The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-31
BRASS CITY BOY
 LEADSCAMP BAND
Albert Jenkins Secures New OrchestratiOns for
 ThOmaStOn Musicians
Especial to The Democrat,

tSDGC1Ab IO The DcInOSfaI)
 Thomaston, Dec 3.1 - At Camp
 Roberts, the final selections for the cast of the "valient' have been
 made by MT Mitnick. dramatic in- structor. Rehearsals are underway and production date has tentatively been set for the end of January. The following is the cast: James Dyke, the prisoner will be played by James Young of Fairfield. Fa- ther Daley will be played by Ed ward Roche of Forestville. Sascha
 pret the role of the prison warden. Miss Donna Platts has been chosen to play the female lead in the play. Thirty men volunteered to try out for the parts offered in the play and only three were accepted. The rest were promised an opportunity to assist in the production of the play. It was gratifying to notice the enthusiasm and engagement of the men who wanted to participate in
 stage dramatics.
 On the night of Christmas Eve, before the regular sounding of taps, James Young trumpet player of the Camp Roberts orchestra, gave a solo rendition of "Silent Night. Through the crisp air of
 the winter ngiht the lovely notes of this immortal melody glided forth
 to the delight of all listeners. To 1 those who could not get home for back many happy memories as well as the sacred spirit of the Yuletide season.
 The following day the enrolles feasted upon a mammoth Christ mas dinner consisting of turkey and all the many fiXings which made the dinner happy and sue cessfuf one. The officers staff at l the dinner were represented by Captain Jules l.. Parideens; the Foresters by Homer c. Neal; and
 the Educational Department by Paul P. Mitnick.N
 Homer c. Neal, forestry superin- tendent. awarded certificates of
 merit to the following enrollees for l outstanding work in their respec- tive fields: Louis Banatoski of Terryville-Surveyin John Bre-, dore Cianchetti of Bristol, park
 work: George Gallagher of Bris- tol. shoot moth and road work; Henry Nypert of Terryville, type l making: Isadore Mackiewicz of Terryville, Gypsy Moth scouting:
 Edward Roche of Forestville, road work; Anthony Skinger of New Britain, Shoot Moth and post ex- change clerk.
 On Wednesday evening, Decem- Der the 18th the enrollees attended a movie show at the Recreation hall. Making New Woods Out of Old' a forestry picture was the first presentation. Following that came a melodrama entitled ''The Flaming Signal"
 Stephen Herman, the camp h-
 brarian. announces that the library
 has increased its books to the num- Der of one thousand. About sixty current issues of modern period icals are now at the disposal of all who are interested in good read ing.
 Albert Jenkins of Waterbury, leader of the camp orchestra, has just bought fifteen new orchestra tiOns of modern dance music which are at the disposal of the members of the orchestra. The orchestra hopes to play for the dance in JaR-
 uary.
 William "Bing" Pelcher of
 Plainville, Camp Roberts own crooner, made his radio debut over VITO Wednesday evening, December 26th. Singing on the all-
 request program of the Merry
 Madcaps. on the same program
 with Harriet Lee and Norman Clo- thier's orchestra. "Bing' drew con.
 siderable applause by his soulful
 rendition of "Be Still. My Heart"
 It is expected that ''Bing' will soon
 he heard again on this regular
 Wednesday evening program.