Al Bahr Shriners
DRUM and BUGLE CORPS UNIT

Chartered 1919

Drum and Bugle Corps Unit Website

The Al Bahr Drum Corps was organized in May, 1919 with eight members, all of whom were drummers.
The membership grew 18 drummers, when bugles were added in 1939.  Glockenspiels and cymbals
were added in 1940, thus forming the Drum and Bugle Corps.
     The Mission of the Drum and Bugle Corps is to assist the Potentate and Officers of Al Bahr Shrine in
the entertainment for ceremonials, parades, and such other occasions as directed by the Potentate, so long
as such performances further the interests of Al Bahr Shrine or Shrinedom in general.      In the early 1970's,
under the leadership of Drum Majors Buz Griffiths and Vic Henry and a succession of progressive thinking
Presidents, the Drum and Bugle Corp began to grow in numbers, and improve in efficiency, when Drum
Major Buz Griffiths coined the nickname "The Proud Ones", which we continue to use with pride.

UNIT OFFICERS

                                                  President:                 William "Bill" Byous
                                                                                   Phone:  (858) 693-3298
                                                                                  
                                                  Vice President:          John S. Fox
                                                                                    Phone:  (619) 445-3909
                                                                                   
                                                  Secretary:                  Dick Maurer
                                                                                    Phone:  (760) 729-1342
                                                                                   
                                                  Treasurer:                 Richard P. Sak
                                                                                   Phone:  (760) 747-8813
                                                                                  

MEETING

STATED MEETING: 1st Thursday of each month at the Al Bahr Drum & Bugle Corps Shed behind the Al Bahr Shrine Center at 7:30pm

PRACTICE: We currently hold practice on the last Thursday of the Month at 7:30pm.  Practices are held at the Al Bahr Drum & Bugle
Corps Shed behind the Al Bahr Shrine Center

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