The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-03
Various Ways in Which the People
of Great Falls Enjoyed the Ma
tiOnal Thank Day.
The FIREMEN'S BALL A GRAND SUCCESS,
A Large Crowd of Gay Pleasure
Seekers Keep up the Sport
All Night.
The Sunday School Entertainment Re-
markahly Good-The Plumbers
Feast on Good Things.
Thursday, the day Of national thanks

Thursday, the day Of national thanks
giving, was tranquil, bright and pleas
ant, a day when Dame Nature seems con
tent with all things and puts on her most
gracious smile. Many Of the business
houses in Great Falls closed their doors
and the day was almost as quiet as Sun
day. Except on buildings which are be-
ing rushed to completion, work was sus-
pended and the workmen gave themselves
a days rest and enjoyment. Many took
the opportunity to go down and inspect
the dam and the progress on the Boston
s. Montana works, while the glorious
afternoon was spent by others Iii driving
around our beautiful city.
This day, born amid the hardships and
rigors of New England winter, nurtured
amid tile struggles OF the pioneers with
the mother country and the wild savages
in a region unknown to civilization, was
recognized as the national day of thanks
giving by President Lincoln in 1868.
Since that time every succeeding presi-
dan, hoe cot o,ort tho dov a 9 a d,v of
christian thanksgiving.
Tho ors+om of a;vinu family d;nrers
400. :..,.:.a na;. s.;asa ,, ,o5o =
special feature by the people here who
w. mn, uns u,aaa n,od h.
,or.;o;,.t;,r N .ba rar,o, wa-,nth and
r,oos,raa % ,ho Ill, .hanksriv;nc
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vino hlessinr nm tho Serv,ce and rave
thanks for tavors granted.
Rev. Jos. Anderson read as the scrip
ture lesson a part OF the 9Oth Psalm,
which was followed with a prayer OF
power and JUNCTION by Kew. John Reid Of
the Presbyterian church. Rev. W. b..
Pope of the Baptist church delivered the
ermon His sermon showed close re
search and deep thought and was delivered
in a clear and forcible manner. He
enumerated many reasons why the peo-
pie as a nation should render to the
Great EULER their homage and thanks.
He referred to the national prosperity, to
our peace with all nations, our freedom
from great pestilences, such as have Wis
tied the country in other years. His adj
dress was replete with examples of ben
ificence for which the nation should be
grateful. At the close of the sermon the
old but ever thrilling anthem, America,
was sung with enthusiasm and the aud
fence dismissed.
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know that the dan,r ont ,s ca oARc;.n,
Aten m tba ,arge dining room at tho
Park ho+e1 wac flied with tho hovS and
thar, hast g;r,s and MANY f,,snds Nh.
raw uniforms of ,ha l,dd,eO tho v,r;a5
dresses of the Indies. the SPARKLING eve
and honnv foces ,1i combined Z, form IN
animated sceue. To the iosniriur strain.
az Frank Ervin's orchestra da,c,nr WAS
commenced and kent nm with increasing
zeal until midnight. The announcement,
WAS then made to adi,un +, the Ner-
chants restaurant for sunoer. Arronge
ao,., fo. ra $3.50. @
the hungry dan .,, were fs,s,iuo an
chicken salad. lobster salad. sa,mo, salad
turkey and o.her rood thiups which til.
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