The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-13
VIII Compete in Contest at
Kansas Free Fair.
MARSHALL'Sr WILL BACK IT
DIR. Marshall Calls Attention to
City's Musical Needs.
Leader Urges Closer CO-Opera-
ton With Topeka's Band.

the hall, music, light and heat for the
1 new organization. according to an an
| nouncement today by DR.. A. H. Mar
lshall. publicity director for MarshalPs
band
The decision to organize and back
with its own great strength a juvenile
1 band in Topeka was reached Sunday
| afternoon at u meeting of MarshalPs
/ band members. The first rehearsal
! will be held at the hall. 234 Kansas
I avenue Every be, in Topeka who
| plays a band instrument and desires
/ to become a member of the. new or
/ ganization is urged, to be present 1t
| is desired to have as large a member
/ ship as possible. John Marshall,
| leader of the new Organization, and it
/ is determined to make it the best juve
| nile musical organization in the state.
To Compete In Free Fair Contest.
At the Kansas Free Fair last fall,
| ten juvenile bands from various towns
| of Kansas competed. Topeka was not
| represented. 1t is the determination
| of MarshalPs that Topeka will not only
| be represented next year, but that the
| Topeka organization will carry away
/ the first prize. The rehearsaIs will
/ be held on Friday night, not to
I interfere with the school work of the
youthful members.
IAN article appeared in The State
Journal December ?, 1922" said Doc
| tor Marshall, 'by Daniel Muller, criti-
cizing, in a sense, the lack of musical
organizations in Topeka. In response
Marshall's band, which for the last
forty years has been the leader in
musical circles and the only municipal
musical organization in the past, has
come once more to the front in en-
deavOring to help meet the demand.
At the last meeting it was unanimous
ly decided to organize a juvenile band
and make it the finest in the state.
Every boy who desires to be asso-
ciated with this organization is asked
h r-1T-
to attend all band meetings. News
papers and civic clubs are requested
to give their assistance to Marshall's
band in this work.
The organization of a Juvenile band
is not altogether new in Topeka.
Several years ago there was Sun
flower Juvenile band in North To-
peka. 1t was a great success at the
time. Practically all the members be-
came good musicians and several of
them are playing in MarshaIrs band
today.
Band Needs More Support.
In making the announcement Doc
tor Marshall also called further atten-
ton to Topeka's musical needs, point
ing out the tremendous effort that
MarshalPS has put forth and the small
return received for those efforts.
Ninety-nine times during the last wear
the members of this organization
turned out for rehearsals and con-
certs, all without remuneration. The
money received for the fifteen paid
concerts of the season the men turned
back to the treasury for the mainte-
nance of the organization. That is the |
spirit of loyalty and sacrifice which |
haA enabled MarshalPs to- maintain its
place as one of the best amateur
bands in the United States for nearly |
half a century.
Greater cooperation with the band
was urged by Doctor Marshall. His
statement follows:
wish mako the following .
ment, together with some figures
which are accurate and very interest |
ing to those persons interested in the |
musical welfare of Topeka.
ITO date MarshalTs band has never |
received any help from the Chamber |
of Commerce. Merchants association |
or any city club of Topeka, altho 1
am sure that the Round Table Civic |
club will be glad to take up the
matter of uniforms and interest them
selves in Marshalps band in the near
future. The mayor, and city commits |
S.OnerS, especially the park commits |
sioners, have done their utmost to as
sist this organization at all times. II
believe they would be glad to do more, |
both for the citizens and the musical |
organizations, were it possible. \
Strikes Cost Some Players.
TN the past the band has played /
regularly free of charge for all chill
oren's day exercises, benefits, public |
charities, memorial services, and prac- |
ideally all OLncE enterprises OF a /
charitable nature where admissions |
were not charged. Along this line it /
is well to understand that Narshali's |
band is controlled by the musicians |
union, and that the band does not con- |
troll the union. During the past year a |
great number of strikes have cost the |
band the loss of the service of several |
valuable men, 1t is being attempted /
at this time to make some arrange /
ments whereby the band and the COM /
munity can enjoy the services of these /
men.
''The majority of employers of band
operating with the band in allowing /
members time from their work, and /
sometimes when they were badly
needed.
The Cooperation of the news
papers. especially with the city con-
certs, which the public is paying for /
and which should be thoroly adver-
tised, am sorry to say has been veryR
bad I have time and again taken up
printed programs and typewritten
comments on concerts and solos by
competent performers, many of which |
were as fine as Topeka audiences have
ever heard, and on which much effort
was spent on special numbers, and
they have practically refused to print |
one line To these remarks except
The State Journal. I am sure the
band deserves, and would appreciate.
better cooperation than they have had
in the past.
The band has never been invited to
participate in any concert or meeting
with any musical committee regarding
any concerts for educational purposes
but are contemplating making ar
rangements with the city commission
for the use of the city auditorium
at least two of these concerts
will be played this winter
Il wish to call attention to the fol-
lowing figures and statements which |
show the needs and status OF music in !
this community:
During the year October, 1921 TO