Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-30
BIG DINNERS FOR
THE UNFORTUNA7ES
How the Orphans Jared at Dir
ferent institutions Through
out the City.
MANY GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
Inmates OF Ciiy ana County Jall- and
state Prison Were Also ROYAL.
~ Entertained.

The homeless the orphan, the un.
fortunate the lnhrm and the ne'er-do.
well today forgot their sorrows an(
were made glad with physical com.
forts IN the form OF heaped patter'
Of choice viands, the hand Of good.
fellowship ana general good cheer. IL
every public and private institution IT
Salt Lake Thanksgiving was observe,
In fitting manner. the only ones to b.
omitted were the fever patients and
other critical cases IN the hospitals
who had to remain with their milk diets
while the conyalescents attacked the
special dinners that were served for
their delectation.
AT ST. AIMS ORPHANAGE
Possibly one Of the most pleasing
sights was at st. AIMS Orphanage
where t70 children ranging In ages
from 3 to 10 wears sat down to a
spread that ran the gamut from prime
roast turkey to coffee and cake. all OF
which was made possible through the
bounty Of David Keith This afternoon
the youngsters made raid on the
candy which had been sent down To
the institution by Mrs, Kirvin,
THE ORPHANS HOME.
At the Home and Day Nursery on
state street similar sights were in evil
dence Mrs. Ballou, the matron. hav-
Ing her hands full providing for the
80 children under her care. The ma
tional' bird was also the piece de re-
sistence at the banquet board with
prospects of ice cream and cake this
evening for the survivors.
COUNTY INFTRMARY.
In addition to these children the fe-
male inmates Of the county intirmary
who since the big FIRE have
been quartercd at the II 4. e
and Dav Nursery had $50
to he provided for. Their dinner was
cooked at the inhrmary and carried
across to them while the men sat down
IN the mems sitting room at the old
quarters and discussed their dinner. In
all 50 sat down to the tables while "a
dinners were carried to the bed rid
den patients. Supt Jones and his
hlh'H WIZ h'iA hh'N RiVf lNAANh Afl wv
wants Of their charges. In all, 100
pounds OF prime turkey had been pre-
pared for their consumption, and up "a
the time of going TO press, Il looked
as though there could be nothing re-
naming but the bones. But turkey
was a mere foundation, for there wer
other things sauce, mashed
potatoes and cream, mince pie, green
corn, cake, cheese, coffee, oranges. ap-
pies. for instance. The old folks had
glorious time, and incidentally ex-
changed "reminiscences Of the times
when they sat down to similar spreads
IN the good old days before the hand
OF poverty and adversely was lid upon
them.
AT COUNTY JAIL
At the county jail. A male and one
female prisoners were not forgotten. Al
30 =. III. Jailer Joseph II. Burbidge
acted as master OF ceremonies, and un-
der his jovial administration even thu
dope fends behind the bars managed
TO smile and toy with the drumstlck OF
chicken by way OF compliment 10
the powers Of the chef. Although
every platter was scraped clean, the
old custom governing such cases OF
kissing the cook was not permitted
there must be a line drawn somewhere
Among the vands set before the un-
fortunate and vicious were noticed
chicken, cranberry sauce, mashed poo
tatoes, bread, butter, and that luxury
of luxuries, for prisoner, cream and
tea.
AT THE STATE PRISON.
At the state prison the tables In tn
big diningroOm We're prepared for ~
guests, and there We're no absentees
Everyone IN Warden Pratts hostelr.
was able TO accept the invitation L
dine, ana the meal was one calculate,
to make It signally remembered. For {
hundred and ninety-one 1t recalle'
Thanksgivings Of Il past and OF fu
ture beyond the expiration Of the tim
sentence. and for eight II suggested ont
comparison with fare at the same tahl
until the last meal shall be- eaten an
the life sentence shall be complete,
The fare was roast veal. with apri
cot pie. apples. cookies, coffee, bread
mashed potatoes. and water. For IN
TRUSTEES without the wall there was
big roast goose provided, and these ha
cranberry sauce to give the tru
Thanksgiving flavor.
At THE CITY JAIL.
At the city Jail there were IS prison
era for dinner al o'clock this after
noon presided over by Assistant JaiIe
GronWay Parry
The main feature Of The spread was th
total absence Of beans, although ther
was bean soup without the beans. tn
feast consisted Of roast pork with Gran
berry sauce mashed Irish spuds. sWee
corn and other trimmings. Coffee witl
real cream and genuine sugar was ais,
served, and for desert the unfortunate,
were permitted 10 feast themselves OF
plum pudding with sauce. Whether IN,
sauce had brandy In It or not Is no
body's business but the prisoners.
But the feed was a good one ant
the prisoners enjoyed Il thoroughly.