Grand•National•Muster•Parade 11 O'clock, 15 July 1995 in Deep River, U)Nnecticut
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w Vol. XXII No. 2 ient 1.1mes timoc 1995 Published b) The (ompan) of J·ifcr" & Drummers. Inc. The Compa1JY of Fifers & Drummers 30Tll•4.Nl\TIVERS4.RY Grand•National•Muster•Parade 11 o'clock, 15 July 1995 in Deep River, U)nnecticut 'Die Ancient Times Nonprofit Organization ,. PO Box525 U.S. Postage Ivoryton, CT 06442-0525 PAID lvoryton, CT ()6.142-9998 Pennit No. 16 . .,.. • _ DATED MATERIAL i mes Summer. 1995 Published by The Company of Fifers & Drummers, Inc. Patty Leary Benoit Mortgage Reduced Is Ninth President With $20K Payment by Bill Pace IVORYfON, CT - Contributions IVORITON, CT - Fifer Patricia from several sources over the past Leary Benoit of the CT Blues few years enabled the administration succeeded snare drummer David of immediate Past President Dave Hooghkirk of Stony Creek, CT as Hooghkirk to reduce our long range president of The Company at the indebtedness with a $20,000 payout annual business meeting on April 15. against the mortgage. Treasurer Joe Leary Benoit is the immediate past Culhane executed the payout by the first vice president. Prior to that she end of March, leaving a remaining was second vice president and has balance against the mortgage on the been an officer and/or member of Museum/Headquarters building of the Executive Committee for the-past about $16,000. The treasurer's report 14 years. A past senior individual fife of March 31 listed $29,881.08 in long champion, she has also served as term savings. Although a substantial president and director of the CT amount, "we still must continue our Blues. She has been active in drum fund raising ifwe are to expand our corps since first joining the Prospect facilities," said Second Vice Jr. DC in 1963. President George Carteris, who, along with Culhane, oversees our finances. -~ Substantial contributions from the A special performance at the John F. Kennedy Space Center was one of the New York based advertising agency highlights of the Rorida visit of the Mount Kisco, New York Ancients, who took part William Douglas McAdams, Inc., a in the traditional Muster in Melbourne hosted by the Challenger FDC at the end matching donation of $2,500 by of March. United Technologies Corp. through George Yeramian, and a donation of $2,673.59 by the Carey's Senior FDC Warehouse Point Jr.'s Mount Kisco Enjoys helped strengthen the financial condition of The Company to "Posse" New Members March Florida Muster facilitate the payment against the mortgage. The Carey's Senior FDC IVORITON, CT - Two new by Ellen P. Stewart has become permanently inactive, member corps were welcomed at the donating the remainder of their April business meeting, one from MOUNT KISCO, NY - The Mount monies to The Company. Carey's Connecticut and one from · Kisco Ancients took to the air at the began as a junior drum corps several Westchester County in New York invitation of the Challenger Fife & years ago under the directorship of state. The Warehouse Point Junior Drum Corps of Malabar, Florida. FifPr Pnh-irin T Pnrv RPnnit n.<.<t1mPd thP Earl Carey. As musicians grew older ~!~t:s an? Drums were or¥~1:!.~ed. i~ _ _The ~ve-d~y triI? w~s atten~ed bJ an Ancient FDC which became a drum corps towns. The W. B. C. L. to 62 years old). Long time member Four of the five administrative member of The Company. Posse Field Music, Inc. is Jim O'Connor came up from Jensen onicers who assumed responsibilities headquartered in Mount Vernon, Beach, FL to join the corps on New Life Member at the April meeting are past New York and lists the age range of Saturday in Melbourne. presidents of senior drum corps members as from 12 to 54. After a day of relax.fog at the beach Over the past few years, an The new Warehouse Point unit is including Leary Benoit. Two were on Wednesday, the corps took a trip increase in Life Members has also under the directorship of Robin reelected to the same posts in The helped strengthen our financial to Disney World and spent the day Niemitz. The corps was sponsored for Company, Fifer Sandy Bidwell, past position. Newest Life Member is enjoying the Magic Kingdom. membership by the 8th CT Regiment president of the Sailing Masters of snare drummer Max Richard of the Friday the corps headed to John 1812, CT continues as administrative Swiss Mariners. He is a former of Fifes and Drums of Enfield, CT. F. Kennedy Space Center for a secretary while fifer Joe Culhane, "trammel king" in Basel style. Life Director Niemitz reports that the performance. The morning was spent past president of the NY Ancients Members contribute $1,000 or more corps has 20 active members between touring the center. At 12 noon the and the NY State FDC Assoc., was to The Company, not