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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28

thanks for the many things for which they
felt they were indebted to the Creator,
but there were lapses of time during which
no regular ceremony was held, all of which
was greatly due to the condition of the
crops or the people generally, or else the
result of unchanged conditions during the
months or years of time not occupied by
Thanksgiving observances. In the Ply
mouth Colony Thanksgiving days were
named by the Governors in 1851, 1868 and
1880. and in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
similar obse1vances were held in 1858, 1884,
1887, 1888 and 1889. The colony and pro-
vince of New York was not without its
days of praise and prayer. The Dutch
Governors proclaimed such days between
1914 and 1864. The English Governors did
not follow this custom established by their
predecessors until 1760. Throughout the
Revolution Congress annually recon-
mended days of thanksgiving. In 1884,
after the terrors of war had ceased TO occur
and Washington had led the colonists to
victory and to perpetual freedom, he an
nounced that there would be day of gen.
eral praise for the return of peace and
liberty. In 1879 the constitution of the
United States was adopted and another
day of rejoicing and feasting was ap-
pointed by President Washington.
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THANKSGIVING AND WAR.
How Our Governors Referred to the
Struggle of the Nation.

The day of Thanksgiving continued to
have its place on the calendar of the State s
holidays, and when the war echoes rolled
up from the South in 1860, and the Union
was threatened with internal strife, Gov
ernor Downey issued Thanksgiving proc
lamation in which he touched upon the
issue in these words:
"While returning thanks to God, a black
cloud has arisen threatening our Nation
with blood. The land is filled with wicked
men, who nurse treason, disunion and in
cendiarism to such an extent as to light
the torch of civil war. But, while we are
far removed from the struggle, our honor
is involved. for blood ties and memory
hold US to the old States."
) His proclamation concluded with the
foregoing paragraph and stirred up con-
siderable comment among many of Cali
fornias citizens who happened to have
lived or had relatives living in the South.
The actual day of Thanksgiving, however,
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America was steadily forging to the front,
while other nations were tottering in civil
war and international strife. Washington
saw the depth of peace and contentment
that reigned in the United States, and he
accordingly issued the first National
Thanksgiving proclamation, the preamble
of which read:
'sWhen we review the calamitles that
aff1ict many other nations, the present con-
dition of the United States affords much
matter of consolation and satisfaction.
Our exemption hitherto from foreign war,
an increasing prospect OF the continuance
OF that exemption.-the greatest degree OF
internal tranquility we have enjoyed; the
recent confirmation of that tranquility by
the suppression of an insurrection which
wantonly threatened it. the happy course
of our public affairs in general; the unex-
ampled prosperity OF all classes OF our citi-
Zens-are circumstances which peculiarly
mark our situation with indication of the
divine bepeficence toward US. In such a
state of things, it is in an especial manner
our duty as people, with reverence and
affectionate gratitude, to acknowledge our
many and great obligations to Almighty
God and to lmplore him to continue and
confirm the blessings we experience"
President Washington, in view Of all
these obligations, so sincerely set forth,
recommended to all persons whatsoever
within the United States to observe Thurs
day, the 10Th day of February. as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer.
Particularly" the proclamation con-
tinued, "for the possessions of constitu-
tions of government which unite, and by
their union establish, liberty with order;
for the preservation of our peace, foreign
and domestic; for the reasonable control
which has been given to spirit of disorder
in the suppression OF the late insurrection,
and generally for the prosperous condition
of our affairs, public and private; and at
the same time humbly and feryently to be-
seech the kind Author of these blessings
graciously to prolong them to us; TO i'm
print on our hearts deep and solemn
sense of our obligations to him for them ;
to teach US rightly to estimate their i'm
mense value; to preserve US from the
arrogance of prosperity and from hazard
ing the advantages we enjoy by delusive
pursuits; to dispose us to merit the con-
tinuance of his favors by not abusing
them, by our gratitude for them, and by a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
CALIFORNIA; THANKSGIVING.
How 1t Gradually Crept Into the
Great Golden West.

