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SOURCE: Article in the Racine Journal-News, Friday, 08-05-27, “Dokie
Drum Corps Will Leave Sunday for Fort Worth, Texas”
Aden Temple D. O. K. K. Drum and Bugle Corps with imperial representatives to
the eighteenth biennial convention of the Imperial Palace, Dramatic Order Knights
of Khorassan, will leave Sunday afternoon at 5:50 en route to Fort Worth, Texas,
convention city, where the gatherings will be held from Aug. 9 to 12.
The drum corps is made up of Captain William T. Bourke; Drum Major Roy
Swanson; Quartermaster, Ward Fish; Drummers - Harvey Anderson, Charles
Beyer, Tom Hughes, Frank Loth, S. Martinson, Charles Brobst, T. J. Anderson and
Harry Kappel. Fifers - Fred Kubath, Jack Lettsome, Charles Hassell, William
Harris, H. Kortemeyer, L. C. Peterson, Aug Englebreath and Herman Bunke;
buglers - Ted Henningsen, Carl Smith, Art Kroupa, O. Carlson, E. Pfanmiller, Earl
Trauger, M. Spannenberg and Ed Jensen.
Imperial representatives to the convention from Aden Temple are Phil Schulz, John
G. Eager and Charles H. Welton.
Stops To Be Made En Route
The crack drum corps and convention representatives will stop for a short time at
Kansas City and at Tulsa, Okla., on the way to the convention city. The program
calls for a smoker Monday evening for D. O. K. K. members and for a musical for
the ladies.
The convention will open Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. A big Zouave contest is to
be staged at the coliseum starting at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and continuing to 4:
30. A band contest and musical review will be held in the evening at 8:30.
Wednesday morning executive sessions will be held and in the afternoon from 1 o’
clock to 4:30 the Zouave contest is continued. Memorial services are scheduled
for the evening at 7 o’clock in the First Christian Church. An illuminated street
parade will be held at 8:30.
Inspection Tours Planned
Thursday morning an executive session of the Imperial Palace will be held at 9 o’
clock. There will also be an inspection tour for uniformed units and guests of
packing plants. Automobile drives throughout the city are scheduled.
Friday morning at 9 o’clock the final session of the Imperial Palace will be held with
installation of officers.
The delegation will start on its homeward trip Friday evening at 6 o’clock, arriving
at Fayetville, Ark., at 8 o’clock Saturday morning. From that point the group will
journey by auto through the Ozark mountains, going to Rogers, Ark. The party will
arrive at Kansas City at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, where all units are to take
part in a parade. The delegation is scheduled to leave Kansas City at 12:10 a.m.
Sunday, arriving in Racine at 3:15 Sunday afternoon.
Public Backs Corps
A campaign to raise funds to send the drum corps to the convention was waged by
the D. O. K. K., with co-operation of the Journal-News. The culminated in a big
dance at Memorial Hall for which thousands of tickets were sold. The public was
very generous in aiding the drum corps by purchase of tickets for the dance.
A Model Home contest featured the campaign.
The drum corps will leave Racine for the convention city backed by the well wishes
of a throng that the organization will again cop first honors at the convention.
SOURCE: Article in the Racine Journal-News, Thursday, 8-11-27, “Dokie
Drum Corps First”
Racineans Capture Highest Honors at Ft. Worth, Tex., Convention
Never were the heads of members of the Aden Temple, D. O. K. K., Drum Corps
raised higher than when the judges at the national gathering at Fort Worth, Texas,
announced this afternoon that they led all in the competitive drill in which 11 other
like organizations contested for first honors last night.
Their chins were tilted at a different angle and there was a straightening of their
entire forms as they heard the verdict of the men who had been selected to
choose between the competing organizations and as they cheered by the
assembled crowd which had gathered to hear the result.
They are now marching about in the city of Fort Worth, serenading newspaper
offices, and other places and receiving the words of praise from Fort Worth’s
citizens as well as the thousands of assembled Dokies.
The Aden Temple, D. O. K. K., Drum Corps has again gained signal honors for
itself, its individual members and the City of Racine which they call their “home
town.” They went south with the firm purpose of again attaching the honors for
Drum Corps and “bringing home the bacon.”
Chattanooga Close Second
Chattanooga was the first city in which the Racine boys competed. That was six
years ago when the organization was new and the boys had not gained the
experience necessary for first-place holders.
Chattanooga, this year, came along second in line, but it was two points back. The
Racine boys received a rating of 92 points today and that of the Chattanooga boys
was 90 points. Montgomery, Ala., came in third with a rating of 86 points.
The Aden Temple boys won their first honors at Portland, Ore., four years ago
when they won second place and came within a few points of the headliners. At
Providence, R. I., two years ago the Racine boys landed first place. At that time
their rating was 100 per cent, one which is seldom reached by any Drum Corps.
It will be seen that they are becoming accustomed to carrying high honors, but
nevertheless, according to the reports received by the Journal-News from the
southern city, “the boys are tickled.”
Racine Pythians are planning to give them a hearty reception on their return here.
Milwaukee Drill Team Wins
Two of the first honors positions came to Wisconsin organizations, the Milwaukee
drill team being awarded first place in that contest. Roanoke, Va., was second in
the drill competition, Los Angeles, Cal., third, and Toledo, O., fourth.
