Show then and now comparison of customs and observance of thanksgiving of pioneer days and the present thanksgiving must always be a red letter day in the annals of all tl rural community in 10 america ali and as an with all days which become golden in ID memory its significance hu ban grown until the time seems not dot lax far distant dir ant when we a shall all be truly thankful every day of all the year there is no other holiday which belongs so exclusively ch to the pioneers wit wherever irever they in may abe be as an this is for it was the most courageous of pioneers far on an the bleak blank new england coast who summoned it into existence to utahn this is significant bebau because the story star of the hardships and courage of 0 our r tua pioneers is not a more mere loge legend it it b but d a living fact to know and app appreciate nete and to ID the essential things all pioneer comma communities n rates have much in common heram hence we need deed to look lack no farther than thanksgiving day in the early history of Paro wao to realize wine some of the condition which faced the pilgrim fathom fathers before the year 1857 there was wall not a store in the town it was wall impossible to purchase a stick of candy or an article of clothing nearer dearer than salt lake city lines hence practically everything used by the people was produced at home the mothers carded dyed and wove the wool from which wearing apparel for the entire family was made precious little worry there was wait var cvar style or the lack of style at that time then the only approved style was wall that which required tt t e meet least erval however to in those than good old days they skimped on ruffles and furbelows fur belows and thus there was wait always plenty of material for sleeves alcoves it is oat not recalled than any young lady was gazed at askance for lack of length or breadth of drew dress As for colors it is true that the choice was wait somewhat limited but you might have a nice shade of yellow obtained train from dye made from rabbit brush however I 1 it f yellow was against your coal cam alexion pl exion you might chow chose a gown ol of green indigo blue or plain gray then you had all of the micro colors ir in town from which to shades hoose enough for the wearing apparel of the young ladies A As always the boys were able to solve this problem with leu law difficulty of course no none n a of the male members member young or ar old indulged in such luch wild flights of fancy as an to crave a suit of the which rabbit brush or indigo dye do could old give awe gray and nd black suit were then the th yearns but buckskin trousers also came in for a fair share bhare of popularity perhaps the letter latter were the moot mom picturesque type of clothing the hides of door deer were tanned and theo then stated sewed into trousers however much of the odor of smoke make remained after the tending was wait finished in thus at least the thet times are alike man odthe of the young men smelled of moke make shoes that bone bane every energy of old 11 C L died also received litile attention this problem wu wait solved by the process proceed ot of elimination men and nd women frequently attended dances barefoot bare tonk or wore maces sins which they had made at home train from buckskin the entertainments entertain menti given civen on an thanksgiving were much like than of today there WM wall always a program dennit the a worse of which the pilgrims nr were eulogized alike 1 by chool children and leading citizens tn but not once did these them turdy sturdy pioneers appear to realize chat they too were of the nine elai da from which all heroes are made the dinner was always a family affair but no turkey was used dated as a centerpiece around which all other good things thines sink into insignificance that bird was wait one of the later factors in early utah life but never fear that there were not other things qually equally good deer and tame game we were plentiful and even the prince of fowles now so BO es e to dinner was not even missed the dance in the evening was al ways waya a happy time as such auch must be when peace faith in god and the laughter of girts girls and boys boya claim their own it mattered not that the lights were dim the floor a poor exe excuse and al it waa of little importance lancet lan that t t the he bell of the ball wore a green linsey linsay woolsey drew who cared if the beat dancer of all the boys boya wore buckskin trousers and no minimal them theae things really matter very little hit a because the fine spirit of thanksgiving always wines comes up ani nU illing from the buffets of adversity arly or fate today it seems along a long way from the time of tallow callow candles th dirt it floors and lidsey briery gowns but in the essential things we A am ea ricans of every generation are akin even today in spite of the fust to and add furbelow fur belows and above the din of the jazz band the pure voice of thanksgiving wines cornea as a high clear call this year perhaps more than any other in the lives of the young people there is every reason to be glad once more the soldier boy is home with the glory in eyes which the foldier of right receives as aa his hia crown for service bervice rendered then surely la is horn homp a complete comple te circle a of f peace in those homei home which were marked for the great sacrifice there is the sincerest Bince reat of all 11 thanksgiving here men and women havu hadj silently placed their all on an the niter alter of patriotism tian and with giving of thanks that they were able to aid in the greatest grea teat sarv mervn p the world has haa ever wen today the unpleasant things thinea in american life seem foremost riots rich strikes notice and discontent con front us like ghosts who murder sleep the condition is 19 serious aeri oua but is then than not consolation in the knowledge that only water which la is deep could float much inch weighty a objects icet 1 lant it better that thew these to foes should show themselves thema elvei in the day dav light than lurk with sword uplifted in thedaray the dark darky so let us ua be thankful that the erse enemies cares of true american government are am at least apparent but even if the re won were no topics of interests much buch an ad strike H R C L and their followers we would still have the dearr dear old subjects of ladies drea and young folks foolishness to cimmin il there never wag ones or pro babic never will be a time when im am prove menti ments on these conditions to la im am but even ven if the dreama are re not what they should be and in pita of the tha fact that young countr america art interprets life to in terms of the tha jazz jazz band let us bunot not despair this we aee mine hung frivolity to largely the reaction caused by the enforced of the few proceeding proceed inz yearn yeara have you forgotten how bow theoe them name memo be bov and nd girls responded to the world wide call for men and supplies app liefl even tho figuratively ape akine par I 1 the a its de shows hows seem to be run running the plain care circuit out of business I 1 there am joy in tse knowledge that nobility of mind and character which to is the heritage of the pioneers can never be eliminated let us old and young join with the poet some he ha meat and canna eat h and nd tome there be that he ha oae due meet meat i but we h ha s meat end and we can eat so let the lord ard be thankie |