St. Catherine’s crack Boy’s Fife and Drum Corps who last week won the Cardinal’s Cup, and who this week were first prize winners in a fife, bugle, and drum competition at the Holy Name carnival in West Roxbury where they received a silver trophy and a check for $30. The Girl’s Corps won second prize in the bugle and drum section of the same competition. The picture above was taken as the Corps shared in a celebration in Dedham.
(All articles were originally published in the Norwood Messenger unless otherwise noted)
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