The current St. Charles Chapter of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc. was founded in 1963, when a call went forth with the colorful introductory statement: “Calling all bathtub baritones.”
Announcement of the formation of a barbershop chapter in St. Charles (AOH Archives)
The first meeting of the new Daniel Boone Chorus occurred 22 January 1963 at the home of James “Jim” Hamilton.[1] The first director was Walter Gordon “Gordon” Manion (1928-2012). He directed the chorus from January 1963 to October 1971. The first chorus rehearsals were held at the Salvation Army Hall at 416 South Main Street in St. Charles (today’s Riverside Sweets). [2]
416 South Main Street, when it was home to the Salvation Army (1966)
Photo from the Archie Scott Collection, SCCHS, posted on the Preservation Journal
The first officers were elected at the chapter meeting at the Salvation Army Hall on 5 February 1963.[3] The chapter was officially incorporated on 7 February 1963. The first chapter president was Bert Volker (1922-2007). Doc Keough noted that Volker was responsible for holding the first meeting for the formation of the St. Charles Chapter of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. “Volker was unanimously elected president, during which time he managed to get the chapter licensed and later chartered.” Volker also served as assistant chorus director for the first few years. He served on the St. Louis Area Barbershop Council and on the 1969 International Barbershop Convention Committee. Volker sang in the Fargo (ND) Quartet before moving to St. Charles. He sang with local quartets the Gay Blades from 1961 to 1965 and the Mutual Funs from 1970 to 1971. The latter quartet performed as the quartet in “The Music Man” at the St. Louis Muny. He was the chapter’s treasurer in 1971. From 1972 to the end of the 1970s, Bert sang tenor with the Gaslight Squires.[4] He was born in Tarkio, Missouri on 18 April 1922 and grew up in Tarkio.[5] Volker began working in the airline industry after graduating from college in Tarkio. He married C. Irene Dowden on 18 December 1943 in Maryville, Missouri. At the time, Bert was assistant maintenance supervisor for Pella Airlines in Pella, Iowa.[6] He worked for several airports before becoming Maintenance Inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Bert and Irene Volker and their family moved from Fargo, North Dakota to St. Charles, Missouri in September 1961.[7] Bert Volker joined the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. while living in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1959. For over four decades, Irene Volker was responsible for the many non-tuxedo costumes worn by the Daniel Boone Chorus and the Ambassadors of Harmony.[8] The first chapter secretary was Martin L. Hettich (1933-2003).[9] An official slate of officers was elected in April 1963. Volker was president, Daniel R. “Dan” Valasek (1933-2017) was vice-president of membership, Dr. Keim Lauderdale Baird (b. 1934) was vice-president of programming, Thomas Carl “Tom” Nelsen (b. 1938) was secretary-treasurer, Paul Joseph Boschert (1929-2013) was publicity chairman. Other board members included Carl Matthew Daniel (1930-2000), Charles William Hafer (1917-2007), and Joseph Francis “Doc” Keough (1920-2010).[10] The first chorus picture appeared in local newspapers in April.
