The state herald., 1908-11-20

day opened In this water.ocked land with u great
ringing OF bells and over every shining doorsi
there stepped into the crisp morning air the house
holds full number Each Hans or Gretchen, clasp
Ing n silyerbound prayer book, walked sedateiy to
the various places OF worship and there lifting up
their sweet Holland voices harsh perhaps. In
speech, but full and round In song. sent up musical
praise for the freedom of their land and the good
things OF the earth.
Church over the entire population for the nonce
broke through their usual stodness and there was
general scampering OF young feet In game or
dance and a clattering Of older tongues In friendly
gossip as n.ighbor visited neighbor or father wei
coined his large nock OF grandchildren.
The great event Of this Dutch Thanksgiving day
was dinner at which served ms central dish
n queer stew OF meat and vegetables which they
called Spanish hodge podge, For In their prae.
teal lives tn. Hollander became fae.tious and
over this hodge podge they mad. merry and cracked
Jokes nj their oldtims cncmy-span. The general
"hhshHlise" appearance. OF the hodr. podge sup.
posed TO represent the condition OF the Spanish
army when the Dutch had yanquinhed H. Even
the children entered into the fun and kept their
history fresh by sleefuy slaahing into potato or
u turnip and chuckling as they swallowed the NOR,
sells, This II General soand dso-ah' Me eat hin--
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Well. the Puri,ans heartily approved Of IN. early
religious services of III. morning and their healthy
appetiies could no, fail TO appteola. tho Spanish
hodsr'podR.. however much thoy may have dis.
approved Of the sentiment which favored A. so they
entered most heartily Into N. Dutch ThAnkasiy.
ing Of October ., In 1919 these Pilgrims held oe.
tober ne day Of Thanksgiving In the New World.
and here W. have our hrr, true American Thanks.
giving day,
This day has passed through many yciaaituies
since that date. There n not festival on tho nj,
manao, nred or movable. which has had the struE
sic for existence that our November holiday has
endured
From 1898 until 1880 THANKSGIVING day was held
In America In various months some uf the pilgrims
Keeping 10 October ] and other coianiuiH holding
a direren, day by order Of tho governor
In 1880 the people Of Massachusetts were suffer,
ihE for food and clothing ana tioy Winthrop hired
the good ship Lyon 20 return 10 England for sup
plies, For many days the vessel lay stranded ON
tho iale of RhoaiH. but finally pn, nni Winter came
on hraee. and nothing was heard ef tss shin The
oolohlsts were nearly dlshesftansd when. on Fob,
fhaiY ~ 1881, the Lyon was sighted, aad the so~
afhof ordered that the day be given over 10 feast
ihs aud thanksgiving This II the nfsi written
record NJ Thanksgiving day IN fiosion. II can
SIN be found In the Colonial Records af MaaHarhu
setis u II an interesting fact that this afHt Hos
ton Thanksgiving was held on what Is nov ana NJ
our most patriotic holidays washlnston's birthday
The first record Of joint celebration af Tbsnts
giving day II given In the Colonial Records Of ta17
when Gov. Winthrop of Massachusetts bay asked
The governor Of Plymouth colony TO Join him In 10