Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-27
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ENJOY THANKSGIVING

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refrigerated turkeys are sent to those
points. Present pure food compaigns
limiting the length OF time In which
fowls nay be held in cold storage
threatens to still further complicate
the Thanksgiving dinner in h army.
In TACT. the new ration Just issued pro-
vides for turkey on but two holidays
IN the year. Thank sgiving and Christ
mas.
But wherever q troop Of United
States soldiers is stationed q commits
sary sergeant has been planning a
Thanksgiving dinner for weeks past.
Out Of his monthly ration allowance
ne has figured a most elaborate spread
TOT this occasion. On next Thursday
all n mess tables In all the companies
or the army will be spread with white
men. which replaces the everyday
oilcioth ON but few occasions In the
year. The tables will be deliberately
decorated with flags and the quarters
nuhg 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
tained at Fort Riley and another at
washington barracks. In these schools
are trained the men who arc to pre-
pare the food for the men In the army.
But while III army of the United
states Is we'll provisioned It gives
prestlge IN that respect to the navy,
II Is admitted the world around that
tnere Is no other army or navy that
provisions Its men as liberal az does
the United States. In the navy for
instance. the United States is ranked
az furnishing a ration Of $40 per cent
OF excellence. With this as the basis
inc ranking next to tho United
states m the provisions for Its navy
10 Great Britain. which II given q
percentage OF 7.2o. Tn other nations
the EFFICIENCY Of the food supply.
The cost of the ration in + navv
amounts to almost 81 cents per day per
man. 1t Is 36 per cent higher than that
IN the army. because in the first plaza.
II ls more difficult and consequently
on board ship than at army posts. In
me second place. 1t Is recognized that
the ration provided for the Jack TAR
~ more liberal than that provided for
the soldiers.
~ Is no uncommon thing for q shin
- eora Inc navy to find itself cruising In
foreign waters upon the advent Of
thanksgiving day. Such was tho case
wa Two OF our own ships that were
OH Santo Domingo last THANKSGIVING
One OF the officers of one OF these
SHIPS was acquainted with the owner
OF a sugar plantation in Santo Domin-
go. This officer learned that this
planter had a large supply Of choice
pigs. In that 1t was impossible to se-
cure turkeys 1t was decided to maLA
q thanksgiving dinner Of these nirs,
- s,lail GOAT was sent up the river and
toaaed with the prize pigs Of the plan
te e1' - - raced q typhoon in its at
neaten back and delayed until it was
~ o'clock Thanksgiving morning be-
lore the supplies for the dinner were
gotten aboard, but the dinner was.
hevertheless ready on time.
WIN the approach OF Thanksgiving
States navy lay their plans to serve
a sunptuous menu for the day. both
ashore and afloat, and with a h,,nnrv
la1Ally OF $4,000 h task Is no small
one. Uncle SAINTS ration for both army
n navy exceeds in variety and value
saae Oh any other nation, and in the
same manner the ration OF the navy
which is fixed by law at about 80 cents
per man per day, exceeds that OF any
othef branch of the governmental sery-
ice. Accustomed as these men are to
wholesome. nourishing food the year
rouna, a special allowance of turkey
ana FOWL is provided by law for the
national holidays. On these days a
pound n three-quarters of turkey
ana FOWL per man can be substituted
LOT n regular allowance of fresh meat.
Inere Is keen rivalry among the COM
missary officers In every fleet. each
striving to prepare the most elaborate
menu possible. Embossed menu cards,
noWlng a bas relief Of the ship and
containing. In addition to the elaborate
menu, a roster of the officers. program
OF the athletic sports and the musical
program, are printed. Mailing enyelopea
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~readnought.
menu aarvad nm ono ne IYro1o Co-p.