St. Charles Daily Banner-News, 17 January 1963 (AOH Archives)
St. Charles Journal, 18 April 1963 (AOH Archives)
In April 1963, rehearsals were moved to the American Legion Hall in St. Charles, where they continue to be held until 1969. The chorus initially met on Wednesday evenings at 8:15 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at Third and Washington streets.[11]
St. Charles County Historical Society Photo 232.0127, American Legion Post 312 HQ, 1946
The first performance of the chapter was recorded on 19 March 1963 at KADY and broadcast during Barbershop Harmony Week. The name “Daniel Boone Chorus” was temporarily adopted by most of the chapter on 27 March 1963.[12] The chorus provided a quartet for the St. Charles County Fair on 18 July 1963.[13] The first public live performance of the Daniel Boone Chorus occurred on 23 September 1963 at the P.T.A. Meeting at Benton School in St. Charles.[14] The St. Charles Chapter was incorporated by the chapter board on 11 December 1963. Per the copy recorded at the St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds office, “The purpose for which this corporation is organized is to perpetuate the old American institution, the Barbershop Quartet, and to promote and encourage vocal harmony and good fellowship among its members; to encourage and promote the education of the public in music appreciation; and to promote public appreciation of Barbershop Harmony, and to exercise such other and further powers as are necessary to accomplishment of such purpose.”[15] The chapter received its official charter from S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. on 28 December 1963.[16]
Official St. Charles Chapter S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. photo celebrating the charter (1964)
(AOH Archives)
The first chapter show was on 25 April 1964 at St. Charles High School. By this time, Dr. Baird was replaced by Carl Daniel as Vice-President of Programming. James Hamilton, who hosted the first chapter meeting at his home on 22 January 1963, was now secretary and Tom Nelsen was now treasurer. The program included performances by the chorus and the following quartets: The Gay Blades (Allen Schoeld, Jim Hamilton, Bert Volker, Dr. Wes Wertz), The Big Muddy Four (Dr. J. F. Keough, W. Gordon Manion, Elmer Kemmery, Carl Daniel), The Gateway Four (Tom Nelsen, Dave Jones, Linn Broadfoot, Dr. Keim Baird), The Harmonites (Carl Herzog, Denim Franklin, Jack Fisher, Bob Hemmer), The Tri Towners, and the Key Pickers (Stan Johnson, George Ivanao, Al Boyd, Walter Pormann).[17] The first edition of the Coonskin Cappers Weekly (published, ironically, monthly) appeared in July 1964. The newsletter noted that J. W. “Pete” Campbell, who emceed the Charter Night show was transferred from Lambert Airport to the FAA Training Academy in Oklahoma City. The chorus performed on 10 June for the Ladies’ Sodality of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. The Big Muddy Four, one of the chapter quartets, performed 16 June at the Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Dinner at the St. Charles Country Club and on 17 June for the St. Charles Jaycees Auxiliary Club.[18]
The first Installation Banquet held by the chapter was at Pio’s Banquet Center in St. Charles, Missouri, on 27 January 1965.[19] One could purchase a fried chicken dinner for $2.35 per person or a T-bone steak dinner for $3.25. The bar opened at 7 p.m. and serving of food began at 8 p.m. Gordon Manion directed the entertainment program, which featured several talented chorus members. The ticket chairman was Bob Mertens.[20]
The new chorus president for 1965 was J. F. “Doc” Keough. He first became involved in barbershop harmony in 1960, when he was a founding member of the quartet, the Charlestones. The Charlestones, performed at the first chapter meeting on 22 January 1963. He sponsored thirteen members of the chorus prior to the Barbershop Harmony Society instituting the “Man of Note” program. Keough was responsible for the non-profit status of the chapter. He was St. Louis Area Barbershop Counselor in 1966 and served on the 1969 International Barbershop Convention Committee as Registration Chairman. Keough also sang in the Big Muddy Four (1963-1964), the Tic Tac Tones (1965), and the Quadri-Pals (1966-1971) quartets. In 1965, the St. Charles Barber Shop Harmony Revue was made an annual event. He was show chairman in 1964 and show co-chairman in 1965. Keough served as Logopedics Chairman for the St. Charles Chapter, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. from 1967 to 1971. He was Program Vice-President in 1972 and also served several years as the chapter photographer.[21] The Big Muddy Four (Carl Daniels, Dr. J. F. Keough, Gordon Manion, and Bert Volker) performed on “The Charlotte Peters Show” on 9 February 1965.[22] The chorus performed at the Night of Harmony on Saturday, 6 March 1965.[23] The first documented guest night was on 17 March 1965.[24] The Daniel Boone Chorus performed at “Personally Yours” fashion show on 27 March 1965 at St. Charles Presbyterian Church.[25] The chorus performed at the Trio Barber Shop in St. Charles on 3 April 1965. The barbershop was located at the entrance to Trio Mobile Homes on Old Highway 40, just east of Zumbehl Rd.[26] The chapter built a sign at the intersection of Harvester Road and West Clay Street in May 1965.[27] The chorus held its Second Annual Barber Shop Harmony Revue on 22 May 1965 at the St. Charles High School auditorium.[28]
