Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-28
A BIG FEAST
FOR SOLDIERS
Co. H. and Co. D. Had Big
Dinner Christmas
Night.
EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY
Music, Flowers and Feasting
Order of Evening, Fla
vored with Toasts.

Company ID" First Kentucky
Infantry, Louisville, and our own
soldier boys, Company d." Third
Kentucky Infantry, were the guests
of the city of Hopkinsville last Tues
day night at Hotel Latham at
Christmas dinner.
The dinner was given by the citi-
zens as an expression of their appre-
citation of the soldiers of both COM
panies for their faithful services dur
ing the days that have passed since
the memorable morning of Deem
Der 7th. Arrangements had been
made with Mr.. G. w. Thompson,
Manager of Hotel Latham, for 100
covers. The dinner was served in the
main dining room. The small tables
in ordinary use had been removed
and three tables, reaching the entire
length Of the room were used in their
stead. Everything was arranged
with cOnsummate taste and skill, IN
der the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson and the popular florist,
Mr.. Thomas L. Metcalfe. The din
ing room of Hotel Latham has never
looked more beautiful than on this
occasion. The snowy linen. the shin
ing silverware. the row of ported
flowers in the center of the tables,
the trembling of the ferns, the slight
rustic of the u. S. flags overhead,
presented a scene worthy of the oc-
casion.
The soldiers of the First Infantry
marched to the hotel, fully armed,
at the hour that had been named ard
stacked their arms in the main cor
ridor on the second floor. They had
'shined up" for the occasion and
were bright-looking lot of young
men, and an expectant and happy ex-
preston was on each face.
Co. 3D." was in fulhuniform but
bore no arms. ''The town boys"
have been resting ever since the Lou
isville men came down and relieved
them. Of course they looked well.
They had "spruced up" and looked
as clean and fresh as a lot of young
fellows out for a military ball.
When the soldiers were seated they
found at each plate a boutoniere,
composed of large rose and sprig
of fern. and pin to fasten it on
the lapel of their coats. A smile
gladdened each face as these lovely
souvenirs of the occasion were APP
propriated and put to the use intend
ed The Louisville boys, though
away from home on the greatest of
all the days of the year, felt a thrill
of pleasure and gratitude at what
Hopkinsville had planned for them.
The home boys were proud of the
fact that their own people knew how
to treat their comrades in arms.
The evening was distinctively a
military affair. Outside of Council
men Randle, Higgins, Carroll and
Representative-elect Feland there
were no citizens present. These
gentlemen were busy around the Ia
bles, lending every aid in making the
function the success that was plan
ned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson, assisted
by the ladies employed at the popu-
lar hosiery, were here, there and
everywhere. and by their united eff
forts the function was a most COM
plete success in every particular.
Lebkuecher's band was on hand,
and while the soldiers Toasted sweet
strains Of music fioated about the
room and were heard by those sitting
around the lobby below. There W.Qal
not a hitch anywhere.
The soldiers seemed TO has 4 +
up an appetite for the even