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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
$4,000 SEE TIGER
Band FALL BEFORE:
ONSLAUGHT BROWNS

Detroit. Mich, April oG.Dctroit
was vanquishcd by the Sislcrloss
Browns / to 3 here today. The at
tendance. $4,000 persons, was COCO
greater than the previous record
opening crowd.
The Tigers were eff to Il three run
lead in the third on consecutive hits
by Hancy, COBB. Neach and Hill
man. coupled With Il poor throw ~
Gerber to the plato. -. Louis Went
hi:less until the fifth when doubles
by SEVERED and Gerber and Il batter
hit by a pitched bail gave them two
runs. Ken Williams made Il home
run in the sixth while GCrEcr's sec
ond double of the day followed by
Robcrtson's single brought in the
deciding run in the ninth. Score:
st. Louis o U 0 o > . IL 81
Detroit -. . % 3 0 o 0 o 0 0-3i %
:Shocker and SEVERED; Collins,
Francis and Bassler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
Left to risht-Foran, Fransen, MeGarry, Hearon

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Watervilie, April 26-The Colby
relay team left Waterville this after
noon for Philadelphia where they
will compete in the University of
Pennsylvania Relay carnival to be
held on Franklin field Friday and
Saturday. The men who made the
trip were: Captain ]. Walter
McGarry of Brookline. Mass; Nor
man w. Foran of Winthrop, Mass;
Roy c. Hearon of Binghampton, n.
"; and Everett G. F'ransen of Lynn,
Mass. Roland w. Payne of Water
Vile was taken as alternate.
The four men will run against
eight colleges in class co.. the COM
petitors being Fordham University.
Hamilton college, Swathmore col
lege, Boston university, st. Josephs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
PRESIDENT T0SSES
GUT FIRST BALL and
SENATORS WIN, 81

Washington. April 2G-Twenty-two
thousand fans saw Washington cop
the opening game of the season from
Philadelphia, to i. With the score
tied in the seventh. Zachary. who
pitched the nationals to victory, hit
for three bases. only to be put out
later at the plate. Evans, however,
scored during the inning on a single
by Goslin.
From box President Harding
tossed out the first ball. Mrs. Hard
ing and Secretaries Hoover and
Davis accompanied the president to
the game. The score:
Philadelphia 0 90 l 0 0-1-9- 0
Washington 0 0 0 X-2-7-1
Harris and Perkins; Zachary and
Charity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
CARDS LAY ON COUCH
FOR ENOUGH TO WIN
over REDS, 3 TOl

st. Louis. April 26-After soin,
hitless for three innings. Couch M:
found for six safeties including -.
doubles and st. Louis defeated Gin
cinnati in the second game OF ~.
series. The score was y to s. n.
locals marked up six tallies in m.
fourth and Abrams relieved Coues
after the inning Roush got Fan,
hits out of five trips to the pI,ts
two being doubles. Clemens scorsS
two of the locals runs and got tvs
doubles. Manager Hickey Of tbs
Cardinals sent Lavan to third n
place Of Stock. The score:
Cincin'ti . OOO1 UO1 OAH1
st. Louis u D D 6 100 / / Ks IL .
Couch. Abrams. Benton and Ha,.
grave; Sherdell and Clemons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

! team Is to IS on the parish grounds
Thursday afternoon. Golfer and
Fletcher poled out three baggers and
| anthony Murphy two Dagger.
NaSScr hit we'll for the convent boys.
| Tho batteries for tho Alumni were
Fletcher and Golfer and for st.
Mars 5, Levasscr, Malone and
! Hickey.
The Augusta y. NJ. c. 4. Will be
| represented ny strong vollny ball
| team Saturday afternoon in the vol
! ley ball tourney which is to be he'd
It the Auburn gym" Physical Dir
| cctor Kennedy announced last night
| that the Augusta team would be
! composed of the following men:
| George Cooper, George Clarke, j.. W.
J BuIriIl, j. +. ncraham and A. r.
| Merrill. Both Mr.. Kennedy and
| General Secretary Thomas Smith will
| probably so to Auburn with the boys
I to cheer them on. There will be
! about eight teams represented in this
tourney which will start at three
i o'clock Saturday and continue until
j the winner has been determined. \
7 supper viii be served at $50 O'Clock.
| Harry Lord. an Old timer Of the
i ~
! player in the Chicago White SoX will
! manage the DiNfcld swattcrs this
! summer. The several good games
| they gave the Millionaires last sum
NOR are sill to be remembered.
It is believed that the Bowdoin
hurler. Walker, who showed up SO
badly on tho Southern trip of the
Black and White. has rcgained his
control In twenty-siX innings he
walked only on2 man.
One of the Millionaircs outfielders
for the past two seasons. sid Graves,
is now going strong with the Raleigh.
North Carolina team Of the Piedmont
League. and is holding up his former
record with case.
The committee in charge of solicit
ing funds for The Augusta Baseball
AssOciat ton desire that all those vino
have agreed to supply or help in sup
plying funds for the association, or
have subscribed to any, of the papers
which have been going ~around. to
expedite their promises with checks
which may be sent to r. T.. Beane,
treasurer of the Augusta Baseball
ASSOCia ton.
The members of the Augusta Base
ball Association were taken by sur
prise last evening when Leo Beau
dQin, member of the Millionaires Of
two years ago, drifted into the meet
ing. While there he was greeted ny
all Of his old friends. During the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

