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BAND CARRIED AWAY HONORS AT DIXONMonroe Military Band Bagged Second Prize Money In Contest.MUSICIANS RETURN A HAPPY LOTCompetition Among a Dozen Bands Was Red Hot and Uie Monroe Band Was a Warm Favorite.Tlit Monroe Military baud, which accompanied the local Knights of the Globe to the anniversary celebration at Dixon yesterday, not only established themselves very favorably in the Illinois town but brought back the $35 second prize money that was offered in the band e an tost. Tli e Morrison band, which way directed by II. M. Peters, who directs the Monroe Cornet bund, cap-tnrued the first prize of $50 and the third prize, $25 went to to the DeKalb baud.The couteat took place in front of the Nnchusa house after supper last even iug and brought together fully IU,DOO people. During the day the judges wore out along the line of march, keeping tub on the builds and the markings were figured in when the time to vote came.The contesting hands were from Morrison, Monroe, DeKalb, Rock Falls, Ashton, Franklin Grove, Mt. Morris,Polo. Freeport, Elizabeth, mid Malta.The Henderson Shoe factory hand, being the home baud, was barred from competing. The money was to be given to the best bunds, the quantity us well as th quality of music, was taken into account; precision in marching and general appearance was also to be considered.It is further to the credit of the Monroe band that in the balloting of the judges in making the award it came near being in it for first prize. Four ballots were necessary in reaching r decision. For a time the judges were in ; favor of leaving it to the crowd.The contest started onfc easy hut the Freeport band Bngaged the ill will of the crowd as well as of the other bands by playing a heavy march while the Morrison band was rendering an overture in front of the hotel. The Monroe hand was in the court house park across the street and played next bub the Freeport band could not hold oft and started up again and from that time to the close it was a free for all. Monroe refused to be drowned out and kept it up bard and loud. A half a dozen other hands were heard, at once and the Morrison band marched into the hunch directly'in front of the hotel and the Monroe hand came down from the park to get where the music was the thickest. No one knew but what every band was playing, there was certainly music enough. The Monroe hand was in the midst of the biggest crowd and there was soon the wiki eat kind of a demonstration for Monroe iu which members of other hands participated. Drum Major Miller was first hoisted In the air and carried around on the backs of some of the more enthusiastic, and Director Barrett was treated likewise. The crowd was cheering and waving hats and the band could not play fust enough. Morrison had not been deserted by its friends, who made as imich noise as they could, hut bhoy were fewer in number and loss enthusiastic than the ones who were crowding around the Monroe band. While this was going on Freoporb did not, have a shonter left. Most of the other hands had quit the field before the more active contestants had withdrawn. It was sometime before the decision of the judges was announced and when it came it was received with loud cheering and awakened the heartiest good fellowship between the Morrison ami , Monroe hands. These two hands joined in playing Marching Through Georgia under the direct inn of Director Peters, The members of the Monroe hand were delighted and their juy was complete as they were congratulated on every hand. The Dixon people, in particular. were very cordial toward them. The band cheered for Dixon every time they heard a cheer for Monroe and the lmiid was happy in realizing the warmth of this new found friendship.The prize won by Monroe was well earned and everybody said so. In the parade thev were first following the Dixon buml and at noon they were the only hand heard in front of the Naclmaa house, the Knights of the Globe head-1that the Morrison band had a clear claim to the first prize, and the Military baud is satisfied to be second to this su-I perb organization.Dixon had opened wide its gates and received nearly 10.000 guests. There were 1200 sir knights in the parade and it took thirty minutes for it to pass a given point. It- was a mile and one half to the assembly grounds where the exercises were held and the afternoon was very hot for the march: The train left Dixon at 8:30 and arrived here at 11:15.Monroe stood no show in the competition of garrisons having the largest attendance for the silk banners. Monti-cello was there with twenty-nine of thirty members and hoped to be the winner of the first prize banner, but two garrisons, Waldo and Pine Creek wore there with 100 per cent representation and the first banner went to Pine Creek on the flip-up.It appeared to be no effort for Dixon to care for the crowd and none from Monroe had any complaint to make.Dixon is the location of the large plant of tinuompa and m tuuity tensiv who vmTheuiarriMiueininghat St. Point Ruv. officii coup] ceren ved Grab Th peop tho li Mint acooi her i orph her 1 Shewhotbei;T1 youi abil tion whii and of ti colli the snpt com city pera mak any Jani ciroA sort taki first for in tWii
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Monroe Weekly Times
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Aug 23, 1900
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