Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
TnANKsGIvING nay nun

. tus'e are not many holjs, :.
board a man-of-war. so tbo, va" z
does come around 1t Is app,.. 1..l = !,
all aboard at IT'S fun worth NV.
giving Is one Of the gaia S.,, '.,'ii'
year on board the vessels e,,,,,. y =
Gle Sans flag, The Jackie, . ID, 70
II IN the good old fashioned ,,y,, ', ,,'a.
means that the dinner is n, a, ~, ~, y
ture Of the jolllfcatI9n. ''''' 70
The extra expense attaeh.s ;. 4,
layout with which the ordlr,,, Wy. y
are supplemented Is an bo,,s ~ ". 4
men themselves. v "
Ordinarily Jack Is a po,o,,.D.,.
provident creature who sees Il -. i.
Tor worrying himself about uI,,I--
to eat tomorrow SO long as ~
enough for today, bu, Tor ,ps,,', ~ -
brations like Thanksgiylns. cbr, ~
and Fourth Of July he maks, , e.s
unusual effort and saves som,,sl,, /,
put into the common treasury 4, \.
occasion His comrades art s,,.,.-,
however, and II, as sometime, 49,
his pockets are light when ma ~,
tributions are being taken No h, 49,,
allowed to miss the feast, but NAV h,y'
his share charged up against HIM \
be paid when convenient
one way by which the men saw, r..
ey is by committing their ration, m,
government is extremely liberal IA \,
amount Of food furnished, so ,k,, b,
daily ration provided for each alg !,
more than he can eat under udtsr
circumstances. The value o. A AN,
ration is put down as 20 cents VIE
men want TO save for some csssa,
like Thanksgiving, 1t is eomne
practice for ten 10 draw ratlow ID,
only seven. II the mess consists Q, 4
men, the value Of the comnuid "a.
tions would thus amount to $40 N
day This Is multiplied to a colSirE.
sum by the time pay day comes u51,!
and is used for extra luxuHes il Be
holiday dinner.
When sailors 60 In for anything ,Ag
seldom do Il by halves, ani Th,uH.
giving dinner on board an 4mrn
warship Is well worth seeing ne N.
orations Of the messroom and h,H
would often do credit TO a much M
pretentlous assembly American 10
and bunting Of all sorts form he "A;
part Of the embellishments lraais
the enamel cloth, such al + usi Z
ordinary days, spotless linen Is las 3
the board, and II the ship Is In pN =.
celebration can be made very tlaeE'lit
for in that case the men can buy 9
borrow many ornaments 10 beauty ..
tables, and flowers can be had to-
Enormous turkeys stand watch q
each end Of the tables at the bsgiiV
Of the feast, but they become isafilt
wounded early in the action ahd lh'i
places are supplied later by TeiN Z
mlnce and pumpkin PIES. 'Spuds :
all sailors call potatoes, are plehy AZ
fordlng ample proof Of Jacks t1l'
tlonal fondness for this vegetable h'
sides tea and coffee, the only drink :
beer. The men are allowed to have nA
not only on special occasions ey w
way. but at any time when they %"
money to pay for Il at the general ar
teen. At dinner time Cd almost aiI
day a few OF the men may be seen va
open bottles Of beer before men pas"
at the table.
When an American ship Is - ~.
elgn port on Thanksgiving OF o,- '
holiday, there is even greater eh,A ..
siasm than when at home Tor 'ns -
are proud OF their country and Ais ~. ....
ious to show their love Of tnel ll ~.
land and It's institutions before 'l' W
eigners.