Boston, April 26-Boston opened its
home season today by defeating New
York to +, the winning run coming
in the ninth on double by Harris
and a single by Burns after New
York had tied the score in the final
inning. More than 10000 fans, the
largest opening day crowd in 10
Years. watched Frank Chance make
his debut as manager of the Red SoX.
Marines from the Gharlestown
Navy Yard drilled before the game
and acted as escort to the players of
both teams in the march to the flag
pole. Governor Cox threw out the
first ball and then acted as catcher
with Mayor Curley as pitcher in
forming the battery that retired
Manager. Chance on one pitched ball.
Ehmke weakened in the ninth with
Scott, Witt and Dugan singled and
was succeeded by O'Doul. Two
double plays started by Fewster and
one by Ward helped to keep the score
down. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

'Batted lot hOp1 III JlH.
''Batted for Aehf in Sth.
Boston ....... 0 0 l 0 0 Is
New York ~. 90 0 0 0 ! 0 s x-7
Two base hits-Bancroft 2. Boeck-
ell. F'risch. Cunningham. Three base
hits-Meusel. Double plays-Conlon
and McInnis: kopf. Conlon and Nc
Innis 2; Conlon. kopf and McInnis;
Marquard. Kopf and McInnis. Left
on bases-New York 4; Boston 4.
Base on balls--Off Nehf 3; off Mar
guard 4. Gtruck out-By Nehf J..
Hits-Off Nehf l in S; Ryan 0 in /:
lMarquard II in : %; Oeschger l
in Ia. Winning pitcher-Nehf.
Losing pitcher-Marquard. Umpires
Mccormick and Hart. Timc-1.57.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
RED SQX CELEBRATE OPENING
! GAME WITH 5 TO 4 WIN over
, YANKEES; 10000 SEE CAME

pinches today while Cleveland hit
Taber opportunity and shut out Chi
cago 3 to 0, before an opening day
crowd of approximately 10000.
Faber was unsteady in the first in
ming when the Indians punched three
hits with a base on balls and jump
ed into a two run lead. Wamby's
double, a sacrifice and a single net
ted them the other run. basket
of flowers was presented to Umpire
Rowland, the former White SoX
manager. The score:
Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-3-6r0
Chicago -. 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-S-0
Coveleski and O'Neill; Faber,
Blankcnship and Schalk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
PIRATES HAMMER
Osborne FOR 7 T01
WIN over CUB MEN

Pittsburgh, April 2G-Pittsburrb
made it two straight from Chieaso
by winning today's game Z to . Ths
Pirates knocked Osborne out Of the
box in the second inning. Ate,
four runs had been scored and with
the bases full. he was relied by
Dumovich, who retired the side,
Stauffer. a Pittsburgh boy on the
Chicago team. pitched the last two
innings. Score:
Chicago 900 O01 % 10 /
Pittsb'gh o 4 OOOO2 l x-7 i
Osborne. Dumovich. Stauffer and
O'Farrell; Adams and Gooch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
COLLEGE GAMES

At Durham, y. H.-Ncw Eamp-
shire >; Bates 0.
At Amherst. Nass.-Syracuso -;
MaSsac hUsctts Aggics 8.
At burlington, Nt-UnivcrsitY o
Vermont is: Albany Teachers Col
lege q G. innings.)
At New Haven, Conn-Tufts Is;
Yale Q.
At Mortified, Nt.-Maino :; Nor
witch
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Boston.
PhiIade Iphia at Washington.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis at Detroit.

