Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
Uncle Sam Makes Elaborate
Preparation to Give His Bows
a Great Feast.

preparation TO Give HIS Boys
a Great Feast.
BEST FED BODY ON EARTH
The commissary sergeant. that busy
old housewife of each company in the
L nited States army. is this Week turn
ing upside down each company bar
racks where federal troops are sta
toned. in preparation for the APP
preaching Thanksgiving feast. h
commissary officers on board each of
the fighting ships of the nation are no
less busy below decks. AS a result of
this activity there will be spread next
tons l25. 1000 fighting men as might
make the mouths of the 5000. 900 water
With envy if they only knew.
For Uncle Sam provides literally for
his fighting force when there is an oc-
casion for the observance OF one of the
great natal days. The men of the army
and navy are but boys for the most
part. Most of them are but u few
years removed from the times when
their mothers made the most of such
occasions and there is not al unOcca-
sionai touch of inconsistencies in the
breast of each. The kindly uncle
knows of this and bestirs himself to
lessen the pang. his balm being the
feeding to bursting of the inner man.
The result is surprising. The men of
the service sit down on Thanksgiving
day to such a dinner as it YOU be al
most impossible for the average civil
ian to buy. For the commiSSaries Of
the army n navy are great. we'll
oiled machines such as it is almost i'm
possible to duplicate in private life.
These sumptuouS spreads are accom-
plished out of the regular rations of
the men in the two branches of the
service. 1T seems a marvel in these
days of the high cost of living that
such meals are possible out of an eX-
penditure for food in the army of but
2233.33 cents per man per day, and in
the navy of but 36.9 cents. Yet the
marvel is regularly performed. These
men OF the military services are pro-
vided, ont of these stipends, such food
as not one working man in a hundred
ever eats. Day by day their meals are
full of variety and of those elements
that are said to stick to the ribs"
Blu on THANKSGIVING day there is d
Very riot OF food.
Two Good Menus.
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Croutons ana Crackers. Oyster Fritters.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
odSc DIecSlIlS.
French Peas. sugar Corn.
Dreamed CaulifloWer. Mashed Potatoes.
Heart Of Celery.
Baked Sweet Potatoes. California Olives.
Mustard and Sweet Pickles.
Combination Salad.
Mayonnaise Dressing. Celery Salt.
EN- Heart OF Lettuce.
Tomato Ketchup. Worcestershire Sauce.
Pumpkin, Mince. Apple Pies.
ROquefOrt Cheese.
Niagara and Concord Grapes.
Navel and Satsulna Oranges.
Sweet 1angerines.
Baldwin and Ben Davis Apples.
Assorted Nuts.
w. and IL. WalnutS. Almonds. PecanS.
HaZienutS.
cak M,n c, Chocolate Jelly, Layer Raisin.
Assorted Candy.
Chocolate ana Black Coffee.
hite aiia Brown Bread.
Best Creamery Butter.
Cigars
Soup.
Cream of Oysters and Sailed WATERS.
Roast turkey Stuffed With Oysters.
Cranberry Sauce.
Roast Loin OF FORK. Apple Sauce.
Celery. Stuffed Olives.
Mixed Pickles.
Hot Assorted Rolls. Butter.
Mashed Potatoes. Little Peas.
Asparagus Tips on Toast.
Canaied Sweet Potatoes. Dreamed Corn.
shrimp Salad. Potato Salad.
4hoS OAiliaIs DICSSlItR.
Fruit Cake. Military Cake. Jelly Roll.
Hot Minee Pie. Lemon Meringue Pie.
Assorted Candies. Mixed Nuts.
Apples. Oranges. Grapes. Bananas.
Cheese Sticks.
Cocoa. Coffee. Cigars.
These are no small marvels TO work
out of Il ration, the value of which is
but % cents for the three meals that
are served each day. But the marvels
are daily performed by the commissary
seTgeanls of the arlny-those models of
masculine h~ousewifery.
The ration that is allowed each man
In the army is stipulated by executive
order. 1t includes. roughly, 20 ounces of
beef. is ounces of flour, "a ounces of
beans, 20 ounces of potatoes. 1.3 ounces
OF prunes. LIP ounces of coffee. 3,2
ounces of sugar and small quantities of
baking powder, condensed milk, Vine
gar. salt, pepper, cinnamon, lard. BUT
ter. syrup and flavoring extracts. For
each of these items there are a half
dozen substitutes. Thus the variety ia
allmcst unlimited.
Each man each day need not use up
ali his ration allowance. The balance
IS left to his credit n is cumulative.
The commissary sergeant for each
company has as many of these rations
as there are men in his His
monthly allowance would multiply this
daily ration by the number of DAYS
IN the month. So at the beginning of
the month the commissary Sergeant
figures out the sun total for his allow
ance for the month and the cash value.
lie buys on this allowance whatever
ne wants from the commissary store.
Inc rest OF the allowance he may spend
Tor food Wherever he sees fit. This ar
fangenent opens the markets Of what
ever COllfnl1n1fV the nnt,nnpu ~ L..