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Congregations of East El P aso Gather at the Baptist
Church There and Those of Central El Paso Wori
ship at the First Presbyterian; Special Serv
ices in Episcopal and Catholic Churches.
HANKSGiVIltG day was observed
I by a large number of El Pasoans
by a large number of El Pasoans
-- In the vfjlv the niltrrfm fathers
m
intended when the observation of the
day was ffrSt inaugurated by going to
church and offering their praise and
thanksgiving to their creator.
Elaborate union services were held In
SI .pae at the First Presbyterian
church and at the Bast El Psso Bap
tist chunft for the residents of that
section o town.
At the church of St Clement Thanks'
giving service was held at 10:30 oclock,
with special muBic and a brief address
by the rector. Rev. Henry Easter.
Grower's music for the communion ser
vice was used, and the choir sang
Maunder's anthem "Praise the Lord Oh
Jerusalem." Sullivan's setting for the
TeDeum" and the "Jubilate" were
u.
At the church -of the Immaculate
Conception a choral mass was sung at
S:3 oclock and a Thanksgiving day
sermon was preached by Rev. father
Edward Barry. This mass took the
place of the usual daily 6:30 oclock
mass.
Union Service at First Preshyterinn.
At the First Presbyterian church the
union service was conducted by Rev.
J. E. Abbott president of the Pastor's
union, assisted by other ministers of
the union. James G. McNary, director
of the First Presbyterian church choir,
was in charge of the music. The ser
vice opened with the organ prelude,
played by Mrs. J. G. McNary. Then
the choir sang the Doxology and Glor
ia, the congregation standing. Rev.
Miles Hanson, of the First Congrega
tional church, gave the invocation. The
Gloria Patri was sung by choir and
congregation. Following this Rev. O.
J. Wade, of the Calvary-Houston
Square Baptist church read, president
Wilson's Thanksgiving day proclama
tion. "AH Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" was sung by the congregation
and choir, all standing. ReV. A. K.
Boyd, of the Highland Park Baptist also took part in the distribution of
chitroh read the scripture lesson. A baskets -of food and bundles of cloth
ThanksgiTng antheje. "To Thee Oui tng among the poor of the city.
Giving of Thanks Is A Christian Heritage
TaaaksgiviBg Day Is An American Institution and Should be Observed by
AH American People in Sincere JSfanner.
By REV. HERMAN G. PORTER.
Pastor of the First Methodist Church in the East El Paso Baptist Church.
TAKING his sermon from Psalms
107:8. 15, 21, 31: "Oh that men
would praise the Lord for his
goodness, and for his wonderful works
to the children of men." Rev. Herman
G. Porter, at the East HI Paso Baptist
church preached the following Thanks
giving sermon:
"The giving of thanks to Almighty
Jod, our kind and loving Heavenly
Father, is the heritage which belongs
to the whole Christian world.
"Thanksgiving Day, however as an
institution, belongs peculiarly to our
own nation. It is an American in
stitution. The festival of thanksgiving
began about a year after the landing
of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. The
Mayflower with 192 Pilgrims cast an
chor off Cape Cod Nov. 21, l2fl. The
voyage across the ocean took more
than twelve times as long as the same
crossing now consumes. It was then
a perilous flight across the sea. The
first half of their first year was for
them a period of constant hardships,
danger and deaths.
"Friendly relations were established
with the Indians at the start. The In
dians taught them how to plant and
tend corn; and in other ways reclpro
cated kindness.
"The first year of the Pilgrim set
tlement, in spite of that awful first
winter, when nearly one-half of them
perished, had been quite successful.
The corn made a good yield; barley
fairly good; peas were planted too
late. The harvest being gathered.
governor Bradford sent four men out
fowling (hunting) so that they might,
after a special manner, rejoice to
gether over the success of their la
bors. The First Thanksgiving.
