. His band has not
DIvyays been acknowledged as Amer
i,ets greatest brass organization, nut
sousa long ago established IA repu-
tAtion Of being the march King OF
the world" No other American
musician has written 80 many STIR
ring marches. Besides, he has writ
ten the m0sical scores for many OF
the most popular American comic
operas during the last twenty years
"Bill" Horster, Tulsas patriouc
German-American citizen, is report
ed to be setting the west side OF the
state on fire with his stirring LIB
erty loan speeches. where there is
large German population. In every
community in which he has spoken
reports say the sales OF Liberty bonqs
has been 100 per cent.
Born In sl.crmnny.
SO great is the Impression Horster
is creating on the west side that
Governor r. l., Williams has person
ally asked the local speakers bureau
10 let him remain on the west side |
for the remainder OF the campaign |
Horster Is the superintendent OF
the Exchange National Bank build
ing aud superintended its construc-
ton work. lie was born IN Germany. |
but his AmericAnism Is "all wool and
a yard wide" ls-carat and 100 per
cent. lie has made number OF
patriotic speeches in Tulsa during
the past few months and aroused
tremendous enthusiasm every time
he spoke.
Nobody knows Germany and its
military junkers better than he. and |
his elucidatiou OF conditions In the
kRiser's land Is instructive. The
contrast he pictures between that
military-rldden country and free
Amlnca is always impressive
Omans who, like he. left their !
native land TO come TO America, per
haps can appreciate his speeches
better than any others. and this is
the reason why he Is doing so much |
good among the German farmers in |
the western part OF the state.