vj->, -■■■• %’•'?. V- • *^ : I • --^ ■ :; ■" . ;■ /. V ^ V % EXPONENT OF TRAN SYLVANIA COUNTY. [' ■ V-' ^ The Aim k Pma|d*ae ^ sad SiBcmrity* VOLUME XXVI. / . ^ BREVARD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1921. ' f . No. 45. <- / ' _ . DAY EXPRESSIVE OF A NATION’S GRATITUOE Turkey and cranberry sauce, crisp weather, a general sense of well-being and football are In the air at the very mention of Thjinksglving, writes Mar guerite Samuels in the New Orleans Tlmes-Pi'cayuiie. ’ But footban and too much dinner are not, in the final analysis, all of Tliankssiving. There is a deeper, in spirational side to the day set aside .through three hundred years of Ainer- ^^ 'ican history as the great national eelebration of gratitude. Do you remember the simple story of that first Thanksgivius day as you read it in j;our primary reader? And the thrill of tiiankf .ilness for national greatness and goodness that came to you as your chubbv fingers drew de- fornietl turkeys and round-eyed Pil grim fathers on the school blackboard? It wis in 1G21, the fall foU«nving the lan.ling at Plymouth, that the Pil grims celebrated the first Thanksgiv ing (lay. T^ie little colony, one hun dred and two souls who had fared ■.w<*s;v, fivd from I']iigland for their con- ycicr.co’s sjike, had weathered tlie stwiiii! of the Atlantic .‘iml tlie worse hardsJiips of a New England winter, ami :!u'y had won through at last to a sort of tranquilit}'—comparatively 5pt'.‘ikir;g. Hack from the r80, when it became an annual festi- ,val in the colony, Connecticut appointed a day in 1639, and annually after 1647, except iiii 1675. The Dutch in New Nether lands set aside a day in 1644 and oc casionally thereafter. During the War of Independence the Continental con gress appointed one or more thanks giving days each year, except in 1777. President Washington set aside Thurs day, Nov. 26, 1789, as a day of na tional thanks, and again in 1795 he railed the country together for such a celebration. President Madison, at the (Jlose of the War of 1812, appointed a day. In New York ^state, from 1817 on, the festival was annual. In some of the southern states a na tional Thanksgiving day met with op position as a relic of Puritanic bigotry, so utterly at variance with the Cav alier ideals of the southern colonists; but by 1858 proclamations were issued !>y the governors of 23 states and two terrltorioa. NICE JUICY TURKEY may be a pov/erful incentive to Tlianksgiving. yet is not necessary when there is jgen- uine appreciation of the real blessings of the year. Hts HtgJinesB GIVING THANKS may be made so formal that the Abnijjhty doubts tlie existence of gratittide. It was the poor Publican’s prayer that was commended to us alL Transylvania Celebrated Armistice Day. M Glorious Weather—Religious Servlets—Beautiful Parade»*Public Speaking»*JBarbeque, IIS i\ew Lngtand Festival. I'erhaps it is natural that tb.e South| so far in tliought and experience from the c<)lonizers of New T^ngland, should, even yet, be Je.'=JS whf-^le-hearted in its celebration of Thati'ksgiving than la the eastern section of the United States. With its oenimemoration of hardships of lG2(y, wrrh tts cerenirtnies of the harvest, 'lilixniisgiving is (*sseii-. tially.u New England festival! And to see it fc'uly carried oaot, you mast see it there. In Massachusetts, it is the .signal for great family >reunK)ns. From Cali fornia, from the high seas, from the neighbordng town, tlw^pons and daugli- tors and cousins am! sunts and uncles foregather at the homestead on Thanksifl’ving day. With the first snov/frtll cf' the season, generally sclieduled for the Jast week in Novem ber, the c-oomy sleigliR aiul the vast bearslrin rugs are hank'd out (*f their- snmmer riothl^alls: and from early morning nntil noe.n, tli'^re is a gay jingle of steigh bells goirig and coming lietwoen the railroad station and the farmhouse. After the dinner—a tupmendous af- 1-Air—tlie ok3 people sit half dozing alout the open fires, teilmg stories of the New England that is ^one. ‘•'Do you i-emember?” says one; and ilie>- are off in a glorious revel of '.ecoJlectlon of their own ywith, when automobiles v.