The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-25
PR0VoSTS WELL CARED FOR.
FINE DINNERS PROVIDED FOR THE
GUARDS IN THE CITY.

| Decentralization Vie With
Each other in Making ThanksEiv-
ing "a Day of Pleasant Remem-
ORANGES 10 the Preservers of the
Peace-IIOw Each Company Was
Entertained in Halls or i'm Quar-
tors.
The Fourth Illinois which has been do
| ing provost guard duty ever since the ar
rival of the Seventh Army Corps in the
city. is scattered from the old water tow
err to Thunderbolt This did not dissuade
the ladies from looking after Its various
companies with the same degree of in
terest as was shown in the endeavor to
make Thanksgiving day of pleasant
memories with the other troops. The sue
cess that greeted their efforts was espe-
cially marked.
None of the soldiers received more at
tention or apparently more enjoyed the
courtesy extended TO them than the men
from Illinois charged with the duty OF
preserving order in the city. Their general
comment was that If all their comrades
had Jared as well as they in the hospital
ity which expressed Savannah's sympathy
and kind regard for them, then all would
mark Nov. "a, 1898, as even more than a
red letter day in the war calendar
Nine separate committees looked after
the provosts Companies A and K, which
are stationed on the green east of the po-
lice barracks, We're the recipients of the
attentions Of the ladies Of OgGethorpe ave-
nue. and of the Kings Daughters They
were entertained in the tent in front of
the court house. There were probably
thirty or more ladies in waiting all eager
to assist in increasing the pleasure of the
occasion. Two long tables had been daint-
lily set, decorated with flowers and flags
and filed with the delicacies prepared for
the soldiers. A company was served at
time, and then the special detail, made
up of men from all the regiments, which
had its quarters in Chatham Armory Hail,
came to the tent. the tables being freshly
set for each company The evident desire
of the ladies to make the occasion full
Of pleasantness met with a hearty re-
Spouse from the men in uniform. All
were Jolly and their evident enjoyment am
ply repaid the ladies' for their efforts.
Company B was stationed al Thunder
bolt 1t was not over looked. The ladies of
ST. Paurs Lutheran Church assisted in
making the day truly holiday for them
The people of Thunderbolt naturally took
a personal interest in the matter and also
did their full share toward making the
day as far different from the ordinary as
possible. The brisk salt air had given the
soldiers a keen relish for the delightful
lunch that was prepared, the presence of
the ladies gave it a home-like air, and for
a couple of hours the camp ground was a
scene of gayety. No more interesting pic
ture was presented yesterday than that
out by the club house.
Companies c and ID have their camp on
Bay street green. They spent pleasant
hour or two in the hall of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians. Their welfare was look
! ed after by a large number of ladies, the
! details having been attended 10 by COM
| mittee with Mrs. Annie Sagers and Miss
| Annie Goette a the head. Tables set in
| the han overlooked with the good things
| of the season and the forty fair ones, who
served were lavish in their endeavors to
| crafty the palates of the soldiers and
make them forget for the time being army
| life and everything else save that they
! were in the hands of friends. They were
successful in this in an eminent degree.
Companies e and NJ were in Collinsville.
| There there was an excellent spread on
the lawn of Mr.. Snedeker's residence, the
! tables being set in the shape OF Maltese
! cross. The dinner was prepared and serv-
ed by the ladies of that neighborhood.
| There was local pride in all sections of
/ the city in looking after the provost guard,
! and nowhere was il more manifested than
! here. The dinner was a sight to tempt
| an epicure before the soldiers fell in line,
I and when they withdrew the havoc attest
| ed that the efforts of the ladies had been
fully appreciated. Claret was served at
| the conclusion. 1t was an adequate re-
ward to the interested ladies and gentle
men to see that their lunch and their
services were so thoroughly appreciated.
! The consciousness of the pleasure given
! to so many Others as one lady expressed
it. made the day different from any other
| Thanksgiving she had ever known. And
| she probably expressed the sentiments of
all who served either here or elsewhere.
Company F. out on Bull street extended,
| unreservedly capitulated before the on
| s,aught of the ladies of that vicinity, who
took possession of their camp for the aft
/ ernoon. Six tables erected in the company
| street were loaded with toothsome refresh
ments from well-hlled baskets There was
an abundance, and to spare. Prominent
among the workers here were Mrs Low
| ell, Mrs Yonge, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Rob
inson, Miss Oemler, Miss Yonge and the
Misses Castlen and Miss Schoeller OF
Thomaston. Ga 1t was hard to deter
mine who were the more pleased at the
unqualified success of this pleasant re-
membrance of the day of Thanksgiving,
the soldiers or the ladies.
Companies G and I, the guards stationed
i'm front of Odd Fellows Hall, were royal
ly entertained late in the evening in The
hail. Dinner was served from 10 O'clock
Six long tables accommodated nearly 2OC
soldiers, including several invited officers
OF other commands. A band was sta
toned in the gallery and rendered some
suitable music. The tables were prettily
decorated; the decorations in the hall were
in keeping with the occasion, the dinner
for such it really was. here and elsewhere
included a large variety of substantials
and deicacies there were forty or fifty
young ladies in waiting, and no effort was
spared that could add TO the pleasures OF
the soldiers. After lunch the hail was
cleared for the entertainment which fol
lowed. The programme, including voca
and instrumental music and Rotations
! vvos enfOVabsp throughout. BEFORE