CHAPTER XXXIV ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP(CONT'D)
ATLANTIC. (CONT'D)
THE GREAT WESTERN BAND.
This musical organization is the outgrowth of a band organized by H. T. Jones about fourteen years ago, and which was called the Atlantic cornet band. The following were the first members of that organization: Frank Needham, John Strater, W. F. Needham, Rudolph Zuch, William Wiles Henry Moeller, Henry Jacobson, Robert Bain, Benjamin Wiseman and H. T. Jones, leader. The band continued under this organization, with the exception of a few changes in membership, until July 1, 1880, when it was reorganized and christened the Atlantic Opera Band, with a membership as follows: N. K. Aldrich, J. W. Love, H. T. Jones, F. E. Whipple, Henry Jacobson, Henry Moeller, Rudolph Zuch, D. W. Disbrow, A. D. McCall, M. W. Sauerbrumm, R. F. Bain and N. K. Aldrich, leader. Not long after the reorganization of the Opera Band, they were mustered into the service of the Iowa National Guards, and were then known as the Third Regiment band, with J. W. Love, leader. In March, 1883, they were mustered out, and on the 19th of that month a reorganization was again effected, and the band was then incorporated, under the laws of Iowa, as the "Great Western Band, of Atlantic, Iowa," which name it still sustains. The officers of this incorporation at present are: J. W. Love, president and musical director; H. T. Jones, business manager, secretary and treasurer; the membership and roster is as follows: J. M. Haver, dram major; J. W. Love, 1st Eb; N. K. Aldrich, 2d Eb; Henry Jacobson, 1st Bb clarinet; H. T. Jones, solo alto; Henry Moeller, 1st alto; E. V. Burke, solo baritone; R. Zuch, 1st tenor; W. G. Wiles, 2d tenor; Marcus Kennels, Bb bass; A. D. McCall,Eb tuba; M. W. Sauerbrumm, baas drum; R. F. Bain, snare drum. This organization have the honor of being the only incorporated band in the State of Iowa. They have by untiring labor and efficiency of purpose, accumulated property to the amount of $2,800, are entirely out of debt and in a flourishing condition. The honors and reputation received by this band as being one of the best in the State, are largely due to Fred Haver, now a resident of California, who was not only a skilled major, but understood military tactics thoroughly.
Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass, March, 2022 from: "History of Cass County, Together with Sketches of Its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens", published in 1884, Springfield, Ill: Continental Historical Co., pp. 897-898.
