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~,-CJ.1MmonizenEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1984 VOL. XLIV No.5C/A~:I.MONTHLY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED FOR AND ABOUT MEMBERS OF

SPEBSQSA, INC., IN THE INTERESTS OF BARBERSHOP HARMONY.

Features

The HARMONI ZE A (ISSN 0017-7849) Is the official publication of the Society for the Preservationand Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. IS.P.E.B.S,a,s,AJ, It is pub­lished in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November at 6315 - 3rd Avenue,Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140-5199. Second·class postage paid at Konosha, Wisconsin. Editorial andAdvertising offlcos are at the International Office. Advertising rates available upon request. Publisherassumes no rosponslbillty for return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Notice of change ofaddress should be submitted to the editorial offlces of THE HARMONIZER, 6315 - 3rd AVE.,KENOSHA. WISCONSIN 53140·5199, at least thirty days before the next publication date. Sub­scription price to non·members is $5 yearly or $1 an issue. Foreign subscriptions are $12 yearlyor $2 an Issue. Copyright, 1984, by the Society for the Presorvatlon and Encouragement of BarberShop Quartet Singing In America, Inc.

CONVENTIONS

INTERNATIONAL1984 SI. Louis, Mo. July l-B19B5 Minneapolis, Minn. June 30-July 71986 Salt Lake City, Utah June 29·July 619B7 Hartford, Conn. June 28·July 519B8 San Antonio, Tex. July 3·10

ABOUT THE SONG IN THIS ISSUEGeorge Michael Cohen was literally bOIinto show business, joining his parents'vaudeville act at the age of nine, Ateleven, he began writing songs. Shortlyafter he turned seventeen, he beganwriting, producing, and directing, Hismusical show, LITTLE JOHNNY JONES,had nineteen songs, among them "GiveMy Regards To Broadway". This out­standing hit was used by many song-and­dance men throughout the country ­the year was 19041 This is the first"single" arrangement published by theSociety, and staffman Burt Szabo hasgiven us a different ending for each oftwo verses (you'll need to decide whichverse you want to do.) Your audiencesalways enjoy a foot tapper and this onewill really get 'em going.

MID-WINTERJan. 28·Feb. 2January 22-25January 28-31January 27-30

19B5 San Antonio, Tex.1986 Tucson. Ariz.1987 Sarasota, Fla.1988 Washington, D.C.

39 MINNESOTA CONVENTION RE­GISTRATIONINTRODUCING OUR NEW EDI­TORNEW CHAPTERS

36 NEWS ABOUT QUARTETS

40 BARGAIN BASEMENT

WR ITERS - Nan ClauselLynne DeMossHugh A. IngrahamRobb OllettDean Snyder

EDITOR - Lynne Soto

26 SAN ANTONIO SAYS HOWDYFOR MID·WINTERA big Texas welcome awaits Bar­bershoppers heading for San An­tonio in January. Sign up today!

30 ARE YOU SAVING YOUR SOUPLABELS?Ever wonder what the LogopedicsInstitute does with all those labels?Here's the story.

6 CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTSA review of the St. Louis Con­vention - a week to remember.

34 CHAPTERS IN ACTION

3 IN MEMORIAL - FRED WARING& MEREDITH WILLSON

4 LETTERS

32 HISTORICAL NOTES

ON THE COVER

The Rapscallions, 1984 QuartetChampions. Back - The Thorough­bred Chorus of Louisville, KY,1984 Chorus Champions. Conven·tion photos by Jim Miller Photo­graphy.

25 SCORESHere's how the winners scored incompetition.

12 THE WINNERSA photo album of the medalists,finalists, semi-finalists and quarterfinalists. Plus, the top 16 choruses.

Also In This Issue

ThinkingAloud

Hugh A. Ingraham

Some random after thoughts fromthe St. Louis convention:

We could have made a fortuneselling seat cushions. My wonder­ful 20-20 hindsight again.

Have you ever seen such a mobas was assembled for the VeiledProphet affair on the 4th? Andin the rain, too.

First time that I can recall in myBarbershop days that the inter­national president could not bewith us for "his" convention.We missed you, John.

Sure was nice though to havethe presidents of both SweetAdelines and Harmony Incor­porated on hand. That was a first,too.

Our guys are something else.A Barbershopper from Ohio losesa wallet with over $600 in cash,gets it turned back, not a dollarmissing, by a Barbershopper from

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Ontario.Absolute insanity! Or did you

miss the performances by the FourUnder Par?

Is the decibel level getting higherin between choruses and quartets,and during sing alongs or is theaudience just trying to tell us todo away with community singsand MC's, except to merely an­nounce the performers?

Walked back to the hotel fromKiel one afternoon with Pete Neu­shul, baritone of the 139th Street.A most interesting conversation.One thing he said has stuck inmy mind ever since. "You know,Barbershopping's a wonderful hob­by but a terrible religion." Thinkabout it.

We'd better get that SeniorsQuartet Contest in gear soon!Have you ever heard so many greatyoung quartets?

Executive Director

International Officers

President, John T. Gillespie, 712 NewgateRoad, Kalamazoo. MI 49007

Immediate Past President, Hank Vomacka,1881 Rose Street, Sarasota. FL 33579

Vice President, Gilbert L. Lefholz. 13316 E.51 sl Streot, Kansas City. MQ 64133

Vice President, Darryl Flinn, 7975 ClevelandAvenue, NW N. Canton, OH 44720

Vice President-Treasurer, William K. Park,Box 621 Mendenhall. PA 19357

Board Members

Cardinal, Ernie Nlckoson, 1702 Cameron Ct.Lexington, KY 40505

Central Statos, WInston Aashlelgh. P. O. Box133 - 2420 E. 3rd St., Fremont, NE 68025

DiXie, Charles McCann. Box 40969. Nash­ville, TN 37204

Evergreen, Richerd Merritt, 4556 Lake HeightsStreet, Bellevue, WA 98006

Far Western. Fred Koch. 6942 E. Calle Betel­geux. Tucson, AZ 85710

Illinois, Joseph F. Shekleton, 710 WaverlyDrive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Johnny Appleseed, Jack Wentworth, 6414Lexlelgh Road, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Land 0' Lakes, Thurman J. Slack, 525 Wedge­wood, Plymouth, MN 55441

Mid-Atlantic, Dale Thomas, 324 E. FourthStreet, Bloomsburg, PA 17815

Northeastern, Dick Young. Homestead Farm,Moultonboro. NH 03254

Ontario, Dyson Plnhey. 16 Parkslde Crescent,Nepean. Ontario K2G 3B5 CANADA

Pioneer. Fran Jones, 6855 Sandwood NE,Rockford, MI 49341

Rocky Mountain, Rex Touslee, 1511 - 27thAve.. Greeley, CO 80631

Seneca Land - To be electedSouthwestern, Ed Reeder. 2236 Flat Creek,

RIchardson, TX 75080Sunshine, Al WOOdard, P. O. BOl< 381, Jupiter,

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And Past International Presidents

Merritt Auman, 2400 Wassner Dr" West Lawn,PA 19609

Burt Huish, P. O. Box 1925, Twin Falls, 1083301

Leslie HeSketh, Jr., 7467 Clifton Road, Clif­ton, VA 22024

International Office

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In Memorial

The Society pays tribute to the memoryof two honorary members, MeredithWillson and Fred Waring.

Willson received his honorary memobership from the Society in 1959. Al­though Willson did not personally accepthis award, he responded to the occasion."Please accept my deep gratification forthe life membership award in its glisten­ing gold frame. I am indeed proud to seeit on my wall."

Willson was an accomplished flute andpiccolo player even before graduatingfrom Mason City (Iowal High School.He later studied at New York's DamroschInstitute of Musical Arts and under thetutelage of parisian flutist George Barrere.He later played with the New YorkPhilharmonic, and was a flutist withJohn Phillip Sousa.

In 1929, his interest turned to com·posing and conducting. During this timehe was named musical director of NBC's·western division.

Willson is best known as the composerand lyricist for "The Music Man." Hecompleted the book, music and lyricsbetween 1950 and 1957. He rewrotethe play 38 times. These efforts won himthe 1958 New York Drama Critics CircleAward for best musical, coupled witha Grammy for best album.

Willson died on June 15 from heartfailure. He was 82.

Waring accepted his honorary member­ship during the 1984 convention in St.Louis, only a few weeks before his death.He died on July 29. He was 84.

As director of the Pennsylvanians,Waring promoted choral music acrossthe country. Considered one of the na­tion's leading music educators, Waringpopularized his distinctive sound throughhis national tours, recordings, weeklyradio shows and television programs.Waring wrote and arranged most of themusic for his chorus and orchestra.

Waring founded Shawnee Press, Inc. inFred Waring accepting his honor­ary membership award from Presi.dent·eleet Gil Lefholz.

Prior to Meredith Willson's private burial services, Barborshoppersrepresenting SPEBSQSA and the River City Barborshop Chorussang outside Willson's home. The quartet included (I to rI DennisSaudt, baritone; Ron Phillips, bass; Rohn Luker, tenor; and KelseyBurso, lead.

1947 and published many of his ownchoral arrangements. Today ShawneePress is one of the world's largest publish­ers of band and choral music.

Waring also invented the WaringBlender and the instant steam iron.

Waring expressed his appreciation inreceiving his honorary membership andnoted that, "nothing is as wonderful asthe sound of voices blending in harmony,nothing is more beneficial."