Second Annual Daniel Boone Chorus Spring Show, 22 May 1965 (AOH Archives)
The chorus competed at the Central States District for the first time in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1965.[29]
Carl Daniel, President of the St. Charles Chapter, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., 1966, and namesake of the Carl Daniel Award
The chapter president for 1966 was Carl Daniel. He was responsible for establishing “Barbershop Harmony Time,” a Sunday radio program which featured thirty minutes of quartets and choruses. Daniel also served as St. Louis Area Barbershop Council President and arranged to have certified judges for area contests. He was on the stage committee for the 1969 St. Louis Barbershop Harmony Convention. Daniel served as chorus director from 1968 to 1971 and sang bass with the Quadri-Pals quartet.[30] The 1966 Installation Banquet was at Bogey Hills Country Club.[31] On 26 February 1966, the chorus held a variety show at the Orchard Farm High School Auditorium at 8 p.m.[32] On 2 March 1966, the chorus performed in the Missouri Room at the Three Flags Restaurant. The chorus sponsored a showing of the 1965 International Barbershop Quartet competition there.[33] On 7 March, the St. Charles chapter received the Golden Note Award from S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Executive Director Barrie Best.[34] The accompanying letter explained that the award was sent to honor the achievement of 10%+ increase in membership.[35] On 19 May 1966, the chorus performed for the St. Charles Community Council at Golf View Inn.[36] In August 1966, the chapter held a swimming party.[37] The chorus held its Third Annual Barber Shop Revue at the St. Charles High School Auditorium on 22 October 1966. Featured guests were the Foremen, a barbershop quartet from Fort Dodge, Iowa.[38] The emcee of the concert was Thom Lewis.[39]
Jerry Coen was board president for the St. Charles Chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. in 1967 and 1970. A native of Lima, Ohio, Coen worked in Alaska in the summer of 1953 while an engineering student and resident of Toledo, Ohio.[40] Coen and his wife Shirley were members of St. Charles Presbyterian Church in St. Charles.[41] He served on the organizing committee of the St. Charles County YMCA in 1968.[42] He is known as a “quiet, hard-working guy.” He was St. Charles Chapter Secretary from 1965 to 1966, Program Vice-President in 1969 and 1974, Area Council Representative in 1967, Area Vice-President from 1970 to 1971, and Area Councilor from 1972 to 1973. He was Chairman of the St. Louis Area Barbershop Contest in 1970 and co-chairman of that contest in 1971. He served as Assistant Chairman of the Scenery Committee for the 1969 St. Louis International Barbershop Convention and assisted in the airing of the WRTH Barber Shop Harmony Time series. Coen sang baritone in several quartets, including Quadri-Pals (1965-71) and Men of a Chord (1971-1972). He was a senior design engineer at McDonnell Douglas. He and his wife, Shirley, have four children.[43] Coen actively sang in the St. Charles Daniel Boone Chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. from 1963 to 2008. The 1967 Installation Banquet was at Three Flags Center in St. Charles.[44] In addition to Coen serving as president, other officers inducted were Reed Rings, vice-president for membership; Bob Henry, vice-president for programming; Neil Pierce, secretary; Gordon Manion, treasurer; Carl Daniel, bulletin editor; Bill Wallace, public relations offier; and John Fortenberry, chorus contact man.[45] While Coen was serving as board president, the chorus received a proclamation from the City of St. Charles. Mayor Henry C. Vogt declared 9-15 April 1967 “Barbershop Harmony Week” in St. Charles.[46] Coen also spearheaded the chapter’s support of the Institute of Logopedics in Wichita, Kansas.[47] Today, the institute continues to service children with special needs as Heartspring.[48]
Robert E. “Bob” Henry, President of the St. Charles Chapter, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., 1968
