The Lake County Times Friday November 30, 1906 [Some of the articles about Thanksgiving] THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED IN OLD FASHIONED STYLE Festive Day Observed Throughtout the Land, Made Occasion for many Dinners and Other Social Events in Hammond. Thanksgiving day, the day for combined religious and festal enjoyments, was observed in Hammond much the same as it was in every American city. As far as possible the scattered members of the different families assembled under the old rooftree for the homely household gatherings which are characteristic of the occasion. Everybody relaxed over the turkey and pumpkin pie and formality was cast to the winds, yet the spirit of thankfulness dominated each social gathering. The weather was almost ideal which added pleasure to the day which holds a peculiar place in the family and national life. A great many homes were the scenes of merry dinner parties. Yesterday was gentlemen's evening with the Columbia club and they were entertained at a Thanksgiving dinner at 6:30 o'clock by Mrs. Lawrence COX and daughter, Miss Allie NELSON, at their home on South Hohman street. The rooms and tables were made even more attractive with the flowers of the day, the chrysanthemums. Covers were laid for thirty and it was one of the largest and merriest dinner parties of the evening. The evening was spent at cards the prizes being won by Mesdames Peter CRUMPACKER and S. H. MANCHEE and Messers Edgar JOHNSTON and W. G. PAXTON. Later in the evening the guests enjoyed several musical numbers. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. MANCHEE of Hyde Park, were the only out of town guests. Another dinner party was that at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William HESTERMAN of 370 Indiana avenue. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. POLAND and Julian POLAND of Roseland, Miss Manda HESTERMAN, William HUDSON and William HESTERMAN. One enjoyable feature of the party was the flash light pictures taken of the company at the dinner table. HAMMOND: Ernest SHORTRIDGE spent Thanksgiving day with friends at Valparaiso. Ralph TRUMP returned this morning from Lowell, where he spent Thanksgiving day with friends. William SMITH, who is attending DePauw university, was the guest of his parents over Thanksgiving day. GARY: W. F. HODGES, the attorney, left Wednesday afternoon for Rensselaer where he expected to spend Thanksgiving. He has completed the plastering of his cottage and expects to be ready to move in within a short time. J. H. HYMAN, cashier of the Land company, also left Wednesday afternoon to spend Thankgiving at home. His father, who lives in Milwaukee, spent yesterday with Mrs. HYMAN's sister in Chicago, Mr. HYMAN coming up from Joliet to be with them. CROWN POINT: Miss Grace SCHMAL spent Thanksgiving with her brother, Harvey, at St Joseph's College, Rensselaer. Both the inmates of the county's poor house and the jail enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast yesterday. Fifty persons sat down to a sumptuous chicken dinner at the poor farm while the forty prisoners in the jail were feasted on turkey. The giving of Thanksgiving dinners at both places is customary and the inmates of the poor farm especially, look forward to the day with pleasure and anticipation. On Thanksgiving day discipline is, as a rule, somewhat relaxed for the pleasure of the jail prisoners. WHITING: Mrs. J. N. GILLETTE of Chicago spent Thanksgiving with her brother and sister, J. N. GILLETTE [that's not a typo on my part] and Mrs. J. W. MCCARTHY. Mrs. David DEES and children visited her sister, Mrs. Frank FIELDS of West Pullman over Thanksgiving. Mrs. Della FIERES spent Thanksgiving at La Porte, Ind. Orlando DAVIDSON and family of Beloit, Wis. spent Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs. Ada Dean DAVIDSON. R0BERTSDALE: Mrs. Charles STROSS Jr. of Harrison avenue entertained relatives from Chicago yesterday at a Thanksgiving dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Henry HAYNES and daughter Sadie, of Roberts avenue, took Thanksgiving dinner with friends in Chicago. STONY ISLAND: Harvey HOWE of Chaplain, is spending Thanksgiving with his parents. Mrs. M. E. JUDGE gave a Thanksgiving dinner in honor of her son, Bye. It is the first Thanksgiving dinner he has eaten with his mother since he was six years old. DYER: Mrs. DAVIS and daughter, Zippie, left Wednesday evening for Chicago to spend the Thanksgiving holiday there. Mrs. Anton KEILMAN spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mr. Mat HILBRICK, at Schererville. Andrew BAKER of Chicago spent Thanksgiving at the home of his parents. Miss Lizzie R. KEILMAN went to Hammond Wednesday morning where she spent Thanksgiving. Edward GOVERT and Anton HEIMAN of Kansas, came to spend Thanksgiving with their parents and relatives here. Theodore KAMMER attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John THIEL at St. John Thanksgiving day. HOBART: Ed ANDERSON went to Chicago Wednesday evening to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Walter STONE went to Chicago Wednesday to remain over Thanksgiving. Miss Lena MICHELSON came out from the city Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with her parents. EAST CHICAGO: Mr. and Mrs. August JOHNSON spent Thanksgiiving with Mrs. BRONSON in Valparaiso. Mr. and Mr. L. M. MURPHY, now of Chicago, but formerly of East Chicago, made Thanksgiving calls yesterday upon their friends here. ST.JOHN: George SCHMAL spent Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs. Elizabeth SCHMAL. The usual number of visitors at St. John Thanksgiving day was greatly increased this year by the guests of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John THIEL. BLACK OAK: Mr. and Mrs. Henry EWEN were the guests of Hobart relatives Thanksgiving. Jacob SEBERGER of Chicago was here Thanksgiving as the guest of relatives. Charles VOS and sister Miss Anna of Chicago, spent Thanksgiving as the guests of Peter SCHONN and family. Peter HOFF of Chicago spent Thanksgiving at the home of S. C. SHARP. Mr. HOFF has come to the conclusion that he can out-run anyone in a fifty-yard dash, providing you turn Frank BUSE's bull after him. Some talk about putting him against John BECK, also of Chicago, as John thinks he and the bull have the record broken. LOWELL: Dennis BUCKLEY of Brazil, visited his father William BUCKLEY, here on Thanksgiving day. Ed BERG, Crip HILL and Merritt JOHNSON, all of Chicago, visited relatives here on Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. HINESLEY of Reynolds, Ind., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed BELSHAW, here on Thanksgiving. Miss Cora EVERETTE, assistant clerk in the post office at Rensselaer, visited her sister, Mrs. F. L. HUNT, here Thanksgiving. _________________________________________________________________ Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/