"These four men in one day killed
s many wild turkeys, partridge and
pigeons as they could all eat in a
week. The Indians brought in five
deer. On invitation 90 Indians re
jnained three days with them. Thus
they rejoiced together. Similar days
at different times were observed.
"During the Revolutionary war,
congress regularly appointed a day in
each year as Thanksgiving day. In
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liams, of the First Baptist church led
in prayer. Owen's "Ave Meria" was
sung by a trio, Mrs. Leila Mocre, Mrs.
A. H. Goldstein and Fred G. Billings.
The Thanksving offering was col
lected. Rev. J. B. Abbott, of the West
minster Presbyterian church, saying
the offertory prayer. Following this
was an anthem given by the First
Presbyterian church chorus, and the
hymn "Harvest and Thanksgiving" by
the congregation and choir. - Rev. P. J.
Rice, of the First Christian church,
oreached the sermon. "God Bless Our
Native Land" was sung by choir and 1
congregation an standing and tne
benediction was delivered by Her. C
Wesley Webdell, of Trinity Methodist
church. Mrs. J. G. McNary played the
organ postlude.
Union Service In East 1 Paso.
The union Thanksgiving service of
the East El Paso churches, held in the
Bast El Paso Baptist church was
opened with the singing of the Doxol
ogy by the congregation. Rev. Ken
neth Brown, of the East El Paso Pres
byterian church, gave the invocation.
Rev. H. P. Bond, of the East El Paso
Methodist church, read the scripture
lesson. Rev. Ed. L. Millican, of the
East El Paso Baptist church, read
president Wilson's Thanksgiving day
proclamation. The sermon was deliv
ered by Rev. Herman G. Porter, of the
urst Metnooist ana urcnara .faric
Methodist churches. The closing pray
er and benediction was given by Rev.
W. H. Duncan, of the Alta Vista
Methodist church. The choir of the
Bast El Paso- Baptist church led the
congregational singing.
Salvation Army Services.
' Thanksgiving services 'will be held
tonight at 8 oclock by the Salvation
army lrt the hall, with Rev. W. L. Rob
inson, of California, as the preacher.
There will also be special street ser
vice. The Aalvation armv workers
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"The first National Thanksgiving
proclamation was issued by George
Washington in the year 1795. For years
it remained a New England custom;
but gradually extended its boundaries
until It became universal throughout
the whole nation. Soecial Thanks
giving days were appointed during the J
uivu war in xssz, 1S63 and 1S64. Since
that time there has been a regular
appointment of the last Thursday in
November as Thanksgiving day.
Becomes More and More Popular
"When the president proclaims to
the nation, as he does every year, that
Thanksgiving day should be observed
by all our people, a responsive chord is
touched. We can rejoice that the day
Is becoming more and more popular.
"Well may the people of our nation
and the people of the world ascribe
praise and thanksgiving to God the
giver of every good and perfect gift!
"The Psalmist out of the fulness of
his heart exclaims: 'Oh, that men
would praise the Lord for His goodness
and for His wonderful works to the
children of men!" "
"This text constitutes the essence
of real thanksgiving.
3Inny Erroneous Ideas.
There are many erroneous ideas con
cerning Thanksgiving day. Many make
the day one of feasting without the
thanksgiving spirit.
"A minister desiring to impress the
people with the importance of attend
ing the Thanksgiving services, stood
before his Sunday school and said:
" 'Children, next Thursday is Thanks
giving d3y. What do we do no Thanks
giving jdayr
Without hesitation a boy vigorously
replied: "Eat Turkey!'
""Yes, it is splendid to have a hi
dinner on Thanksgiving day; but let
us keep in mind that the day has been
especially set aside as a time for
worshiping Almighty God.
Some Block God.
"There are some people who cele
brated) 'by drinking strong drink. In
so doing the God who created them
Is mocked and dethroned, while the
god of wine is lauded and enthroned.
"There are other people who recog
nise Thanksgiving day as a holiday
with Its chief feature having a good
time.
