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, 1922-11-29
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving day is almost here,
The best day OF the year.
For then we nave a turkey stuffed
As fun as II can be.
And mother makes so mnny pies,
OF pumpkin. mince and apple;
1t really makes e hungry
Just to get a sniff.
And then there T jams and jellies,
To make you fairly achei
l would like to hau, two stomaches.
Upon Thanksgiving Day.
Then whsn the day il over.
And we gather by the fire
To tell some jolly stories
About Thanksgiving Day.
We will tell of all the good things
We can be thankful for,
And think how long II will be
I'll next Thanksgiving day.
IRENE VOLLNER.
Age II. Seventh Grade. East Casper
, 1922-11-29
Thanksgiving at Grand
father S.

h snow was falling fast, Bessie
and Bertha kept saying. Gid-dar
Dolly, gid-dap Dam" 1t seemed a long
Journey. although it wasn't over five
miles.
At last they came IN sight OF a big
white farmhouse. "Hip-hurrah.'
shouted Dick. their little brother.
They stopped and the big doors were
opened. and they went in. Big broth
er Robert took the sleigh to the barn.
All their cousins and aunt were
there.
The children began to plaE games.
They played a game OF checkers on
the checkerboard. They read books
and sang songs. They played a great
many games.
At last it was : O'Clock and dinner
was ready. They had turkey, turnips'
carrots. mashed potatoes. brssi milk
and all the other good things you
could think Of. The Isl thing they
had was a nice big piece OF pumpkin
pie.
Then they sang some and
played a great many more games.
Then it was time to go home. Bes-
sic and Fertha said. 1t was a happy
Thanksgiving day and gave thanks
because they had that lovely dinner,
HELEN ROUSE,
Fourth Grade, Elk School.
, 1922-11-29
Betty and Billy Start a
Thanksgiving Club.

As I told you before In another
story these children were twins. II
VIII soon be Thanksgiving" Betty
SAID 10 her father one day. YES,
thars so. my child. your mother and I
' a very nice plan fo- you chill.
dren. "oh, what is It." shouted the
children. Dancing up and down YER,
excited to know what Il was. Mr..
Perry asked his wife II he could teii
mis- children and she said yes. So he
told the children they we're going 10
a ' a club and that he would dig a
oig cave far them TO have the club
IN. As the childr IN liked this plan
Betty said they would start fixlnE
for IT the next nay. 1T lie time for
you children to 80 to bed now" said
Mrs. Perry.
80 the children went TO bed feeling
very happy. They did not sleep much
Tor thinking about the good time they
would have at the club. The next
morning BETTY slipped downstairs
where her mother was picking a
chicken. Betty took n nice soft featl.
er and went back npatairs TO Billy's
room and opened tho door and went
In. Billy was stiil sleeping, so Betty
o the feather and tlckled Billy.
mock and made him wake IN. Come.
Billy" she said. and we viii start
the club" That's right" said Bmv.
and hoped up. In W days they
started II. and I will tell you whist
they did. They took the name OF
every one. Then they played games
n served supper Then they all
save some money TO tho club ror
something nice; can you guess what
It wa? It was 10 help the poor peo.
pie. They We're going to save It and
buy a turkey and a pumpkin and a
nice dlaner for the poor people.
DOROTHY DAVIS,
Sixth Grade. East Casper.
, 1922-11-29
Elsie's Thanksgiving.

