Show I MU RECITAL I II II I I Give at the Town Hall by the Bingville Horn Band for the Purpose of Purchasing Purchasing Pur Pur- Pur chasing a New Base Drum to Replace the Old One Which Was Busted Last July 4 There was a very fashionable musi- musi usi- usi kale recital give in the Town Hall last Tuesday by the members of the Bingville Horn Band for the purpose of raising enough money from what was took in at the door to purchase a anew anew anew new base drum for the BandAs Band As knows the base drum of the Bingville Horn Band has been busted ever last Fourth of July On that as will be remembered remembered remembered by them who was present at the Fourth of July festivities in m Bingville Ham Perkins who ever the Band was started has performed on the base drum while the Band was leading the triumphal from the public square to the Town Hall Ham he got gotso I Iso so full of patriotism and other liquid refreshments which he had been partaking partaking partaking par par- taking of freely all morning that he hit the base drum a wallop that busted out one head from rim to rim then the base drum part in the Bingville Horn Band has been very weak because there wasn't only one good head left in it to hammer on and being as the other head was busted out it seemed to lose its music The members members members mem mem- bers of the Band was so awful disgusted disgusted disgusted dis dis- dis- dis gusted at Ham for busting the drum that they held a special meeting and fired him the Band and elected Sim Winters to take Hams Ham's place as base drummer Ever Ham was ousted from the Band he has hiiS been pretty much grieved and has made a good eal cal of fun of the organization Sim he tried to patch up the old drum but it wasn't no use and so he give it up Then he proposed that a recital be given in m the Town Hall and that the money be used to purchase a new base drum which was did didOn On Tuesday the Town Hall was filled to overflowing by 7 P. P M. M and at 7 30 the was begun by the Band with Jed Peters our intelli intelligent ent school teacher as leader Jed stood up upon upon upon on the stage with a stick about three feet long in in his hand and made mo mo- for the members of the Band to togo togo togo go by The opening piece which was played consisted of Marching Through Georgia and the Band had hardly got started until Jed hit the chandelier a smash with his s stick ck and the glass flew all over them who set in the front seats Consternation reigned for a few minutes and hollered hollered hollered hol hol- for the Fire Department but Jed with great presence of mind told the audience to keep their seats scats and he would try to be a mite more careful careful careful care care- ful of his maneuvers ma during the rest of the The Tie kale mus consisted of a regular of several pieces including Funeral March Way Vay Down on the Swanee River Home Sweet Home and other numbers too numerous to In our opinion the Town Hall is a mite too small to give a Horn Band in because the sound cant can't from the building as much muchas as it ort to As a result a large number number number num num- ber of them as was present held their fingers in their ears most of the time and them that didn't went home with headaches Old Dad Henderson set jn in in the front seat right up near to toI I the band Dad is as deaf as a post and cant can't hear thunder but he said he could hear the band bad every now and then and he the muc music was fine I Dad says that is the first thing that he has heerd for more than 20 years and hes he's been talking about it allaround all allaround allaround around town ever since The fee charged at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door to the was 10 cents for ups 5 cents for children and babies in arms was admitted free There must of been at least two dozen babies present at the and they was all hollering at once but they couldn't be heard at all for the band The total receipts at the door amounted to 1745 which it is will purchase a apr pr pretty tty fair base drum for the band A committee will be appointed to send for instrument catalogues and ere erelong erelong erelong long it is hoped that the base drum will arrive and add much to the sweetness sweetness sweet sweet- ness and harmony of sweet sweet-j the Bingville Horn Band |