"Such people are the embodiment of
selfishness. Let us note some right
ideas regarding the day and its ob
servance. "God should be recognized as the
giver of all good; and He should re
ceive our grateful reverence and wor
ship. It should be a day of conse
cration and enlistment -for service.
Earnest prayer - should be offered in
our churches, in our homes and in
our closets.
Should Remember the oor.-
"e should especially remember the
poo and gladly minister to their
needs.
"The Psalmist in the text mentions
two great reason for praising the
Lord His goodness and His wonderful
Works'" God's goodness and works
are united. The Lord Is good to all
and his tender mercies -are over all his
works."
"The facts of creation, providence,
and redemption ought to so strongly
appeal to us that with glad hearts we
would render unto the Lord praise and
thanksgiving, not only on one day of
the year, but continually manifest the
Thanksgiving spirit."
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Thanksgiving An Attitude Rather Than Act
The Purpose of the Day Is to Make Concrete and Real the Things That Should
Arouse Our Sense of Gratitude.
By REV. PERRY J. RICE,. '
Pastor of the First Christian Church at Union Thanksgiving Service in First
Presbyterian Church.
.r-HOOSING as a
text Epheslans
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thanks always for all things in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to
God, even the Father,"' Rev. Perry. J.
Rice, pastor of the First Christian
cljurch, delivered the annual union
Thanksgiving sermon Thursday morn
ing in the First Presbyterian church.
He said: "The iext is simply a
broad, general exhortation to be
thankful. As such it js not unique for
both the Old Testament and the New
abound in similar exortatlons.
Thanksgiving is an attitude rather
than an act; it is a disposition of the
heart rather than a doing or a say
ing. If one is disposed to be thank
ful he will find ample occasion for
gratitude. If he is disposed to be
unthankful, unappreclative, nothing
will seem good. A grumbler grum
bles because he is a grumbler, not be
cause his circumstances are especially
unhappy. The apostle exhorts us to
be 'always thankful for all things,
whether they are pleasant or un
pleasant sweet or bitter. Such an at
titude toward life's varied experiences
is not easily reached, but it has in it
the key to happiness and complete
satisfaction.
Purpose of the Day.
"The purpose of this day, However,
Is to make concrete and real the
tbing3 that should especially arouse
our sense of gratitude, and I there
fore wish to present in a somewhat
categprlcal fashion some of the more
obvious things that have characterized
the year, as evidencing the goodness
of God. Inasmuch as this is a natianal
holiday. It is fitting that mentfon
should be made of the blessings which
r the Yiation as such has enjoyed. We
may especially rejoice in the tact tnat
theinan who at present is presiding in
the White House is a Christian, not
alone in name but In speech and ac
ttbn. It may safely be said that no
president of the United States has
ever exhibited more deep seated Chris
tian convictions in dealing with every
national problem than has the stal
wart stately Presbyterian who now
occupies the -chair. Iii the smaller as
well as the larger matter? which oc--cupy
his attention, he has dared to
overrule custom and defy traditions in
the Interest of a simple Christian ex
ample. "According to the Courier-Journal,
of Louisville, here'are some of the
things which may be placed to his
credit: 'He overthrew the Inaugural
ball with its miserable disgrace. He
goes to church to worship and not to
be seen of men. He has thrown away
the gold braid and the military trap
pings generally. He has cut out the
theater ostentations. He rests on Sun
day. The White House is closed from
Saturday night to Monday morning.
He will not join local fashionable
clubs. All Intoxicating liquors have
been excluded from the white house.
Kfalth may be, all good citizens re
joice in such a program on tne part 01
the president of this Christian nation.
Two Evidences of God's Providence.
