The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-02-17
ST. MARY'S INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL BAND IN OAKLAND
Boys Musical Organization Received
Welcome Here Saturday

Boys Musical Organization Received
Welcome Here Saturday
Fifty-one enthusiastic young musi-
clans, members of St. Mary's Indus
trial School crack band, arrived in
Oakland last Saturday evening on the
accommodation train from Hagers
town and gave concert that evening
in the Maryland Theatre as a feature
of the schools campaign to raise a
100000 fund. The money will be
used to replace the buildings of the
school that were burned on April oath,
1919. With the official sanction of
Governor Richie, who is chairman of
the executive committee of the cam
paign, the band, which has become
nationally famous, is making a three
weeks tour of Western Maryland. La
ter it will go to other parts of the
State.
Accompanied by Brother Paul, di-
rector of the institution, and Rev. P.
L. Ireton, chairman of the advisory
committee, the band has already given
concerts at points in Frederick and
Washington counties, going from here
Sunday morning to Westernport at
which place they spent Sunday, and
from that town to Cumberland, where
the organization spent Monday, Tues
day and yesterday. On next Monday
the young musicians will go to Fred
erick and remain there throughout
Ne week.
On arrival here Saturday afternoon
Father Ireton and Brother Paul re,
ported enthusiasm all along the line
At every stopping place the boys of
st. Mary's were received with demon
strations of approval and prominent
local speakers made addresses after
the concerts, explaining the wide scope
and usefulness Of the institution. In
the Oakland meeting Mr.. W. R. Of
futt was its chairman who addressed
the audience, he being followed by
the Rev. W. F. Bayle, pastor of st.
Matthew's church, who appealed for
cooperation for the drive for funds to
rebuild and endow the institution. At
various places where stops were made
pledge cards in large numbers were
signed and turned into the local COM
mittees of those communities. The
organizations of the campaign com
mittee for this county was completed
at well-attended meeting of repre-
sentative citizens held in the Knights
of Columbus Hall on Tuesday night,
Nj. John W. Hart, having been chosen
chairman of the committee at pre-
urinary organization held one evening
last week, the committee for the caf-
paign being organized as follows at
a meeting held at the rooms of the
X. of C. in Oakland on Tuesday even
ing:
Chairman, Mr.. John W. Hart; sec
rotary, Mr.. Charles W. Gray; treas
urer, Mr.. R. E. Sliger; advisory COM
mittee, Messrs. E. H. Sincell, w. R.
Offutt, S. H. Jackson, ]. NJ. Stanton,
E. l. West; Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell, Mrs.
j. M. Stanton, Mrs. H. A. Loraditch;
secretaries, Misses Ella and Evelyn
Helbig and Miss Grace Falkenstein.
The members of the advisory com
mittee held a meeting yesterday af-
ternoon and appointed team captains
for the various districts of the county.
A particularly interesting feature
of the concert in Oakland Saturday
night was the exhibition of a moving
picture, made at the school, showing
the boys at work and play. The film
was completed just week before the
tour started and gives a comprehen-
sive idea of what the lads of st.
Mary's do from the time they tumble
out of bed at in the morning unit,
they tumble in again at 8 in the ev-
ening. The "scene" that the bows
themselves like best is one made on
the baseball diamond There has been
an unpopular decision by the umpire
and the camera man took advantage
of the moment for some "hot action"
So popular were the boys in Oakland
that their number was not sufficient
to go around to all the homes thrown
open for their entertainment while in
town, while the concert work they do
is of such character that the theatre
was not large enough to accommodate
those who attempted to get inside the
building.
Brother Paul's address to the Oak
land audience following the Saturday
evening meeting, was the plea of an
earnest Christian character having
the welfare of his charges and their
future life at heart. His appeal was
a splendid effort and some of the