The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-10

Memories, like cigar butts, are
short. OF all the headlines you read
today you'll remember only a couple
tomorrow. The same thing goes in
theatricals. You see a show rem
iniscent of entertainment that you
enjoyed back in the good old days
when. Certain acts stand out in your
memory. d. Then belatedly you re-
call other acts and you begin to feel
that giving credit where credit is
due is pretty big job. It means
that practically everyone goes when
the orchids are handed out:
From the housekeeping WAC
chorus with petite Vivian Ward and
graceful Betty Joye sharing lead
ing lady honors to Pvt. Guy Broley,
surprise of the show, and members
of the equally y-as-surprising quar-
tet from the Station Hospital. All
officers who shared honors for the
excellent original music, songs and
skits-Lt. Mercedes Jordan of the
WAC Section, 1t. Col. G. F. E. Mel
son, Special Service Officer; Major
Wilbur Strickland, commander of
the 335th Station Hospital; Capt. S.
Randolph Edmonds, theatrical ad-
visor; Capt. Joe Jordan (retired)
former Post music advisor and the
o2nd Divisions 1t. Allen Brown.
More orchids to the arrangers of
the shows music: PvtS. Henry j.
Wells, Elwyn Fraser and Austin Nc
Coy :. its copyists: Pvts. Forrest
Powell, Chester Burrell and Wilton
johnson =. and the band mem
bers: Pvts. E. Fraser, Charles
Thomas, James Dedman, w. John
son, James Ross, Walter Williams,
Raymond G. Pate, F. Powell, w. E.
Hutt, c. B. Murrell, Booker T. Chris
tian, Henry j. Wells, Lewis j. Hell
vey, A. Mccoy, Harold Brown, Will
liam L. Mcclure and Edward j. Hall.
Hall, one of the shows most ver-
satile participants, also shares or
chids for acting with Pvts. Eugene
Ware, Herbert Glynn, Eugene Jack
son, Babe Wallace, Maceo Anderson.
-. We must not forget S/Sgt.
Verdun P. Cookie" Cooke, who did
himself and the 92nd Division proud.
AS one listener remarked, "The boy
can sing!" For being the true
trouper that he is another orchid to
Cpl. Fayard Nicholas, who per-
formed his "Superman" dance crea-
ton in silk topper and suits. When
you saw him hopping over those
buildings you certainly didn't think
he was any ordinary man, did you?
He was no less than "Superman, +"
but the costume that was provided
was too large. +. Pvt. Glynn wore
it as a "MAAC" (member of the
Mems Army Auxiliary Corps in
THE Shape of Wars to Come"
Finally, before the supply of or
ehids runs QUITO all of the lovely
WAC chorines, exquisite, exotic
flowers-Pvts. Ruth TONNE Pierre,
Betty Joye, Mereva Parrish, Reola
Freeman, Lois Turner, Josephine
Guy, Vivian Ward, Alma Warren,
Theresa Lewis, Olive K. DedeauX
and Barbara Beckley.
Anent theatrical entertainment :
Attention is invited to the follow
ing extract from War Department
letter, SPSPA, 1888 g Nov 49,, stat
ing no outdoor performance (of
USO Units are to be given when
the temperate is below sixty (60)
degrees" We wonder if USO Camp
show performers and entertainers
will be provided with thermom-
From 1t. Castine A. Davis, who
recently reported for a physical
check-up at Ell Paso's William Beau
mont General hospital, we learned
that the Texas city had big snow
the day after Thanksgiving. They
say snow caps Huachucas noun
tains, too. We wonder what it looks
like.
Thinking out loud: What ever
happened to those copies of THE
Hepcats' General Orders" and "The
Chowhound's General Orders" that
1t. Juan T. Bennett promised us?
-. Pfc. Clelie Pecot's simply made
white taffeta formal" worn at a
recent party was eye-catching with
its skirt-front decor of Army insig-
mia shoulder patches. :. Fort Hua-
chuca's current USO Camp show
troupe is losing Cor has lost) one
of its members, Marshall Haley, who
was recently ordered by the draft
board at Bisbee to report for in
duction. The Post M.P.'S at