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Sunday, September 23, 1917. ARMY BAND PLAYERS KKOJ IREMENTN KOK MILITARY Ml sl( IAN si; BRB. iitiniii . i- ir ffrga nhnttnm in i . s. Itaulis Ix-iuhTs (iiveii mmmI 'I'm iii- iiiK fur PosittoW and Allowed lo eriise Choice if Instruments. Musical America: To the average per son the term "army band" nutria no more than "little (iernian hand" prob ably lcsM, because nearly everyone has aeen the little Cerman band, but to the vimt majority of people the army band 1h absolutely an unknown quantity ux well as quality, wrlteH Oscar 11. Ilawley. leader of The Nineteenth I'nited States cavalry hand. This is for the reason that bands are attached to regiments which are either In the Held or in bar racks, ami. as nearly all the band ac tivity is in connection with the ri'Ki tnent, the people outside of the army rarely get an Opportunity to hear an army band and so know little about it Yet the army band should be -and some day will be one of the most potent fac tors in the musical emancipation of the people. There aie in tlie I'nited States army (renujarsl 14-' bands. In addition there will be for the draft army 4fi other bauds, and all of them organized on ex actly the same plan. Kacb band con sists of twonty-ciKht regular musicians, to which may be added twelve attached men. maklnj? forty in all a pretty 0Od Ml rogation of players when they arc well drilled. The.-,- players an- divided into Kroups as follows: The hand leader, the assistant band leader (who is usually the solo trumpeti-i' or solo clarinetist) the servant buwler (who is rlther solo trumpeter or solo clarinetist), two band seiKeants, four band corporate, two first class musicians, four second lass musicians, thirteen third class musicians, and twelve privates at tached Not all hands have the attach ed men. but they can be bad for the asking. PrOf Mklf Instruments anil the Music. The instruments for band work are furnished by the (lovei nment and ate always of the best made obtainable. I'ntil a few years ago all bands plaved In "high pitch," hut since the Interna tional congress of musicians establish ed "a-43i" in I SOS the effort has lieen made to put all lands in "low pitch," ami at the present time about three fOUrthl Of tin- liands an playing at In tei national pitch The instruments are all purchased by the quartermaster de pot in 1'hiliulelphi.i and there tin y are numbered, reemded and sent out to bands ,s lequired. Kai-h bandmaster bas the ptCfOgBtiTt of making his band to suit himself. He ran use saxophones or not, as he desire, many or few clarinets, many nr few trumpets, or cornets. He cannot get from the quartermaster l-'n-ncli horns, oboes bassoons, tympanl. bells or traps. If he desires thicc in his band tin-' are pin chased out of the rex imim.il funds and become regimental property -Muflc for the band is purchased bv the bandmaster ami varies Recording to his taste. He has a certain allowance b the year from the ouai termaster and also an allowance from the regimental funds and tins allowance is large enough so that he can keep abreast of the times. The music heceimcs H'kI mental piupcrty and some regiments h.ue binaries that cost $4,000 to Jfi.uOO Kcaping Hands in Kirst ( lass Shape. IftCO - t of bMt) Instruments, with cases, etc , costs In the neighborhood of :'.iMin Hi pans ex'ia parts, reeds, mu all'. papOT, etc.. are all furnished by the qiial t. Tin istei . In fact the aim of the piai tei master dipa tment is to furnish absolutely everything that a band needs to keep in tlrst-class condition all of the time An instrumentation that Is largely used by liandmastets is as follows: tine Hute. one Kb clarinet, two solo I'd, clari nets, two first lib clai met, one sec aid Hb larlnet, one third l'h clailnet. two solo lib trumpets, one tirst. one second 0M third lib cornet or trumpet, four I'renrh horns or altos, thief tromlMines. one euphonium 01 luirllone, one alto saxophone, ine tenor saxophone, one Kb tuba. NO Itltb bass, two drums If than are twain attached men tin re Is usually added a I'd II. bass, another Imri ton.-, .-mother horn, another trumpet, an other tlute, another trombone, ami the balance In clarinets Insti uinents for the attached men are not furnished by the quai tci master, but must In imichased by the players. If they desire greatly to play in the b.iuil (and the number who want to play Is so large that they cannot nil he taken in) thev will purchase theh ow n Insti u mei.ts In thnt way It Is Mslble to have bassoon and oboes in the band. Many of the plavem are able to play equally well on oboe or tlute or clarinet 01 sii.oiiione or nasvooii. ami so they are shifted as occasion requires from one Instrument to another. The saxophone is on.