Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25

Friday, August Is, 1914
prejudice is felt the minute our boys
step of the base. On numerous Oc-
casiOns our boys were beaten up
by Southern NJ. P.'s, civilian cops
and Sea Patrol Men who were on
duty in these small towns border,
ing the base. Our boys have tried
many times to combat this preiu-
dice but many just suffer in
silence"
Now to the lighter side of our
G. is life. He gets to go to the
beautiful beach any night he wants
to; to the theaters he goes and pays
only fifteen cents to see the latest
films which you are now seeing
at our big local shows. The G. l.,
of course, saw these films, which
are new to you, months ago. On
Friday or Saturday evenings a
large dance is held either in our
boys lovely Recreation Hall or
their big spacious gymnasium. A
fine band from of the base or per-
haps imported from Miami, Florida,
offers the music. Now these eve
nings are heaven for the G. is.
On these nights busloads of charm
ing feminine pulchritude are i'm
ported by the army from Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, Palm Beach,
Miami, Fla, and other sections to
dance with our boys. The girls are
carefully selected and chaperoned
by capable hostesses. This is the
evening the boys look forward to
dancing, gayety, laughter and the
army gives them all the cokes,
sandwiches, cakes, cigars, ciga-
rettes they can cram away. At one
of these dances l saw two Twin
Citians, PVT. CHARLES ESK-
RIDGE of st. Paul (who is en-
gagged to marry attractive MARY
ANNE TERRY of Mpls., and PVT.
HORTENSE SCHOFIELD of Mpls.
Pvt. Eskridge was putting on a big
black cigar, listening to the music
and probably dreaming of Mary
anne becoming his wife round
Xmas time. Pvt. Schofield was dash
ing round eyes all a-sparkle, play
ing hide 'n-go-seek with some
Miami chick.
The biggest treat of all is when
or boys and their wives swim twice
a week in the beautiful Officers
Swimming Pool which is on a
gorgeous hotel estate on the base
(before the war it was a playland
for millionaire club mem. This
pool is exquisite-of white marble
and covered overhead with a roof
like vine of large red, purple and
yellow flowers. So you see folks,
all our G. rs have their troubles
but they have some unusual exper-
fences and fun, too.
Now on we'll go to some local
news.
CHIT CHAT HOT OFF THE
GRIDDLE:
COngrats to that U. S. Navy
lad, STEVE MAXWELL out in
n. Y. who has been promoted to End
Class Pharmacists Mate. And by
the way, did you know Steve and
his missus (the former Betty
Rodney of DULUTH are expecting a
bundle from heaven sometime in
October. Continued good luck and
best wishes to a fine young cOuple.)
EDWARD NICHOLS of the
Merchant Marines breezed into the
Twin Cities and Duluth to visit his
brother and parents after having
seen active duty in Persia and
Egypt. Did you know Ed has some
service ribbons, concentrations for
bravery? Nichols put out a fire on
his ship which had aboard 1000 lbs.
of T. n. T. While in Persia Ed
saw T/Sgt. BABE" MITCHELL
who sent his very best regards to
Sal. Babe is doing mighty fine but
says those temperatures of $50
degrees above zero and 1877 degrees
above are sort of hot for a for
mer st. Paul lad to stand. Heard
that BETTY ANNE CARMICH-
AEL and CHARLENE NOBLE
may be among the attractive las
sizes to grace the U. of NJ. campus
this fall. Was glad to hear
from smiling LORRAINE HARRIS
of the U. S. Army Cadet Training
Corps at billiard Univ, La. LOr-
raine was in Mpls., visiting her par
ents and family. MRS. ERNEST
T. ATTWELL (wife of the Nation
al Recreation Assn. big-wig) and
son, E. TenEyck, Jr., of Mont
clair, n. j., and Mrs. Velma II.
Foley, Houston, Texas; and Mrs.
W. L. D. Johnson, Sr., Houston,
Texas, visited friends in st. Paul
last week. Another visitor in
town last week was MRS. MYRTLE
DEVAUGHN, Lecturer, of Eureka
Grand Chapter of Illinois, o. E s.
Mrs. DeVaughn hailed from Chi