Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-25
HAPPY JACKS
HAVE MERRY
ENGLANDDAY
Sailors of American Fleet
Enjoy Christmas Dinner
With Turkey.


The American flOtilla In Brit
f.l vaiprs, Dec. 25.-Eyery sailor
I'm lhr Hotilla had real American
christmas. The sailors ate tur-
KEY and mince pie, and had all the
OTHER trimmings that 90 with
Christmas dinner. There Was
music at meal time and a few eX-
tra hour. of duty and each sailor
was happy.
Jackie wa, % bit angercd at old
Santa tlaus for being late with
his parcels. letters and cards from
fine folk, back home but he con"
soled himself with the thought
that hc win be happy when he
finally gets them.
AT the naval club house American
sailors and soldiers from the famous
Black Watch regiment staged an en-
tertafument Admiral Sims who came
all laa way from London to be with
his boys over the holidays, was smil-
ing spectator While the show was
progressing ashore. group Of 30
singers from churches made the
rounds of the destroyers in the har-
Dor singing carols Special church
services TOR the sailors were held
ashore
Trees On Every Ship.
Every ship fortunate enough to be
in h1rb0r had a Christmas tree Most
o, tle trees were of the toy variety
but they were Christmas trees Some
destroyers had trees dashed TO the
masthead and an were decorated. The
sailors on one vessel played hosts to
their officers They decorated the
ward room with holly and provided
Oh elaborate menu with one cigar and
two cIcarats for each officer
This a the bill of fare provided on
oil ships.
Cream celery soup, sweet pickles
celery and chow chow, Rhode Island
turkey pcai ham giblet gravy fruit
dressing. asparagus, sugar corn, cream
potatoes. g0Coauut layer cake, mincc
Die fresh apples, black coffee and
cigars
Many homes near the base were
thrown open 90 the American officers
The British admiral commanding the
station aas host no. Admiral Sims and
the highest ranking officers Of tht
American fgulla.
Paris In Christmas Welcome.
Paris Dec. e5-For it's fourth con.
Seuuty9 war Christmas Paris has TAX
en- OBJ % decided American color. Ir
addition to the 500 American soldiers
regularly stationed in and around The
city jLara are in Paris 200 or more
On leave from camps, including f.;
number who have seen service in th'
jreuohH- The engineer regiments
serving behind the British front anC
who were recently engaged with tn,
Germaus are represented and thert
are also several hundred sailors from
| 90 American patrol feet off the Frencl
coast
The demand for turkey was tn
greatest 100 the history of Paris. 7,
| supply the soldiers and sailors from
| lae United States the markets wer
| exhausted before noon yesterday. Al
| 'he American lighting men will b
given O. Christmas dinner as near a
possible 10 the real American feast,
"l" Hotels Are Crowded.
| THE American Y. NJ. G. A. hotels ar
Hilei io capacity Special entertain
:. ments were given there last night AN
4 christmas dinners were served to
oay The American soldiers and sail
oFs rIuh and the American Uniyersit
union also We're looking after as man
1 guests 5s they can accomplish. Th
y various college iraternites an
A "'omn. associations are giving spe
| GA, dinners and entertainment t
| members.
| Al the soldiers and sailors clu
| each guest received "a Christmas pres
| enl no American soldier IN Franc
mas been overlooked as the Red Cros
| provided gifts for ALL The America
ambulance at Neuilly has a Christina
/ 'fee Tor the patients and the othe
american hospitals provided dinner
aug entertainment The America
-eu service gave @ dinner to forme
members last night at their old head
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