Thursday.. March 25,1943.
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Thursday. March 25,1943.
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Service
in U. S,
Camp Ada
Chibs Fine
Complete Rer vation From
Top to Bottom ccomplished
Buildings Transfor
Recreation Center
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Reading countcr-cl'ickw i ¡e. the
picture at the top right of the
page is typical of the "Night
I lub floor show s scheduled
each Saturday night at
either Service Club. Here. Miss
June Powell. Eugene, interprets
a Hawaiian hula for officers at
the prevue of the grand open­
ing of Club 1.
p-'A'- s*
Immaculate is the werd for
Chef Howard Harvey and his
kitchen at Cafeteria 1. Mr. Har-
vey has been a professional chef
for a number of years and has
been associated with fine eating
places in Salem and Eugene.
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1. .
Insert: Mrs. Margaret Cros­
sett Blodgett. directress <>f Serv.
¡ce Club 1.
Mrs.
ant to
charte
ter» 1.
(mold
LIOXS OF M ■ \x v
sr % ge dance
to
Tle \ ictory J*ml*>ree fe
the "Battle of the Bands"
held Thursday. April 1. 1
>etwt vn
• nd 12:30 p. m. The admis-
price is seventy-five ct ■nts for
men and fifty for women.
’ Into Social
ond to None
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By Sgt. Raymond C. Johnson
Photos by Pvt. Herbert Niemeth, Ih&Sifi
They may not have the reputation of Cin
neoned glamour of the Rainbow Room ...but
nearest approach to those places in the Wiliam«'
at least in that part of the valley where the mill
tion of Camp Adair is located.
I every officer should feel proud that
I the men of his command have such
... or
x---- ¡ze
[ fine -v„v_
-tubs x to -----
patroni
ley are *u>
The
.... true value o of the Service
! Valley .. Club to the enlisted man is per­
ry reserva­ haps best summed up in the words
of Col. McCoy:
located in the heart of the cantonment and offer
to every enlisted man stationed here. The two
a half month ago were equipped and furnishedt
social or recreational outlet the enlisted mart
have in the time since undergone a vast re«w
re-furnishing program until they are nothingsha
ig facilities I “The importance of a service club
to an army post is considered funda­
lubs, which mental or else such institutions
meet every would not be authorized by the
ght desire, War Department.
rating and j “Camp Adair has every reason to
of palatial. | be proud of its Service Clubs. Club
Corps
Importance Fundamental
1. which was completed in time for
The work on Club 1 was com-*
its formal opening last Saturday
ph ted by last Saturday in time for ly on Mr«. Mara ¡>t Crossett night, is a model club, and when
the grand re-opening with the cur­ Blodgett, club dm Ire*«: Miss Club 2,
h’ch is now undergoing
and recre- similar re-decorating and re-fur­
rently popular highlight of the Ann T. ( addy.
week . . "Night Club Night.” Now ational hostess: Ms Doris Fick- nishing. is completed, this army
t lat Club 1 is completed. Club 2 el. librarian; Miss I len Barrett, post can feel assured that these
their com- clubs represent the finest that
"ill undergo an intensive program cafeteria hostess, i
o’ re-trimming and re-furnishing. tent and efficients! iffs.
money can buy. and that they are
The fruits of th«! labor are ob- perhaps the finest and best-
W hen the carpenters, painters
proceeded equipped on any post in the United
ar.d other workmen have quit their vious. for the project •
•cess. ■ States.”
posts with the job completed, both to completion wiUl 'a:
clubs will be more or less identical. 1 At Club 2, the ■ - ■ el has
Programs Varied
Therefore, what is true about Club formulated re-decor mg and re- |
1. will hold true for Club 2 when furnishing plan? « when their . The weekly programs that have
the Camp I been planned and executed at the
¡t is finished in two Weeks or so. i : project is contpieti
Adairmen may I'1'1’ ith pride at two clubs are familiar to most of
Removed From Anything G.I.
Í their Service Club« Cooperating the enlis’ted men. The outstanding
i feature at either club each week
W hen ( lub 1 re-opened last week on the work at Ck 2 are Mrs.
