The Washington bee., 1911-12-23

THANKSGIVING WITH ARMY
WAR COLLEGE DETACH-
MENT AT FORT
MYFP VA

By / p. NJ. the many guests had as
sembled and in true military style
marched through an arch entWrned
with evergreens and the national col
0rs. the tables were III readiness
this was the beginning OF the ideal
THANKSGIVING dinner. The dining
room was artistiCally decorated with
flags, designs made up OF war relics,
cavalry sabres flowers and evergreens,
a unique decoration with the A. w. Z.
D. crest in colors greatly enlarged,
beautifully illuminated with many col
CURED lights added beauty to beauty
and the occasional Jest of a boy IN
blue to his cOmrade as he called Tor
more of the brown or Just an
other leg or just little sauce add
ed another part 10 the visitors notice.
The refreshments served are such
as all of Uncle Sans boys enjoy each
national holiday.
First Sergeant Marcus L. kincald,
the writer observed, was especially
energetic in his efforts to seat the
bows in such order that their appetltes
would have the stimulus OF the pres
ence OF an attractive and charming
guests, Just opposite, and 1t was alter
wards learned that they were charm
ed to the extent that they failed 70
do credit to such an elaborate spread.
The FIRST speaker Of the afternoon
was Capt. Edwards, veteran OF the
Spauish-AmeriCan war and the Pml-
ippine insurreCtIon who held all spell
bound with thrilling experiences ot
the frontiers. Euba and far oft Luzou
which reminded us of OthelO's ca
reer which won him Desdemona. The
Captain closed by reCltIng one OF
his latest poems, which convinced all
that he Is a real poet as well as a
soldier. traveller and lecturer. Alter
some applause George PoSee Cooper,
clerk i'm the Army War College De
tachment was induced to say a few
words, he vouched for and confirmed
the statements Of the Captain, being
himself present when he helped make
history by moving accidents by flood
and sea, of hair breadth escapes, the
insolent foe, antres vast and deserts
idle, etc
After which Miss K. T. Bell also
showed the martial spirit in regular
Joan OF Arc effect, and all were thrice
blessed through her brief remarks, IN
which she showed a generous sym
pathy and acknowledged a frank ap-
probation for the valor displayed by
the colored boys in blue in every
crisis this country has passed; Miss
Bell also explained that the uninfOrm-
ed are disposed to read in the record
Of every professional colored soldier
a life being spent in dangers and sac
rihces upappreCiated, but the well in
formed are convinced that every boy
needs military training that on aC-
count of a late 'Unpleasantness our
people should not cultivate the IN
IquitiOus assumption that
Time will not teach Courts the
truth
There are no birds in last years
nest '-LongfellOw.
That the soldier trained-youth
understands better than his fellows
less favored, that they are a part OF
great government that good citizen
ship. the obligation to maintain per
sonal standard of duty that exempli-
ties obedience to law in the military
life more so than the civil Miss Cos
tin also explained that military ser
vice rendered according to law by
men so we'll trained for the discharge
of a nations responsibility are ever
appreciated by the well informed of
our people. After Miss Costin's much
too brief address, the boys in blue
brought forth the Chef and his as
sistints and unanimously yelled, a
speech, speech. but the chef would
only give his recipe for Mayonnaise
and angle food; Chef Jackson and
his assistant Wiley also knows some
thing about basting the turks.
The Army War College Detach-
ment is doubly blessed.