The New York herald., 1872-11-28

is ever hailed with heartfelt JOY as no other day
every family And how could Il be o:neTrwise
THE wANDERER FROM HoMR
more to sit at the table with the father, mother,
sister, brother he probably has not laid eyes on In
Q twelvemonth's time; but chance or fate, call It
by what name you WILL does not always assure MIN
How often does It not happen that as the father
children no longer in anybody's eyes bat theirs
seat themselves about the family table. and
prayer 81 NAM y raised 70 G%d or s sos t
eye suffused with tears the heart bowed down
with anguish, because there is beloved one that
the most joyful only year before; whose bright
eyes and ruddy checks and CHEEKY voice betokened
sleeps his last sleep beneath the churchyard sod.
1t is indeed. well to be able to say with the vacant
"rnY WILL NE DoNE:'
but they alone who have felt the loss OF the loved
one when all but he could answer the mothers
warm greeting, ''Thank God we have mot again ~
can tell what sorrow Thanksgiving Day may bring
70 Christian family Let us, then, who can rejoice
to-day without SORROW be mindful OF the sOrrOwing
ones; for we know not what twelvemonth may
bring.
TO-DAY AMONG THE "CHAR1TIEs"
At all the charitable institutions the day will be
celebrated by substantial dinners for the Inmates,
and at several there will be appropriate religious
school for the Orphans OF Volunteers, at l5lst
street and Eleventh avenue, propose to make the
Ss happy for their wards VIII
be provided. There are now about $50 at the Home,
all the children OF soldiers aud sailors who lost their
dinner OF turkeys, chickens pastry. connection
cry. &C., will be furnished at tho Water Street
first to the inmates, and, alter they have ilnished
to a number OF the same class who are invited.
There will also be entertaining exercises OF various
kinds, but owing to the nature OF the institution,
no visitors will be expected.
At st. Joscph's Home for the Aged. No. 200 West
Fifteenth street, about one hundred and fifty old
people will be treated to an excellent dinner, be-
sides winch there will be the customary religious
exercises.
The children OF the Protestant Hal.-Orphan Asy-
lum, No. 65 West Tenth street, WILL il the weather
be pleasant attend service at the Church OF the
rous dinner OF turkey, chickens, pie, pickles, &C.,
will be furnished them by Mrs Charles =: Spencer.
about two hundred children now in the asylum.
The little chilaren OF the Shcltcring Arms at
Tenth avenue and l29th street. will be treated to a
bountilul least, and will in other ways be made as
happy as possible
At the Home for Training Young Girls, at Sew
enth avenue and Thirteenth street nice dinner
will be provided, and sociabc time Will be had In
the evening. Fifteen girls, otherwise homeless,
the old people of the Samaritan Home for the
Aged, in Fourteenth street near Nnth avenue. are
TO have an extra dinner The inmates number
The service OF the holy communion will be ad-
ministered in the morning at the Midnight Mission,
No. 260 Greene street, by the Rev. Thomas Gaau-
det, d. d., OF ST. AIMS Protestant Episcopal Church.
capital dinner will be served at half past twelve
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Der. Active preparations are making for social
time in the evening" with games music refresh
The Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans
will provide Thanksgiving rcpast for about $50
children in the asylum at 143d street and Tenth
The Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Com
munion, at Sixth avenue and twentieth street,
distributed on Wednesday evening bountiul
supplies OF poultry, meat pies &C., to about eighty
ninety OF the poorer families OF the church, that
they may have their Thanksgiving dinner at home
connected with the church. No. $50 Sixth avenue
and to about sixty children oil the parish school; /;
400 or 500 persons altogether win be provided for
At the House OF Refuge, Randall's Island, SER
vices will be held in the chapel at hal-past ten A.
the Chaplain, the Rev. J. X. Nichols, the Rev. G. Ii.
Smyth, of this city, and Others. An extra dinner
Of chickens mlnce pies, &c, w be served at noon
games of ball and other sports during the after
noon. In the evening each child will be literally
supplied with nuts, apples, candy, rasins, ginger
At the Five Points House or Industry, 155 Worth
street, there will be exercises by the children, con-
sstng OF singing OF glees and anthems, light gym
nastcs recitatons addresses, &c to be followed
by ine dinner at ~ about @ one e +. M: The children,
| the doors Will be thrown open to all who come.
! Provision will he made or about one thousand per-
sons and 1t is earnestly hoped by the officers that
the public will generously furnish supplies for this
purpose so that none may be turned away hun
At the Ladies' Five Points Mission No. 81 Park
street extensive prepaIati tions have been made for
the enjoyment OF the children, of whom there will
be seven hundred or eight hundred. The exer-
cises OF the day will begin at two O'Clock p. M.
with singing, recitaiions. dialogues caisthenics,
&C.. by the children and addresses by visitors. A
dinner OF poultry, pastry, confectionery, &C., in
abundance, will be served to the little folks at four
O'Clock, when every one Will be supplied. That the
| children may present good appearance new
! cohng was distributed yesterday to about four
hundred OF them.
women and children, at No. 304 Mulberry street,
religious services will be held in the morning, after
given the inmates or the House, the children OF the
day school and their mothers, the Sunday school
scholars and the boys who attend the free reading
roo1l-abOut five hundred in all.
| The day will be observed at the Howard Mission
! and Home for Little Wanderers, No. 40 New Bow
cry, with the usual festivities. At eleven O'Clock
the children will sing anthems. songs and glees,
| and addresses are expected from the President,
also, that number OF the former children OF the
Home viii be present on this occasion. Dinner on
dren to one thousand children ana adults
The Female Guardian Society Will give the five
hundred inmates OF the Home for the Fricndless.
at No. 32 East Thirtieth street, dinner suitable to
the occasion, in addition to which there will be in
! teresting exercises, consisting Of singing, ad-
alpast SIX r. NJ. An extra repast win also be
4 furnished to the children OF the various Schools
2 900 In all.
At the Wilson Industrial School, at st. Marks
place and avenue A. the day will be observed in
accordance with the usual custom.
The Chidrens Aid Society will make the day
pleasant for its benefiCiarieS. The girls, about
/ seventy in number at their lodging house, ~ st.
Marks place, will receive an extra dinner, with
turkey pastry, &C., in plenty, and have a little
socisble party In the evening, with music plays,
refreshments, &c.
AT the Newsboys' Lodging House, 40 Park place.
nothing Will be done till evening when the boys
will be feasted with turkey, chickens, pies, fruit
coffee, &C., after which they VIII he entertained
with addresses by visitors. About three hundred
and fifty boys are expected. The society will also
provide Tor the boys at the lodging houses 327 iv-
ington street, 70g East Eleventh street and eli
West Eighteenth street-in all upward or three
hundred-and II possible, for several Of the indus
trial schools, OF which there are twenty-five.
A fair for the benefit OF the Hebrew orphan Asy-
lum Will be held in the basement OF the Ahobath
Chesed congregation, corner Fifty-hith street and
Lexington avenue
AT st. vincent's home for homeless boys OF all
occupations, So Warren street, under the direction
oi Father Drumgoole eighty to ninety boys viii be
given good dinner.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
There will be divine service In all the churches
OF the various denominations. In addition to the
usual everyday services there will be a high mass