Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-02-01
ODD FELLOWS
HAVE fine BAND
Rehearsal on Monday Evening En-
jOyed by Large Audience at the
Lodge Rooms.
IL CRACK MUSICIANS
IN THE LINE UP
Will Give Northeastern Iowa Some
Real Music During the
Coming Season.

was extended to a number of the
Commercial Club members and the
members of the press of DEBORAH to
attend rehearsal of the DEBORAH Odd
Fellows band at their lodge rooms.
A number, including Mayor Conover,
Sec. J. A. Nelson of the Club and
the newspaper men responded to the
invitation, and they enjoyed an eve
ming of real pleasure.
The Odd Fellows band was organ
lied a year ago in December and on
Dec. 7, 1920, they held their first
rehearsal, with about II or Is mem
bers present. Now the band num-
bers Al coming crack musicians. That
veteran band leader, B. o. Marsh,
who has been leading bands and
orchestras here for the past 30 years
is leader of the Odd Fellows band,
and it goes without saying that he
is a good one. He is developing
this band of raw recruits into one
of the finest musical organizations
in the state. Only seven or eight
veterans are in the line up, such
players as VIM. Tobiason, w. B.
Coup, F. ]. Helwig, Chas. Greenly,
Darwin and Roy Darling. Aside
from these men the other members
were all new to band work. But
right now they are rounding into
a finished organization, one that not
only the Odd Fellows, but the entire
city of DEBORAH may well feel proud.
The members own their own in
struments and we understand they
have around $4,000 invested. The
band has asked for no donations and
are building their organization strict
ly on its merits.
Mr.. John Blaess is the efficient
manager and he has proved a good
one. NJ. d. Wells is secretary.
When this band appears on the
streets this summer in their natty
uniforms the people can have every
reason to feel proud of them.
At the conclusion of the concert
Monday evening a delightful lunch
was served to the visitors and the
band by the Rebekahs, and it was
greatly enjoyed.
Manager Blaess spoke a few words
regarding the band and he told the
audience that a great deal of credit
was due the Rebekahs for the sue
cess of the band, as they had con-
tributed much to its success in a
financial way by giving suppers, ETC.,
and now the band had around $500 in
the treasury.
Following is the personel of the
band.
]. H. Blaess, PRECEDENT; w. P. Rima,
Vice President; Mark D. Wells, Sec
rotary and Treasurer and B. o,
Marsh, Musical Director.
Cornet-Wm. Tobiason, Chas. w.
Greenley, Merton Bucknell, Roy
Thornton, Chris Enger, Perry Samp-
son.
Trombone-Casper SelIand, Peter
Derwood Darling, Olaf
Hamre.
Piccolo-Alert Larsen.
Tenor-Emmet Gillett, Selmer
Moe.
Baritone-w. B. Coup, Sanford
Grant.
Tuba-P. E. Bradrick, T. E.
Eli Ellickson.
Clarinet-Ben Thorsen, Ole A. An
ierson, Mel Griffith, Ed Matter, Les
ter Lowery, Carl Knutson, A. L.
Tyler, Roy Darling.
Saxaphone-Horace Tracy, Albert
Bernatz, Mark D. Wells, Harold
Erickson, Henry Jansen, Selmer liver
son.
Alto-Warren Harrington, Adolph
Mali, Harry McLain, Harold Schafer, |
Roy McNullen.
Drum-M. ]. Musser, F. J. Helwig,
Rene Rosenthal, Ed. Hanson, Emil
Friedrich, Will Johnson.
Drum Major-Nels A. Nelson.