Here in California, when but few of the
western shore of the United States, and
even before that eventful period of 1849 in
which great deal of our most important
history finds its beginning, dozen men
who came from the sturdy stock of New
England assembled in the house of Robert
Gordon in the beginning of the month of
November of the year 1S47 and dined on
fat turkey. raised in California. and stuffed
with the sage that grew wild on the hill
sides of Yerba Buena, now better known
TO recent generation as San Francisco.
II is also recorded that about thirty other
sons of New England sat at the dinner
table in the City Hotel and had as presid-
ing officer John Patty of Plymouth at the
head of the feast. 1t was at these dinners
that the custom OF giving thanks was in
troduced into California. Another Incl
dent, and probably the one that sounded
the keynote of the magnificent accom- plish-
ments to follow in quick succession, was
the introduction of steam in the vessels on
the bay. The old steamer California puffed
along the water front and blew her whistle,
the first steam whistle that had ever given
forth its blast on the waters in this vicin-
ity, It was truly day of days for the
determined men who had crossed the
mountains and fought their way through
the Indians of the plains that the West
might be opened to the march of progress,
and make new homes for the rapidly ac-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
ORIGIN OF THANKSGIVING.
The Puritans of Old Plymouth Are
DIRECTLY Responsible.

In the year 1921, about year after the
Pilgrims had landed from the Mayhower,
Governor Bradford, seeing that the fields
had been titled and made to bring forth
their crops and that the land had been
made to bear fruit, was moved to show
God that the people were full of thanks
and good will for the bounteous harvests
and his protection. He wrote or the work
and of the results and the final thanksgiv-
ing in these words:
ii"They begane now to gather in the small
harvest they had and 10 ftte up their houses
and dwellings against winter, being all
well recovered in health and strength, and
had all things in good plenty; for as some
were thus employed in affairs abroad
others were exercised in fishing about codd
and bass and other fish, OF which they took
good store, of which every family had
their portion. All the somer there was
no waste. And now began to come in
store of foul and a great store of wild
turkies, of which they took many, besides
venison, ETC." By this time the crops had
been gathered in, and the Christian Gov
ernor sent men out among the fowls with
instructions to gather and kill enough for
a feast of thanksgiving. The soldiers thus
sent into the forests came back With game
of all kinds, and the Indians accompanied
by their mighty chief Massasoit came to
the hom es of the Pilgrims to the number
of ninety, and the red men were entertained
for three days. They went again into the
forests and the hills and came back with
five deer which were added to the feast
after having been bestowed upon the Gov
ernor and Captain Miles Standish. Thus
the first Thanksgiving was brought to
close, and the next was held in July, 1923.
A long and severe drought had prevailed in
which the grass and corn were dried up by
the hot weather and the Governor ap-
pointed day of fasting and prayer, and
as the Pilgrims prayed ''soft, sweet and
moderate showers" fell lasting some two
weeks. The fasting was then changed into
a day of thanksgiving, and God was
showered with the gratitude of his devoted
followers.
And SO it was that the Pilgrims gave
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FIRST NATIONAL FEAST.
The Father of His Country Prepared
the Proclamation.

