Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-22

ed citizens from many lands have done
very much to make America what it
is. The early history of the United
States interweayes fine, strong strands
of English, Scotch, Celtic, French,
SPANISH and Jewish life, with not few
or feeble negro traits. and tolls, and
some relics Of Indian and old Mexican
civilization. The human conquest and
amazing development of this new con
tinent cannot be accounted for without
crediting much to the toll and many
other enrichments Of the Latin, Slavic
and southeastern European immi-
grants. Contributions to our culture
in art and philosophy and to our cult
walton of the land and our commerce
OF the sea come from the older ciyili-
cations of China, India and Japan.
Founders Of country's Faith.
Foundations Of Americas faith were
aid by pilgrims and cavaliers, Catho-
lies and Protestants, each in its own
way. yet all to tne same great end.
They are merely listed here as
queries raised by our Thanksgiving
reveries. their discussion being re-
served for timely opportunity Their
mere statement however, makes bold
the undoubting faith and hope that
these. and all other problems Of Amer
lean life, can all and only be solved
and settled by the spirit inspiring
Katherine Lee Bates great patriotic
hymn that breathes the soul Of our
American Thanksgiving:
o. beautiful for spacious skies.
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain.
America. America.
God send His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brother
hood
From sea to shining sea.
o. beautiful for heroes proved
In Iiberating strife,
Who more than SELF their country loved
And mercy more than life
America, America.
May God thy gold RENE,
Till Ill success os nobleness
And every er2in divine
Holiday Of the Home.
Thanksgiving Is q day sacred to the
home. More Of it is spent at home
than at church. ing family reunions
than in public assemblies, in SER ing
the needy. the lonely, and the home
less than in formal services of wor-
ship. lis sanctuary is the thoughtful.
thankful heart more than the house of
worship. Who that has lived in any
OF our oldest colonial states. especially
in New England. can ever forget or
fiji to have a glow Of heart at every
remembrance Of the real home Thanks
giving day as observed on the soil
from which ii sprang? At the very
mention OF it, what visions reappear
Of the long preceding preparations for
it at the old family homestead Of the
letters living forth and back between
the old folks ar home and the scat
tered Young folks In their new homes
or transient abodes; Of the railway
station platforms and cars thronged
hv merry home-bound RI ren-of-an-
older-rrowth. and cf.uren's children;
Of greetings at the threshold Of the old
farm house or village home. mIncIing
the smiles and laughter Of the living
with tears or silent s0rrowins. indy
ing yearnIng for the touch Of a van
ished hand and the sound Of voice
that is stir; Of the beautifully laden.
beautifulIy decorated family table,
with Americas fatted turkey as
welcome home, instead OF the "fatted
calf OF ancient days.
National Development.
In the truest American homes the
THANKSGIVING family reunion is ali