South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-30
VETERAN BAND OF
NAVY WILL GIVE
THREE CONCERTS
Central Recruiting Party Car
ries Musical Organization
of Fighting Men.

Upon the return 20 South Bend or
the caravan Of motor trucks. which
left Thursday morning on q 800 mile
demonstration tour, the Central Re-
cruiting band from the Great Lakes
naval training station which is &C
cOmpanying the trucks. Will give a
concert az the Main So. entrance Of
the court house. Sunday afternoon a
special sacred concert has been ar
ranged for the Bob Jones tabernacle
Bandmaster Anton MOravec has not
completed the program but promises
well selected recital. wednesday
night another concert Of classical
and popular airs viii be given in
front OF the court house by the
band.
The musical organization is known
In naval circles as a veteran band oy
reason OF the fact that every mem
Der has seen service In the Ameri-
can army, navy or In a foreign
armed force The director, Anton
MOravec originally a member of the
band assigned 70 the MayhOwer. the
presidents private yacht, was or
dered 10 tho Great Lakes training
station az the outbreak OF the war
10 assist Lieut.. John Philip Sousa
organize and train the famous 100
piece band Of the station, which
toured the country during the Lib
erty loan drives
When the armistice was signed
the huge organization was broken
up into smaller bands and those
who enlisted for the duration Of the
war returned 90 civilian life.
Recruiting HAND Formed
IN July. 1919. Petty officer Nor
avec was sent TO st. Louis, Mo, with
instructions TO form a band 10 rep
resent the navy on a recruiting tour
throughout the central states. The
organization that accompanied the
trucks and will give three concerts
in the city within the next few days
is the result Of his personal Efforts
Included on the band roster is
Musician Delforge, formerly of the
Belgium army and "a member of the
little detachment that startled the
world with its heroic stand i'm the
path OF the German hord as they
swept across the invaded country
He was captured by the invaders
when the small band Of men was
overpOwered BY q Hun regiment
and for four years was a captive in
German prison camp. EX-navy
men who enlisted for this specific
duty are Plank. Hennen. Feltman,
SCheuTs, Schroeder, Moss, 2Ollinger,
Willard. Joyce. Solodum. Heuby.
Zeuck. DANES and Butler. The 33rd
division Of the army formerly Illi-
nois national guard is represented
by Budd, Johnson, Crotty and
Nillier. while Gore was a member
OF the famous first division OF the
army-tha first American troops to-
engage the enemy in battle He was
a member OF the organization that
took part in the first American Of
fensive ar Canugny.
Drive for Men.
Travelling with the band is George
Paul Buckley. yoeman. second class
OF the publicity bureau who since
last July has made about $500 talks
on the life in the navy and the op-
pOrtunity for travel and study Of
feTed recruits Buckley served in
the only naval battle Of the war and
was on land duty in Austria. Greece.
Italy, Albania and Sicily He was
cited by the Italian government for
merited service.
The veteran band has travelled
through North Dakota, South Dak0-
IA, Missouri. Indiana, Illinois. Ohio,
Wisconsin. Iowa, Kentucky and Vir-
ginia. During the month of January,
IS cities in Tennessee were visited
and 1900 recruits to man the
worlds largest super-dreadnauEht
named after the state were enlisted.