The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-27
MANSION AND JAIL
SCENE OF THANKS
Spirit of Day Peeps Into Win
dOws of Rich and
Poor.
TURKEY CHIEF MEAT
Hospitals, County 1nstitu-
tons and Poor Over
City Thankful.

1t is Thanksgiving today in man
sions and novels. It is Thanksgiving
in hospital wards and in prison cells,
Everywhere today the Thanksgiving
spirit, like sunshine, flooded gold and
grey places alike.
The Penny club early began its dis
tribution of baskets to the poor of the
city, to help them keep Thanksglv-
ing, according to its custom. More
than twenty-five bushel baskets Of
provisions, consisting of canned
fruit, apples, cakes, pies, bread and all
manner of provisions were sent out
this morning by the club in merchant
delivery wagons.
Various public institutions cele-
brated the day with turkey dinners.
The inmates Of the Margaret Smith
Home for Aged Women and of the
Home for the Friendless Women were
served sumptuous dinners.
The Associated Charities made no
distribution of provisions on account
of the day, it being a rule of the or
ganization that gifts shall be made
only when they are absolutely neceS-
sary and never more than will assist
the recipient in helping himself.
Wears Holiday Aspect
From early morning the city wore
a holiday aspect. Practically every
business house in the city was closed
In the afternoon there were plenty of
amusements in the city.
Religious services were held in a
number of churches this morning. I'm
ion services were held in the First
Baptist church. Services were also
held by the congregations of the First
and Second English Lutheran church
es. A special Thanksgiving entertain
ment will be given this evening by
the Young Peoples and Childrens
Mission bands Of ST. PauIs Lutheran
church in the chapel of the church
building at o'clock.
Schools Closed.
Students of Earlham college will be
served with a turkey dinner. There are
no classes until tomorrow. School
closed yesterday afternoon at o'clock
The vacation will not be extended I'M
til Monday as has been the custom in
the past.
Before closing for the Thanksgiving
holidays, special programs in honor of
the day were held in the school build
ings of the city and in the various
rooms.
Thanksgiving exercises at East
haven began last evening with dance
and motion picture show for the in
mates. Religious services were con-
Quoted this morning by the Rev. S. w.
Traum, followed by a turkey dinner
at noon. Nearly all of the $50 inmates
were assembled in the great dining
hall
Theatrical Program.
This evening the entertainment will
be continued with a theatrical pro-
gram. This will be followed Friday
evening by social Religious services
on Sunday will conclude the program
for the week end.
A turkey dinner with all the usual
Thanksgiving trimmings is being pre-
pared for the nurses and patients at
Reid Memorial hospital.
The seventy children at the Wernle
Orphans home are anticipating the
pleasures of a chicken dinner.
After making one delivery this
morning the mail carriers of the city,
Had Taken His Weight in Medicine.
M. d. Faucet, of Gillsville, Ga, says
he had taken his weight in medicine
for headache and constipation. but
never used anything that did him so
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