The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-08-22
Drum Corps Organized to
Put Ely on Legion Map

unit of the state, again proved its or
iginality They were awarded second
place and scored a total Of $50 points
but 3 OF point behind their 1910
| total
Competition between corps is always
very keen and often only fraction of
a point separates the winners.
Besides arranging many popular and
well known selections for corps re-
production, Moroni has written a num-
Der of original pieces. Many bear local
names, four of them being the Kaiser
hoff, Elyites, Red Dragon and Arrow
head
While at the national convention in
Chicago the corps beat out a couple
OF these numbers and Immediately after
were contacted by host Of corps man
ayers as to where TO purchase the
| arrangements. After returning home
they received many letters asking the
same question
A medley of war songs, which in
cludes America" has proved very
popular and the corps have used it
many times.
'One evening We were holding q
practice session in the ball park" re-
lated Judge Toms, land we went
through the war medley formation.
There was an elderly Canadian couple
watching US"
"As We left the park" he continued.
they stopped US"
1--WE enjoyed your marching very
much Toms quoted the lady as saying,
and We want to especially thank you
for having played God Save the king"
In 1887 the corps competed at Viz
ginia, and it was here that a rather
embarrassing situation arose when the
judges, following the competition, an
nounced that Ely won third place, later
withdrawing the announcement and
revealing that it really had taken sec
ond. Next year they competed at St.
Colud where they again won second.
and in 1889 at Minneapolis where they
took third.
AT the convention this year they
again set an example which apparently
will be followed by dressing their
maiorettes in new-style uniforms de-
signed by Dillon. When the girls first
appeared at Cheever field for the COM
petition, the crowd arose and gave them
tremendous hand that lasted for sew
eral minutes.
The majorettes, Miss Rose Belehar
and Miss Olga Tome, wore flaming red
Stacks trimmed in rhinestone and gold
sequence, which blazed like red fire
under the bright lights Of the stadium.
Rhinestone and gold sequence cuffs and
tall red hats with a rhinestone band
completed their uniforms.
There is a TREMENDOUS amount Of
work involved in making a state cham
pionship drum corps. Since March its
members have put in two and a half
hour sessions twice a week at the local
baseball park. The corps has also made
several local and out-of-town appear
ances. But it is going to be still more
difficult to hang on to the title.
Backbone Of the organization is the
II members who have been with Il
since its formation. They include
Dillon, Toms, McMahan, Ernest Ander-
son, Gerzin, Enrico DeBernardi, Arthur
Nyman, William Martell, James L. Ed
wards, John Palmgard, John Klobuchar,
John Prola, Lauri Luthanen.. Anton
Pirsh, Emil Norby, Frank Zgonc and
John Anderson, Jr.
Other members are the majorettes,
Miss Belehar and Miss Tome, Nick
Kordich, John Ike) Anderson, Frank
ErZar, Jr, OSsie Ellis, Charles Trezona,
Robert Carlson, Clifford Bird. Matt
Snrekar, John Smrekar, Tauno Hakila,
Lloyd Carlson, Floyd Dunstan, Earl
Edwards, Frank GustafSon, Steve
Habian, Matty Kapsch- Peter E Mos
catelli, Rennold Theno, Frank Kromar,
Elmo Salminen, Leo NOLAN and Moroni
The drum and bugle corps will appear
in the parade, Sunday afternoon, Of
the state meet of the Minnesota Jugo-
slav association. The official score sheet
of the competition at Hibbing follows:
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