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next Saturday night, January 19 proceeds going to equip me :all at the forthcoming carnival in aid of Blind Soldiers Fund.iringsHotel-Sum-Richmond Boys' Brass Band to Make Debut at Racecourse Carnival for Blind Soldiers—Amazing Growth of Notable Movement that will Bringthe ten a •derly batn-y the •, at )n lultedat he chool. harge ichool tis for from ing a were yrmed boys tin of int up y and after-» bunk d him bunk, rdered t him. id his • boys iced a rchief. x and Park d into (cationYarra is reschool e had jr. had is and being icbolar bsence teach-mmingd the parade, called in and eeding /itness »Becute, said f the rs and n any ing of r him. baths rderly. 'Swan-put on s from riously e boys rowing ng the » made g, and a boy walked tie col-: going He put r some lid not so the was d spite y wae d life-adjudi-lations 1 had to the led by ell be-ol. but s, and tgainst s nose being ad hadat the ice ofnatlus' ar the lr. H. saidFame to This District.Likely to add further lustre on Richmond and prove another fine advertisement for this di6trict. the Richmond Boys' Brass Band will make its firBt public appearance on February 16. i when they will assist to enliven proceedings at the the big carnival at the Richmond Racecourse in aid of the Blind Soldiers' Fund.The establishment of the band stands for ever as a unique monument to the public spirit and interest of one citizen—Constable J. T. Dyamond. A musical enthusiast and himself a bandsman and composer of no little ability. Constable Dyamond conceived the idea of establishing a boys’ band here. He put the matter, unofficially, before the comittee of the Richmond City Brass Band, and it was agreed that a juvenile band would most decidedly be an acquisition to the district. Such a band, it was realised, would prove a valuable asset to the senior band movement, as the junior players would grow up with a knowledge of band music gained early in youth, when the mind is most receptive. and having such a field to draw upon it was probable that the Richmond City senior band would very soon attain to a position of pre-eminence over all other bands. In addition, it would be a notable step forward in the musical education of the youth of , the city. But how to do it? Diffl-I culties immediately appeared in the way and it seemed that they were in-' surmountable. The senior band had scarcely enough money at credit for its own purposes, and it could, as a body, offer only limited practical support. Mr. Dyamond, however, went straight ahead. He stated bis willingness to receive and instruct pupils, and an announcement to that effect appeared in the “Guardian. He got two boys. In the following week another announcement appeared and he got bIx more pupils. This was sufficient nucleus for Mr. Dyamond to begin. The interest of other boys and of the parents of other boys was soon aroused. To-day Mr. Dyamond has a boy8* band of 36 performers. He has bent to his big task or training them as a labor of love. He taught them the first rudiments of band music, and after theory came practice on instruments which he borrowed from the members of the senior Richmond City Band. This, of course, was not completely satisfactory to the boys. They wanted their own instruments.The acquirement of a full set of band Instruments Is a costly proceeding. Some pieces coat very much more than others. A set of four basses runs into at least £100. It would, very apparently be unfair to ask parents of the boys playing such instruments to pay for them, and it is not at all likely that If asked to pay for them they would or could do so. Mr. Dyamond found a way out. A meeting of the parents was called and Mr. J. J. Lacey was appointed hon. secretary. It was decided to make a combined effort to obtain the larger Instruments for the band. Picture entertainments were promoted and sub-rcrlptlona obtained. Very Boon there was sufficient in hand for an agreement to be made for the purchase of the necessary equipment, including basses, trombone, soprano cornet and drum. The band was well on its way. The youthful members of it have not been less enthusiastic than their instructor, with the fine result that now. with seven months’ training behind them, they can give a very fair performance.The boys bave not yet aspired to uniforms, but they will come later. The youngest player in the band is eight years of age. and the oldest, for the heavier wind instruments, is 18. The average age is between 12 and14 years. It is intended to strengthen the band with four more player*, making a full band of 40 performer*. Parents who are interested and would like to seize this splendid opportunity for their boys are advised to see Mr. J. J. Lacey at 157 Bridge-road or Mr J. T. Dyamond at the Richmond Po ice Station. All tuition is free. The additional positions will be for tw0 trombones and two baritones.Successful juvenile bands, as u well known, are connected with the St Augustine's (Geelong) and with St Vincent de Paul’s Orphanages, but this Richmond Boys’ Brass Band U the first organisation of its kind to be established in any city in the State.Found in the Street Not Accepted **Story.—Young Men Convicted onPossession” Charge.Two young men, Wm. E. Roach and Stanley T. Bromage. were charged at the Richmond Court on Thursday with having in their possession one tarpaulin and about 40 feet of rope, suspected of being stolen. Mr. Hoar* appeared for their defence.Detectives Webster and Bruce at* ted that on December 19 they visited Roach’s residence, 89 Highett-street and spoke to him. Later they interviewed Bromage at his address, 27 Anderson-street. In an old cart they discovered a tarpaulin which had been cut in pieces, portion of it being used to cover a waggon. On a child’* swing they found a piece of rope 40 feet long, and in a basket was a new piece about 20 feet long. The tarpaulin and rope were identified by an official of the Victorian Railways as being Government property.Both defendants stated that about 12 months previous they had picked the rope up in Ballarat-street. Foot* scray, when they were going out dealing. They knew nothing of the tarpaulin.The bench considered that the explanation was unsatisfactory and convicted both defendants. Bromage admitted prior convictions, and was fined £10 or two months' imprisonment. Roach was Tned £5 or one month's Imprisonment.Richmond Presbyterians v. Glenferrle Juniors.(Eastern Suburbs Association I.Richmond Presbyterians 147 iM Rankin 49. A. Green 28, C. Parker 24. McDonald three for 26, Owens four for 63).Glenferrie Juniors 91 and five for 85 (Owens 16 and 33. Lainston 21 and 26, Hepburn 28. M. Rankin four for 20. J. Cummins three for 29, L. Riley three for 36).Richmond Presbyterians won by 56 on the first innings.| To-day Richmond Pres, commence a match against Tooronga, on the Toor-onga ground, Victoria-road, Auburn, near Auburn station.Burnley v. Brunswick.Burnley began the New Year by sustaining their first defeat for the season. East Brunswick won by 75 runs on the first Innings.Burnley 64 and three for 80 (Bolton 35 and 20 not out, Hulme 31, Holding | 11).I East Brunswick 139 and 54 (Harrod i nine for 74, Twyford five for 32).Balmain v. Footscray P.A.F.S.Balmain, 119 (G. Bayliss 56 not out, W McKenzie 21; Copplesfone, five for 17). Footscray. 179 (Best 43. Elemsen 36, Green 25. Molymanc 20. Bonface 18, Roberts 11). Footscray won by 60 on the first innings.Balmain meet Havelock on Bala, wicket to-day. Balmain will include Fred Parrett (from Richmond City) and Taylor (from North Ports). Players to be on the ground not later than 2.30.CAMPBELL CO.
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Richmond Guardian
Richmond, Victoria, AU
Sat, Jan 12, 1918
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