Monday, July 5, 1915

When we turned out at 6 this morning it was raining - not hard, just that slow drizzle that makes a rainy day doubtfully unpleasant.
We scrubbed decks without sand then lay around until breakfast. At 8 we dressed ship.

At 8 We Dressed Ship

From after quarters until lunch the gang was in the eyes - reading, talking and smoking. At 12 the three ships fired a 21-gun salute. We could also see - and faintly hear - the boom of the Reina's guns as she fired her salute. I tried to get a picture of the ships, but the weather is so gray and void of light that I doubt they will be good.

The Ships Fired A 21-Gun Salute

I corked on deck all afternoon with the gang. In the evening we had an entertainment. I played in the band. We had boxing, wrestling, boom fighting, music, movies and a performance by a jackie who got out of shackles, handcuffs, lashings and a straight jacket with as much apparent ease as I could get out of a pair of gloves or my dress jacket. He is the same man who hypnotizes, prints pictures and is studying to be a steward. He's a Yid[?] which probably accounts for his queer but some-day-they-might-be-useful tricks in which he has perfected himself. We had a very enjoyable evening and didn't turn in until about 10:30.

Scan of the Programme for the U.S.S Missouri Boxing Bouts And Entertainment








Internet Links

Here's a link to the Internet Movie Database page for "His Kid Sister."

When I search the IMDb for "It Was Some Party", I get this page. Perhaps the French title is what was referenced in the ship's program.