conversation it was found that he
expects to get in the hot Of it again
this summer. although he is not
sure just where as yet. lie may pos
sibly don the Togus colors again this
year. 1t will be remembered that
he was one of the bright lights of
last years swatters at Togu,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

Edward Council. Thomas O'Brien
Samuel Goldberg. Maurice Lord
Brainard Hardy and Scott Mac Don
aid.
The seasons record for the Co.
burn team was as follows:
Coburn :. ConN II. S. :.
Coburn |. Colby Freshmen >.
Coburn =. .;kow hogan u.
Coburn /. Lewiston independents
g.
Coburn ]. Hebron >.
Coburn I. SkoWhegan >.
Coburn II. Gardiner |.
Coburn ;. Colby Freshmen ..
Coburn |. Bowdoin Freshmen 10.
Coburn q, Cony >.
Cohurn |. Cony >.
Coburn /, Lewiston Independents
Cohurn q. Bowdoin Freshmen ).
Games won, !; games lost, ..
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MasOns Win Twice
at Bowling with
Milburn Club

Especial to kennebec JournaL)
Skowhegan. April y = Masors
took a big lead in the league Wed.
nesday night. Won two games BY
taking l. points from the Milburn
Club. In the first game Sylvestef
had high total Tor the Milburn Club
of 443. Smiley of the MaSons had
high total of 400.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
< AY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The Smith senior division baseball
team elected tNcir captain and man
3ccr. Wednesday forenoon. Allen
Morton was elected captain and
Ro'c., Loadbc:ter, manager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Boston 5; New York a.
Washington 2; Philadelphia I.
Cleveland 3;@Chicaeo 0.
st. Louis 4; Detroit 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

Hallowell High held GOOD work
out Thursday afternoon in anticipa-
ton of the game at Fairfield on Sat
urdaN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
C0vEIESKI STINCY
WITH BlNGLES AND
INDIkNS WIN, SO

Chicago. April 2G--Stanloy Cove
lcski pitched alright ball in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27
YESTERDAYS SCORE
PERCENTAGE DOPE
ANb GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
New York z; Boston 8.
st. Louis 8; Cincinnati q.
Pittsburg 7; Chicago 2.
Brooklyn "a; Philadelphia 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

The members of the Augusta Base
ball Association were taken by sur
prise last evening when Leo Beau
dom, a member of the Millionaires of
two years ago. drifted into tho meet
ing. While there he was greeted ny
all of his old friends During the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-27

One of the Millionaircs outfelders
for the past two seasons. sid Graves.
is now going strong with the Raleigh,
North Carolina team OF the Piedmont
League. and is holding up his former
record with case.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29
GOLDEE RULE DAY CAINs PoPULARITr
Sunday Dec. 2nd
To Be Widely
Observed
Fourteen Nations Beside
u. s. join ia Aiding
Near East Sufferers.

As Sunday, December 2. the dsy or
on which the whole civilized worl5 +.
asked 10 observe The first Information
al Golden Rule Day" draws near, the
offices OF the Near Relief, the organi-
eaton sponsoring the movement In
america, are daily inundated with a
hqpd OF letters and postcards from
people in all parts of the country, many
OF them nationally known figures. ex-
pressing a willingness to Join in OBJ
servance of the day.
trom the number of pledges already
received IT is estimated thar at least
a million Americans will celebrate
Golden Rule Day, not by feasting, but
by fasting or otherwise practising some
act of self denial in order that others
may not starve. The most popular
method appears to be that of foregoing
the usual Sunday dinner and eating in
stead a meal similar to that given
every day to the Near East Relief
orphans and contributing the difference
in cost to the relief work.
In addition to the widespread OBJ
servance of the day in this country.
people in IL European and Asiatic
countries will observe the day in the
same way, making their contributions
through their own national relief
agencies.
Among the weII-known Americans
who have pledged themselves to eat
Golden Rule" dinner are President
Calvin Coolidge, ex-President Wood
row Wilson, Secretary of State Charles
E. Hughes, Senator King Of Utah, ex-
Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas,
John ]. Tigert, United States Com
missioner Of Education, the Honorable
Henry Morgenthau, and many others.
Foreign nations are represented on the
Golden Rule roster by such names as
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29
PERFECTLY SAFE