Tulsa, Okla., won first place in the Class A band competition, and second place
went to Houston, Tex. Class B band honors went, first place to Dallas, Tex.,
second to Los Angeles. In the Class C competition for bands Dayton, O., won first
place, and second place went to Oklahoma City
SOURCE: Article in the Racine Journal-News, Friday, 08-05-27, “Dokie
Drum Corps Will Leave Sunday for Fort Worth, Texas”
Aden Temple D. O. K. K. Drum and Bugle Corps with imperial representatives to
the eighteenth biennial convention of the Imperial Palace, Dramatic Order Knights
of Khorassan, will leave Sunday afternoon at 5:50 en route to Fort Worth, Texas,
convention city, where the gatherings will be held from Aug. 9 to 12.
The drum corps is made up of Captain William T. Bourke; Drum Major Roy
Swanson; Quartermaster, Ward Fish; Drummers - Harvey Anderson, Charles
Beyer, Tom Hughes, Frank Loth, S. Martinson, Charles Brobst, T. J. Anderson and
Harry Kappel. Fifers - Fred Kubath, Jack Lettsome, Charles Hassell, William
Harris, H. Kortemeyer, L. C. Peterson, Aug Englebreath and Herman Bunke;
buglers - Ted Henningsen, Carl Smith, Art Kroupa, O. Carlson, E. Pfanmiller, Earl
Trauger, M. Spannenberg and Ed Jensen.
Imperial representatives to the convention from Aden Temple are Phil Schulz, John
G. Eager and Charles H. Welton.
Stops To Be Made En Route
The crack drum corps and convention representatives will stop for a short time at
Kansas City and at Tulsa, Okla., on the way to the convention city. The program
calls for a smoker Monday evening for D. O. K. K. members and for a musical for
the ladies.
The convention will open Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. A big Zouave contest is to
be staged at the coliseum starting at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and continuing to 4:
30. A band contest and musical review will be held in the evening at 8:30.
Wednesday morning executive sessions will be held and in the afternoon from 1 o’
clock to 4:30 the Zouave contest is continued. Memorial services are scheduled
for the evening at 7 o’clock in the First Christian Church. An illuminated street
parade will be held at 8:30.
Inspection Tours Planned
Thursday morning an executive session of the Imperial Palace will be held at 9 o’
clock. There will also be an inspection tour for uniformed units and guests of
packing plants. Automobile drives throughout the city are scheduled.
Friday morning at 9 o’clock the final session of the Imperial Palace will be held with
installation of officers.
The delegation will start on its homeward trip Friday evening at 6 o’clock, arriving
at Fayetville, Ark., at 8 o’clock Saturday morning. From that point the group will
journey by auto through the Ozark mountains, going to Rogers, Ark. The party will
arrive at Kansas City at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, where all units are to take
part in a parade. The delegation is scheduled to leave Kansas City at 12:10 a.m.
Sunday, arriving in Racine at 3:15 Sunday afternoon.
Public Backs Corps
A campaign to raise funds to send the drum corps to the convention was waged by
the D. O. K. K., with co-operation of the Journal-News. The culminated in a big
dance at Memorial Hall for which thousands of tickets were sold. The public was
very generous in aiding the drum corps by purchase of tickets for the dance.
A Model Home contest featured the campaign.
The drum corps will leave Racine for the convention city backed by the well wishes
of a throng that the organization will again cop first honors at the convention.
SOURCE: Article in the Racine Journal-News, Thursday, 8-11-27, “Dokie
Drum Corps First”
Racineans Capture Highest Honors at Ft. Worth, Tex., Convention
Never were the heads of members of the Aden Temple, D. O. K. K., Drum Corps
raised higher than when the judges at the national gathering at Fort Worth, Texas,
announced this afternoon that they led all in the competitive drill in which 11 other
like organizations contested for first honors last night.
Their chins were tilted at a different angle and there was a straightening of their
entire forms as they heard the verdict of the men who had been selected to
choose between the competing organizations and as they cheered by the
assembled crowd which had gathered to hear the result.
They are now marching about in the city of Fort Worth, serenading newspaper
offices, and other places and receiving the words of praise from Fort Worth’s
citizens as well as the thousands of assembled Dokies.
The Aden Temple, D. O. K. K., Drum Corps has again gained signal honors for
itself, its individual members and the City of Racine which they call their “home
town.” They went south with the firm purpose of again attaching the honors for
Drum Corps and “bringing home the bacon.”
Chattanooga Close Second
Chattanooga was the first city in which the Racine boys competed. That was six
years ago when the organization was new and the boys had not gained the
experience necessary for first-place holders.
Chattanooga, this year, came along second in line, but it was two points back. The
Racine boys received a rating of 92 points today and that of the Chattanooga boys
was 90 points. Montgomery, Ala., came in third with a rating of 86 points.
The Aden Temple boys won their first honors at Portland, Ore., four years ago
when they won second place and came within a few points of the headliners. At
Providence, R. I., two years ago the Racine boys landed first place. At that time
their rating was 100 per cent, one which is seldom reached by any Drum Corps.
It will be seen that they are becoming accustomed to carrying high honors, but
nevertheless, according to the reports received by the Journal-News from the
southern city, “the boys are tickled.”
Racine Pythians are planning to give them a hearty reception on their return here.
Milwaukee Drill Team Wins
Two of the first honors positions came to Wisconsin organizations, the Milwaukee
drill team being awarded first place in that contest. Roanoke, Va., was second in
the drill competition, Los Angeles, Cal., third, and Toledo, O., fourth.
Tulsa, Okla., won first place in the Class A band competition, and second place
went to Houston, Tex. Class B band honors went, first place to Dallas, Tex.,
second to Los Angeles. In the Class C competition for bands Dayton, O., won first
place, and second place went to Oklahoma City