Colleens

The Colleens “All-Girls” drum and bugle corps was organized in 1944 by Monsignor Edward L. O’Toole, pastor at the St. John Apostle and Evangelist church.

The corps sported green-clad uniforms and performed mainly as a parade and exhibition unit at fairs, homecomings and patriotic events in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. The St. Louis American Legion (AL) Post 187 was a longtime sponsor of the group.

Competitively, the Colleens participated at the 1954 AL Nationals in Washington, DC, placing 26^th in the prelims and placed 6^th in the 1955 49^th State circuit championships. They continued to contend within the Midwest until at least 1958 and remained active, entertaining crowds until 1968.

They disbanded in 1969. 

Paul Legault (DCX)

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