The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
rULSANS. SETTLE
TURK QUESTION
Principal Engagements
Here Centered Around
Festol Board
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
Peans of Praise Raised to Pill
grim Fathers by All Pas
tors in City Yesterday

Tulsa fought the battle Of Thanks
giving successfully yesterday,
The principal engagements cen
tered around festal boards, where
hungary hordes Of Tulsans grap-
rIpd right CALAMITY with firm
ie-hed turkey in noble array made
short work of rich gravies and can
3.ad sweet potatoes and other re-
e.forcements following in rapid
procession and piping hot then van
quahed minCe pie with flaky crust
An golden pumpkin pie and tooth
some condiments and even proved
equal to after dinner nuts and fruits.
Emerging triumphant, the victOrs
settled down in mood as mellow as
the harvest season and with SUI
uremeN contentment to pleasant talk
around the cheerful blaze and not
too-strenuous amusements.
TO say that the city took to the
f.eshpots does not tell all the story
Of the day, for in the morning hours
in churches all over the city took
place the religious observances
which were uppermost in the inten-
tions Of the founders OF the day.
There was moment of remem-
hrance for the Pilgrim forefathers
Of sturdy virtue and strong faith,
peans OF praise were raised FOR the
mercies God hath shown us and
sober thought was given TO the in
ner meaning OF this distinctively
American holiday and to the bless
iugs which Americans enjoy indi-
vidually and nationally.
The day had its best essence per-
haps In its home rallies and the
gathering Of the family clans and
In its hospitality. In the afternoon
when a glorious sun routed the rain
and mist Of the morning, the home
hearth was exchanged variously for
the athletic stadium or a place in
a speeding motor car or In theater
The less fortunate were not for
gotten. Thanksgiving dinners were
enjoyed by 135 families through the
Salvation Army, which distributed
in the morning the last of the car
ry-alls each containing a three
pound roast, half peck potatoes,
cans OF corn and tomatoes, two
pounds of sugar. a head of cabbage,
a box OF spaghetti, n two-pound
bucket of compound, apples, celery
and bread. The Mission of Re-
deeming Love gave fruits and can
dies to children attending its
Thanksgiving exercises. A number
Of the churches, with Trinity Epis-
copal church most active, We're re-
sponsible for the Thanksgiving din
ners in many homes as were other
organizations and clubs philantro-
phically minded.
The reins of care were dropped
by one and all Housewives after
skillrully engineering the days ma
ior feast took a well-earned vaca-
tIgu schnp1 nbiIJran ahOnt
school and their dads about business
and city officials about government.
Appropriate Sermons.
That man should be grateful to
God in time Of adversely as we'll as
In time of prosperity was the theme
OF the Thanksgiving sermon by Rev.
ROlfe Z, Crum at Trinity Episcopal
church with "Ye shall take you
branches Of palm trees and willows
OF the brook and ye shall rejoice be-
fore the Lord your God" as its text.
Every life has its palm tree with
the branches raised aloof in the air
as symbol of JOY and of triumph,
and again its willow with drooping
branches signifying the times of
sadness and grief, was the compar-
lson drawn by Reverend Crum. He
said in part There is none OF US
who has failed TO notice the close
proximity OF joy and sorrow in
life, yet we never cease to be startled
by the fact. Times OF grief seem
to tread on the heels of gladness
In the florists window is displayed
the sign, bouquets and wreaths
for sale A man in business seems
in the heyday of prosperity wher
as II were by single blow all his
Investments are shattered and he Il
left TO gather up the broken pieces
We hear of the death of a friend
Why we eXclalm, I saw him al
well and happy as could be only
Yesterday 1t makes us realize AZ
nothing perhaps can the complete
lmpermanence OF earthly life ant
>arthly joy