Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-02
Fruitland Items
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(Capital Journal Special Service.)
Fruitland Ore, Dee. 2.-Today the
people of Fruitland and many from
Auburn assembled at the church here
for good, old,fashioned neighborly
Thanksgiving dinner. There were
probably 200 or more present who par
took of the good things prepared by the
mothers and daughters of Fruitland.
Without disparaging any other locality
let me say our cooks know how to cook
and no other artists of the culinary
business can "'put il over them to any
appreciable extent. What was there to
eat? Time would fail me to enumerate
what was on those tables. l could near
ly as soon note what was not. / might
say though there was about everything
from fried chicken to five or six large
cakes, and you can probably imagine
what was between. l noticed that the
two ministers from Salem did not in
Gnywise compromise the preachers IS rep
utation for fried poultry. l also noticed
and sampled some fine po-ato salad
garnished with sliced, boiled so cent
eggs. Well, to cut the dinner story
short, there was enough for all and
much remained. Rev. G. L. Lowell, Of
Salem, invoked the blessing on the food.
He also gave a short address before din.
ner. Your correspondent being late did
not have much of it.
There were three tables dinner was
served in the church) set. The smaller
children sat at one of them.
Quite number of the Ruburn Sunday
day school young people were present,
also the superintendent, Mr.. O.Fugg
At about 1870 p. m. the literary exer-
cises began by the congregation singing
{" America" Then there were recita.
tions given by several girls, viz: Mil
dred Donaldson, Ethel Anderson, Min
ME Bohlson, Abbie Bohlson, Mary
Bohlson, Bessie Cader, Claudine White,
Wilma Alvord, Freida Standifer and
Ruth Latin. The following hovs also
had recitations: Harold White, Geo.
Jackson Ga lineal descendent of A..
Jackson), Hale Cade and H. C. Todd.
Next followed song by the congre-
CATION. Then a song by the Auburn Sun
day school of about 25 singers. Song
by Freida Standifer. Exercises of class
four of Auburn Sunday school of nine
perosns. Song by five girls Song by
the congregation. Bible reading by
Auburn Bible class led by Mrs. David
Terry. Song by congregation. All did
their parts well. These exercises oc
cupied one hour.
Rev. G. W. Plumer of the Evangelical
church, Seventeenth and Chemeketa
street, Salem, now began an interesting
addrss which was listened to with at
tention. Said in part he was Il great
friend of the public schools and we
should be thanksful for them and guard
them with care. Said Thanksgiving day
did not originate with the Pilgrim faith.
ers of America, but with the Jews in
the days of Moses, at the time of the
ingathering of the crop in the fall. They
had n feast lasting seven days called
the "Feast of Tabernacles. +" The peo-
pie rejoiced before the Lord and were
glad u whole week and not one day
only Holland had Thanksgiving Decenl-
Der g. President Lincoln in 1864 ap-
pointed the fourth Thursday in Novem-
Der and we observe it still. Said Thanks
giving day was the only day the civil
government recommended should be OBJ
served religiously.
He eulogized President Wilson and
at this point nearly turned his address
into political speech. Said If anything
would arouse his "Dutch' (said he was
born in Holland) it would be to speak
against Wilson, and those of us who
were republicans prudently held our
peace. Extolled the two prohibition
measures voted on by the people of Ore.
pon Mt thn lntp elpction and said f,vo
should he thankful-for the downfall of
John Barleycorn. He did not tell aus we
should also be thankful that these same
prohibition voters knocked ont the Sun
day closing "blue law" along with
booze. Wonder why7
At the close of the services a collec.
tion was taken for the war stricken suf.
ferers of Europe, which amounted to
$500. Benediction by Rev. Lowell, pas
tor of the United Evangelical church
of Salem, and also Of Auburn. Kenneth
Runner had charge of the program