New Britain herald., 1930-10-08
Connecticut Delegation Makes Impressive Ap- pearance at National Convention - Hardware City Drum and Bugle Corps Admired by Spec tatOrs.
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poIlSC uul II6 lilC hC6loli pdIdue yes terday. Among these was George Williams. known to the police as English George, reputed to be an in- ternationally known pickpocket. He Is being held on charge of larceny of a purse valued at $1 from Silas Lynch of New Britain, a member of Eddy-Glover Post No. 6.
 EddyGlover post drum and bugle corps went on parade this morning at il o'clock at Braves field In the preliminary appearances in the national competitive drill the corps is expected to make its final appearance late this afternoon.
 Connecticut On Parade
 Connecticut stepped into the lime light here yesterday when the Nut meg State division proved to be one of the largest units in the entire American Legion national conven- tion parade-a gargantuan process sion of fully 10000 Legionnaires and auxiliary members which took this city by storm as it surged through the streets in a seemingly intending line which required just 15 minutes less than nine hours to pass a given point.
 Only Massachusetts, the host de- pertinent, and New York, which has the largest membership of any de- partment in the world, turned out in greater numbers than Connecticut, which matched even the big states of Illinois and Pennsylvania and sur passed all others. The Connecticut department required 22 minutes to pass in review, and 13 bands and drum corps enlivened it's ranks.
 At the head of the division came a line of Legionnaires bearing a ban ner which stretched from curb to curb and which bore the legend , "Connecticut Came to the Defense of Boston in 1775." The combined , band of the first and second com- panies of the Governors Foot Guard. marshalling 56 pieces, followed, their uniforms of Revolutionary days being in keeping with the banner. This band, with its red coats and fur shakoes, was unique among the hundreds of musical organizations in line and won favor all along the route.
 Infantry Band Drills
 A second banner, Connecticut Returns in 193O,' preceded the long string of Legion posts. Hamden be- ing first in line behind the massed colors of the department. Ansonia had big streamer advertising its home city as "the industrial heart of the Naugatuck valley" and was led by Apiece fife, drum and bugle corps in white shirts, blue trousers and overseas caps, and blue and buff striped ties. The 102nd h. fantry band of New Haven, with white caps and belts relieving the severe khaki of it's uniforms, led the Elm City contingent and drew great applause for itself with a rotary drill movement as it passed the stands. A large delegation of police men featured the New Haven sec tion, as did a strong man" with padded chest and arm muscles and sign on his back proclaiming that the post was getting stronger every day. An auxiliary unit followed the Legionnaires.
 The 30-piece Legion drum and bugle corps of Hughson post from West Haven, in light blue and white with silver helmets, led the post from that town and also those from Meriden and Waterbury. The Meri- denites, with blue sashes, had a ban ner announcing that Meriden was the Silver City, while the Brass City dele sation was led by a man wearing brass trench helmet and breastplate.
 New Britain Corps Makes Hit
 Another great banner proclaim ing New Britain as the Hardware City paved the way for the state championship drum and bugle corps of Eddy-Glover post. Attired in it's snappy scarlet coats, white knickers, black puttees, and nickel helmets and with 47 men in line, this corps proved it's worth as it played and marched fawlessly between rows of appreciative spectators. A delega- tion of post members followed their title-holding corps, with delegations from Brock-Barnes post of Plain vile and from Bristol trailing them.
 Hartford. the Insurance City" was Haunted from the drums and the bugle tabards of the Apiece drum and bugle corps of Rau-Locke post of Hartford, which made fine ap- pearance in its black coats, yellow knickers, and gold helmets. The Capital City had big turnout of post members behind it's music. Dill worth Cornell post of South Man chester, wearing red, white and blue sashes, was preceded by it's 31-piece fife, drum and bugle corps in navy blue coats, white knickers, and brass helmets.
 southington Corps in Line
 kiltonic post of Southington paraded another championship corps, the 3 men who won the state title in the fife, drum and bugle class providing. with their naval uniforms an appearance which contrasted sharply with the general trench helmeted type of costume. This post was followed by smaller ones grouped, and then came Paul Buck ner post of New Haven, composed entirely of Negroes and preceded by 24-piece drum and bugle corps in white caps and sweaters and dark trousers Next came Salisbury and New Milford. the latter in white with red sashes, and then Norwalk, pro- ol,..
 land" The Easthampton fife and drum corps, dressed in the buff and blue and tri-cornered hats of Revolu- tlonary days, led the Middletown Legionnaires.
 New Corps From Danbury
 Danbury sprang a surprise by flashing brand new fife, drum and