New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-30
Thanksgiving, the
First of the War,
Is Solemn Feast

sailor son who could not be home for
Thanksgiving, but she entertained two
soldiers in his place.
A sober little man with a service but
ton on his lapel visited Madison Square
Garden last night with big towering
sailor at his heels.
We've been together all day." he
said simply. 81 took him to my board
ing house for dinner, and we've been
hanging together this afternoon. Both
lonesome, | guess. My boys over there
now, and this fellows just entered the
service. It's great thing, all this, you
know. Makes us all feel good, don't it ~
"Fathered" $50 Soldiers
I'm contrast TO this lonesome father
with his new-found sailor was Henry
Kaufman, who fathered $50 soldiers at
a jovial party at Reiscnweber's and
who declared last night that he hadn't
had such good time in dozens Of
Thanksgivings.
Among the thousands Of others who
entertained at home were Mrs. H. {.
Frick, / East Seventeen Street; Mrs.
Benjamin Guggenheim, 375 Park Ave
nue.; Mrs William Scott Pyle, 375 Park
Avenue; Mrs. James B. Taylor. 9O3
Park Avenue; Mrs. George d. Pratt,
64O Park Avenue; David r. Reynolds,
1 West SiXty-fourth Street; L. B. Eli
man, 1872 East Sixty-ifth Street; Mrs.
G. d. Horton, l04 East Seventeen
Street; Fred Hausman, 10 Madison
Avenue, and Mrs. George Nash, 2lO
West Ninetieth Street. The chief
agencies for allotting specific soldiers
to families DESTROYS of entertaining
were the Patriotic Service League and
Police Commissioner Arthur Woods.
Many in Madison Square Garden
The largest of the outside the home
functions was the reception, dinner
and entertainment for men in uniform
at the Madison Square Garden. This,
also. was held under the auspices Of
the Patriotic Service League. The
committee in charge of this affair pro-
vised dinners for all the soldiers and
sailors who came TO the city and were
not cared for elsewhere. By station
ing representatives at the points Of
entry into the city they directed men
who were not going anywhere in par
ticular TO march to the Madison Square
Garden for their Thanksgiving turkey.
More than five hundred men were
served in the cafe at the Garden, and
at least as many were farmed out to
the Collegiate Church of st. Nicho-
las. the Breslin, the Prince George and
other places in the neighborhood of
Madison Square Garden which were CO.
operating with the league.
From $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon
until late in the evening vaudeville
NJ ~ i'm IL tI
Garden, under the direction of John X.
Gleason, of the Friars' Club, and a
uniform was all a man needed TO get
PAST the ticket chopper Hundreds OF
small contributors raised the funds to
pay for the Madison Square Garden
function. Miss Mary Garden, the
actress. gave $500. The actors and
actresses volunteered their services,
through the cooperation Of the Friars,
the Elks, the Green Room Club and the
Lambs.
There was one unhappy soldier at
the close of the Madison Square Gar
den show. He was Private John A.
Scharpe, of Camp Mills. winner of the
rattle for a Shetland pony.
Bewildered. Scharpe led his prize
from the Garden to the railroad depot,
only 10 learn that there was no &C
commo dation on the train for animals.
He finally found big-hearted police
man, who put it up at a livery stable
until Scharpe got his captains permits
sion 10 take it to camp as a company
mascot.
"And if | don't get permission"
Scharpe explained. an arrange to have
half my salary retained by the govern
ment for the support Of the pony. The
poor little devil won't suffer if I can
help it,"
Info,mality prevailed at the Union
League Club during the afternoon,
when 200 enlisted men from Camp
Upton were entertained at dinner.
The bows sang national songs and
enjoyed an entertainment arranged
by T. Arthur Baker. George T. Will
son, of the Mayors Committee, and
William r. Wilcox made patriotic
speeches.
COlOred Infantrymen Not Forgotten
The members Of the Union League
Club gave a Thanksgiving dinner for
100 negro National Army men Of the
367th Infantry at The Lydia, cafe at
10th Street and Seventh Avenue. The
menu was prepared by the steward Of
the club. William B. Dowd and George
". pItluOlY VI lHC NluDj OOIll
A. Rogers, superintendent, and II. c..
Quinby, secretary, acted as hosts.
Charles W. Anderson. former Collector
of the Port, was among the speakers.
Officers and enlisted men experienced
no embarrassment at sitting at the
same tables and dancing with the same
young women at dinner given at the
Hotel Majestic under the auspices Of
. the Rotary Club.
/ Nearly 1000 men were guests at din
ner at the National Service Clubs Of
the city. One thousand sailors from
various ships and the New York Navy
Yard were guests of the Catholic Club,
/ 100 West Fifty-ninth Street. At the
National Catholic Service Club greet
ings from Cardinal Farley were read
TO the $50 guests present.
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