Show daton when gilmore was in minneapolis during tho the exposition in IM 1888 the mus music c of 0 f his band was transferred to a phonograph and ho he afterward beard it thatis that is wonderful grandl grand I 1 exclaimed gilmore Gil moro its all there but my little stick and tho the tap tap of the alto horns heel the little slide stick wag was his baton it was made of whitewood and he lie always carried it when at the head licad of his band 1 I have a dozen or more batons said the popular leader one day but no none 1 of them compares with this little stick I I 1 can tap on the edgett my music stand with this and it will vill not spoil it my other batons would be ruined so I 1 keep them locked up during his continental tour ho lie was presented with decorated batons in every country some of them were diamond tipped and all were gold trimmed new york advertiser I 1 |