The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-24
THANKSGIVING TO
BE WELL OBSERVED
FARGO WILL OBSERVE FESTIVE
DAY IN THE GOOD oLD-FAsH-
IoNED WAY-cHARlTA5LE IN.
sTiTuTIoNs WELL PROVIDED
FOR THANKSGIVING DINNERS.

Everyone in Fargo will celebrate
Thanksgiving day in some special
manner. Aside from the usual home
festivities of reunions and turkey
dinners, the churches. lodges and
charitable and other institutions will
have something of special nature on.
Socials, dances, Thanksgiving services
and dinners will be numerous.
As usual the orphans and the poor
Of the city viii not be forgotten. Fargo
has made especial preparations for
their enjoyment of the festive day this
year and none will want AS in past
years tn public schools of the state
have provided well for the North Da-
kota children's home. Barrels of good
things to eat have been received by
that institution and a big turkey din
ner will be given to the little unfor-
Inmates tomorrow.
Supt. Frank Hall said today that the
donations from the schools this year
were of more valuable character
than has been received in many years.
The children of the schools donated 60
the good cause with a will. The bar
rels this year contained large amount
of groceries and other food stuffs, jel-
lies and fruit being some of the most
acceptable articles sent. The Valley
City public schools, as in past years,
donated turkeys, and several birds
have been given to the institution by
local people.
At the Crittenton home the day will
be observed in a very quiet manner,
because OF the recent death of Mr..
Crittenton whose funeral will be held
on Friday. Nothing but the family
Thanksgiving dinner will be done out
Of the ordinary. However, the home
has been well provided with the good
things which go to make up a Thanks
giving dinner.
Union Church Services.
The churches OF the CITY have also
made preparations to offer UP thanks
for the divine blessings which have
been visited upon the people during
the past year. The protestant evan
gelical churches will join in union
Thanksgiving service to be held in the
First Methodist Episcopal church at
O:3o O'Clock. At this service DR.. c. C..
Creegan, president of Fargo college,
will preach the sermon.
The other churches of the city will
hold special meetings for prayer and
thanksgiving.
Both the Young Women's Christian
association and the Young Mems
Christian association have made plans
for entertaining the boys and girls
who will be unable to go to their
homes for the festive day.
The Y. M. G. A. has asked the
fathers and mothers of the CITY to
invite into their homes one or more
young men of the city who will be
| unable to go home for the Thanksgiv-
a basket dinner will be served in the
spa of the association building at 6: 80
o'clock in the evening.
At the Y. w. c.. A. a turkey din
ner will be given for the young wo-
men and girls away from home. II
viii be good home dinner and every
effort will be made to make the lone
some young people enjoy themselves.
other Entertainments.
The celebration of Thanksgiving
really begins tonight when the Modern
Sameritans will give a dance in
Stones hall. Tomorrow night two
dances win be held. One by the Arab
patrol of Ell Zagal temple in the Ma
sonic temple and one by Co. B, N. ID.
N. G., in Stones hail. These will be
most enjoyable affairs and should at
tract a large number OF the people of
the city who like dancing.