The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-18
DINNERS FOR THE SOLDIERS.
LADIES WILL GIVE THEM THANKS
GIVING TURKEYS.

GIVING TURKEYS.
Bsg Undertaking of Furnishing Dim
ners for 1000 Soldiers being
Pushed theoretically AIOng-COm-
mittecs of Ladies' Interested Are
Hard ut WOrk-COntrfbutfOn Are
Being Received and 1t Is Hoped
There VIII he Enough for All the
sOIdiers-SOme of the Regiments
VIII Re Supplied by the Folks at
Home-Ladics Who Are Engaged
in the Work.
The work Savannah's ladies have In
hand for the soldiers Thanksgiving
promises a feast for Uncle Sans boys. A
meeting of those interested will be held
Monday morning az Il O'Clock at the Y
NJ C. A rooms, and the plans for the
feasts will be fully matured. Committees
will be appointed to look after the final de-
tails and to manage for the distribution
of the supplies that will be received.
Money contributions. which are particu-
larly desired, will also be divided up for
the several regiments.
1t is the opinion of Mrs. Beckwith, chair
, man of the general committee in charge
of the work. that the contributions should
be pooled and then divided without dis
elimination amorg all the regiments. She
and other ladies believe this the best plan,
as there are one or two of the regiments
from neighboring states that have more
acquaintance in the city than those from
a distance. Were it simply left to citizens
to contribute to the regiments of their
choice 1t is feared there might be an in
sufficiency for some.
Mrs. Becl6with has been in correspond
ence with parties in the states from which
several of the regiments come and has re-
ceived assurances of aid for the dinner.
The Illinois regiments and that from
Louisiana will be particularly well cared
for through the bounty of the folks at
home. 1t is said the Army and Navy
Commission of Illinois had a balance in
bank of $4,000, so it can well afford 20 eX-
pend a neat sum for the entertainment on
Thanksgiving day of the soldiers. New
Orleans will send a liberal donation for
the Louisiana Regiment.
The ladies are anxious for those who
may feel disposed to give all they can for
the dinner is properly served in each regi1
ment and will try to see that every man
gets enough TO eat of something that will
be a change from the ordinary camp fare
The officers are showing disposition 10
lend the ladies every assistance, and many
of them have not been at all slow in max
ing liberal donations. Mrs. Beclwith saws
the ladies will try to avoid having solicit
tations made for any particular regiment,
they vvanf all To fan alike
The contributions will be sent In TO the
gymnasium hall of the Y. NJ. c. A next
Wednesday. There will be ladies there to
receive them and the next day they will
be sent out to the camps in army wagons.
A committee for the dispatch of edibles
to each camp and one to receive them
there will be appointed at the meeting on
Monday.
There is one party of ladies', those resid-
ing on Oglethorpe avenue, who will act in
dependently of the general committee and
VIII serve feast for the two companies of
the provost guard stationed in their neigh
borhood. This will consist Of turkey and
other delicacies served with the usual
dinner the soldiers get. The ladies wil
themselves wait upon the soldiers after
preparing the dinner in the court yard at
the police headquarters.
The following ladies are at the heads of
Christ Church-Miss Florence Colding.
ST. John's-Mrs. A. S. Bacon.
st. Paurs-Miss Gordon.
First Presbyterian-Mrs Bell.
Second Presbyterlan-Mrs Murphy.
Independent Presbyterlan-Miss Julia
Myddeton.
st. Patrick s-Miss Mamie McEvoy.
Cathedral-Misses Prendergast.
Mickva Israel Temple--Mrs. Mendes.
Lutheran-Mrs. Schaeffer
St. Pauls Lutheran-Mrs Scherff.
Trinity-Mrs. Williams
Grace-Mrs. o. +. Cook
First Baptist-Mrs. c. d. Baldwin.
Duffy Street-Baptist-Mrs Walter VIII
son.
The committee of First Presbyterian
workers consists of the following ladies':
Mrs. Bell, chairman; Mrs. Bishop, Mrs.
Miller, Mrs. Rembert, Miss LAda Rembert,
Mrs. Hood, Miss Jennie Allen, Miss
Annie Allen, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Gulaguh,
Kris. Gilespy, Mrs. johnson, Miss Louise
Wells and Mrs. White.
The ladies of the congregation Mickva
Israel. who will assist in the work, are
as follows: Mrs. S. l.. Lazaron Mrs. b.
Boey, Mrs. Julian Solomons, Mrs E.
Muhlberg, Mrs. Isaac Minis, Mrs l. A.
Solomons, Mrs. I. =. Mendes, Mrs I. FaiS,
Mrs. +. M. Bear, Miss b. Lovenstein, Mrs.
Washington Falk, Miss Dora Simon, Mrs.
L. M. Wortsmah, Mrs. Max Wolfe, Mrs.
A. A. Solomons, Mrs. j. Gutman, Mrs.
Ophelia Byck, Mrs. NJ. Dryfus Mrs ~
Barnett, Mrs. ]. Birnbaum, Mrs. L. sRoos,
Mrs. 1. G. Haas.