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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1911)
T 10 TI1E KEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMRETl 1, 1011. Omaha PUPILS. PRACTICE CHARITY Thanksgiving Day Spirit Taught by Teacher of Omaha. MANY PROGRAMS ARE GIVE! Landing- of Id niarlre Fathers In Rnarlrd hy the Panlls of the Yarlnaa School Throah oat the fltr. Thanksclvlns; dav wan the betrlnnlns; of fcrlef vacatlnn for pupils In the public svnools of the city, but the day pre ceding u dcvot1 entirely to obnerv anrs of the occasion. Knlnrgln on an annual custom piplla of every public achool In the city brought donation! for the poor-food, clothint;. fuel and article cf wide variety, adapted to aundry usrs. The atudenta of the h!(th achool gave llii In money for the benefit ot the Visiting Xiirsca. Programs embracing a hlatory of ThankRlvlng In the t'nlted Htates with Illustrations of paintings and poems from well known artists and poets were given in all the school. Roadlng and recita tions and "hymm of high Thanksgiving" wrre on the programs In the elementary grade rooms. All -school work was ar ranged to Impress the children with the spirit of the day. In schools with a large percentage of foreign-born pupils the programs were not lea elaborate nor the spirit of Joyous Thanksgiving Iran evident than In the All-American buildings. It was necessary In a few Instances to laboriously repeat the history of the day to those who could Dot speak Englleh, but once they "got the Idea they needed no further prompting," geld a teacher. The donations thla year were larger than ever before. All the charitable In stitutions in the city and families In straitened circunuiancea will be bene fitted by the gifts. Kach school will turn Its donstlon over to an Institution desig ated weeka ago, so that all donations will be equally distributed for charity, principals of schools In the poorer dis tricts will retain a part of the gifts and give them to the poorer and more needy families. Little children carried bankets of good rheer to many families after the dona tions had boon received at the schools. IlM Lissls Hanker, prlnlclpal at the I'aciflo. started some of the little tots home with food, given for Thanksgiving to the deserving. The practice apread to other schools and many needy families were well provided for by thoughful principals who ,have known of their wants, but were unable to aseUt them until Thanksgiving brought Its tons of gifts. WOOD MODEL) OK OLD HOLLAND Children gee old Town from Which the PI I grim Started. The little first grade boy at the Farnain achw)l who wore a linen suit through the bitter cold of the eaiiy dny of the week Is now proudly and warmly clothed In blue serge, for his teacher saw to It that he was provided for from the store of things the children of the school brought s a Thanksgiving offering. Mrs. Harrison, principal of the school, ays the spirit ot unselfishness was more manifest than ever before. The children brought eatables and clothing for the needy until the entire lower hall was full of them. Aide from the goods sent to eight families that have children In the school, all of these contributions, a full wagonload, were given to MIps Mages cf the City mUsion for distribution. In every room a Thanksgiving program waa given by the children. The children of the four first grades were dressed aa Puritans and Indiana Those of the first grade learned the story of the first Thanksgiving from an object lesson show ing wooden models of the city of Leydeni Holland, from which the rilgrlma started, the Mayflower, the cabins In New Eng land, the Indiana and the woods. For JHymouth Rock, a real dornlck was ustd. Miss Marie Ryan msde l'urlta.i aprons for her second grade pupils and they tnade their own paper caps. ALL OMAHA CELEBRATES DAY (Continued from First Tage.) tut be hu ttesiuweU upon his people. "I feel sorry for the man." said Dean Hancock, "who looks upon the fields of golden grain, blue skies, green meadows and seen nothing to be thankful for but luaterlal wealth and the means ot feed ing men. The beauties of nature also are to be enjoyed and thanks for them should be returned. Theyare for the sweetening of the soul and are the meat that does does not perish. The spiritual needs of Bian are recognised