In 1875 the ability of the United States
to carry on its own government and lay
the foundation OF the grandest common
wealth in the world became apparent to
such an extent that the people, vigorous
with the new blood of a young Nation,
made mighty strides in the channels of
commerce leading to all parts of the civil
lied world. Her vast and yet undiscov-
cred resources were being developed each
year and her people, being a freedom
loving, Christian race of inhabitants, the
necessity Of more general and National
day of Thanksgiving was thought to be a
wise plan by General George Washington,
whose previous acts had demonstrated the
wisdom of the soldier and the statesman.
He was the supreme executive head of a
growing Nation that had burst the chains
of bondage and were, by their own acts and
the spilling of precious blood, free men.
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corresponding conduct as citizens and as
men; to render this country more and
more propitious asylum for the unfortu-
nate of other countries; to extend among
us true and useful knowledge; to diffuse
and establish habits of sobriety, order,
morality and piety; and finally to impart
all the blessings we ask or possess for our
selves to the whole family of mankind"
In that proclamation the immortal
Washington voiced the feeling of the peo-
pie OF the country, and as they ha0 passed
through most expensive and distressing
revolution they felt that with the victory
won they should indeed give thanks to the
Creator While this particular proclama-
ton had most satisfactory effect, it was
not until some years later that it became
regular custom. In 1917 Governor De
Witt Clinton of New York issued a call
that was most heartily responded to by
the people. Since that year the day has
been observed by the people of New Eng
land almost without break. The West
was slow to follow, doubtless because of
the uncivilized condition it was in at the
time and the scarcity of settlers. In the
South it was not generally recognized
until 1900, Wuen elRHG tGONeTuoTS lSSueu
proclamations.
From the time of the proclamation
issued by President Washington up to the
time of President Lincoln no further at
tempt was made to make it National
holiday. Lincoln, however. during the
war frequently appointed special days in
which to commemorate Union victories.
In 1863 he set apart the last Thursday in
November as day of thanksgiving and
prayer and ever since then the succeeding
Presidents have observed that day and
have issued calls for general Thanks
giving.
Among the Roman Catholics the day
received no official attention until the
Plenary Council which convened in Balti-
more in 1885 recommended that extra
prayers be offered on Thanksgiving day.
Since then the day has become more and
more general throughout the United
States.
The obligation that successful and i'm
proving Nation owes to an Almighty God
became apparent to the people of the
country and for the blessings bestowed
upon them they have learned to give
thanks. From the Eastern to the Western
boundaries and from North to South the
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custom has gained gradual foothold until
to-day it is one of the greatest days Of graf
itude and content set apart by our Presi-
dent. A great deal of its Puritanical at
mosphere has been removed with the prog
ress of the masses and it is now more a
day of festivity than one of constant and
unbroken prayer. From day of the most
absolute and systematic worship it has
gradually evolved into day of festiyity
properly begun with the offering of thanks
for which it was intended. The belief that
it is fitting occasion in which to show
that the American people have not forgot
ten their GOD has not waned, but in great
part it has taken unto iIself a broader view
of what constitutes religious gratitude.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
THANKSGIVING OF TO-DAY.
What the People of California Are
Thankful for Now,

