The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-23
LAST DAY OF PREPARATION.
Ladies' VIII be Busy Arranging for
the Soldiers Dinner.

This is the last Gay Of preparation the
ladies' Of the committee will have in max
ing ready their Thanksgiving dinner for
the soldiers Of the Seventh Corps. A num-
Der Of them viii be present at the Y. NJ
c. A. han to-day to receive donations to
the dinner. Mrs. S. l.. Beckwith the
chairman Of the committee, urgently re-
quests that any supplies that may be con-
| tributed will be sent to The hall not later
than o'clock this afternoon. as ii is inn
portant that they be there that early an
order to insure a just and equitable distri-
| button among all The regiments.
The ladies of the central committee held
| "A meeting last night at the home OF Mrs.
| 1. p. Mendes on GwinnetI street. to dis
| cuss the final details for the dinner. They
found matters in a very good stale and as
certained enough from the lists that were
/ brought in to make them sanguine of sue
cess. These lists showed the contributions
that each lady of the committee has Sc
cured through her own efforts and those
of the ladies helping her.
A complaint has been made by some of
the men of one of the regiments that the
ladies win not be al their camp to serve
them with a Thanksgiving dinner The la
dies were advised that the regiment had
been remembered by the folks at home
and that there would be no occasion for
their assistance in supplying the dinner
for the men. 1t seems that there are not a
few of the members of the regiment who
would be pleased TO have the ladies out
with them on Thanksgiving day
There will be meetings Of the various
subcommittee to-day. The ladies' VIII
wish to make their final arrangements for
the care OF the regiments intrusted to
them. One of these meetings viii be held at
noon al the home of Miss Garden, No. l16
Duffy street. west. This viii be of the la
dies who viii provide for The Second Lou
isiana Regiment.
Tomorrow ali the ladies interested win
meet early in the morning at the Y NJ. c.
A. hall to divide up the supplies. Army
wagons win be in waiting, the colonies Of
the regiments having seen to il that the
ladies viii be supplied with all of them
they viii need. They wiz be used for the
transportation of the supplies TO the
camps. After all the supplies have been
carried out the wagons win return to the
han and the ladies viii ride out to their
respective regiments in them.
This work of distribution and sending
out Of supplies will require until about 8
o'clock. The dinner, il is expected, will
begin at t. Much of the food that is con-
tributed will be cooked at the camps, ia
cilities for the baking of turkeys and other
meats being ample. Each company has It's
oven, and some of the cooks are not to be
beaten Ii is believed the men will be
treated to a most excellent dinner, and
there is no question but that the thought
fulness and energy Of the ladies will be re-
membered by the soldiers for many a day.
The provost guard in the city will not
be forgotten by any means. In addition to
the ladies' dinner the detachment camped
on Telfair Place will be served a Thanks
giving dinner by Mrs. c. r. Shouse of No.
POS State street.