Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-27
FIRST EDITION.
Thanksgiving hn Wilmington.

GENERAL AND QUIET OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY
THE VARIOUS ENTERTAINMENT.
Thanksgiving passed of in Wilmington very
much after the usual manner. The keen air
was tempered somewhat by the bright sunshine,
which brought the people out from their homes
generally, and the main thoroughfares OF the
city were teeming with the mutitudes. Business
was almost entirely suspended, and every one
employed the day according to his own inclina-
ton. Many persons spent the day outside the
city, and the trains brought many in, 30 that
between the outgoing and the coming in the
| railroads had good thing of it.
In the morning service was held in all the
Protestant churches but some of them were
slimly attended. Others were full of repletion.
This was notably so at the Union church, where
the Methodists Joined in worship, and at the
Delaware Avenue church, where the Baptsts
united No demonstrations of any character
were made during the day. Flags were. how
ever, displayed from the Government building
| and from several private residences and other
| places.
The peace OF the city was comparatively un-
broken. Occasionally there were few insigni-
| tcant jars among men and boys who had in
| dulged too freely in liquor but these led to no
| serious breach OF the peace. OF drunkenness
there was considerable, but fun rather than mis-
chief inspired the actions Of those who had in
| dulged.
| Several entertainments of various character
eve, OF which we will speak, more in detail
SCOTT CHURCH SUPPER.
| The supper of Scott M. +. Church, last night,
was one Of the most appreciated and attractive
| features of Thanksgiving. The Sunday School
| room was used for the dining hall, and was
trimmed and festooned with flags in a very
beautiful manner. temporary floor was
| were three tables the whole length of
| the room, capable of seating over 100 per-
sons at one time. The tables fairly
groaned beneath the delicacies which were pro-
| vided by ibaral hands, and mostly the cheerful
contributions of the members and friends Of the
church. About 475 persons took supper, and
| yet there WAS an abundance left which was dis
posed Of at auction. The upper room was used
for an audience chamber, where those assembled
| we're treated to excellent music by the choir Of
| the church. The Scott people are, as they should
| be, pleased with their success.
THE WEST CHURCH BAZAAR.
| Amongst the attractions of Thanksgiving was
| the Bazaar under charge of the ladies of the
| West Presbyterian Church. 1t opened at noon,
| yesterday, and was visited by large number OF
| people until a late hour last night. Beside the
many useful and fancy articles exposed for sale,
and the splendid refreshment table, there are
| quite number of very pretty and instructive
shows, all OF which are praised and appreciated
| by the visitors. The Bazaar will continue open
this evening, and should be literally patronized
| Professor Webster gave one Of his popular
| hops in the Clayton House dining hall, ON We'd
nesday evening. The grand march commenced
| about 9l5 o'clock, and was participated in by sc
couples, several Of whom were from Philadel
phia. Supper was served about IL o'clock
| THE MONUMENT BENEFIT.
In financial point of view the Monument
Benefit on Wednesday evening was failure, anc
| involved loss to MIR. lCrozier and those who
were laboring with him in that behalf of about
one hundred dollars. There were not more thar
two hundred and twenty-five people present.
| 1t may not be out of place to here state thai
Mr.. Crozier did not draw any of the money
which he had previously raised by subscription
| in behalf of the Monument Fund and apply it to
| the entertainment ON Wednesday night. Thai
fund, to the very cent collected, remains intact
and the loss is sustained personally by MIR. Gro
| zier and his friends. In order to re-imburat
them it is proposed to give them benefit, and
| guaranty fund is now being raised to produce
here the allegory and tableaux of "The Great
| Republic" which has been meeting with sucl
great success in the West. The effort will most
likely succeed.
GRACE sooIABLE.
| The sociable given at Grace church on We'd
nesday evening was just what its predecessors
had been-a pleasant and enjoyable affair to all
| present of whom there were quite large mum
ber. The sociable was held in the church par
lor, where the exercises were opened with pray
er, after which the three prominent features en-
sued-music refreshments and social pleasure
| The Emusic was under the charge of Prof
Rhoads, and was liberal and excellent. The la
dies attended to the refreshments and were sue
cessful, as usual. Those present generally in
dulged In the social feature, and much happi
ness and mirth was thereby provoked.
THE OPERA HOUSE 'FEsTIyAL"
There was but little of the "feetve" about tn,
Opera House yesterday and last evening. Or
the contrary Mr. Allen and his dramatic compa
ny must have been very much disheartened
With only $40 in the treasury the matinee per
formance was foregone, and that in the evening
was slimly attended. Other attractions seemed
to draw away the people.
THE BRANDYwINE CHURCH socIABLE.
The socable at the Brandywine church, las
evening, was very we'll attended, and every on,
appeared to be enjoying Themselves to thei
fullest capacity. The exercises were Of the ma
ture Of such occasions generally, but there wa
no evidence OF wearisomeness, The music wa
very fine.