Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-28
DRUMS AND FLIES.

There Was Music in the Afr-SPirited
Contests-A Big Crowd Enjoys the |
Prize Trials-The State Convention |
Of the Drum and Fife Corps-The |
Award of Prizes.
The annual convention and parade of |
the Connecticut Drum and Fife association
was held in this city yesterday. The early
morning trains brought the out-of-town
corps, and by II O'Clock the old green was
alive with the organizations In their bright
and gay uniforms waiting for the order to
fall in line for the parade. At II o'clock
the line WAS formed and, headed by q pla-
toon of police and Grand Marshal Sheriff
Brockett and Chief Aid Charles Bunnell,
marched out of the north gate Of the green
in the following order:
The Morris drum corps of this city, with
sixteen men under the leadership of Chss.
Garrish, had the right of the line. This
corps was followed by the Young Mems T.
A. B. drum corps of Meriden, seventeen
men, F. B. Feldhouse leader; the q. W.
Barber drum corps of Hartford, thirteen
men, Ludgie Tevesque leader; Eveline B.
of Hartford, thirteen men, Robert e.
Atcheson leader; R. a. Comstock drum
corps of Ivoryton, fifteen men, Clarence
Bushnell leader; Bunnell drum corps of
this city, eight men, Frank Bunnell leader;
Henry g. Hubbard drum corps of Middle
town, Chauncsy B. North leader; the Mat
tatuck drum corps of Waterbury, twenty
men, Frederick Miller leader; the Meriden
flute and drum corps, twelve men,
William Gaffney leader; Father Mat
thew drum corps of Hartford, twenty men,
Major William J. Doyle leader; the Bolden
drum corps of Hartford, ten men, Watson
Christian leader; Hillmsn's Advance drum
corps of Waterbury, fourteen men; st.
Aloysius, Waterbury, twelve men; o. v.
Coffin drum corps of Middletown, fifteen
men; the East Hampton drum corps,
thirteen men, J. O'Neil leader;
Moodus drum corps, seventeen men;
g. I. Finley leader; the Connecticut drum
corps of this city, twelve men, Bert French
leader; the Saybrook drum corps, six men,
John Sapgle leader; the B. Douglas drum
corps of Middlstown, twelve men, William
Scott leader; the Clinton drum corps, eight
men, E. A. Sawyer leader; Meriden flute
and drum band, thirteen men, Walter
Phoenix leader.
The route of march was as follows: Out
of the north gate of the green up Elm
street to York, to Church, to Congress
avenue, counter marched up Church to
Chapel, to Olive, to Grand avenue, to Elm,
to Church and the City hall, where the
procession was reviewed by the mayor and
members of the city government.
At the conclusion Of the mayors address
all the corps consolidated and played sew
| eral selections, after which the parade was
| dismissed At o'clock dinner was served
| in Lincoln rink.
| At 2 o'clock the corps assembled ON the
green, when the following contests were
| held: Contest in ancient drumming, mod
ern drumming, fancy drumming, between
piccolo drum bands, individual drumming
and individual fling. The prizes for an
cient drumming were, first prize, lamp
second prize, smoking set; third prize,
lamp. In modern drumming, first prize
picture; second prize, box of cigars. In
fancy drumming, first prize, table; second
prize, set Of spoons. The piccolo bands
played for cigar holder. In individual
drumming, the prizes were rubber coat,
| Get of drum sticks and an umbrella. Fol
| individual fling they were an overcoat and
fife. For individual piccolo playing the
prizes were pair of pants and a knife
Ali the prizes were donated by local mer
chants.
l Inc Judges were major Skinner OF sec
ond regiment fame, Fred Guilford of New
Haven and Major Cook of Moodus. The,
were provided with grand stand from
which to look on, while platform on tn
ground served as stage on which the per
formers played. A crowd of 5000 peopl
enjoyed the music.
A grand ball was given in the evening il
Lincoln rink, and at 8 O'Clock the famou
Father Matthews drum corps of Hartfor,
gave fancy drill. After this the follow
ing were announced as the winners of tn
several prizss: Ancient fife and drum corps
first prize. Bunnells drum corps of thi
city; Morris drum corps second. Moderl
fife and drum corps, Father Matthew
drum corps of Hartford, first; Youn
Mems T. A. B drum corps, Meriden, second
| piccolo and flute drum bands, Hillma
band of Waterbury; modern drumming
B. Douglass of Middletown and Meride
fute band tied; fancy drumming by corps
Belden's drum corps of Hartford first; Y
M. 7. A B. of Meriden second; individua
drumming, Charles Gerrish of this cit
frat; Basney of Hartford second; B. Moor
Of this city third; individual fling, B
Saunders Of Ansonia first; J. J. Derby Q
Hartford second; individual piccolo play
ing, w. Phoenix fret; J. W. Pink sec
| ond.