The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-30

THANK SOWING DAY.

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It's Celebration la New Y0rk-Turldsys and
Thanksgtvlng-rhe Day At the Five Points
and at the Public Institutions rhe Military
Parade.
Business was almost entirely suspended in New York
yesterday and the recommendations of the Governor and
Mayor to celebrate Thank giving properly, was warmly
and universally acceed by citizens. The courts
ciosed and lawyers, judges, jurors plaintiffs de-
fendans and wtnesse- AL allowed days quiet
and opportunity 10 refresh for the struggle Of the
morrow. The Custom House open only from to 10
in the morning to give ceAances to vessels but tn. A.
say office, warehouses and other public buildings
closed for the day The bs part OF the city de-
serted and but for the om5uses and target companies
II might have been mistaken for Sunday, quiet and
stn the streets. There is question but that this
appropriate and suggestive h,lidsy is growng In favor
with New Workers. yea atier year.
The weather delightful cool, clear and sunny. To
be the wind blew little, but then it was jolly
registering, well meaning wind, that curvotted and
pranced ard dashed a,ouu1 corners In most &C.
centric manner, with no other intention appa
rently than 70 raise a little dust and sharpen
the spIefites Of the pedestrians. Old Sol put
on one OF his plessantest faes, and earth and sea-
river and shore, gre. Colleen beneath his smile. The
fine day. however, attracted only two classes Of people
ont OF DOORS These the young blooJs whose
love of horse flesh always oings them tho road when
the weather propitous. TIE roads in the vicinity Of
the city fairly alive i'h dashg and gallant leans
filed with fast young and rapid young women bent
on having gcod tine, an the stopping places the
road did thriving business The other class those
Who indulge target shooting and similar vaaies bat
the desire to remain at home after church hours seemed
universal with all other classes of our people.
gorvir fnrinU in iuu
were held IN all principal churches and divines,
as usual delivered In accordance with the cha
racter Of the day to audiences. We rsfain,
this year. fre publsbiog any OF these productions for
We suppose that all the churches were crowded, and
hence readers do not desire repetition Of
good thing.
As usual immense quantity Of turkeys and pumpkin
pies were eaten II is estimated that 20 900 turkeys
consumed yesterday, the probable retail cost OF
which could not have been less than $50 Oo0 Think of
that ye vegeal ans and weep 1t poor famiy that
bad turkey for the Thanksgivn dinner indeed,
Mat day geese, ducks and other poultry forbidden
food the eating Of then involves the necessity of
observing the day properly.
II there other institution than Thanksgiving
handed down to from the Purilans ought to
bold them in pious mbrancc for that for, apart
from s religious significance aDd the manifest proprey
Of setting apart day the year to offer thanks TO
the Gver of all Good for the manifold hnneses he has
bestowed upon there is charm In the friendly spirit
the holiday nyokes and the home joys and kindly indu
ence its observance creates and sancfes In Thanks
giving the Purtans have blended ideas beors deemed
incompatible viz: that eating and religion can 60
gcher, without any detriment to the lattcr. Good eat
ing and drinking 1t always known would strengthen
the bonds Of both friendship and love- but they
never recognized being conducive the formation of
contriie and grateful sIirit When we wish TO be
friendly with any one, ask them to drink or cat and
the lover well knows that the appetite of his mistress
decreases her love increase and satisfied stomach has
ancestors be given the credit of discovering the relation
shp between pumpkin pies and pety praise and punch
turkeys and Thanksgiving.
There IL class Of people in this city who pay very
little attention 70 this holiday and those tine jewish
storekeepcrs who all remained open, with scarcely
exceptions fact the noticeable as all the other
stores closed.
THANKSGIVING AT THE FIVE POINTS.
A. usual the exercises at the charitable institutions
on the Five Points interesting and crowded
audiences generally Of the gonter SEX in attendance
TO witness them and much interest manifested In
the children. For time past preparations have
been going a to give the children a good Thanksgiving
dinner and nast bounteously had the public responded
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children TO be supplied, enough was procured to
feed them all, and what left supplied nearly
ave hundred poor people with good dinner.
The ladies Of the Five Points Methodis Mission held
the sixth anniversary at their rooms, and favored
with largo audience to witness 1t. Some four hundred
children looking very clean and healthy seated
elevated platform, which also displayed yast
quantity Of toys which had been furnished for s.ribu-
ton among the children by certain benevoenty disposed
gentlemen. The chapel tastefuly decorated with
Christmas green's and the walls bore devices smaar TO
the foll0wing:-
WE GAIT OUR wArrr.S, IT WILL Rs-
8 AFTER sASy DAYS.
AWAY AL TEsEs nKs. /
JIH POOR yE SHALL HAVE Always WIN Yor
And other comforting notices and inscriptions. Dur.
Ing the afternoon the children sung ami chaunted,
which seemed TO greatly please the audience several
white neckclothed gentlemen prayed and exhorted to
their evidented6caton and the congregation contri-
buted largely performance highly reshed by the Trs-
tees; 70 that a happy and in good burnor. At
the conclusion Of the exercises, the children
Quoted to the dining ROOM where five largo tables
spread ed to overfowing with excellent fare, 10 which
the little did ample justice. 70 be sure, they did
not observe any Of those absurd formulas laid down by
dnoSterneE hpu otueT 10 proper man
OF conducting ones self at table, but Ler style OF
csting refreshngy original, ana highly rcshed by
those who wero looking Turkeys Of immense proper
tons disposed Of Ia remarkably short tina and
pc6 and tarts were, as the poet expresses it,
Like tIe snos lake o. nc river
A moment scCn--hen gons forever.
After the dinner there wcra enough of dolls, hobby
horses ketle-druns and words distributed the chill
dren, 70 have stocked three or faur toy stores
At Peeses House OF Industry pretty much the
exsrcises gone through with The children,
three hundred in number sang; Mr. pease and other
gentlemen prayed, exhortad told moral ane:dotes;
and Miss BrsinaId very toerable vocalist amused the
children by singing - fhcn Then the eating ami
the distributing Of Ireents These institutions 10 10
In aourishing condition, AMI certainly doing much
COED.
he TEeudlcss.
THE PuHLrC INSTITUTIONS.
The Ten Governors al Their late meeting sppropristei
money TO be expended n furnishing good dinner to the
children Randas Island; also 70 the lunatcs In
the Asylum Several Of the Governors pre'en. At
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