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Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, April 29,1943.
Page Eight
SOCIALLY SPEAKING^:-
Marry in Chapel 4
By Adele Adair
The rains came, and the rains went, but Dame Spring
descended on Camp Adair, dragging with her a whole flock
of shows, dances, thisa, thata, and other sundry entertain­
ments. But. gentlemen, you may have missed what last
night proved to be one of the best shows ever produced at
Camp Adair.
( nptain Aldus E. Gridley, with*
the kind cooperation of Mrs. Mar­ mention here. The captain is a
garet Blodgett, your hostess over grad of the University of Cali­
at Club 1, and Miss Lillian Bridge­ fornia. and has developed into
mann. director of recreation at the a fine pianist. By hard work and
Station Hospital, routed out his a lot of other stuff like that, he
crew of Sea Gull entertainers, and has turned a bunch of raw re­
Wednesday evening- trooped up to cruits into a crew of first-class
the recreation hall at the hospital. entertainers. For that anybody
There they really gave the boys deserves credit. And we’re not
who are unfortunate enough to be bucking.
there a show—but what a show!
The next act was billed as the
Kosher, By Kosher
"Octette,” but they didn’t fool little
From beginning to end this was Adele one bit. It was a combina­
a Kosher show. Yessir, emceed by tion of the “Swing Trio,” and the
Pvt. Irv Kosher (Fooled You!), “Instrumentalists,” and combined,
the boys really went to town, with they proved to be just twice as
ten big acts. The show started off good as either one individually.
in hillbilly style with the “Timber
Turn on Heat
In the finale, the Seagulls really
Wolf Ramblers” wowwing them
with a selection of mountain music. turned the heat on the patients with
Pvt. Art Glick, I. Kish, Charlie a chorus of six accordian-playing |
Sanderson, Aubrey Woods and E. beauties led by Miss Betty7 Pierce,
Moffet comprise the “Ramblers,” Champion Majorette of the state
and podner, those boys are strict­ of Oregon. It was all done up in a
ly in that Arkansas Groove. Cor­ patriotic motif and was sensational
poral Robert MacArthur (Get —to say the least. All in all, it
that!) Beecham followed them on was a grand show, and everybody
and did a well received vocaliza­ who saw it enjoyed it, except
tion of “Chloe,” and one other Adele is still mad at those nasty
number that we forgot how to boys for laughing at that bur­
lesque skit.
spell.
Rump and Bump
For the boys from New York
who used to patronize that em­
porium of the rump and bump,
the “"Eltinge,” Pvt. Kosher and
his stooges knocked out a little
Last Saturday’s Cabaret Night at
skit, entitled “Come and Get It.”
Service
club 2 went over with what
The censor prohibits further
Mountaineer Variety
mildly
might
be called a bang.
mention of said skit, but you can
Show
Makes
Big
Hit
The
house
was
full, and the fel­
take Adele’s word for it that
lows
were
literally
hanging from
those nasty patients up there
The Timber Wolf Mountaineers the rafters. But, came time for the
really clapped loud and long for
it.
“took over” the Easter Spring show to start, and the Deadeye
And then, aha . . . from the glit­ Formal dance and floor show at Division’s Warrior band found it­
ter and gilt of the “Big Top’’ to the the Corvallis USO Saturday night. self lacking a pianist. With the
sunshine of Camp Adair, came
In a beautiful setting the spang reputation of the club at stake, who
should step forward but Mrs. Mer­
Valardi. the Seagull Clown. And new club presented its first all-star
riam, to take the place of the ab­
brother we mean Clown with a show from Camp Adair in big time*
sentee pianist. The boys moved the
capital G. Pvt. Valardi has worked style.
piano out in front of the band, and
many years with the Ringling
Lt. Bob Saunders, Mountaineer with the proper gusto and flourish,
Bros., Barnum and Bailey Com­ SSO, officiated as the MC. Opening Mrs. M. proceded to lead the band.
bined Shows, Matinee SI.50, kiddies the show was Pvt. Bernie Maus, It was quite unexpected, and every­
free, step right up and get your . of Co. M, who held the audience body got quite a kick out of it,
tickets here . .. the Cole Brothers j spellbound as he juggled rubber especially because Mrs. M. can
Circus, and, oh well, the boys • balls and Indian clubs.
make a piano get up on its hind
laughed loud and long, so what’s
It was a tough number to follow, legs and walk out any time she
the difference. That’s what clowns but the “Hillbilly Hotshots,,—Cpl. so desires.
are for, you know. Coming on with Rusty Shew, Cpl. George Belville
As usual, Sgt. Nick Sansonia,
a roar, the “Swing Trio,” which and Pvt. John Head—proved again Neapolitan Madcap, and Man-About
consists of Sgt. Joe Tabachick on the popularity of Western songs.
—Club 2, emseed the show. Sgt.
the tubs, Pvt. Caret Berry on the
Next came Cpl. Don Chapman, Wood, the unicyclist put on a won­
geetar, and Pvt. Art Larys on the of Division SS, who presented in derful act. Supportin- a man on
groan box (accordian to you), the his own smooth style, delightful his back, while he in turn was
boys laid them in the aisles. ’Nuff stories about “Sam Small,” in pedaling around the floor on one
said.
Cockney dialect.
half of a bicycle, Sgt. Wood really
Was With James
Sgt. Bob Faulk and his sensa­ brought down the house.
