Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-12-05
THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION
The High Cost of Living Fails to Keep
Citizens of Wausau From Having
Big Dinners rs-Seryices in Churches.

| The Thanksgiving season for 1916
is now an event of the past. Elabo-
rate preparations had been made for
the big day, which took much work and
money, and before we had hardly time
to realize Thanksgiving day was here,
it was gone again.
| The day was a beautiful one with
ideal weather conditions prevailing
throughout the whole day. Many of
our citizens spent part of the day out
side, walking, or if fortunate enough,
automobile riding, as it was comfort
ably warm.
Itwas a day full of sunshine, thanks
giving, cheerfulness and of feasting in
Wausau.
The day was celebrated by our
churches with appropriate services.
A union service was held at the
Baptist church by Rev. W. H. Gould,
pastor of the Universalist church, in
which the congregation of the Uni
yersalist, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist churches Joined. His text was
taken from the Psalms; GLORIOUS
Things Are Spoken of Thee, o City of
God" His subject was "Our City's
Motto-Work For Wausau." The other
churches of the city had services as
published in our last issue.
This great country of ours surely
had much to be thankful for on this
Thanksgiving day, which is set apart
annually for the purpose of Offering
thanks, and the day was filled with
that spirit. In the churches and homes
prayers of thanks were offered to
Him, who has kept this land of plenty
in peace and prosperity. Prayers were
also made for the warning nations
across the sea, where hunger, short
age of clothing and desolation pre-
walls. Thanks was offered for the
successes and opportunities that have
come our way, for mercies and bless
ings showered upon us and for many
other kindnesses.
The needy people of Wausau were
made happy, and the holiday one that
had significance in the lives of these
people, as we'll as for those more for
tunate. Baskets of Thanksgiving din
ners were distributed by F. E. Schnei-
der, poor commissioner, and the Wau-
sau Federated charities, by Mrs. F. E.
Stockum, to sixty-one families and 265
individuals.
Big Thanksgiving dinners were
served at the Wausau club and hotels,
where all joined in to make the day
full of the spirit. On Thanksgiving
Eve a celebration was enjoyed at the
Bells house.
The inmates of the Marathon county
asylum and county home enjoyed big
feasts on Thursday
Thanksgiving is always a day for
family reunions and parties, and there
were many in Wausau. Many of our
citizens had invited relatives and
friends to their homes for the day. The |
evening was spent at home gatherings
and shows.
At Rothschild park the afternoon
and evening was celebrated with roller
skating. The Columbia orchestra fur
nished delightful music during the
afternoon. at which time a grand
march was the feature.
Several dances and parties were
given during the Thanksgiving season.
Many of Wausau's young people,
who are attending schools out of the
city, were at home for Thanksgiving
and the week end, having now re-
turned to their institutions of learning
to remain until the Christmas vaca-
ton.
The teachers have returned to the
city, and those whose homes are here,
and teach elsewhere, have also de-