The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-01-15

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same We had % men in line. That
night we paraded in Egg Harbor City
with the same bunch of % men and
won $1,000 in cash. This helped out a
lot at this time.
On Dec. 9th, we went to Atlantic
City with the Ocean City High School
Foot Ball team, where they played
against Pleasantville. They took up a
camptown and got $500 for the corps
1925.
We started the New Year right
when Ve hired with the Frank A.
Collins Club for $4,000 to parade with
them in Philadelphia on Jan. LIST. 1t
was a very cold day, and the bugles
froze up and they could not play half
of the time. The Club was very well
pleased with the showing that we
made, as was most of the crowd along
the line of march. Most of the boys
went up the night before, but all were
on the job at the place and time of
meeting. We had IS men.
Our next engagement was in Allan
tic City for the " F. w. Annual Ball.
held on Young's Million Dollar Pier.
We got a very cool reception for some
boys will go again as a drum corps.
We had 2S men.
On April 18th, we went to Harmon
ton to play the Grand March for the
opening of the Post Annual Ball.
Here we we're treated better than in
Atlantic City. 1t rained very hard,
but we were on the job with rs men.
On Oct. 18th, the Red Men were 60
ing to take us to Salem, N. j., to the
250th Anniversary of that Town. But
at the last minute they backed out on
account of a squabble in the tribe, so
we went ourselves to have a good
time And We sure did; as we were
passing the reviewing stand the 114th
Infantry Band was conference.-the
back, and what we did to them was a
caution. We busted them up COM
pletely, and we did not hardly get
away from them, when we hit the Tall
Cedars Band of Salem County and
gave them some worry. Everyone en-
joyed the experience, as did the ones
one the side lines, as we made some
noise. We had % men,
On Halloween Night we decided to
parade in our Home Town again, so
We cut out Woodbury. and stayed. So
On Oct 31st we paraded in Ocean City
with 40 men, the largest we ever had.
and won two first prizes of $4,000
each 1st for best dressed organiza-
ton and LIST for largest band not
hired by any organization. After we
did that, We had our troubles, as We
mad planned to go several places and
il fained and rained; things were post
poned so much that We did not know
how we stood But on Nov. 3rd we
went to Vineland with 3S men for the
sum of $500 On Nov 4th we went
to Cape May Court House with %
men, but did not get anything as they
did not have any prizes for organiza-
lions. On Nov. 9Th we went to Cape
May City with IS men and won $500
gold piece. The leader could not at.
tend the last two parades, but things
went along just the same On Nov.
18th we paraded in Hammonton to a
V. F. W. and Red Men Rally day, at
which there was an unwilling of a
monument to Hammonton's World
War Veterans; also a Flag Raising,
for which our leader blew ITO the
Colors." There We're cash prizes for
|, III parade, and Il was-lnderstood
that the Bugle Corps got one, but il
has not arrived yet.
On Nov. 18th. We paraded in Ham
monitor again. This was backed by q
Community Association as an Armis-
tice and Halloween Parade together
We won a special prize of $4,000 with
AZ men in line. This outfit sounded
great and won a lot of applause all
along the line of march. We led the
parade, and the leader received a very
! nice letter from the American Legion
Post of Hammonton, thanking the
Corps for their hearty support and in
their playing and appearance in this
| parade.
| On Nov. 18th, the Corps held a spe-
cial meeting for the benefit of getting
together and talking over getting some
more blue suits, capes and caps The
| proposition was as follows: In order
to have as big Corps as desired, we
had to spend some money, and get
more Blue Uniforms, as the o. D. did
not look so very good mixed in. Sc
in order to get what we wanted, we
had to get note out in the Bank