The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-10-20
BOYS BAND SUR
PRISES PUBLIC
Sank Centre Citizens Are
Amazed at Splendid Pro-
. gress of Organization
NEARLY SO MEMBERS
Movement Sponsored by
Community Club and
Backed by City

under the dictatorship OF DIR. Paul
w. Hanson, made their first pub
lie appearance in rehearsal con-
cert at the Junior High School
Auditorium Thursday evening last
week.
Something had been said at diff
ferent times about the splendid
progress the boys were making,
but the efficient manner in which
they rendered their program was
a delightful surprise to the aud
fence of over 700 which enjoyed
the first appearance Thursday eve
ming.
Director Hansen has taken near
ly so boys ranging in ages from
8 to Ia or Is years old-abc olute-
ly raw material in every instance,
by patience and intelligent in
struction and suggestion has the
making of an organization which
in another years time will rank
well up with the most efficient
boys bands in the Northwest.
For years the question of a
band for public purposes has been
something of a problem, but Mr..
Hanson and his boys have solved
the question for many years to
come.
The Boys Band was first spon-
sored by the Sank Centre Com
munity Club, and Supt. H. A.
Falk was made chairman of a
committee to investigate the feas-
Utility of the organization and the
employing of a suitable director.
The city through the Council, is
giving material assistance.
Mr.. Falk made a few introduce
tory remarks before the program
started and introduced Mr.. Ham
son. The program opened with
America" in which the audience
was asked to take part. This was
followed by a drum solo after
which the band launched into the
evenings program which was di-
vided into two sections.
During the intermission Mr.. Falk
asked each member of the band to
stand up and give his name. Some
of the youngsters could hardly be
seen back of their instruments.
They come from the city and from
nearly every direction in adjacent
territory.
The parents are to be COM
mended for the cooperation they
have given their children, the di-
raofnr ord fha on,,,y,iffao 80 ,,ooJ,o
the Boys band a reality.
The personnel and Instruments
tion of the band is as follows:
Clarinets-Russel Erickson, Clar-
ence Eckberg, Orrin Anderson,
Fay Domke, Wayne Leudtke,
Floyd Nelson, Martin Stein,
Charles Rattle, Vernon Weeks,
Norman Iwinski.
Saxophones-Kenneth Mortensen,
Glen Sullivan, Dick Bergman !.
Comets = Harold Rogers, Dean
Kinsella, Robert Gritzmacher,
Lester Wruck, Harland Pickett,
Jess 'Clough, Rice Parker, Larry
Cooper, Norris Gallea, John
Parks.
Bases - John Madison, Adelbert,
Carpenter, Joseph Sauer, Jr.
Altos = Jack Hanson, Walter
Holme, Randolph BrumfeIi,
Franklin Vandesteeg, Henry
Weller.
Trombones Robert Vandesteeg,
Clifford Domke, Bob Dowswell,
Morris Arneson, Sigurd Holme,
James Benson, Will Crickmer.
Baritones-Merill Forsberg, Rob-
ert Falk, Richard Otte.
Snare Drums - Harry Hamilton,
Dick Crickmer, Lloyd Wruck.
Piccolos-Edward Arneson, Nor
bert Frank, Victor Wensloff.
Bass Drum-Ernest Vogel.
Thursdays program follows:
Opening Number ...... America
followed by drum solo leading into
March ...-........ First Prize
Waltz ....... Evening Shadows
Hymn Pleyel's
March =. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Waltz ..,... Fansy
Evening Melody $500. Nocturno
Waltz. Soft Soft Music is Stealing
March ............. Beginners
During the winter Director
Hanson and his boys will put on a
more pretentious program for
which an admission fee will be
charged, the money earned to go
into a fund to purchase uniforms.