Accompanied by Oliver Willard, tional swing band stopped the Nice Girl, Nice Songs
former pianist with Harry James, show with their imitations of the i
A nice ovation greeted Miss Vir­
Pvt. Ray Allen used a high femin­ leading orchestras in the country ginia Steel of Corvallis, and her
ine voice, no cracks please, to imi­ today. As a special guest artist, two songs. Miss Steel did a grand
tate famous operatic singers. As Lt. Saunders introduced Pvt. Ber­ job, and judging from the hand
you can imagine, this too laid the nie Kovler, of the Sea Gulls, who she received, the boys want her
boys in what few aisles there were captivated the crowd with the songs back (We do too!!). Cpl. Eddie
left. The “Instrumentalists” then we al lolve to hear.
Jacobsen received many “oh’s” and
proceeded to add smiles to the
To close the show, Cpl. Jimmie “ah’s” as he proceeded to prove
very, very few faces left without Horan proved that the “hand is that he can stand on anything, any­
them.
quicker than the eye” with his as­ time or any place with one hand
Another good job well done. The sortment of Hocus Pocus stunts.
one foot, or even on his head when
“Instrumentalists” are a group of
Dancing held the floor for the it comes right down to it.
stringed instruments played by I rest of the evening — and a crowd
And then, that Super-Duper sing­
Pvt.’s Kenneth Lang, Howard of 1500 inspected the all-new Cor- 1 er of songs, Sgl. Nick (Sandlot)
Lundberg, Art Glick and Hermann vallis USO.
Sansonia took over, and between his
request numbers, take-offs on Jim­
Harrer. In the next act Pfc. Ber­
nard Kovler, operatic tenor, gave
The War D e p a r t m e n t has mie Duranty, and community sing­
the fellows a treat with fine rendi­ changed its policy under which ing, ended the show in fine fashion.
tions of “Home on the You-Know- enlisted men in the Army Special­ Easter Program Presented
Where,” and “Chloe.”
ized Training Courses in American j Sunday night, Camp Adair was
< apt. Gridley, Piano
colleges had to go all the way more than fortunate in having a
Bernard "as accompanied by j through as privates. From now on group of lovely young ladies come
Captain Gridley, who certainly men assigned to the advanced down from Independence and put
deserves more than a passing courses will keep their stripes.
on an Easter program in club 2.
New Corvallis USO
Opens; 1500 Attend
Club Cabaret Night
Loads EM to Rafters
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Resplendent in white gowns, and
carrying calla lilies the girls sang
Easter songs, and put the whole
club in the right spirits for the
day. These young ladies came down
here on their own time and at their
own expense, and we take this
opportunity of thanking them for
the fine spirit they showed in help­
ing the men at Camp Adair cele­
brate their Easter in the proper
fashion.
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Dance will be held at the Division
Officers Club, located between C
and I) on 10th street.
A sizzling stage floor show fea­
turing June Powell, dancer, Cpl.
Eddie Jacobson, from the Deadeye
special service office, Pvt. James
Horan, magician, from the Timber
Wolf Mountaineers SSO, and Pvt.
Bernard Kovler, dramatic tenor,
from the Timber Wolf Sea Gulls
SSO.
In charge of the program áre
Lt. D. W. Millsaps, division offi­
cers’ club officer; Lt. P. T. Griffin,
regimental officer, and Mrs. Mar­
garet Blodgett, principal hostess
at Club 1.
And here’s good news for mar­
ried men in the A.E.F. who went
overseas before their babies were
born: The AWVS ... The Ameri­
can Women’s Volunteer Services
... will take free pictures of ser­
This Saturday night at 10:15. vicemen’s babies at the mother's
the Deadeye Division Officers’ request and put them in the mail.
Deadeye Dance, Show
This Saturday Night
SERVICE MEN’S DATE BOOK
Thursday, April 29
Open house at both clubs.
Game night at Club 1. Prize for high bingo scores.
Artists’ workshop at Club 1, Cpl. Don Lynch, director.
Friday, April 30
Regular Field House Dance from 8-11.
Good music, attractive Junior Hostess partners.
Open House at both Service Clubs.
Artists’ Workshop at Club 1, Cpl. Don Lynch, director.
Saturday, May 1
Cabaret Night at Clubs 1 and 2. May day themer at both
clubs. Cpl. Don Chapman and the spec al troops will enter­
tain at Club 1.
Sunday, May 2
Popular recorded music from 3-4 at Club 1 followed by in­
formal program. Artists’ Workshop open all day at Club 1,
Cpl Don Lynch, director.
Monday. May 3
Men’s Glee Club hehearsal at Club under direction of
Miss Madge Kuhwarth. Informal activities at both clubs.
Artists’ Workshop at Club 1, Cpl. Don Lynch, director.
Tuesday, May 4
Latin-American dance at Club 2. Artists’ Workshop at Club 1.
Cpl. Don Lynch, director. Cpl. Lynch plans to have drawing
from model between the hours of 7:30-9:30 at Club 1.
Wednesday.'May 5
Bingo Night at Club 1 supervised by Misg Ann Caddy,
recreational hostess. Bingo Night also at Club 2. Both
clubs offer prizes. Games starts at 8 p. in. Artists’ Work­
shop under direction of Cpl. Don Lynch at Club 1.