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LettersUpdating Blind Member Addresses

I'm hoping the magazine can help meupdate my listing of names of BlindBarbershoppers.

As you know, I'm in the process ofre-starting the service of reading theHARMONIZER for blind members. Ihave 50 names and want to be sure theyare correct. If chapters would send menames, I can update my files and getthe project going again.

Anything you can do will help. Thanks.Max Plaugher

P. O. Box 104Chippewa Lake, Ohio 44215

Let Someone KnowAs we left our hotel room to go to

the final show of the convention we sawfour very young men, combined agesabout equal to my 72 years, rehearsing"The Barbershop Strut" in front of alarge mirror. They continued to singin the elevator during the 14-story

drop. As we parted in the lobby I said,just making conversation, "It's good toknow that barbershopping will stillbe going on after I'm not around."

One of them stopped and turned andsaid very earnestly, "I appreciate thatespecially from someone of your genera·tion. We don't always know whetherwe're being accepted."

Maybe we seniors need to make agreater effort to let our younger memobers know that they ARE accepted.

Ron GilbertLafayette, Ind iana

A Friend ForeverI just received my FIRST copy of

The HARMONIZER and it was such atreat. Thought you might like to hearmy story.

I am 69, retired banker, and a lover ofalmost all music. Until recently, I havealways been a member of the choir, havedone much solo work and in my younger

days sang barbershop with anyone whocared to join me, but not as an organizedgroup.

There is a good chapter of yours herein Stroudsburg, but because of the de­clining quality of my voice and breathingI have never joined. Recently the Strouds­burg Chapter put on a concert at thePocono Mountain High School and asusual, they put on a tremendous perform­ance. Included in the program were twodynamic quartets whose singing gave meking sized goose bumps.

Chris ChristoffersEast Stroudsburg, PA

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1984 INTERNATIONAL MEDALISTSNo.5 on your score sheet, NO.1 in your heart!

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The special group fare saves you as much as $500 percouple and includes round-trip air fare from most major Ameri­can cities. Tour sponsored by Harmony Services Corporation,SPEBSOSA, Inc.

Why not tie in your cruise with the Mid-winter conventionwhich follows .in San Antonio; be sure to explore withEducational Tours the money saving possibilities on your airfare.

The 1984 ConventionSt. Louis Style

The St. louis Arch - a familiar sight to con­vention Barbershoppers.

St. Louis, Missouri - it didn't takelong to figure that our convention was incompetition with St. Louis' annualVeiled Prophet Fair, complete with con­cession booths and crowds under theArch to enjoy free shows by Glenn Camp­bell, Chuck Berry, Perry Como, JohnDenver, Buddy Rich, et al. Yet, the at­mosphere wasn't tainted and those visit­ing on July 4th enjoyed some barber­shop chords with the annual fireworksdisplay, the largest in the nation.

Aside from this minor conflict, theconvention continued as planned withsinging, conducting Society business andpicking new quartet and chorus champ­ions. Even though it wasn't sunny allweek, folks couldn't complain about thecoolest July on record in St. Louis.Nearly all planned special events werewell attended and successful.

CONTEST RESULTSKiel Auditorium is still alive with

sounds from 47 great competing quar·tets. Even the judges had a tough timewith this contest.

Their decision: Rapscallions (JohnnyAppleseed District) moved from a sixthplace last year to be crowned 1984 In­ternational Quartet Champions. CenterStage (Pioneer District) repeated assecond place silver medalists. Vaude­ville (Mid-Atlantic District) claimed thirdplace bronze medals again. Returning tothe contest stage after a two year ab-

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sence, the Harrington Brothers (CardinalDistrict) placed fourth; and the Cincin­nati Kids (Johnny Appleseed District)finished fifth.

The chorus contest was a shootout,plain and simple. When the dust settied,the Thoroughbred Chorus from Louisville,KY, became champions for a seventhtime. In second place, the West TownsChorus from Lombard, IL. Third placewent to the newly formed Big AppleChorus from Manhattan, New York.Fourth place was secured by Scar­borough, Ontario's Dukes of Harmony.Fifth place honors went to the Houston,TX Tidelanders Chorus.

INTERNATIONAL BOARD ACTIONFaced with a light agenda, Inter­

national President·elect Gil Lefholz (fil­ling in for International President JohnT. Gillespie, who is recovering fromdouble bypass surgery), gavelled theInternational Board of Directors meet·ing to order promptly at 9 a.m. Wed­nesday. The board adopted some changesin the Society's Five Year Plan, most ofthem dealing with office systems andmanagement.

The board accepted two license groups- St. George, Utah in the Rocky Moun­tain District and Chico, California in theFar Western District.

The Daniel Boona Chorus from St. Charles,MO appeared on the TODAY SHOW with

A number of changes were also recom­mended by the Laws and RegulationsCommittee and adopted by the board,mainly concerning handling of ethicscomplaints and the suspension and ex·pulsion of members. These changes willappear in the new Rules and RegulationsHandbook which is distributed to eachchapter secretary, district and inter­national officers.

A lengthy report was submitted andrecommendations made by a committeeset up to study the 20 year relationshipbetween the Society and its internationalservice project, the Institute of Logo­pedics. The committee's recommenda­tions, as approved by the board, willappear in the next issue of the HAR­MONIZER.

The night before, the board was ableto hear a telephone message from Inter­national President John T. Gillespie whoexpressed his deep regret about not beingable to attend "his" convention. The1983 International Quartet Champion,Side Street Ramblers, also sang a songfor John as part of the phone hookup.

ELECTION OF OFFICERSThe following members were elected

to take office on January 1, 19B5 andserve through the calendar year as inter­national officers: President, Gil Lefholz

Bryant Gumble and Willerd Scott. Their river­front appoaranco attracted a large audience.

(Kansas City, MO); Immediate PastPresident, John T. Gillespie (Kalamazoo,Mil; International Vice President, BillPark (Wilmington, DE); InternationalVice President-Treasurer, Darryl Flinn(Canton, OH); International Vice Presi­dent, Jim Warner (Memphis, TN). Electedas Harmony Foundation Trustee wasMerritt Auman (West Lawn, PA).

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONWith their championship year ending,

the Side Street Ramblers used everyopportunity to sing before their admirers.

The past champions show featurednine quartets - Mid States Four (949);Schmitt Brothers (1951); Suntones(1961); Happiness Emporium (1975);Innsiders (1976); Bluegrass Student Un­ion (1978); Grandma's Boys (1979);

Classic Collection (19B2); and the SideStreet Ramblers (1983). The showended with a finale of all championssinging in a chorus.

Local newspaper and television cover·age was exceptional. NBC's "TODAYSHOW" was broadcast from Sl. Louisand featured the Male Delivery quarteton the June 29th program, and the St.Charles, Missouri chapter on July 2.The Mass Sing received a lot of localattention.

Dr. Frank Kleffner spoke at the an­nual Logopedics Breakfast, outlining anew goal for the Institute - turningits resources to research. The annualLogopedics raffle collected $B100 for ourUNIFIED SERVICE PROJECT.

Headlining the Saturday Night Showwas the presentation of an honorary life

membership to Composer/MusicianlChoral Director FRED WARING. At84, he was quite a showman and directedthe audience in "Let Me Call You Sweet­heart" and "Keep the Whole World Sing­ing."

Delightful participants in the conven­tion were the Four Notes Quartet, allthe way from Perth, Australia. They'reall members of the Frank H. ThorneChapter and are most enthused aboutthe possibilities of Barbershopping DownUnder.

AWARD WINNERSThe top five bulletins in the Inter­

national Bulletin Contest are:First place - AMBASSADOR NOTES

(Editor Owen Siocombe), Guelph, On­tario Chapter.

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Before the crowds arrive.

Convontion Chairman, HankWurth mann (loft). meets with theBackstage Committee.

Tho only timo Kial Auditoriumwas not filled with Barbershop­pars.

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l.Barbershoppers spent time sightseeing around St. Louis. Toursincluded area breweries, a Mississippi cruise and Grants Farm.

Singing wasn't the only form of entertainment at the convention.

At the President's Ball - (I to r) Mr. & Mrs. Roger Davidson, Mr. &Mrs. Sam Barger, and Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Nickoson.

The Four Notes Quartet came visiting from Australia. Everyone'sfavorite tune was their version of "Waltzing Matilda", performedin down under Barbershop style.

Second place - GAZEBO GAZETTE(Editor Lowell Shank), Mammoth Cave,Kentucky Chapter.

Third place - CHORDSMAN (EditorJoe Vocke), San Antonio, Texas Chapter.

Fourth place - THE SKIPPER (EditorDan Daily), Lake Washington, Washing·ton Chapter.

Fifth place - BORDER RECHORD·ER (Editor Roger Creedy), Beloit,Wisconsin Chapter.

Twenty five public relations awardswere announced at the PROBE meet­ing. (Certificates will be presented at theOctober District conventions for therecipients,)

Tom Raffety (San Fernando Valley,CA Chapter) for his participation ingetting barbershop harmony on theAmerican Airlines "Music in theA · "Ir.

