X Camp Adair Seutry Thursday, December ¿4, 1942. Three Merry Cheers for Yanks SOCIAL SWIRL By Adele Adair - «As Camp Adair prepares for its first Christmas ... with company dinners, regimental parties, and camp parties and entertainments in the pot-pourri of social activities ... the holiday spirit prevails everywhere. Tomorrow is, of course, the Big Day ... Christmas ... but the entire yuletide atmo­ sphere promises to hold over well through New Years and in the early days of 1943. Christmas this year, perhaps more than ever before, stands for a rededication of the original meaning of the occasion . •, “peace on earth, good will to men” ... and there isn’t a person alive who isn’t praying that the New Year will find the rebirth of that peace and good will. The two post Service Clubs,' •------------------------------------------------- wherein the social activities for Caddy is also a radio artist of note. the entire enlisted personnel of She is expected to arrive on the Capip Adair gravitate, have gone i post either today or tomorrow and (Right) Lovely Belt« Davit »tamm “allrout” with the Christmas idea. to assume her duties at Club 1. dramatic apot of Chnstmaa Can teen, bi, rad» program bringing Gigantic Christmas trees, resplend­ holiday cheer to armed furu-fi and borne folk« Chriatinav after nova ent. with lights, ornaments and On Furlough: decorations, have transformed the It looks like a reunion in the club ballrooms into "living rooms” Fickel household in Everett, Wash­ Stars on the big Christmas Can­ for the men, and other colorful ington. Daughter Doris, who is a teen radio program Dec. 25 are decorations, donated by merchants, librarian at Club 1 is home now, cheering Yanks—and planning to bring them and their families businessmen and townsfolk in the on furlough, and the Fickel son, two hours of Christmas cheer. surrounding municipalities, serve who is an army sergeant stationed Bette Davis, Abbott and Cos­ to make both clubs very festive. An in Denver, Colorado, is also home tello, Bob Hope, Don Ameche elaborate entertainment program on furlough. Nice reunion! «« master of ceremonies, the has been arranged for the entire Merry Macs, the Don Cossack Chorus and many other headlin­ season, a chart of which appears More About Those Christmas ers of stage, screen and radio elsewhere on this page. Dinners: Making it possible for the men of Camp Adair to accept dinner Music will lie furnished by the Tim­ Christmas Dinners: invitations for Christmas Day, was ber Wolf Orchestra under the baton It you have decided by now that the committee meeting held last of T/Sgt. Austin Everard. Formal you would like to simulate Christ­ Friday in Club 2. The main prob­ dress for the ladies is optional. Re­ mas conditions as you used to lem was transportation for the men freshments will be served. All know them, by having dinner with accepting invitations. In on the officers arc urged to attend. a family in one of the surrounding conclave were Principal Hostesses municipalities, your dreams can be Rogers and Blodgett, representing Dance at Dallas: answered. Simply leave your name Club 2 and Club 1 respectively At the Dallas USO, which is at either Service Club with the (apt. Ross and Capt. Bach of the closing for lack of transportation, hostesses, and they'll ip-rnnge with 90th, and a committee from Salem there will he a final, formal dance the various USO mid civic soldier- composed of Mrs. W. L. Phillips, on the night of Wednesday, De­ clvUian groups near here, to have Mrs. J. L. Bishop, Mrs. H. D. Pat­ cember 30. It is open to the first you entertained. But a word ... if ten and Mr. Roy Kunz. 26 enlisted men who sign up, at and when we DO accept the hospi­ Service Club No. 1, where they will tality of our civilian friends, let's Recovering: be picked up by bus at 7 p. m. that not forget our civilian manners We are pleased to report in this day. No expense involved. and write "bread and blitter” notes i u. of the "Sentry” that Miss when we get back to camp. Ax you know, this little matter of etti- Audrey Harper, cafeteria hostess Cafeteria Opened: quette should be taken care of at Club 2, is getting better. Sho Now there are two thriving bis­ within a week after your visit. It’s has been ill and confined to her tros where the men of Camp Adair, so little, yet it means so much quarters for several days. To «hcer in case they tire of the mess halls’ toward creating the good will we her up, the hostesses with whona offerings and desire a slight gas­ are steadily building up. Largely she works ehipped in and bought tronomic change, may go. Yesiree. responsible for rounding up homes her a poinsetta plant, A rapid re- The cafeteria in Service Club 2 in which the hoys may take dinner, covery, Miss Harper! opened last week and is doing a are the various "Home Hospitality Leagues.” That's a goial name to Hostess Is Speaker: Miss Elizabeth Roger», dircct- remember. I resx of ('luh 2, was guest speaker last Thursday afternoon before the Libraries Okayed: 'An official stamp of npprovnl Counxcl of Women's Clubs of has been placed on the two post Salem, nt an informal tea held at libraries. Who was the official Salem. Service Club needs were approver? Why Miss Eleanor discussed.' Christmas uiuaic was Stevens, State Librarian of played. Salem, who dropped in with her mother. Mrs. Stevens, on Tuesday, Club 1 Noles: The dunce intermission at Club 1 December 15. Over in the library at Club 2 »he met our commanding last Friday night featured aome officer, Gol. G. H. McCoy, and ex­ new und interesting entertainment, pressed her great impression with in the girls’ trio which sang. Mem- our book set-up. To encourage hers were the three charming even greater circulation she sug­ dang liters of Col. and Mrs. Lewis gested traveling library units that ....Dori». Patty and Butty. CpI. would go from dayroom to day­ Hinkle, professional whiatlar who room. It was Miss Stevens, and her used to be featured with Sammy staff at Salem, who were respon­ Kayo's band, also entertained and sible for rebinding and re lettering the SCU Dance Band, under the a large uyinbcr of the books at baton of S Sgt. Bob Black, played for dancing. present in our libraries. < luh 2 Notes: Mrs Merriam, social and recre­ ational hostess at Club 2, was a featured vocalist on the intermix -ion program last Friday night at the EM dunce at Club 2, with the 96th Division Dunce Band provid­ ing music for ilaiicuig. Pvt. Cecil Birnkrnnl was also on deck to help with th, entertainment. We missed not seeing CpI. Sansonia around with his accordian ... but it was the hospital for Nick. Hostess Transferred : We were sorry to learn thut Miss Venoln Gibson, social and re rroational hostess and assistant to Mrs. Blodgett ut Club I is leaving this week for a similar poet at Fort Lewie. 8lw ha- accomplished lots in bet brief »lay with ua. She la Iwing replaced by Miss Anne Tuck er Caddy, who lias hail several year»' experience with adult re- creational development in Califor­ nia and has recently taught at a college at Columbia, Missouri. A»al<' from these abilities, Mias Field House Swing: To celebrate Christmas, a gala and stupendous dance was held la l night in the Field House. This was u joint dance, with the ho»t- <•- es from both clubs, cooperating as cha|s