The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-22
SOLDIERS TO HAVE
DELICIOUS DINNER
Government Provides Amply for Those
Who Have Been Called to Col
ors--Dainty Menu Served.
Try staff Correspondent.


Camp Lee, Va. Nov. 2l.~-A certain
rumor current in Petersburg and
Richmond regarding camp Lee should
be AT once hayonetted. gassed or MADE
To stand before "A firing line on &C
count OF It's utter falsity. This report
is that the soldiers encamped here
will have a somewhat scanty .repast
for their Thanksgiving dinner ana
many hospltable hoUseholders OF the
two cities have been approached with
the request that they invite few OF
the enlisted men TO be their guests
on that occasion to make good the
alleged delinquency of the govern
ment
The fact is that no delinquency eX-
lists. The government haa provided
most amply for all those who have
answered the call TO the colors and
not one man of all~the tens OF thou
sands at Camp Lee will lack any
dainty which viii appear on the tables
Of those who can afford the best. If
citizens Of surrounding cities and
towns wish TO dispense hospitality to
the nations defenders. their invita-
tions will without a doubt be gladly
accepted In every case, but miscon-
ceptions such as that above referred
To should not he permitted 10 con-
tinue.
Below appears the menu for
Thanksgiving dinner to he served TO
the Headquarters Company OF the
Ftghtieth division
osyter Cocktail
Olives Sailed Nuts. Celery.
pxtail Soup.
Ros st Turkey Ham Glaze,
Candied sweet Potatoes
Asparagus Baked Beans.
Shrimp Salad.
Mince ne. Pumpkin Pie.
Plum Pudding
Pound Cake, Fruit.
Nuts Raisins.
Sweet cider. Coffee.
Cigars.
Captain William e. Hill, director OF.
food conservation at Camp Lee, mas
instituted campaign that must eff
feet large savings for the government
at this cantoument One of the most
valiia bic food items though its neces-
sity does not readily appear In peace
times. IN grease OF fat and among
other directions given ny Captain HUI
to the various mess sergeants is to
use salt for cooking griddle cakes IN
stead OF lard. suet' brother fat Bacon
cooked with beans or other green
vegetables Is to be reduced to n mini
mum. the proportion required with
beans being one pound of bacon TO
five pounds Of beans, There is lons
list Of food articles announced whtch
I may be substituted FOR others more
I nxnenaive and without lessened salts
faction 10 most eaters.
The list Of daily rations for the
men at this cantonment issued by the
camp duartermaster forms and inter
egtiur commentary on the variety and
abundance of food with which the
Government OF the United States
maintains the physical viEor and sat
isles the palales of those who wear
the uniform. Over nifty items are
shown on the list and of these the
largest quantity Is potatoes. Ninety
two thousand and twenty-five pounds
or more than forty~siX tons, OF -tuoers
are consumed daily in this camp
Second ia weight among the Item
Is bread. and the daily output of tht
bakery is thirty tons. The soldier
NAV use 400 cans of blackberry jam
To. saw nothing of several other tooth
some preserves. The prune appears
in the quartermaster's list, with
daily portion of $3.50 pounds, OF
nearly two tons.
A large proportion Of Richmond
men we're included in the list of ser
j geants and corporais appointed u
Company r. 31Sth {virginia) regf
mani. The rergeants are Robert L
Haneyeutf Baldwin Z Hewitt sp'
William c. McGee, all of Richmond
and Charles e Niche, OF Louisa,
The corporals named for Compan!
f are Charles d Curiey, Leonard w
Kusterer. Frank d, Haynes. Richar'
If. Coyne. Leon II. Stilson and Ray
mond W Rector, all of Richmond
and William F. Yoder. Alexandra
John F. CiinRempell, Louisa: Olive
s. Hamilton, Hopewell, and Robert e
= Coppage, Culpeper.
Enlisted men at this cantonment ar
absolutely forbidden to wear leethe
legginEs, cans or puttees on AM
5 after November ~
The provost guard and camp guard
win arrest all vioiators OF this reRu
a this from division headquarters speci
, ing issued To the men will not be &C
, cepted az an excuse.
For the benefit of soldiers at tht
environment residing in the wester'
part of the state and who may wis
to spend week~ends with their farni
lies the Norfolk and Western railwa,
! will ipaugurate service with specla
train beginning next Saturday at III
T. NJ This train will go through
, to Bristol and another train will de
3 part east at the same hour for Nor
g folk and way stations These train
! will depart from the crossing Of tn
D.. Norfolk and western and Petersburg