rip Adair Sentry
Thursday, April 15, 1943.
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.... Of, By and For The EM
ub2 Formal Opening
ompletes Camp Plan
Housewarming Party Attracts
La^ge Crowd; Gala Floor Show
Presented by Men of Division
Reading clockwise, T/Sgt. Bob
Black and his SCU Swingaroos oc
cupied the first triangle in this
composite layout of activities at
Service Club 2.
The fountain room is always a
popular spot for a “coke” or a sun-
By Sgt. Raymond C. Johnson
’ dae.
Photos by T 5 Joseph Booth, U. S. Signal Corps
Signifying the completion of the re-decoration and re-furnishing |
The club can take a breathing
fcject for the two Camp Adair Service Clubs, the formal opening
■Club 2 last Saturday night, Apt il 10, took shape as a housewarming spell from its buzzing activities ear
■ the enlisted men, their wives and guests. Highlighting the evening ly in the morning after it opens
■s the hour-and-a-half entertainment and floor show staged mainly and late at night after it closes,
Even minus its patrons it boasts
■the EM of the 96th Division.
By last Saturday the new paint*------------------------------------------------- a comfy and inviting air.
id dried, the re-grouping of fur Day at Adair” with Cpl. Gaard
Unquestionably the best-known
| nfcu e and occasional pieces had and T/4 Birnkrant.
person about Club 2 (and in enter
been accomplished, and the club
An instrumental trio, the
tainment circles on the post and in
was ready to be presented to the Kats,” with Pvts. Moquin,
the nearby communities) is Sgt.
men of Camp Adair... land and Russo, w’as a hit as was
Nick Sansonia.
the men, by the men and for the take-off on the Andrews Sis
men” stationed here.
ters by Birnkrant, T/5 Kailman
For good things to eat, the cafe-
Service Club, to the man in and Cpl. Sanford, as the “Latrine , teria is a popular rendezvous.
orm, means the place on the Sisters.”
—
where he can meet his friends
“OOOOOOh Doctor” with Gladys t Floor shows are the highlight of
comfortable, pleasant sur- Johnson, of PX 1 and Pvt. Bill : Saturday night. They form an in
; where he can read or Konick came next as did the Eight tegral part of the “Service Club
I
te or play games ... or just Swingeroos doing an original Rambles,” built around a typical
kin RELAX.
dance, “Doin’ The Draft Away.” night club theme. Here Miss Clau
A newcomer to the club entertain dine Thompson is seen singing dur
It’s an after duty rendezvous ...
ment roster appeared next ... Pvt. ing the “Housewarming.”
pere the social and recreational
Mort Ruppopport, ballad singer.
jes of the soldier’s life are en
More books for Camp Adair. Miss
Another skit with Gaard and Birn
gaged. And there is usually
krant came just before the finale Helen Schumaker, Club 2 Librarian-
me form of organized recreation
which featured the chorus, Miss Hosetess, looks over new books be
anned by the social and recrea-
¡Thompson, Sgt. Higgins and the ing sorted by Pvt. Sid Rudner and
mal hostess, such as dancing
Pvt. Andrew B. Conway, of the
entire cast.
isses, art workshops, glee clubs
library
staff.
The floor show was staged by
id community sings, and game
Birnkrant assisted by Gaard and
ghts. “There’s always somethin’
The tall and the short of it, it
Bartozek. Sgt. Nick Sansonia was
in’ ” is a fitting Service Club
appears.
Miss Gladys Johnson of
accompanist and make-up was
otto.
the
PX
is
more than 6 foot tall
created by Pvt. Clensos from Club
while
Pvt.
Bill
Konick is about 5
■ala Show Presented
1. Dancing and fun filled out the
foot 2 inches above the ground.
I The “Housewarming” got under remainder of the evening.
They appeared in one of the skits
lay about 8 p. m. with the arrival
Saturday night.
•f T Sgt. Bob Black and his SCU Full Program Underway
Bance band, and the early patrons.