School was ont FOR the Thankssiv.
ing vacation. The children all seemed
to be hurrying home except Elsie.
Elsie is a little girl about IL years old
and belongs to n poor family. She was
alone and walking very slowly, think
ing about what they would have for
their Thanksgiving dinner. She did
not see ha wthey could have any
thing unusual. for her father had been
sick a long tlHae n II seemed as n
her mother could not ven buy the
things they really needed for their
little family. she lifted her head and
a happy smile came over her face.
Then she qu!ckened her step and hur-
ried home to help her mother That
evening when the dinner was over.
and the dishes were done. the little
family WAS gathered in the living
room. They were all very happy he
cause father was much better tonight.
SO Elsie brought a book and read
them a bedtime story. Then the chill
dren went to bed to dream of the
good times the.' would have the next
day. The children were UP bright
and early. but not before Elsie's sun
day school class had left a well filled
basket at the door. The children
were very much surprised when they
opened the door and found the basket.
What a jolly time they had finding
out what was in It. Then the children
hslped with the work and mother got
dinner. 1t was a very happy family
that gathered around the tabi eto eat
the good things that heir kind friends
had brought them.
Elsie hoped the time would come
when she could bring happiness to
someone else. GILMORE RESS.
Age IL. sixth Grade, East Casper.
, 1922-11-29

with" said Margaret.
Then we wfH find something Else
70 niay with just think Of eating
that fat old turkey and all the good
things Grandma VIII have satI
Baily.
Margaret, and BaiIy you must now
60 20 bod. You vii want TO bo 10.
first n up In the morning To Est
ID early yot nus 90 10 bsd early
said their Grandma
Tho two little folks went hurrying
away so as to be h first up.
In the morning Ba.iy was the first
one up. He called Margaret and said.
II you wiz hurry We can beat Grand.
ma and Grandpa. When Bany wac
just going to say he had beaten Mar
saret his shoestring broke. He then
ran downstairs and asked Grandma
FOR a new one. BY the time Bally
was tack Margaret was gone. when
she got TO the door and looked out
the ground was white with snow.
The first thing they I'D was 10 have
a snow fight thcn they went out on
a hin to slide a while. BY this time
dinner vas ready. or al the pies.
cakes. buildings. turkey. 1eflies and
Jam You never saw the like.
Tho children we're now ready 10 e
back 20 school becauso they hat has
such a pleasant Thanksgiving vaca
tion IRENE VoLLNfER.
Age H. Seventh Grade. East Casper
, 1922-11-29
Thanksgiving Vacation.

Little Margaret and Bauy were ret
ting ready 20 spend their Thanksgiv
ing vacation at Grandmas and Grand
pa. Their Grandfather came for
them several days ahead % the great
day They we're 50 excited TO got
started hat they almost forgot their
overshoes. Al LAST their Grandfather
was ready and away hey went. When
tho three got TO the farm Grandma
was waiting TO greet the children.
All hat day Margaret and Baily
ran from one place 60 another. Grand
ma always has = lot OF cookies and
they ate till Grandma said they would
be sick n they ate any more.
Three days later Grandpa came
from town with a turkey. Margaret
was first to see q and cried out. "oh.
see the big fat turkey Grandpa has
Grandpa, where tx you get such
a big old turkey7" asked Baby.
There are lots OF them In town
I get a big one So that you and Mar.
garet could have lots OF turkey" an
swered Grandpa
The turkey was then turned out IN
the yard Baily asked, What do you
A'1 NAAhfg1 nc must De uunEfN
let US feed him. Grandpa. WIN
youe We can feed tho turkey X we
can feed the ducks and chickens"
said Margaret. Grandpa aid that
they could. and both ran to see who
would IN first TO feed him. BaIiy got
there first because h was a boy.
After the turkey was fed they went
In to tell Grandma how he ate. but
when they got to Grandma they
found that she was making n cake.
The children forgot what the,
came for and had to see how tn,
cake was made, After a short tim,
Margaret said. u wonder where IN,
turkey IS" They ran out OF doors .,
find him hut he was gone. Margure.
rsn into the house 10 tel Grandp.
the turkey was gone while Baiiy wen.
10 look for him. Aner a short tim,
they heard Baiiy yell. Here he i.r
Margaret ran 10 see where the turke,
had gone to. He was over by tn.
chicken pen
Two noro days had now passed
the children having lots OF fun wit
turkey and other things about tn
farm.
Tomorrow il Thanksgiving and "
will have no more turkey to pia.
, 1922-11-29
thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING VII econ Be here. you
e
bringing good cheer 70 eaeh family
The turkey Is ready 50 fat ana sweet
And some children are planning On
very good meat.
Grandma has asked them TO a dinner
20 fine
] only wish hat Grandma were mine
The deep deep. snow Is sim on the
ground
And the children 90 gay are PLAYING
around.
Thanksgiving is now but two day.
aHsy
me turkey must be killed and the
pies must be made
cupboard lie full OF good thin-s
10 eat now
But after Thanksgiving 1t will look
how7
GERTRUDE BERG,
Age u. Seventh Grade, East Casper.
, 1922-11-29
A Thanksgiving Story.

