band with uncertain membership. The spirit of discord was prevalent and two factions appeared The 52 band officers have continued to act in their official capacity viz: A. V. Dailey, president; A. J. Lilly, secretary; G. G. Garfield, treasurer; G. W. Cady, director.Richasdson and his followers ignoring the authority of the officers whom they claim were irregularly holding their positions have called meetings and transacted business of an important nature. On the 24th of December they met and passed a resolution that the suit against Richardson having been commenced without the authority of the band organization should be dismissed, that the tuba sou!d be the property of Richardson upon the payment of $20 to Daily who it was thought licld some claim on the same, and that certain other horns should go to the members who had been playing them..Justice Taylor’s decision is based I upon the theory that? the band organization is a partnership and that one partner cannot force from another an article that belongs to all without having the individual rights of each determined by a court of equity.