Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-23

i rs,,sseiving In the carly days OF our
I -. as rai confined 20 the New
Il ,--Urd p,incers alone. Jus, 10 years
- wlr,ihiup's proclamation. that is'
" b.. ,e,s. Governor Kielft of the puioh
,.,, ,hrn known as Nicuw Ams'er-
tgi nov AZ New York. ordered.
Wv. cal fornia writer. the observ-
4 80 al "a day u rcj,iang and thanks.
4 81, an, re-, and peace which ODD had
~, pieased 90 bcstow upon HIS ser
,.,.s Thus We see that the feast OF
/ Tb,nksrlving - not. az generally sup
,s.,l. peculiarly Puritan inStitu-
Ia. but IL equally derived fium The
,aiwart burghcTs Of Manhattan ISL
iri.
The mex, n0abio Thanksgiving day
&, ha tury Ton n 1865 ON that date
die British aud colo3al army numpcr-
AZ $1,000 mon. and commanded ny
Cracral Forbes, attacked and captured
nsm thc French. after fierce struggle.
F5fi puquJ sue. az the Junction al ihc
Allegheny uud M1iiagahch rivers.
n. name of the place VAS changed TO
pr; pta, and was the nucleus VI the
,iY u Pittsbufg. Thus. ~ a special
,.sse. the b. story Of the gtcri capitai
/ Il tho coal ana Iron Undue ,res j. cyn-
ar.ei v,th TIE celebration pi lhankn-
Owns dty
AZ .ho line the british were csn-
e1sI.rg Fort Duquc fae. Mh,t,hcld, the
/ sulus 4lg.Hldls. preacher, called upon
III aihsfsnts ln Ltudon 10 pJln a ser
ves OF praise and thrik.EsN.ng Tor
N. Victories VI the EAgAsh arms on
Iel and sea-" THIS Biit.sh ThAngs-
-yrr was, We arc told. widely OBJ
,rv,i. aad awakened lntenrc cnthusl-
ann. fui ualy anlLg the Mc,h0dlatH,
baf throughout an ghc different aects.
Wh.un.ii's tdea vas pficrNari on Sow
sal artas.Ufa revived IN England. fur
irs.auOs. llu 1914, the government pro-
G.Imgi % rtnftil thanksgiving Tor the
victory 10 Water,o1. AEaln. tNo years
irsr. 900 iti6. proclamation was made
a. popular thanksgiving for the rcs-
,.rtt.ln ~ place. After the cismcan
var ihr1 JuDiatlon ~ this nature
,yJk place,
vhnt had hren begun as an occasional
An of lus rejoicing. had assumed
a. ufui ifit - Of q Fixed national
i-fiiy ~ MassachuHerts and New
/ WsnnihIft u Mas especially popular.
nj, a4s at frat great ttsudc ~ re-
fsfi 30 the DAY selected for ~" feast.
Usrs.fs proclaimed. the chosen date
af,iafy. and 10 effort was made -
kro d. Aup.V.fHafy 81 Wlnihfl ~
r. snrIln. sometimes Thanksglvins
,s.lrf.l In July, sometimes Ia md
H-isf Al length. through she cf-
Pa " the prrsldisit and professors u
Htnuil college q was prieilchiS hNru
u..a ihs last Thursday In November.
Ths college faculty were moved 60
I'D. "a h
~ aet that the uncertainty regarding
ihf iste caused considerable disorder
fnIHF th.lr puf,lH. liuys from dl1nr-
I'D fai.s celebrated On different days,
4 many ~ them rt'uulng home - "ht
ihs Thanksgiving meal unirr thrif own
flIiifsra THIS very unirslrahl. Hsl"
- afaIrs oiuli only be put a stip 20
"a ,hs grave Harvard dons. by me
frmal aftahlshm-nt ~ a Uniform date
ffthr fari. The las Thursdiy ~ tho
eleventh month suited ths colleges anu
i1aueaor beng brought y b',r npon
ths tliufsai governors ~ New bnglani.
destinations we're issued nshihs 'hs'
diy ihs regular Thank-gvfng'
THANKSGIVING IN THE SOUTH
IN he south Thanksgiving. as 90
annual foftlyai, remained practic,,Ly
ufaTuWu until 1855, wheH.he curlouHNW'
Fuhr controversy on the subject was
pfctlpiasti This Controversy, whloh
Il rlt generally known. deserves q
brief notice. The governor OF Nitsinia
a. he time was one Johns. a ps'ri1us
and broad minded gentleman. 'who hae
always cnteslinsd reverence Tor fh'
Puritan anniversary, which wis by M
means common below Mason ana DIX
ons tine, Governor Johns. In a lettei
% The state legislature, urgently rec
ommenird she recognition " Thanks
fiNlrs IN virginia. aud offered. IN can'
~ fscummenditian proved thtlSfnc
tory, - al once issue "A proclamation.
But the legislature NJ warhingtoni
rair ala not look upon the New Eng
hud holiday with favor Governo
Johns was advised not 90 make IN
Thanksgiving pr1chmarioni ard. as h,
ID nc, Do ~, the matter was allowc
temporary so drop. Hut public interes
had been awakened, ana before Yong
hsfce debate was raging IN Virginia
GrNetn the opponents and sgylrter
et The proposed southern Thankasiv
ifg. A. last. In 1851. Governor Wis
Fhns suceesaor-fo0k the mcsapirorlc
~ bull by tn horns. aud issued a pro
.iaW4illn Ing apart q day Tor tn
teasi. His action caused much unErl
euteam, and several southern npws
llp-rs declared that Thanksgiving va
,mp'y = relic % Purltanic blgofry'
w spite ot this, the irnOvat ton wa
NafWy Welcomed The hospltabl
sllhefprs greeted gladly anothu
hllllAy, ana the northern feast SOL
MNA'i among them a. second In I'm
yllfre only % she GLORIOUS Fourth
nsti IN ls5S-,he year after Wise
I2elainlil1n-r Ices shan eight gov
Thuis ~ nnuthern states proclalme
uAnksslHlng IN their sectius. tn
W. however coming shortly after
vac, practically distinguished IN
P"a'arlly ~ she holiday Ia Dixie.
AMERICANS ABROAD.
NY II has become loved Institute
we Middle, Wtcern, and North
,~tth States. Exne1 Americana
~ ,Yrg 10 It's celebration, and ever
,r',fhntr secs Thanksgiving dinner
a.. i'onnNn' Paris, Berlin. Rome
49, some Of the scgGtered child
49, Uncle sam may chance 10 81
CM Indeed, Mr.. William Asto
oi ~ " well kDoNn explorer. tell
49,. hhnkfgiving dinner which he en-
rlcl ~ "'a't VI darkest NJ
-'N'RlMs DAY OF BANQUET.
ni.t alllion makes THANKSGIVING 1
ana n,,unliy legacy Of Inc Pilgrim
Fns,i l'llahs, but 4, was not only m
NS'sas.h colonies but those OF The Me-
a. ys,, ,,nnds alao, which made attemr