The daily banner., 1919-04-05
JOYOUS DINNER
AT ST. SuLpICE
Men And Officers of The 353rd La
Dor Battalion Celebrate Half
Year of Service.

Year of Service.
On the evening of March Z, at st
Sulpice, one of the most joyous lit
tie affairs ever held in that wonder
full camp took place. 1t was din
ner and entertainment, by the of1i
GERS and men of the 333rd Labol
Battalion, in celebration of their 81,
months of servscs overseas, Com
pany A and the headquarters staff O
that organization being stationed a.
1.-THE Camp.
The dinner was graced by the pres
ence of the Camp Commander, Col
Mcmahon; the depot quartermaster
Lieut.. Col. Wheatley, and the super
intendent of labor, Lieut.. Col
French, each of whom made splen.
did speeches, thanking the officers
and men of the 333rd Labor Bat
talon for the remarkable service
they have rendered in making Camp
st. Sulpice second to none in the
| American E. F.; and congratulatins
| the commanding officer of Company
A upon the very high standard OF
, efficiency it had maintained.
| The commanding officer of the
| 333rd Labor Battalion is Major
William NJ. Brumby, the adjutant
being Lieut.. Byron D. Agnew. Capt.
| Clifford E. Bourdy is the command
ing officer of Company A, and it is
mainly through his untiring efforts,
together with those Of Lieuts. Nc
Laughlin and Nelson, on duty with
the company, that it has maintained
it's fine reputation, and established a
record as a labor company that, to
say the least, is most enviable.
The menu of the dinner was as
follows, and the fact that the con-
genial Gus. Gordon OF the quarter
master mess, supervised this particu-
lar phase of the occasion is sufficient
testimony that it will long De remem-
bered by those who were so fortu-
nate as to be present:
Cream of Celery Soup
Roast Tom Turkey. with Celery Dress
ing and Giblet Gravy
Roast Sweet Potatoes Cream White
Cream Corn French Peas
Cold Sliced Ham
Hot Parker House Rolls Bread and
Butter Hot Chocolate
"A
Assorted Nuts Assorted Candies
Cigarettes and Cigars
and
\ Good Time
The program of exercises attend
ing the dinner, during and after,was
as follows:
Chorus, My Country, 'Tis of Thee;
prayer by John Matthew's; opening
remarks and introductions, by First
sergt. Chapman; speech by Colonel
Mcmahon; speech by Iieut.-Col.
Heatley; speech by Lieut.. -Cof.Trench
Quartet Company A, 333rd Labor
Battalion; response by Sergt. Vau-
ghn; speech by Major Brumby.
Solo, Remember What You Say,
by Bugler Lee; response by Corporal
Leamon Waters; speech by Captain
Boundy.
Solo by Corporal Waters; response
by Sgt. Joseph B. Moriarty; speech
by Captain Messmore.
Solo, Regretful Blues, by Supply
'Sergt. James Mcdaniel; response by
Private Leonard Gibson
Solo, A Good Man is Hard to Find,
by Bugler Lee; speech by Lieut.. Nc
Laughlin.
Solo, If I Ever Have to Join The
Army Again I Don't Want to be a
Detail Soldier Nan, written and sung
by Private Washington, of the Mess
Line Breakers; speech by Lieut..
Howard; Buck and Wing Dancing by
the 312th Trio; speech bby August
Gordon.
Selection by the orchestra; closing
address by Lieut.. Agnew.
Music furnished by The Mess Line
Breakers, with our own Private
Booze at the piano.
Long as it was, this program did
not seem to weary any one, but was
decared by all TO be exactly fitted
to the occasion. 1t was punctuated
with continuous marks of approba-
ton, amidst which laughter predom-
mated on the part of the entire as
sembly.