Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-21
| Meanwhile the bakers have been pr.-

Meanwhile the bakers have been pre-
pairing some 11,OOO or 10000 pumpkin
and mince pies for the hungry crews,
and far below, neal the refrigerating
spaces. to the merry tune OF the ice
cream freezer. 5000 gallons of delicious
mad
After dinner the crews assemble on
the f0recastle to witness boxing matches
between would-be champions of their
own ships or OF ships in h same di-
vision or fleet. and the enthusiasm, at
a high pitch. is trebled when IA ships
champion brings home the bacon"
Later IN the afternoon rowing and
swimming races are held. and. as Is
customary with the sailorman. he bets
his months pay ON h e crew repre-
senting his own ship. Thousands Of
dollars change hands as the result OF a
single race. During the same time,
perhaps. the ships football team is
struggling for supremacy with the stall.
wart warriors OF Il rival ship. but from
the hundreds in h. crew partisans OF
both sports may enjoy them without
unduly depicting the number required
to do the routine work, for only the
most necessary work is lone on holi-
days.
In spite of this sumptuous dinner.
3 & O'Clock finds the sailor ready for sup
per. after which the ships minstrel
troupe prepares to give a gala perform
ance. a moving picture machine sup
piled with weekly deliveries of the
newest and most thrilling films is used
as an important adjunct to all enter
tainments. and as frequently happens.
the ship will have several v%audeville
artists of no mean order included in it's
complement. For Thanksgiving special
sketches are prepared, and the rapid
lre criticisms and comments of their
shlpmates are frequently as amusing
L gN fhn nSfnrfC nf th0 onN~,<,
Tired, Happy Crow.
When taps are sounded at q late
hour 1T Is a tired but satisfied crew
VINO seek their hammocks wung be-
meath the beams of the berth deck.
n sports, the special dinners, tho
gayety and entertainments of Thanks
giving are all repeated on the other
nolldays OF the Year. but in addition to
this there must be furnished each day
to this big family the nourishing food
Which makes the vessel the home" as
Jack fondly calls it.
The bureau of supplies and accounts
under the paymaster general. United
States navy, makes the contracts COW
ering many hundreds of items ranging
in quantities from a few thousand to
many millions of pounds each year. and
upon the members of the pay corps of
the navy falls the responsibility for
the preparation and issue of the arr
Nv VI OOA supply. lIOM successful
they are car be judged from the many
c~ommendatory remarks made by visit
Ors from other navieS. both at home
and abroad. During the visit of the
New Hampshire to the celebration at
| Quebec that vessel was crowded with
English officers and men during the
hours set aside for visiting. and a party
of officers who were inspecting the
galley of hat ship while the regular
dinner was being prepared and served.
asked permission to have luncheon
served from the enlisted mems dinner
rather than return to their own ship.
where they said they would not re-
cciNe as good a meal in their officers
mess. This incident is typical of
many coming under the notice of the
officers of the navy.
A typical days bill of fare in the
navy. selected at random, will give an
idea of just the jacktars eat
when on regular duty. The following.
will suffice:
Breakfast-Rolled oats with milk and
sugar. fried liver and bacon. bread,
butter and coffee.
Dinner-Tomato sauce. roast beef.
boiled potatoes, bread, butter and cof-
fee, rice pudding.
supper-Beefsteak smothered with
onions, fried potatoes, bread. butter.
tea and cake. =
Uncle Sam realizes tina his fighting
men must be we'll fed if they are to
have the strength to give a proper ac-
count of themselves when the need,
comes. He realizes further that in
these days of high wages and ready
employment he has to offer induce
ments to keep the huskies in his ser,
vice. SO the table he sets is one of
his drawing cards. The comforts and
delights of it keep many a man in the
service who might otherwise retire at,
the end of his first enlistment. Prob
ably an increase of % per cent in
wages would not have so material an
effect as the governments reputation
for setting a good table. Assuredly
the observance of Thanksgiving helps
make the services attractive and aids
materially in the enlistment of recruits.