THE BANDS.

Evening Star, Issue 16197, 19 August 1916, Page 1

THE BANDS.

i r [. _ TO THE EDITOR. I • '■."•.-—T!icro appeared in last even-, ; mg"s-edition a letter headed "Where ■•nv oar hands?" which in itself would ■lor* m !i ~ a iT p l J ' rom ft ; i % , l . mn - that tJie ignorance din- ■■ i'la,vod therein of the work the bands ' ; :,H • » " , (loing - in agisting the . authorities at patriotic functions might | !'V'k '"l , Ise lin Pression with the at large - "More Music" must : ...o .v rentable Rip \ a „ Winkle, who, i ..:».-;re his long sleep, know of about U ; orjiyjs in the City, and being, still a ■n£ v«t i " " Sleep - V , Danedm " has S n.j. yet Ins powers of perception fully | restored. He would do well to rub FAis. eyes and endeavor to dear his j vision a little m order that he might I see the number of bauds now in I existence in the City, and the respective | strength of each. It would certainly ! :>y of great assistance to the authonj and would relievo the strain on j bands, it ''More Music's" ! ;.!! moors were anything but imaginary : .iyj gibe at the bands being jnven** : .-I'losidy-shows a want of knowledge of ! v..-:* conditions which must be fumll«d ; r.i order that such might be obtained ! -id merits no reply. His final querv ; as to who was responsible for the lack ; ".■ music at the recent reception to ; :■:-:> troops can best be answered by ; uiom m charge of the arrangements.' ! i make bold to say had the bands been I approached, they would have made ! every eftort to attend and give our i imops Uie reception they fully de- | served.—l am, etc., i . lißAss Bandsman. j August 19.