Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 12, 25 November 1916 — Page 12

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. NOV. 25. 1916

Enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner

THE BIG DINNER. This la our Thanksgiving dinner. We have a fine big turkey on the table. My father is cutting the turkey. I can hardly wait for I know it will be good. Before I eat the turkey I am going to give thanks. PAUL GAMP, Whitewater School. Dorothy's Thanksgiving Near New York City Dorothy Jackson lived in New York city with her mother and ' ather. It was a week before Thanksgiving, and they all were going to Grandma Jackson's for Thanksgiving Day. The day drew nearer. It was the day before. Dorothy and her mother bundled up good, while her father was oiling the machine out In the garage. When they started it was eight o'clock, and when they got there it wag nine o'clock. Father and Grandpa went out to put the machine in the barn. I forgot to tell you that Dorothy's grandma lived three miles west of New York. After they put the machine in the barn they went in search of a turkey, while Dorothy's mother and grandma were in the kitchen making : pies. Her mother was making raisin pies and her grandmother was making pumpkin pies. Dorothy watched her grandmother trim the pies and put them in the oven. She watched till her grandma had the last one in. Then she went out to play with Tabby, the cat. They all went to bed that light thinking of the good time they would have the next day. 4 They woke bright and early, went to church and came home and got dinner. Oh, my," what a fine dinner they had! I won't tell what they had because it might make you hungry. That night they sat around the fire and told stories about the first Thanksgiving. They roasted nuts, toasted marshmallows and popped corn. The next day Dorothy went to school and told about the fine Thanksgiving she had. GRACE SIMCOKE Finley School CHILDREN'S NEW BOOKS So many boys and girls have been saying. "I wish I : knew of some sood book to read." ' Here is the list of new books in the Children's Library, so you can ask for one of them: .Boy Scouts of Black Eagle PatrolLeslie W. Quirk. - The Red Arrow Elmer Russell Qregor. The Marooning of Peggy Agnes M. Daulton. - - ,Shades of the Wilderness Joseph A. Altsheler. Our Little Norman Cousin of Long Ago Evaleen Stein. Stories Prom the Earthly Paralise William Morris. Steadfast' Princess Cornelia Meigs. Historic Events of Colonial Days Rupert S. Holland. When Mother .Lets Us Carpenter John D. Adams.

CANDY SALE HELD AT VAILE SCHOOL A we children wanted some books for a library in our room, our teacher advised us to have a candy sale. So we had home made candy and popcorn balls. And our teacher was well pleased with the success we had. Besides we all had a good time. Our sale was on Thursday afternoon. I don't know any more to say, so I will close my letter. LEONA M.J)ONSON 4B grade, Vaile School

A THANKSGIVING STORY It was Thanksgiving Day, the mother was busy cooking chickens and turkey- Noon came, it was time to set the table. The mother called the children that were playing with their sleds. The mother and father and children sat down at the table. They were having a good dinner. After dinner they told stories, after the stories were told they went sleigh riding. : They ate supper and went to bed. They slept soundly. In the morning they could not hardly get out of bed for thinking of the good things they ate the day before. Guiseppe Sonsint Whitewater School . THANKSGIVING BRINGS HAPPINESS TO ROBERT Once there was a little boy. His name was Robert. Robert and his mother lived in the country. One Thanksgiving m,orning when Robert and his mother got up. it was a nice day. The mother said to Robert, "We haven't anything nice for dinner, Robert, unless you want to go to the village and get something." Robert told his mother he would go. Robert and his dog Carlo started to the village's grocery store. They got there about ten o'clock and got" the things and started home. On the way home a big snow storm came up. It was very cold. It snowed so hard and the wind blew so cold that Robert couldn't walk. The snow drifter about him. Carlo whined for his master. He licked his face. When Carlo saw that Robert couldn't walk he began to bark. He was saying, "We want help." They were about half a mile from the village. An old man heard the dog barking. He knew it was Carlo. The old man thought there must be something wrong. He started out the way the sound of the dog's bark came from. It was not long until he came to Robert and the dog. The old man picked him up and wrapped his coat around him and carried him home. He took him in the house and laid him on the bed by the fire. Robert's mother thanked the old man very much. Robert didn't know anything until that evening. His mother aid, "Let us thank God for saving your life. We shall never forget this Thanksgiving Day." RHODA I BURTON 6 B grade Warner School.

