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Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band

Also documented as: Oklahoma Modern Woodmen Band · Oklahoma City Woodmen Band

Oklahoma CityOrganized in 1911; documented June-July 1911Fraternal and contest band
Documented history with gaps
Master record147
Newspaper clipping from Pauls Valley Democrat, July 13, 1911, page 4, documenting Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band.

Operational evidence

Victory for Oklahoma Band

The recently organized band won first prize for parade excellence and second place in the band contest at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo. The account says it used fewer than twenty instruments.

Pauls Valley Democrat, July 13, 1911, p. 4. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

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Underlying newspaper issue published before 1923; public-domain publication. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Gateway credit retained under current Gateway citation guidance.

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Documented overview

Harry E. Brill directed the recently organized band at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo. It served as escort to Head Consul A. R. Talbot, won first prize for parade excellence, and placed second in the band contest by one-half of one percent.

Documented history with gaps. The record supports a public history, with important limitations stated on the page.

History

Identity and chronology

Harry E. Brill directed the recently organized band at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo. It served as escort to Head Consul A. R. Talbot, won first prize for parade excellence, and placed second in the band contest by one-half of one percent.

Leadership

Brill directed the recently organized band at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo.

Sponsorship and participation

Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band is classified by its documented fraternal and contest band identity. The affiliation is reported as an organizational context, not as proof of legal ownership, continuous funding, or a successor relationship.

Adult or plausibly adult; exact participation model may remain unverified.

Activity

Harry E. Brill directed the recently organized band at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo. It served as escort to Head Consul A. R. Talbot, won first prize for parade excellence, and placed second in the band contest by one-half of one percent.

Why this band matters

Named sponsored organization documenting Oklahoma civic, occupational, fraternal, or institutional music.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    Harry E. Brill directed the recently organized band at the Modern Woodmen national encampment in Buffalo. It served as escort to Head Consul A. R. Talbot, won first prize for parade excellence, and placed second in the band contest by one-half of one percent.

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Primary-source images

Newspaper evidence

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Newspaper clipping from The Daily Oklahoman, July 9, 1911, page 12, documenting Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band.

Operational evidence

Modern Woodmen band victory report

Harry E. Brill directed a band organized only months earlier. It won the parade prize and placed second by one-half of one percent in the Buffalo band contest, after serving as escort to Head Consul A. R. Talbot.

The Daily Oklahoman, July 9, 1911, p. 12. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

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Underlying newspaper issue published before 1923; public-domain publication. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Gateway credit retained under current Gateway citation guidance.

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Newspaper clipping from The El Reno American, June 30, 1911, page 3, documenting Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band.

Operational evidence

Oklahoma Band Talbot's Escort

The Oklahoma battalion and band at the Buffalo Modern Woodmen encampment were chosen to escort Head Consul A. R. Talbot because they were the first full battalion and band to report.

The El Reno American, June 30, 1911, p. 3. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

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Underlying newspaper issue published before 1923; public-domain publication. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Gateway credit retained under current Gateway citation guidance.

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Newspaper clipping from The Evening News, June 27, 1911, page 1, documenting Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band.

Operational evidence

Oklahoma Band Wins Second Prize

A letter from musician Charley Chauncey reported second place at the Modern Woodmen convention in Buffalo, with a cash prize and medals.

The Evening News, June 27, 1911, p. 1. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

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Underlying newspaper issue published before 1923; public-domain publication. Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Gateway credit retained under current Gateway citation guidance.

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Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The evidence for Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band does not establish uninterrupted continuity across every named period, reorganization, alias, or possible successor. The packet therefore treats Organized in 1911; documented June-July 1911 as the supported evidence span rather than a complete institutional chronology.

What remains unknown

For Oklahoma City Camp Modern Woodmen of America Band: confirm full active span, directors, membership, sponsorship, performances, and successor organizations.

Evidence

Sources

The controlling project citation was reconciled in the saved source corpus (The Evening News, 1911-06-27 p.1; The El Reno American, 1911-06-30 p.3; The Daily Oklahoman, 1911-07-09 p.12; Pauls Valley Democrat, 1911-07-13 p.4). No live item URL was available for this packet.

  1. The Evening News, 1911-06-27 p.1; The El Reno American, 1911-06-30 p.3; The Daily Oklahoman, 1911-07-09 p.12; Pauls Valley Democrat, 1911-07-13 p.4

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