Once here lived on a farm a man
named Mr.. Gray and his wife. They
had two children. They also bad a
flock OF turkeys hens and ducks.
About a month before Thanksgiving
When Mr.. Gray counted his turkeys
he found one turkey missing. lie
went into the house and told his fam
lily about Il
Then the little boy named Frank
started hurting for the turkey. After
a while he came back and said that
he couldn't find Il. The little girl
and Don she came hack saying, that
sEe couldn't find Il. The next day
the mother went out TO see II she
couldn't ind this missing turkey.
She came back IND said tha II
must be stolen. Then Mr. Cray start
Cd out bright and early tho mex,
morning and that night everybody
came running TO meet him. He said
he couldn't find the turkey. He was
disguised and tired, too. just like the
rest.
one day after that the turkey came
strutting into the barnyard with a
number OF little turkeys running
along beside her. An the heus and
ducks asked where she had been. Sht
: said n n size had hidden her nesi
Iowa by the old rail fence. After the
family found out about it they were
glad they hadn't disturbed the turkey
and they made lots Of money from
the flock OF turkeys when Thsnksgiv.
ins came. TEDDY NELSON,
Fourth Grade. Elk School.
, 1922-11-29
The Pumpkins Idea of
Pumpkin Pie.

Jack was put in the cornfieid get
ting pumpkins for pies. After he had
secured the largest ones he sat down
10 rest.
Then one pumpkin started talking
and 90 surprised jack that he could
not say a word. The first pumpkin
said that he couldn't see why ate
pumpkin pies. On his opinion corn
pies would dol, Recovering from his
surprise, Jack said, Corn pies would
not be sweet but pumpkin pies are"
But we are notssweet, said the
first pumpkin.
Jack said hat was right, pumpkins
were not sweet.
But mother puts sugar In pumpkin
pies and eggs. too but she could cot
put them in corn.
Are the ezgs off an egg plant
asked the second pumpkin.
'of curse not. foolish answered
Jack.
Then another pumpkin asked Way
don't you make pies out vf turnips or
n shes, or beans. or cucumbers, po'
,-toe, or peas or out OF cats and dogs
or OTHER things around hereY"
" Thy cats or dogs don't make good
PIES or any OF those other things
answered Jack getting kind Of amused
at tho pumpkins idea OF PIE. Have
you ever tasted pier asked Jack.
"No we have not" answered the
pumpkin.
wei, anyway, you VIII make good
pie" aid Jack. When he had said
this the pumpkins began 10 cry and
Say, I'm sorry We make good pies
The noise nearly made Jack deaf.
Hush W" he cried. Then he saw his
little dog standing on his a c look
ing up a. him, and got up and took
the pumpkins into the house and
told his mother all about his dream
EDWARD M'ELVERY.
Age II. sikh Grade. East Casper
, 1922-11-29
A Happy Thanksgiving.

