Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-24
EAGLE RIVER BAND Is
NOW NEWLY EQUIPPED
Organization Is Now Equipped
With New instruments
And Will Give Dance
April 18th

That the members of the Eagle
River Band have confidence in the
support it expects to receive from the
community is evidenced this week by
the purchase Of practically an entire
new set of instruments costing in the
neighborhood Of $1400 And that the
spirit of cooperation and community
support will be forthcoming is further
evidenced by the willingness of local
banks to finance the project. The band
has stayed within it's own membership
in providing the necessary security
for the outlay, which means that in
the event the local support counted on
by the organization is not forthcom-
ing, then those members will have to
dig down But such thought is not
even entertained. Plans are already
started to clear up the debt just in
Cured and it is a safe assertion to
make that two years will see the bill
cleaned up. When that time comes the
new instruments will be presented to
the members of the band as their own
personal property in recognition of
services rendered for years past. But
at that it will not be a gift to all the
members. Many of them owned their
own instruments and all these are be-
ing turned in to apply in part pay
ment on the new set.
1t is a big undertaking but counting
on the cooperation the band has re-
ceived since its reorganization little
over year ago, the boys feel safe
in making the change. 1t can be taken
for a fact that they will do their
share in supplying music for the com
munity. They always have in the past
and especially so the last year, dis
pensing their services freely with no
thought of personal recompense. In
this connection it might be well to
add that the members have agreed
to turn in any money they may earn
by their playing as salary, to apply
on the new instruments until they are
paid for.
Last year the band, aided by the
Inter Sc Club and other outside aid
refitted themselves with new uni
forms. That movement increased the
looks and efficiency of the organiza-
ton greatly and with the added APP
pearance that the new instruments
will bring, it goes without saying
that the community will be ready to
rally to the plans the boys have under
way to raise their finances. Aside
from the standpoint of appearance
there is much gained in making the
change in the way of the better play
ing. With new instruments all alike
in tone quality the Instrumentation of
the band is more nearly what it should
be, a point that was hard to secure
with the old instruments, which in
cluded all makes and all pitches, and
many horns that had been in the
Eagle River Band for years and years.
The boys feel that it is a wise move
and are confident that they can ar
range it so that the burden will not
be too much upon the local commun-
ity. All they ask is a continuance of
the splendid support accorded them
the past year in making a success of
the various means under consideration
to clean the bill.
AS a starter along this line they
have secured the date, April 18th,
for an Easter dance at Renk's opera
house. This will be the first social
function of it's kind after the Lenten
season. An indoor concert will be CIV
en- at the hall preceding the dance and
admission to both dance and concert
will be Is cents per person. Here's
the first chance to give the band a
good start on its undertaking. Let's
see you Their e. ***