-ere unknown, and Bos ton might have 'been 1,500 itistend of in nii’ic.'’ awa.v. The \'o::ng people of the ffimiiy, deeply wrapped in fur coats and rugs, already i:ad dashed off alon^f the siipi>ery roads to Cambridge and “The Game.” The Harvard stadium on Thanks giving day was a v ew of serried rows of excitement ncv( to be forgotten. Tlie grey rhythmic curves of the coli seum all flamiugl.v gay with banners and flowers and girls’ holiday hats. Along the Harvard .section, red rose.; and crimson sweaters bloomed in tiu menagerie of fur coats and rugs. WTiere the Yale contingent cheered f(-T the bulldog, the blue of Parma violetri was, like a twilight mist along tlie rowj of spectators. * A whistle—^and the game is ois. Tensely .leaning forward, the S0.(): t) watch as if life antf death were bein-j; decided in the arena below. At tl rr i.lirst toiich(k)wn tlie winning side goes ; uiad with >»y. Flags wave, arms and •hats are p'-omiscuously pit-clied about, l«»rfect strangers pat ofhev perfect 'strangers on the hack; ?ind thrlUod ;cirl« shake hands witii bc»y« tJiey never j -saw before. I Meanwiale the snow ><>omes down '.•Foftly, in -R powdery rain, iind the final I.goal sees frozen hajids acjd feet res- i lively glad to race off warm dormi- j tory 'teas, where the vitrtory is cele- I'brated >in English breiilvjust, or the idefeat >drowned in »orange pekoe, (cakes:ahfl laughing rhntfeer.* In Boston Thanksgiviag morning tgreat orewds fill Trinity, -or whatever l.church 'has been design'ated ^'or tlie i-union service. The pigeons in Copley I square flutter over t^aem—fcame friond- ;3y dove€ 'Of “peace t>a earrtfii, gooll will ■fto men;” ' j Thanksgiving in New Orleans. ! Here "iia Nev/ Orleans several of the j leliurcliei? hold special xmiini services, ] Knd the 'olay is cfimmenwrat^d in typi- j «il New Orleans fashiOK—thanking [Ood by giving others sontething for whiclt to Irte thankful. Magical basket dinners, containing everyt?lnng from turkey to dessert,-are given to the hwigry iKwr of the city by the Elks, ! th-a Shriners, the Salvxition. Army, j KiTigsley house and otiier l>enevolent ‘ organizations. School childreB remem- I ?>er, with feniit a^d nuts, the isiifferers ■ at the Herae for Incurables. I ■— - .... - . I i i For the Great Day ComiDg. Pessimism Has No Place in th3 Rsa! Spirit of Time of Thanksgivi: 'X ./wV ' ii. ' y I After having d¥*voted st> much £>f «Rr time t(> In'iiuwiviiing the raiRforti’TS-*s *J;;ir.t have c<-Eie to i:s as a x)e<9i>ie *efo|*e we <-‘uteti- ;nto the trrre wf/ii’ct ^ tiie day it is nocvssary to put »Tv::r- i'fT.v iiat'reds!, our grouches aivi'diywn- tT-»nts and center «mr thoughts the blessings that ‘.have come, if •«•*?<* w^mld give tlianks'he must real5::e fact cf having beeii 'blessed, p.mi ii'' dojiig so he miniinrsss the mis{;oTt?is«'>^ he lias experienced. The pe.ssicu?;t is in 610 po^ition to ^ve thjinks. T5?e .spir&t of optimism «vill possess us to the extent that we are able io thanks in spirit anC in truth to Giver of All Good Gifts today. Foi’ the fact remalfis that, in splt-r* of our difficulties, we are the ino-'r prospftTous and the mt>Kt favorably sit uated nation on the earth and tha?; we have more reasons Lo>r rnntenlmeol and gi'rititude than aiiy otlic?’ people. This Thanksgiving day, if obi?rved in the spirit of those who inauguratet! it, is capable of lifting the spirit and thought of the American people fo new heights and of ushering in a new era of contentment and happiness. Thanksgiving day comeS lo mean today not only an occasion when we may express our gratitude to the Most High for His care and kindness in the past, but likewise a time when by marshaling our blessings before us we are inspired with new hope and coiuv age for tlie future. ^ Althongh the early morning was cold and misty, (a bright sun so » dispelled the gloom, and brightly beamed on the five thousand people from all over Transylvania Count , who assembled at our County seat to do honor to the lads vrho so bn v. ely fought and died in the World War, thus making Armistice Day possible, saving our country and the other nations of the vrorld fr m conquest by the military power of Germany. The events of the day opened with religious services at the court hou' at 10:CK) A. M. Rev. J. C. Sea«< e led with a patriotic prayer followed by an address by Rev. Charles Smith. (This splendid address wi i appear next issue). Next came the parade. The li e of march formed on the beautiful paved street at the Franklin Hotel proceeded down Main street to De pot street and Was composed as follows: 1. Mayor T. M. Mitchell; Thos. H. Shipman, Active Vice-Preside > Brevard Bank ; Alderman Ralph H Zachary ; the Honorable J. H. Cath- ey. 2. Car containing ths pastors of the various churches of the town. 3. U. D. C. Float consisting " large Confederate flag in drapery with Confederate soldiers in uni form. This float was beautifull designed. 