New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . ote, and an uncle now being theleader of a band in Bradford, England. Another uncleholds a similar position in (Glasgow, Scotland. WilliamRogers, father of Walter, came to this country in 1858, andsettled in Delphi, Indiana, where the subject of this sketchwas born. During the Rebellion he served in the UnionArmy, and at the close of the war returned to his son Walter given to musical tastes, he decidedto educate him in this line, so he himself acted as his teacheron the violin. On his return from a visit to E
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . ote, and an uncle now being theleader of a band in Bradford, England. Another uncleholds a similar position in (Glasgow, Scotland. WilliamRogers, father of Walter, came to this country in 1858, andsettled in Delphi, Indiana, where the subject of this sketchwas born. During the Rebellion he served in the UnionArmy, and at the close of the war returned to his son Walter given to musical tastes, he decidedto educate him in this line, so he himself acted as his teacheron the violin. On his return from a visit to Europe in 1872he brought with him a magnificent instrument, but to hisamazement the boy said he did not like the violin, but wouldprefer to play on a cornet. Hoping his thoughts wouldturn from this instrument, the fa:her bought an old horn to])lease him. As Walter made more progress on the hornthan he did on the violin, in due time a cornet was boughtand the boys destiny was fixed. At the age of thirteen hewas sent to the Cincinnati College of Music to study under !. WALTER B. ROGERS. Professor Jacobson, under whose tuition his progress wasvery rapid. Mr. Rogers joined the Seventh RegimentBand (Cappas) nearly nine years ago as third cornetist. So rapidly did he advance that Mr. Cappa retainedhim as soloist on that instrument, and encouraged the am-bitious musician in his desire to go higher and his work has been received with just appreciation, and the people in all the cities where the band gaveconcerts looked ui)on young Rogers as a man likely to holdhis own, and one to whom success meant hard and con-scientious work. As cornet soloist of the organization has won for himself a name that has become almostas famous .as the band itself, and his personal po])ularityamong the profession has always been of the first rank. When Colonel Appleton a])pointed Mr, Rogers to succeedMr. Capjja shouts of ai)proval went up, and previous to thisevery member of the b
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