In his brief Thanksgivings procla
mation the president mentions two
features of our national life as par
ticularly evidencing the providence of
ffnfl Th first Is the neaee we have
enjoyed within our own borders and
with- the nations of the world. ' It is J
Ri-rn!fIrTit tlint this should stand In .
witir tne nations 01 me worm, n
significant that this should stand In
the foreground of the proclamation
this year. It reveals the calm confi
dence the administration has in the
ultimate issue of Its course with Mex
ico. "To us who live here on the bor
der, all talk of peace seems a little
Incongruous. We are hearing so
much, not alone of war and rnmors of
war, but the actual rattle of muskets
and roar of cannon that it is difficult
to see how anyone can be confident
of peace. But we must not be so
blinded by the near that we cannot see
the distant.
"In a recent address, J. L. McDon
ald, editor of the Toronto Globe, said:
"'The greatest wonder on this con
tinent Is not Niagara or the Grand
canyon of Colorado, but the fact that
two nations march' side by side for
4000 miles and there is not a fort, or a
soldier or a battleship in all this dis
tance. 7qrthern and Southern Border.
"W& are not unmindful of the wide
difference in civilization and in tem
perament between the people who live
on the other side of the northern bor
der and those who live on the other
side, of the southern border, when we
say that if the administration is per
mitted to work out its policy of a
near friend which it Is at present so
steadfastly maintaining toward strick
en and bleeding Mexico, the time will
come when forts and armies and mili
tary highways will be as unnecessary
on' the south as is now the case on
the north.
Kevr Note In Diplomacy.
""A new note has been struck In in
ternational diplomacy. There has been
intervention without arms and with &
desire to be a friend. It is so singu
larly Christian and so practically
idealistic that it Is not surprising that
Some, unaccustomed to such a view
point, have been unable to see its wis
dom. At present there Is rich prom
ise that it will win, and if it does it
will be the most definite advance in
the direction of disarmament the
world has ever witnessed. In the as
surance of the simple righteousness of
his 'cause it is not surprising that the
president speaks of the multiplying
evidences of- genuine friendship, of
mutual sympathy and understanding,
both within the nation and in our re
lation with other nations.
"The second thing mentioned as evi
dencing the providence of God is the
fact that in the midst of great pros
perity and the rapid movement of af
fairs, we have been able to take calm
counsel and deal with national prob
lems In a 'spirit of candor, righteous
ness and comity.' There is a delight
ful touch in this utterance which we
intfst not fail to observe. We are not
unmindful of temporal blessings nor
unthankful for them, but the deeper
cause for thanksgiving is the ability
tp be calm and just and considerate
in the midst of it all.
"It Is like saying that a nation's
blessings do not so much consist in is
material wealth, its mineral deposits,
its wide spreading forests, its abound
ing harvests or its facilities for hand
ling all of .these things, as In the tem
per and character of its people. The
thought is further emphasized in the
reierence which is made to the prac
tical completion of the Panama canal,
which he says, 'exemplifies the dis
tinguished skill and capacity of the
nation's public servants and points us
to the net age of new contracts, new ,
neighborhoods, new bonds and new
achievements of cooperation and
pence." For all these evidences of
God's guiding hand and gracious care
we may, as a nation, be profoundly
thankful today.
Blenslng the Church Han Received.
"It is fitting also that we should re
count the blessings which have been
vouchsafed to the church. It is not
surprising that we sometimes grow
discouraged, and almost despair. The
task the church is set to accomplish is
little short of the impossible. Indeed,
judged from the standpoint of our
human strength, it is Impossible. The
glory of the church, however, appears
In its willingness to undertake the im
possible and at the present there are
marked signs of encouragement. As nev-
1 er before, it may be said of the church I
. -
today, that it is 'forward looking.
I There is everywhere the consciousness
i of the new age, the new opportunities
and the new duties which await her,
and she is manifesting a spirit of
eagerness to be about the Father's
business. Her eyes are looking straight
forward to the inviting fields that are
ripe already for the harvest
"Recently their appeared two novels
dealing with the mission- of the church.
