Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-27
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Tomato Soup
R Roast Younl G TnrTsg u,ta ch ess
stuffins
Roast Virginia Ham
Cranberry Sauce Giblet GRAVY
Creamed Mashed Potatoes
CreAmed Onions French Peas
Apparatus Tips with Mayonnatss
Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie
Crackers Small Cakae
Oranges Nuts Raisins Assorted
Chocolates
Black Coffee
From the foregoing II viii be seen
that the enlisted men Of the navy are
furnished with q Thanksgiving dinner
as elaborate as that served In many
hotels. During the morning while pre-
parations for the meal are in progress.
the quartermaster and his assistants
have been busy decorating the crews
a with signal flags and vari-col-s
ored bunting. SO that by the time tae
meal Is ptped the whole gun deck pre-
sents a festive appearance. To prepare
the meal hundreds Of cooks will roast
SS.125 pounds Of turkey and chicken,
and convert more h $4,000 pounds
OF cranberries into appetizing sauce.
Meanwhile the bakers nave been pre-
pairing some 1900 or 1900 pumpkin
and mince pies for the hungry crews,
and far. below. near the refrigeratine
cream freezer. 5000 gallons OF delicious:
Ice cream OF assorted favors have been
made.
After dinner the crews assemble on
the forecastle to witness boxing matches
would-be champions OF their
own ships Or OF ships in the Same di-
vision or fleet, and the enthusiasm ~
champion brings home the bacon
Later In the afternoon rowing and
swimming races are held, and. . ~
customary with the sai!orman. he bets
his months pay on the crew repre-
senting his W ship. Thousands OF
single race. During the Same tina.
perhaps. h ships football team ~
struggling for supremacy with the stale
wart warriors OF q rival ship, but from
h hundreds In the crew partisans ofl
both sport. may enjoy them without
unduly depicting the number required.
to do h routine work, for only the
most necessary work II done on bolt
days.
In spite Of this sumptuous dinner.
8 o'clock 1nds the sailor ready Tor SUP
per. after which the ships minstrel,
troupe prepares to give . gala perform,
piled with weekly deliveries Of tie
newest and most thrilling aims 4 used
as an important adjunct to all enter.
t~ainlnents. and a. frequently happens
the ship will have several vaudeville
artists Of no mean order included In its
complement For Thanksgiving special.
sketches are prepared. and tho rapid
nre criticisms and comments OF their,
shlpmates are frequently an amuefnEt
as the efforts OF the actors themselves.
Tired, Happy csw.
When taps are sounded ~ . late
hour 1t 10 q tired but satisfied crew
who seek their hammocks swung be-
meath the beams Of the berth deck.
gayety and entertainments Of Thanks.
giving are all repeated on the other ,
holidays OF the year, but 1 n addition to
this there must be furnished each day !
to this big family the nourishing food ;
which makes the vessel the home .
Jack fondly calls It.
The bureau OF supplies and ACCOUNTS
under the paymaster general, United
States navy, makes h contracts COW
ering many hundreds of items ranging
! n quantities from q few thousand to
many millions of pounds each year, and
upon the members OF the pay corps Of
the navy falls the responsibility Tor
the preparation and issue OF the ar
ticles OF food supply. How successful
they are can be Judged from the many
commendatory 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 q party
Of officers who were inspecting the
galley of that ship while the regular
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-
ceive as good q meal In their officerv'
mess. This one incident IL typical 81
many coming under the notice OF the
officers OF the navy.