Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-30
Drum Corps 10 Fill
Stadium With Sound
And Color tonight

And Color tonight
Washington win get q gen
erous glimpse Of martial cere-
mony in one Of the main events
Of the American Legion conven-
ton tonight.
Twelve Legion drum and bugle
corps will compete in colorful
maneuvers at Griffith Stadium
starting at z o'clock. The show
viii climax two days Of contests
among bands, color guards and
drum and bugle units from many
parts of the Nation.
Admission is 81, or SO cents
for qualified Legionnaires.
Several thousand spectators
witnessed competitions in sew
eral parts of the city yesterday.
The largest crowds gathered on
the Ellipse for the color guard
contest and at Eastern High
School stadium for the junior
drum and bugle corps compete
ton.
More contests, including SEN
ior drum and bugle prelimi-
naries, were under way today.
Illinois Band Tops.
A Legion band from Illinois
chalked up the most noteworthy
record in yesterdays events.
This, was the 91-piece band OF
HARDWOOD Post No. S. from Joliet.
which won the band contest for
the ninth straight year. The
Joliet bandsmen scored 1928 out
Of a possible 100 points in compe-
teton with three other crack
outfits at Roosevelt High School
Stadium.
The band of Columbiana
County Post No. Sc from Salem.
Ohio. was second. with 1858
points. Davidson County Post
No. 5, Of Nashville, Tenn, whose
bandsmen wear Confederate
gray, took third with 83.2. and
Tonawanda IN. " Post No. 264
took fourth.
One band. the one from Harry
Ray Post No. IS Of Centerville.
Ind, dropped out at the last
minute because some French
horn, oboe and bassoon players
were unable to come. The unit
will march in tomorrow's parade.
however.
Kankakee, GILL. Post No. IS
took top spot in the senior color
guard competition, with 97.4
points. Mcore-Irvin Post No. $50
of Richmond, Ind, was second
with 96.15 and Homewood Post
No. ,351, from Pittsburgh, was
third with 96.l. Chicago's First
National Bank Post No. 90, last
years champions. took fourth,
with $50.
Stadium Almost Filled.
Eastern's stadium was almost
filed during the all-day junior
drum and bugle competition. A
Caldwell IN. J.) unit. Service
Mems Post No. 800. took top
honors with a score. Of 90.45.
Next closest were last years win
ners, Garfield IN. j. Post No.
255 with 1885, and Public Serv-
ice Post No. 100 of Newark, N. j..
with 1854.
Heat and the tension of COM
petition sent some of the junior
drummers and buglers to first
aid stations, and two were
treated at hospitals, but no seri-
Gus casualties were reported.
At the Watergate a group of
choruses also competed for hon
ors yesterday. The winner was
Alonzo Cudworth Post No. % of
Milwaukee, Wis. Second was
Sioux Falls, S. D.. Post No. Is
and third was Onondaga County
Post No. Al Of Syracuse, N. Y.
The Milwaukeeans also won
last years contest. ....
Eastern's junior drum and
bugle contest made yesterdays
most impressive visual display.
Young musicians and color bear
ers - all under 81 - marched
proudly in complicated forma-
lions, CARRIED in a variety of
bright uniforms. Many of the
units wore plumed shakos, SINH
lar to the formal headress OF
the United States Military
Academy.
Girls in Drum Corps.
Some of the units had girl as
well as boy members. In one
Norwood Park Post No. TAO from
Chicago-there were five girl
buglers, two girl CAPITALISTS and
one girl drummer. The latter,
Mickey Vogt, 10, said she was the
only drummer Of her sex in this
years contest.
Not all the youngsters were as
old as Mickey. There were
number of pint-sized marchers.
One. 10-year-old Kelvin Fitzgsr-
aid Of Harrison Post No. 282,
Nutley, N. j.. has been playing
the bugle in his corps for two
years.
The Delta (OhiO Post No. 373
marched to first place in the FIR
ing squad contest for the second
consecutive year. The 22-member
group. headed by v. P. Spices,
also has been Ohio State cham
pion for the past four years.
Second place was awarded to
/ the Commonwealth Edison Post