THE GLEN INNES BRASS BAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 18 November 1882, Page 2

THE GLEN INNES BRASS BAND.

(Prom the Sydney Mail). At a meeting of the members of the brass band, the Mayor, Mr E. Jones, was elented vice-president, His Worship de-, clined the honor conferred on him, The : following is a letter from him, published:*' m to-day's Guardian, giving his reasons for refusing the office:—Gentlemen,— Many • thanks for the display of good intention evinced by you towards me in electing me to the distinguished position of (Vice-president of your brass band. I must, after due consideration on my part, decline the honor, not having the neces- i jury qualifications to fulfil that important office with composure to my feelings, or credit to your band. Having heard you play, I consider that the first essential qualification.to the ofnoe of vice-president,, ; f , would be stone-deafness, Fortunately I 1 hear and see pretty well, Though not. a professor of music, Ido know that rausi: \ \ cal sounds are defined under three head-

ingi,,' sharp,'' flat,' and ' naturals.' The ' ; component parts of your band are of a ' ■ somewhat similar character, viz., the ' ! dharps are, the performing or playing member*,, the flats the subacribinj? public,'' ■ ; • the naturals those who voluntarily listen to your music a second lime. On this lound basis I predict a successful career to ' your brass band,;: Should capital punishment ever be abolished, a new sphere 1 uf usefulness will be opened to you. Instead if tlio present barbarous method of hang jag criminals the more' refined and exoruciating punishment of listening to the Glen Innes band should be The punishment being so much greater it would necessarily entail upon Judge and juniors graver responsibilities, but then it Would be a greater deterrent to papitjal ; ' i offences than the presenjj mode of punishment. During the recent vißJt of Sir job". Robertson and other,distinguished,men of the town I noticed jou did not play, This' kindness and forbearanoe on your part,, will never be properly estimated by the ' ■ gentlemen alluded to without a knowledge , of your musical capabilities, I desire '." inost respectfully to suggest to the coni; , . mitteo the desirability uf adding to their present stock of harmonious,instruments,,/ the hurdy gurdy. This would confer upon the committee the bestowal of ; of greater and more coveted titles than ; president or vice-president—namely, ■ 0.M.G., Chief Musical Grinder. There is a feeling now pervading this town' diabolical in its hatred to Tentorfield,,, when I see gentlemen whom I conceive',, to be endowed with overy Christian '' virtue; smiling when hearing of the ' terrible infliction about being imposed on their neighbors in the establishment of a brass band. Gentlemen, should you again desire to elect me'to any oftjce in/V your brasi baud, let it be, '4fj hours aftpr my death, and then should yo)|r hapnpniouß sounds overtake me, it wjll he o|) account of ljwin'eßS on my part.—ifours, truly, Edward Jones. 1 '