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Show Liatsl»g s h a a t i a g C H I N A. i a * a , j , -, Novemaer 3° ^S1?» a a How oftea it happens, that holidays r o P which ia the distane© seem to promise l i t t l e , tura outf£nely/ 5:y *£ was s© wia thaaksgivinf yesterday ®ae aaturally drrade these, "home says, when. .$r. far from heme*m yet there Vere no lonely hour s yesterday» <? ° a.-., j *e were invited to the Ladies House where our several hosrsesOse did their best t© make the eveat a delightful ©ne • The dinner was served at ji © e so we spent the half hour preceding ti. as a *hanksgiving| service, the usuai station prayer-service beir^; pestponed t i l l then»' ;--v. \_ *he service was led r by Mr . E l l i s and for two rassons ~i~ that he i s the veteran in pd poiat of service aad «a* that his wifr is s t i l i sicj abed .:...--... aad he might not f e e l a s thankful as ©ther years * ;^ Bat he arose td tye occas Ica and had a long l i s t of things te be thankful for . ;> s s did the others who followed in tura» • > . - - , , ©ur dinner was presided over by Edith *allmon , who "is house-keeper tl^e. year and the menu coesisted of the following -,••.-'•: Rcasr goese and dressing *• .maskeà potaties and pease gravey - reo appiè jara :*> tomatoe salad with. chopped c&bbage and for desert lemon and d qua sii. pie and rpasted p canute* A1 the clcse a bjrthday calie for ^crothy Baatman with its four candles wqs grought in . and the canale s .lighted, but ,_we ali voted not to have it served and accepted the invitation to return at four o'c and and ali take a walk and after that eat supper.. tegether and spemd the eveaiag pl&ing games * a v For ©ur v a l i we weat to the pond north and oast of the c i ty -•.here the unusual precipitatisa has left a small lake ™?e r e^„4. a couple of huadred of sucfcs and *5 geese.,. were swimming aooux* I f we had fire arms we might have had Thanksgiviag dinner© fcr the remainder cf the year • % , - - v - -•-- o a - ^ ; , m *t i s a l i t y that with such hunger a and naturai food supplies clese at hand , that.. the huneèr ^hculd not be met bu the invitina, food • iut the Chinese are Aidhista _o.aa do aot believe in killimg aaimalsy thottgh very v i l i ing t© eax them if the y die of . iajury or even old ago* f. f ^c fhen they have no fi re arms aad no i t ' ; of troppi oc them ? So they swim .©n undisturbed • Our supper ccnsi&ted of a continuation. of. the. .oinner * :,,.£"' Tiae.t'o©... seup- biscuit- appiè-seuce:,•? pop corn - chestnuts ^ sug&red w&lnuts >, marsh mallows and. mere, peanuts ••• :--- } After supper we plàyed games , principali!! charades with some i l l u s t r a t e d songs • >/ .. - . . - - . _--• " -weet; and lew *( a marsh malcow ©n a string} . . near the noor * * : e Pil^rimfs OhGymsL *_ .. *»,tft_Ai-..A-• . . •-.- . * - - - - - - • - ^ - • • - ? |
