The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-26
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es" In the handsome, modern barracks
will serve for ALL
In the long, many windowed room,
whose white muslin curtains, tied PACK
with red and blue ribbons, suggested
the national cOlors, were spread seven
white covered tables, seating eight and
ten men, at every place silver-plated
knife, fork and spoons and spotlessly
clean china. The decorations of celery,
apples, oranges, frosted cakes and pies
Of pumpkin variety and the mysterious
and deadly mince were very attractive.
A white-aproned soldier waiter led
the reporter into the beautifully neat
and orderly kitchen, where the son OF
Mars that presideS over the neSh pots
displayed great turkeys and little pigs
delicately browning, lifted the cover OF
a soup boiler wherein the shy and sue
culent oyster softly simmered, the huge
plum pudding and great dishes nlleo
with the rosy jelly Of the cranberry or
the sauce of the fruit that it is alleged
caused trouble for Grandmother Eve.
The cook said, with laudable pride,
that he and his assistant had prepared
and cooked all these things beautiful
to the eye and good for food and eX-
tended an invitation to taste and
browse where fancy listed. The coy
reporter said he had had hearty
breakfast of hyperbole, metaphor and
regeneration. The cook seemed sur
prised, and remarked that he supposed
them was fancy French Dishes add
ing that soldier fare was plain, but
was good and filling. Not wishing to
hurt the mans feelings, the reporter
nibbled g little delicately here and
there until he had absorbed about a
peck, and looked more like a bass
drum and less like the afternoon shad-
oW of a hair pin.
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ties were the order of the day, and, as
the Third infantry is famous both in
and out of the service as a d1nner-g1V-
ing regiment, the early hours OF the
evening saw many charming gastro-
nomic functions in progress at the MS
toric fortress.
Thanksgiving eve Lieut.. and MRS.
Omar Bundy entertained large party
of army and civilian friends in their
beautiful home. The souvenirs for the
progressive game were very handsome,
the supper as always, a thing to be
remembered with pleasure and graft
tude and the guests happy and en-
thusiastic over delightful evening
The fine string band of the regiment
played a number of well rendered Sc
lections, there were some clever reclta-
tons and a number Of good songs.
There were many charming gowns
men.
In the "wee, sma' hours" the guests
departed, to write upon leaves of mem
DRY, with pen of kindly thought, the
record of pleasant time.
Capt. and Mrs. George w. H. stouch,
of the Third, are visiting their son-in-
law and daughter, Lieut.: and Mrs
James H. McRae, at the fort. Lieut..
McRae is adjutant of the regiment
Capt. Stouch is on detached service in
the Indian department. and is on duty
in Montana He is the senior captain
of the regiment, and his old and new
comrades were warmly glad to see
him and Mrs. stouch again,
1t is to be hoped that when this fine
regiment is moved away from Fort
Smelling that it may be sent to some
station where its high professional and
social qualities will be appreciated as
they are in st. Paul. If there be any
truth in the rumor that it is to form
the much needed infantry garrison at
the national capitol, we congratulate
Washington upon its acquisition of the
oldest regiment in the army, one whose
discipline and morals might we'll be
the pride of any city, and one whose
ladies and officers will do their fair
share of gracious and graceful enter
tanning.
Much regret is expressed in the gar
rison that the repairs to be made
shortly on the bridge uniting the mill
tary reservation to the Sanity City
have necessitated the postponement of
the reception that was to have been
givn Dec 2
The garrison proposes to give a bal
pondre on New Years eve, which is to
be a very swagger affair, with mid
night farewell to the old year and
welcome to the new by the bugle corps.