The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-04

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expenses OF buying extras for today's
meal. j
A glance over the following menu
will convince one that there was
nothing much that could have been
added which would hnyc contributed
to satisfying the appetites OF the SOL
dier boys.
Ripe olives Pickles
Radishes Spring Onions
Fried Spring Chicken
Boiled Ham
Cheese and Macaront
Creamed Potatoes
New Peas Cabbage
Iced Tomatoes. Mayonnaise
Fruit salad Cherry Pie
Chocolate Cake
Neapolitan Ice cream
Iced Tea Lemonade
Perfectos
Those IN charge Of preparing the
meal were. l. NJ. DE Ford, mess SER
I geant; J. &. Miller. \. J. Harrison n
y. " Newsom. cooks. and that they
did t,.cir work well was evidenced by
the manner in which everything
passed on. II In not an easy task TO
prepare and serve In an army camp
a meal that would have been a credit
TO any nrst-ciass hotel, nevertheless
these men did L..
The following letter was sent 20
the Clovis chamber OF commerce by
the boys OF Company X:
Albuquerque. y. NJ. July 4, 1911
Chamber Of Commerce.
Clovis, y. NJ.
Genuemen Fourth OF July, 1116.
| was undoubtedly "A great day for the
American nation. nut certainly jug
4, 1915, was the biggest day in the
annals Of Company X, First New
Mexico infantry.
speaking OF celebrations, We had
one and the reasons are obvious. For
three weeks We have been milling
around In thc sand and heat, putting
up tents. building environments. taxi
ing nnai examinations and ~executing
the squads right and squads left. IL
was hard. dry. dussy work and all eN-
ecuted on TINS government mobiltza
ton camp rations. This ration IN
cludes meat ana potatoes, canned
and dried foods. IL b. a staple all righi
aud entirely filling. Npt "A man is
! looking weak and wan. SO II food
must be substantial. But listen, each
and every man In the company b.
a man from home-somew here or
other. and deep in the recesses of his
memory unpbltcratcd by h sand
blasts of the mesa is stll A recollrc'
tlan cot The days that WERE, when ms
Fourth OF July was ,nonomous WIZ
ice cream aud cake aud lemonade ano
cigars and a hundred other extras ioi
lhe dinner liable
You see. tins great Fourth OF Jun
day was drawing near, u there WA
much eryous speculation as 10 th'
MONDAY meal. aud there was a iain'
hope In the breast OF every man INA
he might niterWard refer To this dal
Las different from other days Ihci
Imagine the grins of appreciation ina
appcared ON the faces OF tan WhcI
senator Mersfcldcr brought "A tele
sfam from AT. shiplcy saying m
FOLKS al home were going To maxi
their dream % reality Imagine IN
feeling that came over hungry me-
when they read the TcuG
Picture ,n your minds eye the a.
VI satisfaction that a assumes -
he puns his %periecto after partakini
Of such q bauaurt with the army u
the held.
Perhap. ioa nave ,u the past. %
HI perhaps IN the future you Will under
Stand the spirit Of appreciation "
such remembrance from folks y
home. 40 word that We can say ca'
express our attitude, and We trus
Sou understand.
The banquet was served on i'm
promptu tables built In one 81 Gu
recently completed cantonments' Wti|
senator Mersfelder as our distln
guished guest representing CUR
county and home.
This day Will ever De remembers
as characteristic Of the generosit,
reputation and spirit Of the ones "
lett behind. We as men from nom
have tried 20 make this day such tina
] no one Will eve have cause 90 sho'
regret-we know not where the tren
i of tine and conditions Will haN
taken rs when this day arrives one
more. and We thank sou.
CSlgned)