The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-27
IL SHOUlDIB||EIT THANKFUL
II Was Thanksgiving With
Good Weather and Many
Good Things.
How cling Turkey and oil 'Posaum
Contributed to tho I'm
joyment,
Sears Looked After several
Hundreds.

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Thanksgiving day was quietly but roy
lily celebrated in Helena yesterday. The
Inly psople who did not enjoy II wars tho
(yspeptics. There we're good dinners ga
ore, and they could be had ut any price
rom ths asking 10 the top figure 81 the
Ilsthoric p~ooketbook. Old Uncle Jerry
susk kindly liant hia assistance BY furnish
Ian the bsst Of the many pleasant days Of
10 month. Ths air was 30 balmy and soft
nd the ky was 20 bright and clear 40 to
ender any sort Of d ovsroost q burden.
The old-timsr will tell you that he disrs-
members any such Thanksgiving weather
n5the gnlch.
This avenues were filled during the morn-
M hours with new friends and old ex-
hanging the compliments OF ths day;#the
escorts we're filled with msrry-makers, and
he church services were we'll attended.
Like I'LL holiday crowds,$it WAS quiet and
orderly, though bubbling ever with enjoy
nent. Tn afternoon hours wsrs devoted
. dinners, all5of which wsre good, while
|hs evening was passed at the theatre, the
!. 20. u. w. hall, with this Peaks at 81.
EPRul'a church, Or at the family hrcsids.
There wal i goodly gathering Of genial spir-
IL 1t the Montana club. The fact thatthsy
Eemoved All evidence Of the existence Of
three turkeys before five O'clock would in
licats that the steward knows how to pre-
bare good things. Thomas Gallagher, the
porting editor OF the Chicago Tribune en-
kertained the club with a fine exhibition Of
kill in billiards. He made the ivory balls
10 everything but talk.
The ladies Of the IA. M. E. Zion church
Eeosived very man complina snts for their
thinner yesterday, and they deserved every
pit5of the praise. The store formerly oc-
eupisd BY Calkins " F%eatherly was filled
With diners all day long. The room was
prsttily decorated with flags, bunting and
lowers. while an army Of pretty girls were
lying about to serve the visitors, and this
hey accomplished in q very satisfactory
manner. On the outside WAS q blackboard
With the bill of fare surmounted by q pic
ure OF cold 'possum, !" drawn BY Duks Du-
triells. It was taken from life; the
Bubjsct, however, was lying in
state in the window. T. !. Hooper was
Lavinrg him for Missourinns, who attended
il . body. During the day the crowd sue
pesded in placing elevsnftbrothsrs OF thil
poasum out OF sight. But besides there
wsrs roast chicken, chicken pie, roast tnr.
ksS, sweet potatoes, vegetables, pies and
suck good things as the old south
ern aunties know how e serv,
Il ia for the as money M Conducts xsoG
Charlie Snedecker, who entertained sever .
friends and eat three 'possumsI alone salt
that il was the best Thanksgiving Of tn
year. Col. Edgar, who was along with thu
party could not get enough so a. bought :
Up At the Murphy coffee house, the re-
formed middle weight, Billy Sears, wal
foand at tbs door with a welcome to thu
boys. He was dressed in q fine Prince
Albert suit with a blue ribbon in the button
hole and made a model host. The old
..stiffs," the young t%'stiffs, z as he onllee
them, received Z very warm Welcome along
with 4 large number OF day, laborers. The
dinner was servedundsr tho direction Of Mrs
Cook and the good hearted ladies Of the
temperance union and WIS worry good indeed
Turkey, chicken; vegetables and pies. were
all. In the evening there was a prayel
mssting led BY Rev. u. v. Moore.
There was q pleasant gathering Of the
members OF the Young Mems Christian AZ.
sociation of Helena at their rooms in tht
Granite block at a dinner given to the mem
bsrs Of the association n their friends By
the ladies' committee. Ths ladies' were
Mrs. III. Kirkendall, Mrs. A. w. Lyman,
Mrs. Geo. II. Piatt, Mrs. John ID. Wood
bridge, Mrs. Il. Nv. Moore, Mrs. s. N. Wal
Ter, Misses Jaekman, Aldrioh, CLARK, Wood
man, MAYNARD, Wilcox, Gage. Briscoe ana
Piatt. Tha menu was MOST elaborate,
being comprised Of just such IN array Of
toothsome sdibles a one might expect from
40 competent = committee, and amplt
justice was given to the discussion Of tn
s~ubstantialg and dslioaciss. Presiden
Nelson Of the association presided. Hi
suggestion that each person in attendance
give his name and birth place revealed tht
fact that the association numbers among it
member men from not only every state il
the union, but many OF the countries OF the
cid world. Tbs company was photogEaphe'
while at the table. The association regiate
showed . large attendance Thanks to III
untiring efforts Of the ladies the syent wa
Il most pleasing one ia the history Of tn
organization, and the suggestion that til
committee be cheered was heartily re-
sponded to. @ a"s
Tho hotel and restaurant proprietors viel
with each other in serving tenn ting dinners
1t was a good day in all respects and ther
were no kickers s1oopt the turkeys. ~