The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-03-27
BAND BOYS Make
HIT WITH CAKES
IN PINK OF CONDITION AFTER
EIGHTEEN MONTHS SERVICE
Their Concerts and Dance Largely
Attended and Much Appreciated
Making Tour Of State

The visit of the First North Da-
kota Regimental Band pleased Oakes
folks immensely And the way the
Oakes Country did the boys honor
rather pleased the band.
When the Northern Pacific train
pulled in Saturday noon there was at
tached to it a special Pullman for the
band boys. who just started Friday
on tour of the state. Our boys in
khaki and in blue who had returned.
the school teachers and their pupils
carrying flags. were at the depot to
meet the boys and led by the band
they marched up and down Union
street. The whole city and country
had turned out to meet the boys. who
were in the pink of condition. having
just returned from eighteen months
in the service of their country.
The Academy of Music was we'll
filled in the afternoon to listen to the
concert. and at night the hall had all
1t could accommodate for the dance.
The band orchestra put out the best
of music and for three hours and a
half the crowd Of merry dancers
surged around the hall as fast as the
most ardent of them desired.
Sunday afternoon the hall was again
filled to overflowing to listen to one
of their fine concerts and for nearly
two hours the audience was reenIea
with the latest in popular and class.
ical music. 1t was a rare treat.
Band Leader w. Walter Mcdonald
was formerly Grafton boy. although
his home is now Sand Point. Idaho
He has been in army band work for
many years. For 25 months from
1907 to 1910 he was a cornetist with
the Fourteenth Infantry band on duty
in the PHILIPPINE islands. Upon dis
charge from the service he became
| leader of the National Guard band at
Sand Point, Idaho. and conducted
that organization on tours to Port
land. Ore. and elsewhere in the west
He become leader of the First North
Dakota band just prior to the regi-
ment leaving for the south Max
Moore of Lisbon, solo clarinetist., is
assistant band leader. The other
members are.
Sergeant William M. Jones, Lisbon.
clarinet; Sergeant Paul d. Harris,
Lisbon, barytone; Musician Firstclass
Archie !Galbreeath. Lisbon, trombone;
Musician Firstclass Harold H. Web.
ster. Lisbon, bass: Corporal Earl o.
Nelson. Lisbon. saxaphone; Corporal
Edward Gewalt, Breckenridge. MINI.
trombone; Corporal Albert Andrews,
Mayville. solo cornetist; Corporal
Claude H. Kiff, Lisbon. clarinet; Sec
ond Class-Lief o. Field. Mayville.
bass; Edward w. Greene. Hankinson.
saxaphone; Lloyd F. Harmon. Man
dan, clarinet and saxaphone; Boyd C.
Germany, Williston, clarinet: Elmer
I. Knutson, Portland, saxaphone and
the following musicians third class:
Herman F. Engebretson, Eckelson.
clarinet: Jacob Evanson, Mayville.
piccolo and flute; Henry o. Fossum.
Williston. horn; Frank C. Holmes.
Neche. clarinet; Edward F. Hunger.
Hankinson. trombone; John L. Jacob
son. Crosby. cornet; Alvin Meyer.
Wahpeton. barytone: Allen Martin.
Stanley, trombone; Harley H. Moore.
Lisbon, drum: Guy I. Putnam. Willis
ton. cornet: Albert d. Reilley, Lis
bon. horn; Paul R. Flayer, Lisbon.
clarinet; Earl r. Hauskens. Wahpe-
ton, drums; George M. Smith, Bis
marck, horn; Harry s. Moore. Lis
bon, trombone; Martin A. Lafrombois,
Fargo, bass.