The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-30
FOR PERRY HALE OF YALE.
W THODIST CHURCH GJpEs THANKS
OpER 4 IOOTBILL MATCH.

Father of the Yale Centre Rush Gives q
Turkey supper to His Fellow Church
Members Becnuse His ss,n Escaped In
Jury in tho Princeton Game Saturday.
NEW HAVEN Conn. Nov. The Methodist
Church Of Portland. Conn. has a church So
cicty that has given thanks over football
game. The good brethren OF the Board
Of Trustees and their sisters Of the
Ladies' Sewing Circle OF the Port
land Methodist Church are dcyoutly
thankful for one outcome OF the Yale
Princeton football game. 1t was not that these
good people backed tho Tigers to win. Far
be Il from them to fall 80 far from tho standard
of John Wesley as to bet Besides. II
any of them had staked a triile. Il would have
been on Yale. for to them. Just Mt present. Yale
is Portland and Portland is Yale.
Perry Hale OF Yale" is the shibboleth which
avery young stonecuttcr OF Portland thinks
most potent in the world. Perry Hale Of
Yale" Ia what every Portland belle whis-
pers in her worst rivals ear to make
her Jealous Perry Hale OF Yale" draws
the country storekeepcrs from their wares
TO greet him as he passes along the
street and Perry Hale OF Yale" 10
the word that is passed round whom that dis
tingulshed young man happens to be walking
abroad.
Perry Hale 81 Yale Is the idol Of the
town since he reached homo on last
Saturday night. Portland has gone Perry
Hale mad. But it Is not simply by
alteration OF Halc's athletic prowess that
the Methodist brethren were drawn to watch
closely his part In Saturdays game. Perry
IIalc's father had given his colleagues In the
official brotherhood u deeper incentive than
that He had made them promise. and his
word was sure. That promise was
Thanksgiving supper II his son should escape
unhurt from the game. 20 while the thousan lis
waved their flags and yelled. tho chosen COM
mittcc OF the brethren sat intent on the bleach
rrs and watched Perry. Every time there was
n scrimmacc their eyes were set and not a
worI was said till one after another OF the
wrestling heroes pulled themselves from out
thu bunch and somc good brother sighed
There's Perry
When Perry stood alone in the breach be-
tween the Tiger. ard a touchdown and made a
onc-hani tarkl" ot u Princeton back, the
hearts ~ IN" brethren settled with n
thuI But Perry got together again
aud busted his clothes and started in
the play and the Portland delegation
resumed smi'c When the gam" was over
AMI the Princeton ron'crs made Tor Poo. the
Portland churchmrn made for Perry. They
frlt him all over aud found him sound. There
Meantime. Prrry'~ father rcrrIvrl this "a
surautc Nlfh "A certain sense oi loss. Nhit he
ga,u"d ON til" Il, "tOr. lie lost Oh the d"aconS.
fur Mr.. linlc's rrum'S" that II Perry
came" out ~ the game uninjured he
would give III" church n Thanksgiving
turkey super. had 10 br kept
when IN" church sisters hear,i about the sup
Ter they GGv scd u way ~ their ingenuity to
take tho curse oil" 10y making l. turn /,
penny for the church II was Icrl"i that Mr.
Hale should give the turkey supper. ~ h. pro-
posed hut that every Person who Ihrtook oi II
should do 50 a. IN" cost Of q quarter 70 he paid
~ the church treasury. That would make II
mrre cninyallu.
Mr Hal" hoaorel the debit aul las night
was set ~ tn" tim" for the discharg" Of tn"
obligation The caplclouS Hal" mansion on
Tia. Gillrr-lory" road was thrown open n an
cary hour and was lighted and trimmed from
cellar to Peak, Dut IN the Kitchen a tnilc
81 turkeys who had yieldni ~ their young
lives on behalf 81 I"rry'S continued hea'thiul
existence were In IN" hands Of the carver-.
Perry himself WAS there and the JOY Of the
assembled church and neighborhood was past
EXPRESSION
Perry was not so handsome rs he was before
the game. 10 the extent OF "A big black eye"
but Mr.. Hale. ST.. saih that didn't count
When the gathering Wa over the ladies'
counted M the rrcuiu'S ard 'uund that 100 had
p1rtnkcn ot Mr.. Han'- buun'i'ul turkey supper
and that. consequently $50 in good hard cash
had been received 10 +" turned over tn tho
society Treasury. That's how the Methodist
Church III Portland tn-tav i thankful for one
outcome OF ia" Nnlc- Princeton game. Tn"
money received Is Known q, the Perry Hal"
fuUI