Often the two saints are introduced to each other to represent the solidarity that exists between the clubs.
| The drummer boy. The Roma Band is often followed by youngsters who seem fascinated with everything about the band. Usually they do a double shift, accompanied by each of their two parents. Several drummers in our street band have come up this way beginning playing at 10 without every having seen a note of music. Marc Letzia , Dominic Strazullo, and Rich Gemelli have begun their careers this way | |
| A society woman. | |
| Youngsters eagerly present their calendar. The band will play Marcia Reale while the calendar is presented. | |
| The procession always visits the nursing home where we play Moma.
Mama, nesusa is que bella que ti. In Italian this means mama, no
one is a beautiful as you. The older inhabitants of the nursing home are
wheeled out the the curbs where they each present their calendar to the
saint. Tears of joys sometimes fill their eyes as they admire the
saint they adore.
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| The Saint Anthony Statue is presented to the Casa di San Guiseppe.
The St. Joseph's hymn is played. Each society has a feast each year
and in turn visits each other society where they are extended a hospitable
visit with beer, wine, and of course music.
Often the two saints are introduced to each other to represent the solidarity that exists between the clubs. |
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| This group is typical of the large numbers of Italian Americans who visit the feast each year to celebrate their heritage. | |
| Bill Voight, our former tuba players puffs away on both the tuba and his cigarette. | |
| The statue of San Antonio of Padua. St. Anthony's is the largest feast which goes on for five days. No one really know how much money the statue carries but one wonders as its carriers strain from the weight. | |
| An Italian man peers out of this barred window deep in an alley in the North End. | |