give Just spanked Ned. ] don't
know what course you'll pursue with
Stephen" remarked the mothers in
innate friend.
"What have the boys been up to
now" was the, timerous query.
about the very last thing you'd
imagine. They've been eating lunch
con with the Italian laborers working
along the car track. And you might
as well know the worst at once--they
have been eating meat cooked in a
shovel"
With frantic vision of hopeless
II germ-ridden child Stephens mother
called her interesting heir to speedy
account
Il didn't eat luncheon with any
strange men, he Indignantly persist
ed Those men are all my dear
friends+ And I didn't eat any meat
cooked In shovel either"
"What did you eat them?
"Only some gravy cooked in a
shovel by some of the men," Then
perceiving the wild alarm in the ma
ternal countenanee, eBut It was clean
all right, mother, for / saw the man
wipe off the shovel with his hat be-
fore he poured in the gravy"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29

r EADERs Of National Womens'
organizations, representing ap-
proximately 100000 organized
American women, in . recent session
in New York City endorsed the idea
of an International Golden Rule Day
to be observed all over the world on
Sunday, December End, with the OBJ
iect Of providing food for the or
phans of the Near East, and issued an
appeal to the women of the nation to
help make the day success.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker, former
President of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, has addressed a letter
to the head of every woman's organi-
cation in the country explaining the
object and scope of Golden Rule Day
and urging nationwide observance OF
Il.
The Resolutions Committee, consist
ing of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter and Miss
Mary Emma Wooley, presented the
following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Woman's
Committee on Near East Relief,
pledge its active cooperation to the
observance of International Golden
Rule Sunday, December End, as day
of self-denial for the purpose of aiding
the 100000 orphans now removed from
the jurisdiction Of the Turkish Gov
eminent and under the protection of
the Near East Relief.
RESOLVED, further, that we win
urge the cooperation of all women's
organizations throughout the country
in the observance of this day"
The idea Of International Golden
Rule Day was originated by the Inter-
national Near East Association in ses-
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29
What Wonderful Sight 1t Must Have

q permanent national status until 240
years afterward, when, on the Doth Of
October, 1864, Abraham Lincoln, In
grateful acknowledgment of victories
achieved by the Union army, and the
'.hopes Nf an ultimate and happy de-
liverance from all our dangers and
Affections" asked all of his fellow
citizens to join him in thanks to
God. Lincoln's proclamation was fol-
lowed by proclamations by the COVER
nors of the states, and this custom has
been a yearly one SINCE.
1t Is claimed that the authorities Of
Harvard college were the first pro-
moters of the movement to fix set
date for Thanksgiving In the New
England states. Until 1850 the holi-
day had been celebrated, off. and on,
in winter or summer. just as the spirit
moved the colonists. In consequence
of this all sorts of disorder prevailed
among the college students because
some portion of them was celebrating
Thanksgiving the whole year round.
When day was set for the feast in
the place where student lived, of
course he wanted to be there, and
equally of course his parents wanted
him. There was no way to prevent
this state of affairs, so the wisdom Of
the Harvard professors was levied
upon for a way to abolish it, Their
cogitations resulted in the proposition
TO advocate a fixed date, and they
gave it widespread publicity, The col
onists saw the good sense Of the
change, and the colonial governors
finally concurred In making the last
| Thursday of the eleventh month the
regular Thanksgiving day.
So widespread has the observance
of that first, and now historic feast
become, that wherever Americans con-
gregate the wide world over the last
Thursday in November finds the Stars
and Stripes flung to the breeze and
our countrymen in China, Russia.
France, England, and even In the wilds
of Africa gather around a bounteous
boardsand thank the Giver of All Good
for the progress and prosperity which
have attended their efforts to found
a great nation under His guidance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29

NJ. Georges Clemenceau If France,
Miss N1egan Lloyd George, daughter
Ct England's famous Little Welsh
man, the King and Queen of Greece,
Prince Carl Of Sweden, DR.. Fritdjof
Nansen Of Norway, and a host Of
others.
In many American cities local Gold
en- Rule Clubs have been organized
with all the members pledged to eat
the refugee rations for one meal, On
December 2. As the cost of the aver
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29

