The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
Thanksgiving in Indianapolis OBJ
served with the Usual Difference to
Customs of OIden Days.
WEATHER MANS PERvERSITY
HE PARTLY RELENTED AND
SPRINKLED SNOW.
Big Dinners Served at the Institu-
tiOns and by SOcieties-The
Churches and Theaters.

Thanksgiving in Indianapolis was cele-
brated in the good old way and the touch
of bitter weather added even more to the
joy of the ancient celebration. Services In
the churches were general and Thanksglv-
ing sermons were preached. There were
many visitors to the city. but so many left
for old homes in small towns over the State
that the streets were compare lively de-
serted.
The perversity of Mr.. weatherman
Blythe was illustrated yesterday when he
turned Thanksgiving from a dreary wet
one into a white" one. Then he made it
wet, cold, cammy and nasty. Just how
much snow it takes to make white
Thanksgiving is not known, but Mr.. Blythe,
in order to repudiate morning newspaper
stories, turned snow loose about daylight
and a mantle of the beautiful soon covered
the residence districts. Down town it min
gled with the slush and melted about as
fast as it fell.
The day was full of general condemnation
for Mr.. Blythe. From hunters. football
players. theater-goers, free-lunch hunters
and nearly every one else came complaint
about the improprieties of the day. The
hunters who spied the light early morning
snow smiled as they gloated over the
tracks which Mr.. Bunny must leave. But
they found that before they got well start
ed the snow disappeared and they were
dragging themselves through the mud
ankle deep. People who intended to visit
the football games were undaunted be-
cause they knew neither mud nor slush
would deter the boys of the two high
schools.
TURKEY EATING.
The principal event yesterday was tur-
key eating. In howell and palace 1t was
alike. The hotels, the restaurants and
every other institution that undertook to
serve food provided turkey and the usual
dyspeptic Accomplishments of cranberries
and mince pie. In the public institutions
the dinners were occasions of particular
observance of the day, and in the city and
county institutions the inmates were per-
mitted to share the viands that those at
liberty enjoyed. The Volunteers of Amer
lea. the Knights of Honor and other or
ganizations distributed turkey dinners to
poor people.
Outside of football and the theaters there
were no public amusements. The theaters
had the usual packed houses both morning
and afternoon. An evidence of the inter-
urban advantages was found in the large
number that came In during the afternoon
and evening TO attend the theaters.
The snowfall yesterday morning was
without effect except in causing railroad
trains TO lose time. 1t disarranged all the
passenger schedules and only the employ
ment of extra engines prevented blockades
In freight terminals. The snow held back
trains that were due at 3 a m for five
and six hours The snow was indiscrim-
mate as to traction lines and the inter-
urbans all found Ii difficult TO make head
way. Many of the cars were late, but the
interurbans suffered less than the steam
roads.
The Indianapolis company cleared its
tracks early and experienced little or no
difficulty In keeping its lines on schedule
| time.