The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-11
NEWS FROM MANILA
COMPANY e OBSERVED THANKS
GIVING DAY IN THE PHILIP
PINESSwITH A FEAST
EVERYBODY MADE MERRY

Thanks I'm Proper Style-Kind-
ness Of CALIFORNIA; Men Repaid
With an Invitation to a Dinner
That WasEFit for a King.
special Correspondence The ST. Paul Globe
MANILA, P. l., Nov. rs, 189S.-Com-
pany % Headquarters-Tha
has come 4and gone, but the remem-
orance, OF the many pleasant hours
spent with our friends, Company E.
FIRST California, the good things to
eat the closer acquaintance with the
poys from the Golden Gate city, will
hhger With us for many year to
come and make us still think that life
is worth living, even in this bug-ridden
lanu. we have had a genuine Thanks
giving ana every one is to blame for
It,, right here in this land of bugs
ana lizards we have sat down at ia
Dles,5 IN chairs at that, and really en-
Joyed ourselves, and think while it
lasted we were glad we were here.
one week previous to the oath it was
unanimously agreed by the company
to invite Company 3, First California.
as a token of appreciation for the
Klndness shown us by the people Of
California, to participate with us in
celebrating our national holiday. This
was willingly accepted by Capt. Robin
son., and SO it was agreed that we
would take the company fund and give
our friends a right royal time, and we
have succeeded beyond our own hopes.
The day preceding Thanksgiving was
scene OF activity In company quar-
tiers. There We're ducks to pick, chick
ems to skin doughnuts to fry and many
10 Of -
one was willing to help, SO all went off
nicely. 1t was laughable to see I'M
fortunate boys like Privates Lyberg
Campbell and Hagerty doing the duck
picking act, while myself, just as I'M
fortunate, had to compete in the
doughnut contest. OF course these
were not all, for every one was taking
hand. Private Sid Johnson, our COM
pany cook. assisted by Private Geise,
was simply tearing himself loose and
making things go just as they should,
and L know every one in the company
appreciated the good work done.
Quartermaster Sergeant Good, with
Sergeant Fernald, was wearing out
sole leather seeing that everything was
procured, that the pies were baked,
the wine bought and, by the way, his
purchase of wine was excellent. but
not suitable for the occasion So it
was exchanged for a superior brand :?
AT noon on Thanksgiving day the
quarters were simply a bower Of
beauty. I cannot commence to de-
scribe the scene, it all came on too
suddenly to be described. The rooms
that few hours past were the plain
barracks of a volunteer soldier were
suddenly transformed into drawing
rooms, parlors and dining halls. The
entrance doorway to the building was
mass of palms, while through the
hallway and up the stairs there was
a growth Of beautiful flowers and trop-
ical plants. But this was nothing to
what the eye beheld upon reaching the
top of the stairway, for here was beau
ty in all it's loneliness. The officers
had kindly given up their Office and in
here and the room adjoining were
spread the tables at which hungry SOL
diers were going to have zone grand
time" Two large tables In each room
and between these at one end facing
the street were the smaller tables for
the non-coms.
The tables were spread with white
linen and profusely decorated with
flowers and tropical plants, while
above glittered large prism chande-
liers, which added greatly to the beau
ty already displayed. The officers ta-
BILE was in their private room, and
here were seen the same decorations
that were strewn throughout the build
ing.
Two excellent Filipino orchestras
had been procured for the occasion and
these kept the air sweet with music
from D. m. until o'clock.
At about $3.50 the California boys ar
rived and from that time on something
was let loose that has been chained
up for a long time. They came to see
us as complete strangers, but in a few
moments all were old friends.
Almost seemed as though we had
known them for years.
At o'clock the boys were seated at
the tables and then, the real fun COM
meneed. You know hungry soldier
always has time for good story or a
joke at some ones expense and SO it
went, but we kept them seated a good
long time as the following menu will
show:
Soups.
Cream Tomato. Chicken.
Entrees.
Fish, Onions Salmon Salad. Radishes.
Meats.