Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY.
nsw The Occasion Was Observed Il
Yankton.
Religious ssrviess-oans 70 the Poer-Au
Eveaiag Of General Jellity all Around.

Thanksgiving day in Yankton VA gener-
ally observed BY all classes of people in one
way or another and q great deal Of solid eL.
joyment was evolved from the occasion. The
weather was not at all pleasant, but people
did not seem TO take much heed Of that cir
cumstance. The morning dawnsl cold and
clustering, with . curtain Of dull. cherries
clouds ove the sky. Later In the day SNOW
came down-iust enough to whitsn the land.
scapa Dakota has few days Ia twelve
month 90 generally disasrssabls as was
Thanksgiving day. But die people gave
thsmselves up to i'd obss,vaass and tie cheer
within d~isaipatsd the chesslesness without.
The largest public assemblsgs Of the morn.
ing Vas q
n CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
where union services were held. The aud
isncs room ives crowded with. worshippers
BY eleven o'clock. The exercises consisted
Of prayers, singing and brief addrsssss from
Rev. Mr.. Ward, Rev. Mr.. Besbe. Rev. Mr..
Bronson and Rev. Mr.. jewell, of the Con-
gregationalist Nethodist, Baptist aud Uni
v~ersalist churches all of which were repre-
sented in the gathering. Each Of these
gentleman occupied . few minutes in
extemporaneous talk. Hs
The feature of the occasion, and We can
cay it without any d~isparagement of the
pulpit powers of the reverend gentlemen
Aforesaid, was the display Of donations for
the benefit of the poor. Every conceivable
article Of utility was represented and there
was q generous abundance Of everything. In
the space in front of and around the pulpit
and across the angles to the right and left
these articles we're arranged and if there
were n hungry poor in the audience their
eyes were given q feast in advance Of the
more sustaining later results. There. was
-four in sacks, vegetables Of all sorts, canned
goods, green and dried fruit poultry, whole
hogs, hams, shoulders, coffee, tea, sugar.
clothing Of every description, socks, hoods,
mittens, beddine,cloth in the piece-but the
task Of enumeration is 3 hopeless one. The
kind people of Yaukton had thought Of
everything of value to the needy and had
placed their generous gifts upon the altar Of
charity. The names of persons in immedi-
ate need of relief had been previously OBJ
tanned and were given to the gentlemen and
ladies comprising the committee and a dis
tribution was made in season to furnish
every poor family with the material for q
Thanksgiving feast. The balance was stored
for future use and will be drawn upon ..
cases of destitation come TO the knowledge
of the committee. This specially IN
Thanksgiving day o%bservances deserve.
to be perpetuated. 1t furnishes an oppor'
tunity for charitable work which would NOT
otherwise occur to very many we'll disposed
people. 1t brings relief to the suffering
classes and renders the day one Of Joy and
heartfelt Thanksgiving for them. The PEG.
pie of our city have again made noble
response to an appeal for substantial aid,
All honor is due.
THE EVENING oBsERvANcEs
were numerous and varied. The religious
ceremonies Of the day were finished ant
family and friendly gatherings had eater
their way through cords Of steaming turkey
and rare condiments. The inner man va
eorged with the plentitude Of the feast ant
the keen edge Of reunion pleasures had be
. come somewhat dulled BY the unusual in
dulgences of the day. 1t was then the pee
; pie went forth to seek amusement and rec
~restion. They found some of it at the
MAsQuERADE PARTY
. > at the Merchants hotel, given under tn
. , auspices Of the Un~ivesalist society. Her
: was gathered . crowd of pleasure seeks,
: and that they found what they were afts
, was evident from the unrestrained merri
ment the affair evoked. The floor va
!, filled with makers and seats alon,
: the walls peopled with spectators
There were grotesque shapes an,
! and fairy forms In tinsel and colors resplend
ent. This affair went of pleasantly for 81
concerned, with the possible exception q
: the young man who had attired himself Il
the guise Oft woman and when the hou
arrived for the makers TO disclose thsi
features made an effort to escape from II
room. The doors were locked and th
faithful sentinels declined to surrender til
keys. The man woman made his escap
= through . window and 1T out for hi
lodgings. dragging his petticoats benin
him and mad oil over.
At sToNR's HALL
the Turn verin society asd many of I,
: friends INDUCED in . ball which lasts
= nearly through the night. The hall Y,
filled with dancers and music and tsrps
~chorean pleasures made up an exceeding
" ENJOYABLE evening. This ball was siven 4
: the benefit Of the building fund Of IL
u society and 4 comfortable profit was reali
d ed. The society deserves all that can /
. done for it in aid Of the grand building d
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