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Show ! Largent Dinecl Well With USMC In a recent letter from Korea Pfc. Emmer T. Largent enclosed for his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmer Em-mer Largent of Delta the menu of the Christmas dinner he enjoy-j enjoy-j ed as a member of the 1st Marine Division, (Reinforced). Ted, who ' who was employed at Quality Mar ket before he joined the Marines, said the dinner was as good as it reads. First course included stuffed celery, cel-ery, mixed pickles, queen olives, shrimp cocktail and salted crackers. crack-ers. Then came roast young torn turkey, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, poultry dressing, buttered peas, whole grain corn candied sweet potatoes, whipped potatoes, fruit punch, hot Parker House rolls, coffee and cole slaw. Then, if there was a corner left, there was Christmas fruit cake, mincemeat pie with hard sauce, fresh fruit bowl mixed shelled nuts and assorted candies. Printed on the menu was the Christmas greeting from G. C. Thomas, Tho-mas, Major Geeral, U. S. Marine Corps, Commanding, which expressed expres-sed a wish in which all join. He said: "With the arrival of the Yuletide season, I extend sincere personal Christmas greetings to every officer of-ficer and man of the 1st Marine Division, (Reinforced) and through you to your families and loved ones. "I join you in the fervent prayer that a true and lasting peace will be granted to this troubled world by the Prince of Peace whose birth we devoutly celebrate and that the New Year will bring with it this fulfillment. "I assure you that your sacrifices sacri-fices and unselfish efforts of the past year and during this Christmas Christ-mas Season will have contributed in no small measure to this universal univer-sal hope of all freedom loving people. peo-ple. "It is may sincere hope that the next Christmas and those to fol- low will find all of you once more united with your families and loved lov-ed ones in a world filled with 'Peace on Earth, Good Will Towards To-wards Men' ". |