Show quaint song gai 02 of thanks sli the hard days of the world war while the men were fighting the women of america ct il tle were woi woin anz 7 a I 1 ting n g edep eve courage bously eo asly now that those days ire are over and the hie difficult aft aftermath er needs careful k handling woman Is still bi driving riving to add her service wherever reyer there Is need of brave ind patient endeavor postwar post war times tire are always I 1 trying mies lies hence it Is with a little more understanding than usual that we read the lines of a quaint old thanksgiving hymn bearing the date nt if 1783 its author is unknown but its sentiment entime nt holds true today though we may wish to change the name ot of our first president to that of some later leader the rhe lord above in tender love hath halh saved us from our roes foes 1 brough washington the thing thine Is done the war Is at a close america has won the day through washington our chief C come ome let us rejoice with heart and voice and bid goodby good by to grief let us agree since we are free all needless things to shun and lay aside all poni pomp and pride like our great washington though we do riot not pro proclaim clalrA this anonymous writer as a second shakespeare let us follow his counsel by bidding farewell to grief by laying aside pride and pomp and turning tills this thanksgiving season into one in which we remember only our mercies find and blessings which are many come let us rejoice with heart and voice for what we have it if it be but little helping liel ring the less fortunate if it be ba an abundance day of la joy s |