West Lebanon Gazette (Newspaper) - November 27, 1919, West Lebanon, Indiana per November 27, 1919 36, No 48 DOUBLE FIRE of Oak the most economical and efficient for the burning of. draft passes through all the coal at the same giving maximum combustion with See them on our us Pins Husking Hooks Husking Gloves Husking Mittens Husking Bands Horse and January 1, 1920. accounts must be settled at end of each month by cash or a bankable note to draw 8 per sor to D. Ho thou hast given me a to J humble roof Ii5 Under the spars of which I lie Both soit and Where thou my chamber for to -ward set a. harmless to watch and I is my as is my void of yet the of my worn by the come and freely words or as my so my little buttery and little keeps iny little loaf of bread little oi thorn or briar a coal I like I when I pulse is all other bits that placed by the and the of thy kindness thou hast And my and my beloved To be more thou that my With guiltless me wassail bowls to Spiced to the 'tis thy hand That soils my And for my bushel Twice ten for Thou my hen to lay Her egg each Besides my faithful ewes to bear Me twins each while the conduits of my kino Run for these and better thou dost send to this I should for my A thankful OF THANKSGIVING Sarah Josepha Hale Succeeded in Establishing the National Holiday at a Uniform V. i SARAH JOSEPHA MOTHER OF WAS a patriotic and philanthropic widow who gave us our national Thanksgiving day and Liberty's old was naturally the home of the This who in the Hall of Fame deserves a place amongst the country's was Sarah Josepha an editor whose Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book gave unto our grandmammas the latest styles in hoops and Mrs. Hale got down to work on the Thanksgiving problem that item on Uncle Sam's calendar was badly but with the aid of President she brought order out of Let us first see how the complications came and hot was our first national Thanksgiving appointed by although held in mv INew Fall or Winter your today and let us fit you ot for the Tall and Winter Perhaps the price will not be as much as you Huskers call at our store fot lotions good for chafed hands or sprained Cough syrups and coid Just drop in any time during the past two although not immediately for the second national Thanksgiving day occurred May 17, 1776. Two years later Wednesday was the but after Washington took control of affairs Thursday was nation's first official thanks promoters were usually of appointed by the continental congress in the days before we had a recommending to the governors of the that a designated date be observed as a day of thanksgiving and committees appear to have been of in 1778, the two chaplains of congress were directed prepare the helped to promote the nation's thanks on two notable occasions before he became first being during his desolate at Valley when he directed that his army on December 18, 1777, the date appointed by in its present quarters and that the chaplains perform divine service with their several corps and Maytime more festive program was arranged by the general the following when he ordered his troops to observe May 7, 1878, as a day of thanksgiving for aid given - by France to the patriotic his outlining in great detail tlie ceremony to be observed has been a signal given the whole army will huzza the king ot he This huzza was then to be followed by booming of a general discharge of another live the European then more more musketry fire and a final American of our history saw two Thanksgiving days and both were wartime In 1776, May 17 and December 11 were both while In 1863 Lincoln designated August 6, as a special Thanksgiving day in advance of the autumnal feast of the last Thursday in The summer holiday was a special thanksgiving for as had In the only national Thanksgiving day in 1862. From Madison's time to Lincoln's there were no national thanksgivings by the festival was observed annually in New England and in New as also in the scattered Episcopal whose Book of Common Prayer since 1789 has designated the first Thursday in each November for giving thanks in the churches unless civil authority should designate another date for this of New where it had been an institution since 1621, Thanksgiving all the while to even Christmas as a festival of feasting and family becoming governor of New York Jay endeavored to establish it in that state as an annual but his political enemies branded his proclamation as an attempt to stir up religious in his favor and he made no further renewed the and was but New Thanksgiving did not coincide with until the middle of the last occurred a week later than the Empire Searching old newspaper files we learn how Thanksgiving was celebrated in these I found other day a statement that in 1858 10,000 people after eating one Thanksgiving dinner in New York had gone to their early homes in New England to enjoy a week soon became an though institution in most of the western which had and the iove of We thank For sorrows that Thy wisdom thank For Thy most kindly For dear for all these blessings we We thank largely by New Yorkers and New but tlie South was tardy in adopting the Governor Johnson of Virginia designated Thanksgiving day in 3853, his Governor when requested to do publicly the ground that he had no authority to interfere in the religious matters of the in Mrs. Hale was wielding her facile pen in a zealous crusade to have Thanksgiving day established as a national festival and observed Upon a uniform date throughout the For 20 years she persisted in this not only through the columns of the two magazines which she but la which she wrote to all the presidents and agreeing to establish the dent of proclaiming the holiday on the last Thursday of each coin at last crowned her tireless efforts with no president has failed to emulate his Sarah Josepha Hale may bs rightfully termed 41ie of our annual festival - of Elfreth Watkins in Utica Saturday Thanksgiving Thanksgiving services will be held at the Presbyterian church next Thursday morning at 10 Rev. S Houchins of the Christian church will deliver the sermon and Rev. C. E. Beebee will take part in the A committee consisting of Mesdames Russell C. E. Jones and M. O. Golden has been appointed to provide special music for the Everybody invited to come Woman's Franchise League was organized at last The officers elected Mrs. H. B. Mrs. H. 2nd Mrs. 3d Mrs. L. T. Mrs. J. C. Mrs. Victor Double the growth of calves chicks by feeding Calf Pig Chick Meal get these at Ike Halls Drug 22tl LEBRON 8, FLEMING EARL FLEMING FLEMING A J. MILLER BORACE NEW LINE Nap in New of the best in attractive Work Clothing of various made for Shoe Line offers the highest values in the best made for Sold at Dry Goods IF ACCIDENT OR SICKNESS NEVER HAPPENS TO IT MAKES YOU FEEL SECURE TO HAVE MONEY IN THE MONEY IS YOUR BEST FRIEND AND WILL COME TO YOUR RESCUE WHEN NOBODY ELSE WILL OR CAN. WHEN YOU ARE OLD WILL KEEP WITH WE PAY H PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME Central Checks for Of. paid on time AliAN Horace O. W A. kin face or but when dey springs Oli me 14 times a Much not good for one Enjoy your Thanksgiving feast but save room for some of our your Candy and Cigars are e to the day's Sanitary Soda etc. Step are always C. NEWSPAPER
