The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-25
THANKSGIVING INCIDENTS.

The Day In The East and at the National
Capital--A Democratic Pudding.
NKw YORK, Nov. 24-Just at freezing
point stood the silver columns in the glass
tubes in this city to-day. A west wind
was sweeping over the Hudson, the pitiful
winter drop pended from blue-red noses.
and the ragged elbows of the poor tried
TO get deep enough into empty pock-
cts to keep q little warm. at least.
HAPPIER people looked forth from their
well-warmed rooms and said il was q
typical Thanksgiving day, barring the
instances where l" the 'ns Wsli.fed and
the weli-w armed had made .provis-
ion for the chilled and homeless ones.
At the various missions and at designated
places all over the city the men, women
and children of the poor were the guests
at Thanksgiving spreads. where their more
fortunate fell0w-beings acted as host or
hostess.
At Washington the day presented its
usual Sunday appearance, and the Door
metropolis. The day was quietly observed
at the White House by reunion of the
Presidents family. There was vacant
seat at the dinner table. which gave
an annual sadness to the occasion.
Tbere were present the President. Mrs. Nc
Kee, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. Mrs.
Dimmick. Lieutenant and Mrs. Parker,
Rev. DR.. Scott and the Presidents three
grandchildren. The principal dish was the
thirty-one-pound Rhode Island turkey.
Vice. president Morton spent the day quiet
ly at his beautiful home on Rhode Island
avenue, surrounded by his immediate fam
lily. while members of the Cabinet attended
church or ate dinner in quit home-like
way.
Mrs Cleveland spent Q very quiet
Thanksgiving at the beautiful villa Edge
more, the home OF Mr.. +. p. Freeman. 40.
companed by Mrs. Freeman she went out
for drive in the morning and remained in
doors during the rest of the day. In the
Laurel and Lake Wood hotels and sur
rounding cottages left their cards at the
Freeman villa for Mrs. Cleveland.
At Richmond, Va, the feature OF the day
and Stevenson Democratic plum pudding
by Senator John w. Daniel. The weight
OF the pudding was 21 pounds. that beng
the latest estimate here of the number OF
electoral votes received by Cleveland. A
twelve pound slice was sent to each OF the
successful candidates. twelve being the
electoral vote of Virginia.
Minister Phelps Euiogizes Harrison.
BERLIN. Nov. PA brilliant Thanks
giving reception was given to-day by Mr.
William Walter Phelps, the American min.
lister to Germany. Almost every member
of tbs American colony was present. al
were also a large number Of distin guishe ID
Germans.
The Society of American Ply sicians gave
dinner at the Kalserhof III celebration OF
| Thanksgiving day. Two hundred guests
were present. Among them was Minister
Phelps. who responded to the toast The
President of the United States" He
said: "President Harrison has given
the country the cloanest aud mos
successful administration in American
annals. When history makes MP it's rec
ord. on every page will be written The
name of Benjamin Harrison" Mr.. Phelpi
gave q toast to the Republican party
which, he saad. was temporarily withdraw
ing for repairs, because 1t has given some
of us office"
America" Mr.. Phelps added, lis thu
only land III which God has poured forth
such river of good things that it takes q
them nanAst america 0 Is the onIy o0' nation
that could have q national thanks
giving Other nations try It, and ths
| day, instead of becoming q day of thanks
becomes one OF prayer. When other ma
| tlons pray they pray for just VIII at tn,
United States has got. The Jew and tn,
| Gentle are the same in America. A man
| faith or his lack of faith do not hurt hin
| there."g
Mr.. Edwards, tho American Consul-geu
| eral. replied for the United States. DR.
| Martindale responded to the toast Amer
| lean Students Abroad" and DR.. Queen Il
The Ladies'" ball followed the dinner