The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28

dents. All the banks and leading mer- oantile houses were closed and many of the retail stores kept open for only few hours in order to accommodate the soldiers who were anxious to purchase Christmas presents to be sent home by to-dayS mail.
 There being no Protestant church here special services were held in the Christian Commission tent on the banks of the Pasig River in the morning and large as it is the canvas enclosure was taxed to its utmost to accommodate those who attended Rev. J. T. Owen, Methodist missionary from Portlaui, Or, and Chaplains Greasy, Thirteenth Minnesota, and Daly, First South Da- kota Volunteers, officiated, and the services included a violin solo by Ser geant Gust V Miller, Second Oregon Volunteers; vocal solos by Sergeant Guyer, Wyoming Battalion, and selec- tions by the California quartet
 During the afternoon there was a naval regatta on the bay and series of aquatic sports for the crews of Dewey's squadron, and all sorts of in formal celebrations ashore. Among the most notable were the entertainment provided for such of the inmates of the division hospital who were able to par ticipate in 1t and the regimental dinner rendered by the Minnesotans to the Californians, which was a most elabor- ate affair.
 The feature of the day, however, was the dinner offered by Hon. O. F. Will Hams, the United States Consul, to Ad- miral Dewey and his captains and Major General Otis and his generals, at the residence of G. Holman, on the Calle de Iris.
 The house, a large two-story resi- dence, was tastefully and profusely decorated for the occasion with ever greens and flowers, most elaborate pre- parations having been made for the inauguration of the American custom of celebrating Thanksgiving in this newly acquired territory.
 The guests began to arrive at 1 o'clock D. m. and an hour later, when dinner was served, it would be difficult to imagine more distinguished gather Ing than that which assembled in the receptlon-room. In one corner were the nations hero, Rear Admiral Dewey. the British Consul, General Anderson and Captains Dyer of the Baltimore and Coghlan of the Raleigh. In another General Harrison Gray Otis, Captain Lamperton of the flagship Olympia, Captain Singer of the Manila and Colonel Mcclure of the Governor Gen erals staff. The army, navy. diplo- matc corps and representative citizens temporarily laid aside the cares and routine of everyday life and hobnobbed rogetner as though no such thing as rank existed, and indeed, for the time pelng, that, too, was laid aside.
 covers were laid for thirty four, but Major General Otis and his aid being unavoidably detained at the last mo. ment by stress of business there were two vacancies at the long table in the d1n1ng-room.
 
 as follows: ne1oaS1 Consul 9. F. Williams, Rear Admiral George sol, U. ,; A Brigadier General Arthur Mac Aartnur, areI, U; S. A Brigadier General C. McC. Baltimore; British Consul H. A. Ramsden Lieutenant w. Braunersreuther, captain of t5e MT. e. E. A. cade smith. Beli 4shei s Co: coFp1; Be;; glum Consul E. c. Andree, Captain F. Singer Concord MT. H. 5. c. Jones' " HonEkon;gs ] 9; ,; a5d S; shanghai Bank MT. T. Cowen. Manila Times; s Fleming Ffst 6o101pdn 6S9mpdnia MI Marta Ghapa con con Ghcago Record Mir. E. Langley Jones, o6Se0eia5ed oye0sbine F Press Brgader M Ge9eral Sam Consul at Hongkong; MT. Franklin Brooks The American; Major Thomas sternberg, Pay Barnes x Co. Colonel Charles Mcclure Pay master n st U s. A.; Postmaster F. W. Yaiie, MT. B. Lamberton. U. S. F. Olympia: Brieadier General Irving Hale. U. $. A.; Brigadier Gen GTdy OtlS. U. S. A.; Captain Fl Il. Leutze U. s. s. Monterey; MT G. Holman. The dining was most artistical ly decorated, the centerpiece being a large United States flag draped upon the wall and surrounded with palm leaves and other evergreens. The table was mass of flowers and the very air was heavy with the perfume of the ylang-ylang boutonnieres which lay beside each plate. Perhaps the most striking of the table, decorations. however, were the menu cards. con sisting of most artistic colored folders representing the Stars and Stripes. Across the flag was printed the follow ing legend: Consul Williams Thanks giving dinner offered to American com manders in the residence of MT. G. Holman, Manila, Calzada de Iris. No. '; Thursday November "A, 1S9S"
 On the back were the words America Forever" in red letters. and inside the contents were as follow:
 Soup Filipino.
 Fish la Cavite.
 Mutton Chops with Asparagus.
 Loin of Beef la Rochester.
 Turkey with Dewey Sauce.
 Ham.
 Curry and Rice.
 Ice Cream. Cakes. Fruits. Bonbons
 Coffee and Cream.