In February 1968, the Installation Banquet was at Elm Point Steak House. Plans were announced to compete in the district competition that fall in Kansas City, Missouri.[49] Robert Elwin “Bob” Henry (1936-1980) was Board President in 1968. Henry was born on 12 March 1936 in DeSoto, Missouri, to James Elwin Henry and Estelle M. (Wiley).[50] He married Rose Marie Licavoli on 14 September 1957 in Overland, Missouri.[51] Bob Henry joined S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. in 1965. He served as Administrative Vice-President, Program Vice-President, and served four terms on the Board of Directors. The Daniel Boone Chorus purchased its first complete chorus uniform and competed in the Central States District Chorus Competition in 1968. Bob Henry was chosen for the district’s “Hustlin-Hundred” award. He served on many show committees, was the Quartet Promotion Chairman, St. Louis Area Councilor for two terms, and the St. Louis Area Council President in 1970 and 1971. He served on the Registration Committee for the 1969 International Barbershop Convention in St. Louis and hosted 1968 International Quartet Champions, the Western Continentals. Bob sang lead in the Tic-Tac-Tones (1965), the Tune Capers (1966), the Mutual Funs (which appeared onstage at the Muny in “The Music Man” in the 1970s), and the Gaslight Squires. He attended judge’s school and was a quartet coach. Bob was known for his enthusiasm and drive which “made him one of the most respected members of the St. Charles chapter.”[52] The chorus performed at the Veterans’ Hospital on 22 April 1968.[53] On 31 July 1968, members of the Daniel Boone Chapter of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. performed at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park at the meeting of the League of Women Voters of the St. Charles Area.[54] A Labor Day 1968 “non-fishing trip” turned into an annual Labor Day Campout (a tradition that is still going on).[55] There were other parties at the home of Bert Mueller and at the Coon Club.[56] The Daniel Boone Chapter presented its Fifth Annual Barbershop Harmony Revue on Saturday, 21 September 1968, at 8 p.m. at the St. Charles High School Auditorium.[57] The performance featured the quartet, the Foremen, from Rolfe, Iowa.[58] 21 September was a busy day for the chorus. They also competed in the St. Louis Area Barbershop Chorus Contest at Florissant Valley and finished third.[59] On 5 October 1968, the chorus finished twelfth in the Central States District Chorus Competition in Kansas City, Missouri.[60] On 16 November, the chorus performed at a dance at the O’Fallon Civic Club Park in O’Fallon, Missouri.[61] Members of the chorus presented their Top 21 Songs on 11 December.[62] The earliest documented chapter Christmas party was on Wednesday, 18 December, at the home of Bert and Irene Volker.[63]
Larry White, St. Charles Chapter President, 1969, picture from chapter Groupanizer profile
The president for 1969 was Larry White. He joined the chapter in April 1968 and sang with the Ambassadors of Harmony until 2020.[64] He immediately became bulletin editor and a St. Louis Area Councilor. He initiated a package show program and served on the registration committee for the 1969 International Barbershop Convention in St. Louis. He has sung in the quartets Gad-A-Bouts, Mid-Western Union, Brass Tacks, and Male Call (along with John Huddle and Frank Cook).[65] White was the co-Barbershopper of the Year in 2019.[66] Other officers for 1969 were Neil Pierce, Administrative Vice-President; Jerry Coen, Program Vice-President; Bert Mueller, Secretary; Bill Morton, Treasurer; Bob Henry, Immediate Past President; Carl Daniel; Director; Carl Daniel and Bill Morton, Bulletin; Bob Henry and Wayne Ketteman, Contact; Doc Keough, Publicity. The Installation Banquet in 1969 was on 18 January.[67] The Daniel Boone Chorus performed at Bonfils Auditorium in Troy, Missouri, where they entertained the Claude Brown Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association on 28 March 1969.[68] The chorus performed at the Jamboree at Waterloo, Illinois, on 30 April 1969.[69] The chorus was still small at this time, averaging attendance of 15-20 men. The St. Charles Chapter began actively recruiting more members and this began the increase in size in the chorus.[70] The chapter held a guest night on 20 May 1969 at Three Flags Restaurant in St. Charles.[71] They performed at St. Thomas More School on 14 June 1969 at a musical variety show to benefit the school’s athletic program.[72] The chapter and some local Sweet Adelines had some fun in presenting a play in which a male and a female quartet participated. The headline reads “Kangaroo Kourt finds Harmony Belles guilty of impersonating choral group.”[73] The chorus moved rehearsals from the American Legion Hall to Station Duquette at Second and Adams streets in 1969.[74] The American Legion “was not much” and had “no air conditioning.” The chorus experienced “lots of Missouri summertime” at the American Legion Hall, including 100-degree heat “and about a million bugs!”
