The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-29
JUVENILE N
BEGINS ACTIVE
W0RK;;PLAYlNC
BY fall sure
Organization Has Ill. Mem
bers-Director Riggs Says
Success of Plan Assured
REHEARSALS TO BE HELD
REGULARLY HEREAFTER
Instruments Here and Practice
-, Starts-Important Meeting
Next Wednesday,.

With III enthusiastic boys en-
rolled, all having either secured or
ordered instruments, Bemidji's ju-
venile band Is now assured, and G..
Oliver Riggs, director, promises that
by next September the city will be
provided with second musical or
ganization of merit. During the
next, three months the boys will be
drilled in sections, the players of
each instrument working together,
and by June it is expected that re-
hearsals of the entire band will be
possible. One of the features OF the
band will be its saxophone depart
ment h
Francis Kittleton is president Of
the organization, Robert Naylor Is
secretary and Nelse Rode is treasur-
er. Squad leaders are Clifford Smart,
Albert Smart, Gordon Smith, Charles
McTaggart, Victor Jahr, Lloyd Ha-
zen. Harry Hogdon and Alonzo
Scott.
These are to Play.
The band, as now enrolled, In
cludes two piccolo players, 26 clari-
net players, IA saxophones, IA cor
nets, 16 altos, 16 slide trombones,
eight baritones, eight basses and
seven drums. The personnel Of the
band includes:s Il
Picclos-Julius Goldberg and Theo.
Larsen.
Clarinets-Raymond Evenson, Ho-
ward Vigen, Roy. Mosen, Wilfred
Nelson, William 4 Hannah, Merten
Denley, Edward Gennis, Wayne
Langdon, Paul Johnson, Walter
Smith, Albert Minnick, Kenneth Pc
terson, Fred McMeeAin, Teddy o.
son, John Smith, Owen Webster,
Harold Grotte, John Gibbons, Palmer
Berg, Clifford Smart, (squad leader,)
Leslie Bourcier, Arthur Peterson,
Clarence Ehrenberg, Leo Jewett,
Edward Palmer; Leslie Bailey.
Saxophone Band DEPARTMENT.
Saxophone band department.
Douglas Nicely, soprano; Robert Nay
lor, soprano; Truman Aldrich, so
prano; Philip Downs, alto; Gilbert
sMoen, alto; Charles Vandersluis,
alto; Lars Hakkerup, c melody; Roy
al Netzer, c melody; John Groom,
tenor; Lloyd Berg, tenor; Maitland
Mitchell, tenor; Albert Smart (squad
leader) baritone Ralph Moberg,
baritone; Nelse ;Rpae,' ltreas. band)
bass.
Cornets-Raymond Anderson,
Leon Bushway, Harold Sweet, Fred
Bourcier, Oscar Bainey, Gordon
Smith (squad leader,) Walter Gainey,
Winston Naylor. Ernest Edwards,
Francis Hanson, Russell Howe, 10y
al Lind, Henry Eckstrum, Lester
Boe.
Altos-Lawrence Meyers, Vincent
Johnson, Walter Erickson, Raymond
Manecke, Reuben Berg, Charles Nc
Taggart, (squad leader,) Robert
Koen, Tom Wright, Elof Gustavson,
Angus Vandersluis, Arthur Roe, Geo.
Olson, Arthur Martin, Orville Senear,
Donald Hayes, Roy Youngberg.
Elmer Molander, Gustave Bodeen,
Harlow Remmivanz, Guy Premo,
Francis Kittleson, Harold Ritchie,
Alfred Gaines, Palmer Peterson, Noel
Hanson. Herman Brose, Club Frost,
Milton Rolkey, Edward Graham, By
ron Benson, Victor Jahr (squad
leader.)
Baritones-Lloyd Tibbets, Lloyd Ha
zen, (squad leader,) Donald Hogdon,
Samuel Webster, Lyle Kennedy, Bar
ney, Hakkerup, Clyde Shadow, Louis
Cohen
Basses-Harry Peterson, Harry
Hodgon (squad leader,) Ralph
Richardson, John Walker, Frank
Larson, Arthur Hovey, Harold Ken
nedy, Roy Webster.
Drums-Carl Bing, Vernon Rem
nivanz. Erwin Aldrich, Alonzo Scott,
(squad leader, Carl Towle, Stanton
Bolcom, Victor Hannah.
Director Riggs is anxious that all
Director Riggs is anxious that all
boys atten da meeting of the band to
be held in the city hall Wednesday
a,aninp at 7.2N