[NJARC] Re: Help get Camp Evans looking good for VJ Day+60 Dedication

[Fred Carl]

Hello All,

    The Asbury Park Press printed a story on our dedication.   See:

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS01

   It was a hot but excellent event.  The surviving 110V old window 
air-conditioners, a new one from Mike and Barb Ruane and a new Infoage 
one were running for days to pre-cool the building.   It worked, the 92 
year old building was comfortable.  The food and refreshments purchased 
with a gift by Roger McLaughlin was enjoyed by all.   The music and 
sound system provided and operated by Tom Ruane made the atmosphere just 
right.   The color guard and the driving Assemblyman Corodemus in a WW2 
command car with armed WW2 guards was impressive.  The WW2 jeep and 
'Duck' parked on the grass were excellent touches.  Our handouts and 
booklets from the Olde Wall Historical Society were given to each visitor.

   Mike Ruane did a great job as MC, Rev. Applegate and State 
Assemblyman Steve Corodemus gave excellent messages to the veterans.   
The 'Camp Evans" medals pinned on the veterans by State Assemblyman 
Corodemus and his personal thank you to each veteran was touching and 
meaningful.  

   All found the over 100 Camp Evans and Signal Corps roll in WW2 
posters we created from Camp evans photos given to us over the years abd 
the Radio News issues Ray Chase lent us and the dozens of WW2 period 
posters educational.   The WW2 artifacts and and history posters in the 
dining room wing supplied by  the Olde Wall Historical Society looked great.

   All the help by Dave Snellman, Dawn and Gary Crawford, Valdis Paupe, 
Warren Cochran, Bob Judge, Karin Carl, Evans Koblentz, Barb, Mike and 
Tom Ruane and many others made the event and crowds flow.

   The site looked good thanks to lots of help cited below and the last 
minute help Friday night and Saturday morning by Evan Koblentz and Jim 
of MARCH who set up the display cases Rich O. of the GSC got for us from 
Princeton University surplus.  Professor Robert Johnson Jr. drove in 
from Connecticut and helped arrange the artifacts, helped with last 
minute clean-ups and Robert even filmed the event.  Warren Cochran was 
fixing lights and anything he could put a pipe wrench on or climb upto 
with a ladder.   Warren is a WW2 vet who landed on Iwo Jima.

  Wall Township DPW was great.  They lent us a stage and set it up, they 
sweep the parking lot and street three times to make sure it was 
perfect, lent us an American flag for the stage and even put a new rope 
on the Camp Evans flag poll.   Camp Evans has a flag flying over it for 
the first time in nearly 10 years.  Fort Monmouth DPW mowed the grass 
and removed piles of dirt from the parking lot and streets.  The Wall 
BOE delivered 100 folding chairs and every single one was put to use.

   Mark Casner of C&H Plumbing made sure we had a working men's and 
lady's restroom.  This was a feat as during the winters the heat was off 
pipes split and fixtures split so lots of repair and replacement was 
needed.  He even had to make some repairs in the terra cotta walls 
besides the many in the basement.

   Thanks to all we had the chance to thank our veterans and pledge to 
them that we will save Camp Evans as a memorial to their deeds, 
ingenuity and sacrifices.  They were touched.   It was the right thing 
to do.

