Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
ENJOY THANKSGIVING

ANKSGIVING
for large numbers of men. and, in the
second place. he absence OF any other
expenses than the buying of the ration
itself. Quarters. utensils and help are
entirely aside from this expense.
Thanksgiving day finds the army
scattered from Maine TO the Philippine
stands and from Alaska to Panama.
SO the problem Of acquiring Thanks
giving turkey Is one that requires much
fo~rethought. For the Philippines, for
instance. it is necessary to ship vast
quantities of refrigerated turkeys from
the United States. 1t would be impos-
sible to buy sufficient quantities of
turkeys in the Philippines to supply
even smal portions of the army sta
toned there. The same is true of
Alaska. Panama and Porto Rico. So
refrigerated turkeys are sent to those
points. Present pure food compaignS
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 issued pro-
vides for turkey on but two holidays
in the year, Thank sgiving and Christ
mas.
But wherever a troop of United
States soldiers is stationed a commits
safy sergeant has been planning a
hanksglvlng dinner for weeks past.
Out of his monthly ration allowance
he has figured a most elaborate spread
for this occasion. On next Thursday
all Inc mess tables in all the companies
of the army will be spread with white
linen. which replaces the everyday
olicloth 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 pervade all
the posts.
These sergeants have been developed
through a system that has done won
ders toward increasing the efficiency
or the food supplied in the army. There
is a cooks and bakers school main
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 it gives
prestige in that respect to the. navy.
~ Is admitted the world around that
there is 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 a ration of so per cent
OF excellence. With this as the basis
inc nation ranking next to the Emitted
states in the provisions for it's navy
IS Great Britain. which is given a
peISehtage of 7.2O. The other nations
the efficiency of the food supply.
me cost of the ration in the navy
amounts to almost 81 cents per day per
man. 1T is 35 per cent higher than that
IN the army, because in the first place.
IL is more difficult and
more aYIoafocivn <N
ON board ship than at army posts. In
.he second place, it is recognized that
the ration provided for the lack tars
rs more liberal than that provided for
the soldiers.
~ Is no uncommon thing for a shin
OF lne navy to find itself cruising in
aofelgh waters upon the advent of
thanksgiving day. Such was the case
Win two of u OWL ships that were
Off Santo Domingo last THANKSGIVING.
one OF the Officers of one of these
slilps was acquainted with the owner
ol q SUGAR p%iantation in Santo Domin-
go. inns officer learned that this
painter a a large supply of choice
pigs. In that it was impossible to Sc
cure turkeys 1T was decided to make
a lllanksgiving dime of these pigs.
- s,nai boat was sent up the river and
oaueu WIN the prize pigs OF the plan
Iatlon. 1T faced a typhoon in it's at
Tempt to return to the ship and was
neaten back and delayed until it was
~ O'Clock Thanksgiving morning he
1ore the supplies for the dinner were
soften aboard, but the dinner was.
nevertheless ready on time.
With the approach of Thankspiyinp
me commissaly officers of the United
states navy lay their plans to serve
Il sulnptuouS menu for the day. both
ashore and afloat. and with a hungry
aanllly or $4,000 the task is no small
one Uncle SANS ration for both army
Gnu navy exceeds in variety and value
NAT OF any other nation, and in the
same manner the ration of the navy
which is fixed by law at about 30 cents
per mar per day, exceeds tina of any
olher branch of the governmental sery-
zee. accustomed as these men are to
Mnoiesome, nourishing food the year
found, a special allowance of turkey
n fowl is provided by law for the
pound n three-quarters of turkey
ana Iowl per man can be substituted
LOT the regular allowance Of fresh meat.
mere is keen rivalry among the com-
lnlssary officers in every fleet. each
surviving to prepare he most elaborate
menu possible. Embossed menu cards.
a has relief of the shin and
containing, in addition to the eiahorate
menu. a roster of the officers, program
or the athletic sports and the musical
program. are printed. Mailing enyelones
are ais furnished, so thai after the
Ieast Jack may send his card to sis
yer, mother. wife or sweetheart as q
aalnty of the day. These are
greatly appreciated at home.
On a D~readnouaht.
A menu served on one Of Uncle SANS
great ~dreadnoughts will include:
Tomato Scum