Rains County, Texas Emory's Brass Band
H.D. Garrett, Pat Oliver and others are trying to organize a brass band in Emory, and the Leader is glad to note the movement. A brass band is a nice thing for any town to own and we hope our citizens and businessmen will give the movement all of the encouragement they can. (The Rains County Leader, April 18, 1913)The Band Boys
Following are the names of the boys who compose the Emory Brass Band:
Pat Oliver, President
H.D. Garrett, Secretary-Treasurer
John Henry Ed Hogue D.W. Taylor
J.B. Reeves Ed Cooke W.P. Melton
Dock Burnside O.B. Cline Jesse Woosley
Milton Plunk Polk Plunk Chesley Ray
Mack Parker Melvin Nix
(The Rains County Leader, May 2, 1913)Toot em up. Thats what our band boys are doing, their new instruments having arrived last night. They have not yet succeeded in engaging an instructor but will in a few days and will then begin their regular practice. (The Rains County Leader, May 9, 1913)
The band boys instructor came in last night and they took up their work of practicing. (The Rains County Leader, May 16, 1913)
The band teacher, Prof. E.A. Davidson, is an expert piano tuner and offers his services to the people of Emory and vicinity. Located at the Ivie Hotel. (The Rains County Leader, June 13, 1913)
Our band boys are making rapid progress and the little concert they gave on the streets last Saturday evening has elicited many favorable comments. Hurrah for the Emory band. (The Rains County Leader, July 4, 1913)
The Emory Band played at the Smyrna supper last Thursday night. This was their first visit away from home and the comments on their playing were all highly complimentary. (The Rains County Leader, July 18, 1913)
And the Band Will Play Too
In another column will be found an advertisement of a Dollar Day in Emory Saturday week. Mr. Pat Oliver, president of the Emory Brass Band, informs us that the band will give a concert in the afternoon on that date, and we all extend our country friends an invitation to come and spend the day. (The Rains County Leader, July 18, 1913)Band Concert July 19th Programme
1st Selections by The Band
a. March, Albion
b. Waltz, Della
Grand March
McCoshs Favorite
2nd Vocal Solo D.W. Morrow3rd Quartet: Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep; Three Wandering Jews
5th Piano Solos
a. Selected
b. Selected Miss Anna Adams
6th Violin Solos
a. Sounds from Home
b. Arkansas Traveler Prof. E.A. Davidson
7th Male Quartet
a. Soul Ahoy
b. Bruddah Jonah
8th Selections by the Band
a. Schottish, Elkwood
b. Waltz, Silvertone
Address Judge W.H. Clendenin
Serenade, Good-night: Gallop, Elidia
Admission 15c and 25c, Reserved seats 15c, on sale at Nixs drugstore. Concert at 8:30
(The Rains County Leader, July 18, 1913)The band boys have erected a platform in front of the Cain building on the west side of the square, where they entertained the crowd Saturday evening. This temporary arrangement ought to be replaced with a good band stand at the expense of the town. The band boys have made wonderful progress in learning and they deserve substantial encouragement from our businessmen. (The Rains County Leader, August 8, 1913)
The Emory Band gave a concert at Point Monday night. (The Rains County Leader, August 15, 1913)
Moving Pictures
There will be a High Class Moving Picture Show in Emory every night next week, interspersed with music by the band, which gets one-third of the proceeds. Our people do not often have a chance to see as good a show as this and our band boys will appreciate the help it will be to them. Admission 15 cents. (The Rains County Leader, August 15, 1913)Band Master Leaves
Band Master Davidson and wife left Sunday morning for Teague, after having worked faithfully with our band boys here the past three months. The boys accompanied Prof. Davidson to the depot and they played their farewell piece together, just before the train came in, and the boys played another piece as the train pulled out. The boys made wonderful progress under Prof. Davidsons tutorship and the town is proud of the band. The leadership of the band now devolves on Herman D. Garrett and J.B. Reeves, and our citizens should encourage them to be diligent and push their work on to great success. For a brass band scarcely more than three months old, the Leader pronounces them a ringing success. (The rains County Leader, September 5, 1913)Gigantic Special Feature Program
On Friday night, October 17th, The Emoryl will put on a Special Feature Program, the entire proceeds to benefit the Emory Brass Band. 4,000 feet of Special Features Western, Dramatic and Comical Scenes. Music by the Band. Admission 10 cents. (The Rains County Leader, October 17, 1913)E.F.U. Will Foster Band
J.H. Woods, organizer for the E.F.U., has been stirring up things around Emory pretty lively in the interest of his organization for the past few weeks, and they initiated forty new members Tuesday night, which gives them about one hundred members here. On this occasion they were honored by a visit from State Manager J.N. Leonard of Dallas, who came over to assist in the initiatory work. Mr. Woods has hitched his pants a notch higher and gathered in the Emory band boys under the wing of his organization, and hereafter, we understand, the band will be a protégé of the E.U.F. at this place. This was accomplished by a liberal donation to be applied on uniforms for the boys. The assembly, or E.U.F. organization, contemplates having something nice in the way of public entertainment or supper some time next month. (The Rains County Leader, November 14, 1913)