Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-08
Soldiers Home Department.
Friday, Dec. /

Friday, Dec.
Thanksgiving day was quit at the
Hone, The comrades enjoyed a sump-
tuOus dinner of chicken pot-pie. Again
MIR. Hatch. the Home cook, did himself
credit in the way he pie. sed the old boys
with the dinner. The new flag just re-
ceived' tioated gracefully from the staff.
The day with us was impressive liz that
1t was q white day. The beautiful SNOW
had spread it's sheet of white, aud the
pines wOve their silvery grey. All! IL
IL tile frost of another winter wl,cl, ST.
f"rcibly reminds the old man that lie
has cast the bloom of another season.
Yes. the comrades of the Home did
greatly enjoy tile preserved ounces
sent them ty the W. Il. q. No. so.
On+ida. Come again. sisters. we need
to be sweetened up in our declining
years.
MIST of all among the boys who had
reason to he thankful was comrade Ly.
man, kepch. WIN rec. lived word OH
Thanksgiving morning that his pension
WAS allowed at Is per mouth. dating
back to March 10. 1890. .
C0mrade A. j. Roberts is out ON a
furlOugh. He took the b. & NJ. this
morning for. D-adwood.
Senator Pettigrew and Fred. Evans
were callers at the Home this afternoon.
The entire >anitariu,m of the Home
is now in charge of I)r. Nesmith, who
is located in the iloma. wlle,e he can
give immediate assistance to the af.
ficted. At o O'clock each morning sick
call is ANNOUNCED by tile bugler, at
which time ttl0s. who report tor pre-
scriptiom are served at the hospital
Prescriptions also are given at any
time in special cases. In speaking of
the hospital the doctor expressed great
satisfaction as to the appliances 10
make things comfortable for the pa.
tiemts. However, liz observed a lack of
room or rDom in which patients cou.d
be located according tn the demand uf
t. mperature. Some patients require a
much higher temperature than others,
he said, and to adopt the extreme of
either would be damaging to the other,
while Il mean temperature would u t
give satisfaction to any. The Hospital
Steward, G,ippen. and his wife do the
nursing and cooking for the hospital.
The cOmmi>sary is presided over by
Quartermaster Sergeant Wagner, who
takes great delight in being verv exact.
Some of the boys think he contemplates
a change of administration and another
panic.
The kitchen is presided owe by the
matrOn, assisted ,y VIM. r. Ha ch, the
co. k, WHO has kindly furnished us With
a bill of fare which. though always the
same in material. he has the Ingenuity
to change by the different modes of
cooking. Meals are served at Z Il. M.
~ III. and 6 p. nj. sharp. and are as fol.
lows: Breakfast. bread, butter. syrup
cold meats, pot:.toes. oatme II. crackers
coffee, tea and milk. Dinner. bread
butter, mutton stew, rice soup, mashed
potatoe. lima beans. bread pudding
coffee. tea and milk. Supper. warm
bread or rolls. butter. fried potatoes
syrup. cheese. apple sance. pickles, cake
coffee, tea and milk.
Our hills of fare are frequently inter.
spersed with cabbage. slaw, canned
goods. such as corn. tomatoes. apricots
peaches and rrunes. In fact the neil.
are not allowed TO become mon"tonous
for want of u change. The provisions
are always well cooked, for with MIR
II itch enjoys the appreciation of all who
eat at his tables.
The library and distribution of the
home mail is presided over by G. g
Roberts, who takes pride in having
everything in apple-pie order in the