The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-12-07
RECEPTION TO VOLUNTEERS
A Grand Ball and a Banquet Given at the
Opera House in the
Evening.

Thursday last, Thanksgiving Day,
was very appropriately observed in
and about Weiser, and many we're
the prayers of gratitude offered up to
the Creator for the incalcuable bless
ings of the past year
This day has come to be one of the
happiest on the calendar of time, and
people in all the walks Of life every
where in this broad land gratefully
await its return ca h year with pleas
ant, happy anticipation Of the great
Joy and comfort it will bring to the
hearts of those who appreciate the
signal significance Of this diurnal
pause by the busy, ambitious world
for especial prayer and thanksgiving
to God
On that day the loved ones and
their friends gather around the old
home Preside once more, and happy
are the hours there spent Oh this
truly historic day-day of all the Year
the best-the one welcomed more
than any other by those whose hearts
are tuned to accord with the hallow-
ed Significance Of the all-important
day.
1t is on Thanksgiving Day espe
cially that the gratitude of this CRATE
full people finds 6ttng expression in
appropriate homage to the Supreme
Ruler of the universe for the many
mercies and loving kindness to The
children of men during the Year
which has just drawn to close
1t is day of good cheer, happy,
noble and inspiring thoughts aud
hopeful anticipation of the dawn
ing of brighter and happier day with
each succeeding year.
The turkey, the goose and the
chicken are about the only creatures
in this fair land that bemoan the
coming Of this day, for to them it is
a sad return and almost certain death
Twas ever thus, but our heart goes
out in kindly sympathy for those who
mourn the untimely death of the
fowls who were marched to the
slaughter block on Thanksgiving
Day, 1899
Union services were held at the
Baptist church on that day, and the
sermon was preached by Rev. b. A
Paddock, former pastor of the Con
gregalional church, and it was very
creditable effort and the discourse
was very appropriate The attendance
at the services was unusually large.
In the evening II reception to the
Weiser quota of the Idaho volunteers
who returned from Manila shor
time ago, and grand ball and ban
uuet we're given at the opera house
The attendance at these was excep
tionally large and every one presen
had royal, good time. The hal
was very nicely decorated and tn
music by Van Schoick's orchestr
was especially good.
The soldier boys present were L
M. Barton, Charles Galloway, Wood
son Jeffreys, Robert Lansdon, Edwar'
Patch, and e Hit, aud they all en-
joyed the occasion very much indeed
That pleasant assemblage and tn
sincere welcome extended to the boy
who crossed the ocean to defend til
country and the flag they love wei
enough to convince them that I'll
people of Weiser are truly gratef'
for the noble sacrifices made by I'll
ones who wore the blue and fougl
the battles in defense of their coantr
in the far-off Orient
1t was happy event, and all r.
turned to their homes with man
pleasant thoughts, thankful indet
that they had been privileged
minge with the soldier boys AT
friends on that joyful occasion.
The G.. A. r., which had chars
of the affair." certainly made gran
success Of the ball and reception, al
the ladies Of the Episcopal churc
who prepared the banquet table
took in over 1874.