Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1899 — Thanksgiving at Longcliff. [ARTICLE]

Thanksgiving at Longcliff.

The employes and patients at Longcliff hospital were treated to roast turkey Thursday. It requireed fifty-six fat turkeys to serve the multitude. They were roasted in fine style and with side dishes made a great feast for all. The turkeys were raised on the Longcliff farm and were the fattest of this year’s growth. Mince pie was also a features of the dinner and it required a barrel of mincemeat to make pies for all. Includ ing attendants there are nearly 800 people to be fed at Longcliff. Much in the way of vegetables and fruit is produced on the farm.