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From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] The Music Men
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:59:22 -0600


>From "The Higbee News"

15 July 1910--THE HIGBEE BRASS BAND--The NEWS spoke two weeks ago of the
organization of a brass band here and stated that the organization would
start off with a membership of twenty-seven. Since then new names have been
added and the band now boasts thirty-eight members, most all of whom have
had experience, and not a few are old heads.
At a meeting at the city hall last week a permanent organization was
effected by
the election of the following officers: J. T. Randolph, president; Thos.
Hackward, vice president; Edwin Rees, secretary; Jas. Rankin, treasurer.
Those who haven't instruments have placed their orders and as soon as they
arrive regular practice meetings will be held under the direction of a
competent
instructor--probably a member of the once famous Elliott band.
The following is a list of the members and their instruments:
D. S. Hare, Henry Caudron, John Davis, cornets; Pete Gruber, J. T. Bowen,
Wm. Bowen, Jas. Rankin, clarinets; Thos. Forsythe, G. A. Lambier, altos;
Thos. Hackward, Jas. Rice, Miles Williams, Chas. Solbert, Jack Little, Ed.
Rees, J. T. Randolph, trombones; John and Gordon Rankin, baritones; Thos. C.
Walton, tuba; A. L. Cave, Walton Burton, drums.
At a meeting held Wednesday night it was decided to divide the band in two
sections, but to maintain one organization. The above is the first section
and all are experience players.
The second section is composed of beginners who will be transferred to the
first
division on attaining suitable proficiency, and until they are so promoted
will be known as the "Knot Heads." The membership follows:
H. R. Powell, Will Richards, Foster Enochs, Walter Davis, cornets; Edmund
Burke, Bert Towles, Don Boyd, clarinets; Tom Evans, Rufus Boyd, Roy
Richards, piccolos; Raymond Marrs, Geo. McVay, Clyde Reed, Roy Jones, altos;
John Jenkins, trombone; Joe Burton, baritone; Dan Rice, tuba.

Kathy Bowlin

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