and food to satisfy them also Is given by Clod, and I urge that In our enjoyment or physical bless ings and the bounties for the material B-n we should not forget to give thanks for these even greater gifts. riNssr BECK eve. a. Cotllcd at the brcverv. Jnst about 100 per cent, perfect Fcr health's sake have It la your home. Goad Old Dlatz" EL ATX COMPANY MtllBM(lMtMM,MW,SA Jrtea4 x4is aa - 1 11 - 'V "z::Zz'iB "r i THE UMAilA 15EE Omaha's Great Ilomo Paper I 7 Joins in Day of Thanksgiving I Children of Foreign Birth Help Honor Thanksgiving Day Although M9 of the 40) students at the Pacific echool. Taclflc and Twelfth : treets. are of foreign birth or parentage an. many have Just struggled up to an Intelligent grip on English, the Thanks giving program there was on. of the I est In the city. Kven the little shavers In A and B of the first grsde, some of whom wer. un able to talk In English, caught the spirit of the day and eagerly took part In the e.tcerclses. I'lctures of the Mayflower were cut from paper, drawn In crude lines by the youngsters on the black' board or more accurately portrayed In water colors and crayons by the advanced stu dents. For the first time donations were given by the students for charitable purposes and Miss Llnle U Banker, principal, wis surprised at the volume and variety of the gllfts. Hhe at once sent little Johnny Thomas with a basket of eatables to big moher. a widow woman with a large tamlly who lives at 12ns South Thirteenth street. Several other little tots were dis patched with provisions for needy fam ilies In the neighborhood. 'We will keep some of theae donations." said Miss Hanker, "and give to families here who we know are In want. The rest of the donations will be given to the Associated Charities." A Thanksgiving program wag rendered by each room In the school. In one of the rooms students ot five and six years had drawn pictures of the Mayflower on th. blackboard with blue and - white chalk, "I doubt If they understand the meaning of Thanksgiving." said th. teacher, "but they say they da and so they help th. school to observe th. 00- caslon," Miss Minnie Olber hag been recently placed In charge of an ungraded room at the school, which has been proving a valueble addition. Sutdents from many grades who have shown a disposition to lag or have not been thoroughly qualified are placed In this room. When they have brought their work up to par they are admitted Into their classes. One of the students In this room was an Italian girt, of but five wseks residence hers. She Is learning rapidly and will soon be able to ent.r a class. "Her mother wears mourning," said a teacher, ' "for her father, who died a few months be fore they cam. over. The mother brought her family her. to educate them. They put their children In school as soon as they are located In America." Story of Pilgrim Fathers is Enacted by Train Pupils Down on Sixth and Hickory at Train school, overlooking th. blue Missouri, several hundred boys and girls, mostly children ot foreign parents, but loyal young Americans, every one of them, sang and recited verses commenoratlve of th. first Thanksgiving day In as spir ited a fashion as It those Pilgrim fathers were their very own forebears. The kiddles of the First B entertained the small boys and girls of the First A and the kindergarten with a very active playlet, which they have practiced for several weeks under the direction of their teacher. Miss Krllne Jaskalek. For days the boys have gnne through th. chicken yards picking up the best looking feathers for their Indian head dresses and the girls had carefully fashioned their white Puritan caps. The play opened with Governor Brad ford (a black-eyed German "knabe"), and Klder Brewster (a fiaien haired Danish "dreng"), planning the big feast to cele brate the fine harvest. Th. other whites. Miles Rtandlsh, John Alden. Frlsctlla and many others, arrived and after them came Massasolt with a long line of his braves. The Indians whooped and danced their war danoe at one end of the room, while some of the pale-faces bang-banged at lmu?flnary wild turkeys with broom sticks at th. other end. Then they all sat around and smoked th. peace pip. while th. Puritan maids cooked the turkey and set th. table. Then all ate from th. play pistes and cups and sutlers. The First