The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-26
THANKSGIVING MOTT.

Times certainly DO change bat who viii dare
say tho change is always for tho better
Tho streets NJ down town tulsa we're througcd
win ppily dressed women ana aartoraily cm-
bcniahod mon Thanksgiving evening. rh, Tho
atere all had out their S. r. O. signs. while
crowds ramorcd for admission; aud down at
Fourth and Elgin the tabernacle hulgod with
it, multitude OF eager listeners To the eloduenco
Of the grcatcnt evangelist OF modern times
nm thorc were 10 900 vacant homes In Tulsa
mat night! There were 10000 homes In which
tho rooms were dark and vacant There we're
10000 homes In which no Hight radiated from
the window until along towards midnight
There were 10000 homes In which th' family
circle was not merely broken by an absent
member but was utterly demolished by all
members rushing pcl ,mcl for the various at
fractions 10 bo had by tho mere expenditures OF
money q
II wos not always thus. There was once
time when the owe % Thanksgiving was htany
In uself There was company for dinner OF
course Rut dinner served H6oUi tHc H''a-
die OF the artornpon-ouiy two meals on thAt
dav And as the sun began To disappear be-
hind the range OF hills 10 the west departures
were taken, and presently the members OF the
household were busy with the evenings chores
Afterward there was great fores"heHhg !"
tho great living room. In the huge urepn'e
sweet smelling hickory logs were BURNING Wh'Ie
from their ends the juice bubbed and sput'ered'
ia he caught now and again b" an eager child
,ah finger. which was undoubtedly the fore-fnn-
ncr Of the present all-day sucker
op tho corner Of the hearth sat great has
ket Of assorted apples from, the bulging bins IN
Tho collar below There were water cores for
hNT pf
FAMILY ae,ghted in the firm. flesh OF the old
father grindstones. while still another wanted
only the wlnesap. Each could have his or her
wishes gratlrcd to the full Never was 'h're
limit fixed Apples were cheap and they
we're considered healthful,
ON the table was dish full OF cracked nuts
walnuts, hickory nuts aud rccans Mnyhap
some younger member OF the family had caught
Il rabbit In the box trap which was sot at tho
west end Of tho garden II so then It would be
bastinE succulently on the iron ramrod which
was balanced ON the great andirons In front ot
tho coal bed.
Presently an would he quiet Father had
long had his paper before him. John and itm
aud Dwight were i'm their books or engaged in
some triflIug artfco which had engaged their
attention dariug tho do. The supreme momeu'
came when mother arrived from tho kitchen
ana took her place beside thc table with book
In hand or the latest ustollmont OF an engrosH
ing story running sorialy in the family perl
doicaL
Then AN would lay aside whatever It was tina
engaged their attention and listen to mothc
read "out loud" For an hour at lcnst mother
reading was the order Of the evening and tn
event of the day. There was no thought OF lcav
ing home Thanksgiving evcnins-not even &
hear great evangelist. Nor was q necessary
There was love religion, happiness, coutent
ment IN greater quantities right there In th
living room OF home than could possibly be dis
covered outside. though the great wide wori
should be searched.
And IN almost every home throughout IN
vlcnage the same picture could be seen, Their
was scarcely any law In the land. but justice RAJ
sweet and Pure throughout most human rcln
tions; there were No political agents. yet lock
and keys were practically unknown.
Thanksgiving In Tulsa the other day was
gala event. It's eve one to be romemb red But
somehow that OF another day seems TO lure u
and almost stlfto the heart with its sweet, hal
lowed appeal Times do change, but not alwayj
for the better. And human nature changes no
at all!
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