Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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l Officers' Club in MalTa l A+ The Ship's Dance Villefranche During The monTh oT December, I95O, The Ship's Band was Tormed. Spending The ChrisTmas Holidays in PlymouTh, England, The Band Tools parT in concerTs aT The local hospiTals and schools. WriTe-ups in The local newspapers aTTesTed Their success. While on The cruise in The Med,, dance daTes became rouTine wiTh The Band. STarTing aT The Seamen's Club in Naples. lTaly The Bands populariTy grew noT.konly wiTh The crew buT wiTh The Med. l:leeT. Being whaT is known as a pick-up band, a band made up from Ship's5:Company. Their performance exceeded all expecTaTions. Many OT The dance daTes played loy The Band included The Seamen's Clubs aT AThens, Greece: lsTanloul. Turkey: The Ship's Dance aT VilIeTranche plus a Ships Dance Tor DD-822 and an oTTicers' dance in TaranTo, lTaly. The Bands Comloo also enioyed playing aT CapT. Wellings' coclcTail parTy aT ST. Jean, France-OTl:icers' Clubs in AugusTa, Sicily, The Isle of MalTa and oTher porTs. UnTil recenTly, Ensign C. J. Meade was oTlicer-in-charge oi The Band. Now The Band is in The very capalole hands oT Ensign R. W. Arn. . Playing aTTl'1e Brifish

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