OUR GARRISON BAND.
■ Sir,—Oh reading the remarks by Lieutenant- ' Colonel J. 6.. Smith at . Christcmirch, before, the dismissal of tho volunteers at the funeral parade, to the effect that civilians should uncbvcr.vhqn tho band played ''God Savo tho King," caused me to ask: Wlij. do. the Wellington Garrison Band' omit this part of a band's duty on . tho dismissal of a volunteer parade? Are.they over.,instructed in their duties? If • not, why :.not?.> What do they have capitation for, also a fine ■ band-room to practico in, and a bandmaster, paid n salary? ..'And'l. ask what do ,they do, for it? Tlio 'last few years tliey liavo been conspicuous by ■their absence from tho 'march outs, with this i result: that to earn' their capitation tliey-have been compelled tohave privato parades on Saturday afternoons in the last month of. tho volunteer 'year'.—l am, etc.', , ; ■'. ' ■■■ ' OLD VOLTJNTEER. '
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19091025.2.4.15
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 3
Word Count
144OUR GARRISON BAND. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in