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Pumpkin Social on Thanksgiving Day
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A poetic invitation to a church fundraising event featuring pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day. The card is not dated, and I have not been able to determine the city or state where James P. Wolff's residence on South Broad Street may have been located.
A Google search turned up a brief mention of a similar gathering in 1896: "A Pumpkin Social at Thanksgiving was a novelty, the proceeds furnishing eleven baskets of food for our poorest families" (Sixteenth Annual Report of the General Board of Managers of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Year 1896-97, Cincinnati: Western Methodist Book Concern Press, 1897, p. 115).
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Pumpkin Social
Thanksgiving Day Evening
Residence Mr. J. P. Wolff, South Broad St.
A pumpkin seed in my garden fell,
And it grew, and grew.
And it said to the Rose of Sharon blossoms
"A Thanksgiving pumpkin I'll be to you.
Let me be of use to get,
Money on the new church debt.
My heart when freed form all its eyes,
Makes delicious pumpkin pies.
Call your friends and make a feast.
Give each one a great big piece,
Accompanied by a glass of milk.
Soon over town, 'twill be the talk.
Some wax candles you must put,
In the arm holes of my coat,
For a jack o'lantern fine,
On the gathering throng to shine.
In my pocket there is room for a lot of silver coin.
Even my seeds may be of use,
While concealed they're hard to guess."
Now have the roses of Sharon agreed,
To the plan of Thansgiv'g pumpkin seed
So we've come to invite you to the treat,
At the home of Jas. Wolff, South Broad St.
Remember the time, Thanksgiving day,
Don't anyone think of remaining away.
Bring all your friends, don't let the time pass
Without lending your aid to our S.S. class.
A Google search turned up a brief mention of a similar gathering in 1896: "A Pumpkin Social at Thanksgiving was a novelty, the proceeds furnishing eleven baskets of food for our poorest families" (Sixteenth Annual Report of the General Board of Managers of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Year 1896-97, Cincinnati: Western Methodist Book Concern Press, 1897, p. 115).
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Pumpkin Social
Thanksgiving Day Evening
Residence Mr. J. P. Wolff, South Broad St.
A pumpkin seed in my garden fell,
And it grew, and grew.
And it said to the Rose of Sharon blossoms
"A Thanksgiving pumpkin I'll be to you.
Let me be of use to get,
Money on the new church debt.
My heart when freed form all its eyes,
Makes delicious pumpkin pies.
Call your friends and make a feast.
Give each one a great big piece,
Accompanied by a glass of milk.
Soon over town, 'twill be the talk.
Some wax candles you must put,
In the arm holes of my coat,
For a jack o'lantern fine,
On the gathering throng to shine.
In my pocket there is room for a lot of silver coin.
Even my seeds may be of use,
While concealed they're hard to guess."
Now have the roses of Sharon agreed,
To the plan of Thansgiv'g pumpkin seed
So we've come to invite you to the treat,
At the home of Jas. Wolff, South Broad St.
Remember the time, Thanksgiving day,
Don't anyone think of remaining away.
Bring all your friends, don't let the time pass
Without lending your aid to our S.S. class.
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