SOCIETY NEWS FOR CHILDREN

The I'll Try Band of the Second Presbyterian church met at the home of Miss Lucile Jenkins, S22 North Seventeenth street. Those present were Misses Berneice Uhl, Julia Burr, Thelma Darby, Elizabeth Rankin, Helen Reifel, Florence Hasty, teacher, Lucile Jenkins,, hostess. Iona Wentling, Helen Fossenkemper, Mary Fosse'nkemper and Mrs. Jenkins were visitors. Refreshments were served, after which we played different games. The class will meet with Miss Pauline Wilcox next. Everyone is requested to be present. HELEN REIFEL Starr School " Carl Reynolds of Richmond spent the week end with George Boner of Economy. We had a very delightful party last week. All the children came masked. There were nine of us. My mother made taffy for us, and we had a taffy pulling; we also had apples. The guests were May Wilson, Ray Wilson, Evelyn Horn, Mary Cooper, Denver Cooper, Robert Horn, Hazel Wiggins and Ruth Veregge. MABLE VEREGGE Whitewater School The Friends Young People's society entertained the M. E. League at Economy Friday evening . , The Camp Fire Girls of Economy gave a popcorn sale at the school Friday. The Little Six Sewing club organized with the following members: Misses Martha Righter, Pauline Wilcox, Pauline Massy, Janice Smith. Freda and May Laymon and held their first meeting at the home of Miss May Laymon, 304 North Eighteenth street, Tuesday evening from four to five. MAY LAYMON Starr School STARR SCHOOL NEWS A pigeon was found in the cold air duct of Miss Marchant's room last Monday. Last Wednesday the girls of Starr school made cranberry sauce at cooking school. ALICE LEMON Starr School LITTLE GIRL HAS FAITH Elizabeth Is a little three-year old girl who lives on Fifteenth street, and has just started to Sunday school. The other day her mother gave her a beautiful new hair ribbon, which little Elizabeth was so fond of that she begged to wear it to bed that night. "Oh, no, Elizabeth," said her mother, "It will get all mussed and wrinkled." "But. mother," protested the little Sunday school scholar, "God will take care of it."

SCHOOL MAKES ACORN BOOKS One day last week we made acorn books. We wrote a little stanza in our books. Undo Reynard made it up. We cut the paper double and cut our acorns out. Then we painted our acorns and then we hung them up on the wall. We wrote a little poem in them and it was : Oh, You Little Acorn, You look like a little brown bee, But you are something that grows on the oak tree. You are pretty as preety can be. CARL LANTZ 4 A grade Whitewater School . Harold Gard also wrote about the acorn books.

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY In Economy high school, seniors do not plan class socials and other functions as in our Richmond school, for instead of having a hundred and some members, there are three, William Ballenger, Howard Honicuit and Helen Farmer.

The Cross Cherub

Once upon a time there was a cross little cherub. He was tired of being good; he wanted to be naughty and hateful for a whole year, and

so he went around with his lips stuck out in the biggest pout he could make. The king of the cherubs did not know what to do because there never had been a cross cherub before. Finally he decreed that the cross little cherub never could smile again until he made somebody happy. Then the cross little cherub was so surprised he didn't know what to do. He tried to laugh but he had to keep on pouting. Then he was scared, so he flew down to earth as fast as he could, and there he found it was just Thanksgiving time. So without losing a minute's time, he got the biggest turkey he could see, and he fixed it up on a great huge platter. Next he put on a real butcher knife, a white apron and a big baker's cap, to make himself look important, and holding a napkin as all proper waiters should, he went stepping into the dining room of the poorest family he could find. He still was pouting but as soon as the family saw him with the turkey, the shout of joy they gave made him break out in the broadest grin you ever saw, and he kept on smiling ever after. He went stepping into the dining room.

PRIZE COMPOSITION t CARL AND FRED Carl went fishing one day; Fred, his brother, went too. They fished for an hour, till at last they fished a big flsh, and the fish said to them that when they would eat him to be sure and keep his bones, and when summer would come to plant them. The boys took the fish home and the mother cooked it for them. After it was cooked it tasted good to them. They took the bones and put them in a trunk. Summer came and they forgot to plant the bones. The boys got big and Carl remembered about the llsh and planted the bones. The next day he went in the garden and he saw a sword and a letter. It said that one of the boys must stav at home with the mother and father, and the other must go aut to the bright world and see what good luck he will have. The boys went and told the mother and father about the fish, and Fred said that he would stay at home, and Carl took his sword and went. He came to a city and all the bells were ringing, and Carl asked an old man what was going on. The man said that there was an animal that would eat a person every day and today it is the king s daughter's turn. Carl asked the man where was the animal and the man showed Carl where the animal was. Carl walked Inside and killed the animal and married the king's daughter, and they lived haPPUy- JOHN RIZIO, 5B, Whitewater School.

COAL The heavy black mineral which we burn in our stoves and furnaces and use it for engines in dug out of the ground. Most of the coal was formed thousands of years ago. It is found deep in the mines. Trees that have rotted in the ground becomes coal. The coal is black, hard and we people in the city burn it to keep the houses warm. There are many different kinds of coal. Some are: anthracite coal is used for burning. Soft coal is used for gas lights. Our best friend in winter is the stove. When children come in from playing the first thing they go to is the stove. Many times when you have your grate burning you do not have to light the light. The coal is used to run our ships and trains. Without coal we would not have near as many things that we have. MARY E. PARDIECK St. Andrew's School