In a littls town in Ohio lived a
mother and five children. The father
had gone to war enlisting as a doctor.
The Oldest boys name was George.
He was u years old. and they ranged
in & down TO little Margaret, who
was six months old.
One day after their father had gone
to France, George said. Mother
since father has gone away I am 20.
ing to sit at the head OF the table"
So when Thanksgiving day came
George sat at the head Of the table
and passed the food. They didn't have
much food for the father had left
them little money. Just as they were
getting up from the table the mall.
man came. and brought q letter for
Mrs. Shoemaker. As soon as she
read 1t she gaspedN and tainted. The
letter contained the news Of her hus.
hands death. So George and Mary
took her up TO her room. They
brought a cold wet cloth and put II
on her forehead and did all they could
to revive her. When she was feeling
better they went back to their work,
sad with the knowledge OF being faith.
%erless. Mary and Nellie washed the
dishes and George chopped some wood
while Bobbie put the kitchen into dis-
order as fast IS the girls cleaned Il
up.
1t was a long sad winter that the
children and their mother had. but
at last a year had passed and Thanks.
giving had come again. They all sat
thinking Of the last sad Thanksgiv.
ing. So when a loud knock was hear5
at the front door Nellie jumped up
and ran TO the door. There was a
very pleasant surprise awaiting them.
The news OF Nr. shoemaker's death
had been a mistake. and there he was
standing in tho doorway. There was
a very mtxed-up hugsins and kissing.
and the dinner was delayed for a
long time, but It was the happiest
Thanksgiving they had ever had, and
you may be sur = they were very.
grateful. MARJoSIE vARCIL.
Age II. Sixth Grade. East Casper.
, 1922-11-29
A Thanksgiving Party.

The day was getting gloomy and
very. ver.' lonesome. The Ansel fam
ily were discussing whether thoy
could afford to have a turkey and n
Thanksgiving party or not.
They had always been poor. and a
few years ago Mr.. Ansel had died.
leaving the family very little money.
TREY talked and talked about II. and
finally when Mrs. Ansel consented.
what merry laughter there was,
Marion said the mother. you
may axe this money and go over 10
the store and buy a turkey. while Ncl-
lie goes upstairs TO straiEhten and
clean the room We r TO havs the
party in. Elizabeth helps me. Jimmy.
VIII not forget you, you may do as
you like
soon Marion came back with the
turkey, Nellie said she was through
upstairs. Blizabeth's work was done
for the present, and little Jimmy was
busting about like everything.
Now want every one OF you ohf.
dren TO scamper out OF here. excent
Elizabeth. for I am going to he busy
for a while" said their mother. and
soon every one OF the children a
out Of doors except Elizabeth who a
II. tho oldest of them all. The chill
dren were all talking about VIVA: a
fin time they were going 10 nave.
Now a we have the children
out of the house. you may write the
Invitations. Elizabeth. while ] make
the pumpkin pies. which VIII be a
secret from the children"
Elizabeth went to the desk and
started to write the Invitations. when
all OF a sudden there came a ~rat-a.tat
at the door. who can II be?r said
Elizabeth to herself, as she was going
TO h door. She opened tho door
and there stood a nan OF a large and
strong frame. Elizabeth had never
seen him before.
rs this the Ansel familyI" he in
quired- yes, sir. step in and have
a chair while I call mother" She ran
quickly to call her mother: Mother.
there is a man In the front room that
l have never seen before"
Mr.. Ansel went to the room. she
did not walt to say "How do you do"
but held up her arms and cried Uncle
lJoe!' He had come home and brought
the most money the Ansel family had
seen, n now they were to live
happily w after. And as far as the
party is concerned, it turned out Just
fine. and best OF all Uncle Joe was 20
be there. MYRA COOK.
Age IL, Sixth Grade, EastCasper.
Yes, were going to be open Thanks.
until s p. M Wyatt Cafeteria.
until s p. m. Wyatt Cafeteria.
y g %
, 1922-11-29
A Turkeys Thanksgiving.