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Furniture City Chord Company(Grand Rapids, MI Chapter) for avideo taped performance in "GoodMorning America" in April.Manhattan, NY Chapter for theircooperation in a New York Timesarticle.Sabine Riverbottom Tune ShinersQuartet (Longview, TX Chapter) fortheir participation in the PBS specialnarrated by Bill Moyers.Dallas Metropolitan, TX Chapter forproducing with the Air Force a musicsound track of the Air Force Hymnand National Anthem to be used inthe Air Force training programs.Don Kingdon and Oakland· East Bay,CA Chapter "Harmony For LunchBunch" for cooperating with the PMMagazine national office in promotingHarmony Month, allowing a 3·minutenational broadcast of barbershop har-

mony nationwide.Chicago Association of BarbershopChapters for their participation inthe taping of the Phil Donahue Showairing in the Spring 1984.Whittier, CA Chapter for performingon the Dorothy Chandler Talk Showon a California/Arizona PBS program.Music Appreciation 101 for partici·pating in taping some "filler" materialwith PBS, airing frequently duringthe Auction season.Unified Sound Assembly (8attleCreek, MI Chapter) for a cable tele­vision performance in December.Alexandria, VA Chapter for hostingEngland's Kings Singers.Crooked Music River Company (Cleve­land East Suburban Chapter) forappearing on the Grand Old Oprystage,Ned Fogler (St. Petersburg, FL Chap-

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Marching to the mass sing.Joe Liles, director of musiceducation, directed the mass singfrom a cherry picker basket,

Dr. Frank Kleffner, president andchief executive officer of theInstitute of Logopedics (stand·ing), spo'ke at the LogopedicsBreakfast. Seated is Reedie Wright,chairman of tho Logopedics andService Committee.

A bird's eye view of the mass sing. The Logopedics Raffle booth raised $8,100 during the convention.

ter) for his efforts in securing the Sun­shine District Jamboree on "GoodMorning America" and Cable NewsNetwork (CNN) over Labor Dayweekend.Dr. Val Hicks and BABS quartet"ON SPEC" for presenting barbershopharmony to the prestigious SonneckSociety in England.Pacifica (Los Angeles, CA Chapter}for appearing on the March of Dimesnational program last July 3.Joe Bartolotta (Manhallan, NY Chap·ter} for spearheading efforts of therecent Business Week magazine article.Suntones for appearing on the OrangeBowl Parade.

Basin Street Quartet (New Orleans,LA Chapter) for participation in theWorld's Fair throughout the summer.Side Street Ramblers, Interstate Rivals,Rapscallions, Lombard Chopter for

their participation in the Music Edu­cators National Conference in Chicagointroducing barbershop harmony tomusic educators.Side Street Ramblers, Most HappyFellows, Cascade Connection and Cas­cade, OR Chapter for performingand introducing barbershop harmonyto the International Society of MusicEducators later this month.Fair Exchange quartet (Chicago area)for performing on NPR program"Flea Market" aired nationwide.Orange Park, Florida Chapter forparticipating in the taping of the MissUSA Pageant, especially since theywon the Sunshine District Choruscontest in the same afternoon.Carl Geenan (Dixie District AreaCounselor} for his AMTRAK programand whistle stopping at four chaptersalong the Gulf Coast to promote

barbershop harmony and the World'sFair.Male Delivery quartet (Illinois Dis­trict) and St. Charles, Missouri chapterfor their participation on the NBCTODAY Show during conventionweek.Tiki Tones (Aloha, HI Chapter)for participati"ng at Rotary Inter­national convention resulting in pic­ture and mention in THE ROTARIANnational magazine.

ACCOLADESOur thanks, coupled with nearly 9,000

convention attendees, go to ConventionChairman Hank Wurthmann and theentire St. Louis convention committeefor running a smooth and very success­ful convention.

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Competition 1984

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The Rapscallions in performance.

An accepted part of competitionwaiting.

Accepting their trophy.

The Interstate Riyals relax beforetaking the stage.

Alexandria's Ragtime Band.

The Thoroughbred Chorus from Louisville, KY, in action.

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Dr. Ben Hastie, president lIeft), and Lou laurel, director of thePhoenicians, 1983 Chorus Champs, pass the trophy to Jim Miller,director of the Thoroughbred Chorus.

Champs Present A.I.C. Show

The Side Street Ramblers, 1983 International Champions. Tho Happiness Emporium, 1975 International Champions.

The Innsiders, 1976 International Cham·pions.

The Schmitt Brothers won the 1951competition.

The Bluegrass Student Union took thetitle in 1978.

The Mid Statos Four were International Champions in 1949.

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Thirty years lator, tho Grandma's Boys became International Cham·pions in 1979.

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Third Place Bronze Medalists - VAUDEVI LLE(Alexandria, VA - MAD)Harold Nantz, tenor; Scott Werner, lead; John Hold, bari;Bill Cody, bass! Contact: Scott Werner, 3302 N. Brad·ford St., Dale City, VA, 22193. Phone: (703) 670·2668.

1984 Medalists

First Place Gold Medalists - THE RAPSCALLIONS(Western Hills, Maumee Valley & Wayne Co., OH - JAD)

,David M. Smotzer, tenor; David K. Wallace, lead; Tim Frye,bari; Jeff D. Oxley, bass! Contact: David M. Smotzer,1612 Beacon St., No.4, Cincinnati, OH, 45230. Phone:(513) 231·7795.

Second Place Silver Medalists - CENTER STAGE(Huron Valley & Oakland Co., MI - PIO)Wendell Pryor, tenor; Dennis Gore, lead; Glenn Van Tassell,bad; Lee Hanson, bass" Contact: Dennis Gore, 57894Hanover Washington, MI, 48094. Phone: (313) 781·6350

Fifth Place Bronze Medalists - CINCINNATI KIDS(Western Hills, Cincinnati, OH - JAD)Randy Graham, tenor; Scott Brannon, lead; George Gipp,bari; Steve Thacker, bass.· Contact: Randy Graham,1564 Cedarwood, Lakewood, OH, 44145. Phone: (216)835·2216.

Fourth Place Bronze Medalists - HARRINGTON BROTH·ERS(Louisville, KY - CAR)Doug Harrington, tenor; David Harrington, lead; Jeff Har­rington, bari; Mike Harrington, bass: Contact: Jeff Har­rington, 3613 St. Edwards Dr., Louisville, KY, 40299.Phone: (502) 267·8067.

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139TH STREET QUARTET(Whittier & indian Wells, CA - FWD)Doug Anderson, tenor; Larry Wright, lead; Pete Neushul,bari; Jim Kline, bass.' Contact: Larry Wright, 4312 W.180th St., No. 11, Torrance, CA, 90504. Phone: (213)370·692B.

GATSBY(Dallas Metro, TX - SWD)Greg Clancy, tenor; Bill Thornton, lead; Jason January,bari; Gary Parker, bass.* Contact: Gary Parker, Rt. 2,Box 117C, Roanoke, TX, 76262. Phone: (B17) 379·6267.

1984 Finalists

KNUDSEN BROTHERS BARBERSHOP QUARTET(Phoenix, AZ - FWD)Curtis Knudsen, tenor; Lynn Knudsen, lead; Qwen Knud·sen, bari; Jack Knudsen, bass! Contact: Lynn Knudsen,3748 W. Hearn, Phoenix, AZ, B5023. Phone: (602) 97B·B509.

THE INTERSTATE RIVALS(Louisville, KY - CAR)M. Kipp Buckner, tenor; Joe M. Connelly, lead; Geoff B.Mucha, bari; Jay B. Hawkins, bass! Contact: Kipp Buck·ner, 104 Stivers Rd., Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502)895-4640.

THE NEW TRADITION(South Bay, Whittier, San Fernando Valiey, CA & NorthShore, I L - FWD)John Sherburn, tenor; Dan Jordan, lead; Bob Gray, Jr.,bart; John Miller, bass! Contact: Dan Jordan, P. 0, Box11244, Glendale, CA, 91206. Phone: (213) 243·9530.

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RURAL ROUTE 4(Kansas City, MO - CSD)Don Kahl, tenor; Calvin Yoder, lead; Jim Bagby, bari;Willard Yoder, bass.' Contact: Calvin Yoder, RR 2, Box317A, Garden City, MO, 64747. Phone: (816) 862·8343.

RARE BLEND(Houston, TX - SWD)John Wiggs, tenor; Paul Smith, lead; Bob Natoli, bari;John Vaughn, bass.' Contact: Bob Natoli, 10063 Briar·wild, Houston, TX, n080. Phone: (713) 465·9437.

GRAND CENTRAL(Palm Beach Co. & Miami, FL - SUN)Daniel Jimenez, tenor; Roger Von Haden, lead; ChristopherCrites, bari; Thomas Ball, bass. * Contact: Roger VonHaden, 509 SW 8th St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33315. Phone:(305) 524·6063.

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REMEMBER WHEN(Phoenix, AZ - FWD)AI Mau, tenor; Fraser Brown, lead; Galen McClain, bari;Rick Wells, bass.' Contact: Rick Wells, 1009 W. RoseLane, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 242·6676.

NEW REGIME(Maumee Valley, OH - JAD)Stan Witteveen, tenor; Rick Middaugh, lead; Randy Ed·inger, bari; Fred Schaefer, bass.· Contact: Fred Schaefer,418 Harris Ct., Maumee, OH, 43537. Phone: (419) 893·53n.

PROS 'N' CONS(Dundalk, MD - MAD)Harry Williamson, tenor; Kevin King, lead; Fred King,bad; Tom Ewald, bass.* Contact: Harry Williamson, 253Linden Avenue, Wilmington, DE, 19805. Phone: (302)998·3086.

FOUR UNDER PAR(Manhattan, NY & Westchester Co., NY - MAD)Roger Payne, tenor; Joe Hunter, lead; Brian Horwath,bari; Frank Hendricks, bass.· Contact: Frank Hendricks,Box 179, Rt. 116, Somers, NY, 10589. Phone: (914)277-4732.

