Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . wn life, during its existence ofsomething over five years. But it wore outgradually. If an instrument got broken itwas not Tisually replaced, and the playerdropped out. Others tired of the occupation,and when it was finally discontinued therewere oidy lialf a dozen active niembeiS. whodid n:t feel equal to pei-petmiting the formersilories of the organization. Its place wasfilled by a new band—the German ililitaryBand, which was incoi-jiorated on January^?^. 1S4.). with Chas. Yoinigerman. Fe
Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . wn life, during its existence ofsomething over five years. But it wore outgradually. If an instrument got broken itwas not Tisually replaced, and the playerdropped out. Others tired of the occupation,and when it was finally discontinued therewere oidy lialf a dozen active niembeiS. whodid n:t feel equal to pei-petmiting the formersilories of the organization. Its place wasfilled by a new band—the German ililitaryBand, which was incoi-jiorated on January^?^. 1S4.). with Chas. Yoinigerman. FerdinandSmith. Otto Schattei-. Coin-ad Schiltmeier. Jcseph Blickley. An-drew Ciamer. Chailes Heyeiliast. Wm. Wish-meier, Andi-ew Piotzman and Jacob Wise aschaiter members. loi- some reason this bandwas not long-lived, and the town had to de-pend on imixirted musie foi- its functions an^ldisplays. On June 9. 1S41I. tlie Locomotirr As to Tyler, see June -2. 1!)0l: Sni-1in<]. June 3. 1902; Xoirlaiids Irotii. Cill-( us.|). HISTORY (IF CKKAIKi; 1 \ 1 )1.\\A10US. 523. (W. II. liass Phnl,, Company.) S. E. TYLER IN UNMrORM OF INDIANAPOLIS UANU. 524 HISTORY OF GREATER said: Wliy is it that Indianapolis c-annotestablish and support a Band, to play for theimmerous public celebrations that take placein this city ? Is it because we have no per-sons capable of being: instructed, or becausewe are too indolent to undei-takc it? Countrytowns, with one quarter the population, cansupport good bands, and they are broughthere at an expense of from $30 to .$60 toplay, %vhen if we had a baud in the city itwould get this money. Think of this, andespecially let the Germans consider on it, forthey are celebrated as musicians, and see ifit would not be a profitable business to estab-lish a band here. On the 4th of July alone$50 might be made. This mercenary appeal was apparently ef-fective, for the Saxe Horn Band, of tvvelvepieces, was organized, and in
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