New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-30

Beside giving away large quantities OF food, the ooc
ETY. have on hand large amount OF poultry seVer''
hmbs and other things beside which will be dlstrlo-
uted to-day During the year. the Society has had 90
mated to il over 10 600 garments. To-day the Mission
pces into the large building adjoining their present
rOome.
THE WILSON INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
The friends and patrons of this institution gathered
into it's establishment at No. l37 Avenue A. yesterday
afternoon to view the children ~ they went through
their various holiday exercises. Upward Of ~ children
were prefcnt, and delivered number Of short rccta-
tiou and yonge Between and o'clock they part0ok
Of the bounteous repas which had been provided for
them by their benevolent friends; after which, they
returned TO their hall and resumed their Thanksgiving
sopgs and hymns for an hour or two Several short
addresses were made by gentlemen who had come to
visit the institution. Donations were received IL aid
Of the institution, and the day ended joyousy.
RANDALLS ISLAND.
OF all the holidays in the year, Thanksgiving day is
looked forward to with more pleasurable anciPatons
by Il children Of Gandas Island than any other event.
For two days previous to that Of Thanksgiving, the
boys assemble in groups during play hours, and while
IecountDg tie good times they have had in days OF
yore they indulge in great specuaons the future.
how they were treated by this and that military Com
rany, and who spoke on the occasion, and how kind
and attentive the Governors used to be to them Since
lsst Thanksgiving day. there has been great change
in the Alms-IIoute Department. the old Board Of Gov
las been swept away, and new system inaugu'
rated This change has given rise to much speculation
on the part of the boys who have wondered whether
the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections would
tea, them as well as the Governors.
Mr. Draper having once been in the Board of Gov
ernos it was urged that account by some, that he
was posted" and would see that they attended
to- while Others contended that the Board had cut
everything down in order to economic, and conse-
quently could not afford give them their usual treat
Nevertheless all dreamed of the good time coming"
and visions of roast turkeys, roast beef pumpkin pies
plum puddDgs and other rartes danced through their
brains.
Tie day at length arrived, and the boys enjoyed
themselves their heart content. The usual restraint
upon their movements was withdrawn, and they were
allowed regular holiday During the morning, they
bad literary exercises in their chapel and were adj
desfed by hessrs. Bell and Nicholson, and other gen.
tlemen who accompanied the Commissioners to the
Island Speeches were made by the boys, and several
songs sung.
parade and after being reviewed by the Commission
ers, they marched to dinner. Soon the clatter of
knives and forks became universal and no time was
lost in descsning upon the good things before them
Everything passed OF pleasantly, and the children of
Randalls Island will long remember with pleasurabe
emotions their first Thanksgiving Day under the aus
pices Of the Commissioners of Charities and Correc
tons.
COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The children of the Colored Orphan Asylum spent
yesterday afternoon in holiday exercises closing with
grand dinner in which from 200 TO 800 of them partci
rated, between the hours of and 5. At O'Clock the
exhibition commenced in the chapel of the institution,
which was filed with vsors. The exercises consisted
Of singing Rotations Lessons, and addresses and the
visitors seemed greatly grsted at the ereditabe
ner in which the juvenile colored people acquitted
themselves A collection was taken up in behalf of
the institution at the close amounting to considerable
sum. Many who were unable to attend the donation
visit, cent in their offerings to the directors.
JEWISH SYNAGOGUEs.
During yesterday, nearly All the Synagogues through
tie city We're open for divine service and in addi
ton to the usual solcmnities of the Jewish Church.
mons were preached by the leading Rabbis Rabbi NJ.
j. Raplall delivered an excellent discourse on the
blessings Of civilization and religion, before the
greeaiion Busi Jeshurun," worshping in the Syna
gogue in Greene street. near Houston The Rev. s. NJ
lsaacs delivered discourse in the Wooserstreet Syna
gogue, before the congregation Shaarai Tepha." A
sermon of an impressive character was preached by
tie Rev. Dr. Adder, in the Temple located in Twelfth
street. In the other Synagogues about the city the
services very effective and the attendance was |
large.
EVANGELICAL BARBECUE.
The New-York Evangelical Alliance held religious
service yesterday morning at IL O'clock in the public
square the Five Points and at O'Clock distributed
vast quantity of beef Ia roasted OK it was said and
600 oayes of bread, to crowd who gave immediate
evidence of an appreciation of the gift.
THE FIREMEN.
Thanksgiving Day is an event upon which great cal
'uations are made by our iremen, and the day is
usually Get apart by them for the trial Of their engines
Such las been their custom for years past and time
advances their spirit in this respect increases and
Teat exertons are made the part of each company
o excel the other No regular programme is made out,
)ut each company is entitled by remens etiquette TO
precedence as arrives upon the ground and usually
allowed TO make many trials in succession as il de-
Tres. Under direction Of the foreman and assistant
brennan, the engines properly arranged, the pipe
rem stationed in eligible positions, the brakes we'll
ranned and them amid the paudts of the spectators,
he word comes, Play away" As the stream in
reases in hight increase tho cheers of the specta.
ors and when water ia thrown over or far above the
ummt chosen, wild shout bursts forth from the az.
embage. The scene is always exciting and s gem
rally witnessed by twenty-five hundred or three thou.
and persons.
The great liberty pole in front of Lards Museum