Thank you,
Fred



Fred Carl wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>  Saturday is almost here.  This past weekend Warren Cochran, Phyllis 
> Heinle, Michelle Heinle, Dave Snellman, Evan Koblentz, Matt Ryan, Ron 
> Olender, Henry Stinga, Pat Stinga, Frank O'Brien and Rob Flory were at 
> work in this heat.    The place is 95% ready.
>
>   Wall DPW sweep the parking lot today, for a second time.  We have 
> three old air-conditioners cooling the hotel as best they can.  Wall 
> BOE will be lending us 100 chairs.  Mike Ruane has arranged for a 
> color guard, WW2 vehicles to be here and his son Tom Ruane will setup 
> his sound system. 
>    We will be doing last minute stuff, hanging the many posters and 
> setting up the artifacts in the display cases on Thursday and Friday 
> evenings.  All are welcome to join in.
>
>    For the day of the event.  We need four persons to direct parking 
> from 9AM to 11AM.   A few greeters to point people where the front 
> door is, where the ceremony is etc..  A person to ask visitors to sign 
> in.   So if you are game to help out in the morning, please email me.
>   We got a call from the daughter of a 94 year old camp Evans radar 
> developer.  He is in the hospital negotiating with his doctor to let 
> him out for the ceremony...he promises to return,  it is that 
> important to him to be here.    We are doing a good thing, saying 
> thank you to those who answered the nation's call 60 years ago.
>
>  Thank you,
>   Fred
>  732 299-0894
>
>  
>
> Fred Carl wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>  This is our last weekend before the dedication and open house.  In 
>> spite of the hot weather we are close to having the hotel and library 
>> looking acceptable.   If you can spare any time between 9am to 5PM 
>> Saturday and 12PM to 5PM Sunday it will make a difference.  Contact 
>> me if you can work other times.
>>
>>  As of today we need to finish painting the foyer, entrance office 
>> and dining room.  Finish removing the boards off the rear downstairs 
>> windows, clean the restrooms, some spot painting, some leaf raking 
>> and general clean-up.  We also need to setup the display cases for 
>> the WW2 artifacts.
>>
>>  If possible we will start hanging the WW2 posters.
>>
>>  In spite of the terrible heat this past weekend our volunteers Dan 
>> Lieb, Warren Cockran, Reid Cashour, Dan Lieb, Karin Carl, Ray Chase 
>> and his grandson got alot done.  The hedges infront of the hotel are 
>> trimmed and the cuttings removed.  The 10 years of leaves on the 
>> front porch are removed.   The window boards are removed from the 
>> porch windows.  The fallen limbs are removed from the lawns and 
>> roads.  And we painted half the dining room.
>>  Yesterday Mike Ruane, his son Tom visited to look over the sound 
>> system layout, the speaker podium placement etc.  Nels Warren also 
>> visited.  His group restores WW2 military vehicles and he will have 
>> three here for our event.  So things are shaping up.  We have alot to 
>> do but we can make it with help.....please help if you can.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Fred Carl
>> 732 299-0894
>>
>> Fred Carl wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>>  The hot hot weather the past weekend was a killer.  Only Ray Chase 
>>> and Phil and Mrs. Vourtsis helped out.  We made good progress, but 
>>> we were just a few.  We mowed around the hotel and library, cut the 
>>> bushes behind the hotel, cut vines out of some of the fence and 
>>> nearly completed painting the hotel entrance foyer.   Much to my 
>>> surprise the Army removed the piles of dirt and contractor debris 
>>> from the parking lot.  So things look better, especially considering 
>>> the heat.
>>>
>>>  We now have a men's room and a woman's restroom working...with hot 
>>> water even.  We also have two showers working in the hotel men's room.
>>>
>>>  If you can spare some time to paint, remove boards from the 
>>> downstairs hotel windows, or clean the hotel porch or help cut the 
>>> bushes infront of the hotel it would help make the site look better 
>>> for the dedication.   If we scare potential donors, it will not help 
>>> our efforts.
>>>
>>>  If four persons help for 2 hours each we get a day worth of work.
>>>
>>>  Please help!   If you can make it during the week I can arrange so 
>>> you can get inside.  Just email me.
>>>
>>> There are just two weekends until the 13th!!!
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Fred
>>> 732 299-0894
>>>  
>>>
>>> Fred Carl wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>>
>>>>   On Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11AM we will dedicate Camp Evans 
>>>> as the WWII Living Memorial.  Students and visitors will be 
>>>> learning science and history in the very same buildings important 
>>>> WWII science and history was made.
>>>>
>>>>   Wall Township, Belmar and the County of Monmouth have passed 
>>>> resolutions naming Camp Evans the WWII Living Memorial.   You are 
>>>> invited to help get the Marconi hotel and grounds ready for the 
>>>> dedication ceremony.
>>>>
>>>>    There are just three work weekend left.
>>>>    July 23rd   July 30th and August 6th.
>>>>
>>>>    We are close, but so is August 13th/
>>>>
>>>>    Your help is really needed.  We have some painting in the hotel, 
>>>> grounds work and general clean up left.  Then on Sunday August 7th 
>>>> we will start arranging the dozens, if not hundreds of WWII photos, 
>>>> posters and artifacts in the freshly painted rooms for the 
>>>> dedication visitors to learn how the Signal Corps helped win WWII 
>>>> and the roll Camp Evans played.  Hopefully we will find some new 
>>>> members and donations.
>>>>
>>>>    A few hours of your time on any of these Saturdays will help 
>>>> save historic Camp Evans, Honor veterans on the last Saturday prior 
>>>> to VJ Day + 60 and position Infoage to help education.  Three noble 
>>>> benefits with one gift of time, talent and some sweat.
>>>>
>>>>    Please invite members of your organization, or foward this 
>>>> request to friends who are not afraid of some work.
>>>>
>>>>    Bring your favorite paint brush or roller, or hedge clippers, 
>>>> rake etc.
>>>>    If you RSVP I can be sure to have enough donuts, drinks etc on 
>>>> hand.
>>>>
>>>>    Please, your help is needed.
>>>>     On this historic anniversary, do more than just reflect upon 
>>>> the sacrifices of WWII veterans, show them you care by helping the 
>>>> WWII Living Memorial
>>>>
>>>>    Thank you,
>>>>     Fred Carl
>>>>
>>>>     .
>>>>
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