Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-11-30
WHY PAYETTE
SHOULD HAVE BAND
Editor Payette Enterprise.

At the present time, when there
, is some agitation among our citizens
I relative to the organization OF bana
in Payette, please permit me to voice
; my sentiments on the subject, whicn
, / firmly believe is of vast Importance
20 any community, large or small.
and especially so to a town situated
as Payette is, with so few places OF
real amusements within the reach OF
the average citizen. To my mind
there is no enterprise of an amuss-
ment nature, and, dare say, of an
advertising nature which is more
worthy of the time, energy and money
expended upon it, as that spent upon
the organization of a good band III
our little city.
And a real good band in Payette
need not be an idle dream, or
flight of fancy. Are you aware OF
the fact that there are now in ouI
midst more than twenty musicians or
years of experience in the band busl-
ness; many of whom have followed
band work as a profession? And
are you aware OF the fact that these
musicians are anxious to devote their
time and experience to the upbuilG
ing of our community musically, if
they are but given a little encourage
ment? These are all facts. 1t hasn't
been many years since Payette had
the best band in all Idaho. Why can't
we repeat? Some one has said:
Music hath charms, etc." All righs-
why not all get together and boost
a musical organization worthy OF the
name, and 1 am sure we can then all
look forward to at least one charm
ing" evening each week, namely
band concert night. The idea seems
to be firmly established in the aver
age persons mind, that the band
boys Join the band for purely none
tary reward. This, 1 can emphati
cally deny, for it is known and
proven fact among band men, that
every year man plays with Local
band he is cut not only considerable
time but hard cash as well. But if
he is musician at heart, he gets MS
reward for hard practice and private
money spent, in the pleasure de-
rived from mastering some difficult
passage from heavy overture, or
letting his musical self drift along
through the dreamy bars of the
waltz. But his greatest reward j..
comes when he appears with his OF. ;
yanization in public concert. It Il
.hen, when, as he sits in his place in
The "cirele" he looks upon the faces
If his audience and notes the e1-
1ressions of genuine pleasure un.-
registered there, he knows u,
hat By his efforts he has litter care
rom the shoulders of his fellow
nan, for a few minutes at least.
Did you ever see a person wearing :
! crouch while listening to the band !,
playing lively, snappy march, or ,
iweetly, soothing serenade, or even :
! highly technical overture? No! :,
But 1 have seen care-worn old folks :
wearing that same happy look of per
ect contentment that our happy
care free kiddies wear :
While listening to the band. Music
nd grouches or cares just simply do
lot go together. This alone should
'e reason enough to muster all the
upport necessary to organize and
a band in Payette, to say Il
Iothing of the vast good it would do
'ur town from a moral, social, and +
dvertising stand point. Being
and man myself, I am willing to
elp in any way l can. But by all
means let Payette have band.
ED. c. SHELLWORTH. j