A class with mudh vim re cited the story of Thanksgiving, each on. telling an IncPlent except a tiny Italian lassie, who. herself, has Jurt arrived from the old country and does not yel know the English language. But she smiled very hard all the time which was Just as good. . In the other grades, the pupils sang, recited, painted plcturea ot the May flower on the brlney Atlantie and made trply art 1st lo Thanksgiving cam In con ventional designs. Karly In th. afternoon there waa great excitement packing tip and sending oft the donations, which the children brought for the Child Saving Institute. -Two of the big boys went along on tho wagon, which was loaded to overflowing with all sorts of good things eabbages, pota toes, onions, carrots, eggs, "rlca, beans, sugar, salt, pepper, ry. bread, wheat bread, apples, oranges and bananas. Office Salts Wail for Feast on Ship "Gee, but I wish I was back In the navy with the rest of the fellows, eating a gooa navy i nsnksglvtng dinner and hav. Ing a whole day of spurts." walled the -i unit wins siauonea in the navy ecruuing station In the Federal build ing. "All the fellows will eat a swell din er," lamented George Tiller. Burgeoa straeten s aaltant, "and they'll have all the trimmings you ever heard of cranbe ry sauce, cigars, turkey m-m!! Then after they eat all they can, every una. from the coal passers to th. senior i ftleer. Joins In the athljtlo games, and the fellows will all play and 'spout' all day, with not a single thing to do until oinorrow.. Gee. but 1 wish I was back i n board ship." Feast is Spread at House of Hope A Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed yea erday afternoon at 1 o'clock at he House A llopa. Among those who enjoyed the east wer. a number of persons not egularly tared for at the home. Foi- jwlng the dinner a program ot speeches nd music was given under the direction ,f C. W. Bavldga. The key to success In business la the Jullclous and persistent use of newspaper advertising. 4 INGRATITODEJCOMMON SIN Be. Craw-ford Preaches Sermon at Union Service of Thanki. SEVEN CONGREGATIONS UNITE There a Nat More Tkss One Mis In , Tea Who Has th spirit mt Gratl Itaae, Declare. Ilaaseoaa Park Hlalster. Union services of the First Baptist. First Christian, Grace Lutheran, Third Presbyterian? Westminster Presbyterian. Bt. Mary's Avenu. Congregational and the liana com Park Methodist Kplscopa, churches wer. held thla morning at l0.3u o'clock at the First Bsptlst church. Twenty-ninth and Harney streets, llev. Thomas IL McConnell presided. The ser mon wss preached by Rev. K. 8. Craw ford of the Hanscom Park church. lis dwelt chiefly on th. fact that' people should b. thankful for what they receive from God and not complain because they did not receive everything that they wanted. Ha said In part: "Thanksgiving day Is not a day to com plain because w. hav not received ev erything we would like to have, but a day for praise and thanksgiving for the benefits w. have received during the year. This day should be devoted to thinking over th. many things God haa don. for use, and to offer up thanks to Him. Thla Is a day that we should tune our hearts to the music of heaven. In of Iaarratltaae. , "Th. spirit of gratitude, however, ap pear to be our lost chord. To set aside a day for thanksgiving Is an Indirect ad mission ot this weakness on our part. The sin or Ingratitude Is one ot th. most popular In th world today. There is on an average of about one man out of ten who has th. spirit of gratitude. We are Ilk. th. man who waa caught In a lion trap. A woodcutter passed by th. pit In which ha fell and wag promised a big reward if hs would save him. The wood cutter saved the man,, but never received the reward. When we ar. in a dark pit we always make many promises, but how often are they keptT "We should not ' be pessimistic: we should sea a silver lining in overy cloud. Undoubtedly many things hav. gon. wrong during the year, but you ahould look on th. bright side 'of life. It Is far better to hav. a broken family olrcl. than to hav. broken manhood. Uod I. Not Partial. "Although we say that God Is partial to some persona, this Is not true. The gifts and graoea of God ar. all evenly divided. Th. riches, the automobiles, th. diamonds, sealskin coats and willow plumes are partially divided; the greater, higher and beiter thing of this world are evenly distributed. It Is far better to be rich In God's gifts than to be rich In this wonds goods. It you have health, good heailng and eyesight you ar. far better oft than the person who has money and has not thee, gifts. 