Station Duquette, located on Second Street (torn down in 1993, image from Pinterest)
Station Duquette was described as “wonderful” and gave the chorus a chance to perform the chorus’ German verse of “Edelweiss” for the station’s German-speaking owner, Gus Holzwarth.[75] “He listened politely, then asked what language we were singing!”[76] The Daniel Boone Chorus finished seventeenth out of twenty-one choruses at the Central States District Chorus Competition in Omaha, Nebraska, on 18 October 1969.[77] They also participated in the Fourth Annual St. Louis Area Barbershop Contest on 27 September 1969 at Kirkwood Community Center in Kirkwood, Missouri, where they finished third.[78] The chorus held their annual Christmas party on 19 December. Officers for 1970 were installed at the party.[79] Fifteen members of the Daniel Boone Chorus sang Christmas carols to help raise $56.35 for the family of Lt. Albert Musterman, who was killed on 30 November 1969. The fundraiser was held on 23 December 1969.[80]
[1] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, 17 January 1963, microfilm, KL-SCCCLD (also newspaper clipping in the Page-Schroer Collection in the Ambassadors of Harmony archives)
[2] Index card, Ed Page/Ken Schroer Collection, part of the Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[3] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, 1 February 1963, microfilm, KL-SCCCLD (also newspaper clipping in the Page-Schroer Collection in the Ambassadors of Harmony archives)
[4] Index card, Doc Keough Collection, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[5] 1930 U.S. Census, www.ancestry.com, accessed 16 July 2020
[6] St. Joseph (MO) News-Press, 19 December 1943, Newspapers.com, accessed 16 July 2020
[7] Ruth Harlan, “Social Notes,” St. Charles Journal, 7 September 1961, Newspaper Archive, accessed 16 July 2020
[8] Index card, Doc Keough Collection, Ambassadors of Harmony archives; Irene Volker was still in charge of costuming for the chorus when Justin Watkins joined the chapter in 2003. The chorus used handsewn vests made by her until the end of 2006, when new outfits were purchased.
[9] St. Charles Chapter (S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.) Articles of Incorporation, 7 February 1963, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[10] April 1963 St. Charles newspaper clipping, Doc Keough Collection, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[11] Ibid.
[12] St. Charles Chapter S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. Newsletter, 4 April 1963, Ambassadors of Harmony collection
[13] St. Charles Journal, 18 July 1963, Newspaper Archive, accessed 27 February 2018; Wentzville Union, 18 July 1963, Newspapers.com, accessed 25 December 2017
[14] St. Charles Journal, 19 September 1963, Newspaper Archive, accessed 27 February 2018
[15] St. Charles County (MO) Deed Book 402, p. 95, 11 December 1963
[16] Chapter charter is kept on file by the AOH Board Secretary
[17] Chapter charter program, 25 April 1964, Ambassadors of Harmony archives; Troy (MO) Free Press and Silex (MO) Index, 24 April 1964, Newspaper Archive, accessed 17 December 2018
[18] The Coonskin Cappers Weekly I, no. 1 (July 1964), Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[19] Ambassadors of Harmony archive, which includes pictures
[20] Letter from Doc Keough, president-elect, to the “Daniel Boone Chapter” of St. Charles, MO, 14 January 1965, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[21] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[22] St. Charles Journal, Thursday, 25 February 1965, Newspaper Archive; pictures from this performance are in the Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[23] Pictures in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[24] Daniel Boone Chapter Newsletter, February 1965, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[25] St. Charles Journal, 25 March 1965, Newspaper Archive
[26] Pictures in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives; Chapter President’s Bulletin, 1965; some more pictures of this are in the Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1970-71, Ambassadors of Harmony archives; Trio Mobile Home Park was closed in 1999 and rezoned commercial (St. Charles Post, 16 August 1999). Lowe’s was built on the site in 2000 and continues in business at that location (St. Charles County Assessor’s Property Search Database).
