Evening star., 1943-03-28

basement room at Carl Werntz's
home. They had everything so we'll
in hand. One sold tickets. one was
the announcer of the program. They
opened with the president holding
a flag and standing before a picture
screen on which they threw a light.
The audience rose and saluted the
flag. Then the boys put on card and
coin tricks. Each was a master at
speaking, telling about their work
straightforWardly, without repeti-
ton. Then they gave a demonstra-
ton OF one of their meetings. at
which they always take collections,
and one. was clever enough to ask.
Are there any contributions from
the audience?' Of course there were:
groWn-ups could not resist such an
appeal. Last on the program was
motion pictures The show had real
dignity, and parents and other visit
ors were very proud of the lads"
The boys have sent their books to
Fort Adams, R. l.; Fort Benning.
Ga: Boeing Field. Wash; Boiling
Field, D. c.; Fort Bragg, N. c.; Fort
Knox, KY; March Field, Calf; Par
ris Island, S. c.: Pensacola, Fla:
Quantico, Va: Fort Riley. Kans.;
Fort Dix, N. j.: Walter Reed Hos
pital, Washington, and Randolph
Field, Tex.
They have kept score, so to speak,
on their mailings, and here are the
results: Fort Benning, nice letter.;
Fort Knox, nice letters from a pri-
vate and the Red Cross: Quantico
nice letter and pamphlets: Ran
dolph Field. nice letter and pho
tographs''; Fort Riley, nice letters
and match covers; Walter Reed.
nice letter from Red Gross"
The letter of which the boys are
proudest came from Brig. Gen.
F.. H. Osborn, director of the Spe-
clal Service Division, Services of
Supply, War Department.:
1T has been brought to my atten-
ton that the Boys Victory Club
is performing splendid service for
men in the armed forces by sending
magazine stories, cartoons and
comic books to various camps in
the United States.
1T is pleasure to convey nv
sincere interest in the good work
accomplished by your club. The
initiative displayed by the members
of the Boys Victory Club and their
willingness to devote their time and
effort toward the recreation and
contentment of military personnel
will be an inspiration to all young
Americans.
/ wish to express my apprecia-
ton of the patriotic activities the
Boys Victory Club has undertaken
in behalf of the men in service"
The ADULT who wrote to me about
the magic show, also reported:
AT the show the boys put on
the other evening, I learned that
Carl Werntz has taught the stu
dents of his room at Whittier School
how to make these booklets for the
soldiers, sailors and marines. Each
room does war work and Karl's
room (the sixth grade) did not
wish to make things for the Red
Cross, as all the other rooms were
doing that, and they wished to do
something different, so Carl sug-
gested the bookbinding, and they
decided on their room making books
and Carl has charge of the work. p"
1t is worth noting. I think, that
one of the principal books made by
the Boys Victory Club is composed
of the adventures of The Spirit"
which is regular feature of The
Sunday Star.
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Fairfax (Va) High is among the
many schools joining the Victory
Corps movement, writes Mildred
Portanr, IA. "A lot of the girls
of the community service 60 over
to the Fairfax clinic to work on
Wednesdays and Fridays" she adds.
. . The Central High School cafe
terra has completed Is years of
service :. Carolyn Huestis, Roose-
velt, entertains servicemen every
Saturday night at Almas Temple.
Her program includes singing, dane
ing, q special broadcast and . bar-
becue.