The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Peculiarly . W"sus"'s F--sivsi-A lsy
Celebrated Witht~ the " Alis of noso~.
II may not De generally rccogu .r,i. bu'
Z II none the less true. that 1hanksgivia
10 pccui arly a womAn's festival.
In the first place, unlike our other chico
National festival. the Fourth cf July-:os
Christmas and New Years have never
been mace the subject OF National enact
mcnt or proclamation by the rcads 81 til
is n day .--lc
brated within the walls OF home: for eVrn
the church service in the moraipg. when
one IL attended, - y part Of the
home surroundings. the various mem
bcrs Of the family gathering in
The rev as in another ssYt u!
nome. and all the rest OF the iAy il . cc..
.bration 81 the idea of home and i;s en
yironment II ~ tow ri home that every
n who IL away from IL looks on
the approach OF the day, II il h. mc T.
which every one comes who has AIRY home
Ia come to. II - home and the things O:
home that are remembered a!teswart In
recalling the way the iay was passed. And
home is the w~otran's thronc-a platitede
very possibly. but oue n~evertA"ir>s o! deep
= gniicancc. Whatever other spl ere .hc
nils sfbrcad N ia the world. still. rs where
MacgrsSos sat was tho head 81 the
table. wherever woman IL 10 tbc drcs.ds
and the altar: she . the peculiar gcaius Of
home. aud the festival q Thanksgiving b.
the festival OF the koMc-is the festival u
woman
Woman il. then. entirely the pric.,~>a Of
this altar, and IL 10 an altar. this Thanks
giving one. 70 which Deiphos could have
offered hut . feeble rivalry. For the
kcciius o! Thanksgiving Day in;cnis not
only III Offering os shankse a. Heaven for
all blessings received. al n sfortu,cs
withheld. but { - vita on that . cciebeU-
fion Of the fact and existence of bona
And who 30 nt asd natural 20 make that
celebration. To ~oeaciasc - pvie stess ct that
shrine. - women aret Long. long aGo. IN
prufsns records we have the thankse,v.
ing before meat anu far back in sacr>i
records the thanksgiving WAS made before
the bread WAS broken. but never sii
in the e times of ou-s And OF cur grand
mothers has N entire day OF t~hAnxsRivins
been organized in which uumen we're the
chief actors, as circumstances have Esnds
them in the celebration OF our ThAaksfv-
ing Day. ard in which women. owing "a
tina, fact alone. can ioin With more hcsrsi-
ness tooh IN Any Ctosy. 10e NeJ I00t8o
has his wiewa7, the rude ssvaee HE h1s
or cave. sometimes bis associated hot oe
cave. md the womaa Of thss ~ evaA %
tAas hui or rave has . vast journey 70 make
before b reaches The em neaos Of Ne
stmplest woman 10 ooe homes Vhao
ThaAkaGivia9 Day 10 kep4 Il - thss Ao0e
nd - oppossaaitsss nd Possibilities
which VA sepsssaed from IT, aaanri.ssa
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