The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-23
SOCIAL BY EAST
ERIN STAR
Given Last Night at Ma
sonic Hall-Poem by
Mrs. Cameron.

The Thanksgiving service at the
the Eastern Star lodge was well at
tended and a good time enjoyed.
/ After an excellent musical program
an address was given by Rev. Sand
ers, pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, on ''The Building of
State Home for the Masons."
A. A. Piper acted as chairman and
read paper on the need of build
ing home and urging the Masons
of Wenatchee to use their influence
to have the state building located
here.
Dainty refreshments were served
during the evening and the poem
read by Mrs. w. p. Cameron was
highly appreciated. 1t was entitled,
"A Thanksgiving Story and is. as
! follows:
! 1t was Just before Thanksgiving
And the rancher's work was done.
/ In chair he sat and doing,
/ Thought. Well I've made quite a sum"
| Things turned out a good deal better
! Than / would have thought last spring.
/ Those hard frosts that came i'll April
Got the ranchers On the string.
Spring set in so awfully early
I About month ahead of time;
Seemed as il this Northwest country
| Had turned to q Southern cline.
And the trees leafed out and blossomed,
And il was lovely sight,
/ Till the weather man predicted
he RI ho hon frnS ut mis-
Well, the frost didn't hurt us
And twas only early May
When the trees were Just Arranging
! And | had to start and spray.
Soon the peaches. ripe ard ready
For the market, but alas.
This year peaches were too plenty,
And the market went to smash.
Just the same, ! made some money;
Found a buyer who would pay
Fifty cents for best Elbertas,
So | shipped mine all away.
But those apples-then he chuckled-
How | watched each little wind
That it didn't take too many
Stop, when all the trees were thinned.
How we picked them, how We packed
/ them;
And he laughed with sheer delight.
You just bet I've made some money,
J And I've got it banked all right.
Then an odor from the kitchen
Told of savory cakes and pies;
Seemed to watt him into slumber
AS he shut his weary eyes.
And he sat beside his table
Where a turkey came in view
Large and fat-a twenty-pounder;
We'll" he unused. and how came you?"
Said the turkey with shudder:
sad indeed has been my fate.
Only last week | vas rated
As the greateSt of the great.
Now alone | sit and wonder
Why admirers used TO say.
He'll be looking something splendid
Round about Thanksgiving day
When | was a tiny turkey, just about
four inches high,
Ny old mother used to warn me
You'll get sick some day and die.
If YOU gobble up so greedy:
Share with those who are more shy;
But ! gave her no attention,
And / wouldn't share-not I.
SO [ grew more fat and holder.
Scared the chickens from the yard,
Found that |. OF all the turkeys,
Seemed to be the most admired
And my comrades grew to hate me.
Soon as | would come i'll s"ht
Every bird gave up their eating
And the small most died of fright.
Then last Sunday l remember
| was feeling very proud.
When YOU came outside and caught me
Said | must weigh twenty pounds;
And you carried me SO carefully
Put me in q little pen,
And nay mother came to see me,
But ] wasn't frightened then.
And | never had such living;
was fed from night to morn,
On all kinds of dainty morsels,
Heaps and heaps of golden corn.
You can guess my awful story.
For twas you who drew the knife,
Saying greedy. selfish turkey
Live for self all through your life.
Had you been little poorer
You'd not have to give your life.
Had you shared your food with others
You would not be here tonight.
What's the use,-you know what hap
Dened
And the turkey shivered hard:
Learn from me this little lesson,
Don't live just to be admired.
Share your blessings with some others,
Then the wealthy rancher stirred.
And his wife was softly reading
From the good Wenatchee World.
That the Eastern Star We're giving
A Thanksgiving Tuesday night
And the Star and all the Masuns
] Had been asked that they unite.
And his wife went on and told him
! OF the work the Star had done.
They had thirty-two new members,
Death had not called anyone.
I In the past year they had prospered
! AS they had never done before
, With SO many blessings surely
/ Some would give from out their store
And they'd have a box all ready