Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-11
STREET PARADE
TO BE FEATURE
OF CEREMONIAL
ShrinerS New Band of Fifty
Musicians to Make First
Public Appearance.
EVENT SET FOR APRIL 2

street parade downtown will be one
Of the features Of the Shriners' cere-
moniaI which will be held at Murat
Temple Saturday afternoon and eve
ming, April 2 The parade will give OPP
portunity for the first public appearance
Of Mdrat's new and bigger" band, the
organization of which has been under
way for several weeks. The band has
been recruited to fifty musicians and re-
heersals are being held at the temple
every Sunday morning, under the direc-
ton Of Noble ?. Howard.
With the increased Instrumentation
Murat's organization will be among the
largest bands OF the temples throughout
North America, and the officers say that
the increase viii apply TO quality as well
as quantity. AIurat Temple always has
beer famous for its band at meetings Of
the Imperial Council, and It was one Of
the first to attract attention at those meet
ings- 1t had its beginning way back in
1900, when Harry klausmann and VII
liam S. Mitchell first Joined the. order.
Both being musicians, they set about
having a musical organization for the
Shrine.
BAND GROWS FROM
SHALL BEGINNING.
At first this was a "kazoo" affair, prin-
cipaIly for service at ceremonials, but as
other musicians came in, the ''phOny"
instruments were discarded and a real
band was organized. Among the early
members, IN addition to Mobiles Klaus
mann and Mitchell, were Henry Beissr,
TuIl 3. Brown, Herman Goth and Joseph
B. Cameron. Paul II. Krauss was the
l. a &
rector was q great factor in putting
SIurat ION the map" at Imperial Council
meetings. The first trip as a real Shrine
band was made to the meeting Of the
council at Niagara Falls in 1905 and
since that time Murat's band has missed
only one meeting.
Along with the growth Of the order
temples in some of the larger cities have
made features Of large bands, and for
this reason the officers Of Murat decided
that it was up to the sixth temple in
point Of membership to keep up with the
procession. Potentate SchOOnOver placed
the matter before the members and the
enlarging process was begun at once.
PRESENT
OFFICERS.
The band has a permanent organiza-
ton and the present officers are A. W.
Kuerst president; Otto Krauss, vice
president; Oscar Fl. Boecher, secretary
Palmer LaycOck, treasurer; Charles 81.
Blume, properties; William S. Mitchell,
orchestra leader; W. P. Hall band leader,
and Noble P Howard, manager. A COM
Portable bandroOm has been fitted up
and furnished at the temple, with lock
ers for uniforms and cOnVeniences for re-
hearsals and business meetings.
Not only will the new band be seen
in the parade April ., but 1t will give
short program in the temple auditorium
In the afternoon before the ceremonial
proper begins. The entertainment part
Of the ceremonial, the Shrine officers say,
viii be entirely new and different from
any ever given.
A large crowd Of mobiles is expected
TO attend and special preparations are
being made by Robert Zehlicke, the stew
ard, and the members of the banquet
committee, for the "MOslem Feast which
viii be spread at 80 o'clock In order
that the candidates, Of whom there are
expected to be about 400, may be re-
freshed and strengthened for the trials
ahead of them.