Evening star., 1942-02-11

Inc nelo, many, pefnSpe, INTO COM
bat, where their camouflage train
ing will be highly priced. but where
they may have to tight their way
along.
Yet the acting battalion COM
mander, Capt. ]. v. Sollohub. wants
to encourage the talents Of these
picked men, and he has given them
every facility to put in their spare
time painting, drawing or SCULPTURE
ing.
Much Of the camouflage duty Is
simply manual labor, setting "in-
stallations" In place, dragging
equipment from here to there. But,
for OF hours. q studio has been set
up. First 1t. William Mckinley
Spierer, q recognized artist, Is in
charge Of these art classes.
Soldier artists Of the 84th have
painted some excellent murals, most
Of them depicting the life Of engi-
neers, building pontoon bridges,
crossing rivers In assault boats, set
ting up redoubts and camoflaging
them. Some Of these murals are
being placed In the Fort Belvoir
Service Club. Others will 60 into
the Red Cross Building.
Exhibit Planned.
These artists In uniform also have
drawn and painted all sorts of things
portraits, landscapes, whatever
took their fancy. An early exhibit
Of their work is being planned and it
should be worthy of any art gallery.
The men also have turned out ex-
cellent posters for the Army. Some
contain sAtirical warnings of the
consequences which follow failure to
camouflage. Ono observes, beneath
the picture:
Here We are. The Indians make
smoke signals. Do you? Smoke and
fires reveal our position to the
enemy"
One poster, showing . soldier fol-
lowed by a tree with legs, appended
this limerick:
A private named Peter McBent
Chopped tree too close to his
tent.
A plane in the sky
Dropped bomb on this guy,
And dented the tent and Nc
Bent.
Other posters, which military in
teL1gence can use, warn soldiers
against talking too much. One sug-
gests: Don't be a baboteur."
The posters are being sent to posts
all over the country.
Includes Radio Experts.
Not all the men in the 84th are
artists. but all were chosen for some
particular aptitude Of value in
camouflage. There is Q class in
aerial photography. Some Of the
men are radio and television spe-
cialists.
No lack Of replacements confronts
the battalion. Hundreds of applica-
tions to join or be transferred to
the 84th are on file, and the officers
can have their pick.
The battalion won a top-ranking
honor award from 1t. Gen. Hugh A.
Drum. commanding the 1st Army
for outstanding services during the
Carolina maneuvers last fall.
Incidentally. during the great ma
neuvers in Louisiana, earlier, some
OF the outfits camoufleurs spotted
the headquarters Of 1t. Gen. Ben
Lear-a lone tent in a field, con-
SpicuouS as q black eye on Monday
morning. 1t didn't seem practicable
to build concealment for it-stand-
ard camouf1age in that terrain
would have aroused suspicion-and
so they turned it into q soft drink
stand. complete with signs. And
the enemy" failed to spot it.
Some Talented Members.
Herewith are listed only q few OF
the talented members OF the 84th,
but they are typical Of the rest:
Pvt. Carder H. Durfee, bachelor
Of fine arts from Yale. Paints land
scapes and water colors. Has ex-
hibited in the Brooklyn Museum and
the Chicago Art Institute.
Pvt. Leonard Stigora, assistant art
director Of q New York department
store.
Sergt. Forrest c. Bess. former d.
rector Of National Art Week. Land
scape painter.
Corpl. Paul Ashley. a sculptor,
famed for his busts Of viii Rogers
and Wiley Post.
Corpl. s. Daniel Cavellero, spe-
cialist in water colors. Exhibited in
many galleries.
Corpl. Thomas M. Hood. graduate
Of the National Conservatory of Fine
Arts, Washington.
Cofcoran Graduate Included.
Pvt. Raymond H. de Lucia, who,
since his graduation from Yale, has
been on two expeditions for the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory.
Pvt. John Doyel, graduate Of the
Cofcoran School Of Art, Washington,
and member Of the art stan of The
Evening Star. Landscapes in water
colors.
Pvt. Kenneth Shaw, television
technician.
Corpl. Constantin Dallas, out.
standing theatrical designer.
Pvt. Raymond w. Dyer, graduate
of the University Of New Hampshire.
Two Of his water colors hang in the
New York Public Library.
Pvt. william L. Taylor, current
national A. A. U. side-horse cham
pion, . free-lance muralist for II
years.
Alan Lawson. sculptor, son Of Kate
Lawson, motion picture designer,
and John Howard Lawson, the play
wright.
Pvt. First Glass; Lewis w. Wag-
gaman, graduate Of the Maryland
Institute Of Art.
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