While the people of San Francisco have
not forgotten the kindly acts of Andrew
A. Louderback, who supplied the orphans
and homeless children with Thanksgiv-
ing dinner in the COS, nor Sergeant Lind
heimer, who saw that the prisoners of the
City Jail were fed good Christian dinner,
nor Samuel G. Harding, the champion of
the Ladies' Relief and Protection Associa-
tion as well as the orphan asylums; there
are to-day many generous and magnificent
charities practiced at this time of the year.
The never-tiring disciples of the Salvation
Army and the thousands of good women
and men who perform some mission of
samaritanism are still doing the work that
IS dictated by naught but righteous
heart. They spread contentment and good
cheer among the homeless and the hum
cry and help in manifold ways to tighten
the burden of life by mingling with the
distress some hours or days of comfort.
The American people, as nation, are
charitable and we'll disposed toward their
fellow-men, and on this sublime day of
Thanksgiving the poor will have the plea-
sure of eating dinner that will bring
contentment and better feeling among
them. 1t is truly day of thanksgiving,
and all over our broad State the stranger
within our gates and whosoever is hungry
will feel the pressure of the warm hand
and good fellowship coupled with repast
that will make the inner man feel corre-
spondingly happy with the balance of his
kind.
California has every reason to be con-
tented with her present fortune. The
crops have been good. the inhabitants have
been practically free from the distress of
want, and while other countries and States
are suffering from poverty that borders on
starvation there are no cases that can be
reached and that deserve attention here
that will not be accorded all necessary care.
There has never been a famine in Cali
fornia, nor have we been subjected to the
terrible calamities of earthquakes and
floods so common to other countries. The
marvellous equality of our climate and the
prospects of the coast generally justify an
annual thanksgiving which, in the fullness
of their gratitude, the people are quite
content and anxious to set apart as day
of rest and thanks.
Back in New England the same spirit
of fidelity to the Solver of every good and
perfect thing" still reigns, and the maple
log will burn in the big freplaces while
mantle of snow covers the earth, and the
people of that part of the country will
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cumulating population of the East. IL
was to them an echo of their homes and
brought with it the family scenes so lar
away.
In the year 1S4S, about the time when
Thanksgiving should have begun to De
considered, the Pacific seaboard was stirred
by the life that came with the promise OF
civil government for California. The lead
ing citizens of San Francisco were at once
anxious to begin the appointment OF oele-
gates, by the people, to frame the laws ana
proceed at once to the formation OF pro-
visional Government. In the mlost OF
these deliberations and discussions, wnlcn
were apparently more important to the
people of California than anything else
that could occur, the day of thanksgiving,
so well begun the year before, was tenn
,porarily forgotten, and not until 1S49, that
magic year when the pioneers began to
date their records, was it observed again.
1t was ordered on this occasion by General
Riley, who selected the 29th OF Novem-
ber. His proclamation was brief and every
way to the point involved and was signed
"B., Riley, brevet brigadier-general, U. 5.
A., and Governor of California. II. w.
Halleck, brevet captain and Secretary OF
State" The occasion for giving thanks at
that time will be more appreciated when
it is remembered that on the 18th OF
November of the same year the constltu-
ton was ratified and California became
one of the States of the Union. Great was
the rejoicing that year and long was the
feast.
The next day of Thanksgiving, and the
first one named after California was ad-
mitted to statehood, was held November
30, and the proclamation was issued by
Governor Burnett, who passed over to the
old pioneers across the Styx about sl2
months ago.
In 1856 Governor John Bigler, for some
reason or other, paid no attention to the
custom of giving thanks, although he had
done so the year before. His failure tc
give Thanksgiving the recognition it wa;
accustomed to met with considerable dis
approval, and the people shut up. theil
stores for half day and INDUCED IN
semi-holiday on their own responsibility
Although the weather on that occasion was
wet and chilly, the whole affair was said te
be most satisfactory to the people who had
made the attempt to keep up the festivity
which had become a regular thing in thi:
State.
In 1857 the Vigilantes were conducting
things in San Francisco in manner thai
they thought the conditions justified and
which caused considerable difference be
tween them and Governor Johnson, who
was little inclined to the side of the claw
and order" men. The Governor had is
sued proclamation announcing that the
City of San Francisco was in state of an
archy, and he furthermore called upon the
militia to put down the defiant Vigilance
Committee. About that time Casey and
Cora, the gar, blers, were hung, one of them
for the assassination of James King of Viii
liam, editor of the Bulletin. The City wa!
in a state of excitement, but it did not
however, interfere with the regular annua
| thanksgiving and the customary amour
of turkey meat was disposed OF by the peo
| pie of this City.
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THANKSGIVING and turkey.

THANKSGIVING anu tO4 hSt'
How easily one associates the feast with
the bird, around which clusters the family
reunion. the favor of cranberries and the
hest cooking of the year. When our Puri-
tan fathers thought it wise and well to
Give thanks to God for the benefits show
cred upon them little did they think that
in after years this, their day OF great
est worship to the Creator of every good
and perfect thing, would be turned into 3
day for the purpose of distributing football
trophies among the youths whose muscle
was their religion and whose halfback was
their God.
In those long departed days the family
board was surrounded by all that was in
keeping with the day of thanks, yet at the
masters elbow leaned the trusty tiintlock
for inquisitive red men who might deem it
well to disturb the feast.
In the heart of the Puritan there was a
most decided sincerity in the administra-
ton OF Thanksgiving, but that did not les
sen the solemnity of the occasion, nor did
II
Cured in the building up of old New Eng
land whose men have been the salvation OF
our country and whose deeds are the best
monument to their names.
To-day, after the battles of revolution
ary and civil war have been fought and
the smoke of strife has cleared away, we
are prone to forget the situations under
which our ancestors dined on that day Of
good cheer. The inconvenience under
which they were compelled to make the
best of it are but memories now, and in
the miGst-o land of plenty and content
we sit at our sumptuous repast and greatly
to the satisfaction of our appetites give
thanks to the Most High Ruler, whose
greatness is our might and for whose
bountiful gifts we this day give thanks.
So may it be.
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Fine engraving distin-
guishes, and cheap" engrav,
ing disgraces, its user.
227 Post street
2l5 Bush street 81 S CROKER Co
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-29
BICYCLE COSTUME