4. Company of Transylvania sold ier boys led by Lieutenant Eugene Allis an. 6. Brevard Graded School Float containing one half of the primary pupils with trailor representin wounded soldier and red cros- norsea and soldiers on gtreird (5. Bettjerment society float in middle of school parade, trimmed with yellow chrysanthemums and whito ribbons, carrying remainder of primary pxipils. 7. At the end of ttio public school line caxne tfee Bre'vard High’ School, float in patriotic colors bearing; Colufattbia surrounded by High School pupils. 5. Bre^rd Institute pamde bear- at tits 'hold the 'school service flftj folio'wed by our country’s colors and on the flott figures represemt- inf; the uatioiss of the Peaoe Con ference with the Dove of Peace heveriaig over them. S. •Davidson River Public school i» prooessioa:>and float Tcepresemting a rWer boat^Iled with school child ren jtood a lai^e service fluii:. 10. The entire Blantyre school in prtJcessioK with ba^zner.. 11. ^)auglJters of tlie Revolution float with Sgures representing home in GoJonial tinaea, spinning: wheel and'C&arming dasses io cos tunoe.. i£, Thejfioot of the Brevard Wed- nesdMy Clnb-was artistically decor ated in traOing evergreens and white Sowere, the club ooiors being white>«nd green. Tlie figures com- prismg the .group on the float sym- bolis€»d peace surrounded ^.n-d sup porte£.S}y America, England, France and Itsly. 13. Mathatftsian Club Float, de corated in the club colors of blue and 'wMte. bearing a group repre senting the ‘Defenders of Liberty’. 14. B®0, Fortnightly Clnb float exhibituag *‘W*r Winners”, repre renting different activities that supported the World War. 15. Murc lovrrs club was repre sented in a car tlecked in patriotic colors. iC The ho»ne demonstration float showed a clasts of girls at work in the kitchen and dining room. ^ 17. The Farm DemonsteiTion’s Float was filled Trith boys b'S&ring farm products and farm tooijf. T^e procession wound down M. Street, tamed at the railroad and returned along Depot street, the great throng cheering as it went ) by, stood in line and awaited its return to the court house, where at a signal from the bell at twelve o’ clock exactly, all were uncovered for two minutes for a silent prayer while the unknown soldier was in terred at Arlington. The speakers of the day were in troduced by J. S. Silversteen: R. H. Zachary made an appropriate address which will be printed next issue. The NHonorable J. H. Cathay’s address lasted from 12:20 to 1;30 aisd will also appear in next issue. After patriotic songs directed by our fellow townsman C. H. Kluep- pelberg, and prayer by the popular yonng minister Rev. John R. Hay, Jos. B. Silversteen urged everyone to enjoy the barbecue. The barbecue was held at the athletic school park under the dir-, action of Messrs. W. E. Breese and S. F. Allison who worked two days and night preparing for the greatest throng that was ever known in history to gather in Brevard (much praise is due theni)>- As the people drew near the park a savory Odor filled the air. A long pit had been dug and railroad irons laid across; on these smaller irons ' were laid across forming an imense grill twenty feet long' upon which hiiantities of beef were roasted to a t^rn. W. E. Breese, S. F. Allison, C. B. Deaver, L R, Scruggs assisted by a bevy of Brevar.d’s fair ladies were mighty busy cuttittg up the savory meat, puttinfr broad, meat and pickles covered 'with real bar^ becued sauce into wooden trays, « and handing them through the op enings in t'iw fence v.'here four lines of hurgry Tra sjaylvanians rapidly bore c-betn to ^he grassy bank to the, rear the graded school where sefvts had been fiet tor th® occasion. oidMr. Giilefipie awayr up an. the, Ighties s»tia that it was the largest, gathering a nd the greatest success be had ever witne^ssed in Br^^;ard, and acyoiie exoe'^t a confirmed pes simist "will most heartily agree with tim. The town, was magnificently dec