New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-22
TUR THANKsGIvING DINNER For
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Dispatch Of Poultry and Provisisns.


The operations Of the Committee for providing
Thanksgiving Dinner for tho Army and Navy have
so fr ne, with most complete and gratifying success
and il now only remains that The weather should be-
propl,iou, and Rebel raiders kept at distance from
our supply trains insure the complete fulflment Of
tho benevolent and grateful donors who have literally
Contributed In both money and kind. Tho Committee
were enabled on Saturday, to dispatch tho steamer
yensng,on with fifteen tons Uhrty thousand poundf)
81 ancooiod poultry To The Atlantis Biockadng Squad
ron under Admiral Porter. accompanied by specinl
agent 10 super, the distribution and ransshipmcnt Of
the boxes 10 the various vessels comprising the Block
aiding Squadron. The New York Committee have also
supplied the army Of General Sheridan with over six
,hou,and cooked turhey. which have been forwarded
10 General Wallace a, Baltimore. by the Ifarnden Et
press Capt. W. J. Noyos having been Induced by the
Committee TO 20 with them and attend their distribu
ton. These supplies win be forwarded by General
Wallace 10 HarIcIs Ferry. thence 10 the Shenandoah
by the Government and in reference TO them the fol
lowing was yesterday received by the Committee from
General Sheridan.
HEADQr,RTrrs Army, Nov 20. le64.
GLoE0E BIDS Dr., Secretary Dear Sir. Your te!e'
gram advising Of the shipment OF six thousand tur
kcys for the Thanksgiving dinner Of tins army y II.
coied. Permit ne in behalf Of the soldiers 20 than
the good people II NowlOrk ard tie country Tor their
kindness and them that for tue occasion no
more acceptable present could have been made. Orders
have been issued iol the equal distribution on Arrival
i. II. SHIRIDAN, haor'Gencial.
or coarse the great bulk OF the contributions have
been for the armies Of the james and Potomac and Oh
SUNDAY afternoon the propeller Charles G. Leary sailed
with about one hundred and my thousand pounds
seventy tive ,un) Of cooked poultry. aud the dry
gods men say. "a varied assortment" Of everything
la. was likely to contribute to the end proposedhat
n tronf If hg ttu
they hold in our regards. Among the adjunets, the
trimmings ofthe dinner were several hundred barrels
Of apples onions boxes OF canned fruit (one hundred
dozen from Kemp Day & Cos. pickles. cranberries
mrce pies two thousand from f. II. Faile). doughnu's.
cLes cookies ginger snaps butter. cheese. sausages
chicken pies, dried fruit and almost every cccacy
known TO gournands, and which the ingenuity Of our
grateful and patriotic citizens could devise Notwith.
standing the load the C. &. Leary carried. nearly one
hall the supplies we're left behind TO be taken by the
James T. Brady which smiled yesterday AFTERNOON
with the remainder Of the supplies for tho armies OF
tho james and Potomac and anything which may hive
arrived sncc her departure win be sent to the hosp
tails az Washington or IN this ncigborhood There is
every reason 10 believe that tho supplies forwarded to
the army and navy are sufficiently ample five good
dinner TO every man fighting for U.s. 1t Is
10 be hoped that those doomed to pass the weary hours
in wards of military ho.ptnl-who had fought and
are now sureIing-will not be overlooked
All possible precautions have been taken to prevent
the spelling of the provisions In ruhs the preparation
Of the food being confded to committee consisting Of
Messrs Stctson Of me Astor House. De!monico and
james Kelly who have also been In consultation With
large number OF the principal bakers aud hotekeeper
Of the city TO the best Of cooking and prepar
ing the food especially the poultry purchased by the
committee The committee have had many difficulties
to contend with in carrying ont their plan. some impos
sbe to overcome SUCH for instance rs the request Oh
some contributors 10 send their contributions TO paro
ular persons. companies or regiments. To have at
tempted this would have cost endless expense and con-
sumcd far more time than the committee have hnd ~
command aud therefore they havc bsen compelled to
put all these special contributions into the general stock
The committee hayo also been unable at present to ac
knowledge the receipt Of contributions In kind. but
this will be done through the papers and BY letter In
few days The committee anxious TO express their
obligations 10 The express steamboat railroad and tel
ograph companies the bakers aud hotekcepeIs, cart
men and custom house isborers, who have oheerfuy
rendered tLeir services without charge. The ey
press companies In particular have given great
assistance, tho National and United States
Companies for instance, each brought In on Sunday
over eighty cases All the Eastern States too, have
given literally, contributions having come hom every
lNsw.EnglaDd STATE, fcw Esw.YeJk, Ssv-JUsfy an5