New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
CITY STREETS ECHO
 TO FIFE AND DRUM
IS Corps in Street Parade and
 Contests for Prizes

Stirring scenes which took place srcgational church more than 16O years ago. renewed again a little over a half century ago and again in 1898 and 1917 when the roll of the drum and the shrill notes of the fife proclaimed the gathering of the warriors. were recalled Saturday when fife and drum corps in Colon- ial uniforms and pipe bands in kill ties vied with other martial organ izations in more modern uniforms as they paraded the streets of this city.
 The event was the field day Of the Connecticut Fife and Drum of the Y. M. T. A. and B. drum corps of this city and St. Paul's Fife and Drum corps of kensing- ton.
 Eighteen visiting musical organi- cations participated. among them being men of national fame. and corps whose reputation began even before the advent of the rising gen. eration.
 True. the old time favorites Marching Through Georgia" "The Girl I Left Behind Me" Rally Round the Flag" Turkey in the straw" and other airs which stirred the blood of other generations were absent. but the old time drum corps with their veteran musicians, still brought forth the applause of the crowds. as did the young gsters many wears their junior whose music while more complicated and more technical lacked the vim and fire of the fighting men of bygone days.
 There were uniforms. exact re- plicas of those which followed Washington to Yorktown where CornWallis acknowledged defeat and there were uniforms typical of those which make the West Point cadet an attractive figure on dress parade. The Scottish Hiehlanders, which so thoroughly demonstrated their cour- age and fighting ability in the World War as 10 be called The Ladies From Hell" were there And there were Boy Scouts and cadet or ganizations.
 There were musicians who have been playing since 1SS4, and beside them was Buster Hary ey." lauded by press and moving picture inter ests as the youngest drum major and baton swingor in the world.
 There were majors there whose breasts were covered with gold medals until one might think Philip Sousa himself were on the scene.
 IS Corps in Parade
 The festivities opened with street parade, which, advertised for ? o'clock, did not get started until almost f. due to the late arrival of many of the corps. Although the two local corps, having charge of the meet did not parade, there were IS corps in line.
 There were corps from three states. as follows: St Michaels fife and drum corps of Westerly. R. l.; St. Francis fife and drum corps of Naugatuck; St. Francis fife and drum corps of Torrington; Royal Typewriter fife and drum corp of Hartford: Father Matthews fife and drum corps of Hartford Our Lady of Hope drum corps of Springfield, Mass, Aziz Grotto drum corps of New Britain: PlainvIlle Colonial drum corps Of Plainville; Lancraft drum corps Of New Haven: Rock vile drum corps; Grenadiers of Bridgeport. Shanloy's fife, drum and bugle corps of Southington Terry vile fife, drum and bugle corps of Terryville; Torrington fife, drum and bugle corps of Torrington: Silk City flute. piccolo and drum corps of South Manchester; T. M. Russell flute. piccolo and drum corps Of Middletown: Center Flute band of South Manchester, Hartford Boy | Scouts hugle band and the Manches- : ter bagpipe band.
 Engage in Contests
 The playing contests took part on ! St. Joseph's field in the rear of st. 1 Joseph's church immediately after . tne Hdfdue. f'dCn corps, NltH lhc | exception of the Aziz Grotto, the | Boy Scouts and the two corps who sponsored the meet and which were not competing. marched into the center of the space reserved for the purpose, played two selections and marched out 10 a spot were lunch con was served. Ma ior William J. Sullivan of the Y. M. T. A. and 5. drum corps Of this city was general chairman and had charge of the program.
 Judges of music were William