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LAURIER COMESCABINET ABOUTntlyatelythe28 Oftery.odistis atr ofwaspaidwho and made ns. legan ands the *8 to and were»ndedandtuentTO HEAD BAND TO WALK OUT INEGYPT OVER ROW)rterh-iiissed clocki. W.mirth held!clock Dr.was Tiereclock In r ofh.ir ofbom ville,d to at-the early3 In-two: M. '8. J. Dkla.,I W. vhom the n 30L siS-ini be rE00p.)—r to-Hon. ) en-prac-mers1 un-actiswm-fIex*Aprac*cua-ICtiO*lawINRIL• *•. col-laxi*|*l o-hal-portmdcrnaraieffect‘ tax/ In*ifore.J to-1920,ighoyMem-aliamt.Musician Of Much Military Experience Comes To Direct 133rd PlayersWilliam Laurier, versatile musician. connected with many armyhands and director of many musl-fcal organizations, has just been chosen from a field of thirty-six Applicants as the new leader of the133rd Regiment hand here. He taxescharge of the organization at once find will direct the hand at the concert Thursday night in Centralpark.He comes here from Faulkton, S. I)., where he has been tlfe director of the Municipal hand. His family will remain in Faulkton unvi! after the National Guard camp at Fort Dodge, when Mr. Laurier *vfl! go hack to Faukton to make me formal move here.Mr. Laurier was born In New York C-ity and attended the public schools there and later went to New York university law school.He started the study of the v.uiin at the age of 8 years, with a pupil of Joseph Joachim, by the name lt;tAugust Wingebach and continued to study with him for eight years. For four years of this time he piay-ed second violin with the Wingebach String quartet. He inter studied with and played in the orchestra of Nation Franko. Flayed with the Young Men’s Synipuuuy Society of New York. All betore he was twenty years of age.He is a pupil in directing and cello of Hans Kronold, Studied op-eratieo score some with Hertz, who a member of Maurice Levy’s NewYork Theatre Orchestra, and Churchill's restaurant, at whichplace he later directed the orchestra.In 1909 he gave a series or concerts at Niblo’s Garden with his own band, at which the soloist was Paris Chambers. Studied cornet with Paris Chambers. Later in 1909 joined the navy in order to get experience in the performance of wind instrument. Was attached to the president's yacht Mayflower, in Washington, where he had an opportunity to make the acquaintance of the men of the U. S. Marine band. Studied French hornwith Siedler and Wauchlie, (nowof the C. S. Naval band.)In 1911 he was discharged and directed the People Orchestra of Washington. D. C.January 13, 1912 he married Alice Wing, New York and New Haven, Conn., a niece of Mrs. Henry 1. Mayo, the wife of Admiral iVmyo who commanded all Naval forces here and abroad during the latewar* _The same year he went to Dallas, Texas, as first and second violin and later first viola of the Dallas Symphony orchestra under the direction of Carl Venth. He studied harmony while there under Albert Jahn. renowned teacher and pianist. Of that city. 1*ater became manager of the Dallas orchejra in an effort to raise the money *ue the musicians by the City of Dallas, but the orchestra after two year* died for want of support. Went to Grand Saline, Texas, when this happened and taught and directed the Grand Saline Salt Works band, an excellent band of sixty pieces.In December 1913 he had u chance to get a place as sergeant in the 5th i s. Regulars tfnon Cain, an old English army bandmaster. The regiment moved to Fort Meyer, Va.. and in December punhaxd my discharge, Xu accept a place at the National Training School for box Department of Justice, Washington, IX C. At this school he instructed hand, tra, singing and military beside being a policemen some boy ran away. He there and studied until Septeiuier1916, when Peyton C. March, later General Peyton (\ March, chief of staff during the later war, appointed him bandmaster of the 8th Field Artilleryc U. S. regulars. »/•He was transferred from the 8tli Field Artillery to the 86th Division in 1917 to organize the bands of the division at ('amp Grant Rockford, 111. He had been assigned to the 331st A. us his own. After the war he was assigned to the 56th Coach Artillery Regiment and stayed as bandmaster in the lt;u»tty until 1922. Early in 1922 he was appointed civilian instructor In charge of the Educational and Vocational Music school under the WarDepartment. Congress cut funds so he was dischargedthat place and found himselfout u Job.He returned to New York, musicians wore on strike ana Ing trouble with Mr. WeberAnd Britain Sends Warships To Protect Lives During The TroubleVAIRO. Egypt. May 31—(U. P.) — Resignation of the Egyptain cabinet and dissolution of parlament wereconsidered possible results today of the delivery yesterday of a note from Great Britain, which the vernacular press reported constituted a virtual ultimatum.The note was presented to the Egyptain government by Lord Lloyd, British high commissioner, simultaneously with anouncement in Londonof dispatch of iVitish warships toCairo to protect foreign lives.LONDON, May 31—(U. P.)— Difficulty between the Egyptain and Brit-ish governments resulted from agitation in Egypt, to reduce British control of the Egyptain army which is commanded bv an Englishman.It was understood that the Britishnote delivered to the Egyptian government demanded maintenance ofthe Post of Sirdar or commander-in-chief of the army, and that the post must 1m held by an Englishman and further prescribed measures t0 assure control of the Egyptain army byEngland.LOVE LAUGHS AT THE MANCHESTER SCHOOL BOARD PER A RULINGDBS MOINES, May 31.—(U. P— School teachers at Manchester may follow' cupids directions without fear of being molested or restrained by the school board as the result of an opinion by Attorney General John Fletcher today, written for Irving D. Long, County Attorney at Manchester.The school board recently contracted with a number of teachers for the school term commencing next September. After this had been dona the board adopted a rule prohibiting teachers from marrying under penalty of having their contracts voided.Recently one of the teachers under contract fell victim to Cupids Wiles I and wedded, with the result that the hoard threatened to revoke her contract. The Attorney General, how-jover, has come to her defense, asserting in his opinion that the board lias nn authority to change contractsat will.Futhermore, states Fletcher. I doubt the validity of a rule denying the right of married women to teach or providing for revocation of contracts because teachers become mat-I ried women.”ANOTHER NEW YORK TO PARIS FLIGHT IN PROGRESS IS REPORTorcnos-tactics,whenstayeduufromwitu-Thehav-UlivtLONDON. May 31—(U. P.) — Reports that another airplane flight from New York to Europe was In progress circulated in London today. The Cunard-Anehor line office at Glasgow announced that the master of the S. S. Transylvania reported he had sighted an airplane about 1.000 miles off tl*e Irish coast. The Transylvania is a special Rotary club ship.The Cunard-Anchor line informedthe United Press by telephone fromGlasgow- that the following wirelesshad been received from Captain David W. Bone of the Transylvania:“Transylvania at 11 P. *n.. G. M. T. (7 p, m-, Eastern Daylight Time) position 45.47 north. 32.29 west, observed an airplane about 20 milessouth of us steering eastward.”IOWAN KILLED WHEN BUCKET FELL ON HIM IN A COLORADO WELL• i—BURLINGTON, Colo., May(U. P.)—John Rasmussen. Charles City, Iowa, was killed today when aloosened holt caused the well buCK-et in which Rasmussen was employed by tshe Kelly Welt company.Grand Island, Nebr., in construction of a municipal well here.the managers. He got a place selling Chevrolet automobiles. and worked up in two years to sales manager. In the meantime the mu-sicial situation cleared some and lute in 1924 he started out on the road with his own bund, made up of the best musicians he could get. He met with much favor, made money the first year, played some important engagements.Last year he went to Faulkton to take charge of the Municipal band, and orchestra, as well as the grade and high school music. lt;
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