The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-25
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Il
ture film sponsored by the Red
Cross will be shown staff members,
and in the evening patients will
view the same program.
Dinner In Evening
, At the Normal College soldiers
will have their Thanksgiving din
ner at 6 o'clock this evening, fol-
lowing a day in which their re-
gular schedule OF classes was car
ried out The dinner menu in
Guided fruit cup, roast turkey with
dressing and gravy, cranberry-ap-
pie sauce. whipped potatoes, froz-
en- peas, relishes. tomato-lettuce sa-
lad. hot rolls, fruit, nuts, pumpkin
pie. and coffee.
Traditional Menu
At the Ypsilanti State Hospital
patients and staff members are be.
ing served menu centering around
the traditional roast turkey. with
dressing. gravy, mashed potatoes,
buttered squash. cranberry sauce,
pumpkin pie and coffee.
Guido Themselves
Firemen cooks have outdone
themselves in preparing the
Thanksgiving dinner, and firemen
who were unfortunate enough TO
have had to work are consoled
with roast chicken. dressing, hot
biscuits and gravy, cranberry
sauce, mashed and sweet potatoes.
salad, pumpkin, mince and apple
pies, ice cream, and coffee.
For fear of an influx of patrons
should the menu appear too appe-
thing, city Jail custodian today
is serving peanut butter sandwiches
and coffee to his guests.
Traditional Dinners
Thanksgiving in the Willow Run
area will be remembered for its
traditional Thanksgiving dinners
which will include turkey and such
trimmings as it is possible to serve
under the rationing program.
At both the No, tn and South
Cafeterias at Willow Lodge the
main meal will consist of chicken
gumbo, roast turkey with giblet
dress snow flake potatoes, brus-
sells sprouts, cranberry salad, apple
cider, pumpkin and mince pie, and
a choice of beverages. The special
dinner will be served from HOO
in the morning to 800 in the eve
ming, to approximately 1000 people.
In making plans to adequately
serve this estimated number Of
people 1000 pounds OF turkey, 20
cases OF cider, and $50 pies have
been arranged for the dinner.
The regular meals will be served
at both cafeterias at the usual
times from eight in the morning TO
nine at night to accommodate the
regular number of people who eat
there daily. which averages be-
tween 5000 and 5000 people a day.
At the Ypsilanti Lodge Cafeteria
at SIS Franklin St, the main
Thank giving dinner will be. serv-
ed between 1880 In the afternoon
and 10 o'clock. The menu in
cludes tomato cocktails or soup,
turkey. dressing. cranberry sauce,
a choice OF three vegetables in
Guiding mashed potatoes, green
beans, picked beets, spinach and
carrots, fruit or vegetable salad, hot
rolls, cake or pumpkin pie and a
choice of coffee. tea or milk. About
two hundred people are expected TO
be served during. the day. Regular
service will also be available dur
ing the day.
At Willow Village. a Thanksgiv-
ing luncheon was served to about 20
pre- school age children OF war
workers who attend the day
nursery school at fhe Ross School.
Symbolic pilgrim decorations form
ed the centerpiece of the table and
the meal served included chicken
mashed potatoes and gravy, vege
table salad, cookies, bananas and
cream and milk. The luncheon was
served Wednesday because the
nursery will be closed all day
|, Thanksgiving.
Many residents at Willow Village
Willow Court and West Lodge will
prepare and serve Thanksgiving
meals in their own homes which
are provided with all necessary
facilities for a Thanksgiving at
home