Both were critical of the churches'
present methods and program, and
both were widely read. The first.
The Calling of Dan Mathews,' ap
peared about four years ago and In it
the hero, a minister, becoming aware
of the larger ministry of religion, felt
compelled to leave the church and
work through other agencies. In the
second, 'The Inside of the Cup, the
hero, also a minister, awakening to the
wider ministry of religion, resolved
to remain in the church and in the
pulpit and use them both for the ser
vice of the world. There is a grow
ing conviction that the church is ade
quate to the task assigned her and
that she will perform it.
Better Conception of God.
'This new reeling has its basis in
the new and better conception of God
which has become general in recent
years. I say a new conception, and
yet It Is not new. It Is of the very
substance of the Old Testament scrip
tures, and voiced particularly by the
prophet Jeremiah in the saying:
'Thou, O Lord, art in the midst of us.'
Moreover, Mt is manifestly the concep
tion which Jesus had. and which He
disclosed not only In His general atti
tude of familar fellowship with the
Father, but particularly In the say
ing: 'My Father worketh until now
and I work.'
"It 13 tne conception of God as Im
minent in contrast to the conception of
Him as transcendent, or if we use the
word of the brilliant French philoso
pher of our own time, Henri Bergsen,
we would say "vltallstlc rather than
absent and unrelated to the world.
"It would be interesting to trace
.the Influence of litis modern concep
tion upun our wnoie religious me.
For one thing, it has put behitfd us the
old controversy between science and
religion. Fifty years ago. as someone
has said: There was a bitter struggle
on. The theologian called the scient
ist a blasphemer, and the scientist
called the theologian and Idiot.' But
the smoke of the battle has cleared
away and we are now aware that each
is indebted to the other and all of us
are indebted to both for this newer,
richer, grander and more intimate
and helpful conception -of God. More
over, with this has come a new feel
ing for humanity, a new desire to be
helpful, to so minister-that the like
ness of man to God may appear. Hence
there has arisen the whole social pro
gram that is at once so big and so
inviting. Christian doctrines and dog
mas are receding into their natural,
normal place in the, thought and life
of the church.
"We are not surrendering our con
victions, nor are we permitting them
to override and suppress our natural
human sympathies, our desire to be
ministers of mercy and love to fol-
iow numan oemgs. We are tracing
again the lives which tell us of the
life? of our Lord and we are seeing in
them as never before the evidences -f
his broad sympathies, his keen appre
ciation of human nroblemn and hln ri-
i sire to help us in their complete so-
muon. as me result of all of this we
are thinking of the mission of the
church In terms of the leaven whldh
. is to leaven the whole lump, rather than
in terms oi tne am into which a few
are to be gathered while others are
left to perish. With this fresh "vision
of our Lord's spirit and passion, the
scattered forces of his church are
uniting.
"The old controversial spirit Is giv
ing 'place to the lrenlc spirit and the
great irenlcon Is the advance of the
kingdom of God. The churches are
gradually coming to think of them
selves as partners and comrades In
stead of opponents and rivals. Union
meetings -are being held, union cam
paigns are being conducted for mis
sions and social betterment. Union
enterprises of every sort are being set
on foot until the tide of union senti
ment rising higher and higher is be
coming irresistible and It wiU sweep
us all in.
A New Day Coming.
"We cannot praise our Father
enough for. the new day that Is com
ing, for the forward look of the
church, for the truer conception we
are getting of Him, for the larger vis
ion of duty and privilege that Is
coming to us, for the better feeling
toward all men that Is pervading the
hearts of Bis people. For the wider
and richer fellowship we are having
in Christian service, for the saner
emphasis that Is being -placed upon
the fundamentals of our faith and for
the splendid courage and faith that is
manifest in all our plans 'and pro
grams. Surely God is in the midst of
us and He Is leading us on to great
er and still greater victories.
Should Recall Individual Blesnlnirs.
