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Show Legion Boys Strong For a City Band The local post of the American I Legion, at a special meeting held Monday night, declared unequivocally unequivocal-ly for the support of the Gunnison Band and to this end resolutions were passed endorsing the action of j the city council taken at the regular i meeting Saturday evening. The council voted to pay each individual I member of the band ?1.00 for each ; concert, and $5.00 was set aside for the leader of the band, j The legion members, to further i aid the band, have agreed to give J five per cent of the net gate receipts taken in at all games on the Gunnison Gunni-son diamond. In addition complimentary compli-mentary tickets will be furnished the band members and their lady escorts, providing music is furnished at the ball game. The local post also included in the resolution that the local band would be employed to furnish music for the legion dances, alternating with some orchestra. A provision is attached to the resolution res-olution and it is slated that should the local band members reject the offer it will be open to any musical organization which would care to accept. |