Telegram-herald., 1888-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY.
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honls Ia ~hlcl I1snx xsslsias was Lot az
prapuztsiy c. serat 81.
o~as - tas nszai6ceat prespsriss Of
0as esautifa! city. 70 - great sHd ever
growing tssis. Is countless tsciOries Snd
aAny avenues Of employ nsul peariy
sseryons ess sbis % faFaish feast tof MS
family snc 70 give tnsnks With IA heart II
uol Nith tne lips 10 th- AutDor of Al
gsood TIE lev saO tom s'ckasss or
uiisloriuns were u13a.s - provide Tor
tleMs- yes. sers geaefoukiy reEen oorsd
o. taoss whom Col had made willing, as
nell able - give.
And shat i3liy. happy dsy i VAS
- hal shouts Of laughter sat squads Of
merry mzkiaz greeted the ear en-
every hand Ard the children An
tbe calidren How they rOmrs1
aud plasei How he music u their eeful
iitt Z voices sst hugers ia our ears. What
delight excursions they mAcs 20 the ira
grant kifchen. aud Uh1f = dinner hey ate
l. ~ss iadeeI Gay long ~ DC renom osfed.
Business Oa The street Vas suspended.
Tie snops and lscf0rles were closed. The
TELEsRsM-HzkALD was shut. Even the
sweet yendsrs OF peanuts and chest
uuts' took day Of and The crO<is Which
usually throng the sidewalks we're eatirely
missing. The theatres had blg houses al
every performance
In the early morning messengers OF char
ity, scores in numoe-. started the work Of
distributing the supplies among the poor.
Plenty Of volunteers presented themselves
and uaany man q broadclOth and a .ail
hat worked harder and felt better than he
had for Yeer.
The O-Nash-ts- NouE Club distributed
$50 worth OF provisions. The Y. "A. &. A.
also sent cut an immense quantity of pro-
visions and other articles.
The Union Benevolent Associations
Home recsived more giits than ever before
Ia Us history Over 500 pounds Of hOur
were left a. the nome. and there were sew
eral wagon loSds of provisions clothing.
etc. The society also received many hand
some private donations.
ST. Aark's Home and Hospital received
about l. 600 pounds of floor, several
barrels Of apnles. wagon loads of potatoes.
and garden products. Subscriptions aud
cash donations 20 the amount of $3.50 were
also received. The Home received large
supply OF clothing, etc.
The home of the Little Sisters of tbs Poor
received is full share of gifts. and the list
| Included nearly everything good to eat or
| desirable 10 wear.
Al the WOman's Home and Hospital
seven hundred pounds OF hour were ieIt
about ten bushels of potatoes, aud large
quantity OF other provisions. VIM. A.
| Berkey furnished the turkeys for dinner
| for the twenty inmates.
At nearly of all the churches religious
| services were held. and ground was broken
| for a church at Oakdale Park.
Foster Stevens Il Co.. the Grand Rapids
| T ast-r Co., the Star and Crescent mills.
Spring & Co.. The Refrigerator Co., the
VIM. A. Berkey Co., w. 3. Smith. the Val
lev Ctv Hilhns Co. each presented their
employees with turkeys.
Macy OF she merchants made fine dis
PLAYS in honor of the day. One of the
tastiest and most richly dressed show win
dows ever seen IN the city attracted much
attention at Spring Il Ocmpany's, and the
| Thanksgiving Kitchen, As it usually sp-
pears Al 1918 in the forenoon OF America :
great fessting day. was sptly illustrated in
one OF the windows OF the Tower Clothing
| Co.