THE CAMP BAND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2360, 16 January 1915, Page 8

THE CAMP BAND

SOMEWHAT DELICATE MATTER, Some people are at » loss to know why the Patriotic Fund Committee is giving attention to tho matter of providing a brass band for the Trentliam camp when there is one tl ore at present. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), who, with other membors of the special suh-committeec appointed to look into the,band proposal, visited the camp on Thursday afternoon and made ■inquiries as to the position He informed a Dominion reporter that the circumstances attending the existing band were of a. rather delicate charac* ter. It appears that tho men in camp obtained the sot of instruments at present in use from a city firm in the hope that they would be able to, liquidate the debt (a considerable amount) by takingup subscriptions. The authorities, however, had not allowed the men a free hand in the matter, and it was not at all clear at present how the instruments were to be paid for. That, however, was a matter for tho men and not the subcommittee. The men had proposed to take the sot of instruments away with tlieni, whereas tho instruments proposed to be provided by donations from each of tho fqur centres would bo for the permanent use. of reinforcements in oamp and not to be removed therefrom. Respecting supplies of fruit. Mr. Luke stated that some donations of fruit and vegetables had been received, and sent jont daily to'the camp, and that anyone who felt disposed to contribute in that direction to the comfort of the men need only send the parcels to the Town Hall. So far no fund inonoys had bean expended on the purchase of fruit, but any donations received for that purpose would bo expended to the best advantage whore fruit was cheapest. The Mavor mentioned incidentally that, the local Countess of Liverpool Fund Committee had swnfc money on fruit for the onmp with their usual promptitude and liberality.