General Federation Of Women's Clubs
and a member of the Advisory Board
Of the Conference on Disarmament
Miss Mary Emma Wooliey, President
of Mount Holyoke College; Mrs@EIlie
Lines Chaplin, former Most Worthy
Grand Matron of the Eastern Star
Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler. Ma
tionaI President Of the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy; Mrs. Ella A.
Bogle, Vice-President of the National
Womanss Christian Temperance
Union; Mrs. John Booth, President Of
the New York State Federation of
YVomen's Club; Mrs, John D. Sherman,
Alternate for Mrs. Harriet Taylor
Upton, Vice-Chairman Of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee; Miss Annie Flor
ence Brown, Superintendent Of the
Lend-A-Hand Societies; Rev. Eva Ry-
erson Ludgate, Alternate for Mrs.
Robert ]. Reed, President of the In
ternational Order Of the Kings
Daughters and Sons; Mrs. Jeanette
w. Enrich National Director of
Women's Organizations Of Near East
Relief; Mrs. Lillian NJ. Ascough.
N. Y. State Director Of Women's Ac-
tivities for Near East Relief. ~
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Our
Thanksgiving
iIIiIIIIIIIiIIIIIIiIiIIIliiIiIITIiiiIiIIiiTiIIii

THANKS for the little things. dear
l. Lord
The baby.s wavering smile,
Mays tiny shoes beneath her bed,
Round arms uphung about her head
(She sleeping sweet tbs whitley.
Thanks for the kindly things, dear
Lord
The Eitchen's westward view,
Bills patience when the meals are late,
The goldenrod beside the gate,
The old cats friendly mew.
Thanks for the human things, dear
Lord
Bills rough cheek on my arm,
The funny dent in baby's nose,
The backward way Mays red hair
grows
Like her own perverse charm.
The big things are Thy keeping, Lord
Life, Truth and Love and Peace,
But little, kindly human things
Are like the touch of angel wings.
Whose blessings never cease.
Margaret w. Jackson, in Farm Life.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29

sion at Geneva, Switzerland, last sum-
mer as means of uniting the whole
Christian thinking world in the work
of caring for and feeding the nation
less orphans in the Near East. Fam
lies in fourteen different nations viii
observe the day simultaneously By
foregoing their usual more or less elab-
crate Sunday dinner and eating in
stead a meal approximately the same
as that served every day in the Near
East Relief orphansges, and eontrlbut-
ing the difference in the cost Of the
two menus to the support Of the or
phans.
In America the movement is spon-
sored by the Near East Relief and in
other nations by similar organizations
and societies working towards the same
ends. Details of the correct sort OF
food to be served for Golden Rule
Day dinner and other information con /
corning it can be had by writing 70
the National Headquarters of the Near
East Relief, Isl Fifth Avenue, New
York City, or to the nearest state
Office.
Many prominent European women,
including the Queen Of Greece, Baron I
ess Schaaalitsky of Denpark, Baron
ess Sigrid Kurck Of Sweden, and Miss
Alice Masaryk, daughter Of the Presi-
dent of Czecko-Siovakia have pledged
themselves to observe Gold Rule Day
and to further its wide observance in
their own countries.
Besides Mrs. Pennybacker as Chair
man, other members Of the Committee,
shown in the picture above, who APP
peal for the support of their various
organizations in making Golden Rule
Day a success, are Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Catt, Honorary President Of the
International Suffrage Alliance; Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter, President Of the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-29


their owners, the viands and meats
must have looked fit for royal ban
ouet. There were turkeys, bigger and
fatter than their descendants Of today,
and with gamy flavor which the Dird
of the domestic barnyaYd has lost.
Whole sides of venison hobnobbed
with denizens Of the briny deep. In
dian meal appeared on the table IN
many forms, evolved by the Ingenuity
of the doughty Pilgrim mother.
II was about three hundred years
ago that Thanksgiving was first cele-
brated in this country by the Pilgrims.
in grateful acknowledgment of the
first harvest In the colonies, and per-
haps In all the varied phases through
which the day has passed there was
never one more picturesque in sur
roundings, or more hearty in thanks
The families In the little Plymouth
colony were scarcely numerous enough
to have their own home feasts, so they
all ate and drank together, their
guests being King Massasoit and
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tribe. What a wonderful sight it must
have been-the Pilgrimss In their
quaint, homemade garments; the In
dams, In primeval costume. while the
grand old forests of America formed
on three sides background for the
picture, and in front stretched away
the broad ocean, over which these
founders of nation had safely come.
New England practically monopo-
liked the Thanksgiving holiday for
nearly two centuries. Still, it's cele-
bratIon was gaining advocates, and as
time passed discussions were fire.
quently started by different states as
to its adoption. Its first official rec
IGNITION by the state of New York
was In 1917. 1t Travelled as far south
as Virginia in 1857. and in 1858 eight
of the southern states proclaimed it a
holiday. But that famous first Thanks
giving of the Pilgrims was not given