Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, May 20. liU3.
Sx?» Sight
SOCIALLY SPEAKING
Term Shell Show
Real Smash Hit
Sea Gulls Fete Gen., Mrs. Moore
Ass't Timber Wolf
Commander Feted by
Sea Gulls; Talent
Show is Presented
Lebanon H. S. Bond on
Hand at Club 2 Along
A'ith Professional
Talent in Revue
’? *:e of the finest all-round vari
ety -hews now touring army camps
an*; bases .. . the Shell Show .. .
pla. ed a two-night engagement
he.-r last Friday and Saturday to
la-ye and appreciative audiences in
the Theater, Station Hospital and
Service Club 2. No two acts were
repetitious and the entire perform-.
ante, which featured five acts, kept
every audience thoroughly amused
fc* the entire hour-and-a-half show.
The Shell Show opened here last
Friday night with two perform
ances in Theater 2; played Satur
day evening at the Rec Hall in the
Hospital area, and later was per-
f ar Lied in its entirety at Service
Club 2. Those who witnessed the
show maintain it is one of the
fittest troupes ever to hit Camp
Adar, and verbal applause can
still be heard as the corporal tells
the sergeant what he missed.
(At the club, the Lebanon High
S'at.ol dance band, under Chet
Elsies’ baton (back on the post by
pop-lar demand) rounded out the
Saturday night show with a jazz
ccBQert before the Shell revue. By
the time the troupe had appeared. '
the club had been transformed into
a theater and more than 800 per
son- were estimated to have been
on rand.
Sgt. Nick Sansonia, non-com in
charge of Club 2. introduced the I
show and turned it over to lovely j
Fatiicia Lynn, who sang and em- [
ceed the other acts. Other top-!
notchers appearing included John- :
ny O’Brien, harmonica wizard: I
Loyd Simpson, novelty pianist; I
Phyllista. lady ventriloquist and I
he? puppet “Gabby” Redwood, and :
Bert Easley, magician and trick-I
star.
¿J performers were professional
artists and quite naturally, turned
ir professional performances.
Gen.,Mrs.Moore
Guests at Dance
* j
Brig. General Bryant E. Moore and Mrs. Moore were guests of honor at a gala party last
Saturday night in the Timber Wolf Officers’ Club, under auspices of the Sea Gull Regiment. Seated
with the honored guests are Major General Gilbert R. took and his daughter. Mrs. CeCe Cook.
General Cook is commanding general of the division and Gen. Moore is assistant divisional com
mander. and they are surrounded by Timber Wolf officers and their ladies.—Signal Corps Photo.
Tuesday Night Gab-Fest
Next Week at Club 2
Due to popular demand, what
has been tentatively called “The
Tuesday Night Gab-Fest” will
have its opening meeting next
Tuesday night at 7 p. m. at
Service Club 2. Miss Madge
Kuhwarth, social and recreation
al hostess, and Miss Helen Shu
maker. library hostess, will
“start the ball rollin’ ” and get
this informal discussion group
started.
At the initial meeting, a chair
man will be appointed and such
topics as current books, philoso
phy, events, etc., will be under
fire. All EM interested are
urged to attend.
New Salem Broadcast
To Feature Soldiers
The first in a series of Sunday
Bit of Hawaii
t
night radio broadcasts ... a half-
hour variety show from 8:15 to 8:4»
lilsa Lulu Paoli, native Hawaiian over KSLM. Salem ... will be aired
is a student at University of this week end, according to Mrs.
O’Wgon, will highlight the regular Blodgett who is arranging for the
F’ralay evening entertainment pro show. Camp Adair talent will be
gram staged by the Timber Wolf used and the Seagull Regimental
Sea Gull Regiment in their area I Band will play for the initial broad-
^Variety House.” Other regimental j cast. It will be staged at the Salem
taKr.t will appear and a band will j USO through cooperation with Mr.
be CP hand.
Thomas.