"It Is fitting also that we should
recall our individual blessings. But
how shall I speak of these? They
cannot be cataloged or summarized
save by each one for himself or her
self. Perhaps the best service I can
render Is to give some hint of how we
may recognize and nse the blessings
that are given us. We may be very
easily deceived and count as bles3lngs
only the pleasanter experiences. Per
haps the greatest boon that can ever
come to us is the ability to perfectly
estimate these experiences and so
use them as to make life satisfying
and significant "
"It would be a calamity for every
day to be clear and cloudless. It
would be a disaster for life to have
no sorrows, no hardships, no prob
lems to meet and solve. But how
shall we meet these experiences? This
Is the problem of philosophy. Long
ago the wise men who gathered about
the patriarch Job In his affliction pre
sented a solution. They said: -!Curse
God and die.' Job had a different phil
osophy. He said: Though he slay
me yet will I trust him. Modern
philosophers are dealing with the
same problem.
"Rudolph Eucken. the brilliant Ger
man of our own day. Is saying that
the satisfying lte 'must have a firm
basis, a spiritual-anchorage; it must
nave ii mauve, xne power to originate
and create, and it must be released
from sordid -motives.' That Is a deep
ly significant program. The poets also
have tried to tell us how to meet life's
perplexing problems. Its seeming de
feats. "There Is something very delightful
In the familiar llne nf RnVio-t T.nnto
Stevenson, which read:
'"Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me He,
Glad did S live and gladly die.
And I laid me down with a will."
"Not until we have learned to meet
life's problems, lt3 hardships. Its seem
ing defeats, 'wth a will,' are we able
to even count our blessings, much less
to estimate them. 'Tennyson's 'Cros
sing the Bar' Is another expression of
the perfect calm and quiet confidence
with which one may learn to meet
life's enigencies.
"But there is one greater than the
philosophers and greater than the
poets who has left us a word. Jesus,
with that rich sense of adequacy which
always characterized his ttrnTio
said- 'Come unto me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give !
PUPILS OF CITY SCHOOLS HAVE
DOUBLE CAUSE FOB TMKMES5
Not Only Get Four. Days of Itest After Interesting Exer
cises, But Also Have Satisfaction of Helping Poor;
Lamar School Has Special Program for Thanks
giving; Other Schools Have Exercises.
r-a-V HANKSGIVTNG day Is
being
a doubly enjoyed by the El Paso
- school pupils. They not only
have
them
two days out of school, giving
a vacation of four days before
school resumes, but they all feel that
satisfaction which comes from having
helped' some one else, all the schools
having made liberal school contribu
tions of food, clothing and money for
the poor.
Thanksgiving day was observed by
programs of recitations and songs in
many of the? schools on Wednesday
afternoon.
" Lamar Haa Special Program.
Lamar school had a Thanksgiving
day program in the auditorium of the
school In which the entire school took
part The program was opened by the
reading of president Wilson's Thanks
giving day proclamation by Henry
Kidwell. Hazel Allen recited "Ail
Things Lie Down to Sleep." The en
tire school sang "SWeet Summer's
Gone Away." James Vance recited
"When the Frost is on the Pumpkin,"
Two songs, "Mr. Duck and Mr. Tur
key," and "Here Is the Fall Time, Full
of Cheer "were sung by the kindergar
ten youngsters. Whlttier's "Corn Song"
was acted by the school. Logan
Hunt represented Mexico; lone
Livingston, Holland ;Japan was repre
sented by Edith Watson; Spain by Ruth
Goen; Wesley Nagle was Ireland; Ag
nes Schmidt France: The puritans
were taken by Claude Hudspeth jr., Zel
Ha Craver, Harris Henning, Florence
Rogers, Gregory Kranzthor, Marion
Powell. The sowers' were: Wendell
tCarton, Frieda Jacobs, Daisy Wendall,
Ames Hettrlck and uoratny uarneii.
