The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-30
TABLES GROAN AT
FEAST ON BORDER
District Militiamen Take Part
In Athletic Program
After Dinner.

CAMP WILSON. SAN ANTONIO.
Tex, Nov. 3O.--Epicurus himself
would have missed nothing from the
District miiitinmen's Thanksgiving
Day festal board. today. Besides a
pound OF turkey allowed by the Gov.
srnment. each OF the Washington citi.
zon-soldierE was given his fIlI OF all
the vegetables the market affords and
wide variety OF desserts.
The cools worked all night To make
THE grooming board" a reality.
The Rotary Club OF san Antonio
collected fourteen army truck loads
from the housewives, OF the city. and
tho members OF the Third Regiment
received a liberal share OF these.
"E;ats- From Home Pile In.
Twenty mail sacks filled with cakes
baked by the mothers. wives. sisters,
and sweethearts OF the District mill.
tiamen were received In camp yester-
day, and more than twice that many
today, The contents OF all the boxes
we're spread upon the mess tables and
divided among all the members OF the
commands To which the recipients be
longed.
Tho mess shacks were spick and
span today, the tables being covered
with paper napkins, and all the cook
ing utenslls shining brightly. clus.
tiers OF mistletoe hung from the rnf'
tors or the rude buildings. while
whitewash had been used freely To
Live holiday aspect,
The company commanders presided
at the heads OF the tables. and made
Epeeches 20 their men, which were lib.
orally npplauded. with no duty TO
perform, with feast nj for "A King.
pay OF so cents a day running on Just
the same, the District boys did net
think soldering was $50 tough today.
Long Hike In Prospect.
Even the thought that they would
begin a twenty five'mile hike To Leon
Springs Monday and remain ON the
lonely and Isolated rife range for
two weeks did not perturb them, for
"MondayAs long way on" they said,
Some of the officers gave parties at
the local hotels. but most OF them re
manned In the camp, realizing they
could get nothing better than was OF.
fered at the camp tables.
The washington militiamen enjoy,
ed their day or rest, as IL followed
one OF the hardest days they have seen
here; Yesterdays activities Included
drilling for three hours. sham battle
In which the First and Second battal.
ions attacked the Third, which was
entrenehed posing for a panoramic
age bitches, tearing down i'd Sibley
tents and replacing them with an
equal number OF pyramidal ones, aud
participating In dress parade.
Members of Company T., commanded
by Capt. William Oehmann, were out
of luck, having to 40 on guard on
turkey day,
Compete ip Athletic Events.
Although she militiamen went TO
bed early last night, dog tired" they
arose fresh and strong today. and
eighteen OF them were determined TO
bring the prize in the two-mile cross
country run back to the Third Resi-
ment camp. Football and athletic
games will occupy the time and at,
tention of scores OF them this after
noon.
A number OF members OF Troop A
left camp this morning for Austin,
10 attend the gridiron battle between
the teams representing the Texas
University and the Texas Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College.
Maj. Charles II. Luce. commanding
the District Sanitary troop, returned
to camp today from Leon Springs,
where he and his men participated In
q Today field maneuver.