Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-28
TOGUS TURKEY.
How the Veterans Will Pass
thanksgiving Day.
2ooo Pounds Of Turkey and rs
Bushels Of Cranberry Sauce.
1o"een and Lecture. Summary Of tho Year $
improvements.
Eastern franch. National Home.

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General Orders No. 81
Thursday, the 2Sth instant hav;n.
peen appointed by the President or
me United states as 4 day II Nationa'
thanksgiving, it viii be observed a,
TINS Branch as 4 gene raj holiday, out
al unnecessary labor will be iisncnse.
with.
At l. o'clock Meridian Thankssiy.
ing dinner Will be served III th,. Mss
Hall and at the hospital.
The Home band will give /, con
cert IL the Mess Han during tnr dim
ner hour, and 1T the Opera house "A,
the usua! hour in the evening
IS. II. ALLEN. Governor"
II Is not possible at thr Soldiers
itome I" hay" a Thanksgiving that is
entirely complete. for the plrasanteS,
part OF all this Thanksgiving tim. is
Tie family reunion ana that must
needs ne missing for those At II.
ti1me. but the thankful SPIRIT may u,
present AMI there may b. rvjoicing>
that they are citizens Of a nation which
remembers her defenders in thoir d.
Ginning years.
AS II! the outside world. the past y.a.
'tt tIi' iioiie mas Witnessed many
changes, and particularly the pas,
summer mas seen many improvements
small in themselves but in tin. rhrla
making no insignificant aggregate. ana
pref mention OF them is III keeping
with the ttncSS Of things At this time.
The spring freshets carried auav In,
bridge OF Rockland street uaar what
IS known rs enc duck pond. For, this
entirely new ahutmentS HAY, BEEN put
III ana ne" ana substantial structure
i'Ic'd across me stream
.. ~" ~ ~ N'tI" 7 ~ NM y
il'iu ~ ti"iS'elnS a. one would "ar-'
!" "''' ,Iiti ''''lH man Nili!aLAS
takes especlal pl!d" ~ having their
quarters kept neat ana clean ana reads,
at All times for just such a visit as IN, \
received last week from the National
IranS"rs. During the past summer tine
interior Of two Of thes" barns has hccn
freshly painted.
There *. also i'll this section Of the
camp. a new structure small OF itself.
but of interest to all advocates Of good
r"auS ana destined doubtless. 70 make
i'S presence most apparent :" those
F'"ii' VINO visit the liuihe III carriages
heAt summer we refer to tn" now
rock crushing plant with its capacity
OF 100 or more tons per day. which will
materially aid in keeping the carriage.
drives about the Home up 10 their
present high standard Of excellence.
coming UP towards the centre of the
camp We pass an OLD fashoned house
known for years as "th" farmhouse. =
| ana when IS nov occupied Is quarters
for the hospital corps of trained women
nurses. An extension some 20 feet
square has been added to this building
curing the summer. making more room
which was sadly needed. and the Old
portion Of the building has been fresh r
ened up With new coat o. paint 50
that the house no" presents q very
credltaple appearance
y nulhDer OF changes nav been made
IN the hospita! buildings IN" most not
toi" h'ihS me reh"N"uhs ana pant
ihs u Soii'e : y ISht warns ana 'ii''
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,a,s offices have MOI been FORGOTTEN
A, tb. cbopa1 nev doors nov. news
,,, ,,in, and rutt.- have d.na r,irh
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c,thoIi.. vc.trv
M e,Iar,l against th.. melting SHOWS
nf winter betwean f000 AMI 1000 square
foat of ne,y tin roofing has been nut on
~ I,,;,a;,g nsaa u . barrarl, b.
,,aT 4 AMI :
I'M i., 49,,
he i''ii'' -oon a, IVA
Se'I' 'i'''os' 'Vy - - ,bo ,na,, boiler
major P"t'ioh 81 II ''' '''' IT, .a,.a
80 i.,,,t.d dur;no the summer
''aii hr;i+ ,ndar
,,nIroct Vim r. +. Noyes II Augusta
s"r the additional oliicfr soon u" p'' az
pDintcd ut the Branch. anu Whlch i
roW nearing completion. has been
~ :; ,h,.. columns ana needs
no further mention.
plet" without mentioning Two which,
though not made by the folilr' are
nevertheless a part OF H. t"e r-'''''' ic 6
Railway station and the Stahupip" OF
the augusta Water COMPANY