Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-27

BOYS
Thanksgiving day falls on Thurs
day of this week The day is not be-
I ing looked forward to with the same
! spirit this year as has been customary
in the past. In previous years the
day was anxiousIy looked for, and was
| observed in the good old fashioned
way-in family reunions and sumptu-
Gus dinners. This year the reunions
Will not be complete in most homes
| of our country. as the father. son and
brother have gone to fight for their
country. and will not be home with
their loved ones TO celebrate the sea-
son of the year, put aside for the
offering Of thanks to Almighty God
for his blessings 1t is a day set
aside fer prayer as an expression of
gratitude for the pIenteous harvest Of
the year
This Thanksgiving day finds our
beloved country as a participant in
the worst war ever known in history
"a world war in which miIitarism
and autocracy are fighting together
against freedom and democracy. We
must pray for help on this Thanks
giving day that a government for the
safety and happiness of all may be
established; give thanks to God for
his protection and pray that peace
may soon come and that the result on
this conflict may bring about new
and better world
Thanksgiving will be the first holt
day for the soldiers and sailors of
our country in this terrible war, and
the men are looking forward to it
expeetantly- There will be a Thanks
giving dinner at every mess and the
mess sergeants are rivaIing each
other in the preparation of the menu.
1t is hoped that every one in the
service of his country will enjoy
good dinner on Thanksgiving day.
The holiday will be lonely enough. be-
ing away from relatives and friends.
The soldier boys stationed at camps
close to our cities in this country
will be particularly favored, for many
are inviting them into their homes
for the day. Boxes Of Thanksgiving
cheer are being sent out now in large
numbers daily to our boys in the
service.
The day will not be observed by
folks back home" as in former years.
and undoubtedly will be a lonely day
in many home, but there is nothing
for US to do, but try and keep up
a cheerful spirit until the return of
the boys. The conservation of food
means that the dinners at home will
not be as elaborate this year as in
the past.
Many of the Wausau young people
away at colleges and universities, also
Wausau men and women teaching in
other places, will come home to spend
the Thanksgiving season, and those
who are now expected are mentioned
elsewhere in this issue.
WausaUs poor will be provided
with Thanksgiving baskets of good
cheer in spite of the high cost of
living. Arrangements are being made
to care for all the poor as in former
years. Baskets will be sent out on
Wednesday afternoon to every poor
family in the city. The committee
having this in charge need money to
assist in this work, and any one de-
string to contribute a small amount
may do so by handing the same to
A H. Grout, at the First National
bank; H. G. FIieth, at the National
German American bank or E. B.
Thayer, at the Pilot office. Donations
of meat, clothing, etc, can be left
with F. E. Schneider, city poor com
missioner, at the city hall, or Mrs. E. |
F.. Stockum, humane agent, at the Y.
NJ c. A
Services in Our Churches
Union services will be held at the
First Presbyterian church, comprising
the Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist. |
Universalist, Swedish Methodist, Ger
man Baptist, and German Methodist
churches. Rev Richard Evans, pas
tor of the First Methodist church. will |
deliver the Thanksgiving sermon
This service will take place at I0.20
o'clock a. m.
Rev. E. G.. Grauer will deliver a
sermon to the congrega-
ton Of his church-St. PauIs-on
Thursday morning at ten o'clock
At st. Stephens church a sermon
will be preached by Rev. William
SptegeI at ten o'clock, appropriate to |
the day.
At lions church service will be |
given by Rev. George SchroedeI. at
ten o'clock, Also appropriate to
day.
The Christian Scientist church will |
have its regular Thanksgiving service |
at 10:45 O'Clock Thursday morning.
At st. James Catholic church high |
mass will be celebrated at $50 |
O'Clock and sermon delivered BY Rev.
Fatner O'TooIe.
St Mary's Catholic church viii ceIe-
brste Thanksgiving day with a mass
at eight o'clock IN the morning.