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............................ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH 12,1927.our352layonin’slOS-7thin-fol-inforarsirlyingJityes-ladpoofirt-He[rs.seroraJ. Lawrence Grinnell Directs Prize BandO. C. Hall For (The Elec Northwester: A. M. E. cl Carlyle Stev Iowa, Wedn Joe Brown « C. Hall, we gates to the the A. M. 1 venes in Ma: Mrs. Willi neapolis, thlt; the Electors its secretaryF. D, M MAKEShows Ho\ Com par 01In favorab editorial “A 1 Policy,” in ECHO, Fred tate and Ins' of the Vice-Pi Negro Busine Negroes pay i in white ins’ white policy limited to cer Mr. McCrack there is not company in soliciting Ne industrial po cant is engag ice and then rate. The o panies writic surance on ! companies at account of 01 these compai could do a Minnesota.Mr. McCralt;(By The Associated Negro Press)Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 11.—With a set of brand new Conn instruments from drum to baton, the Robert C. Ogden Band of Philadelphia, under the direction of J. Lawrence Grinnell, is hard at work preparing to ‘‘win a few more prizes” during the year 1927.The phrase “win a few more prizes” is used advisedly as the aggregation of musicians has won enough prizes to be termed the “prize band of America.” Pitted against some of the best bands of the country in the Interstate Band Contest, held annually, the Robert C. Ogden band has emerged victorious each time, winning from such organizations as the famous 15th Regimental Band, New York City; the Imperial Elks’ Band, New York City; the A.Woman Fights For Millions In Oil LandsOklahoma City, Okla., March 4.— In the event that a writ of prohibition issued Saturday to SpencerI* Jack Thomas Band of Baltimore; Howard University Band and the Pride of Camden, I. B. P. O. E. Band.The Robert C. Ogden Band is composed of employees of the Wanamak-er Store of this city and is a part of one of the largest and most prominent educational, social and recreational agencies existing in the United States. The association was organized in 1912 and the name was suggested by the Honorable John Wana-maker, who gave as his reason for designating the association as the Robert C. Ogden, that Mr. Ogden had done so much for colored people.The band is a very important part of the association and is the pride of Philadelphia. Weekly concerts are given in the Wanamaker stores and public concerts are frequently rendered by the organization. At the Howard-Lincoln game each year the Association Band plays an important role, being the official band of Lincoln University, and the thousands of fans who attend the gridiron classic look forward to the music furnished by the aggregation with as much enthusiasm as to the gamethe*itselfbecause whether playing the college and war songs of the Lincoln Lions or the more ambitious concert music the same finesse and mastery are evident.The conductor, J. Lawrence Grinnell, formerly bandmaster of the 10th U. S. Cavalry Band, attached, and Bandmaster of the 366th Infantry, U. S., during the Great World War, is one of the most widely known band leaders in the country and no aggregation has proved his ability more than the Robert C. Ogden Band. The band is composed of forty-eight pieces, outfitted with the famous Conn instruments, is well balanced, and has won the plaudits of the public at large and the music critics in particular almost from its inception.Fraternity To Honor Memory Of Col. YoungPILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCHAnnual memorial services in honor of Colonel Charles Young will be held Sunday March 13 at 8:15 p. m. at St. James A. M. E. church, Central ave. at Dale St., by the local chapter ofAJLP.PHILADELPHIA’S CRACK ROBERT O. OQDEN BAND.
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The Saint Paul Echo
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, Mar 12, 1927
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