The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-29
HENRY WARD BEECHER ON REcOXsFRUCYIoy
The Festival on the Islands, in the
Charitable Institutions and
in the Suburbs.
Hilarious Parades of Target
Companies.
General Observance Of the Day
Throughout the Country.

fne holiday OF Thanksgiying-a day, the national
observance or which has been evolved from circum-
stances local and New Englandish In its orgin--was
very generally observed yesterday throughout the city
bv ali classes conditions and shades OF opinion The
bury Teuon always ready 70 add another holiday 20
his already list ld By the hammer and anvil
OF manufacture lit his long pipe, Tiled hts toby
Of the opalescent beverage. and bctook himself
20 the observance OF the day in true Teu-
tonic style, with far feasng than fast
ing The quick wit,ed and paradox loving H,ber-
nian laid ASIDE his pckaxe ceased railroad building
having nothing else to attend 70, be,ook himself 70
conyyiality betting the fesial OCCASION; ard tho
inventive nervous American took rest 10 his jailed
BRAIN exhausted Of Its phosphorescence and prepared
10 alp with bis friends at the sympoum Of the afternoon
the festive amberthan which clearer never dlsll
led by ancient Heiiades In short anon all ccnd
lions the day hailed kept rs national holiday
adopted by those whom Il was not natal and held
specially sacred by those to whom II ancestral
legacy, heirloom descended from the circumstances
Of . peculiar crisis and peculiar Interpolation OF
Providence the colonial history Of tho country 10 all
Americans oa-s f4
The relentless dzzo of rain which continued through
out the day. nerfered with the sports Of some Of the
National Gams-stsrs but otherwise the zsst
with which observance entered into among all
classes. wt.s .t
Even the poor wretchcs at the Tombs forgot for
day their bread and water and permitted forget
their manacles; and rs early nine O'Clock in tho
morning there notes of preparation In the little
whitewashed cells three by nine. there washing
faces and desperate endeavor 10 put holiday APP
pearance AT twelve O'Clock "a. No. !, No. 2, No. g.
No and so on--for prisoners have no names ana
be content TO be numbered-were marshalled
IT the board. BAKED meats smoking and savory ;,
had taken the place OF meagre soup; and there was M
odor OF viands through The dismal Egyptian odthce
which put many poor prisoner In mind OF home and
bolts and bars and a1ue-nducing walls the damp
Of which crept scrambled along the SPINAL
IN centipdes or ngue, A fcastand they wore ali
manded and the bolts OF No. and No. and No shot
Into their locks with cang Ltto OF thanks
there In their Thanksgiving
The Howard MISSION. or Home for Little Wanderers,
thu first Of series OF buildings intended for the
accommodation Of the homeless was opened with ap-
propriate ccrarnonias There were three special
a ton O'clock and continued until half past eleven
There was singing, and several brief addresses
made. During the recess tho litto ones RECALLED
with shadow Of the good things 70 come; aud.
O'Clock the main services Led. These consisted OF
singing by inmates aud addresses by gentle
men 70 whom an invitation 20 participate had been
tended Haydns .HalieluJah,p with variety OF an
shems, giees and songs was executed by about four
hundred voices concert and addresses made by
she Rev. Drs Duryea Weston, Lowrle and Thomas Al
nve O'Clock the regular Thanksgiving dinner
Substantial dinners were also served at tho Newshoss
Logging House, the Workingwomen's Home, Five
Points House OF Industry, Coored Orphan Asylum, 81.
BaruaeaS Homo aud other benevolent institutions
throughout The city.