Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-07
Norvtch Bulletin. wfnimantic Ofic
- Church st. Telephone 1O5.
What Is Going On Tonight.

What Is Going On Tonight.
Knights of Columbus, San Jose Coun-
CD. No. IL, meets in Opera House block
L'Union St. Jean Baptiste d Amerique,
Conseil Florimond. No. "A, meets in Ar
o. mory hail. Center street
Knights Of Pythias. Natchaug Lodge,
No. 20. meets in l. o. o. f. hall.
Twenty-Five fife. drum. bugIe corps
and kiltie bands came TO this city Satur-
day In spite Of poor weather conditions
and the programme of twenty-five num-
hers. with the exception of a street pa
rade was carried out as planned the con-
tests taking place in the state armory
on Pleasant street Eleven corps from
Massachusetts, and eleven from Connec-
ticut made up the total.
The field day Of the Thread City Con-
tinental Fife and Drum Corps was the
second held in this city and proved one
Of the largest ever held in this state.
Had the weather conditions been differ
ent u would have been the greatest ga
- thering Of drum corps ever held in Con-
uacticut The Thread City Continentals
were organized some Is months ago,
holding their first field day last June.
since that time the corps has grown I'M
der the leadership Of Odell NJ. Chapman
as major. and today numbers eight flies,
ten snares. three bass drums, being one
this state.
The corps attending the field day,
with each leader and the number of men
were as follows;
Italian American Drum corps, u men,
Major T. G. Finnegan; Worcester Cont
hentals. Is men. Thomas Denholm; Amer
lean Steel and Wire Company Drum
--corrs. Il men, George S. Haven; Cromp-
ton a Knowles Works Drum corps, 20
Marrow SYRIAN american
Drum corps. II men, Henry John Army
and Navy Drum and Bugle corps, 2S
men. H. r. Mayl0tte. all of Worcester,
Mass. John SohiCslSi Drum corps of Wob-
ster. Mass ] 9 men. John Shaw: Lafay-
cite Drum corps, q men, Frank La
aamme: Holyoke Caledonian Kilties. IA
men. Adam Mclean. both Of Holyoke
Msss Cortecelli Thread Works Drum
CORPS. 10 men. Ralph Shackett. of Leeds
Mass silk City Flute band. is men,
Thomas Graham. Of Manchester; St
Francis. Fife Drum and Bugle corps 10
men. ARCTIC NcEri; Torrington Fife
Drum and Bugle CORPS. % men. John j
Smedick. both Of TOrrington St Anne's
Fife. Drum and Bugle corps, % men. Ar
thur Nellette. st. Mary's A. a. Drum
corps. is men. B. Adams both Of Water
bury Royal Typewriter Drum corps q
men. r J. Dempsey. Of Hartford Ian
Hart Of New Haven: Chesbro's Drum
corps. Stonineton. Il men. ]. Benjamin
Adams T. a. T. Fife and Drum corps
IS men. William Sullivan. of New Brit
atm Talcottville Drum corps, - men, ]
s Gibbs Of Talcottville; Eagle Zouave'
Drum CORPS. % men. Irving Taylor o.
Moosup; Pennington Drum corps, J.
men. James Goodfeld. OF Uninnville; st
Francis T. a. T. Drum corps, 10 men
John Hari-ins. Of Naugatucb.
Each contes. held ut the armory wa
Foserned by the Coanecticut Fife an,
Drum rules and decisions were sealeC
immediately after each contest. mlitar!
style and tactics throughout the Iarad
and competition counting.
The officials We're. Parade committee
Major Odell N Chapman. ma rslal; nar
committee. William n. Small. chairman
dance committee. William r. R1harEt
chs iruan. Charles J.. Thompson, secre
tsry. and William +. Robarge. treas
nrer
Owing to the number of corps enter
Ing the contests and TO the number of in
diriduals entering the competition 70
single honors the programme which be
gan shortly before o'clock continue
late into the evening, the final contest
taking place in the basement Of the ar