Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-21
.COLORED "JAzz" BAND
GIVES SOUP SPOON SOLO
Performance Friday Night a Feature
of Entertainment for
the 31Oth F. A.

With the soup spoon solo" dished out
In such style as TO capture the risibili-
ties of the entire regiment. the colored
Jazz Band comedians from Block B
made permanent conquest OF the
310th Field Artillery Friday night In
"O'' Y.
1t was the 31Oth's big night and the
dusky boys from the 351st Field Artil-
lery were the ones that made the en-
tertainment a thing long to be re-
membered. 1t Is reported that Gen.
Hero had to go to the base hospital to
get over his visit to the colored enter
tainment several weeks ago and the
boys here were made to understand by
Sergt. Gresham's trouble just how the
general felt.
What Was ''Most Important"
Gresham said it was more important
to halt a friend with a ham bone and
take the ham than to hinder the pas
sage Of the friend: he also related how
a friend of his stopped a lieutenant,
with his wife and poodle dog. and made
the officer advance for recognition, the
wife mark time and the poodle parade
rest the last command In true African
emphasis.
IN Iact, GreSnam was nanOlng Out\
laughs for more than three-quarters OF
an hour. with the aid of Private Hop
kins. buck dancer, and Sergt. Scott,
pianist. to say nothing of the trombone,
which fell to pieces in the hands of
the comedian Gresham said quite
seriously that he did not know what he
would have done this winter but for
the Army.
Result of Wrestling Bouts.
Rutkowsky. Battery d. s1oth. sue
ceeded In throwing Paulman Of the
312th Field Artillery in two minutes
anc r rGry nS TSre maocn
ponent in forty-five seconds, the
referee being Lieut.. Ryan of the 311th
Field Artillery. late Of Yale. 1t was
good work on the part OF both and the
crowd howled for more.
Stewart and Creighton. Battery c.
supplied the demand with clever Crap
ping for five minutes, neither gaining
q fall. Lieut.. Barry. 311th Field Artil-
1ery, was the arbiter
Boxing Contests.
In the boxing line the best exhibition
was given by Hopkins and Roetz, Bat
terry. who did three fast rounds. Hopkins
ugly upper cuts were ducked by Roetz,
the former remembering some Of the stuff
he used to use In the Navy bouts of sew
erat years ago.
Much pleasure was had from the box
ing Of Sergt. Maj. Blackway. headQuar-
tiers. and Ramzulli, E, who went on for
three round, and then Callahan and Con-
lon showed what they did not know about
the game.
John Petrilla. e, 311tb Field Artillery,
did some fascinating tricks with cards
with the assistance Of Burke, and the
audience yelled again. The preetidigitatOr
was up to his mark and then some.
Sergt. Undercofler and Corp. Sheare Of
Company l., 316th Infantry, enlightened
the boys of the red cord with the latest
means of offense and defense in bayonet
warfare.
Vocal Music Feature.
The songs of Private Price, 311th, with
Cusick at the piano. were much appre-
ciated, as was the solo of Lieut.. Yearsley,
312th, with Maj. Taylor, 311th, as accom-
PIANIST. Prank J. Clark of NorristOwn,
Pa, friend Of Chaplain Munster, the i'm
presario. played the harmonica.
One of the best numbers was that of
the 311th quartet from Battery C. with
Sergt. Tarleton and Corps. Faust. Fer
guson and West. g
After a delicious feed" under Sergt
Tarbutton's direction, the entertainment
was concluded with one Of Capt. Morgan's
mule bib free for -alls, Salmon winning
from Wehrick and Oseski and taking the
captains "fver'' as reward for a black
eye or two and sore nose.