The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-26
MUCH rs GATHERED.
SCHOOL CHILDREN CONTRIBUTE
THEIR ANNUAL OFFERING.

Badly, and for the Charitable Institu-
tions of the City-Amount Contributed
Shows Clearly the Generous Spirit
Which Prevails
The school children are asked every
Thanksgiving day to make a contribu-
ton for the benefit of several of the
charitable institutions Of the city, and
they respond promptly with that gen.
erous open-heartedness which is the
birtf4 right Of western people. The
spirit Of generosity is more prevalent in
west than anywhere else on earth. The
spirit existed among the ranchers and
still exists although in a slightly modi-
fed degree. The children display II in
many ways, and the amount of stuff
gathered was surprising. Potatoes, APP
pies, oranges, canned fruit, jam. lelly,
bread, butter, meat. -four and many 9TH
er things not thought of before. The
amount was not the only thing. There
was nothing contributed which was be-
low first-ciasS in every respect.
The many contributions Wese piled up
In the different rooms anGeSe children
took especial delight in looking at the
pile they had helped to collect. Some
small amount of rivalry was INDUCED in
as to who had the largest amount in the
different buildings, but it was the gen.
erous rivalry which prevailed They had
all contributed toward the same end,
and there was no .Ananias and Saphira
about it. Every one who gave did it
with the full knowledge that they were
assisting TO make some heart glad, to
supply the needy with some of the neces-
saries Of life.
This contribution is made every year.
and each time the day rolls around the
little folk are ready for it. The increase
sn the general prosperity showed itself
here, and ii is earnestly hoped that this
will continue to do so, without cessation
for all time to come. But hard times
will Lsne TO nearly every one at some
time or other, and when the sunshine
of prosperity drives away the gloom it
seems very much brighter than it has
appeared before.
The contributions will be gathered
from the different buildings this morn
ing and taken to the different places
which the children themselves have des-
ignated. The JChildren's Home and City
Hospital will, of course, receive the most
of it; but in a few casses the children
have requested few Of their gifts to be
specially delivered to poor families and
other places where assistance is needed.
In these cases the desire of the little folk
will be carried out TO the letter.
WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD.
Thanksgiving services viii be held in
several places today. Instead of every
congregation attending their own church
all have united, so TO speak, and differ
ent places have been selected to hold
services, and speakers to fill the differ
ent pulpits. Following is a list of the
places selected:
All the central churches will meet at
the First Presbyterian chuch at 1890
a. m. Rev. Warebam of the First Bap-
fist church will preach the sermon.
The churches south of Douglas avenue
will meet in the Reformed church, corner
Topeka avenue and Lewis street at IL a.
m. Rev. w. V. Burns, pastor of EN-
poria Avenue NJ. E. church, viii preach
the sermon.
The churches on the West Side will
meet at the Presbyterian church, at the
morning hour. Rev. J. w. Pruen, pastor
Of the Dodge Avenue NJ. z. church,
preaching the sermon.
The Fairmount Congregational church.
the Endeavorer Presbyterian church, the
Emporia Avenue Baptist church and the
St. Paul NJ. E. church will unite at the
latter place of worship, corner Lawrence
avenue and Thirteenth street. Rev. w.
A Bosworth of the Paramount Congre-
gational church will preach the sermon.
The Oak Street Presbyterian church
hold services both morning and evening.
The United Presbyterian church, cor
ner of Ohio and First streets, will hold
services at p. m. Sermon by the pas
tor and social meeting at the close.
At all these services offerings of food,
clothing and money will be received for
the poor.
a glorious rain has been falling during
yesterday, and at an early hour this
morning was still falling; but this will
not prevent any of these meetings from
being fully attended, the only fear being
that there will not be enough room for
all However, extra measures have been
taken, and not one need stay at home
for fear OF not finding a seat.
At several places also dinner will be
served TO the newsboys and bootblacks
and other poor people. The Salvatio
army has been making preparations
for sometime past and they viii care for
them all.
Feeding the poor and hungry is one OF
the most telling work OF this organiZa-
ton, and with them fine clothes is no
'noblesse oblige," but the most tattered
and ragged person receives If anything
the warnest welcome. Mr.. Goldstein
OF the + arlOuS ClOlnlllS mouse mas prOIl> |
ised to also serve fine turkey dinner to |
the others of the newsboys and boot |
blacks, and they will be Well taken care |
of as regards their appetites also. The |
day will not be soon forgotten by great |
many and especially the poor folks who |
have been thus remembered.
Every year, as this latter part of the |
eleventh month rolls around, a great |
many things are said of the day which |
is observed in the wane of the month |
when the leaves and flowers and all signs !
OF the dead summer are gone, and usual |
ly everything is covered with snow. To /
older ones who have the time to reflect |
in this busy world comes the thought OF l
that first Thanksgiving day inaugurated |
so long ago in the Puritan colonies by |
Governor Bradford. Those times cam
not now be realized nor by but few who |
are surrounded by the embellishments or /
civilization The great unknown coun-
try, stretched away TO the west without /
any OF the comforts extended, which now
are so well-known to everyone who has |
father or grandfather just over there
in the country.
The turkey which is the omn;preSent I
accompaniment to every THANKSGIVING
has come 10 be more the thing looked to-
ward with the cay as the accompaniment
than heretofore. Venisen for thanks