The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-04
OVERSEAS LEAGUE
TO MAKE ITS BOW.
Will Present War Time
Skit to Members Of
Joe Carson Post
THEN SOCIAL SESSION
Iafge Attendance Of the Post
Members Is Expected by
the Ladies

Tulsa Billet No. 2. American
Women's Overseas league of Okla
homa, will make its first bow to
Joe Carson post at s o'clock
wednesday evening from the plat
form OF the municipal auditorium
by presentation OF a war time skit,
somewhere in France"
This will be the first time that all
the members of the legion post will
have an opportunity TO meet all the
members of the overseas league.
Mrs. Arthur Manley widows of
Paa5huska, commander of the bill
IetsNxlll explain the purposes OF the
league. when the local billet was
organized and who its officers are
and how II plans to cooperate with
legionnaires from now on" over
seas girls will be present in force
and will assist following the playlet
with serving the refreshments in a
manner not usual over here but
which was distinctly a la mode over
there.
Much Interest In Sklt.
There is so much interest in the
skit that an unusually large attend
ance OF the post is expected and will
be anticipated in seating equipment.
The American Legion auxiliary will
also be among those present. This
will be the second social session
since the posts decision to follow
the social side of life regularly.
The curtain will part on the in
terror OF a hut the "Y" built I'm an
absent minded <ittle French village,
This village. according TO the text
of i.Elsewhere In France" which
was written to order for the occas-
ion, I'VE will call st. Gregory. That
Is not its name. but the one thing
you must not do in war time is to
call thing by its real name. The
Yanks are billeted IN houses and
barns and chicken coops, but after
the trenches II Is heaven. Later II
seems to them the jumping-off place
of France and the canteen is the one
bright spot"
30 something Doing"
There will be something doing
and especially something saying"
OF comic nature in the production
from a resounding overseas song
favorite at the beginning through
to ragtime show by Elsie Janis.
'The Yanks." who laughed and
joked even while efficiently going
about the grim business of war, will
be imDersonated by w. NJ. Murphy
f. l.. Allison. Charles A. Dickson.
II. ID. Labbee, L. w. witt. George
A. Seaman. c. Dollsi and A. NJ. At
hnson, all OF whom were 'In the
war"
Elsie Janis, gay actress who gave
500 shows TO American troops zen
France" invading even the front
and acting promlscuously on motor
trucks and tables, will be acted by
josephine Layman. Margaret Han
nan, who really deal: out food, Gig
arets and candy to the Sammies
from a rolling canteen. and Mynn
Cogswell who was y. NJ. C, A, en-
tertainer, will be "Y" girls, while
Mrs. Margaret johnson and Miss
aHelen Sheehan. who were war
nurses, will have the same role on
the stage. Cissy Canin. who has
not been in America very long. will
siVe the attractive French girl TO
he life and Mrs. Fanny Canin
fuerst will impersonate Elsle's
mother, Mrs. Janis.
Edna @. Keith. representative Of
Tue national Community Service,
now on the last month OF her sery-
zee In sapulpa. will direct the pro-
uuotlon. employing both her skin
IN directing and her KNOWLEDGE OF
war life abroad,