Hickory Nuts Are
Coming to City
The Hickory Nuts, the authorized show of the 30th
division, with 36 in the company and a band of 16 pieces, are coming to Hickory
for a matinee and evening performance on Friday, June 13. The company is
endorsed by Generals Pershing, Tyson, Faison, Lewis and all other commanders.
Col. Otis P Shell was here today making the necessary arrangements for the two
performances.
The soldier-actors are receiving a great welcome wherever
they appear and newspapers pronounce them the best ever. They come 36 strong,
with band and orchestra, 17 men in the organization wearing wound stripes and
three honored with decorations for bravery.
Twenty-five per cent of the proceeds will go to the reunion
fund of the 30th division. Captain O’Hay is in charge and a great
treat himself.
A member of the 119th infantry, Mr. H.L. Kennerly
has seen and heard the Hickory Nuts in France and he told the Record today how these entertainers made
life more pleasant for the soldiers. His regiment was carried in trucks to see
the show, and it was a treat from beginning to end. Nothing in France appealed
more to the soldiers than the high class vaudeville and musical numbers
rendered by the Hickory Nuts, Mr. Kennerly said.
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