The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-28

which SubRon -Four Officers
proved that some play and not all
work makes Jack Tar happy
man. Guests were tagged at the
door with clever name cards OF
blackface troubador cutout de-
signs.
IN the reception line were Rear
Admiral Murray, Capt. and Mrs.
j. w. Davis and Capt. and Mrs.
"A. H. Dropp. The men wore in
formal clothes. Mrs. Davis was
gowned in soft yellow with a
yellow and red-orange orchid
corsage Mrs. Drop wore a white
gown touched with crimson by a
red rose shoulder corsage.
Al shower Of rain dampened the
open dance floor but not the
spirit of the congenial gathering
and the minstrel show was only
slightly delayed getting under
way. In the band shell, the U.S.S.
Howard w. Gilmore (As-l6l
musical combo, The Salty Six.
played for dancing and backed
the hilarious minstrel show
which was directed by Mike
Jacobs, aviation boatswain's mate.
Capable and jolly interlocutor
was Comdr. Frank Walter, Jr.
Originality and humor was
evident in the script prepared By
Mrs. William Wood: songs by
the wives Of SubRon Four Off
GERS with Mrs. John H. Turner,
who also headed the arrange
rnents for the event and acted
ais hostess: Mrs. Walter Schiech
and Mrs. F. d. Walker, Jr.
Singers in feminine speciality
class included Mrs. Thomas B.
Denegre, Jr., Mrs. Robert Carol
and Mrs. /. d. Putnam.
The minstrelmen, dressed IN
various assorted funny outfits
topped with startling top-hats tin-H
cluding one 1912 vintage Adj
miral's fore-and-aft dress hat),
paraded to their places on stage
waving tamborines and clapping
white gIoved hands. The black
face makeup concealed the iden.
.t{fv Of most Of the officers for
some time. Loudest shirt was
worn By Capt. Davis who sported
nHo In fireman's red decorated
With sky blue coin-dots and a
~ 10 match. Capt Drops cuff
llnhs LDolxed s,lspiciously Like
rhinestone clips and for size and
brilliahce earned him the extra
nickname Of Diamond Drop. The
two were members Of the end
men combine and responded to
T-Bone and Ham Bone. with the
ham going 10 Capt Davis, also
known as Dirty-Neck Davis.
Other endmen with jokes to
end all endmen jokes, were
Comdr w, r. Schlech, as Crisco
Che got fat laughs): Ltcdr. Don
FIorsman {he knows about horse
p1ay); Comdr. John Lajaunie
(Johnnie-O On he-Spot). and Cdr.
J. II. Turner as B. Boscoe
nenison who had to leave
school on account Of pneumonia.
He couldn't spell it. !" Alias for
Horslnan was Euphus p. Murray
and for Lajaunie, Rufus a.
Hydeman, with admiral puns.
Gags. cross-over skits by Mike
Jacobs aid ditties with sly
douhle-takes were the order Of
the nights entertainment. The
ensembles first song IS worth
noting. Il was sung to the tune
Of MY Merry OldsnobiIe" and
was titled MY Murray Sub
Marine" with pointed lines about
sailing the Caribbean in a
frantic submarine The cast also
added lyric to the old favorite,
Way Down Upon The Suwanee
hiver. Excerpt:
Way down upon the Caribbean,
Far from Washington.
While Sublant in New London
shiver.
We fish in the tropic sun
All the VIP-S are coming.
Coming for rest,
Way down upon the Caribbean, (
Way down in old Key West.
The chorus was made up of
officers Bill Johnson. John Viele.
Skecter Kossert, Harry Brown.