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Show SOLDIER MUSICIANS ! WILL BEHEARD HERE Mayor Ferry Proclaims the Coming of French Army Band. ' A proclamation announcing the coming com-ing of the French army band to this city Monday was Issued by Mayor Ferry yes-, ' terday. All the members of this famous organization are veterans of the trenches and have been cited and decorated for bravery in action. They are also capable capa-ble musicians who are able to give a program that everybody will enjoy. By request of the French high commission, commis-sion, under whose direction the band is making its tour, the management of its appearance in this city has been assume" hy the tabernacle choir. All money taken ' in at the concert above expenses will be turned over to the French war charities when the band returns to Paris. Maqor Ferrv's proclamation follows: "I take great pleasure in directing public pub-lic attention to the fact that the French Armv Veteran band will be in our city on March 24. This organization is composed com-posed of men who are not only splendid musicians, but also heroes of the great war. They have the official Indorsement of the French government and, as representatives repre-sentatives of our sister republic, should receive our enthusiastic welcome. "I suggest, therefore, that the tricolor, the flag of France, beside which we ; fought on many a hard-won field, be generally gen-erally displayed throughout the city." |