Conductors, Part 1

	Peter Smith 1877 - 1882 Smith was as chosen the band's first director soon after the Citizen's Silver Cornet Band was formed on February 22, 1877.
	Harry S. Schultz 1882 - 1885 Schultz was part owner in a local music store and also a local piano tuner and piano teacher. It was during this time that new instruments (including reeds) were purchased and the name changed to the Germania Band.
	Daniel Hoffman 1885 - 1890 Hoffman was one of the charter members of the Citizen's Silver Cornet Band. Although a cornet player, it was his responsibility to blend the new sounds of the reeds with those of the brasses.
	Lewis E. Bleam 1890 - 1893 The son of one of the band's founders, Lewis Bleam had joined the band in 1885. Rev. J. F. Ohl assisted him.