, is the Saturday night “Cabaret
end. it wa* apparent to all that the Florence Coardy Ml iam. direct-
i Night” or “Night Club Night.”
earth,
social
.s
Madge
Kt
uilding had been transformed into ress: Mis?
■tess; Miss I built aldng lines closely following
an enlisted men's social and recre­ and recnational I
Shu
acker
rarian; and a regular city’s night clubs or bis-
ational center second to none found Helen----
cafeteria ' tros. There is dancing to the music
on any other V. S. Army post. For Miss Eleanor Tna
•
tent
crews. of one of the fine dance orches­
hostess,
and
their
o'
1
there is a spaciously furnished
tras. with the Timber Wolves more
lounge boasting a ballroom floor Clubs Termed "Ms* I
‘air, as an I or less taking care of the music
Therefore.
C«
”
P
f
a- smooth as glass: a well-equipped I
I for Club 1, and the 96th Division
and ;ippi inted library housing Army post, togethei th each and
taking care of Club 2. There is
•
r
from
the
every
soldier
and
d
thous ands of volumes; an immacu-
i Divisions, I alwavs an elalwvrate and well-
late cafeteria excelling in superb Timber Wolf and
t 1911. IX , rounded flo< >r show featuring top
food and service: and a fountain Service Command
•r attached ' notch entertainers ... men who in
Corps
that you might find on "Main
in knowing I civilian life were professional
Street.
I units.
toed models I stage, screen and night club talent.
I
that
th
This club's personnel, acting
Seasonal and historic holidays or
o
follow...
on the instruction and advice of 1for oth
dates, when appropriate, furnish
rue
pride
in
that
th
the ( amp Commander. Col. Gor­
it the many I the theme for a particular Satur­
don H. Met oy. has gone “all-out" every a
lations off- day night party ... such as Wash-
m its effort to make Club 1 one facilita
•r the a«k- ! ington's Birthday or St. Patrick'*
•
her«
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of the outstanding recreational ered ar
Camp Ad« ”en should Day. The club directresses map
and social gathering spots on the ing. A
I themes and decorations well in ad-
post.
feel pn leged » k hie to have
'ir disposal j vance and are ever on the look-out
such
fine
I hus. much of the praise for
uty" hours; i I for some novel attraction.
the accompliKhmenta. fall direct- I in »1 hich
------ to spe”^
Reading clockwise, the picture
at top was taken at the recep­
tion and “open house" staged
last Friday night by Mrs. Blod­
gett for the officers of the post.
Here. Lt. Walter Sindlinger of
Special Services serves punch
and wafers to Col. I)e Graff,
Col. Touart and Mrs. Ryan, wife
of Capt. Ryan, all of whom were
guests.
The libraries are popular ren­
dezvous for the Adairmen. Typi­
cal of both libraries is the above
«scene taken in Club 1. Miss Doris
FickeL librarian, instructs T 5
Opner in the loan procedure on
a book selected by one of the
soldiers.
Insert: .Mrs. Fl-»rente C. Mer­
riam. directress. Service ( lub 2.
Complete is the word for the
Sa’ad Bar at ( lub 1 Cafeteria.
Here, an expert at salads. Mr«.
Earl I’nruh. is shown preparing
an order.
No. the Generals here aren't
ready to do K.l*. It's merely an
inspection tour of one of the
newly equipped cafeteria kitch­
ens at Camp Adair. Left to right
are Brig. Gen. Moore. Maj. Gen.
Cook. Mrs. Cece Cook. Lt. Col.
Pearson and Miss Barrett.
The chef holds the attention
of (reneral Cook and Colonel Mc­
Coy as he is perhaps explaining
one of the finer points of hi«
prefewsicn. The officer* visited
the kitchen during the “open
house" at Club 1.
Sunday at the Club« usually
means “open house.” for it is the
one day of the week wh
relatives and guests vi
listed men. Informality
note and th e program
lows along spontane«
ment line«, Someone
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