The Apache sentinel., 1944-08-18
Negro Soldier Mural To Be Unveiled At Mt View
To Dedicate
Work of Art
Here Sunday

A historic mural depicting
phases of the role played by
the Negro soldier in allsof the
wars in which the United States
has engaged from the Revo~
luton to World War |, will be
unveiled and dedicated during
an impressive ceremony to be held
at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Aug
ust 20, at the Officers Mountains
view Mess.
The mural, 20-foot panel which
will hang permanently in the
MountainvieW Mess, portrays gall
liant Negro soldiers in scenes from
the Revolutionary War, the War of
1872, the Civil War, the Spanish
American War and World War I. It
was painted by TIA Lew Davis,
professional muralist, whose work
has been exhibited in art galleries
throughout the United States, and
who also painted panoramic mural
Of the founding of Fort Huachuca
for the Officers Lakeside Mess.
Preceding the hour-long program
which will mark the mural unveil-
ing ceremony, will be a medley of
"Songs of Our Wars" by the Post.
Military Band, with S/Sgt. Claude
A. Andrews conducting.
Highlight of the dedication pro-
gram will be the "Unveiling Tab
leau," written by Pvt. Theodore
Brown. This tableau will be pre-
sented by members of the Post Spe-
cial Service Division.
The program will begin with in
vocation by Chaplain Louis j. Beas-
ley, end Division chaplain, fol-
lowed by musical prologue, "The
Spirit of Fort Huachuca, featuring
a medley of original songs of the
Fort, arranged by Cpl. Austin l..
Mccoy. Division 92," composed by
Mrs. L. G. Osborne, will be sung by
Sgt. Leon Stanford. IntroductionS of
these persons will follow: Col. Ed
win N. Hardy, Post Commander;
Maj. Gen. E. M Almond, command
ing general of the 92nd Infantry
Division; Col. John H. Wilson, chief
of staff of the Ninth Service Com
mand, representing Maj. Gen. David
McCoach, Jr.; Lit, Col. Wendell T,
Derricks, 597th Field Artillery bat
talon; Capt. James A. McLendon,
assistant Trial Judge Advocate, SOU
1922.
Following the "Unveiling Tab
leau," Sgt. Lawrence Whisonant will
sing "Stout Hearted Men," and the
mural painter, Sgt. Davis, will be in
troduced by Col. Hardy. Singing Of
The Star Spangled Banner" and
benediction by Chaplain Aubrey c..
Haynes, Post Chaplain, will close
the ceremony. Master of ceremonies
will be 1t. Col. c. F. E. Nelson, Post
Coordinator of Special and Morale
Services.
Sgt. Davis, who formerly served as
supervisor of the Arizona WPA Art
Project, is a native of Jerome, Ariz.,
and owns a ranch at Scottsdale,,
where his wife now resides. Among
works of Sgt. Davis which have re-
ceived national recognition are two
murals which now hang in Federal
buildings in Washington, D. G. Be-
fore his induction into the Army,
Sgt. Davis assisted the Post Special
Service Division at Fort Huachuca
in the establishment of its Silk
Screen Poster Print shop, which was
later subsidized by the Ninth Serv-
ice Command. After becoming sol-s
dier, Sgt. Davis was returned to Fort
Huachuca to take charge of the
operations of the poster and art
work shop, which are located in the
Special Service building on the Old
Post.
All officers and their ladies Of
Fort Huachuca are invited by the;
Post Commander to attend the un-
yelling and dedication program,
Presentation of invitations or cards
Of admission is unnecessary.