The San Francisco call., 1897-11-25
The Governor Will Go Duck
Hunting and Give Berkeley
Boys a Chance.
The THANKSGIVING PROGRAMME.
Church Services, Theatrical Perform
ances, Football Game and
Turkey Dinners.
This is THANKSGIVING day.

This is Thanksgiving day.
Governor Budd SAYS so and Governor
Budd ought to know. But there are
others beside Governor Budd who are
thankful to-day, and probably many OF
them with more reason.
Ever since the Pilgrim Fathers got
fooled on Indian summer and set day
for Thanksgiving because they thought
things just kept on growing in this glorI-
Gus country it has been customary TO
have the President and various governors
notify the people what they have to be
thankful for. This, Of course, is little
hard on the officials, but it saves the
people lots Of trouble.
This year has been no exception to the
rule and the President and Governor Budd
have done their duty. NOBODY remem bers
Just exactly what the official reason for
IhankfuIness is, but since Thanksgiving
day Is here II DehoOves every individual
to give thanks for something, and no doubt
every loyal citizen has good and suffi-
Cient reason prepared.
During all these many years since the
landing OF the Pilgrims many strange Gus
toms have crept into the Observance of
the day, the Queerest of which is the as
sem bling OF thousands OF people within
an inclosDre o watch twenty-five men
fight savagely for the possession of a little
piece OF pigskin. Indeed, TO such an ex-
tent has this custom absorbed all other
ceremonies that little IS talked OF for
weeks prior to the great day but the re-
SpectiYe merits OF the opposing elevens.
In fact, This observance has reached the
point where 1t is the chief cause for
thanksgiving. Take the game that is to
be Played to-day, for instance. The mem.
bers Of the team rom the University OF
California are already thankful because
Governor Buud has not only set the day
for the great game with Stanford, but has
decided to go duck-huntng on that day,
thus taking away the hoodoo which has
always attended the game when he was
present. II is also believed that the Gov
ernor is thankful that he has a good and
sufficient excuse for remaining away fro u
the game.
But it is not only the afiuent who are
thankful. The little urchln who earns a
livelihood and Oft-times supports fam
lily by sc ling the news OF the day, may
not be able TO pay the 81 necessary 10 Sc
cure the bit OF pasteboard emitting hi
to witness this struggle for goals, but he
usually gets within the sacred precincts
Of the grounds, and to-day he will not
only be thankful for this but also for the
good dinner OF which he has partake n
through the good offices of the salvation
Army.
And, in this connection, thanks are due
from the Examiner over this same feast
for coes not the paper get, or rather take al
the credit for giving the dinner, while the
heroic Dand OF Chr stan workers raise all
the money. The Monarch OF the Fakers
has reason to be thankful, and will. un-
doubtedly sing its songs of praise this
morning. Some people are always thank
ful over little things. Among other things
that the paper has for being thankful Is
that when its name was removed from
the top of the placard soliciting aid IL was
given place at the bottom.
Among those who have especial reason
TO be thankful might be mentioned Mayor
Phean. He Is thankful that the people
are SO well pleased with the artistic per-
lection of his fountain that they do not
miss the water which failed to flow.
DR.. Rottanzi is thankful that even if his
voice is no longer heard res0unding g
through the aisles of St Mary's Church,
its melodious tones still fill the chamber
of the Supervisors.
Chief Lees is thankful because the
annual parade Of the police was such
glittering success, and the people are
thankful because they are protected by
such fine body OF men.
In theatrical circles Gladys Wallis /:
thankful that she is no longer in danger
of corporal punishment at tue hands o.
Manager Frawley, and Manager Lee j;
thankful that hi show received 80 much
advertising through the little misunder
standing over a pair of dull scissors.
In addition to all the special reasons for
thankfalues~, the people IN general are
thankful because the owners of the
restaurant under the apex OF the Phe!ar
building have decided TO run pipe from
the kitchen to the roof to carry off the
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