Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-31

adobe brick and other officially pre-
scribed ways of passing the time soon
pail. even cards and dice have their
limitations, but the motion picture
shows are always popular as ennui
breakers.
Manages shows.
The busy little engine that illumi-
mates the reading room runs the pro-
jecting machine for the picture
show, lights the prizefight arena and
makeshift vaudeville stage belongs to
the equipment of Chaplain j. NJ.
Moose of the Seventh cavalry He
also manages the Shows, censors most
OF the soldier mail for several regi-
ments, and acts as agent for the
money order department of an eX-
press company. From his stipend for
issuing these orders came originally
the funds for bringing down the films
from FL Paso. lie by the way, has
made out money orders for see 900
in three months. But the money he
thus expended from his chaplain fund
will be paid back from the athletic
fund that has grown to almost $1,000
from the proceeds of half dozen
boxing exhibitions. Chaplain J. A.
Randolph of the Second Engineers
performs the same offices at El Vale.
The reading room, which is well
lighted and supplied with benches and
tables, is in charge OF Chaplain q. j.
n. Scott of the Tenth cavalry The
| Young Mems Christian association has
furnished $1,000 envelopes and l60.-
OOO letter heads, which are given out
gratis. With the Red Cross and the
Young Mems Hebrew association it
nlsO sends reading matter. The tent
will accommodate several score and
generally is well filled.
More than five months ago tho
chaplains filed their application for "a
cinema outfit but II was not until ths
last day of August that the first show
was given. During September there
were 26 and all were well attended.
Estimates of the nightly crowds run
as high as three thousand. and not
even rcgimental minstrels cut down
the number of patrons. The section
reserved for officers, which holds
about "A hundred and fifty. is always
packed.
Stays To- Last Flicker.
The crowd comes early and stays
until the last flicker. Right after re-
treat bearing gasoline cans. soap
boxes, even cumbersome arm chairs.
they secure the coveted positions sur
rounding the projecting machine,
prepare for an hour and "a half wait.
The show doesn't start until 1880 and
it lasts an hour and "A half, Here is
where the chaplain shows his guile.
He intends that the performance Will
both amuse his charges and keep
them out of mischief So he holds
them until o'clock. Then there is
not enough time before taps to do
much of anything but return to their
tents.
The silent drama may he good
name for the movies in the states. but
not at Camp Dublin. The film char
acters don't have to speak for them
selves, the spectators do II for them,
and their comments, ii must be CON
fcssed, are such that Chaplain Moose
generally stays in his office back OF
the reading room during the perform
ances. 1t is soldier wiz mostly, al
though great deal is burlesque sho:
remnescenses. The cream of the
comment, however, tcomes from the
members of the Twcnty-fourth in
fantry and the Tenth cavalry. who
, follow the plays with intense and
vociferous interest 1t is spontaneous
and does not shame the well known
African sense of humor.
The film that brings the cheers is
the one with fight or more in every
reel. where the hero drops from ar
aeroplane to the top of runaway
freight train, to the disgust of the
aero squadron contingent, or wallop'
both the hirelings of the unscrupu
lous lawyer and the lawyer himself
and winds up by marrying his rici
employers daughter The yell tha
goes up when overalls and Paqun
gown rush into n close embrace JUS
before good night flashes on th'
r canvas muht arouse misgiVings in TIT
. hearts of the natives at Casa'
= Grandcs.
And Just to start the show right
this sign Is shown:
Ladies will kindly remove their
hats. Campaign hats are just as
large Think it over"