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ARMY SERVICE FORCES
KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT |
601 HARDESTY AVENUE
‘KANSAS CITY 1, MISSOURI

IN REPLY REFERSHOQUR OOOe7 : 17 June 1944

Dr. Forrest €. Allen
University of Kansas
Lewrence, Kansas

Sear Dre Allen:

The Kensas City Quartermaster Depot has made final arrangements for
‘both the Kansas City Quartermaster Negro Chorus to sing at your meeting,
Tuesday, June 20, 1944, and for the exhibit to be sham that evening «

fhe Kansas City Quartermaster Chorus is composed of eleven negro
singers, all employees of this depot. This group has been singing to-
gether for about a year end one half, and about once @ month broadcast
over W.D.A.F., the Kansas City Star Station. They will sing & group of
numbers, most of which will be negro spirituals such as “There's a ttle
Wheel Rolling in Wy Heart", “Just a Little Talk With Jesue", "My Lord
is Going to Move This Wicked Race", “Deep River", “Shout All Over God's
Heaven", “Good News", and others of this type. I do not know how long
you will want them to sing but they will be prepared to sing as long as
the audience desire. |

The exhibit will display such items as Jungle Hammocks, Mountein

Tent, Cold Climete Uniform and Overcoat, Field Uniform, Mountain Uniform,
selection of shoes showing the smallest and lergest shoe in the United
States Army, Felt Shoes, Mountain Climbing Shoes, Jungle Shoes, Snow Shoes,
ete., Duffle Beg, Ration K and C, Machetes end Intrenching Tools, Centeen
end Meet Can, Rolling Pin and Potato Masher, WAC end Nurses Clothing, and
other items of interest. Mr. Henry Roh!fing, an employee of this depot

in charge of the Procurement Display Room, will be in charge of the display.
I will direct the Quartermaster Chorus.

Members of the Chorus ares Oscar Smith, Luther Albritton, Marion
Isenc, Jemes Fortson, James Becks, Atkins Evans, Henry MeAdems, Oscar
Kelly, Willerd Murray, Eddie Moore, end L. P. Parker. :

We will errive in Lawrence by motor vehicles sbout 7:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, dune 20, 1944. |

Yours very truly,

BIGIN T. FULLER
Captain QMaC.
Public Relations Officer

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