The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-24
WAYS To OBSERVE
THANKSGIVING DAY
UNION SERVICES, FOOTBALL,
BASKET BALL, EUcHRE.
DANCE AND OTHER INTER.
EsTlNe WAYS TO SPEND THE
TIME.

Thanksgiving day is here and will
be generally observed in Cairo All
public offices viii be closed, union
services will be held at the First
Methodist church this morning while
at the Church of the Redeemer and
the Catholic churches services will be
conducted. and While all of this Is
taking place the small boy will be
spending AL his spare time in tho
kitchen or pantry inspecting the FIX
ins" of trukey. roast meats. apple
sauce. pies, cakes, ice cream, jams
fruit and the like and imploring cook
to allow him to lick the spoon
Many will HE themselves to the
woods 20 spend day with nature
Some will seek nuts; persimmons.
wild grapes and recreation. while 9th
ers will tramp YEARLY alt day hunt
ing the elusive quail Most of them
will return empty handed aud erred.
In the afternoon the football and
basket ball games at Sportsman
park will engage the attention Of
many and while the high school team
lis Wrestling with the Mayfield team
here, the Alexander club boys will be
at Paducah breaking arms. legs and
noses, perhaps, or getting their own
broken.
In the evening X. NJ. X. c. hall win
be crowded with people TO attend the
euchre and dance given by the la
dies OF the Children's home
There will also be some social func.
tons and most everyone viii dine
away from home or have some one
al his or her home. Some guests may
not be served with choice cuts from
the bosom of the fowl of national pop
ularity, but they should not feel of.
Tended II such is the case for there
are many homes where the customary
turkey viii not be had this Thanks
giving. They were retailing at 20 and
% cents per pound yesterday and
dealers say that many regular custom.
ers refused 20 pay the price. taking
goose, duck or chicken instead
This Thanksgiving comes a day ear
lier in The month than for many
years, owing TO a peculiar freak of
the calendar. In fact, il is the ear.
lest date that Thanksgiving can
come
The First Thanksgiving.
The first one in North America was
held in New Fouudland by Frobisher
and his followers and the next one
was held in Maine by the Popham
colony. Here also was the first cleo
ton held The Plymouth colony were
the next to celebrate and ii lasted a
week. They based their demonstration
upon the harvest home that was
held in England II was time of
games and sports and NJ one ever
thought of devotion. The Puritans
would have been greatly shocked at
any religious demonstrations.
Two years later the second Thanks
giving was held after days fasting
and the third took place in 1881, after
a days fasting Our first national
Thanksgiving was ordered by Cont
mental congress after the surrender
Of Burgoyne in 1897. Not until 1898
was the next observed and then Presi-
dent Washington issued proc'a anna
ton. The next was ordered by the
father Of his country in 1895 and proc
lamations were issued annually until
the civil war After the close Of the
war Il was still observed in che north.
but II was claimedlhat the south did
not observe the day until Grover
Cleveland became president. when
be issued his proclamation everyone
In the United States joined in with a
day of thanksgiving 80 that marked
the first united Thanksgiving.
In 1887 convention Sas held By
the members of The Episcopal church
and they decided that tie frs. Thurs
day in the month Of November should