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Treasure Island, Wednesday,May 30

THEATRE No. I
Last week Women's Army
Corps celebrated its third birthday. Two Exciting Performances
Its members have served around·
the globe under unusual circum- 1800 2000
stances and have done a grand job PROGRAM FOR THE EVENING
at home. They were· originally or-
ganized as an auxiliary unit and Jack Webb Act . . Ruth Antalek, Margaret Carter
carried the word "Auxiliary" in Daring and Spectacular Trapeze Artists
their official title. Proving their
worth they were re-organized as a . "Bobo" Barnett and His Captivating Canines
regular part of the U. S. Army and America's Foremost Clown and His Canine Entertainers
became the Women's Army Corps,
or Wac. Jane Meredith Aerial Trapeze Performer
The largest of all the women's
services, they now have 15,546 The Saxons . . . . . . . Roly Poly Artists
women in service overseas, and 85,- The Apex in Sensational Originality
000 on duty in this country.
Quoting a song familiar to Waves, Reubin Castang and His Hollywood Chimpanzee
it is a pleasure to wish the Wac a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Little Joe"
happy birthday, and to say, "To all The Most Versatile Animal Trainer of Two Continents
the girls in khaki, say all the girls
in blue, 'Here's to You'." Polack Bros. Clowns
Wanted! ''Bobo" Barnett, Eugene Randow, Ed. Raymond, f ohnny
One enlisted woman, forty-two Bogonghi, f ack Klippel, Dennis Stevens
years of age or over. Reward: One
discharge in good shape, and auth- Dwight Moore's Dog and Pony Revue
orized return to civilian status by Polack Bros Clown Band
the Navy ·Department. Please re- The Four Sidneys Beautiful, Sensational Cyclists
port anyone filling the description
to this paper at once. A recent Bu- Massimalino Truizzi
reau letter has authorized her dis- The Most Sensational fuggler in All the World
charge and time is precious! No one
under forty-two ... will do! The Great Antaleks
880 to 1 Famous Family of V pside Down Artists
The Navy boasts 880 male
tains to one woman wearing four Hubert Castle
stripes. That shows you how valu-
"The World's Master on the Bouncing Wire"
able one good woman can be.
T. I. Tourists Master of Ceremonies . . _. . . . Jack Klein
Summer trips are making sea- "The Man From Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"
soned travelers out of Treasure Is-
land Waves. This Sunday there will 31. All games begin at 1800 and are April purchases showed an in-
be a water taxi trip and picnic up held at the Athletic Field. The Doc- WAVE SPONSOR ONLY Bond Sales in April crease of 23 per cent over the total
the bay, and last Wednesday sev-
ettes now have a score to settle WOMAN DELEGATE Total $36,333, I 28 for the same month last year, while
eral of the girls went on a YP ex-
with the MAA's who beat them 7 Steadily increasing Navy War the $176,441,152 total for the first
cursion. Keep your eye on the bul- Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of four months of 1945 reflected an
letin boards in the barracks, there to 6 in their game played last Barnhard College is the only bond purchases in April totaled increase of 30 per cent over the
will be more trips in the near fu- week. woman delegate to be sent by the $36,333,127.50, bringing the cumu- corresponding period in 1944.
ture. Tennis as Usual United States to the United Nations lative total since the bond program
In spite of watches, extra duty, Conference in San Francisco. was established to $1,159,034,166.
Life's Little Pitfalls
If you are walking down the visiting r.elatives and exigencies of The appointment of Dean Gilder- Of the April volume, $18,861,- Drunk (on phone): "Is}J. dis
street in Oakland or San Francisco the service, the tennis matches are sleeve should be of special interest 268.75 were civilian purchases Spruce tree, tree, tree, tree?"
and gold or blue braid crosses your being played off as fast as possible to all Navy women since she was under the payroll savings plan; Voice: "No, this is Walnut fir,
path~Salute, lady! and will be held continuously until one of the original consultants and $15,175,618.75 were allotment pur- fir, fir, fir."
If you fail to deliver this neces- the end of the Novice tournament, sponsors of the Women's Naval chases by uniformed personnel, and Drunk: " 'Scuse me. Wrong
sary courtesy you may find your- time and weather permitting. Reserve. $2,296,240 were cash purchases. lumber."
self facing your commanding officer Just Between Us Demonstrating her approval of
at mast. Rumor has it that regular We feel that Conrad, Wieczarek, the work done by the Waves, she US 0-Camp Shows
officer shore patrols have their eyes Schultz, Somers and Bergsvick, who has chosen Lt. Commander Eliza-
on offending Waves. Also, that such took a trip to Lake Tahoe last beth Reynard, Commandant of Sea-
patroling officers are in full uni- week-end should div.vy up some· of men at the Naval Training School,
form, even down to gray gloves. their gambling proceeds ... seems the Bronx, New York, as her
However, gray gloves or not, salute they crossed the Nevada state line special assistant while the confer-
and be safe or ... be sorry. to watch the wheels go round ... ence is in session.
Miss Reynard was the second
At Bat This Week Mildred Bedke, Armed Guard yeo- Wave to be sworn into the Navy,
Scheduled baseball games for man, is now officially attached to
this week are Personnel vs. Blue- Armed Guard boatswain Briggs ... and the first to be awarded a mili-
tary decoration. Secretary For-
Jackets, Tuesday, May 29, and Doc- her exec gave her away .. . We neg-· restal presented her with the com-
ettes vs. necShip, Thursday, May lected Johnson, Garner and Schul-
mendation ribbon and citation in
recognition of her service in the
T. I. Marine Serves State Department At UNCIO training of Wav,e recruits.
Navy women honored Dean Gil-
dersleeve in a unique way last
month by making her the third
civilian to take a review at the
recruit training school in the
Bronx. Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek and
Roosevelt are her prede-
cessors.

Somebody said that four out of
five woman-haters are women.

man, all corpsmen at Dispensary
No. 1. .. They too are serving at
first-aid stations set up during the
conference in downtown hotels . ..
Beth Mason has been giving Gar-
ner a few lessons in French . . .Last
week she had a chance to get a lit-
tle practical experience when she
took care of a non-English speak-
ing patient ... Now she can say
water in French and h-er French
patient has learned the English
equivalent ... Donna Freeman came
back from last week's OTS party
with perpetual embarrassment
written all ov-er her face . .. Thanks
to the mess crew the breakfast line
goes so fast these days, you're
AT UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE-Nelson A. Rockefeller,
Assistant Secretary of State, gives message to Marine Sergeant James hardly in before you're out ... Oh
A. Padden, an orderly for the Naval Board -of Advisors, in the State yes, there will be a station dance
Department for the duration of the United Nations Conference. Tem- next Saturday, June 2, you are all
porarily detached from the Guard Company at Treasure Island, the invited and will not need tickets for Helene Denizon
sea-going Marine has seen action in both the Eur-opean and Pacific HEADLINER for "Perk Up" new USO show is vivacious Helene Deni-
theatres of war aboard a naval vessel. admittance. zon, ballet dancer, appearing on the stage of Theatre No. 3 May 29.