The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-29
Newsboys of City Had Great
Thanksgiving Feast
AT TOM SHAW'S EXPENSE
Other Events That Helped
Fill the Day.

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down TO the Topeka Avenue hotel. wher
the dinner was served.
Three boys were selected to carry tn,
base drum and snare drums, and thes,
were allowed to go out into the street anC
practice, End to let the boys know thai
all was in readiness. There were bows
Of all sizes and descrptiOns-big boys
little boys, ragged boys, and all sorts anC
conditions Of boy. There was one fea.
ture, however, that was very pleasant tc
Eee-al Of the boys had clean faces and
hands. How eagerly and hungrily thew
waited for all arrangements 10 be COM
piete, and for the signal to march to be
given. Mr.. Shaw and a few Of his friends
Strengthened the boys out and arranged
them IN the order Of their size, the larger
boys coming last.
1t was really pathetic sight to see
those boys as they eagerly watched and
waited for everything that Mr.. Shaw had
TO say TO them. And when he asked them
TO DO anything they all heartily with one
accord, exclaimed, I'VE will. Mr. Shaw
We will. At last the word came from
the hotel that all was waiting, and the
march began, the drummers going ahead.
and the boys following two a breast
With ragged, uneven step, the long line
of hungry boys filed down the street.
Upon reaching the hotel they entered the
uinlh5room, the files separating and pass
ing down each side of the two rows Of Ia
bles- When all were in their place. Mr.
Z. A. Rohrbaugh addressed them in a
few simple words that were heartily ra-
ceived by the boys. after which they sat
down 10 one Of the finest dinners that Mr.
Shaw has yet prepared for them. It was
not one Of the light dinners made M Of
line pastries ana sweetbread, but a real
good old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner.
1t was dinner calculated to feed hun
cry boys, and they did ample Justice
TO it.
Mrs. Tangney had prepared the follow
ing menu for them, and it was we'll
served: Meats: turkey. ham, roast beef.
served with cranberry sauce. Vegetables.
Potatoes, potato salad, tomatoes. slaw.
sweet potatoes, celery, sweet pickles.
Desert; Mince pie, lemon pudding, ap-
pies and pears.
There was music all through the din
ner, and this, as well as the dinner. was
appreciated by the boys
one OF the pathetic scenes Of the occa-
sion was two little boys who looked as
though they would be far better OFF AT
home on fond mothers lap. than out in
the cold selling papers One of them was
very small, and quite timid, but he
trudged along with the other bows as
bravely as he knew how.
Those who were present are as follows
Bennie Plummer. aged y; James ITtIev
aged u; Chas. Smith, aged y: Willie
Smith, aged l3; Chas. Davis. aged "a.
Willie Stafford, aged 13: Harvey Wells
agd 10; Floyd Johnson, aged IA: Louis
brown. aged II; Patrick Mcdonald. aged
ls' Roy Hilbert aged =; Harvey Nichols
aged l-; Ernest Plank. aged y. Geo Dew
inc aged =; Clarence Nichols aged &.
l>oonard Butts. (colored). aged g: Willie
W itncN. 9colored) aged a. Roy Green
tco.oredl aged J.; Willie Butts. (coIored)
AGED -, Ewing NcFaH. aged 10. Oscar
Neral aged 8: Clarence Barngrove. aged
j. Willie Nichols, aged DO. Charlie Belts
as'd r.; Joe Cline, aged 10; Eddie Sage
aged Q, Earnest Mcdowell aged "a.
1oney Bennett, aged Il; Tom Lennon.
AGED H. Frank Caldwell, aged 13: Bird
Gihhs. (coloreD. aged Il; Fred LOOMS.
aged "a; John DWunn. aged 10: Harry
MaAson. aged "A: Babe Felix. aged 10.
John Valley, (coloredD aged I3: Chas
FreuSley, (colored aged G; Harry Valley.
)tcolored) aged g; Willie Valley. (colored)
aged 10, Henry st. Clair (ccioredD aged
b; Harry Robertson, (colored) aged II;
Sas Humphrey. (coloTed) aged I6: Babe
Gardner (colored) aged is. Chas. vii
Hams. (coiored) aged Is; Reginald Nc
Fall, (cOlOred) aged 13: Cecil labelling
tcolored) aged "a; NeaIey Gardner. (col-
ored) aged Il, Willie Able. (colored) aged /
10; Herbert Withan. (c0lored) aged @.
Ralph Withan. (colored) aged s; CHch 4
Dillon, aged 9: Marrow Davenport. AGED /
3; Roy Davenport. aged 7; James Drake /
aged IS; Clarence Cox, aged II; Jack
Wolfberg. aged II; Edwin Sproh. aged 9. /
Pierce Brooks. aged is; Herold Klazenz.
aged y; Rufus McLairp, aged s: John
McGimpsey. aged g. Lewis Thwart. aged /
lo Eli Jordan, aged IS; Frank Moore.
aged ~ Jimmie Rowley. aged Is.
Wichita gave mp everything yesterday
10 the spirit Of the occasion and had a
real happy Thanksgiving day I'm the
morning the churches claimed their share
OF the attention of the people and thcn
came the dinner hour. after which the
football game drew great crowd OF
pleasure seekers and all We're amply re-
paid for their trip to the games. In the
evening there Tss amusement II be
found in many piSSes. sn 81 which ve-e
vi tttendea. TIE doirss o. a few OF
tne Places are below
@2e Cosmopolis club gave Thanks
GlTius entertainment last evening in
ssartman dance hall. The program WIS
= music-l one from beginning To- end
err there was great deal Of genuine
sy>ioyment h. the gathering Of this select
,--sy ot GUNS men and their friends
ISeariH an of TIE young meH play on the
piano aod an play on some Instrument.
S'hc result was a very zine program
given Tho music ana toasts lasted until
about ~ o'clock and then the company
went across tie street 10 Reeders res
taurant and enjoyed a banquet that had
becn prepared Tor their especial benefit
This was enc Of the most interesting
on the program. SIS an had time
10 recover from the effects Of mo
q 4 ~ o. l.. ~ ID.
ample justice q the splendid repast THAI
was placed before them. AT a late hour
tn company broke ur and left for their
homes. declaring that the Cosmopolis
Clue ~~s al right
The Molc~n Wo0fmen gave a ban in
Garfield ban last evening. which was a
grand success. The drH team Of The
Wcodn7cn hsd taken a Crcat deal of Mains
to make tlse event one of great en-
1oNnont 10 al IL was The fIst ~ the
annual THANKSGIVING balls that they pros
pose 10 SiVC- The attendance was very
encouraging ard the drHl tenn cleared
enough on tAe proceeds to ala materially
n securing she things which they desired {
to &c, Ter tAtu use. shows orchestra :
furnished ihe music and q most enjoy 4 {
lllc time was spent by an
hita team 81. p ~ the Knirbts Of ]
hes save Ban las. evening In The q
sick Arsir .A rhc attendance q
Cllt eould p desired Eper,6-f
himself ant whsn the evening 4
SD itit riar ae hal PASSED ON. o- d
fntest evenings ~ the year Tha e
htc when the hail WAS over 3
akssIting day giosed
u. Z church hc.d regular I
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