The Crutch (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1944 Page: 3 of 6
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CERISTlAS EVE PARTY! I
—AUp WHAT A PARTY! You won11 want to miss
this gala celebration to be heir3"in the
Red Cross Auditorium at 7 PM Sunday Even-
ing December 24th-—THE RIGHT BEE'VHS XlAS!
The Red Cross has been working over-time
to make this Christmas a merry one for ev-
ery Regional Hospital patient.
Just look at the program they’ve lined
up for you on Christmas Eve:
1. Christmas Carols by our own Regional
Hospital Chapel Choirl
2*’’The Fight Before Christmas11—A side-
splitting play-r*H3ur 1 esque of the famous
poem with"cast composed of patients—
guaranteed to tickle your nfunny-bone’J
3* Santa Claus(Himself-in person) will
be on hand to give each patient a Christ
ed by the Camp & Hospital Council,
4. The Program will be topped off with
delicious refreshments by Canteen Corps
of Abilene,
KSH HEWITT HEAVES 11 CRUTCH"
R & T Trainees, as well as patients of Reg-pXetus R, Cathey to T/Sgt; Sgt. Alvin 3.
CHRIST!AS COMES BUT 01TCS A YlAR, ’PIS
TRUE—AHd THIS WILL BE THAT HITE OP HITES
POR R & T TFAIEEES & THEIR GUESTS!
THE SEAS OH1 S BE ST-OUR CHRIS TiAS pA-HCEi
The Regional Hospital Orchestra will
start "GIVIFG WITH THE JIVE" at 8:30 in
the R & T Mess Hall, so bring your wife,
girl-friend, sweetheart, or ”What have
You" and enjoy the ’’Evening of the Holi-
days11 tonight at R & T.
This feature program was jointly arranged
by our C*C*, Lieut, JJ.P. Harris and Hiss
Hearne of the Red Cross for your pleasure
and enjoyment. ”I*LL SEE YOU THEREl"
"STRIPES" POR R & T CApRSl
The Smiles that rippled across the faces
of six non-coms of the Reconditioning &
mas present! These presents are furnish- Traiain& Section attested for tneir pleas-
ure at being selected for promotion at
the latest ”distribution of Stripes" a-
mong Regional Hospital Medical petachment
personnel*
Among those receiving promotion were:
T/Sgt* Eugene Anderson to 1st Sgt? s/sgt.
ional Hospital will be interested in know-
ing that pfe, Kenneth Hewitt has ’’left
ttiese parts” for that better 11 land”—the
’’green fields” of civilian life, to resume
his pre-war occupation in the manufactur-
ing industry in Salt Lake City, Utah,
Ken was responsible for those personality
sketches and the art work you’ve undoubted
ly seen in these columns the past several
months. In addition to his" sketches, Ken
wrote "Ward Wary’rings” and other feature
articles for this humble mimeo..• .ApIOS,
AMI GO 1 Allp I AY WE SEE YOU AGAIH II THE
POST-WAR PUTUHSl
T/SGT* CATHEY TRAHSPBRREpl
T/Sgt. Cletus R. Cathey, R & T Hon^Com in
charge of the Educational Program for
Trainees, has been transferred to the pet-|-
achment of patients, where he will serve
in the capacity of Chief Clerk,
Everyone in the Annex will miss the serv-
ices of this ’’Red-Curly-Headed” Sergeant
and his witticisms*
GOOd LUCK TO YOU, SERGEAITT CATHEYl
A VERY MERRY CHRISTAS PROM THE CRUTCH!
Hussman to s/sgt; t/4 Garland Harrington
to t/3; t/4 Richard 0. Oakleaf to Sgt;
T/4 Henry Gimpl to Sgt.
The ’’Crutch’,1 speaking for all Trainees of
the Section, offer hearty congratulations
to each of you!-—GOQp GCOTGJ
XAHCE RECITAlr-PREE GIPTS—HEp CROSS
——SRTURpA.Yl 11!
Saturday Evening, pecember 23rd. at V PM,
The Baker Studio of pance of Abilene,
will present an interesting program of
exhibition dances in the Red Cross Aud-.
itorium for your pleasure and enjoyment*
After the entertainment, the American
Legion post of Abilene, under the lead-
ership of Mr* Eield and fifteen other
Legionnaires will distribute free Christ-
mas presents to all patients presentl
Qome to the Red Cross Saturday Evening—
YOU W0U1T REGRET IT!
..... ■ — ■■ — —
~ CHILpREH1 S CHRISTlAS PARTY
Priday pec. 22 at 2 PM, members of lied.
petach, or their~wives are invited to_
bring their children to Christmas Party
• at Hospital Officers Club-for,the"ldUdief
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The Crutch (Camp Barkeley, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1944, newspaper, December 21, 1944; Camp Barkeley, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth598420/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.