1 would rather have an appetite today and no turkey than to hav a turkey and no appetite. "We need not go tar to find the occa sion for giatltude If wa hav. the spirit. It disaster comes to you, brae up and with a spirit of gratitude say, 'I will see It through.' ". Rev. J. M. Kersey gave the invocation. the sprlptur. lesson waa read by Rev. J. A. Jenkins. Rev. F. P. Ramsay gave th. benediction. Muslo was furnished by th. FlUh Baptlet cbu.ch quartet. HARVEST FBaUT IS CELEBRATED Pretty Service la Held at th. Caatrl lar Prosbyt.rlaa Charon. With the harvest festival decorations of two weeks ago still In place, the in terior of the L as teller Street Presbyterian church presented an Attractive appear ance, suggestive of asMuinn, when Rev. Mr. Houseman, the pastor, conducted the Thanksgiving service yesterday morning. There was special muslo for the occa sion, the choir, under the direction of Miss Callata Kerr, offering a number, of selections appropriate for the day of thanksgiving. For his text. Rev. Houseman .elected th word, th ' "Divine Benefactor," arguing that God's help la the best help; that th lord' provision Is th best provision that can be afforded man. This help was held to be better than bank notes and better than wealth, ton while real estate may depreciate In value and The Is on eyery wrapper of Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery because a full list of ingredients composing it is printed there in plain English. More than forty years of experience has proven its superior worth as a blood-purifier and invigorating tonic for the cure of stomach disorders and all liver ills. It builds up the run-down system as no other tonic can in which alcohol is used. The active medicinal principles of native roots such as Golden Seal and Queen's root, Stone root and Mandrake root, Bloodroot and Black Cherrybark are extracted and preserved by the use of chemically pure, triple-refined glycerine. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce at Buffalo, N. Y., for fret booklet which quotes extracts from well-recognized medical authorities such as Drs. Bartholow, King, Scudder, Coc, Ellingwood and a host of others, showing that these roots can be depended upon for their curative action in all weak states of the stomach, accom panied by, indigestion or dyspepsia as well as in all bilious or liver complaints and in all "wasting diseases" where there is loss of ncsn ana graauai running down ot the strength and system. The "Golden Medical Discovery" makes rich, pare blood and so invigorates and regulates the stomach, liver and bowels, and through them, the whole system. T litis all skin affections, blotches, pimples and eruptions as well as scrofulous swellings -and old open running sores or ulcers are cured and healed. In treating old running sores, or ulcers, it is well to insure their healing to apply to them Dr. Pierce s All-Healing Salve. If your druggist don't happen to have this Salve in stock, send fifty cents in postage stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce. Invalids' Hotel and Sur gical Institute, Buffalo, N. 1., and a large box of the " All-Healing Salve" will reach you by return post. You can't afford to accept a secret nostrum as a substitute for this non-alcoholic, medicine or known composition, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Though he offers the substitute for a less price you can t afford to experiment with your health. Go where they give you what you ask for without argument. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. 