The History of the Tivoli Youth Guard

"The ‘little military guard’ or ‘the Lilliputian military’, as it was also called, comprised a total of 30 boys at its inception, among whom one was an officer, i.e. drum major, and four were drummers, while the remaining 24 were divided into three squads of 2x4 members. They were paid, when they performed, with one mark a day, four pieces of open-faced sandwiches, and half a beer, but for most of them, the pleasure of participating far exceeded the joy of receiving payment, even though such earnings often came in handy. "