Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-12-07
MANY TURKEYS EATEN.
Special Spreads Set Forth by
All the Cooks With
EVENTS AS SIDE DISHES.
Drills Were Suspended IN All
the Camps.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving day
with the troops in Camp Poland as
well as with the rest of the world
and in all the regiments, dinners fit
for kings were enjoyed.
As a rule the soldier in Uncle
Sans army subsists on only the
necessities of lie, leaving the lux
uries to be attended to after he has
done his duty toward his country,
when he can sit around his Preside
and relate "reminiscences of the war
war.
Yesterday being special occa-
sion, the usual meat, potatoes and
bread" were laid aside and the best
the market afforded was procured
and done thorough justice.
The chief event of the day, how
ever, was the entertaining of the
Sixth Ohio regiment by the First
West Virginia.
Colonel McMaken and staff, of the
Sixth were the guests of Col. Spill
man and staff of the First and each
company of the West Virginia reg
iment entertained the respective
company of the Sixth.
The occasion was one long to be
remembered. The officers enter
tanned in delightful manner and
the men, with two hundred at each
mess table, certainly made the occa
sion one long to be remembered.
Throughout the camp, jollitV,
mirth and general thanksgiving
prevailed and the men, made more
witty perhaps by the tempting vi
ands placed before them, were all
in good spirits. The Ohio boys, as
hosts, made the occasion as pleasant
as possible. II took about three
hundred turkeys to satisfy the ap-
petites of the men and when the
meal was finished there was very
little left. The fowls were baked
by Peter Kern, of the city.
The First West Virginia regi-
ment was not the only one to fare
we'll yesterday, as the Thirty-6rst
Michigan, Fourth Tennessee and
Company c, Second Ohio, all had
nice dinners, each company OF the
regiments trying to out do the 9th
ers in preparing meals as good as
possible.
The First West Virginia regi-
iment will leave Camp Poland Sat-
urday, as was published in yester'
days Journal and Tribune, and
when it is gone. only the First
brigade will be left here.
A prominent officer Of Camp
Poland, yesterday stated that there
was no doubt, in his mind, but that
this brigade would remain in Knox
vile all winter. He said it would
stay here until January anyway, as
he thought there would be no call
for it to 60 to Cuba before that
time.
He also stated that he thought
the division hospital would be re-
tailed here and that it would be
used as recuperating hospital in
case of the troops going to Cuba
The sick may also be sent from
southern camps to this place.
If this hospital should be re-
tanned it will have special officer
detained to take charge of it.
Only one more hospital would be
tanned, that of the First brigade
Another officer in speaking OF the
probability of the First brigade re-
naming here said, that if it did, the
Fourth Tennessee would be moved
near the other camps, possibly tc
the site now occupied by the First
West Virginia.
Nothing definite is known about
this as yet, and will not be for {
week or two.
AT division headquarters yester
day, everything was decidedly