5ugar-coatcd, tiny granules, easy to take as candy, ' earthly things, pass away, th. help of God lemains. Every though of God leads the mind of man Into better things; It sustains cour age through the conflict, not only with the masaea, but with the Individual and the Individual things. Men hav. xrgued, continued the shaker, that It might be poss.ble for conditions to exist without God, but the argument has been rejected by all who have given thought to the matter until all agree that with God left out, the en tire universe would be a failure. Cond. tlons cxUtlng In the world at this time, suggested the speaker. Indicate the prerenc. of a personal God, one Whose presence Is felt everywhere. Th. God that Is worshiped by man Is a Ood who responds to the call ot man as readily . as did the fairies described by Homer, who bullded up a city while its Inhabitants slept. II. Is a God who pro vides for all His worldly creatures, satis fying them and their wanta, undei land ing what thsy need and what they want and giving them th. bounties most plenti fully. Puritans and Indians Feast With Each Other Indians and Pilgrims met at th. Lin coln - school to c.lebrat. Thanksgiving day, and In a play, "The First Thanks giving," written by Miss Helen M. Hltte, principal of the kindergarten department, depicted the story ot th day, th grate ful Pilgrims eating their first Thanks giving feast of fish and deer and wild turkey. All th. characters of th. play were taken by the little folks. Joseph Drosda waa chief Massasolt and burled th. .hatchet willingly and went to church with the Pilgrims and acted just like his "white brothers." The cast of characters waa as follows: . INDIANS. Chief Massasolt .........Joseph Drosua toughing Water ! ...Rlth Rigdon I octihonlas Maraaret Bnuriva Bquanto Frank Hulao famoset .....Warren McHhane Kln-in-the-Face Harry Bhukert Red Cloud Edward Franci Twelve Other Indiana. , PILGRIMS. Governor Bradford Adrian Alkln John Alden Edward Sedlacek Miles Blandish Lawrence Hnyder i'rlscllla Alden Alice Pycha Fitlth Mabel May Courage Clare Alkln Hope Rosena Prtbtl Patience Elizabeth Lambert Twelve Other Pilgrims. Institute Children Enjoy Big Dinner All of th. children at th. Child Saving Institute except, of course, th tiny babies, enjoyed the biggest and best meal of the whole year yesterday noon. The boy and girls forty-six In all with faces shining with much scrubbing and real Thanksgiving happiness, aasembled about th large table gay with a centerpiece ot yellow chrysanthemums and all sorts ot candles, nuts and fruit. All th eatables were donated by men and women Interested In th welfare of th. kiddles at the Institute and the flow ers wer the gift of Falconer th. florist, who sent them In fresh from "his green, bouse. After dinner the children had an extra good time with all sorts of games. TOTS GIVE PROGRAM AT EDWARD R0SEWATER SCHOOL If th. Puritan fathers who cam. to this oountry on ths Mayflower could only hav. seen th. conglomeration of national ities Celebrating Thanksgiving at th. Ed ward Rosewater school at Thirteenth and I'helpa street Wednesday afternoon, they would hav Indeed had causa to be merry. Each room had a Thanksgiving program of Its own, prepared by the teacher In charge and carried out by the pupils. "Pieces," songs, and "acting" comprised these programs, and as an ex tra Incentive for the children to do their best In th celebration, school was "let out" early. Many of th children who took part In th programs could scarcely speak the English language, and to hear a Uttl six year old Lithuanian girl recite "The Landing of the Pilgrama" In a broken manner, but accompanied by aealous ges ture, would hav been excruciatingly funny had not th earnest efforts of the Uttl tots to show their loyalty to thetr adopted country been so well meant adge -6t Honesty ' COOKS YIE W1THEACH OTHER Ai a Remit City and County Pris oner! Are Well Fed. ROCK PILE CLOSED FOR DAY While Tarkey la Not on the Mena at (he Jails, There Was Plenty of Other Good Things to Eat. Rivalry existed between the cooks at th city and county jails yesterday. Each strove to outdo the other In pre paring the better meal, and the result wa that the prisoners were made happier through the rivalry. In each case the meal was extraordinary and it la a toss up as to which cook put up the better Thanksgiving dinner. At 1:30 In tho afternoon the prisoners at the county Jail sat down to a dinner which possibly ecllpeed anything thai they may have had, had they been on thi i outiilde of prison walls. Two long tables ' wer. stretched In the large room on the I first floor and they wer. covered with 1 white paper. All the Inmates of the In- '' stltutlon wer. turned loose in the on., room and all prisoners, from ''vags" to "petetmen," were treated alike. Tho fol lowing menu