The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27
How Average Fam
lily Will Spend
Thanksgiving
BY G. LUCILLE BUTLER

For years the ewspapers at
Thanksgiving time have been print.
ing stories about how various famil.
les in Seattle spend their holiday
They have printed the stories OF
the most needy family. of the rich.
est family. OF the Oldest family. OF
the largest family and many others.
This year. we believe, there is
news in how another family OF Seat.
tie is going to spend its Thanksgiv-
ing. and that's the one we are print.
ing today-the story Of The Aver
age Family. It's typical OF the pro-
gram that viii be scheduled in
thousands Of Seattle homes Thurs
day.
We selected Mrs. Joe Bauer at
random. She's the wife OF grocer
and butcher in West Seattle, and
she lives at 1929 3ist ST. NV. Mrs.
Bauer was in the shining kitchen.
already getting the preparatory
things under way for the holiday
meal when we arrived
Eight year-old Alice, tho fair. and
her older sister. Theresa, wouldn't
move far from the kitchen as they
discussed plans for the day.
Mrs. Bauer. busy over the steam.
ing pots and pans, was asked what
she would consider the average day
for the average family, and said:
well, I'll tell you about my
own" which we thought was ex.
actly the proper caper and 80
I'VE win get up about $780," for
mother win have a big day ahead
''and after breakfast the two chill
dren will go to church, and joe
that's my husband-will putter
around the place, and shave. and
lose his collar-button, and IL will
be about like Sunday. only we viii
have dinner at $3.50 instead Of L.
Joe Bauer is n butcher and you
may be sure the turkey and other
good eats that grace the weathered
oak Of the extra leaves in the din
ing table out there at Joe's home
will be Of the best obtainabIe. For
Joe Is good provider. even tho he
does get careless with collar but
tonsl
Cream Of tomato soup, celery
and olives, sweet spuds. mashed
spuds, fruit salad. roast turkey
dressing, gravy. fruit cake, pie
cheese and coffee and the Gran
berries" chanted Mrs Joe. givinl
them another STRAND even Sock
ey Sam" the grey Angora, licked
his whiskers hopefully.
And all that for just you four
we gasped.
"Ah dear, no." countered Mrs. Joe
my father and mother, Mr.. ans
Mrs. Spreutels, who live Just cata
corner over there" pointing otn Of
the muslin.frilled window. will b
over for dinner, and my sister.in.law
Mrs. Noble, and her S-year.old Mar
gerie. and the young man who live
next door, and hope they all have
their appetites along, because low
to see people eat what ! cook"
And after the dishes are done, why
they'll pile into the car and driy'
over with the children to Dad ant
Mother Bauer at Lake Burien, an
spend the evening, and have a regu
lar family reunion with the othe
brothers and sisters who are scat
tered with their families over an
around Seattle. For the Bauer's be
lleye in getting together and cement
ing family ties on Thanksgiving "a
well az on other holidays.
Maybe wen have another turke
dinner at Grandma Bauer'a too,
supplemented Theresa Of the dar
curls.
And them"
Home to bed, guess, from tn
Lady Of the house.
Nice family Nice homel Nice dir
nerl
II will be about the same Thur
day, won't Il, in the coilectiy
homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. Average Ma
Of Scatter