Show BASEBALL BASE BALL AM BAND TO U HAVE STRONG S T R pi NG SUPPORT P at M f COUNCIL C 01 u T L I 1 L GIVES A V ES BOOST 15 0 1 S A good band is the life of the town declai declaimed axed ed A W horsley at the council meeting tuesday evening in expressing his tits blows on the relation of the city to the band and the action which the council was asked to take to aid the band boys to cont iune lune the progress V which they have bave been making during the past few months the sentiment expressed by the mayor was that of the members of the council expressed in various terms the discussion followed the carefully prepared statement of lloyd woods as to the condition and plans of 0 the band and the request that the boys be gien given the use of city hall on or nearly every saturday night during the year and on holidays to cond let dances tho the dates had been selected after consultation with the high school and the M H I 1 A so that the various organizations will work in harmony and there will be no conflicting dances in bis his statement of the case mr woods called attention to the fact that the boys were working without any compensation except that for a rare date on a holiday or when they went out of town he declined ired tred that tho the band is in the best condition it has ever been under the leadership and instruction of prof A burgener and is practicing hard and regularly to get geb a splendid repertoire ready for next summer asserting that the proceeds edd of the dances were the greater part of the finds with which the band kept up it supply of music and paid its incidental expenses mr woods stated that if the band were given the use of city hall ball at a figure felt proper by the council and conflicting functions were frowned down by and citizens that the band would play free at celebrations held under the auspices of or the city during his statement mr woods dwelt upon the co operation between tho the band and the baseball bi team the two organizations having planned to work together in giving the dinces and getting crowds to tho the games the dancear dances will really be dmd divided between the two alternating in le ie ceiling the proceeds saturday night was selected for most of the functions because it now seems probable that a large proportion of the ball games will be played on saturday afternoon instead of sunday and a dance following the game will hold of the visitors mayor horsley expressed himself favorable to trying to get the stores to close for three hours during the saturday games opening as soon as the game closes to let people do their trading during the late afternoon and evening prof burgener stated that he intended to remain in la price during the vacation period and would direct the band during the heavy summer playing season he ile also stated that he be intended to stay in price as long 1019 the people would let him and that he be was here to boost price and give it R the best beat band it ever had ho ile also called attention to the little that the boys get for their hard work and voiced hh his belief that the council would grant the request as outlined by mr woods in the discussion which followed every member of the council asselt ed his high regard for the band and his belief in its benefit to the city proper and improper dancing and conduct at dances was talked over mr woods inviting the council to place any restrictions it sa saw fit and welcoming any method which the council could devise to censor 01 the dinces and hold me the dancers to proper conduct following the general discussion the council by a unanimous vote agreed to let the band and bi boys have city hall on the dates asked at a price of 3 per night on the terms offered by tho the band to play for civic functions the following dates have been named by the baseball boys and the band as those tie desired sired for dances in city hall kall and these wore wre accepted by the council and the hall granted for evenings asked jan 22 29 feb feba 5 1219 12 9 22 26 20 march 11 25 april 1 I 8 16 15 22 29 may mai 1 I 6 13 20 27 30 juno june 3 10 17 24 july 1 4 8 15 1522 22 24 29 aug 5 15 12 19 20 26 sept 2 4 16 10 23 30 oct 7 14 21 28 nov 4 ap 8 18 25 30 dec 9 16 23 1 la 15 1 5 30 jan 1 I 1917 |