was served: Chicken and dressing with brown gravy and mashed potatoes, celery, pickles, coffee and real rich cream, mince and pumpkin pies and cranberry sauce. The prisoners were all given a holiday and the chain gang did not go out to the rock pile to work up an appetite. The dusting and cleaning of the cells and hall constituted the work for th day. ln th city Jail thlnga ran on In the regular routine way. with the exception of a classy dinner served at 8 o'clock. Th regular police court wa. held, but very few of the prisoners wer sentenced, the judge evidently thinking of Thanks giving dinner with on member missing. Th prisoners received In their cells the following dinner: Chicken with dressing and brown gravy, roast pork and apple sauce, jelly rolls, celery and olives, pumpkin pies, sweet and Irish potatoes, gooseberry sauce, coffe, and hot biscuits. Charities Society to Keep Some of the Supplies Till Later Th. Associated Charities brought good cheer to several families Thanksgiving day. Donations from the schools to the Charities were unisually large.. Several basket of food were made up and sent to needy families. Students in some of th. schools carried baskets and messen ger boys delivered the remainder. "Some of the supplies we will- keep In stock," said Miss Ida V. Jonts of the Charities," and will distribute them dur ing the winter. W. have taken car of several needy families and have a list of others. Our most extensive work, will bo don. about Christmas time, when som. of the food and clothing we hav received from the schools now will be distributed." Y.W. C. A. Has Turkey Dinner and Musicale Th cafeteria waa closed and all the regular classes and club meetings wer called off at Mie Young Women's Chris tlon association yesterday. A table d'hote turkey dinner was served at 1 o'clock to eighty participants. Including the associa tion secretaries. Tho gymnasium, library and parlors hav been In active use all day by the members and their friends. In th afternoon th following musical program, arranged by th. membership commute, and directed by Mrs. Edith Wagoner, was given In the auditorium: Piano (a) The Brooklet Ludehuhl Piano (b) Butterfly Grieg Mine Eleanor Austin. Song An Open Secret Woodman Mis Ruth McBrlde. Violin solo Selected Miss Helen Sommer, Piano (a) Album Leaf dries Piano (b)La Slrene (Valse) ...Thome MIps Margaret Williams. Bong (a) Kings of the Road.. .Fred Bevan Song (b) The Mkipper W. H. Jude Mr. Will Roe. Song Spring Song .-Well Mlaa McBrlde. Violin obllgato, Miss Sommer. . Accompanists, Miss Klolse West, Mrs. Edith Wagoner. n SSk. -2T iywsi Eradicates Yrinkles I. THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH , THE ONLY CREAM IN THE WORLD WITH A COLD MEDAL Sold at 60c, 76c $1.00 ALL DEALERS K. I Baker Bros. Engraving Co. There is an old Jewish truism which de clares that "there Is fortune to each mis fortune," and the Baker Brothers Engraving Company wlah to Illustrate this by expressing their sliscere thanks for the fortune that at tended their fire of a few days ago. We are Indeed grateful that we were able to save our office records; that we were enabled to immediately rebuild our establishment In a bigger ana better manner. We are thankful to our many friends and patrons who stood by us at that time. Particularly 40 we express our gratitude to the local engravers through whose generosity we were enabled to serve our patrons since the morning of the fire. . We are operating now In full forte and hereby express our heartiest appreciation for the patronage of the past and future. Here's a joyous Thanksgiving to you all. BAKER BROS. Eff&RA rr The National Fidelity and Casualty Co. The National Fidelity, and Casualty Com pany of Omaha hereby expresses its sincere ap preciation of the very extensive patronage it has enjoyed this' year. The amount of business written proves the great confidence the people place In this home company,, and we are both grateful and proud to occupy this prominent position among both local and foreign companies. Our efforts in the future, as In the past, shall be to merit the further business of our many patrons and we promise complete satis faction in each and every transaction. We wish you alTa- very happy holiday and much prosperity.' 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