Evening star., 1917-11-25
doors SWING WIDE
\ FOR NATIONS BOYS
| Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
4 to Get Royal Welcome IN
Ij Washington Homes.
TURKEY FEAsTs GALORE


Sride open.
!. Waited through it come inviting
.amells of roast turkey, mince pies ahe
che other things that make Thankssiv'
1ns a day set apart
-, from, ouantico are coming 1.0Ot
hungry marines. In from Camp Meade
are coming more thousands of hungry
men from the National Army. From Al
1entowp. Pa. are coming another
.bousand members of the Ambulance
C,orns That is how the iegions are
trathering to annihilate the turke! Dc
they hope to annihilate the Germans
This by way of saying thae Wasns
SRon women preparing to Ieed nuusL
holders sailors or marines had Dettef
@nrenare-for the soldiers come march-
ing on-literally by the. thousands.
Ready for Frolic:
The cornniandant at Quantieo last
hight notified Harold Keats. executive
of the District war service commission.
/, that 1000 marines are to come TO w ash-
1ngton Wednesday night to spend tne
holiday. The war service conlmlssloh is
(: going to provide sleeping quarters LOT
Them Wednesday night. Housewives OF
Washington will provide good dinners
for them Thursday noon or night Inere
will be dances. vaudeville entertain
ments and other sports Possloiy
great big theater party will be pro-
vided through the generosity of some
Washingtonians.
Any one who wants marine TOT
Thanksgiving day should speak QUICKLY
The lists close tomorrow morning at >
o'clock. All of the Invitations received
for thousands of soldiers. sailors ana
marines will be distributed before to-
morrow night. The housewives can. eN-
pect to receive their cards of acknowi-
edgement tomorrow night and Tuesday.
! New York Joins Work.
Even New York has taken its cue from
Washington. and the Rocky Mountain
Club is to take charge of the proper OBJ
servance Inspired by what is being done
in his home city of Washington. John
HAYS Hammond president of the Rocky
Mountain Club sent this telegram to the
secretary:
bur appreciation of the privilege afforded
US to do our duty by cooperating with
rim in making THANKSGIVING happy
one for our soldier boys and those of
our allies walking the streets OF New
Yorl. and thousands Of miles from home
that day This may be the last for some
of our boys. Let US do our part to make
It a happy one. Tell Commissioner
Woods that members of Rocky Noun
tain Club will take into their families as
many as possible. That Rocky Mountain
Club will give old-fashioned Thankssiv-
lng dinner to capacity of clubrooms.
preceded bv matinee at theater. That our
quests will he the boys of the trenches
and the stoke-hole mot oficers). That
We want men from every state in the
union. from France. from Great Britain.
from Canada. fron, Italy and the boys
of other brave allies in New York that
day Arranee with him for number
from each. Please thank Frank Case. our
landlord. for his patriotic cooperation.
Please subscribe for me 800 to Thanks
giving dinner fund. If my health will
Z vii nm a N
ton tn helm entertain our boys and I will
feel honored"
To come hack to washington's cele-
6ration-here Is I.ae letter from the the
asked IL there was any farm near
Washington where he would ba allow
ed to work during a ten-day furlough
in return for the privileges of home
life. and who was avalanched with let
ters of invitation which showed the
warmest hospitality. He writes:
Moved From ouantico.
'I certainly am sorry could not get
10 write You before. but we have been
for a short time. After writing you
our plans were suddenly changed for
us and on a twenty-four-hour notice
were % moved from o1antiso co, Ny Ny
number of invitations overwhelmed me.
and all so cordial I do not know
how ever could have made a choice.
Our entire regiment was moved and
construction.
Wowl How 1 would like the ad-
va4taEes those invitations offered for
eNeR one day. However. we expect a
very comfortable place as soon as we
Nss se4tfed. I intend to write every
enA who sent me an invitation thank
As them personally. and don't know
Tor what you have done for me and
are doing for others in the service Of
Uncfs sam We sure all appreciate 1t
paper my intentions and why my an
eweFs are so delayed"
Tne sailor boys. too, appreciate the
home hospitality Of the Washington
Will Explain Trousers!
''n not too late would thank you to
muddy place me in line for an invita-
tipA for Thanksgiving. Am a sailor
ona hail from Missouri est. Louis) and
3Fs1ers sailors; If possible. also, where
there will be several young folks Any
60 desiring to decide that momentous
sAuestion OF why our trousers are made
% large at the bottom would do we'll
: 60 have me come. Thanking you for
!. Jour kindness and hoping am not too
Invitations continue to pile in as the
. dinner draws near. The Mt Pleasant
Congregational Church yesterday noti-
. I'D Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly. the
00cia1 hostess. that the church will en-
1aytatn 1875 soldiers. There will be a
5 special church service at 4:30 o'clock.
4ol1cWed Immediately by the dinner at
We o'clock. and then entertainment for
! thA reSt OF the evening.
a group Of young women will assist
!. MA John C. Davidson. at S and 18th
oereets, to entertain twenty soldiers
To Entertain Officers.
Mrs. ]. Henning Nelms, wife of the
1 pastor Of the Church of the Ascension,
Who lives at 1921 18th street north
Ne9f, has arranged to entertain seven
!, eeln young officers.
Many OF the women who are plan-
. 41A6 TO entertain the service men have
eeaA trying to devise something per-
, eeAal to put at the plate of each guest
u suggestion has come that a package
- postcards, already stamped be
Dkeeed beside the guests plates. SO that
NaeA guest can write a message to his
9elA to mother. wife or sweetheart
teH4n9 where he had his Thanksgiving
Sl1n9 and how he enjoyed the day.
&&fR would spread the spirit of the
{ eoe4ainment. bringing joy into the
1ena4e from which many of the men
ozA absent for the first time.
Letters Still Coming.