The night club idea is but one
Results of an evening of fun have
By 9, the floor show unit had feature of the weekly roster of to be cleaned up .... so the club
Bnished its first performance of activities at the club. After Satur personnel pitches in. On the push
Bie evening at the 381st Rec Hall, day night’s fun fest, the mood broom detail are Mrs. Merriam,
■nd came to the club. It was a gala hangs over throughout Sunday, Pvt. Vince Chiello and Miss Kuh-
■how of more than an hour and a when open house for the EM and warth.
Balf’s duration.
their guests, including wives, par
I The cast included Cpl. Gaard as ents and friends, is observed. In
Most of the 46 million dollars’
■IC; the opening chorus composed formal music fills the day with worth of new commercial laundry
■f the Misses Darlene Fairchild, ’ various entertainers volunteering machinery in 1943 will go to mil
■ iola Jenkins, Mildred Kaufman, their talents. Like a snowball, this itary uses, some of it will be re
teggy Keown, Harriet Scoville, i idea builds up into a regularly served for civilian hospitals, but
Bnd Cynthia Woodcock; and Pvt. anticipated event at the club.
almost none for around-the-corner
Monday is open house, with ping laundries.
Colombo, Cpl. Sutton, Cpl. Sanford,
l'/4 Birnkrant, Pfc. Jessie and pong, games, and Glee Club re
?vt. Constantino. This chorus sang hearsal, etc., available; Tuesday sonia, non-com in charge of the
md danced and paved the way for is Latin-American dance night, club; and Pfc. Gus Cerase and
Wednesday is game night, with Pvt. Vincent Chiello, assisting en
the remainder of the show’.
Next came a musical skit featur- prizes for Bingo scores offered; listed men.
Club hours are from 8 until 10:30
ng four of the cast based on “A Thursday is group singing led by
daily
excepting Saturday when it
Mrs.
F.
C.
Merriam;
Friday
night
Bicycle Built for Two,” followed
remains
open until 11 for the night
jy a skit based on a sanitorium is informal; then the week is
ncident, and featuring Miss Keown topped off with the Saturday Night club.
Now that Club 2 has been com
Rambles.
And Sgt. Bartoszek.
pleted,
Camp Adair may well boast
The
club
personnel
is
headed
by
“Sweet and Swing.” starring
Miss Claudine Thompson and Sgt. Mrs. Merriam, directress; Miss of possessing two of the finest
Higgins was a treat and they were Madge Kuhwarth, social and re Service Clubs to be seen anywhere
followed by a skit, “A Rookie’s creational hostess; Sgt. Nick San- in the country.
*
Sgt. Narramore, Vet Non-Com at Adair
Began Army Career Under Gen. Pershing
One of the old timers at Camp days, the sergeant participated in
Adair is Sgt. Gillis Narramore. En- , baseball and basketball. His favor
listing in the army in 1916 in Har-j ite form of recreation is salmon
riman, Tennessee, he has held every ' and trout fishing. Of the two, he
rank from private to master ser- I prefers to hook salmon, especially
geant. He was 44 years old on if he can connect with a 60 pounder.
April 5.
| While in the coast artillery, Sgt.
Sgt. Narramore was married to Nararamore held the rating of ex-
an Oregonian in 1923. Th« wedding ! pert gunner. He was a plotter, ob-
bells rang in Vancouver, Washing- | server, and gun commander for 22
ton, and he has since been blessed years. In the near future, he will
with five children; two daughters; be called into the R.O.T.C. as an in
Juanita, 16, Eileen, 14, and three structor under the A.S.T.P. pro
sons, Robert, 1 1, James, 8, and Eu gram.
gene, 18, who has just entered the
Commenting on his army career,
Army. Bobbie, the 11 year old boy Narramore remarked: “I am a firm
is a leap year child.
believer in discipline and from my
For the past 25 years, Sgt. Nar past experience in other camps am
ramore has been a non-commis of the opinion that Camp Adair is
sioned officer and was the first one far above the average.”
to serve a meal at Camp Adair
when it was a tent city.
He began his army career in the
Simplification of cotton fabrics
12th Infantry under General Persh will add approximately 230 million
ing and reenlisted in the Coast ar yards of cotton textiles annually
tillery in 1920. During his young , through increased loom capacity. ,