necessarily in the ages of eight and 15 and has (Continued on page 9) already appeared in several Firemen's reelected treasurer. one lump sum. For details contact Stepping into an office that he Treasurer Joe Culhane or First Vice parades in CT, as well as their first Muster at the Marquis of Granby, Pat Cooperman Dies held from 1985 through 1989, snare President Roger Clark, chairman of the Memorial Day celebrations in drummer Roger Clark returns as first The Ancients Fund. vice president. Currently active in Many Ancient friends have asked Warehouse Point and Cheshire's Stony Creek, he is a past president of about leaving cash donations to 300th Anniversary parade. the Deep River Senior DC and has The Company. Attorney Bill Said Niemitz "the youngsters been an active Muster volunteer. He Gallagher addresses this issue in worked very hard in 1994 and were is currently serving as chairman of a special article regarding personal rewarded with their first music award at the Warehouse Point Firemen's (Continued on page 2) wills on page 10. parade ... we hope to have them attend more Musters this year. It is beneficial for them to see their peers perform, and to see what hard work and practice can bring." Contact Warehouse Point Jr. FDC, c/o Robin Niemitz, 1639 King St., Enfield, CT 06082 (203) 745-0765. The Posse, under the leadership of William "Bucky" Smith, wear a western style dress and play traditional tunes. The Young CoJonials of Carmel, NY Founder and president of Cooperman sponsored the Posse for membership. Fife & Drum Co., a snare drummer and Contact William Smith, 30 South institutional Life Member ofThe 13th Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550 Company, Pat Cooperman passes (914) 699-9694. suddenly. (See page 3) First concert is July 11 Seventh at 7:30 p.m. on the Annual grounds of the Museum/ Headquarters in lvoryton. Summer Concert There's a concert each Organized in 1993, the Warehouse Point Junior Fifes and Drums are new members of Tuesday night through The Com,pany. The youngsters took part in Junior Day recently at the Museum/ Program August 22. Headquarters and have a full appearance schedule for the summer season. Page 2, Summer 1995 The Ancient Times Andrews, Connolly, Hickman Elected (Continued.from page 1) the Ancients Fund. George Carteris Northeastern Ancient male fife succeeds past president Tom champion, has been a member of the Connolly, Union Brigade, MA, who Museum work crews and is a regular retired as second vice president. on the Tuesday night summer Carteris is a past senior individual concert crew. fife champion and an active contest Connolly is a former junior snare judge who currently plays with the drum champion in the female class Ancient Mariners, CT. He was and a recent graduate of Providence previously associated with the College who writes for The Ancient Colonials of Bethpage and began as Times. Hickman, a mechanical a junior fifer in St. Benedict's of the engineer with AT&T Bell Bronx, NY. He and treasurer Joe Laboratories, serves as director of his Culhane are Life members. Leary corps, has been a Museum work crew Benoit is a family member and volunteer and also writes for The Bidwell and Clark are each Ancient Times. individual members. Leary Benoit received a record Greenstreet, Willey, Yeramian Return number of votes for the office of Among the seven individuals president due to the first challenge to returned to the Executive Committee the Nominating Committee's choice are one past president, four for the position in the 30 year history drummers and three fifers. Snare Members of the new Executive Committee are (from I.) fifers Lee Zuidema and of The 'i_ompany. drummer Frank Orsini, New Jersey Mickey Andrews; snare drummers Wayne Hickman, Jim Willey, Erin Connolly, Al\ official nominees of the Colonial Militia, is a past president; Frank Orsini and George Yeramian. Kneeling is fifer Scott Greenstreet. Missing is Nominating Committee for the snare drummer Bill Boerner has fifer Lee D 'Amico and snare drummer Bill Borner. Executive Committee were elected, extensive experience in the M&M including seven individuals who field; snare drummer Jim Willey is have served previously and three new director of the Adamsville Ancients Editorial: Growth And Future Progress members. The new members are: and snare drummer George by Bill Pace fifer Michael Andrews, CT Patriots; Yeramian, CT Valley FM, is a snare drummer Erin Connolly, contributing editor of The Ancient For the first time since assuming the our financial solvency, was enacted Union Brigade, MA and snare Times and chairman of the Tuesday editorship, it appears to me that a upon at the last business meeting. drummer Wayne D. Hickman, 13th night summer concert series at the real editorial may be in order.