Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-28
-FOUR HUNDRED HAPPY BOYS.
Youngsters Eat Their Fill at Evangelistic
Hall.

The scene in Evangelistic Hall on
Market street yesterday afternoon
about five o'clock was picture for L
painter. 1t was Thanksgiving feast
for the boys. And such feast And,
yc gods, how they did eat. There was
Bill. and Tom, and Gully, and Swipes,
and Andy, and his brother Mickey, and
couple of cousins by the names OF
Hully and Shankie, and Hickie and
Jim and Teddic. and all came with 4
dozen or twenty chums, in pairs, triplcts,
quartettes, in groups, parties and gangs.
Long before the hour arrived for th q
opening of the hall the youthful ire
pressibes began to gather in front of
the hall, and as they inhaled the sayory
odor Of the viandS from the door as II
occasionally swung 10 and fro, they be-
came impatient and restless, almost
clamorous. The crowd in front grew
and grew as the hours wore on, until ii
appeared like a great surging mass OF
"small boy" At the coveted hour they
piled into the building ia quick time.
Every seat in the hall was taken, and
reviewed from the stage this large as
scmblage Of miniature humanity was in
deed pleasing study, IL was sea OF
bright, eager and smiling faces. As
soon as the boys were comfortably
seated piavoc OF ~vu Prep~sod rte~As.
with turkey and all the lixings were
passed around. 1t was accepted, with
such undue readiness that the at
tendantS at times Scecmcd in immi'
nent risk Of being swallowed up in
the vortex. A dozen grimy hands shot
into the air for every plate, and every
boy in the hall seemed to call for some
thing at the same time. Imagine a
piece Of large, genuine, well-rOasted
turkey striking the tender tissues OF a
stomach that perhaps hadn't seen a
square meal for several moons,
and one can get something Of an idea
OF the natural confusion that prevailed.
BUTT was all to be expected. and the
boys were given full play and allowed
to eat their fill and enjoy themselves
to their hearts content. They had not
only turkey, but sandwiches and all the
iXings, besides fruit and many other
delicacics. Ii was charitable move
ment which establishes glorious and
commcndable precedent In this
city. Mr.. c. w. Sawyer who
has charge OF the mission
was everywhere present looking after
the comfort of the boys, and he was
kindly assisted by Mrs. Robert lIazlett,
Mrs. Frank Lisly, Mrs. Il. {. Harry,
Mrs. Hugh Sterling, Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
Eliza II. Mills, Mrs. K. B. Carmichael,
Mrs. Kitchen, Mrs. C. Il. Hart, Mrs. j.
Cassell. Mrs. Catch. Mrs. Frank Harris
and Misses Emma Stamm. Simpson,
Irving. Dillon. Faris. Mae Belle Hart,
Mary Winchcr, Jessie Logan and Mis-,
Kitchen. The ,arving was finely done
by two OF Conard'S head walters, james
Coleman and Henry Goans.
Among the chief contributors to the
occasion was Mr.. Anton Rcymann, who
donated n number of large, handsome
turkeys. two boxes Of oranges, and also
money to help dcfray the expenses OF
the feast. The directing spirit oi the
occasion was Mrs. j. \. Vance, who
also contributed generously to the aiialr.
The other contributors were Barnes ~
McGregor. W. i. Simpson. Stamm
House. Hotel VanKcuren, 5. =. Parker,
William Conard Central RestluranD,
Rev. c. W. Cushing, Mrs. Rogers, Con-
ncr IL Willis. Wheeling Bakery, Mrs.
DIR. Bates, Mrs. lieiskell. Mrs. j. }.
Jones. c. u. Hart, Jas. Il. Taney, Mrs.
Annie Walt, Mrs. McGuinnis, Mrs. u.
+. Catch and Mrs. DR.. Rhees and others.
In addition to the labOrs of Mr.. Saw
yer in arranging the feast, Rev. {. W.
Cushing is entitled to great credit, aS
he was one Of the original movers In the
affair. and has labOred long and hard to
bring about the desired results. That
he was successful was cmphatically
shown by the picture at the hall yester-
day.