European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Frodo a aug. The stars and stripes Page 7 triumphant tour for teen agers Milwaukee youth band wins friends for . By Steve Gibson y staff writer the Continentals Don t like j Continental breakfast that that s about All this group of i to-18 year old musical Good Wil ambassadors from Milwaukee wis., have found unexciting about their first two weeks of trooping across Europe. After 12 to 15 hour Days play ing for crowds in Vienna Gar Misch Frankfurt Stuttgart and Many Small towns in Between the 133-Memher band is still go ing Strong. The special double a spelling of the band name was adopted to add distinct even their free Day which was planned for washing clothes and shopping ended up with four up ers said. I Don t see Why sol pea Rances in Darmstadt Ger i Diers complain about army food Many including one for Ameri-1 it s some of the Best i be Ever cans at a local Aya Volk fest. Eaten the band members did t seem to mind the added Stop which meant a Chance for american hamburgers hot dogs and milk shakes we live for these american meals i mean we get a Little tired of All this bread for break fast one of the trombone play although the four week tour is paid for by the band members the band manager Harold zem Licka believes it would t be pos sible without military help. We d be dead without the help from the military command ers in each of the cities he said they have provided us with German speaking project officers and a truck to help our instruments from City to each of the band members and the 43 chaperones had to come up with $300 to make the trip. This added to Money earned by concert appearances throughout Wisconsin and Illinois paid for most of the baby sat and did Odd jobs to raise their share of the fare. The crowds have been tremendous Zemlicka said. The whole town of Dinkel Buehl Ger Many came out to see the most popular among the Amer ican listeners seems to be an ars a photos by Victor Damon Good will ambassadors on the March and at ease Reghl. Freshening makeup is part of taking ten Between numbers. Ran gement of god bless Ameri Ca and this land is your men in the band think the girls in Germany Are fabulous and the girls say euro Pean men Aren t had looking of the players said he feels a Little like the pied Piper play ing in the streets of these Little German people like to walk be Side us and keep in step As we play he said. Eleven Milwaukee youngsters in 1956 formed the first band that has now grown to an Organiza Tion with four youth bands and500 members. The senior band appeared in 23 cities in Europe on a 1965 tour and travelled to Canada for 11 Days in 1967. The Milwaukee Continental youth bands also receive som financial support from several local Veteran groups the next two weeks the band will perform aug. 9wies-Baden aug. 10-12lueneburg and Braunschweig aug. 13, 14berlin aug. 15-17hamburg and Wilhel shaven and aug. 18.19copenhagen, Denmark. Hill while crowned Baton twirlers Are part of 133-member group who i
