News: Granton (Brass Band Recital - 31 Jan 1913)

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Surnames: Vincent, Marsh, Rowe, Haltaufderheide, Storm, Lautenbach, Witte, Legrander, King, Riedel, Schlinsog, Crandall, Davis, Felser, Hart, Paulson Mayhew, Breseman, Roehl, Kimball, Sultrecht, Rausch,  Gerzmehle, Neinas, Winn, Osgood, Ebbe

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark Co., Wis.)  01/31/1913

To prove to the people of Granton and vicinity that we will eventually have a band as good as can be found anywhere, the boys have decided to give a concert at the Granton Opera House Friday evening, Feb. 7^th, 1913.  An admission of 25 cents will be charge to everyong, and the money thus raised will go toward the purchase of uniforms which are to be ordered within a short time.  The band now consists of the following  members:

Leander - Prof. G.D. Vincent

1^st Clarinet - Ralph Marsh

1^st      "       -- Vernon Rowe

2^nd     "       -- H. Haltaufderheide

2^nd     "       -- Frank Storm

3^rd     "       -- Arthur Lautenbach

3^rd     "       -- Erhard Witte

E flat Clarinet - Calire Legrander

Piccalo - Timothy Kind

Solo Coronet - Albert Riedel

  "         "      -- Walter Schlinsog

  "         "      -- G.E. Crandall

  "         "      -- Lawrence Davis

1^st         "      -- Eddie Lautenbach

2^nd & 3^rd Coronet - H. Lautenbach

2^nd & 3^rd Coronet - E. Haltaufderheide

Solo French Horn - Joe Felser

1^st Baritone - Roy Hart

2^nd      "       -- Clifton Paulson

1^st Valve Trombone - R. Mayhew

2^nd  "            "          -- W. Breseman

1^st Slide       "          --  K. Davis

2^nd  "           "           -- Frank Roehl

2^nd  "           "           -- L. Kimball

1^st Alto - Henry Sultrecht

2^nd  "    -- Wallace Rausch

3^rd  "     -- Louis Gerzmehle

3^rd  "     -- Henry Neinas

E Bass - Beryl Winn

B   "     -- Leland Davis

B   "     -- Myron Osgood

B   "     -- Rella Osgood

Snare Drum - Willie Sultrecht

   "        "      -- Arthur Neinas

Bass     "      -- Barney Felser

Cymbals - Geo. Ebbe

The benefits which Granton and vicinity would derive in a social and business way from a band such as we will eventually have, cannot be overestimated.  During the spring and summer evenings open air concerts will be given upon a specially constructed bandstand, market and special sales days will no doubt be inaugurated by our businessmen and the band will also furnish free music on those days.  We cannot help but notice another great benefit which is received through the existence of this band.  We have reference to the younger boys.  Heretofore they had no place to spend their evenings except to loaf around on the streets or to be in somebody’s way in a store. They are now busy absorbing the musical knowledge offered them by an excellent instructor at very small cost.  Few of us perhaps realized the amount of money it requires to organize and maintain a band.  The instruments which were purchased by the boys individually, amount to nearly $600, the instructor’s salary, although it is only $75 per month, must be paid, and to look better on state occasions, the boys ought to have uniforms, the cost of these to be about $500.  We think it unfair that they should stand the entire cost themselves.  Some of the businessmen have pledged themselves to contribute a certain amount each month and others too have volunteered to help the cause along by small donations.  A program for the concert will be found on the fourth page of this issue.  If the weather is favorable we hope to see a big turnout next week Friday night.