WEEKLY NEWS BULLETIN OF TKE 78 th "LIGHTNING" DIVISION — PUBLISHED EY THE S. S. 0.
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Division Service Club
Sunday, Dec. 6-Infoimal
Party
Monday, - Oonccrt-7-9 PM.
Tuesday, Dance (closed)
Wednesday, - Genes
Thursday, - Variety Show
Friday, - Open Dance
Ticket admission
Saturday, - Community Sing
HOUSE OF MAGIC
Theater No. 6 - 7 P. M.
Dee. 11 and 12
HOUSE OF MAGIC NEXT
OF USO CaMP SHOWS SERIES
The "House of Magic,"
General Electric Company
shov:, v/ill be the nxait — s£-
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Shows at
Butner, Dee. 11 and 12.
Even funnier than
"Hellza-Poppin' 11 which
opened the series is "You
Can't Take It With You,"
third U. S. 0. shov; which
plays here Dec. 14,15,l6.
"Hit The Deck," popular
msicomcdy, arrives on
Dee. 28 for a 3-dc.y run.
TWO RETREAT PARADES
REVIEWED. LAST WEEK
Two unique retreat par¬
ades highlighted the train¬
ing program last week.
^t one, Captain H..
Rtoddert Parker, Medical
Corps, stood beside his
father, Me, j. Gen, Parker,
as the 303rd Medical Bn.
passed in review.
At the other, a march
v .Tit ten by Artillery musi¬
cians and dedicated to
Brig. Gen. A. FranlaLin Kib-
XII CORPS ADJUTANT VISITS
78th "LIGHTNING" DIVISION
Lt. Col. Alfred J. dc
Lorimicr, adjutant general
of the XII Corps, this
week paid a visit to 78th
Division headquarters to
confer with General Parker
and Lt. Col. C.C.B. Warden,
Division Adjutant General.
With Colonel dc Lorimicr
came Captain Clarence
Distlinc, XII Corps Classi¬
fication Officer. Both
officers were visiting the
"Lightning" Division for
the first time since its
reactivation, August 15th.
ARTILLERY CHRISTENS NEW
CI-IOIR, ATHLETIC PROGRAM
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fcuntwr -rs" the
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Division Artillery. With
talent from their own unit
they put on variety shows
cacfh week which compare
favorably with those
brought into camp and, in¬
deed, include me .y veter¬
ans of professional" stage
and radio experience.
Last week the Artillery's
new (Catholic) choir song
for the first tine at Sun¬
day morning chapel ser¬
vices.
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CIV ItlcS , too.
arc being planned on a
large scale. Basketball
teams will be formed in
every batters'- if possible.
Early in January a boxing
tournament will be held in
their new sports arena.,
Floyd Newkirk, one-time
Yankee pitcher, is working
on the recreation program.
With the grunt-and grean
boys, the crowd that pre¬
fers to slug it out, the
quick ones who smash
balls or birds over nets,
and the toss-and-dribblc
gang, the Field House has
proved so popular that
plans arc now being made
to provide an equitable
use of the building.
Its popularity is app¬
arent both among the men
of the 78th and the stat¬
ion complement. The 78th
has been allotcd use of
the Field House a fair
proportion of the avail¬
able time.
In their apportioned
time, each Lightning unit
will now be able to use
the facilitic-s according
to ita nt-rrmpt.h- Not,
орЧу-
will it be for athlctics-
if the unit wants to hold
a donee , •’ ' that i3i -all
right too'.
Only regulations to be
rigidly observed: No G. I.
shoes to be worn . trhilc
playing.
The Field House, locat¬
ed on 24th St., between D
-end E, ranks today with
the Army's best equipped
indoor athletic arenas.
Get the details of the
play schcdulo from, the
Special -Service' Officer
in your unit.
HAVE YOU ENOUGH INSURANCE?
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by THE FLikSH — — *
Idea men,
get goin!
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A new name. Con¬
tributor of the
winning title
will be hand-
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