Mrs. Merriam Announces Her Concert
Frogram to Be Presented on May 23
On Sunday, May 23, Mrs. Flor-1 program, which run* from Bixet
enoe C Merriam, principle hostess to MacDowell, will include the fol
at Service Club 2, will present a lowing selections:
concert at the Portland Art Arno« Dei ..... .. ..............................
Bitet
p Fiorendo e
Scarlatti
Mufcium in the regular “Artists i S Lamento
Proveneal
Pa lad ih U
I.a Statue **e T»arkoie--aei<>
< ni
Series” conducted each Sunday aft L
’lteure Kiloneieuse
Staub
ernoon for music lovers both in Le Papillon ..................................... Fourdrain
et Air de Lia— 'banner envain
Portland and in the nearby army ; Kerit
chuMHe I'annee"—
I.’enfant Prodiqne
Debu»»y
cantonments.
Chinese folk aonz» fri nì 7-10 A. D.
Sofie gathering flower» Arr. by Griffe»
Tfcis is the first large concert
Landarape
Mrs. Merriam has given since she A Feaaf of Lantern*
the Tomb of am
arrived at Camp Adair, and sin Fri.m
Unknown Woman
Bantoek
(A tomb in the Fn Kin mountain»
cerely hopes that a large percent
district of Soo-Chow )
age of soldiers from Camp Adair You Will Forret ...
St irk I*»
Samoau Love Sonjp
will be on hand to loan “moral If in the (A
t*i rut Baaaar W**v<ifuid Finden
(From 'A tevrr in Dnnius«-«»” >
support.” Her accompanist will be Nocturn
Curran
Hor«iuan
C. Bobert Laxson of the music de-1 In the Yellow i*u»k
Wild G ***•*.*■
Ben n**tt
partment of Oregon State College The Skylark
Urrtihaninuff
l.ullabv
>1 clh.well
of Education, in Monmouth. Her Midaummer
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Salem H. S. Students Variety Show
Featured on Club 1 Cabaret Night
A group of high school students and one of the comic highlights of
from Salem proved themselves ver-'
evening was the parody on the
, satile and talented when they were ' old-time “r«ellerdrama” entitled
I
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v
v .“The Fall of Little Nellie Kelly.”
i starred last Saturdav night in the j —
, show
,
I he
was a great success
(regular weekly Cabaret show held and it is hoped that this group of
. at Service Club 1. The program 1 entertainers will appear at Camp
was arranged by Miss Ann T. Cad-*Adair soon again.
dy, social and recreational hostess, | Cpl. Eddie Appel and his ever
in conjunction with Miss Pat Leary, popular Timber Wolf Divarty Band
Salem High School drama direct- provided music for dancing before
ress.
and after the floor show.
The audience, composed of en
listed men and their guests, came
Monmouth Invites You*
to “Standing Room Only” capacity
The Monmouth USO announces a
shortly before the floor show got I
series
of Saturday night monthly
J underway, and the club was jammed
dances which will start this week.
to the rafters with enthusiastic
All junior hostesses <>lan to be
patrons.
present and an effort is being made
John Brown proved himself a I
to secure an orchestra.
competent and entertaining master
The USO extends an invitation
of ceremonies as he introduced the
to all enlisted men.
various numbers, and among the
students appearing was Miss Mar
Back From Leave
ion Macey, mimic and imperson
Miss Doris Fickel, Service Club
ator who had such film favorites as
1
Library
Hostess, returned Tues-
Kathrine Hepburn and Charles
Boyer down to a “T”. An octet day after a four-day leave spent
of eight lovely lassies also appeared at Camp White with the library
hostess at that post.
A not her Square iMace
Held at Service Chib 1
Miss Betty Lynd Thompson,
dance instructor at Oregon
State, brought out her able
dancing assistants and members
of her classes again last night
for another Square Dance,
staged at Club 1. Arrangements
for these weekly dances are
under supervision of Miss Ann
Caddy, recreational directress
at Club 1.