• Names of quartet members are shown in thisorder: Tenor, Lead, Baritone and Bass, regard­less of how they are positioned In the photo.

BENCHMARKS(Lombard, I L - ILL)John Erickson, tenor; Ben Williams, lead; Jim Foley, bari;Dave 800, bass. * Contact: John Erickson, 1270 ExeterCt., Wheaton, IL, 60187. Phone: (312) 653-4111.

EMPI RE EXPR ESS(East Aurora, NY - SLD)Angelo Cervi, tenor; Jim McDonnell, lead; Ron Mason,bari; AI Baker, bass. -If Contact: Ron Mason, 1154 Mile­strip Rd" Irving, NY, 14081. Phone: (716) 649-5931.

YESTERDAY BOUND(Saratoga Springs, NY - NED)Pat Gilgallon, tenor; Gary Glidden, lead; Archie Steen,bari; Dave White, bass.' Contact: Gary Glidden, 10649Terry Dr" South Glens Falls, NY, 12801. Phone: (518)793-4570 .

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HEART OF CHICAGO(DuPage Valley, NW Chicago Metro, South Cook, Elgin,IL -ILL)Steve Burkhardt, tenor; Dan Starr, lead; Mark Keever,bari; Doug Smith, bass" Contact: Doug Smith, 495·0Sidney Avenue, Glendale Heights, IL, 60139. Phone: (312)858·7893.

PACIFIC PRIDE(Lake Washington, WA, Portland & Tualatin Valley, OR ­EVG)Dan Tangarone, tenor; Bob Swanson, lead; Chuck Land­back, bari; Wilton Roberts, bass.'" Contact: Bob Swanson,212 NE 87th, Portland, OR, 97220. Phone: (503) 254·5851.

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DOWNSTATE EXPRESSMankato, Winona & Rochester, MN - LOL)Edward F. Wirtz, Jr., tenor; Bruce Odell, lead; Warren N.Hettinga, bari; Gary Rogness, bass. * Contact: Gary Rog­ness, 4119 7th PI. NW, Rochester, MN 55901. Phone:(507) 288·0606.

TRI·COUNTY CONNECTION(Wayne, MI - PIOIRick Sims, tenor; Mike Dixon, lead; Mike Woodruff, bari;Tom Conway, bass: Contact: Mike Dixon, 8267 HoneyLane, Canton, MI, 48187. Phone: (313) 459·6863.

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AT EASE(Champaipn·Urbana, I L - ILL)Alan Josephson, tenor; Joe Bourke, lead; John Muir, bari;Vern Knapp, bass.' Contact: Vern Knapp, P. O. Box 2742,Champaign, IL, 61820. Phone: (2171367·3423.

THE NEW YORKERS(Huntington North Shore & Westchester Co., NY - MAD)Kevin Clifford, tenor; David Johnson, lead; Ed Waesche,bari; AI Fennell, bass" Contact: David Johnson, 34 W.Maple Rd., Greenlawn, NY 11740. Phone: (5161757·3479.

ALEXANDRIA'S RAGTIME BAND(Alexandria, VA - MAD)John Adams, tenor; Mike Wallen, lead; Alan Dirick, bari;Craig Odell, bass" Contact: John Adams, 8201 OxbowCourt, Alexandria, VA, 22308. Phone: (703) 780·2683.

DUKE CITY QUARTET(Albuquerque, NM - RMD)Dave Van Pelt, tenor; Dick Giese, lead; Bill Biffle, bari;Farris Collins, bass.* Contact: Dick Giese, 14120 DomingoRd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87123. Phone: (505) 294­4697.

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SPECIAL TOUCH(Topeka, KS, Kansas City & Sedalia, MO - CSD)Rick Kready, tenor; David Krause, lead; Bud Clark, bari;Matt Moore, bass! Contact: David Krause, 4917 N. Bel­laire, Kansas City, MO, 64119. Phone: (816) 454·0755.

BASIN STREET QUARTET(Greater New Orleans, lA - SWD)Hank Bryson, tenor; Art Swanson, lead; Joel Bourgeois,bari; Paul Melancon, bass. * Contact: Art Swanson, 9709Robin lane, River Ridge, lA, 70123. Phone: (504) 737·5766.

• Names of quartet members are shown In thisorder: Tenor, Load, Baritone and Bass, regard­less of how they arc positIoned in the photo.

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS(Charlotte, NC - DIX)Larry Lane, tenor; David Lorenz, lead; Jeff Osborne, bad;Sandy Blackwelder, bass.' Contact: Sandy Blackwelder,222 Sunnywood lane, Matthews, NC, 28105. Phone:(704) 847·2359.

SOUTH SOUNDERS(Snohomish Co., & Tacoma, WA - EVG)Glenn B. Barnhart, tenor; Wesley Sorstokke, lead; NealBooth, bari; Thomas Wilkie, bass! Contact: Neal Booth,P. O. Box 5551, Tacoma, WA 98405. Phone: (206) 272­2380.

SOUND REVIVAL(Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, NJ & Manhattan, NY - MAD)Cal Johnson, tenor; Roy Eckert, lead; Neil Plum, bari;Tom Sterline, bass! Contact: Tom Sterling, 3161 Ken-nedy Blvd., North Bergen, NJ, 07047. Phone: (201) 291· 171898.

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NEW ST. lOUIS VOCAL BAND(St. Charles, MO - CSD)Rich Knight, tenor; Michael Griebel, lead; David Wright,bari; Gale Wickham, bass: Contact: Gale Wickham, p. O.Box 12255A, St. louis, MO, 63157. Phone: (314) 621­6314.

TALK OF THE TOWN(Minneapolis & St. Croix Valley, MN - LOL)Roger Williams, tenor; Charlie Green, lead; Judd Orff,bari; Bob Brutsman, bass. * Contact: Bob Brutsman, 3002Virginia Ave. N., Minneapolis, MN, 55427. Phone: (612)546-7795.

CLASS REUNION(Greater St. Paul, MN - LOL)Eric Strand, tenor; John Danilenko-Dixon, lead; RichardW. Anderson, bari; Michael Faris, bass! Contact: EricStrand, 7409 - 143rd St., CT W, Apple Valley, MN,55124. Phone: (612) 431-7565.

STACKED DECK(Tuscaloosa, AL - DIX)Freddie Braswell, tenor; Ron Montgomery, lead; Jim Cain,bari; Tom Cain, bass" Contact: Jim Cain, 3807 - 2ndAve., Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405. Phone: (205) 752·9594.

ANYTHING GOES(Framingham & Concord, MA - NED)Rick Ottman, tenor; Phii Carter, lead; Dick Naas, bari;John MacDonald, bass" Contact: Phil Carter, 9 PuritanRd., Hingham, MA, 02043. Phone: (617)749·5729.

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ESQUIRES(Warren, PA - SLD)Paul Mahan, tenor; Dan Seaman, lead; John Berenguer,Jr., bari; Bill Crozier, bass.· Contact: Daniel Seaman, 7E. Fairwood Dr., Lakewood, NY, 14750. Phone: (716)763·8953.

CASCADE CONNECTION(Eugene, OR - EVG)James DeBusman, tenor; Jerry Harrison, lead; Mel Knight,bari; Reid Stewart, bass. * Contact: Jerry Harrison, 410Banton Ave., Eugene, OR, 97404. Phone: (503) 688-4986.

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NORTHERN UNION(St. Catharines, Ont. - ONT)Dan Wilson, tenor; Larry Nash, lead; Chris McLaughlin,bari; Paul Schwenker, bass. * Contact: Larry Nash, P. O.Box 602, Fonthill, Onto LOS 1EO, Canada. Phone: (416)892-2922.

'FORETIMES FOUR(Laconia, NH - NED)Steve Jones, tenor; Clint Jones, lead; Walt Jones, bari;Mike Foss, bass: Contact: Walter Jones, Rt. 5, Box 261,Penacook, NH, 03303. Phone: (6031 648-2469.

~... b.TENTH PRECINCT(Ocala, FL - SUN)David Kolonia, tenor; Steve Dewhirst, lead; Steve Loftis,bari; Mac Campbell, bass: Contact: David Kolonia, P, 0,Box 247, Lowell, FL, 32663. Phone: (904) 629·7397.

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'. \., .THE PARTNERSHIP(Boulder, CO - RMD)Tony R. Sparks, tenor; Scott A. Watne, lead; Toby P.Balsley, bad; Duane Bosveld, bass,· Contact: Tony R.Sparks, 1012 - 14th St., Apt, C, Boulder, CO, 80302.Phone: (303) 444·8860,

SATURDAY NITE FEATURE(Grosse Pointe, Detroit No.1, Oakland Co" MI, Windsor,ant. - Pia)John Wearing, tenor; Bruce LaMarte, lead; Don Humphries,bari; Pete Burns, bass." Contact: John Wearing, 3060 S.Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 38013, Phone: (313)338·3333,

REGAL ROGUES(Scarborough, ant, - aNT)Bill Moore, Jr., tenor; Wayne Porteous, lead; Chris Beet­ham, bari; Gary Porteous, bass.* Contact: Chris Beetham,40 Vanessa PI., Whitby, ant. MlT 3PO, Canada. Phone:(416) 576A271.