The farmers were: Tom Phillips, Clif
ford Heffler, Joseph Osborne, Ruth
Burns and Robert Gibson. The part of
the Corn leaves, silks and tassels were
taken by Viola Steward, Matllde Tay
lor, Norma Hensel, Pauline irayior.
Bertha Watson and Marguerite Bow
man. Those taking the part of corn
huskers were: Wijlle Marshall, Rich
ard FInley. WInton Roe, Manchester
Paget, Cyril Edmondson and David
Spencer.
'Thanksgiving Day." was sung b
the school. Following this, was a rec
itation. "We are Thankful," by En
dora Hammul; "Some Little Friends of
Long Agy," was recited by 16 chil
dren, who were: Annie B. McChesney,
Margaret Hamlin, Marjorle Congdon,
Margaret Gibson, Dorothy Covington,
Susie Gardner, Virginia Gardner, i
Juanlta Williams. Marion Beck. Cecil
McDonough. Thomas Birch, Max
Moeller, George Harvey, Lawrence
Snider, Samuel Dwyer and Robert
Fitzgerald.
A song of "Thanksgiving Day" was
sung by Dorothy Lewis, Lois Shaw
and Elizabeth Rogers.
younger Children Give Playlet.
A little playlet 'Thanksgiving
Dream" was given by the younger
children. The "Modern Child" was
taken by Elizabeth Hudspeth, "Betty
Alden" was acted by Lauraine Woeh
ler; "Lethy Cushing" was taken by
Park Pitman, jr.; "Desire Mlnter" was
by Elaine Glumaz; "Remember Aller
ton," by Julia Fisher; Ruth Endlcott"
by Gladys Primm; "Love Brewster" by
Elizabeth Rogers; "Humanity Cooper,"
by Edna Mae Schreffler: "Lora Stan
dish" by Elizabeth Kenton; "Pere
grine White," by Lillian Kitcherside:
"Mother" by Helen Carter.
Following this, "Praise to God, Im
mortal Praise," was sung by the school,
and Psalm 100, was given bv the
school In concert "Hymn of Praise"
was sung by the Lamar Boys Glee
club; Paul Broyles, Cecil Boyd, Mad
Iscn Mudd. Scott Walker, Charlie
Thurston, Theo. Lochausen, Bartow
Morris, Lacy Coalson, Wlllard Brown,
Lowden Wingo, John Crockett Willie
Bias, Henry Kidwell, David Harper,
John Crockett Will Roberts, Charles
Overstreet and Hubert Littleton. "The
Lord is My Shepherd," was sung by
the school, and the program closed
with the recitation in concert by the
school of Canon Wllberforce's prayer,
"Just for Today."
- At the Beall School.
At the Beall school the children had
Informal pleasures In the different
rooms, but no stated piogram
Thanksgiving stories were read or told
by the teachers and the children re
cited or sang their Thanksgiving songs.
The younger grades had cut-out work
and decorated their rooms with
Thanksgiving day symbols, made in
their cardboard construction work.
Slake Story in Sandboxes.
In all the primary grades of the
schools the children had made the
story of the landing of the pilgrims
in their sand boxes. Little churches
and houses on the European side of
the Atlantic ocean and the Plymouth
rock on the American continent
Playlets at School for Girls.
TTifjnVwcHvlTi i3iv xtact nXearirOff srlti
a very pretty entertainment at the is!!
Paso scnooi ror Girls weanesaay aiter
noon, which besides recitations and
you rest Take my yoke upon you
and learn of me, for I am meek and
lowly of heart and you shalL find rest
unto your sols.
'The man who will heed that call
will find something to be thankful
for In every experience of his life."