Glo and filling tho bottle with alcohol. Tho
alcohol will absorb n large quantity Of
gum, and the spirits Of oamphor thus OBJ
tanned arc very strong. Diluted it is excel
lent for sunburn, relieving the soreness and
Inflammation IL often preventing tho
skin from coming off. \ few drops in the
bath and in the water in which tho hair is
washed help to keep tho skin and scalp in
good condition. Camphor leo is one of tho
best remedies for chapped and rough
hands, but ought never to be used for the
lips, as it has n bleaching effect.
An Illustration is given of u bicycle cos
tune of tan cloth. Tho trousers are OK
ccodingly full and are gathered into q band
below the knee. Tho short, tight fitting
jacket closes with two rows of largo pearl
buttons and has n wido collar and rcvers
Of ottoman silk Of tho same color MS tho
cloth. Tho ample sleeves nave u stitched
cuff adorned with n large button. a mans
collar and tie are worn, u sailor hat of
brown straw and leggings.
JUDO CHOLLET.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-29

medium shades will be employed for cloaks
for small children. These cloaks arc made
very simply and lined and trimmed with
plain color.
Soft wooden brocadcs, with u slight nd.
mixture OF silk, make very pretty day
gowns, as do figured woods with narrow
velvet stripes. Iibclino cloths ana parti-
colorcd cheviots arc also fashionable, while
wooden materials woven with large horse
cloth checks, tho undcrsidc of a plain
tint, dull blue goods like military cloth.
scrgcs and motions will ali be utilized BIZ
tho leading modistcs.
An illustration is given OF n dinner
gown of satin duchess and liberty satin
In turquoise blue. Tho plain godct skirt
Is of satin duchess. Tho bodice il of nc.
Gordon plated liberty satin and has n
round dccollctago edged with "a putting.
Bands OF ribbo pass over tho shoulders
and are retained in place by punches Of
forgctmonots. Tho short, very full sleeves
of satin duche have an accordion plated
epaulet of liberty satin fastened with q
pearl buckle. JUDO CHoIL.ET.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-29
WINTER FABRICS.
Mohair of Various ~Colors-Crepon and
Smooth Cloth.
JUDO CHOLLET.

Mohair of Various Colors-Crepon and
Smooth Cloth.
Among tho winter novelties in fabrics
arc moire silk pOplin and a magnificent
new crepon of alternate dark and light
stripes, the dark stripe being embroidered
with gold beads. Mohair and alpaca arc
Shown in all dark shades and many light
ones, both plain II with u printed figure
in q contrasting color The figured mo-
hair is especially liked by French dress
makers just now, as tho tint of the figure
may be repeated in tho trimmings with
excellent effect. Dark blue with Il scarlet
pattern, golden brown with dark blue,
white with black, black with emerald
green and bottle green with golden brown
arc some of the combinations. Crcpons
continue to 10 worn, while lightweight
cloths with Il smooth finish orc also seen.
Silk and wool mixtures in two colors arc
still liked for the street, and wooden suit
ings i'll blue and green plaids make smart
walking gowns
Satins and v~clvcts, shot and plain, will
be largely employed for trimming by tai
loring establishments. Nearly all tho new
Jackets have revcrs or q collar of velvet.
Soft, printed French flanncls in dark or