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Show Cadet Colonel Walter Winegar, acting as general chairman of the Military Promenade, wisely drafted a committee of officers who assisted him in the arranging of the affair. To this committee and the cadet sponsors, he feels should be attributed the high praise of the army ranks for their excellent work.Walter WinegarChairmanLee, Free, Van Dam, Fairbourne, Kerr, OwenJ-ke, yl/iilLtci'tu ttJ'zO'WiefuiJLiThe striking realism in the Egyptian theme of the decorative plan of the Military Promenade converted the protean Union building into a time-hoary tomb, comparable to the ancient wonders of the dead Sakkara.Colored lights which played on the front of the building, revealed two giant Egyptian thunder birds on either side of the door. The ballroom- entrance was fashioned into an arched opening to an Egyptian tomb with the characteristic architectural form of the eighteenth dynasty. The orchestra stand was arranged like a throne room with typical golden steps, and covered by a richly colored canopy. Above it was a twilight scene of Egypt, featuring the river Nile, pyramids and palms. The decorative embellishments of the halls, lounges and little theatre were picturesque palms against pyramid-studded sands. Pictures of the popular Rameses II and shields bearing various Egyptian gods were hung in conspicuous places on the walls.During the intermission, Miss Mary Jones, the regimental sponsor, and the class sponsors were introduced with military maneuvers by smartly uniformed men.Chairman Winegar was assisted by Morgan Kerr, Ray Free, William Fairbourne, Marcellus Snow, Murray Bywater, Lafayette Lee, Norman Van Dam, John Owen, and Dan Grundman.One Hundred Eighty-one |
