ARMY SERVICE FORCES

KANSAS CITY QUARTERMASTER DEPOT
601 HARDESTY AVENUE
KANSAS CITY 1, MISSOURI

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SPQDK 000.7 17 June 1944 -°

IN REPLY HElee tO

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kanses
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allens

The Kansas 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 shown thet evening.

The 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 and one half, and about once a month broadcast
over W.D.A.F., the Kansas City Star Station. They will sing a group of
numbers, most of which will be negro spirituals such as "There's a Little
Wheel Rolling in My Heart", "Just a Little Talk With Jesus", "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 Climate 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,
etc., Duffle Bag, Retion K and C, Machetes and Intrenching Tools, Canteen
end Meat Can, Rolling Pin and Potato Masher, WAC end Nurses Clothing, and

' other items of interest. Mr. Henry Rohlfing, 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
Isaac, James Fortson, James Beeks, Atkins Evans, Henry McAdems, Oscar
Kelly, Willard Murrey, Eddie Moore, and L. P. Parker.

We will arrive in Lawrence by motor vehicles about 7:00 P.M.,
Tuesday, June 20, 1944.

Yours very truly,

Public Relations Officer