Once upon a tins there lived in a
farm yard a number OF very fat tur-
keys The latest OF these the other
turkeys called King Red Tip" They
gave him this name, for on the very
tip OF his big tail we're three little
red feathers. In this farmyari also
lived a fat little piggy, Fanny h COW
and a number Of hens II you had
paeped into this farmyard the day
before Thanksgiving you would have
seer Fanny the cav. the fat little
piggy and the hens and the turkeys
standing in a circle. and IN the center
Of the circle stood Red Tip. He was
making a speech TO the rest Of the
animals. My dear friends" he said.
y a Y Z bad piece OF news TO tell
you. Yesterday as / were strolling
around the farmysrd I overheard our
Z mistress talking 10 our master and
this is what she said. "oh. dear me,
I Just received a letter saying that
our relatives are coming to spend
Thanksgiving day with Us That Is
all very well with Us. isn't H. said
our master. oh yes answered the
mastross. But you know there Is a
vast number OF them and so l will
AANH 10 XIII Hrh up loT Nut olnntf
as he Is the largest. It makes me very
unhappy to even think OF il. as he Is
nay favorite. Oh dear. Oh dear, And
she began to weep.
The next Gay as the cook was about
20 kill Red Tip. the relatives cam,
in the gate. DO not do THAR they
exclaimed. He is so pretty II would
be a shame to knl him. "Ah does ma
s-f. said the colored cook, very glaf
indeed 10 git out Of H.. The mistress
and master were glad that Red Til
would not have 10 be killed. An,
you may be sure the animals wer,
too rs they did not want their kim
10 be slaughtered. Thanksgiving
dawned bright and early the mex
morning and We find a happy groul
Of farmyard animals eating thei
Thanksgiving breakfast.
MARGARET CLoRE.
Age n. Sixth Grade. East Casper.
, 1922-11-29
Emma Pet Turkey.

Emma went TO her Uncle Danid's
farm Her Aunt Nelly gave her a
turkey FOR her birthday. The TURKEY
was o 50 tame that II followed I'm
mn around Ike Mays little larnb foi-
lowed her around Emma's Uncle Dan.
tel called after hor. Wherever Hrtis
Emma goes her turkey Is sure to so,.
iow
Thanksgiving o came. Uncle
Daniel told Emma ne would have her
turkey on the table for dinner.
The last week Emma WIS unhappT.
on Thanksgiving day Emma would
not 20 outdoors all morning. whan
diuner-tlme came Emma was very sad
Her uncle noticed It and said. What
is the matter. Emma7'' Just thsn
Aunt Nelly came in with a big tray IN
her hands. on the tray sat a big tur-
key all stuffed and ready to eat. After
tho dinner was over Aunt Nelly
brought another tray in. on st sat
Emma's turkey nlivA Uncle Daniel
took Tho carving knife and stroked Z.
up n down his breast and said. sir
turkey shall be with Emma for tbs
rest Of hts life So that Thankudy-
ing ended very happily.
WALTER PARKER.
Fourth Grade. North Casper.
, 1922-11-29
thanksgiving

turscy T. crispy brown.
And the apple sauce Is fine.
The Jams 20 good
I visa II al were nine
BY six. Il IS all eaten.
And nothing left but bones,
But there Is plenty Of pie, and
Snail fruit stones.
The night is very broken.
And you get no sleep at all.
For YOU cau hardly breathe,
You think our stomach Is too small
CHARLES HOWARD.
Age Il, Sixth Grade. East Casper.
, 1922-11-29
PUPILS CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BE REGULAR FEATURE

Stories and poetry published today on this page as a Thanks.
giving feature reflect great credit on grade school pupils who
contributed the material-the product Of their talent As a
means Of encouraging them in their work and at the same time
furnish Tribune readers with much entertaining reading, the
publication of prose and poetry from these young writer's will
be made a permanent feature of the Sunday magazine section.
best work possible.
, 1922-11-29

Yes. we're going TO be open Thanks.
giving FOR one meal from s D. m.
until 5 =. m, Wyatt Cafeteria.
ii-ss-st
, 1922-11-29

Yes. we're going 70 he open Thanks
Swing for one meal from 5 D. m.
until S y m. wyatt Cafeteria
1i-sS-st
, 1922-11-29

Yes. we're going TO be opeu Thanks
giving for one meal from 5 p. m.
until s p. m. Wyatt Cafeteria.
1I.2s-2t
, 1922-11-29

The American Institute OF Chem
ical Engineers VIII meet in annual
session in Richmond. Va. this second
week OF December.
, 1922-11-29