ROADRUNNERS(Minneapolis, MN - La L)Ken Ogre, tenor; Richard L Slind, lead; Dwight Men­nenga, bari; Norm E. Wolfe, bass. it Contact: Ken Agre,8200 Emerson Ave, S., Minneapolis, MN, 55420. Phone:(612) 546-7795,

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1984 ChorusesSecond PlaceWEST TOWNS CHORUSGreg Lyne, DirectorLombard, IllinoisIllinois DistrictAll Alone; I Used to Love You But It'sAll OverlPlease Don't Talk About MeWhen I'm Gone

Fourth PlaccDUKES OF HARMONYRay Danely, DirectorScarborough, OntarioOntario DistrictThe Make Believe Parade; Watching ForThe Band

GENERAL ASSEMBL YRudy Partin, DirectorResearch Triangle I Raleigh). North CarolinaDixie DistrictWe're The Bowery Boys From New YorkTownlGoodbye My Coney Island BabylDown In The Heart Of The Gas HouseDistrictlDown On 33rd And 3rdlSide­walks Of New York; I'm Gonna Be AStarlYou Oughta Be In PictureslWl,enThe Night Meets The Gold Of TheDaylMe And My Shadow

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Third PlaceBIG APPLE CHORUSDon Clause, DirectorManhattan, New YorkMid-Atlantic DistrictThere'll Be Some Changes Made; Sing MeThat Song Again

Fifth PlaceTIDELANDERS CHORUSJohn Devine, DirectorHouston, TexasSouthwestern DistrictMy Honey's Lovin' ArmslOh You Beauti­ful DolIlPut Your Arms Around MeHoney; Waiting For The Robert E. LeelDown Yonder

SINGING BUCKEYESMark Stock, DirectorBuckeye (Columbus), OhioJohnny Appleseed DistrictMargie/No, No Nora/Ma Biushin' Rosie;Hello Broadway

COMMODORESDoug Miller, DirectorMinneapolis, MinnesotaLand 0' Lakes DistrictWon't Vou Sing An Old Time LoveSong/i Love Vou Truiy/Let Me CailVou Sweetheart/Heart Of My Heart;Put On Vour Old Grey BonnetlWhenI Was 21 And Vou Were Sweet 16

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GOLD NOTE CHORUSRon Black DirectorFresno, CaliforniaFar Western DistrictMother Machree; It's The Same Old Shil­lelagh

HEART OF AMERICA CHORUSStephen Leone, DirectorKansas City, MissouriCentral States DistrictWhen The Midnight Chao-Chao LeavesFor Alabam'/I'm Alabamy Bound/Ala­bama Jubilee; Vou Only Want Me WhenYou're Lonesome

NARRAGANSETT BAY CHORUSTed Doran, DirectorProvidence, Rhode IslandNortheastern DistrictIf Vou Can't Get A Girl In The SummerTime/Keep Vour Eye On The Girlie VouLove/Somebody Stole My Gal; TheChurch Bells Are Ringing For Mary

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WONDERLAND CHORUSSteve Sutherland, DirectorWayne, MichiganPioneer DistrictPut On Your Old Grey Bonnet!VVhen IWas 21 And You Were Sweet 16; WhenYou Look In The Heart Of A Rose

CASCADE CHORUSMel Knight, DirectorCascade (Eugenel. OregonEvergreen 0 istrict

I Gotta Find A Girl Named Rosie/MaBlushin' Rosie/My Wild Irish Rose; No­body Knows What A Red Headed MammaCan Do/Hard Hearted Hannah/Red Head

ORANGE BLOSSOM CHORUSBob Boemler, DirectorOrlando, FloridaSunshine DistrictOld Fashioned Locket And A Curl;Sailin'Down The Chesapeake Bay

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I\IILE III CHORUSLarry Wilson, DirectorDenver Mile Hi, ColoradoRocky Mountain DistrictWhy 00 They Always Say NolYour LipsTell Me No No But There's Yes Yes InYour Eyes; I Used To Call Her Baby/IWant A Girl

CIIORUS OF THE GENESEEJan Muddle, DirectorRochester, New YorkSeneca Land DistrictI'd Love To Meet That Old SweetheartOf Mine; He'd Have To Get Out And GetUnder

SCORING SUMMARY46TH INTERNATIONAL QUARTET CONTEST

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - JULY 5·6,1984

RANK Name of Quartet District SND INT SP ARR TOTAL

,. The Rapscallions · JAD 1541 1638 1396 ·6 46962. Center Stage .. Pia 1546 1537 1317 21 45433. Vaudeville . . , . MAO 1513 1555 1302 47 45294. Harrington Brothers CAR 1523 1624 1250 4 45165. Cincinnati Kids · JAD 1476 1550 1365 6 45126. Interstate Rivals .. CAR 1529 1510 1362 11 45057. The New Tradjtlon . FWD 1432 1557 1315 56 44848. Knudsen Brothers Barbershop Quartet FWD 1440 1567 1319 25 44769. Gatsby 5WD 1503 1556 1250 15 4432

'0. 139th Street Quartet. FWD 1458 1526 1312 ·18 439111. Aural Route 4 · eso 944 1006 845 '0 289612. Rare Btend SWD 968 993 80' '4 2829'3. Remember When FWO 892 972 822 34 2783'4. New Regime · JAD 922 972 797 20 2776'5. Grand Central . . SUN 937 993 772 20 277316. Pros 'N' Cons MAO 892 923 811 27 271817. Four Under Par. MAD 698 1012 907 ·4 270318. Yesterday Bound NED 895 923 784 13 267919. Benchmarks. ILL 949 921 753 18 267720. Empire Express. .SLO 859 923 759 21 261821. Heart of Chicago ILL 451 457 370 8 131322. PacifIc Pride . .. EVG 443 448 3Bl 6 130423. Downstate Express. LOL 432 437 3BB 13 130324. At Ease . , , .... ILL 432 438 3B5 13 130125. The New Yorkers. MAD 411 462 375 16 1296

26. Alexandria's RagtIme Band MAD 413 464 3BO 9 129427. Trl-County Connection Pia 445 439 353 5 1271

2B. Duke City Quartet. RMO 4'2 457 367 '2 1271

29. SpecIal Touch. · CSD 298 428 405 6 126030, New St. Louis Vocal Band · CSD 419 447 355 '2 125831. Sound Revival MAD 450 440 347 0 1257

32. Basin Street Quartet SWD 412 445 347 4 122933. Midnight Express .DIX 408 424 366 B 122634. South Sounders. EVG 4'3 427 357 2 122135, Talk Of The Town LOL 412 411 360 B 121736. Class Reunion. LOL 365 413 3BB 17 121437. Stacked Deck ... .DIX 379 4'2 369 6 120138. Esquires. , .SLO 422 407 330 '0 118739. Cascade Connection EVG 396 415 350 ·3 118140, Northern UnIon ONT 365 405 350 16 1162

4' . Anything Goes .. NED 3B2 402 325 21 114842. The PartnershIp . . RMD 395 416 320 6 114743. Saturday Nite Feature · PIO 395 394 327 11 114244. Regal Rogues ONT 375 409 331 ·3 114245. Roadrunners .. LOL 365 395 349 1 113146. Tenth Precinct SUN 367 40B 324 -11 110547. 'Foretlmes Four NED 370 402 279 8 1072

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INTERNATIONAL CHORUS CONTEST SCORING SUMMARYST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - JULY 7, 19B4

TOTALRANK Name of Chapter District SND INT SP ARR TOTAL MEN

1. LouisvIlle, Kentucky. CAR 556 574 472 '5 1657 1012. Lombard, Illinois. , . ILL 530 556 501 '2 1648 1373. Manhattan, New York MAD 531 567 493 7 1644 1424. Scarborough, Ontario ONT 526 561 485 ·20 1603 1115. Houston, Texas. SWO 511 537 4B2 11 1586 946. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina .DIX 495 518 447 24 1532 467. Fresno, California FWD 4B3 517 453 3 1502 97B. Columbus, Ohio . JAD 447 493 43B 24 1445 839. Kansas City, Missouri . CSO 463 48B 4'5 '5 1418 87

10. Minneapolis, Minnesota LOL 455 485 4'9 11 1408 7611. Providence, Rhode Island NED 449 476 397 5 1361 B612. Wayne, Michigan .. , Pia 436 469 38B B 1333 81'3. Denver MHe HI, Colorado RMD 434 452 391 13 1314 67'4, Eugene, Oregon . . , . EVG 428 424 3B6 16 1287 B615. Rochester, New York .SLO 413 462 342 13 1258 5B16. Orlando, Florida SUN 392 446 341 16 1219 55

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San Antonio Says HowdyFor Mid-Winter

Tower of the Americas. Built for the 1968San Antonio HemisFair.

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One of those oft-repeated legends, pro­bably apocryphyal, says that every Texanhas two hometowns - his own and SanAntonio.

What is true, though, is that San An·tonio is the favorite destination of tour·ists in Texas, whether they are nativeTexans or "furriners" from other statesand countries.

Barbershoppers will quickly feel athome in the Alamo City. This is a citydevoted to music, dancing, fiestas andfun. Almost every month some majorevent appears in the city - everythingfrom rodeo to grand opera, square dan­cing to ballet, country/western tochamber music.

San Antonio is old, by Americanstandards. This part of the new worldwas first explored by the Spanish con­quistadors early in the 16th century I

long before the arrival of the pilgrims onthe east coast. However, it was not per­manently settled until 1718, whenFranciscan friars named it for San An­tonio de Valero on that saint's feastday. Five missions were scattered alongthe San Antonio River to maintainSpain's claims to the territory and toChristianize the Indian tribes in the area.At least one of those missions, San Jose,has been in continuous use as a parishchurch since its founding.

