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_ World‘s largest pipe _ _band to visit Aug. 15 In 1818 beer tents were added and have since beâ€" come a major attraction of the Munich festival, which is the immediate prototype of that autumnal season of madness known in local areas as ‘"Oktoberfest . Afterwards â€" officers of the National Guards feasted and drank toasts. Baumâ€" gartner‘s commanding ofâ€" ficer proposed that the races become an annual affair held on the Theresienwiese, fields named in honor of Ludwig‘s bride. In 1811, agricultural exhibits were added to the races and ‘"Das Oktoberfest", â€" Baâ€" varia‘s national â€" holiday, was born. date has been accepting bookings, since the vast maâ€" jority of its members work for a living. *‘Moving a band ofâ€" this size is quite a choreâ€"and the costs involved are astroâ€" The ,Prince agreed, and the ensuing races were a runaway success. Horseâ€" men from stables throughâ€" out Bavaria were representâ€" ed and 40,000 people attendâ€" ed the events. In 1969, a group of local citizens formed a nonâ€"proâ€" fit corporation known as about any other nationality you could mention. The band even has a Japâ€" Enese piper and a 16â€" earâ€"old black drummer. Included are close to 40 women‘! s ‘"The women are fantastic pipers,"" according to Stueâ€" bing. *"Once a woman gets interested in a band like this she really becomes proâ€" ficient. They really become top notch if they‘re interâ€" ested." The Winnipeg based band is made up of 11 bands from across the province of Maniâ€" toba and the only real probâ€" lem they‘ve encountered to ’ By Gerald May In 1810, a Bavarian solâ€" dier, Franz Baumgartner, suggested that horse races be held in Munich to celeâ€" brate the wedding of Ludwig., 24â€"yearâ€"old crown prince of Bavaria. and Drum Band, which boasts 250 .members on a permanent basis, will make a special visit_to Kitâ€" chener, band president Kenâ€" neth A. Stuebing said in Waterloo last week. _ Mr. Stuebing, a former Kâ€"W resident, claims the band is truely representaâ€" tive of this country since it is multiâ€"cultural. Virtually all nationalities can be found in the band‘s complement. There are Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, and just The world‘s largest pipe and drum band will visit the area August 15. Winnipeg‘s Massed Pipe Waterloo Chronicle nce the vasty ma§ The annual Kitchenerâ€" Claude Bennett said last Last Wednesday was Christmas for close to 100 youngsters at the Sir Edâ€" members work _ Waterloo _ Oktoberfest Tuesday. gar Bauer Playground as they were treated to a visit from Santa Claus. is one of theâ€"reasons Onâ€" Mr. Bennett anticipates The .youngsters exchanged presents and participated in active games with a band of this tario is experiencing a the province is headed for the jolly old man. Here four year old Maebelle Strudwick and nine year te a choreâ€"and â€" boom in tourism, Ministerof a record year and reports old Tammy Meinzinger had an opportunity to list their priorities for Decemâ€" volved are astroâ€" â€" Industry and _ Tourism (Continued on page 10) _ ber 25. > Oktoberfest festiviti re than b 119TH YEAR NO. 32 . During their oneâ€"day visâ€" it the band will parade from Victoria Park to Kitchener City Hall where they will perform publicalâ€" ly. _ Following this they will be led by a colour guard from the Royal Canadian Legion (Br. 50) to the cenoâ€" taph for a brief ceremony and then they will attend a reception at the Concordia Club. This year an estimated 350,000 people are expected to take part in the festivities and there will be 24 accreditâ€" ed beer halls ringing to the shouts of "Ein Prosit®. The four _ Germ a nâ€"Canadian clubs in the area will have their own program of events to add and most local resâ€" taurants will feature Gerâ€" man cuisine as well. There has been a certain amount nomical,"‘ he said, adding it cost over $47,000 for the band to take part in this year‘s Parade of Roses January 1 in California. And Stuebing expects their upcoming six day visit to the Canadian National Exâ€" hibition to cost in the neighâ€" bourhood of $62,000. The band is being featured at the CNE‘s World Tattoo Aug. 13â€"19. The cost of transporting the large comâ€" plement (close to 200 will visit Kâ€"W) to this area will be borne by three area busiâ€" nesses â€" Carling â€" O‘Keefe, Arrow and J.M. Schneider Kâ€"W Oktoberfest, Inc., and staged the first Oktoberfest in Canada. It was so successâ€" ful that the beer halls and area hotels were unable to accommodate the huge crowds attracted. The origiâ€" nal celebration lasted five days, but was extended to nine the following year. An indication of the sucâ€" cess of the festival is given in the consumption figures of successive years; in 1969 100,000 galtions of beer and 40 tons of sausage were consumed, in 1970 it rose to 169,000 gallons of beef and 140,000 tons of sausage, in 1971 200,000 gallons of beer and 120 tons of sausage, 1972 saw 270,000 gallons of beer and 150 tons of sauâ€" sage being downed, and in 1973 it was 285,000 gallons of beer and 160 tons of sauâ€" sage. Ltd. The annual Kitchenerâ€" W aterloo Oktoberfest is one of theâ€" reasons Onâ€" tario is experiencing a boom in tourism, Minister of Industry _ and _ Tourism Over half of the band‘s Minister‘s tour visits Waterloo WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1974 ‘"‘The band is really enâ€" thusiastic about visiting Kâ€"W and trying some pig tails at lunch," Stuebing The band will parade from the park to City Hall east on Charles St. and north on Benton St. The paâ€" rade will begin at 11 a.m. and it is expected to take one hour to complete! Pipe Major R.A. Macâ€" Donald, a member of the Queen‘s Own _ Cameron Highlanders â€" during the First World War, piped the troops into battle at the tenâ€" der age of 15 Major Macâ€" Donald lied about his age when he enlisted to fight overseas. The â€" full â€" complement;, established three years ago, features 180 pipers and 70 drummers as well as Highâ€" land Dancers. ‘"‘This is an event which the whole community partiâ€" cipates in. The drinking aspect is limited basically to the festival halls and the evening activities. There are many things going on durâ€" ing the day as well. Canada‘s Great Bavarian Festival, as it is called, sponsors many events that provide entertainment for the whole family. The cultural aspects are obvious in the importâ€" ing of European bands, dances and other customs as well as the quaint Gerâ€" manâ€"Canadian flavor _ of local origin. This year we have 54 nonâ€"drinking events planned, these will include the King St. parade, a beauty pageant, a massed band concert at the auditorium (which drew 3,000 last year) arts and crafts shows, a pet show with a 25 cent entry fee, to be held in the parkâ€" members, ranging in age from 16 to 76, are veterans of either the First or Secâ€" ond World War, according to Stuebing and _ many have even piped troops into battle. of criticism by some that Oktoberfest is nothing more than "a big drunk". Fred Ryan, the flamboyant coâ€" ordinator of events for Kâ€"W Oktoberfest, Inc., feels this attitude is unjust. Fred concedes that many have a mistaken idea of the festival, which is a cultural event that embraces much more than beerâ€"halls. Mr. Bennett anticipates the province is headed for a record year and reports (Continued on page 10) ‘‘The main idea of Oktoâ€" berfest is to bring in the tourâ€" ist dollars," said organizer Fred, as he downed a second cup of coffee and rested from the ordeals of the ofâ€" fice, "this year we expect to bring in about $10,000,000 from tourists, and it all goes into local tills The community â€" benefits from all this, and that‘s what it‘s all about."‘ This year a new touch has been added with the proâ€" curement of a 15â€"piece band from â€" Innsbruck, Austria to play at the Kitchener Auditorium and 400 entrants will take part in a 26â€"mile marathon, the second larâ€" gest in North America. The committee _ is _ currently choosing wares imported from Europe that will be sold by merchants in local stores. Among these is a small model of "Onkel Hans‘* this year‘s Oktoberâ€" fest emblem, at $2, and a large poster showing Hans will sell for $1. In addition to imported items, local storés will have their own Oktoberâ€" fest souvenirs and emblems. ing garages in downtown Kitchener, dog shows, and field trials sponsored by High Karate." explained WATERLOO, ONTARIO PRICE 10 cENnts Oktoberfest has become big business, and the Kâ€"W Oktoberfest committee has a budget of $180,000 which goes toward organizing the various events, paying 015 erating costs, expenses a the salaries of Mr. Ryan and two fullâ€"time staff, as well as one working out of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce office in Waterâ€" loo and two additional ones that will be joining the staff of the Oktoberfest office, located on the corner of Charles and Ontario Sts. The money is raised by donaâ€" tions, sales involving imâ€" ported items, and the minted nickel dollar which has been proclaimed currency of the realm from July to September. Last year over 20,000 mugs alone were sold with a 30 cent profit on each mug. Oktoberfest gets bigger each year, and over 300 volunteers are involved in the committee this year with many more working inâ€" directly in â€" coâ€"ordination with the group. ‘‘The only way we can exâ€" pand is to house people in surrounding â€" areas while the festival is going on. said Fred. There are over 400 homes in the area now who will be accommodatâ€" 14,290 copies delivered by carrier every Wednesday in WATERLOO ‘‘We want everyone to join in the festivities but we hope they will do it temâ€" peratly," said Mr. Ryan. ‘‘and we urge everyone to make that last drink a cofâ€" fee. We hope this year there We hope this year there will be more appreciation for the cultural aspects of the festival, which we‘re carefully trying to create by moulding genuine Baâ€" varian customs with our at hotels in Stratford and other nearby towns and the Oktoberfest : celebrations will be a part of their Canaâ€" dian tours." Despite conceptions to the contrary, Oktoberfest revellers have a reputation of unusually good behavior during the annual cele brations. The police departâ€" ment gives good marks and a Waterloo Taxi Dispatcher, Gary Guy, said that "busiâ€" ness increases by about 100 percent during the celeâ€" bration, but the people are of a better class than one would normally think, and are generally wellâ€"behaved. ing some of the festival visitors, and many of the numerous busloads coming in from Michigan and other parts of the U.S. will stay