The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
FIRST CONCERT ON
THE 27TH
. American Legion $ Citi-
zens Band Series

The first concert of the American
Legion-Citizens Band series will be
given Sunday afternoon, January 81.
This will be a red-letter concert in
Skowhegan. The band has been re-
hearsing regularly all winter on ap-
propriate concert music, and In addi-
tion to the regular band numbers
there will be several vocal numbers
by the best singers in the community.
About six hundred subscription
tickets were sent out to citizens by
the Legion Committee with the re-
quest that they either be returned or
cash sent in lieu thereof. These
concerts are not a money making in
stitution for either the Legion or the
band. The Legion has undertaken
its part in the matter as contribu-
tion to the good of the community;
and the band has entered into 1t with
the one thought of improving the
quality of it's Offering to the citizens
of Skowhegan. The regular rehears-
ing which these concerts require ma
turally is of great benefit from an
artistic standpoint to the band. The
band itself is not a money making
proposition, it is rather an organiza-
ton of citizens, in all walks of life
in our town who love music, love to
make music and want to provide the
best band that the size and import
ance of our town demands In gen
eral the majority of our citizens ap-
,1at fka IL. Il
the quality of its music. But 1t is
apparent from the lack of interest
shown by the response to the appeal
of the concert committee of the Le-
gion that pretty powerful minority
are willing to let George do It," Out
of 300 people to whom tickets were
sent, rs have replied with their
checks for the subscriptions, 65 have
returned the tickets without subscrib-
ing, and the other 164 have not taken
the trouble to even return the tickets.
This is not the sort Of cooperation
that ought to be expected in a COM
munity matter of this kind in Show
hegan. The absolutely essential ex-
penses, such as printing and adver-
tising must be met from these sub
scriptions. 1t was hoped that
enough funds would come in to pay
for new music and special equipment
necessary for the concerts. OF course
there are always a certain number OF
people who expect to wait to be soli-
cited who look upon all such sub
scriptions as benefits" to this or
ganization or that. 1t was hoped by
the Legion and by the Citizens Band
that the whole six hundred tickets
would be taken without resorting to
the inconvenience and bother of So
letting OF course there are lot
of people who have just forgotten all
about it, and perhaps put the Legion
letter away to be attended to later
This is to remind them to send their
money in to Ralph Jenkins at the
First National Bank who is acting as
treasurer Of the committee. The list
of citizens who have already sub
scribed is printed below. Just look
through and see If you name Is on it
and if 1t isn't just send a couple oi
dollars to the treasurer or leave il
at the bank. 1t Is going to make a
lot of people happy this winter tr
hear good concerts who cannot afford
to buy tickets for the musical enter
tainments that more fortunate citizens
can. Your contribution is going tc
help make it possible to have these
free concerts. Here is the list oil
those who have already subscribed;
Subscriptions have been received
from the following: r. e. Atwood
Fred Avery, Joseph Bacon, M. NE
Beale, Robert Boyd, c. A. Burnor
A. x. Butler, L. C. Butler, Joseph
Butler, Cora p. Cayouette, Henry
Crowell, S. NJ Curtis, DR.. Dascombe
A. P. Dickinson, II. w. .Durgin Peter
Debe, DR.. Derbyshire, Geo. B. Fair
grieve. John L. Fish, J. w. Fogler
F. l.. Flynt, Leon f. Fox, w. H. Fow.
/ Ter, e. j. Gallant, Charles Green
Clyde Green, T. +. Greenway, e. f
Greenwood, E. r. Goodrich, Mrs
Annie p Hackett. Bert B. Harville
NJ. b. Heselton. J. w. Higgins, II. d
Hilton, H. s. Hopkins, Herbert Pom,
low, Carlton NJ. Holt, Eugene Lancto
John Lewis, DR., NJ E. Lord, w. ]
Lessard, w. G. Lord, Everett Lowe
J. r. Mcclellan. Roy L. Marston
c. p. Merrill George A. Moore, Irs
A. Norton, Chester Nutting Frank
Oddly, John OReilly w. P. Ordway
l.. F. Parsons. r. T. Patten. F.. r
Philbrick, S. w Phllbrick. j. i, Phil
brick, Poulin & Laney. John c. Roaf
Charles A. Ross. +. B. Rowell. DR.
A. e. Rodden, NJ w. Savage, f. l.
Savage, w, d. Sargent, H. C. Sheridan
S. N. Shumway d. F. Smiley, C
French Smith, Clyde II, Smith, w. D
Snow. George Soule, Philo Steward
Daniel Steward, II. l.. SWEET. Mr.
Seth. r. f. Symons, N. S. Steward
NJ. c. Yiles. DR.. c. r. Viles, II. C
Woodbury., Dr. G. L. Young.