- of 1 1 . , i , ,,. est instruments to learn and In mam of the band half of the men can shift from their ss'clal Instrument to saxophone (any one of the saxophone family ex Otpttafl Isiss or soprano! on twenty-four hours' notice lassiorstinn of the II' Hands The I4L" bands In the regular army an classilled as follows. Sixty rive In fan try hands, twenty five cavalry, twenty one field artillery, thirteen coast artil lery, five recruit station tiamls four disc ipllnm liamls. three engln Iximl ami one teciult practice hand .Men who desire to enlist in tin- anny are sent to one of the four recruiting stations Knit Slo. urn, N. V. lopMslt New HorhcllNt, Kort lmmi. t'olo (ten mile from 1 p ver. Jefferson Karraeks, Mo. (rontlgu ous to St liOUla), oi Colombia Itarrack. Ohio, tin t'olumbusi If the prosectlve recruit desires to serve in the hand be I hrst given his phvsical examination, then his m. ntal If he posses these two be Is sent to the band lender for examination In music. If the band leader at the recitilt station Mini the man not competent to do the work in a military hand he Is ent to company Hut If the hand leader think the man may make a musician ha I put In a practice band, given Instructions, required to practice, a ml in the course of a tew months turned out as a third class musician or sent back to the cm panies. What is required of a bandsman'' That probably Is the question main are ask Ing. Well, the requirements arc pretty severe. He must be able to play at light any of 'he standard owrtures or .selec tions, that is, on his instrument. If be Is a fourth alto player he is not expect- I to play solo cornet Marts, etc. lbit he must be able to play his part with very few mistakes on the first reailintr This makes It necessai y that he have a thorough grounding in rhythm, and a pretty gooil mastery of all scales ami arpeggios. If be Is going lo play any of the lirst- choir instruments solo cornet, solo horn, tirst trombone, Hlib bass, euphon ium or solo clarinet. j( js orettv nwirlv required that he double In string. Kach band maintains an orchestra, anil In many bands tb ehestra of fifteen to twenty men play all the standard music and play it well. The wink of the band varies some. what according to the branch of service, nut in general It is much the same. Borne tbing like this: CavaJrj Reveille at 8:30; breakfast at ti; horse ejtarotee Ithat Is. going for a canter of ten or twelve miles with the troop), from 7 to K grooming horses until H:80; rehearsal at 9M to 1140 or IL'; dil r: Individual practice from 1 to. 4; concert (two or three ilays a week), from 4 to 5; guard mounting from S to iV.W; retreat at f.:.l). And then the duties for the day are over unless there is a dance. Once a Week (during the winter) the orchestra plays from !i p. m to 11 or mldniuht for a danc- The band always has Sat in day for a full holiday and all of Sun day to 4 p in., when It Is usual for one of the concerts to be given. Knterlainmeiit for All flosses. At the concerts it Is the aim of the bandmaster to provide such music a will entertain all cla'sses. l-'or that pur pose there must be a judicious mixture. of popular and classical music. The us ual program consists of six numliers, something like this. March, "Hippodrome." Sousa: over. ture. "Hie MeistersiiiKei ," Wanner: se- ICCtlOn, "Katinka." Krlmi; ' Irish llbup- odlo," Herbert!; ratee, "Wedding of the Winds." Mall, rag. "Ram Mazzazu," I'ryor. Hand leaders an- appointed by the commanding officers of regimenta and the effort of tie- commanding officer Is. of course, to get the man who will make the beat military music (Job parade pur poaaa) together with the man who can also adapt innisell to the concert pro grant In oider thut band leaders might be well fitted, for their duties, a baud leaders' school asestablished at Kort lay on (iovernor's Island some six years ago. This was the project of Prank Danuoath of the institute of atu- Bii U Art, ami it is at this Institute that proapactiva band laadara are given a two ars' Iroe course. All in all. the work of th,. ;,ini bands- men Is very interesting almost faac-lip aung on- might say -and (though this Is not generally known) the pooreat or army bands is vastly auparior In every, u.n to tie- majority of beat bands In! Civic life. This is ogjy natural, for It is an old axiom thai "practice make per-1 feet." ami if there la one thing that an ni my Urn, Ismail has to do it is to prac tic ll- cannot got away from it. Rod henrsiils every day and sectional rehear-sal- when needed, work Wonders which1 is the reason army hands are able to i provide music of such surpassing excel lence. NO SMI. I. IN HIS t M Stun Stories Wife My dear. I wish you wouldn't play hillards for money. It's nothing but a game of chance. Husband Nonsense Hillards i a game of Infinite skill. Wife- Not as you play it, mv love. PROI BHHIOM IL EXEMPLAR. Ronton Transcript: what are the du ties of a reglnMhta chaplain?" "To avoid swearing at the latlons and thus set a gixsl example lo tin other fellows." Win re hnilting Heats arils. letrolt Kree Press: There's one thing 1 like nbOUl knitting." "What"" "It's not at all like cards It doesn't lllterfeie a bit with tin ( . ni el nation." Smoke HECTOR HAVANA CIGARS j r iii cv.n MILD AND FRAGRANT SOLD BY ALL MERCHANTS TYLER & SIMPSON CO. DISTRIBUTORS i KeiUint Dakar Mpjafe i- Qreaei Iih' This. Healthy anil Simple lo pply. Just apply to your hah and scalp he (re gohig to bed the famous m Cre ole Hair Dressing This ledvea the " lor gin nil to activity In a short time you will observe all your gray. t leaked, bleached or faded hair turn to such an even beautiful natural dai k shade that no one could tell you had used Im Creole Not a lrao of grny hair can lie seen Also stops dandruff and falling hair Have soft, fluffy, long, natural dark hair again by apph Ing 1-a Creole Sold on a money-back guatanteo by all drug store or aent picpald for II by Van Vleet DngJ Co, Memphis. Tenn i Advertisement.) DARKEN YOUR GRAY HI SHK KNKW HASKBALI.. Her H.Mort I'oiinil H Out U hen She' ( riliclsed I'layers. New York Sun: The insidious femin ist movement carried another trench the other (lav in its steadv Invaafna ,,f the domain hitherto considered exclus-1 Ivety and even sacredly masculine. I The Polo grounds was tlie scene.) Within the oval sweep of the stadium then- had assembled the crowd of tired business men and even more tired ' office boys who daily gather to eat ! peanuts, ice cream cones mill tarry in indiscreet profusion, to drink sarsa parllla, lemonade and ginger ale with seeming disregard of their own cubical Capacity; to smoke cigarettes, clears and pipes without fear of feminine up blading for ashes spilled on the car pet, to discuss the state of the union and also of the league, to dispute with khaki clad "specials" the ownership of foul balls, and to watch the game which makes all the other enjoyable things of life at once possible and incidental. Two units In the crowd - the particu lar units which relate to the encroach ment of feminism were a young man with a score card tucked under hi arm, who appeal cd ill at ease and nervous, and a girl accompanying him who seemed calm and self-contained. A keen observer would have decided, and rightly, that the young man had never before been rash enough to bring a t:iil with him to a ball game, and was inwardly reproaching himself for his temerity. They found seats in a section between I he home plate and first base Just as the game started. The irouna man took a la-mil out of his pocket, laid his Mora card on bis lap. and after n pre luuinary clearing of hi throat began, with the air of a savant about to ex plain In words of one syllable a hiulily Involved and technical subject: "Von see, the man with the bat. the ClUh, I mean, the batter he is called tries to hit the hallto smash it an far aa he can. and the pitchers" .lust then the batter succeeded in making a bunt that rolled along toward first base Just Inside the line. The young man paused in his lecture, his mouth hanging open, to watch the play. Both pitcher and first baseman darted toward the hall. "Kun, tun." muttered the yoang man to the Uitsman who was bending for ward and digging his spikes viciously Into the ground in a frantic effort to reach first "That's a perfect hunt." "He bit It too hard." said a cold voice bMlde him. "See the pitcher has tagged him. That fellow couldn't hit .L'" in a bush league. He has- moss on his feet and shuts his eyes when he swings on the ball." "W w w hat '.'" gasped th" young man turning to his companion. ' I b li-beg your pardon." "The only time he shows any life," 3" TUF QTATC f? A ID AMn WE! f n3 i iiLi u i ri i ii i nnv m i l rr a- HARTWELL'S tK I! WELCOME th 'jdi 1 YOU Ml While attending the State Fair, don't fail to see the Southwest's greatest expo sition of rare gems and precious jewelry at Hartwell's. It is one of the show places of Oklahoma City. Here you'll find a display of Silverware. Diamonds, Jewelry and Social Stationery that compares with the greatest stores of America. May we expect a visit from you '.' Mail Orders Prepaid Free Catalog If you can't come in person, write for Hartwell's big Free Catalog of Watches. Diamonds. Jewelry. Silverware and Sta tionery. Sent free on request. Hartwell Jewelry Co. 208 W. Main St. STATE FAIR-SEPT. 22-29 OKLAHOMA CITY INVITES YOU-COME! This is your invitation to visit the State Fair, and Furrow's the foremost florists in the entire Southwest. We will be de lighted to have you call and view our gor geous display of fragrant cut flowers and plants. We'll do everything in our power to make you feel perfectly at home. Re member our location 120 W. Main St. FURROW & CO.