Evening star., 1917-11-02
PRAY SERVICE MEN
HAVE BIG APPETITE
District Housewives to Make
Great |'Drive" on Turkey for
Thanksgiving Day.
FEAR SHORTAGE IN GUESTS

The rate Washington housewives are
inviting soldiers, sailors and marines
to eat turkey with the family Thanks
giving day indicates there is going to
be a great drive" on tho turkey mob
ilization camps.
Send us men in uniform with good
appetites is the pre-holiday prayer OF
tho good women OF the National Cap
ita1. And the men In service have ap-
petites this year as never before. fos-
tered by the life so many of them are
spending in the open.
Every mail brings new pledges from
the women OF Washington that they
are going to outdo themselves in hospi-
tality. and most Of them ask that they
be given right Of way when the invita-
tions are passed out. for they seem to
fear that there will not be enough. SOL
diers and sailors and marines to go
around.
The .'poor widow" who writes In that
she wants to "do her bit" by enter
tanning four soldiers will md that
there are four noble-hearted mothers
sons who want to come and help her
talk with her afterward. to tell her
of their own mothers, and go back to
camp with a finer appreciation of
what the hearts Of women mean to
the country.
Social Afternoon and Evening.
For the young man In uniform who
like merriment and wholesome asso-
citation with young women there will
from the Holton-Arms School, 2125 8
street northwest, is arranging for a
social afternoon and evening with a
dinner at 7:30 pm, as one Of the at
fractions. She is going to have United
States officers. Franch officers and
English officers and she wants a half
dozen fine young men from the En-
gineers' camp to help make the occa-
sion merry and satisfy the desire OF
the young women at the school who
want to give a real THANKSGIVING to
some soldiers.
Plans are being matured at the Gen.
trail Union Mission for the members Of
the board of officers and their wives to be
hosts and hostesses at a turkey dinner
at 5 o'clock to 100 men In uniform. There
have been several applications from units
at a couple Of the camps who thought 1t
would be fine fun to attend this dinner
in a body. The committee Of women. un-
der the leadership of Mrs. William Ham
ilton Bayly, who are to extend the invi-
to the soldiers as official hostesses
have not vet passed upon what groups
will be detailed to the Central Union
the most enjoyable Of many group din
ners that are being arranged by various
organizations.
Letters Are Invitations to Dinner.
Here are some more letters taken as
they come from the women Of Washing
ton, showing how anxious they are to
have a man In uniform at their dinner
table:
Says "Please Send Me Two"
From Mrs. W. H. Layburn. Ballston.
Va:
"As my only son. who is a lieutenant
in the Army. will be absent from home
want to make some
other soldier boys happy. Please send
me two soldiers from Fort Myer.
live on the same car line: 80 they can
easily reach Ballston. Clements ave-
From NJ. c. Lyddane. 1910 Emerson
street nc. thwest:
T am commissioned by my better
half to crave your assistance in secur-
Ing the attendance Of two Of Uncle
Sans soldier or sailor boys at our
table. My eldest dauRh-
ter tased Ave years) says please don't
send any Germans, either whole or
Kindly advise our ex-
peeted guests to sharpen up their APP
From Mr.. and Mrs. J. L shipman,
Va:
1--WE will be glad to entertain one IN
diana boy and his pal soldiers sailors
or marines. II the Indiana boys all
have Invitations, please send the ones
farthest from home. We would like
to have them correspond with us be-
forehand."
Kentucky or Ohio Preferred.
From Mrs. S. B. Bond. Baliston. Va.
I'VE will be pleased to entertain
two soldiers on Thanksgiving (from
ov Ohio preferred). We will
meet them at Mu1hall station any time
after 10 o'clock that suits them"
From Mrs.. l. T. Paul, go Sth street
IT win be more than glad to have
two Of our soldier boys for dinner on
day. My own son is now
at Fort Bliss"
From Richard H. Anderson, $50
Adams street northeast:
please evtend an Invitation to two
Of our soldiers to have Thanksgiving
dinner with my family. We will do
an enjoyable one"
From Mrs. Chase Callard. 1910 g
street northwest:
Il am poor widow, left in this
world without q penny. but I am vii.
linz In do n w9dowsa mart Al f1oA hnn