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WJZ-TV Baltimore Christmas Program 1972

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The Praise of Christmas

Featuring the combined choirs of of the Charles Ellis School,
Miss Georgina Kenez, Director;
and the Cadet Choir of Valley Forge Military Academy, 
Col. Robert V. Woodside, Organist-Choirmaster

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Norm (Buddy) Arndt 62/64JC”.

Here’s the text from the back of the album cover:

“On November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas. Philadelphians grieved the loss no more than other Americans, but with a special relevance. For it was in their city that the concepts of Government which President Kennedy had been charged to maintain were born. It was for this reason that WCAU-TV, as a service to the Community, initiated and arranged for A COMMUNITY’S TRIBUTE to the murdered President. The tribute took place November 24, 1963 on the steps of Independence Hall, the place where the United States Constitution was born; the place where President Abraham Lincoln’s body, less than 98 years earlier, had laid in state after his assassination; the place where on July 4, 1962, President Kennedy himself had spoken to the City and the Nation. Ten thousand Philadelphians, among them many distinguished artists, educators, jurists, representatives of business, labor, and civic organizations, joined with the Governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey; the Secretary of State of Delaware; U.S. Senators; the Mayor of Philadelphia; diplomats and prominent clergymen, to pay their respects to a murdered President, Master of ceremonies was John Facenda. Music was provided by the Marching Band of Valley Forge Military Academy; and Singing City Choirs, under the direction of Elaine Brown. Among those who also contributed to the ceremony were the Mounted Troop of the Fairmount Park Guards; the Police Department Highway Patrol Drill Team – which at President Kennedy’s request rode in his inaugural parade – and honor guards from all branches of the Armed Services. It is with a sense of the history of the moment in which all of the above participated that WCAU-TV has recorded this, A COMMUNITY’S TRIBUTE.“

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Featuring the combined choirs of of the Charles Ellis School,
Miss Georgina Kenez, Director;
and the Cadet Choir of Valley Forge Military Academy,
Col. Robert V. Woodside, Organist-Choirmaster

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As usual, time passed and I failed to do so. However, here is Dan’s footage as he describes below with a photo from an alumni gathering.

“I wrote earlier about roughly 10 minutes worth of 8mm silent footage my dad took of the 1970 Band on parade in ‘70 spring with a brief Field Music appearance that spring. The footage shows the Corps as it was in 1970.”

Again, Dan Witter writes:

“The four band captains from spring 1970, taken at the big 2017 October Feltham reunion.  From left:

1.  Gerry Maynard (“real” band captain)
2.  Dan Caughey (valedictorian of college in ‘70)
3.  Dan Witter (“class speaker” for 1970 class graduation and Exec of the Band before Butch gave me a 3rd pip), and
4.  Bob Johnson (Academy (HS) valedictorian.”

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Here is a brief history of the Fanfare Trumpets.

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