[27] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, 13 May 1965, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[28] Pictures of this performance are in the Ambassadors of Harmony archive; St. Charles Journal, 20 May 1965, Newspaper Archive; see program in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[29] St. Charles Journal, 28 February 1972, Newspaper Archive
[30] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[31] Pictures in Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[32] Program, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1963-68, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[33] St. Charles Journal, 24 February 1966, Newspaper Archive
[34] Certificate, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[35] Letter from Barrie Best, Executive Director of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., to Carl Daniel, President, St. Charles, Missouri, Chapter, S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., 7 March 1966, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[36] St. Charles Journal, 19 May 1966, Newspaper Archive
[37] Pictures in 1963-1968 DBC Binder, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[38] St. Charles Journal, 20 October 1966, Newspaper Archive
[39] Daniel Boone Chorus 1963-68 binder, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[40] Fairbanks (AK) Daily Miner, 6 July 1953, Newspaper Archive, accessed 18 July 2020
[41] “Tableau of Last Supper,” St. Charles Journal, 15 April 1965, Newspaper Archive, accessed 18 July 2020
[42] “New Members on YMCA Board,” Wentzville Union, 18 January 1968, Newspaper Archive, accessed 18 July 2020
[43] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[44] Pictures, 1963-68 DBC binder, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[45] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, January 1967, 1963-68 DBC binder, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[46] Typescript of proclamation, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[47] There is an entire section of the 1963-1968 Daniel Boone Chorus binder dedicated to this institute. It was chosen as the International Service Project of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. in June 1964, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[48] https://www.heartspring.org/about_us, accessed 31 December 2020
[49] St. Charles Journal, 15 February 1968, Newspaper Archive
[50] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claim Index, 1936-2007, www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 July 2020
[51] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 July 2020
[52] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[53] Picture, Ambassadors of Harmony archives with date and information
[54] Letter from Judith L. Turner to Roy Seigler, 1 August 1968, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[55] Pictures of this are in the Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[56] Pictures in the Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[57] Ticket, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[58] Letter from Perry W. Johnson, 29 August 1968, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[59] Scoresheet, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[60] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, October 1968, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[61] O’Fallon (MO) Community News, November 1968, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[62] Program in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[63] Chorus newsletter, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[64] Members.barbershop.org, accessed 20 July 2020
[65] Ibid. and Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[66] https://aoh.groupanizer.com/node/86816, accessed 22 July 2020
[67] Pictures and list are in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[68] Troy Free Press and Silex Index (MO), 21 March 1969, Newspaper Archive; The Coonskin Capper’s Weekly VI, no. 2 (February 1969), Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[69] Pictures in the Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[70] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[71] The Coonskin Capper’s Weekly VI: no. 3 (May 1969); edited by Karl Bolton, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[72] Program, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[73] St. Charles Daily Banner-News, Friday, 15 August 1969, clippings in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1970-71, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[74] Note card listing directors and rehearsal venues, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[75] Last name taken from St. Charles Journal, 16 August 1976, Newspaper Archive, accessed 20 July 2020; Station Duquette was located at 325 N. Second Street. It was later torn down by St. Charles County after the county purchased the site in 1984 from Frieda E. Lyons (Deed Book 988, p. 197). Today, the site is occupied by the St. Charles County Jail (see St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2 October 1988).
[76] Index card, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[77] The Central States Serenade, no. 5 (December 1969), Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[78] Program in Ambassadors of Harmony archives; scoresheet, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[79] Pictures in Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
[80] “Munsterman Collection,” St. Charles Daily Banner-News, 24 December 1969, Daniel Boone Chorus binder, 1968-69, Ambassadors of Harmony archives
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