Yes. were going to be open Thanks
until S p. m Wyatt Cafeteria.
until s y. m. Wyatt Cafeteria.
1I2g-9t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-28

Full of music and mcrriment IS
The opera, The Mikado" written
BY Mr.. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan!
The story in many ways, is like
a fairy story-there's d prince,
named Nanki-Poo, son OF the mi
kado. or emperor, who travels
about disguised as @a wandering
minstrel The prince wants 10
marry Yum-Yum, a little school
girl, Uor, you know, in Japan, they
marry very young, but she is be
rOthed 10 a high official, the Lord
High EXecutioneer Of the kingdom
named kO-Ko, who is an old man,
Yum-Yum does not want to marry
him at all, but she doesn't have
much to say about it. For awhile it
is feared that Nanki-POO may be
executed, but they discover he is
the mikadO's son, and, at last, ey-
erything IS cleared up-the prince
marries Yum-Y UNI and kO-HO mar
ries Katisha, and we suppose they
live happily ever after" There.
are two other lords in the play,
Pooh-Bah, and Pish-Tush (such
jolly names they hayeD and two
other school girls, friends of Yum
Yum, named Pitti-Sing and Peep
Bo Then there are other school
girls and mobiles and guards in the
chorus.
Words Are Lively and Funny
We would like TO take up each
song of this delightful little light
opera and talk it over with you,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-28
NEWS FROM THE "Y''

A Camp Kern Boys reunion is
to be held in Dayton on Feb. 3
About 20 junior boys were at Camp
Kern in the "Y" camp last sum-
mer and it is expected that large
per cent of these boys will go to
the reunion. Boys Secretary
Perry A. Wilson is planning to Sc
cure free transportation to and
from Dayton for all the boys The
boys will be expected to pay for
the supper Mr.. Wilson asks that
all boys who expect to go on this
trip turn their names in to the "Y"
office at once. The emblems won
last summer will be awarded at
this reunion.
The following members of the
Honor Club had their names on the
clubs honor roll for the month of
December: Freeman Harris, Dud-
ley Cartwright, Edward Wilson,
Robert Davis, Merritt Swailes,
Mark Fred, Robert Yedding, Rich
ard Wedding, Richard Little, George
Virgins, Myron Pentecost, Paul
Harper
A new Bible class, the CITY
Boys Bible Glass" is being plan
ned by Perry A. Wilson. Any boy
in the city may join the class,
which will meet every Saturday
evening at 7 o'clock. Mr.. Wilson
will be the teacher 1t is especially
for boys who because of work can
not enter any Bible class during
the week or on Sunday mornings
in the Sunday schools. At present
there is membership of 100 in
the junior Bible classes already or
ganized at the. "Y", namely the
Live Eyer, the Triangle and the
S. NJ. B classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-28

but We can not do that here. We
can. however, speak OF some:
The very first song says:
The very first song says:
IF you want to know who we are.
We are gentlemen Of Japan,
on many vase and jar,
On many a screen and fan,
We figure in lively paint
Our attitudes queer and quaint.
You're wrong if you think it
amt"
OF course. it would have been
nice, perhaps, 10 have had " isn't, "
which, we know is right, but it re
fused to rhyme with quaint
Then, there's the song the three
school girls sing, 1t begins like
this:
"Three little maids from school
we are,
Pert as a schoolgirl well can be,
Filled to the brim with girlish
glee.
Three little maids from school,
Everything is a source of fun,
NObody's safe, for we care for
none,
Life is joke that's just begun!
Three little maids from school"
And so it goes, but to read the
words without hearing the gay lit
tie melodies that run along with
them, is like melting snow away
before a bob-sled party-the tunes
are so graceful and tripping.
Then, Yum-Yum sings very
nice song about the sun and moon,
and Ko-Ko sings Il song about a
little bird that says "tit-willow,"
all the time, and the prince (and
sings gay little song
about the flowers Of spring, but we
could not begin to name all the in
teresting songs.
We think that Mr. Gilbert and
Mr.. Sullivan must have enjoyed
such merry little operas as
The MilIado."