The most famous of the five missionsis the Alamo. Here, Davy Crockett, JimBowie, and William Barret Travis, with185 other men, held off Mexican GeneralAntonio Lopez de Santa Anna and hisarmy of 5,000 for 13 days before theywere defeated.

The siege of the Alamo and thebravery of its defenders became a symbolthat inspired the ragtag Texian armyunder Sam Houston to defeat SantaAnna's superior forces at the battle ofSan Jacinto two months later. Thus, in1836, the Republic of Texas was born,

The only state in the Union ever tohave been an autonomous nation, Texasretained the right, upon its annexationin 1845, to divide itself into five states.

Until the second quarter of the 20thcentury, San Antonio was Texas' largestcity. Houston and Dallas outgrew San

Antonio, but all three Texas cities nowrank in the top 10 in size in the country.

To first-time visitors, nurtured byHollywood westerns with their hard­riding cowboys and cactus-studdedcountryside, San Antonio comes as ashock. It is a cosmopolitan city, lushand green with trees, gardens and parks.Its past is lovingly preserved in historicdistricts. At the same time it is buildingfor the future with architecturally spec­tacular buildings, hotels and homes.

It is an ethnically mixed city, whereyou will hear Spanish and English usedinterchangeably I spiced by German,Polish and Asian languages.

This national multiplicity is celebratedannually in August at one of the city'sbiggest bashes, the Texas Folklife Festi­val. The event is staged on the groundsof the Institute of Texas Cultures.

The military presence is felt stronglyin San Antonio, which contains the lar­ge,st contingent of service people outsideof Washington, D.C. There are four AirForce bases and one Army post within8exar County: Randolph AFB, a majorpilot training base and personnel center;Lackland AFB, the Air Force's basictraining facility through which all recruitscome; Brooks AFB with its renownedAerospace Medical Center; Kelly AFB,major aircraft maintenance center; andFt. Sam Houston, headquarters of theU,S, Fifth Army and hbme of the famedburn treatment center.

The five installations together employmore than 85,000 military personnel and40,000 civilian workers, and account fora payroll of more than $1 billion,

Just as the city's skyline is dominatedby the Tower of the Americas (built forthe 1968 World's Fair, called HemisFairl,so the heart of the city is dominated bythe San Antonio River meanderingthrough the downtown area. Twentyfeet below street level, the quiet littleriver is lined with landscaped walkways,outdoor and indoor restaurants, bou­tiques, galleries, hotels and night clubs.The Paseo del Rio, as it is called, throbswith a life of its own - on"e which bringsvisitors back again and again.

Scattered along the river walk are

restaurants featuring a variety of cuisines:Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Cajun sea­food, continental, Texas-size steaks, evennatural foods. All of these are within ashort stroll from the headquarters hotel,the Hyatt Regency, which has its ownriverside restaurant.

The Hyatt is also home to The Land·ing, a nightclub featuring Jim Cullum's

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The Alamo - Shrine of Texas liberty. Thisis tho old chapel of the MissIon San Antoniode Valero, founded in 1718 by the Franciscanpadres. "Romember the Alamo" became awell known battle cry after 187 Texas soldiers

Happy Jazz Band. Playing the best Dixie·land outside of New ·Orleans, Cullum andhis band join forces each summer withThe Chordsmen, San Antonio's barber­shop chorus. The groups present Fun·tierNights in the Assembly Hall at LaViliita,the authentically restored Mexican villagewhich grew up next to the Alamo. LaVillita is now a major attraction for

wero killed by Mexican troops during the 1836war for Texas independence. Photos courtesyof the San Antonio Convention and VisitorsBureau.

tourists and the site of another of SanAntonio's big parties: A Night in OldSan Antonio, part of the city's _spring­time 1a·day parade-and-party madnessknown as Fiesta. One of Fiesta's fourmajor parades features floats that reallyfloat, as its route follows the river.

One of the best ways to see the Paseodel Rio is to take one of the sightseeingbarges which ply the river day andnight. You might even find yourself inthe middle of a show at the ArnesonRiver Theater, the unique open-airtheater which has the audience seated onearthen tiers on one side of the river withthe mission·style stage on the otherside.

Just a few blocks away from LaVillita is the King William district, theresidential area settled by German mer·chants, bankers and businessmen in themid· 19th century. Many of these grandhouses have been restored and at leastone, the Steves homestead, is open tothe public.

Horsedrawn carriages tour the down­town and convention center areas. Thereare also several companies which scheduletours of varying lengths and sights.

Just to the west of the center city isEI Mercado, the old marketplace. Re·built to new grandeur, it still retains theambiance of south-of-the-border markets,but with the added facilities of a com­munity center for fiestas, meetings, res­taurants, shops and cantinas. And thereis still a farmers' market.

On the eastern edge of downtown isHemisFair Plaza, site of the 1968 World'sFair. Notable among these buildings arethe Convention Center and the Arena(home of the Spurs, San Antonio's NBAbasketball team); the Tower of theAmericas, with its revolving restaurant;the Lila Cockrell Theater for the Per·forming Arts; and the University ofTexas' Institute of Texas Cultures. Allthese facilities are within walking dis­tance of the headquarters (Hyatt) hotel.

San Antonio weather in January isusually fine: mild and sunny days withclear, cool nights. Occasional "bluenorthers" do sweep in on short notice,but seldom last more than a day or two.

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An all-weather coat with a zip-out liningis practical for this time of year.

For sports enthusiasts, golf coursesand tennis courts are open the yearround. So is the San Antonio Zoo, con­sidered to be one of the outstanding zoosin the nation. It adjoins the BrackenridgePark, home of the Eagle - a miniaturerailroad that takes you on a 3 %: miletour of the park.

If you're interested in art, you won'twant to miss the new San AntonioMuseum of Art. The building itself isalmost as fascinating as the art collec·tions. The newest addition to San An­tonio's already flourishing art scene,SAMA opened in 1981 in the formerLone Star Brewery, renovated and re­designed at a cost of more than $7.5million.

The McNay Museum and Art Instituteis one of the outstanding small museumsin the country. Its spacious grounds alsohouse the San Antonio Art Institute,newly accredited as a degree-grantingart training school. Other museums worthseeing are the Hertzberg Circus Collec­tion, the San Antonio Museum of Trans­portation and the Mexican CulturalInstitute, all downtown, and the Witte

Museum of natural history in Bracken­ridge Park.

San Antonio is also home to a majorsymphony orchestra, a ballet companyand a number of excellent folkloric andflamenco dance companies. The MajesticPerforming Arts Center, housed in themagnificently refurbished old MajesticTheater, presents touring Broadway showsand visiting artists throughout the year.

If all this sounds exciting, it is! Theconvention schedule of events includesthe Society's board meetings, city toursand a special Saturday night show featur­ing the 1984 Champion and the fourmedalist quartets and the San AntonioChordsmenl chorus. The convention willalso again feature a "Food For ThoughtLuncheon" on Saturday. This is an ex­cellent opportunity for members to ex­change ideas that have worked for theirchapters. Complete information on thetours and special events will appear inthe November/December issue of TheHARMONIZER.

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INSTITUTE OF LOGOPEDICSby lynne DoMossDirector of Support Group Activities

Waitl Stopl Don't throw that label awaylHow often in the past several years

have you said that to a friend, a relative,a neighbor or even your spouse? Well,it's paid off. Last year, 513,675 labeiswere collected for the Campbell's "Labelsfor Education" program.

This promotional program was startedin 1973 to assist schools in acquiringeducational and athletic equipment. Sincethat time, Campbell's has awarded over$20 million worth of equipment to ap·proximately 69,000 U. S. schools fordiligently saving their soup labels.

In 197B, when the Institute became aparticipant in the program, the staffcollected a grand total of 8,250 iabels.Over the past six years, the total numberhas doubled and tripled to finally reachthe 1983·B4 total. This total placed theInstitute as one of the top ten partici­pants in the entire program.

Until a year ago, students in theInstitute's pre·vocational program trim·med, sorted, counted and bundled thelables to learn work skills they wouldneed in a sheltered workshop. As thesuccess of the program grew, the jobeventually became overwhelming andcries went out for help. Last year, ourBarbershopper friends, who themselvescontributed 342,157 of the half millionlabels the Institute received, came to therescue by doing their own trimming,sorting, counting and bundling.

We need your help again. To assist theBarbershoppers who are new to theprogram, the students offer the followingsuggestions:

Cut and send only the front portionof the label. This will not onlyhelp us, but it will also save youpostage.

Count the labels and bundle themin groups of 25, 50 or 100. Usepaper clips, rubber bands or stringto keep the bund les together.Please don't staple or tape bundles,since these have to be removed.

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Trimming, sorting, counting and bundlinglabels are all part of Steve's and his class·

Please don't roll the labels becausethis makes it hard to stack themtogether.

There's no need to wait until thedeadline to send your labels. Send­ing them throughout the year willalleviate an overwhelming amountof labels to sort and package inFebruary in time for Campbell'sdeadline.

