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              fhe BOWSPRIT!
Vol. 1, No. 1
Palm Beach, Florida
November, 1943
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Blimp   Broadcast
Highlights Program
Hundreds of SPARS and spectators
wore thrilled with the blimp-to-Flagler
P. irk broadcast Monday night by RM
3/C Dorothy Thomas and Dorothy Rankin RM 3/C, both of Miami District
Communications. This was a part of
the four-way national hook-up commemorating the SPARS birthday.
The program included speeches by
Vice-Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Lieutenant Commander Dorothy Stratton,
head of the Women's Reserve, from
Washington, D. C; a program from
the Academy in New London, Conn."
and a broadcast of Naval Air Operations at the CG Salem Air Base.
Dorothy Tuttle Y 3/C of the Station
was interviewed as the first SPAR to
go on active duty. The glee club of
I lit company 101 and the band furnished music from Palm Beach.
Sun and Surf Club will be open
on Wednesdays from 1730 to 1900
for recreational swims and various
games including tennis, softball and
volleyball for the month of November. Let's all take advantage of this
activity.	
Ship's Party Held   On Pa*io
To Celebrate Spars First
Year Of Service
SPARS of the U. S. S. Blltmore celebrated their first anniversary with a
Ships Party on board Tuesday night.
The big event of the evening was
the cutting of the many-tiered birthday
cake by Lt. Teresa M. Crowley, the
Assistant to the Executive. She presented the first piece of cake to Captain William J. Keester, the Commanding Officer of the Station.
Fruit punch was served with the
cake to the crew and guests. A band
from Boca Raton furnished music for
dancing In the patio. Officers and enlisted personnel mingled freely in true
ships party style.
Basketball, boxing, and wrestling are
the sports of the season for the Coast
Guardsmen here. Practice is held at
the West Palm Beach High School
Gymnasium 19 to 22. Games are to be
scheduled with Morrison Field and
Camp Murphy. All interested in participating see W. E. Way. Carpenter Heis-
ley Is the Coach of the basketball
team. Come on, boys, show some spirit
and have some winning teams. We are
betting on you.
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Here's wishing a
"lion voyage" to
the U. S. S. Bilt-
more as she sets
sail for her cruise
bearing the United
States Coast Guard
Women's Reserve"
as it begins iis second year of service.
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Spars Prove Worth--
Waesche
The SPARS are commemorating the
first anniversary of the founding of
the organization this week. Vice-Ad-
miral Russell R. Waesche. Commandant
of the United States Coast Guard,
speaking concerning the SPARS birthday, said: "A year of trial has proven
the wisdom of establishing the Woman's Reserve. Women have now taken
over an Important share of the service's shore routines. They are functioning satisfactorily on jobs which require more than the ordinary degree
)f intelligence and ability to take re-
;ponsibility."
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Friday,  26 November, 1943.
1000 " Captain's   Inspection
1S.00 " Graduation   of   Sk-VI," Yeomen VII,  and Advanced
Saturday,  27   November," 1943
0800 " Station " Shipshape " and " to
remain so all «tay
0030 Regimental Review
1100 " Special "  events "  on "  Lake
Worth
20J-0 " ForniMl Assembly on pr.tio
All Hands on Deck
Women have replaced Coast Guardsmen in offices, communication centers,".viation bases and supply bases. They
are driving trucks, and working ":_
.ness stewards, cooks and bakers. Here
at Palm Beach a Pay and Supply Officers' School has been formed, replacing the similar school for men at Curtis   Bay." Md.
The SPARS now number 5,500 enlisted women and 450 officers. This
exceeds the original goal of 5,000
trained women on the job by the end
of 1943. The proposed maximum
strength is 8,000 enlisted personnel and
S00   officers.
November 23 is the actual anniversary date. The week of November 21-
27 has been nationally designated as
SPAR First Anniversnrv Week an ! w'll
be celebrated here with a program on
the 27th. The scheume t-f cvt-iiu. __>
still tentative, but will )nciii<.e a Rer'
mental Review, an exhibition of
breeches  buoy  rescue  fv u. "*.e  '
Lake Worth, and a "Cross Creek"
luncheon prepared of native non-rationed foods according to recipes from Mar-
forie Kinnan Rawlings' book. It is
hoped that Mrs. Rawltngs will be present for the last event.
cont. on pg. 4