Caledonian Marching Team Has Big Test Ahead Of It This Saturday.

Chronicle (Levin), 24 February 1949, Page 7

Caledonian Marching Team Has Big Test Ahead Of It This Saturday.

By winning the Wellington Marching .Association's open championship before a large crowd at the Basin. Reserve recently, Levin's Caledonians, led by Miss Shirley Smith, have secured an important award to add to their growing list of successes. With the Manawatu Centre's Championship alsoto their credit, and the North Island championships coming up this Saturday, the spotlight will now be focussed on this young team. Congratulations, Caledonians and good luck on Satur day. Here, according to the recordsi Levin (1948-49), first in open available, is the team's achieve- 'championship; leader first; cosments. tumes first; also winners of local The Caledonians came into exist- championship. ... ence at the end of October, 1946. ^ centre championship In that season they secured the (1948-49), first team; leader first. Wellington provincial champion- Wanganui, team third; leader ship award, Miss Smith being ad- third. _ „ ^ . judged the best leader and also Palmerston North first m open securing second place in the open championship: leader first, coscompetition. At Pahiatua in the tumes first. open competition she carried off Hutt Valley, team first; leader another second place. first;ir ^ , „ , . „ ^ The following are the later suc- Wellington, team first in cesses: championsnip; leader first; cosLevin (1947-48), the local cham- tumes third. . pionship an'd fourth in North With such a wmnmg background island championship; leader ad- the team should feel more than at iudged third (equal). home in the best company, and Bulls (1947-48), second p^ace in ! Levin will be watching its performchampionship award; leader ad-iance on Saturday with added interiudged secon'd; winners of costume est. Congratulations are 'due to award. Miss Smith, who has so ably led her Feilding (1947-48), second in team since its formation, and to championship; leader adjudged the team's coach, Mr J. R. Macjfarlane, whose eapafre guidance Marton (1948-49), first in open has done much to bring the team championship; leader first. up to its piesent high standaid.