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songs Included two rather novel play
lets. The program given toiiows:
Recitation, "A Good Thanksgiving,
Sadie RuthAldridge. ,
Pictures from- the first Thanksgiv
ing, by the Intermediate department
"Mother Goose will present some of
her children:"
a. "The Little Old Woman." model
Barbara Wallace, sung by Louis
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h. "A DIHar a Dollar '
models, .Betty
Harris and Louise Crawford, spoken by
Barbara Wallace.
c "Bo Peep," model, Ellen Wright;
sung by Betty Harris.
d. "Little Miss Muffett" model,
Shirley Booker, sung by Louise Craw
fordt original.
e. "Where Are You Going." models,
Marion Hurd and Marie Burkhalter.
f. "Cross, Patch." model, Paula
Krupp, sung by Ellen Wright
g. "Jack Horner," model. Julie Haw
kins, sung by Barbara Wallace.
Spanish, Longfellow's poenr "Excel
sior" in Spanish, -Nell Safford.
French, "The Fox and the Raven,"
Lydia Happer; "The Cricket and the
Ant" Nancy Williams.
German songs.
"A Classic Thanksgiving. Greek
festival -In honor of Ceres, goddess of
the harvest written by Miss Madeleine
Marshall, bf the faculty.
a. Ceres, Dorothy Lackland.
b.
a
d.
e.
f.
Proserpina, Helen Stewart
Corn, Ruth Schwartz. 9
Autumn Beauty, Mary Redmond.
The Sea. Dorothy Williams.
The Desert, Birdie Krupp.
Two- Children, first child. Ruth
. g.
Rawlings; second child, Katherlne Dick.
h. Youth, Jane Burges.
1.
J.
Age, Carrie Adams.
Knowledge, Irene Robertson.
Pain, Addle Kerr.
Love, Clara Hawkins. ,
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A Thanksgiving dance was given
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the Sophomores of the High school. It
was a very enjoyable affair. PuncA
was served between dances.
The guest list included Mr. and Mra
A. H. Hughey, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mc
Cormick. Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Rogers,
Mrs. J. M. Frank, Misses Helen Oldham,
Isabel Kelly, Eula Harper, Ethel Tay
lor, Rebecca Goldstein, Mary I. Stanton
Lavert Chamberlain, Catherine Flynn,
Lena McKie and Sharon S. Ulrey. Sam
uel O. Welday, Allen Sayles and W. F.
Beiermann of the faculty. Of the
pupils were: Edith Robertson, Katei
Tatum. Mary Wadllngton, Erline YoW'
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Thanksgiving Program Wednesday.
Thanksgiving day was observed la
San Jacinto school by Informal pro-
J gran, of musjc ana- recitations to most
of the rooms Wednesday afternoon.
The first grade youngsters in Miss
Violet Anderson's room gave the fol
lowing program;
Song, "Autumn" by the class.
Recitations by Ella Sturges and
Robert Louis Richardson.
Song, 'Thanksgiving Day," by the
class.
Recitations by Ada Ylsborosky, Don
ald Pitt. Billiard Ballard. Eldoa
Steele.
Songs, "Pumpkins' and "Soft ths
Night is Falling," by the school. The
Thanksgiving story was told by the
teacher.
In the high first and low second
grades in Miss Dora Kiefer's room,
the children were told the story of the
first? Thanksgiving day and there was
a short program of songs and versea
by the class. The nigh second and low
third grades in Miss Flora Campbell's
room gave a program of recitations and
songs. "Thanksgiving Day" was suajr
by the room. Lois Halley recited
"November." Mary Bloomberg told the
story of Thanksgiving day. and' the
class sang "November" and closed the
program with the singing of America.
A "Thanksgiving song" opened the
program in the higii third and low
fourth grades tausht by Miss Maris
Wlngate. Then The Landing of the
Pilgrims" was recited by the pupils In
concert and each pupil told a short
Thanksgiving story.
The low fifth grade, taught by MIs3
Annie Hearne Hill, opened their pro
gram with a Thanksgiving song. Lil
lian Bell gave a recitation; Russell
Baker gave a reading and Ruth Goff;
recited. The class sang several sangs
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