--Florists 120 W. Main Oklahoma City Phonea Walnut 218 and 219 DAILY ARDMOREITE continued the girl unmoved, "is when he tries to bunt, and then Instead of letting the ball drop dead off his tat he hits it Just hard enough for the pitcher to get it in time to tag him or throw him out at first. It would be un Insult to the minors to wish him on 'em - they play ball, not pingng, there." The young man gripped the arms of Ills seat and started. "Now, this bird," she said, respect and appreciation creeping into her tone, as she indicated the next man up vig orously swinging three bats. "Is a ball player, He stands right up at the plate as If he waa there on business and when he hits the ball he starts for first as if his y ear's pay was waiting for him at the sack. He only hit .250 last year, but so far this season he's been knoc Ing it out at a ,IM dip and getting better every day . He'll finish up with Cobb and Speaker. There! Look at that! A tWQsbaggei at least! Look at him sprint. Don'l forget to credit him with that hit." "Here," said the young man sadly, extending his score card and pencil with the air of Burgoyne delivering up bis sword, "Here, you keep score." OOT His IKES CROSSED. Chicago Tribune: Persons In the com mercial world win, are on familiar witli thai type of employe! who "work not, neither o they spin." will je Interested in a little oarratlvi in which a perso In New York c a t employed somew i i i to be employed I It seems that the victim, having "ac I cepted a new position" and having worked well for elghl days, suddenly became ill. His office learned of his I Illness through his physician, who call ied up to say that Mr. Jones, much as . he dreaded it. could not come to Work. I lie was quite weak Thai call and the jib tails of the patli nfs temperature were repeated four ilaya, and finally the pa tient reported fin work. He expressed himself as glad n, be hack again. He felt weak, but rested, ami plunged into his work With all the will that his type. Is likely to develop. w-c-i-i. praaentl) the telephone rang It was the newly returned patient's phy sician, who. iii the usual drawling v lice, explained that he would not be In for work, for the reason that his temp .. ture was up, his resistance dowi, his heart pounding. Ids pulse wlggly, and his eyes nearly crossed with pain. The boss looked at the patient and th.'ii ac tually peeked through tine telephone at the fibbing physician. "Would I be pdSMhlc for him to step to the telephone"" asked the boss, with Ids eye on the patient before him. "He Is very. very, very, very weak," answered the supoosed physician, "but if you will give me any message i will k'ive It to him." ' N. ver mind ' ac wared the Oklahoma City hanging up the receiver. After wMdl he gave the supposed patient a clear. apneJaa message which made him slightly weaker than usual KMOIRI.K. Lincoln (Neb.) Journal: "Say. old man, don't you want to join the Wayliack (kmnty association? The dues are only $10 a year, and that goes to pay for a banquet at the BweOdorf." "I!ut I've never been In Wayback county in my life." That's all right. You've get $10, haven't you. HER HltiH VISIBILITY. Judge: "Officer," said a lady much above the usual avoirdupois, "could you see me across the street?" "Madame, I could see you a half a block!" "The Live Store" OkjfHgM Ml TLa Uvurt wf kkptwati SPECIAL NOTE We refund your car fare ac cording to plan of Oklahoma City Retail Merchants. Every Person in Ardmore Copyright Han oU.aiiuu & Man Knight-Beck Company 107 West Main, Oklahoma City The Home of Hart Schaffner fif Marx Clothes KILL TO BIRDS While visiting the State Kair you will have an opivortunity to visit the best equipped drug store in the state. If an article can be found In a drug store it can le found here. We also have the largest and best foun tain in the city. You are cordially invited to pay ua a visit. ROACH & VEAZY DRUG CO. .Main and Kobiuson Sis. OKLAHOMA CITV WELCOME TO OUR CITY -That's the feeling that's going to hit you the minute you step off the train, when you come up to visit the State Fair. THE GLOBE STORE will be turned over to Ardmore visit ors. We want you to make this store your headquarters, meet your friends here. We are at your service. The Globe Is The Home Of KUPPENHE1MER GOOD CLOTHES FOR GENTLEMEN Borsaleno Hats $5 and $6 -MANHATTAN Globe Special Suits for Young Men This week we are especially feat uring young men's Suits in Hlue, Brows and (Jreen Flannels, made with Is-lts all around, and slash Kck eti extraordinary values At $15 to $20 THE GLOBE OKLAHOMA CITY 136 W. Main and Vicinity Is invited to attend the Oklahoma State Fair at Oklahoma C i t y and while here visit the house of Knight-Beck & Co.. the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes We have an unusu ally large line of men's Fall clothes on display and we will be glad to have you look through our stock. Hart - Schaffner & Marx Suits, $20 to $40. Johnson & Murphy and J. P. Smith new Fall Shoes at $4 to $10. Borsaleno, Schoble and Stetson Fall Hats at prices ranging from $3 and up. Railroad fare refund ed up to B per cent of your purchases. PAGE THREE. WITH ONE STONE $20 TO $40 STETSON HATS $4 to $10 SHIRTS- Globe Special Suits for the Boys Mothers, we want you to see our enormous assortment of Olobe School Suits for boy. They are the new mannish fabrics and modela most all have two palra of pants. The values are wonderful. At $5 to $10 rVovrlfht Hart