After all the saving, trimming, sort­ing, counting, bundling and cost of post­age, people sometimes question the valueof the program. We think the return oneveryone's effort is terrific I These arejust a few of the items that the Institutehas received within the past several yearsthrough the Campbell's program:

four Kodak carousel slide pro·jectors; four cassette recorders~

a cassette tape duplicator; threeTexas Instrument computers withmonitors; four Commodore 64

mates' life-skills training at the Institute ot'logopedics.

computers with monitors; nine ad·justable computer tables; assortedsoftware for computers; varioussports equipment including base·balls, soccer balls, volleyball sets,footballs, table tennis paddle setsand shuffleboard sets; primary nu­trition modules for the children'slibrary such as "Know Your Mun­chies," "Snacking is OK," alld"Blueberry Beard," and a mini­wooden climber for the Institute'scamp Logos.

The toal for 1984-B5 stands at onemillion labels, so start saving today!Don't forget you can also save labelsfrom Swanson, Prego and Franco·Ameri·can products, along with Recipe DogFood labels.

Whether it's Soupe aux Pois Verts orPallo con Arroz Sopa or just plain oldVegetable Beef, it's still Campbell'sSoup and the labels count in the Camp­bell's "Labels for Education" program atthe Institute of Logopedics.

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The Institute of Logopedics provides comprehensive programs for children and adults with handicaps inwhich the ability to communicate is impaired. In 1964, the Society for the Preservation and Encourilgementof BarberShop Quartet Singing in America adopted the Institute as their Unified Service Project and formedtheir slogan, 'We Sing ... That They Shall Speak." Through the years, awarm relationship has developedbetween the special children at the Institute and the choruses, quartets, and audiences that enjoy theunique Barbershop harmony Members and friends of the Society have contributed over $5 million to theInstitute.

1984 marks the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Logopedics, and the 25th Anniversary of the Holiday Greeting Card Project.

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PlEASE AUOW THREE \YIEEKSrOIl: DEUVERY

By Dean Snyder, International Historian1808 Hunting Cove Place, Alexandria, Va, 22307

CALLING ALL DISTRICT HISTORIANS. For the first timeever in SPEBSQSA you are asked to meet your brother histori­ans in a symposium and planning session scheduled for theSan Antonio Mid-winter meeting next January. Our Society's50th anniversary will be in 1988 and it is not too soon for thedistricts to begin making their own plans to emphasize ourhistory. Check with your district president (who knows of andapproves the planned symposium) and arrange to accompanyhim to San Antonio. Spread the word that chapter histori·ans also will be welcome at the San Antonio meeting. Seeelsewhere in the HARMONIZER for registration details.

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. The Society's ExecutiveCommittee has approved resuming at San Antonio next Jan­uary the well·attended FOOD· FOR·THOUGHT luncheons.These were a regular feature of our mid·winter meetings,beginning at Louisville in 1955 and for five years thereafter.The unique feature of these luncheons consists in each par­ticipant exchanging with all others present his one-page his·torical report of a special activity or event at the chapterlevel, or his one· page essay, such as: "What the Society meansto me", "How to celebrate our 50th anniversary", or even acontroversial topic "The way I see it". Let's say that 100members take lunch together, Then each one will take homean envelope containing 99 other morsels of "food-for­thought". Plan now to attend.

We often think of ourselves as a Society devoted to nos­talgia. A recent book with the intriguing title "Yearning ForYesterday" points out that nostalgia was originally a medicalterm meaning homesickness - from the Greek nostros (toreturn home) and algia (a painful condition), Not so in bar­bershopping. We are a healthy breed.

The first Canadian quartet to achieve Medalist rating atour International competition represented London, Ontario,under the name, "Four Chorders". They took 4th place in1950, 4th again in 1951, 3rd place in 1952, and a well·merited2nd place at the Detroit convention in 1953.

Reedie Wright, Past International President, was localchairman at our 1957 convention in Los Angeles. The "Ladsof Enchantment" from Albuquerque, NM won the quartetcompetition that year. The chorus winners were the "Cali­fornians" from Berkeley, Dave Stevens directing, That year theInternational Board created the specialized "Frank ThorneChapter-at-Large", and authorized a By·laws amendment toestablish highly selective honorary memberships to honor"men of eminent distinction" (The most recent honorary

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membership was bestowed on Fred Waring). At Los Angelesin 1957 hotel rates were modest - the headquarters hotelprovided a double room at (get this) $9 to $14 per night.

Musicologists are familiar with a writer and critic namedNicolas Sionimsky. He published a book in 1948 under thetitle "A Thing or Two about Music", On page 240 under thesub-head "Music with a Moustache" he recalls our 1940 con­tests at the New York World's Fair and then quotes a personalletter he had received from a.c. Cash telling how the Societygot started. Cash described the original invitation to 14 men" ... who, on occasion, had been caught in the throes of abarbershop chord. Much to my surprise (Cash wrote) thirty­five men showed up ... We had another meeting in less thana week and 75 men showed up. Attendance doubled the nextthree or four meetings. The newspapers wrote a story or two,picked up by wire services, and within two months chapterswere formed all the way from California to New York". Withslight variations this same story is told in greater detail by theSociety's first historian, Deac Martin, in "Keep America Sing­ing", our 10-year history. This book is available in paper-backfrom Kenosha. Every member should have a copy and learnof our early beginnings.

An item in the Scarborough, Ontario, "Quoter Note" hasthis historical reminder: "The Night Hawks, one of the mostfamous of all Canadian quartets, represented the OntarioDistrict at International conventions for ten years (1959·1969), and for nine of those years were among the top tenfinalists - one of the few groups ever to receive a standingovation at an International contest session."

Two of our members have enjoyed an unusual distinctionhaving sung with an International championship quartet

and also having directed an International championshipchorus. These men are Bill Busby (now deceased) of Memphis,TN - 1956 and 1958 - and Fred King of Dundalk, MD ­1970 and 1971. How many of you history buffs have instantrecall? Which date was the quartet year and which was thechorus year?

The purpose of these Notes is to bring together some littleknown or sometimes· forgotten facts and oddities concern·ing barbershop tradition and the Society and its members.Comments and contributions are invited for future HAR·MONIZER use. Items should be of Society-wide interest.

Chapters In ActionChicago has become the place to

watch Barbershop singers on TV. Aweekly, hour-long show, "Barbershop­pin' " airs Saturday nights in 29 com·munities connected to the Cablevisionsystem. This is the first regularly sched­uled TV series featuring barbershopharmony. The Four Good Measure quar­tet host the show. All are members ofthe North Shore Chapter, IL. The menassist the show's producers in organizingthe production. Many Chicago area quar­tets are scheduled to perform on theshow. The producers are also planning tofeature choruses in the future.

The 11th Annual Eastern Iowa CookieFestival attracted five chapters (fourfrom Iowa and one from Illinois) to IowaCity, IA. Over 100 Barbershoppers fromthe Dubuque Tristatesmen Chorus, IowaCity Old Capitol Chorus, Cedar Rapids,Davenport and Rock Island, IL chaptersgathered for an evening of song and seri­ous cookie munching. Each Iowa CityChapter, IA member brought two dozencookies. Fresh squeezed lemonadequenched everyone's thirst. The high­light of the evening was the Second An­nual Big Cookie Contest. The chapterdisplaying the most unique edible bigcookie earned the traveling "CookieFestival Big Cookie Award". The Cedar

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. was represented at the Inter·national Society of Music Educators (I.S.M.E.)for their annual meeting in Portland, OR. Theevening's entertainmont featured the CascadeChorus, Cascade (Eugeno), OR; the Side StreetRamblers, 1983 International Champions; the

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Rapids chapter walked away with thetrophy for their "Barberpole Cat Cook·ie". The newly formed Iowa City HighSchool Barbershop Chorus of 24 voicesentertained after all the cookies wereeaten.

The Red Roso Chapter, Lancaster,PA, got out their chef hats and pancaketurners for their annual "Flippin' for theKids" Pancake Breakfast for Logopedics.While some quartets serenaded the earlymorning eaters, other Barbershopperswere busy in the kitchen cooking stacksof pancakes and washing dishes.

The East York Chapter, ONT, hasanswered the challenge of Alexandria,Virginia's claim to the "'ongest servingchapter secretary". Chris Morrow's 21years has been topped by Jack Haughie,secretary/treasurer for the East YorkChapter for 34 years. Jack has also servedas treasurer for the Ontario District for21 years.

When the Minneapolis, MN, Commo­dores sang at the opening session of theannual convention of the American So­ciety of Association Executives, theExecutive Oirector of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.enjoyed their performance from the frontrow.

Most Happy Fellows, 1977 InternationalChampions; and the Cascade Connection, 1982Evergreen District Champions. Joe Liles,Society Director of Music Education, addressedthe convention delegates from 60 countries.

The St. Louis Suburban Chapter, MO,also has a long serving treasurer in theirranks. John Sarson has supervised thechapter's finances since 1946. That's38 years of service to barbershopping.John is also the chapter's unofficialhistorian, as he has not missed morethan 20 meetings during his years withSt. Louis Suburban.

The Clearwater and St. PetersburgChapters, FL, honored Bill Otto of theClearwater Springtime Chorus on hisgOth birthday. Bill dates his barbershopbeginnings back to 1941 when he joinedthe Detroit Chapter. His service and dedi·cation to barbershopping have earned himthe informal title of "world's greatestbass". Bill credits his longevity to hislong association with S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.and his enthusiastic participation infour-part barbershop harmonizing.

Barbershopping and symphonies domix! The Downeastern Chorus of Port­land, ME, and the Boston Commonjoined the Portland Symphony Orchestrain a Barbershop Pops concert at FortWilliams in Cape Elizabeth, ME.

