The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-07
THIRD BIRTHDAY OF US0 MARKED
 BY CELEBRATION
Lieut.. Col. Carlton Guest Speaker at Affair
 Saturday Night

At a large and festive dinner Saturday evening in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, the third an- niversary of the United Service Or ganizations was celebrated under the sponsorship of the local USO Club.
 Representative of the armed forces were escorts for GSO girls and special guests during the din- ner and at the regular monthly USO dance which followed at the Scottish Rite Temple.
 Alaska cotton, offset by Totem poles in several sizes, were espec- ially colorful as table decorations and during the dinner hour the Rev. Walter A. Soboleff ably acted as toastmaster.
 Lieut.. Cal. Carlton ! Lieut.. Col. John T. Carlton, who heads the Army's Special Service Division in Alaska, was present for the occasion as guest speaker After paying tribute to the USO as an organization and it's benefits to the enlisted men of the armed service, he took as his subject morale" !" which he said is undefinable. Mor- ale, Col Carlton stated, is leader ship In speaking of leadership, iie oo;J o olouti,,n commitment to ie,,A General Simon B. Buckner, Jr., Commander of the Alaskan Defense as leader among men and an outstanding and competent execu tive officer
 Zack Gordon, Director of the Ju neau USO, also spoke briefly ex pressing appreciation to the endless number of individuals who have given their time and talents to- word making the clubs universal successes, which is typical of the Juneau organization.
 Speaking on What the USO Means to Me" were Sgt. Leslie Swanson, representing the Army, and H. M. Shumway, who expressed the views of the Coast Guard on the subject.
 Other introductionS were made by Mir Gordon and by the toast master, and throughout the dinner hour musical program was en- joyed by almost 150 who were pre- sent. Adding much to the success of the evening was the participation of the visiting Ketchikan Coast Guard Glee Club, which under the direction of MT William Salt, en- itertained with several group num- bers. Miss Vivian Nanny, also of Ketchikan, was accompanist.
 Entertainment Milton Steinhardt, violinist, mem- Der of the Signal Corps, U. S. Army, executed superb technique in his artistic interpretation of two selections, and Mrs. Carol Beery Davis provided him piano accom- paniment The numbers were "On Wings of Song" by Mendelssohn, and "Malaguena" by Sarasate. An unexpected pleasure, also was the presence of two members of the USO Camp Shows Number TT, who just arrived in this city after en- tertaining servicemen at Kiska and Attu. Art Richardson played two piano numbers during the program and fellow trouper, Johnny Collins, entertained with two Hawaiian guitar selections.
 Open House Sunday
 Yesterday at the USO club, an open house was held between and ' o'clock during which time citizens of Juneau called to inspect the quarters and to become better acquainted with the functions of the organization. Waffles and cof- fee were served during the affair and musical numbers were provided by the Singing Debs."
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