Real turkey-in-the-straw mu
sic was furnished by the Timber
Wolf Radio Ramblers ... Pvts.
Glick, Kish, Sanderson and
Woods ... from the Sea Gull
Regiment. Numbers were called
by Pvt. Woody Johnson, of the
Tank Destroyers and Miss Helen
Holzman assisted at the piano,
Fruit punch is served during
the evening by Miss Caddy,
Here’s hoping there will be one
again next Wednesday.
A dinner dance in honor of Brig.
General Bryant E. Moore, assist
ant commander of the Timber Wolf
Division, and Mrs. Moore, was
sponsored by the Sea Gull Regi
ment last Saturday night at the
Timber Wolf Officers Club.
Col. Welcome P. Waltz, Sea Gull
commander, was chairman of ar
rangements.
Among the military dignitaries
and their guests in attendance were
Major General Gilbert R. Cook and
Mrs. CeCe Cook, his daughter;
General Dahlquist, General Shrugg,
Col. Young and their parties.
The dance was highlighted with
a well-rounded floor show featur
ing the Sea Gull Orchestra, and
opening with selections by a string
ensemble composed of Pfc. Howard
Lang and Pvt. Herman Harrer.
violins; Pvt. Sigurd Lundbarg, base
fiddle; Pvt. G. Barry, guitar; Cpl.
C. Larys, accordian; Pvt. L. Es-
meyer, drums; and Pvt. Willard
Oliver, pianist.
A novelty number, whereby each
members of the ensemble entered
with a solo until the entire band
was together and playing, proved
to be quite a hit. Pvt. Ray Allen,
who appeared later on the show,
also sang with this group.
Sgt. G. Holtzbauer and his
charming wife entertained with
vocal duets from Friml’s “Fire
fly” and were followed on the
show by Miss Pat Meisinger, ac-
cordianist from Salem.
Miss Lee Ryan, tap dancer, ap
peared next and was followed by
Pfc. Bernard Kovler, vocalist.
A singing sextet, made up of Cpl.
R. Beecham, Cpl. Schimente, Pfc.
Kovler and Pvts. Balch, Carraire
and Allen, brought the show to a
close with a novelty number fash
ioned around the Maine Stein Song
and then ended in “God Bless
America” with the guests joining
in.
The bandstand decorations fea
tured a large divisional insignia
composed of light and dark-colored
roses, and ferns and small shrubs
and evergreens were used in trim
ming the club. Decorations were
supervised by Col. Knight. A large
crowd attended.
G. I. Strip-teaser and Co-eds Who
Don't, to Appear at Night Clubs
Highlighting Chib 2’s Saturday night cabaret show is already ten
night “Rambles” this week end will tatively lined up.
be a crack divisional hand and
Co-eds from the University of
featured on the floor show, now in Oregon and Oregon State College,
its final stages of production, will in Eugene and Corvallis respec
be Sgt. Boccari of the Tank De tively, have been invited to appear.
stroyers who has a strip-tease act From the U. of O. will come a
that out-strips that of America’s group of lovely chanteuses (that’s
, Gypsy Rose Lee, according to ad French for singers) and from OSC
vance announcements. Other GI will come several dancers who have
talent will of course be on hand to been coached by Miss Betty Lynd
i produce the kind of floor-show that Thompson, dancing instructress.
( is always in store for the Night Augmenting this talent will in all
, Club patrons at Club 2. Mrs. Mer- probability be those eight “Gorge
’ riam, directress, and Miss Kuh ous Hussies,” the “Wolfettes"....
warth, social and recreational host pride and joy of the Timber Wolf
ess, are. as we go to press, putting Geyser Regiment. A Timber Wolf
the finishing touches on the show. band will be on hand with music
At Club 1. where that quadruple that makes you want to dance.
threat Blodgett-Caddy-Jacobi—and-
Kosher is scouting for new faces j Send in news of your outfit to
and entertainers, the SaturdayjThe Sentry.