The
band numbers 23 members and is a first class one, five of the
men having been in regular army bands. Clare E. Burleigh of
Kalamazoo, the drum major, is a worthy wielder of the baton. He
spent eight years of his boyhood with the 19th U. S. Infantry at
Ft. Dodge, Ft. Leavenworth, Kas., and Ft. Brown, Texas. He
afterwards attended the Michigan Military Academy and was a
member of Company C, Second Infantry, Michigan National Guard.
He enlisted in the 35th as corporal of Company G and was
promoted to the position of drum major July 25.
Charles O. Ward, a banker of Alma, is chief musician of the
regiment and leader of the band. He did some admirable work in
getting the band in shape and his work has shown him to be a
true artist. In the early days of camp, the musicians took to
the woods for their practice. On one of these occasions a fire
broke out, and it will never be known just what particular tune
gave origin to the flames.
|
STATISTICS |
| Number
mustered |
1,326 |
| Number
married men |
58 |
| Number
foreign born |
158 |
| Number
who cannot write |
5 |
| Number
farmers |
240 |
| Number
lawyers and doctors |
20 |
| Number
school teachers |
21 |
| Average
age |
24½
Years |
| Average
height |
5
feet 8 inches |
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