Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-28
Barber-Briggs Post,
A. L. Jr. Drum and Bugle
Corp, Has Eventful Year

Corp, Has Eventful Year
Having part in every celebra.
ton of note held in the county
during the year with a participa-
ton in the Inaugural parade OF
Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor at the
State Capitol on January IL, as
the outstanding high-light has been
the enviable record of the Gath
ersburg Barber Briggs post drum
and bugle corps for the year 1899
Organized four years ago with
80 boys and 2 girls, under the SUI
pervision of the Upper Montgom-
cry American Legion Post, this
now famous corp numbers Sc
boys and Z girls, with 26 members
of the original group still in the
ranks.
Having their own constitution
and bylaws and electing their own
officers, the corp conducts it's own
affairs, business meeting being
held each month to decide any
questions relative to uniforms and
prospective engagements. Those
elected to serve in an official cap.
pacity for the coming year include
Misses Edith Orme, president;
Hazel Ward, vice president; Doro-
thy Plummer, secretary; Barbara
Walker, historian, and Colleer
Thompson, sergeant at arms
Messrs. Harry E. Burtschy, Of
Gaithersburg, and Harry B. Pol
lock, of Washington, have instruct.
ed the corp in their weekly practice
drills and helped them to affair
their present efficiency.
According to the official calendar
submitted by Ira Darby, chairman
the engagements for the year mum
bered nineteen in all, and follow.
ing the Inaugural previously men.
toned, included participation in
the l. o. o. F. parade at Hagers-
town, Oh April Is, where in compe-
tition with both senior and junior
corps, they won first prize. In
their next engagement on May Is
they led the Mt. Airy fire depart
ment in a parade at Pleasant Val
lev in connection with Carroll
county's annual convention of fire.
men. Making their first appearance
with their newly acquired color
guard at Takoma Park on July A
the corp led the Third Division in
this outstanding parade, the color
guard on this occasion being com.
posed of Misses Jean Ward, Lor-
raine Orme, Dorothy Plummer
Barbara Walker and Betty White
The dedication ceremonies in con
nection with the new post Office a
Rockville on July % likewise hao
this famous corp on hand, where
in addition to having place O.
honor in the parade, they also en-
tertained with an exhibition drill
on the court house lawn. Partici
patton in the firemen's parade il
Thurmont on August IL, was o
special significance since it wa
here they made their first initia
appearance on May 80, 1887.
Matched against other groups O
their own class at the American
Legion convention in Baltimore oil
August 25, this corp carried of
first prize for the best drilled ant
hest sponsored corp in the parade
Making their usual fine showing
in the firemen's parade held il
their home town of Gaithersburl
on Labor Day and beng the onl!
Junior drum corp to receive hon
orable mention at the Halloween
parade in Hagerstown on Octobe
81, they also received a good casl
donation for their part in the pa
rade at Frederick on Armistict
Day.
In the Santa Claus parade a
Bethesda on December l, they wor
silver cup as first prize and alst
received cash donation from tn
Bethesda Chevy Chase post.