The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-27
SOLDIERS M SAILORS
ENJOY THANKSGIVING

refrigerated turkeys are sent to those
points Present pure o Q compaigns
limiting the length Of time In which
fowls may be held In cold storage
the Thanksgiving dinner In tho army.
IN tact. h new ration Just issued pro-
yides for turkey on but two holidays
IN h year. THANKSGIVING and Christ
mas.
But wherever = troop Of Omitted
States soldiers is stationed q commits
sary sergeant has been planning
thanksgiving dinner for weeks past
Out of his monthly ration allowance
he has figured a most elaborate spread
for this occasion. On next Thursday
all the mess tables In all the companies
q the army will be spread with white
linen. which replaces the everyday
oilcloth on III 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 q system that has done won
ders toward increasing the efficiency
OF the FOOD supplied in the army. There
Is q 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 Q for the men In the army.
But While the army of the United
states Is well provisioned It gives
prestige IN that respect to the navy.
It Is admitted the world around HAT
there Mis no other army or navy that
provisions Its men as liberal as does
the United States. In the navy for
instance. h United States Is ranked
as furnishing q ration Of 8.7e per cent
OF excellence. With this as the basis
the ranking next to the United
states IN the provisions for its navy
Is Great Britain, which u given a
percentage of 720. The other nations
rank from 8 per M to s per cent Ia
the efficiency OF the food supply.
The cost OF the ration in tha navy
to almost 81 cents per day per
man. It Is 36 per cent higher than that
N the array. because in the first place.
II Is more difficult and conseouentiv
more to procure provisions
On BOARD snip than at army posts. In
the second place. it Is recognized that
the ration provided for the lack tars
Is more liberal h that proyided FOR
the soldiers. -
II is no uncommon thing for a shin
y the navy to find Itself cruising in
Iorelgn waters upon the advent OF
thanksgiving day. Such was he case
with Two or U own ships that were
OFT Santo Domingo last Thanksgivinr
One or the officers OF one of these
SHIPS was acquainted with the owner
OF a sugar plantation in Santo Dornin-
go. his officer learned that this
Planter had a large supply OF choice
pigs. In that 1t was Impossible 10 se-
cure turkeys 1t was decided to maka
a thanksgiving dinner Of these pigs
a smaH poat was sent up the river and
loaded with the prize pigs OF the Man
tatlon. 1t faced a typhoon in it's at
tempt TO return to the ship and was
beaten back n delayed until ii was
lo O'Clock Thanksgiving morning he
Iore the supplies for the dinner were
soa.sl ABOARD. put the dinner was.
nevertheless ready on time.
With the approach Of Thantssivinp
the commissary officers of the tinted
states navy lay their plans to serve
q sumptuous menu for the day. both
ashore and afloat, and with a hungry
laniliy OF 41ooo he task is no small
one. Uncle Sans ration for both army
ana navy exceeds in variety and value
that OF any other nation, and in the
same manner the ration Of the navy
winch is fixed by law at about 80 cents
per man per day, exceeds that Of any
Ice. Accustomed as these men are ia
wholesome. nourishing food the year
round, a special allowance of turkey
ana Howl IS provided by law for the
national holidays. On these DAYS a
pound n three-quarters of turkey
toWi ~ h.ali can De substituted
Tor the regular allowance of fresh meat.
mere is Keen rivalry among the com
missary officers in every fleet. each
striving to prepare the most elaborate
menu possible. Embossed menu cards,
showing a bias relief of the ship and
containing. in addition to the elaborate
menu, a roster of he officers, program
Of the athletic sports and the musical
program, are printed. Mailing envelope.
are also furnished, so that after the
feast Jack may send his card to sis
ter, mother, wife or sweetheart as a
dainty souvenir Of the day. These are
greatly appreciated at home.
On a D~readnouaht.
A menu served on one Of Uncle Sans