European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse The president who wanted to learn tap dancing by John Wheeler Nana staff writer one of the Little known secrets a of our times is that Woodrow Wilson the Stern scholarly austere president aspired to be a up dancer. Here is t h e Story Eddie Dowling the prominent producer playwright and actor was in the lambs club in new York City when he relate with color and gestures this anecdote of the past it happened in 1917 when the United states was fighting the first world said Dowling Wilson loved to go to the theater and especially Vaude Ville. He would usually sneak Oft to Keith s in Washington nearly every week when he could. I As playing in a show she took a Chun afterwards in new York called the velvet lady.1 my brother Patrick Henry Dowling. Now dead was a Soldier at amp Meade m4, and be was in Washington on two Day pass and a hell of drunk. With him was a Captain named Kirby he came around to the theater to seems and Laid Down on the Couch in my dressing room and went to sleep. He had already overstayed his leave by a couple of Days. After the performance or. And sad or. And mrs. Joe Tumulty than the president s Secretary came Backoo my dressing room. I woke Pat up. And i or. Wilson began to talk to me about the wafer and the stars of those Days. Including Elsie Jam a. �."h.cain.r. Then he went on to ask about tap dancing and added How much he admired the Art it you in Call it that it s like a drummer he said. It must take great skill and capt Kirby got up to leave. So Long Pat he Bald with a what you can do Well probably both be locked up. Said by brother. He stood up and put one hand on my dressing table and began to dance with one toot rat 14 Willion with Franco s Georges Cle Nanceau during More serious Buillen. I introduced him to the dancing is easy explained Pat. All you have to do la to learn How to break. At the end of each step break he did a Little dance with one foot till leaning on my dressing table. Then he did it with the other foot and finally started to dance away like Jackie Gleason does. There must be a raft of talented boy sin the army said or. Wilson suddenly. There Ore answered my brother Hope fully " it s a Good idea suggested the presi Dent Why not put some of the Best in a special service to entertain the troops we have plenty to fight i la speak to the Secretary of War about it come to my of fice in the White House on monday " " i m afraid i can t confessed Pat to already two Days late getting Back to Camp now you see or. President the Captai nand i went Oft the reservation a Little " i la fix that announced the preside the took my program and wrote an order to the commanding officer at Camp instructed this officer that he had extended sgt Dowling s leave through Mon Day. " now show me How you do it with theother foot Pat obliged and or. Wilson tried it and he was pretty Good for an old Man. He caught on to the idea Loolu like this War he a Long Way to go he remarked. Maybe i will be a Leto tap dance before it is Over that incident was the Start of the us Ocamp shows concluded Dowling. What about capt Kirby this reporter asked. Of. The president took care of him added a footnote to the Story. His brother Pat went to the White Houston monday All right then he headed Back to Camp Meade fortified with the order extending his leave written on the Back of the program signed by the president of the United states. It did not make a Good impression. The commanding officer took one look at it and threw him in the psychiatric Ward Tor mental examination. Pat protested the order was on the Leveland Headquarters called the White House on the Telephone. Adm Gary Grayson waste president s personal physician end a confirmed the fact or. Wilson As com Mander in thief had extended the leave Pat became a big shot around the Ca Pfrom then on. In the second world War. Dowling waste president of the Uso can shows which visited All fronts to out troops. So that is what a president of the United slates accidentally learning to tap dance did for our soldiers. Rank and command in our unit there is a discus lion concerning two army regu Laloni a 000-20 and a 600-201. By slating in a 600-20 that the senior officer no special 1st or private Wilt be in com Mand does this mean by the pay Grade of the individual or in he Canso of an no and a specialist in the same pay Grade that the Date of rank determines the command position of each or is it As stilled in a 000-201 that no specialist will be place Din command position Over that of an no with no designation of pay Grade. One other question i contend that a sgt is no will not be placed under the commando a Speed specialist. Could you Tell me what the order of precedence would be name withheld by bequest editor s note us Abed to replies t a. Noncommissioned officer will fake command of group of soldiers even though then Are specialists present who Are senior in pay Trade or Dat of rank. Par example in a group of soldiers then is a 8 sgt e6 and specialist 7 e7. The sgt a would assume the Eom Mand position pan 14 1 and i. A 60040 arms command policy and procedure lists the enlisted grades of rank in order of Prece Dence. Add Vance unit in your coverage of or. Cyru Vanco every unit was mentioned at least once with the exception of the 1st How in 9th arty commanded by it Joseph w. . This unit gave a demonstration for Secretary Vance on tues Day afternoon april 23. We were honoured to he one of the few chosen units to be included in or. Vance s you Are mentioning unit names How about ours 1 indignant soldiers foe or up i have been on separate ration since my arrival in Europe. I have now been asked by the custodian of the consolidated mess und to contribute $z50 army share to the fund. I have never had a single Rocol to themes Hall concerned. What regulation if any could require me to pay this Kitchen police fee name withheld by request editor s note replies the fact that you an on separate rations does not. I itself excuse Yon from up Doty if you Are otherwise obligated to perform such duty. There la no army regulation which require you to contribute for the pay ment of local National employee who pull up Lor you it la strictly voluntary on your Par you have however a moral obligation to pay for service rendered. If indigenous person Nel Are pulling up for Yoa you must pay them just As Yon would pay the Man who Kaahea or shines your Khoee. 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