Miss Drum Corps Pageant, Individuals Highlight Golden Knight Weekend
DCN May 22, 1963 issue

IRVINGTON, N.J., April 28 - As a fitting climax to the spectator Golden Knight weekend held here today and yesterday, Miss Mary Annette Sica of Tom's River, N.J. was selected to reign as Queen of Blessed Sacrament's Coronation Ball and Pageant and will be Miss Drum Corps for 1963. Miss Sica, 16, is a Junior at St. Rose's High School in Bellmawr, N.J. and is Drum Major of St. Joseph's Drum Corps of Tom's River.

Chosen as her aides at the gala affair held in Irvington's Coronet Ballroom were Miss Betty Ann Long, Drum Major of the Blue Rocks of Wilmington, Delaware, and Miss Dorothy Sadloch, who was escorted by Michael Nosal, a Garfield Cadet. The Queen and her aides received trophies donated by Drum Corps News and checks for wardrobe purchases from the Golden Knights.

Initial selection of 10 finalists was made by an impartial panel of judges from photographs submitted at the Ball. They were qualified beauty experts who do not have any association with Drum Corps.

As a result of being chosen Miss Drum Corps, Mary Annette will reign as Queen at the Golden Knights' Tenth Annual "Cavalcade of Music" competition to be held at Newark Schools Stadium on Saturday night, June 15. She has already received several other invitations to appear as Miss Drum Corps at various activities.

Plans are already being discussed for next year's Coronation Ball, which will be held on a Saturday night. Mr. Eugene Kennedy acted as Chairman of the Pageant and Ball, which was staged to provide an opportunity for members of all drum corps to meet off the Competition field in an evening of dancing and getting acquainted in an atmosphere of charm and social grace. He was assisted by Mr. Frank P. Dalton and Mr. Les Wright, plus several members of the Corps led by Richard Burns.

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The previous evening was the date of the Golden Knights' Annual Junior Individual Contest in the Newark School Auditorium. Vasella and St. Kevin's walked off with most of the prizes, the Musketeers winning top awards in the Soprano Bugle, Snare Drum, and Drum Quartet Captions, and the Emerald Knights copping the Baritone Bugle, French Horn, and Bugle Quartet events.

JUNIOR SOPRANO BUGLE
1. Vasella .......................... 96.6
2. Royal Lancers ............... 95.7
3. Woodsiders ................... 93.9
4. Majestic Knights ............ 92.5
5. Bracken ........................ 92.2
6. St. Rose Lima ............... 90.9
7. Pennsylvanians .............. 89.1
8. Corvettes ...................... 85.8
9. Diplomats ...................... 77.4

JUNIOR BARITONE BUGLE
1. St. Kevin's ..................... 95.0
2. Royal Lancers ................ 94.9
3. Corvettes ....................... 84.8

JUNIOR FRENCH HORN
1. St. Kevins ...................... 97.2
2. St. Rose Lima ................. 93.6
3. Garfield .......................... 88.3
4. Diplomats ....................... 84.6
5. Corvettes ........................ 82.6

JUNIOR BUGLE QUARTET
1. St. Kevins ...................... 97.2
2. Blue Rocks .................... 95.1
3. Majestic Knights ............. 93.7
4. Lindenaires and
Diplomats .......................... 90.1
5. Royal Lancers ................. 82.6
6. Corvettes ....................... 82.4

JUNIOR SNARE DRUM
1. Vasella ..................... 94.1
2. Bridgeport PAL ........ 92.5
3. Royal Lancers .......... 91.7
4. Woodsiders .............. 91.1
5. Blue Rocks ............... 89.0
6. Garfield .................... 85.4
7. St. Joseph's .............. 84.3
8. Lindenaires ............... 74.0
9. Manhattanaires .......... 72.4
10. Corvettes ................ 71.0

JUNIOR DRUM QUARTET
1. Vasella .................... 94.9
2. Bridgeport PAL ....... 94.5
3. Woodsiders ............. 93.0
4. Blue Rocks ............. 91.4
5. Royal Lancers ......... 89.8
6. St. Joseph's ............. 82.8
7. Royal Lancers ......... 74.9