The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25

crisp Stalks thtt'
the mince pie with the nf,o a sbont
atjOns OF grandmas warning aOou.
nightmares all tangled up WIN
ard those toasted almonds tnat uo' ~
furnish much nOurishucnl, Dut Iott ~
fun; and the little bowl of olives WIZ
have done so much towards making the
present generation fashionable' not 20
speak OF toasted marsh-ma h9WS' o c,,rs
Cately seasoned Cheese-NraWs' htue ~
OF coffee with one lump Of sugar t aGn
to remind one Of the genuine atlcle
that would have made an old ConleueI
ate soldier In "a face half a dozen , Ydn
non, TO break through The enemy Hues
and get into the commissary' ana not
Toms and ferries, and toOth-picks, ana
finger-bowls, and all:
Yes. I have the entire picture clearly
outlined i'm nv memory. IT Is one OF
those little chromos | take pleasure IN re- re-
calling lust about this time, above an
others. when bright visions OF mans
giving-Day and suitable tnailhS * The
World building on election night. AM
there's many a mortal In Richmohl
with Epicurean inclinatiohs VINO 10
Just as | do about II. Theres one tlinc
of all others when the hungriest lnulNlu-
nails who make a speciality Of fatterlhs
the head female of the house with such
compliments as kind lady come IN for
an appetiZing lay out. People gro"
downright tender-hearted on ThankssiE-
inp-Day Nearly all the charity IN tnelr
natures bubbles up TO the surface. IN
little chains Of seliishneSS WOuhl dpou'
their hearts snap like the suspenuc' p S,,iI
TONS on the rear of a society man luiI
dress trousers at the height or the pall'
and most OF them have klndly ulsPo-
sitiOn to set 'em up. / nave Den
along Main street about noon on InahhS-
gving-Day, dropped in at a cafe or TWO
and seen young fellows extend inVd5tatopSS
like What you going 10 take anu
What's yours so long as their iuhdSS
held out, and then tax the cohiiidenct % %
the man with the white linen jacket 10
the limit They gave invitations, ana the
other fellows gave thanks. The prOprle-
tor gave credit until the bottles gave
out
Even during my tender recollection
Thankseiving-Da has, just like nearly
all the institutions in TINS HlppdhI az,
undergone a noticeable change. lie"
years ago the day was not synonymous
with football Tags ten-inch chry6dnlhe-
nuns, and free lunches Tor an; -nos'
people were grateful for what they got
and gave thanks. But now most OF us
coming into possession OF such boohs as
snug political Offices don't even say
Much obliged" except on inauguration
day.
Enthusiastically as a general holiday
is comparatively in its youth. In lQoklhS
over the history Of the custom l mo
that IT was observed In Leyden, Hol-
land October 3. 1915. the first anniversary
Of the deverance of that city from
siege when the citizens were all cur
off from the usual supply OF sauer-kTdIl.
1t is said that the day was celebrated
in peculiarly appropriate style. In july
1923. the Governor of the MaSsachusctlS
Bay Colony called in all the constableS
then securing remote parts for witches
and appointed a day of thanksglVlns'
and i'm 1850 it became an annual custom
i'm the Colony These services were
usually held for special boons. Ike the
arrival Of ships with provisions and new
cOlOnists including a nice large supply
of buxom young women. For the latter
feature il is understood that the bachelors
returned thanks of the most terVent
character, and a few weeks later it was
noticed that nearly all the trousers in the
colony were durably patched
In 1855 and 176O the English Governors
of New York appointed occasional thanks
giving days. During the Revolution, Con
Cress being aroused TO an appreciation
of the manner in which the American
soldiers Rugged big hickory trees rect
ed their flint muskets in nice little crotch-
made for the purpose, and VenuIateu
the anatOmieS Of those blarSted English
men with single barrel eye glasses recon-
mended 10 George that there be an an
nual ThanksgiVing-Day The Father or
his Country thought over the matter
sucked three glasses OF hard CIDER
through a straw, and finally cGncludeG
that Congress for once was right AhG
I
ipstftltion In 17@ Mr.. Washington
recommended a day Of Thanksgiving for
the adoption Of the CONSTITUTION. M
George sad IN theSe oG GAYS usuay
ton that colossal cherry" tree yarn goes
with a good many credulous people, ana
so the folks offered thanks. In dlnerfht
parts of the country various local Gus
;oms prevailed according TO the graft
tude of the citizens. Some rendered
voluminous thanks for special fayors
while some didn't express any gratitude
even for Sunday "back-door' privileges
yEVs IN mere wasn't any copper in the
vicinity II was not until 1917 that
ThanksgiVing-DaY was regularly recon-
mended by the Governor of New York.
/ He realized that the present metropolis
was getting to be large enough TO have
q Justice Of the peace. This was an
advancement in the town worthy the
thanks of all good citizens.
Governor Johnson. Of Virginia. who
smoked q mellow corn-cob pipe up there
on Capitol Hin in 1850, cogitated on the
ginians, and recommended a day OF
THANKSGIVING. Two years later Governor
Wise leaned back in the big Executive
sUlit-bottom. Somebody sent him a re-
| quest to recommend day of thanksgiv
ing. Then Governor Wise put on his
thinking cap and meditated Tor some
time Finally he decided that he was
Unauthorized to Interfere In religious
matters, and he publicly declined to grant
! the request. In 1888 THANKSGIVING pro
| carnations were issued by Governors OF
| eight of the Southern States.
During the late war President Lincoln
issued proclamaions recommending spe-
| c4l thanksgiving for victory in 1852 and
! 'l' while hundreds OF Confederate sol
| diers individually offered thanks for the
appetZng hams, eggs. shoulders of NUT
! ton and palatablc canned goods and
wines they secured from these victories.
] In 1863 and "a Mr. Lincoln issued n ma
! tional proclamation Of the annual
ThanksgiVinG-Day. Since that time such
a proclamation has been annually issued
| by the President. as well by Cover
! nors Of the States and Mayors Of prin-
! cipal cities, and custom has fixed the
/ time for the last Thursday in Noyem-
! Der.