The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-13
Selfridge Officers Entertained at Sigma Gamma Home III
True Hospitality Reigns
as InvaIids are Hosts

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ton there just a ut Q regular
school, unless special tutoring
is wanted, Is also equipped with
a piano.
WIDE AWAKE
The little children have their
own nursery cloes to their dorm.
itory. These smaller children
were already In bed, but not
asleep! Excited voices demand
ed where those pilots were"
and Send down q pilot to say
od-night-l5 pilots!" So down
they went through the darkened
halls, to say goodnight to eight
year-old Chester. who has spent
most Of his six years there strap
ped upon q board, to black
haired Denny. and to the tiny
blond boy. And not . whine out
Of any Of them--just tickled
grins as they quieted down to
dream Of flying pursuit planes.
Past the dormitories for the
older children, where the ap-
pearance II that of q boarding
school, with bright draperies and
blue bed spreads. On down the
hall to q group gathered in wheel
chairs around the piano singing.
And 80 into the big hall
where Charles Titus, informal
master Of ceremonies. was wait
ing to show the movies taken at
the June party. Every youngster
old enough to stay up and to en-
JOY the movies was there. Eager
cries: There's JOAN" "Oh,
lookl" punctuated the unreeling
of the film Of that memorable
day.
Sigma Gamma alumni were
shown crawling in and out Of
the planes with q freedom never
allowed ordinary civilians, test
ing equipment and eating the
grand chicken dinner at the Of
ficers' club. There were views
of high army officials and Gov.
Murray D. Van Wagner.
BASES RUN BACKWARD
The highlight Of the film was
the baseball game ut the Con-
valescent home, with the gov
ernor pitching. And several
runs were reversed to the de-
light Of the audience.
Signs Of satisfaction were
heard through the hall a. the
lights flicked back on again.
Titus, In an informal talk 70
the group. read letters from the
governor, from Secretary Of War
Henry L. Stimson and from Maj
or General n. E. Arnold Of the
United States Ar Force, ex-
pressing pleasure that the Self
ridge officers and boys and girls
at the Sigma Gamma Home have
built such fine association.
Mrs. Laura Butler Higbie Of.
Crosse Pointe, chairman Of the
board Of directors Of Sigma
Gamma, said q few words to the
group. Mrs. Higbie 10 . charter
member Of the group OF young
women who formed Sigma Gam
mn Just after the World War /
and whose dream Is realized In
the fine convalescent home to-
day.
And Of course the officers
themselves had to say something
to the children. They were
Lieut.. Bernard Crandall >and
Mrs. Crandall; Lieut.. George
Deaton and Mrs. Deaton; Lieuts.
s. "A. Palmer, Z. +. Carey, r. d.
Matthews and c. D. Givens.
And then one of the older
boys leaned forward in his
wheelchair to speak for the pa
tient3, telling the officers how
much fun the party had been
for the Sigma Gamma boys and
girls.
Just a. everyone had finished
telling everyone else what Z
lovely party 1t had been, . clear
young voice rose in song. Il
took some searching to locate
The pretty blonde soprano among
The wheelchairs and beds pack
I'd In the room. She was lying
hat In bed, surrounded by Q
group Of youngsters who had
urged her to sing for the group.
~ she finished her song, the
boys and girls begged for more,
70 two of her friends sitting be-
Iide her in wheel chairs Joined
IN.
Physical inflrmities didn't seem
10 matter to that young trio,
singing happily. They typify the
spirit Of the boys and
yirls Of Sigma Gamma, and
brought more than one tear 10
yes that fly Selfridge's planes.
Il was . truly lovely party.
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