WIQT radio and the Steele MemorialLibrary, both in Horseheads, NY, arebuilding barbershop record and tapelibraries, thanks to the help of the MarkTwain Chapter, NY. The radio stationairs its collection during a weekly, Satur·day morning program. It features newsabout area chapters and barbershoppingin general. The library makes its 63 piececollection available to' borrowers whomay take them home for a week. Evi­dence of its popularity is shown by thefew remaining records left on the shelves.

It's time to take 'em out to the ball­game. Barbershoppers in Illinois and Ohiohave been serenading baseball fans atthe ball parks this summer. The OuPageValley Chapter, IL, sang at a ChicagoCubs game, and the Northwest ChicagoMetro Chapter, IL made their appear­ance at a White Sox game. A combinedchorus of the Chorus of the Ohio Valley(Cincinnati, OH) and the Chorus of thoTalawanda (Oxford, OH) took theirchoral positions on the infield before aCincinnati Reds game. What a way tocombine two great American traditions.

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University and the Topeka, KS chapterappeared in the American CollegiateTalent Showcase. They will also appearin an upcoming Public BroadcastingService special featuring Bob Hope andMary Hart of "Entertainment Tonight".

The Male Delivery from the Bellevilleand Collinsville, I L chapters combinedtheir vacations with barbershopping on arecent trip to Florida. While touringDisney World they arranged to sing withthe Dapper Dans on Main Street, U.S.A.Their idea has developed into a pilotprogram "Barbershopping With The Dap­per Dans." Barbershoppers visiting DisneyWorld can sing a few spots with theDapper Dans during their shows.

The San Andreas Faults from the SanFrancisco, CA chapter were part of thefestivities which welcomed back the city'sfamous cable cars. Quartet members

The High Wheelers of Sarasota, FLareloving their recent entertainment duties.They're appearing regularly at the HighWheelers lee Cream Parlor in Bradenton,FL, singing and sampling their waythrough the Parlor's flavor of the day.

Cub Scout Pack 27 of Valley Cottage,NY, celebrated their annual Blue andGold Dinner with entertainment by theMuddy Creek Four from the Ridgewood,NJ and Rockland Co" NY chapters.Young scouts will soon have the oppor­tunity to learn barbershopping them­selves when the Boy Scouts of Americaincorporate a section on barbershopharmony into their "Music and Bugling"merit badge later this year.

The Grandmothers Husbands from theDundalk, MD chapter picked a name thatreally reflected their positions in life.They are the proud grandfathers of 15grandchildren and one great-grandchild;their total age is 275 years, (tel1or, 68;bari, 70; lead, 65; bass, 721; their totalmarried life is 162 years; and their totalBarbershop experience adds up to 121yearsl

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Coast to Coast Hardware Stores havejumped on the Barhershopper BandWagon. A recent series of commercialsfeature the Knights of Harmony fromthe Minneapolis, MN chapter. The quar­tet of (I to rI Merrill Miller, lead; MikeStump, tenor; Lee Altermatt, bass; andBob Griffith, bari, auditioned with tenother groups for the spot. After com-

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IntroducingOur NewEditor

The Communications Department proudly announces theappointment of Lynne Soto as Publications Editor. Shejoined the International Office staff on August 13.

Lynne has worked as Director of Publications for MountMary College, and as Membership Manager and Publi­cations Editor for the Milwaukee public television stations.She also has experience in television script writing and pro·duction.

Lynne received her SA in Mass Communications fromthe University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Her MA inSpeech Media is from Marquette University.

Lynne and her husband, Bruce, sing with the WisconsinConservatory Symphony Chorus (the chorus of the Mil­waukee Symphony Orchestra) and the ConservatoryChamber Singers. Singing with these groups she has per­formed at Carnegie Hall and will sing at the 19B5 MadieraBach Festival.

Lynne also enjoys playing the piano, creating art pro­jects in stained glass, cooking, traveling to Europe, andattending concerts and theater productions.

In MemoryGENE SMITH

Baritone - Evans Quartet1960 Champions

Gene Smith passed away from a sudden heart attack athome. He was in his early 60's,

A Society music arranger, Gene sang with the EvansQuartet starting in 1958 three years after becoming amember. He was a member of the Salt Lake City andOgden, Utah chapters. With the Ogden chapter., Gene wasmusic director and perennial show chairman.

He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad from highschool until his retirement in 1982.

Survivors are his wife, Jean, and two sons,

New ChaptersDAVIS, CALIFORNIAFar Western DistrictChartered May 23, 19B4Sponsored by Vacaville, California35 membersLarry D. Estes, 943 Ponderosa Place,Davis, CA 95616 (President)Dallas O. Banks, 322 Mills Drive,Davis, CA 95616 (Secretary)

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BargainBasement

We buy and sell vintage phonographs withhorns, out of print LPs, 45$ and 785, bar·bershop albums, jazz, sheet music, piano rolls.Don and Lou Donahue, The Old Tyme MusicScene, 915 Main St., Boonton, N. J. 07005.Closed Mon., Tues, Open rest of week, (201)335·5040. If you're in town on Tuesdayyou get to sing with Dapper Dans of Har·mony. Other days, M. "0" will probablylecture you on why you should have a chap·ter bulletin, or the advantages of singing bari·tone with the Notewits ... (the advantagebeing Ed Keller's family dinners).

FOR RENT - World War I replica uniforms(70) complete with helmet, belt and wrapleggings. Will rent smaller quantities. Supersuccessful show theme - WWI song list, scriptand staging suggestions available. Contact:Tom Russell, P. O. Box 205, Old Mystic, Conn.06372 - day 12031 536·4235. eve. (203)536·7733.

WANTED - 40 used uniforms for the AlpenaLumberman Chorus. Contact: Art Linde, 4131Black Boar Trail, Lincoln, Michigan, 48742.Phone: (517) 736-8742.

Chapters interested in bidding for the 1989 InternationalConvention must submit a bid to the International Officebefore February 1, 1985. For more information, contact:

8ill FitzGerald, ManagerSpecial EventsSPE8SQSA6315 .- 3rd AvenueKenosha, WI 53140·5199

"BARBERSHOPPING IN THE LAND OF OZ"THE MOST HAPPY FELLOWS

singing their special packageand

THE ALEXANDRIA HARMONIZERS BARBERSHOP CHORUSwith the Friendship Fire Company

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 8:00 P.M.SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2:00 P.M.

T.e. WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM3330 King Street, Alexandria(one-half mile East of 1-395)

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Just across the Potomac from Washington, DC:Phone # (202) 628·4200

S55 a night-up to FOUR persons to a rool11.(Site of the Afterglow following the Saturday night show.)

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WANTED - HARMONIZERS from first issuoto August, 1947, plus February, 1949. Alsothe first three issues of BARBERSHOP RE·CHORDINGS. Also wanted: any internationalcontest scores to 1960. Contact: Bob Bisio,Historian, Far Western District, 1330 Univer­sity Drivo, No. 11, Menlo Park, CA, 94025.Phone' (4151 322·9250.

Mail orders to: Albert Duddleston7910 Foote LaneSpringfield, VA 22151PH: (703) 321-7398 (arler 5 P.M.)

(Please include self-addressed stamped envelope. Orders received after November Iwill be held for pickup at the door.)

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The St. Louis Collection

Recordings featuring the 1984

Championship Quartet and Chorus

Saturday Night Show and A.I.C. Show

Quartet Champions Album features:

The RapscallionsHarrington BrothersCenter StageVaudevilleCincinnati KidsInterstate RivalsKnudsen Brothers

The New Tradition139th Street QuartetGatsbyRural Route 4Rare BlendRemember WhenNew Regime

Grand CentralPros 'N' ConsFour Under ParYesterday BoundBenchmarksEmpire Express

chorus Champions Album features:

Louisville, K YLombard, ILManhattan, NYScarborough, ONTHouston, TXResearch Triangle (Raleigh), NC

Fresno, CABuckeye (Columbus), OHKansas City. MOMinneapolis, MNProvidence, RI

Wayne, MIDenver Mile Hi, COCascade (Eugene), ORRochester, NYOrlando, FL

A.I.e. show features:

Schmitt BrothersHappiness EmporiumBluegrass Student Union

Classic CollectionMid-State FourSuntones

InnsidersGrandma's BoysSide Street Ramblers

Saturday Night Show features:

Thoroughbred ChorusLouisville, KY1984 Champions

The RapscallionsCenter StageVaudeville

Harrington BrothersCincinnati Kids

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1984 Quartet Champions - 2 Rccord Set Only

o Stock No. 4962 $8.95 U.S.; 512.95 Canada

198·1 Chorus Champions - 2 Record Sct Only

o Stock No. 4963 S8.95 U.S.; S12.95 Canada

1984 Association of International Champions LP Only

o Stock No. 4934 S5.95 U.S.; $10.95 Canada

1984 Saturday Night Show LP Only

o Stock No, 4964 S5.95 U.S.; S10.95 Canada

1984 Quartet Cassette

o Stock No. 4966 58.95 U.S.; S12.95 Canada

1984 Chorus Cassette

o Stock No. 4967 $8.95 U.S.; $12.95 Canada

1984 Association of Intcrnational Champions Cassette

o Stock No. '1968 $5.95 U.S.; 510.95 Canada

1984 Saturday Night Show Cassette

o Stock No. 4969 $5.95 U.S.; 510.95 Canada

ORDER FROM: S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc., 6315 - 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140·5199U. S. FUNDS ONLY