Show thanksgiving day day is nearly here thanks thanksgiving it giving day its name is full of meaning so simple that a little child c can a n seo see its I 1 0 and yet there is not a holiday in the whom whole all 1 is in more ore misunderstood and its purpose more abused instead of a day made sacred with heart felt homage to god tho the giver C of all a time when souls are ti red filled with gratitude to god and fellow men for lifes blessings itis it is made a day of feasting 81 when the appetite tho the ani animal anal in man can be t agrati tied fied we sit down to loaded tables and boast of our fine turkey and supe superior dr lor p plum um pudding 0 parents v with their neighbors in get up the most excellent meal and their children call it I turkey k e day and scarce know what you are referring to when you talk tak of nf thanksgiving ug day can we WC teachers of little children do something 1 to remove this selfish greedy way of keeping a day that is intended to in cuccato unselfishness gratitude and love in the hearts of men can we not do away with our turkey and pum pumpkin lIkin pio pie stories and drawings aud and Cut cuttings tills and dramatizations and 1 give instead tho the story of our daily broad bread can wo 11 not ot make it both interesting and vital to tho the child by tracing bracing n with his 0 own unrelated knowledge the source of all blessings 0 a and nd the labor of our follow fellow men in preparing for use what god has given so many give giver aid tid and unto them is due our gratitude fo for r loving service gervice and there can be no day when our souls can I 1 feel a higher sense of joy than on that day wo give to god and to our fellow meu men our hearts thanksgiving I 1 lyt let us have our children feel too that they are not only the recipients ci of untold blessings but they can bo be generous givers as well as grateful receivers why not instead of having r a thanksgiving pro program train fill filled e d with turkey drills and songs all tilled filled with visions of pie aud and pudding let our children take an excursion to the homes of the poor in our district carrying with them an offering for Q the less fortunate and needy in our country district fruit vegetables and fire wood can be brought 0 and no ono feels it a tax but forty gifts of this sort will bring a degree of comfort and cheer to a half dozen desolate homes to say nothing of the joy it will be to the little giver |