Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-02
PIONEERS ENTERTAIN
IN SORCY, FRANCE
Co. G of Dclaware's Regiment
Furnishes Entertainment in
Y. M. c. A. Theatre.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of Every Evening

SPECIAL Correspondence of Every Evening
Sorcy France, Dec. ta-Thc boys
of the 59th Pioneer Infantry were Law
ishlv entertained by a brilliant array
of talent ON the occasion of Company
C's Big Gala night Tuesday, December
Il. The \ Vi G. \ in the little town
of Sorcv. in the Department of the
Nre,lsc, in northeastern France has
been the scene of many entertainments
during the two months that the various
companies of the regiment have been
in and shout the locality hut none have
coualel IN the merit Of the attractions
songs. hurnor and wit the show OF that
evening
The show was under the direction
al Lieutenant Martin Owens, who, with
the able assistance of capable com
mlttce spread ne effort m making the
show splendid succoss 4 large number oi
the officers oi the regiment were among
the audience that occupied cNcrN avail
able inch OF space IN the building
splendid musical program was rendered
hv members Of the reglmcntal band
under the leadership of Bandmastcr
Sergeant Brubakcr.
II has always been the reputation ct
& Company that whatever the company
did Was we'll done Lieutenant Owens
IN few remarks at the beginning ot the
performance spoke of the pohcN ot the
companv III furnishing entertainment
for All thc boys and thanked thosc taxi
ing part for their cooperation lie spoke
az the boxing and stated that there WAS
TO bc several surprises IN tins lnc
The show opened with splendid
rymnastic exhibition by Private John
T. EaSton who also gave dcmonstra-
ton of quick movements with the utc
The act vas well received Private Fred
Strunk waS ncNt with \ Perfect DAY
and a number uf other vocal selections
Corporal John Huughton sang Calling
Sweetheart For ou Ross \ stark
weather WAS heard IN The RossrN;'
William J Elliott Was heard IN "a splcn-
did baritone solo - llahN FraNet -
Twilight Their songs were w,l re-
ceivcd aud brought MANY cnrorcs
The Columbus Comedy Quartet james
Palmerlo, Angelo snuni. lome llic'
and Anthou1 laspalA sang NlA Marc
and number ot other icctuF %
Slnch tic, scored & hs ht lorporal
Rupert Clark d,hgbtcl tic crowd Wuh
a rendition ot number 81 scotch folk
SONGS. SplondidIV gownod u An oriental
COSTUME rryatc Nuthouy l.aspa1I IS
Nadomoselie Ircl danced "h,r way
right - tine hearts ~ thc audicncc
laspazn made distinct Int With lia-
wauan dsuces
Lieutenant lrci l. Maniou was Judge
I the luxinl bouts III Inch IN, follow
ing part lclpattd Puvat, lteCd versus
Corporal Wcbtr lrnatr Res, vers IS
Sergeant Baker Prvat, l-a versus
Private Gordon. { rporal l3rnard v,r-
sus Corporal Mitchell Corporal Brown
versus Corporal Alexander l'rtate Doug
versus Private Oliver Au tl, boxers
gave evidence III gupi training and
furnished much amusement Nerccant
Joseph Goldst,u acted s nf,rree 4
ytrv entertaining gymmstic aci hl
privatcs RgAng and Gvorce LugcT |
brought III, till to cle@
Th, committee which W. roundiv
congratulated tor II, spicndd success
attained hv tho show consisted HI, IIrl-
tenAnt Martin Owens. dIrcrtor, scr
gtsais Joseph lankn~ Joseph Guld-
stem. Frances Couuur. Philip Baker
dWard Ludwig md Corporal lIarv
sgh,r I'll stage arrlngemcnt~. cos
TUNES and arrangement Ed tho at, Wet,
under the direction II Drum MAJOR Set
.gcani Harry Dawson Private Frank II
Harrington dia ~pl, ndId vcTl at the /
piano - arcampsnl~f
The following officers vcrc present
MAJOR W T. LAM, Captain orvIllc !
Clarke # { Company Captain Roheri
B kcltou. Captain G. r JcffcrIs and
Iieutenants. ManIon Wcru. Duncan.
Ramsey, Valiant, Davidson, Ray. Warner,
Hartman. Powell Hastings, Newton.
Hogan, Tomhnson Robinson, Wager
man, schultz, Spicer Southard and
William and Steven, Stewart