The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-28
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
ENJOY THANKSGIVING

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refrigerated turkeys are sent to those
points. Present pure food campaigns
limiting the length Of time In which
fowls may be held In cold storage
threatens to still further complicate
the Thanksgiving dinner in the army.
In fact, the new ration just ssued pro-
vides for turkey on but two holidays
! the year. Thanksgiving and Christ
mas.
But wherever a troop OF United
States soldiers - stationed a. commits
sary sergeant has been planning q
Thanksgiving dinner for weeks past.
l Out OF his monthly ration allowances
he has figured a most elaborate spread
for this occasion. On next Thursday
ali the mess tables In all the companies
or b army will be spread with white
linen, which replaces the everyday
oilcloth on but few occasions in the
year. The tables will be deliberately
decorated with flags and the quarters
hung with bunting. The men will
give over their accustomed tasks and a.
general holiday spirit will peryade all
These sergeants have been developed
through a system that has done won
ders toward Increasing the efficiency
Of the food supplied in the army There
Is a cooks inc bakers school MANI
tanned at Fort Riley and another at
washington barracks. In these schools
are trained the men who are to pre-
pare the food for the men In the army.
But while the army of the United
states is we'll provisioned II gives
prestige In that respect to the navy.
II is admitted the world around that
there ~ no other army or navy that
provisions its men as liberal as does
the United States. In the navy for
instance, the United States Is ranked
as furnishing q ration Of $40 per cent
or excellence. With this as the basis
= nation ranking next to the United
States In the provisions for Its navy
~ Great Britain, which is given q
percentage OF 100. The other nations
rank from 8 per cent to 6 per cent IN
the efficiency OF the food supply.
Tne cost OF the ration In the navy
amounts TO almost 81 cents per day per
man. II is S5 per cent higher than that
IN the army, because in the first place.
II Is more difficult and con~seouentIy
more expensive to procure PROVISION
on board ship than at army posts. In
second place, II Is recognized that
the ration provided for the Tack tars
Y more liberal than that provided for
It Is no uncommon thing for a ship
or the navy to find itself cruising in
foreign waters upon the advent Of
THANKSGIVING day. Such was the case
with two of our own ships that were
off Santo Domingo last Thanksgfving.
One of the officers OF one Of these
ships was acquainted with the owner
OF a sugar plantation In Santo Dolnin-
go. This officer learned that This
planter q a large supply OF choice
pigs. In that it was impossible to SCI
cure turkeys Ii was decided to make
q thanksgiving dinner OF these pigs.
q sman poat was sentSup the river and
loaded with the prize pigs Of the plan
taaaon AZ raced q typhoon in its at
beaten back n delayed until il was
10 o'clock Thanksgiving morning be-
Tore the supplies for the dinner were
gotten aboard, but the dinner was.
nevertheless ready on time.
With the approach OF THANKSGIVING
the commtssary officers OF the United
States navy lay their plans to serve
a sumptuous menu for the day. both
ashore n afloat, and with a hun1rv
family of $1,000 the task Is no small
one Uncle Sans ration for both army
and navy exceeds In variety and value
p or any other nation, and in the
same manner the ration of the navy
which Is fixed by Law at about SO cents
per man per day, exceeds that of any
other branch of the governmental sery-
Ice. Accustomed as these men are To
wholesome, nourishing food the year
round, a special allowance OF turkey
and fowl is provided by law for the
national holidays. On these days a
pound and three quarters OF turkey
and fowl per man can be substituted
for the regular allowance of fresh meat.
There Is keen rivalry among the com
missary officers in every fleet, each
striving to prepare the most elaborate
menu possible, Embossed menu cards.
showing q has relief Of the ship and
~containinR In addition IN tho aIoho.nt~
menu, q roster OF the officers, program
Of the athletic sports and the musical
program, are printed. Mailing envelopes
are also furnished, SO that after the
feast Jack may send his card to sis
ter. mother, wife or sweetheart as q
dainty souvenir of the day. These are
greatly appreciated at home.
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