The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROGRAM VARIED
Rich and Poor Included in
Plans for Celebrating =
Day in Salt Lake.
SERVICES IN CHURCHES

Salt Lake this morning enters upon
She observance of its annual day of
Thanksgiving in a spirit in thorough
Keeping with the occasion. 1t will be
,iay Of cheer, and one filled with holiday
happiness for old and young alike, and
for all classes and conditions OF people.
The one who finds no comforting
thought or place in the days observ-
ance will indeed be a lonely unfortu7
mate. and one who has not been found
In the general desire to make all happy
on this one day.
The well-to-do people in preparing for
themselves, have not forgotten their
more unfortunate neighbOrs. and the
gpoOr this year will be we'll taken care
of. Even the prisoner behind the bars
will be made to feel that it is Thanks
giving day; the orphans and waits will
he allowed to go to the extreme limit
of capacity on turkey; the down and
out 1aborer or homeless wanderer will
be fed.
The Thanksgiving dinner will be the
feature Of the day in most of the homes,
where private family gatherings or the
more elaborate invitation affair win be
1he order. The cafes, restaurants and
clubs will all feature the day with a
special menu for the traveller and the
Bachelor and others not within the fam
fly circle.
In its observance Of Thanksgiving
salt Lake Will consume over $4,000
bounds OF turkey alone, and there will
be thousands OF pounds of chicken,
goose, duck and young pig added to the
bills of fare as well.
All day yesterday delivery wagons
went out from the markets loaded with
the materials for the big" dinners, and
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their thTongs with the turkeys or chick
ems tucked away under the arms. In
znany Of the resorts about town there
was the inevitable rattle, with excite
ment OF the crowd bent on taking the
gamblers chance for the turkey. Stores
and markets were required to keep their
doors open until 10 o'clock to accommO-
date the belated shoppers.
Charity Abundant.
All the charitable institutions will
provide dinners, turkey with it's ac-
.conpanying sauce of cranberry being
fhe invariable principal item on the bill
of fare.
The Salvation Army. departing this
year from the old custom of serving
thinner in its hall. will distribute this
snorning over 500 baskets OF food among
poor families. Each basket will be
amply flied with everything needed for
1.-The preparation Of a big dinner suffi-
Client for the size of the particular fam
1ly and where it is needed, fuel, medi-
cine and clothing will be distributed
also.
The Volunteers OF America will serve
dinner to 100 Of the unemployed men.
This dinner. to be served at local res
taurant, has been provided by sub
scriptions from the more fortunate
workingmen, who are interested in the
condition of their brothers.
The $50 orphans and employees within
st. AIMS Orphanage will have set be-
fore them 500 pounds OF turkey, with all
the "fxings" and sweetmeats so tempt
ing TO the children. Some of the in-
mates of the orphanage viii be the
guests in private families. but the big
majority viii partake of the Thanks
giving dinner at the home.
The Orphans Home and Day Nursery
will also have it's special dinner with
corn fed turkey. Ten big turkeys are
needed for the county infirmary. where
the menu will be roast turkey with
dressing, mashed potatoes and brown
gravy, celery, mince pie, coffee, tea and
milk.
Prison Fare Is Varied.
At the prisons the inmates will be No
whit behind the better citizen. At the
AlalS RT1SDn NIi6 Dill rare the MID
day meal viii be roast pork with sage
dressing, apple sauce, mashed potatoes
with brown potatoes, buttered hot rolls
pickles, cookies, squash pie, coffee, or
anges and bananas. At the county jai
fhe inmates will be treated to a CHECKER
dinner, and enforced guests Of Chief Of
Police Barlow viii dine on roast pig
with pies, cakes and fruits added to III,
meal In all of the jails, while Their,
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will be suspended for the day. with Z
slight relaxation Of the strict disciplin,
and rules.
Many Of the boys employed in loca
stores Will have a day Of their own a
the Y. Nj. c. A. Close to seventy-fiv,
boys will be entertained at a dinner
provided by the following firms: Keith
O'Brien. Cohn's dry goods store, Wake
Dry Goods company, F. Auerbach &
Bro, Paris Millinery company, Siege
Clothing company, Davis Shoe com
pany, Garner Clothing company, hide
pendent Telephone company and Ham
1iton's store. The dinner will be givel
at 1:S0, and the boys viii have the origin
and meaning Of the observance O
Thanksgiving day explained to them il
brief talk by the Rev. P. A. Simpkin
Following the dinner the boys win b
allowed the freedom of the gymnasius
for games, and the CHEEKY fireplace vii
be used for toasting marshmaIlows
In addition to the store boys din
fner," to be given at the Y. NJ. c. a. to
day. the association win give a Dime
10 men in the association who happen [,
be away from their homes on Thanks
giving day. The dinner TO the men vii
take place at l o'clock this afternoon
probably being held at the reading room
of the association.
At fha Alta EIlxS and Tou,r1eroia
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