Brigadier William Broughton--West --San Francisco Major Frank Longino --South --Atlanta Captain Richard E. Holz --East --New York Lieutenant Bernard Smith --Central--Chicago There are approximately 700 large, all-brass Salvation Army bands in this country. These are among the most outstanding: Flint Citadel (Michigan) Oakland Citadel (California) Boston Palace (Massachusetts) Detroit Citadel (Michigan) Lehigh Citadel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Brooklyn Citadel (New York) Los Angeles Congress Hall (California) Syracuse Citadel (New York) Atlanta Temple (Georgia) New York Temple (New York) San Francisco Citadel (California) The International Staff Band at the Headquarters in London is perhaps the most widely-known of these Salvation Army bands. Many prominent official positions and men of noted various professions may be found playing beside a music-loving laborer or some one in a lowly walk of life. The New York City Staff Band of thirty men was organized in 1887 and has played continuously ever since. This is the most famous Salvation Army band in the United States. Brigadier William E. Bearchell, the bandmaster, is an outstanding musician, versatile and talented. He is a composer, a chorus conductor, organist and former bandmaster of the Brooklyn Citadel Corps Band, which was then known as one of the finest Salvation Army bands in America. The New York City Staff Band is remarkable for its distinctive tone color. This is due to the use of several unusual instruments: the flugel-horn, the E-flat cornet and the G-trombone. The handle of this trombone slides the slide down farther than other trombones and makes the tone much deeper. This famous band has given many concerts throughout Canada, toured England where they played at Buckingham Palace, Crystal Palace and various famous places in London. They have played at the White House for every President since Theodore Roosevelt first invited them. They have been heard in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, at the World’s Fair, and in great halls, universities and cathedrals in all parts of the United States. The Chicago Staff Band of the Central Territory Headquarters is another nationally-famous band. This organization is highly rated by music circles in the United States. With their outstanding bandmaster, Captain Carl Lindstrom, these thirty bandsmen were recently guests of the Texas Music Educators’ Convention.