Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-05
HIGH PRAISE FOR THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Seaman A. ]. Musterman Writes
Cornmendatory Of Splendid
Treatment Shown Men
K. OF c. HUT AT BROOKLYN

Writing to the Capital from the
Knights OF Columbus Hut at Brook
Iyn. y. Y. Andrew ]. Musterman. L. S.
n, OF Bay Ridge Barracks, \. Y.
says:
Would il he possible 70 spare a
small space in your paper for the pur-
pose of letting the people know how
the boys from all over the United
States were treated at the Knights of
Columbus Hut here in Brooklyn. /
am from Annapolis myself and ! can
say this. that while have teen away
from home nearly two years, / have
never received better treatment from
anyone besides the X. OF c.
This little list is what was done
/ for the toys on the Eve of Thanksgiv-
| ing and the day OF Thanksgiving.
Boys in the service of Uncle Sam,
entertained at the Knights OF Column
bus Hut by the girls of the canteen.
Wednesday evening was the scene
of attraction at the little Hut of the
X. of c. here in Brooklyn.
The girls of that days unit gave an
entertainment and dance which was
greatly appreciated by all The fol-
lowing is list of part of the pro-
gram:
1. Pianist monologue, three melo-
dies at one time. by Chief Commissary
Stewart Arthur Franklin. who is a
well-known man about the hut and
everywhere else.
/ 2. THE Sunshine of Your Smile, :"
may God be with our boys tonight
sung by Miss Clair Gelisby. yeo-
manette in Uncle Sans service
3. A reading. MY First Visit to the
Horse Races" by Miss Rose Maxwell.
4. Il Love You" sung by Miss Ger
trude Johnson. a very prominent
young lady with the boys, who is
member of the Canteen Workers.
5. THE Hut of the X. of c." sung
by Franklin Goodman, U. S. A: played
by Arthur Franklin, n. r. F.
This song was composed by the
above named men for the X. Of C. show
What Next" and was put on by the
boys in the service about three or four
weeks ago. for the benefit of the X. of
c. and l took the leading lady roll in
it, and just think, / come from Annap-
oils, Nd.
THE sixth and last, was another
song by the same men, entitled, "You
Love Me and l Love You" This is
their latest one and has not as yet been
published, but it made big hit with
every one that heard it that night
After this the dance began and
some jazz music. Oh boy! you could
hardly keep still when the first note
was sounded, and besides the fine
jazz band was the fine dance hall
The floor was slippery as glass. About
eleven o'clock the girls served ice
cream and cake which they made
themselves for the soldiers and sailors,
who certainly did enjoy it.
Now comes the big time, which was
Thanksgiving Day. The girls of the
canteen served over two hundred and
fifty boys with the following:
Turtle soup, roast turkey, potatoes
al a mode, Brooklyn buns. plum pud-
ding, celery, dressing, turnips, cram
berry sauce, cream cheese, olives,
chicken, crackers, pie, damates, (cof-
feel, assorted chocolates and souvenir
packages of cigarettes and cigars.
1.-THE hut was beautifully decorated
with flags of all the Allied nations and
from the center of the building hung,
streamers of yellow and black ribbon.
When the boys had finished eating
all they wanted. William A. Prender-
CAST. formally the Comptroller of New
York City, gave very inspiring dis
course on Why The Day Should Be
Truly One of Thanksgiving and
championed the Allied armies for the
momentous victory in the worlds his
tory.
General Secretary Harry w. Hale,
presided as temporary chairman, and
introduced John j. Duffy, treasurer of
the Long Island Chapter of the
Knights of Columbus War Camp Ac-
tivities, who acted as chairman.
THE rest of the evening General
Secretary Hale arranged one of his
many enjoyable evenings, with enter
tainment and dance
Before the boys left they all gave
hearty thanks to the X of c. and the
Canteen Workers for the good time
that was given to them and made them
feel happy, for most of the boys are
from New York and could not get off
TO go home and by going to the X. of
e Hut they had good feed and