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—The SignaFs—Listening Postlohs messotx:gihtes, who like* tokeep in close touch with his native Zanes-villt. writes from New York to wouire about the background oS a local native. Eaton Sylvester Drone, whose name he recently came across in a bock of biographical sketches.Most Zanesville residents connect the name of Eaton Drone with the Hoge-Droxie series of band concerts presented annually at Mein tire and Putnam Kill parks. He was born in Zanesville m 1842. graduated from Harvard and was editor of the New York Herald during the ninettes. He died here m 1917.Living on Maple avenue in his tatter years, he possessed one of the best collections of classical phonograph records in existence. Wishing to share the joys of good music wuh his neighbors. Mr. Drone won id take his phonograph to Mein tire park cn Sunday evenings and present concerts which soon came :o attract large audiences. At his death, he left S25X*P. the income from which was to be used for summer-time concerts in the park. Wath an equa! sum left by the late John Koge. the bequest formed. the Hoge-Drone fund which supports the twice-weekly programs by the Zanesville Memorial Concert band.Thank* to the foresight of Messrs. Drone and Koge. sh:s city boast? one of the few permanently organized concert bancs In the *:aze-
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Zanesville Signal
Zanesville, Ohio, US
Wed, Dec 29, 1948
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