The New York herald., 1875-11-23
THANKSGIVING DAY.

HOW THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CELEBRATION
ARE GOING FORWARD.
The preparations for the celebration OF Thanksgiving
Day go on with commendable activity, and the
institutions straning every nerve to appear TO ad
vantage the national holiday. The charitable inst
tutions, in particular, endeavorng to make good
display OCCASION as, owing to the bad times
there greater number Of poor people depending on
them for assistance.
The Five Points House of Industry has issued its
customary appeal for AID on Thanksgiving Day SER
vices will be held at and at two O'Clock 7. NJ and
the children of the school will be put through the
usual exercises They will have dinner O'clock
and if sufficient funds are provided, the outside poor
will also be regaed with solid and substantial repast
During the last year this institution has relieved over
100 persons supplying them with shelter, food
clothing. according to their various wants An aver
age of 4i7 children have been kept in the school Tho
institution So 600 in debt and must depend entirely
on its friends Tor the liquidation Of IT,
At the Wilson Industrial School, No 125 ST. Marks
place the lay will be celebrated usual The morn
Ing religious services will be conducted by the chaplain
and $50 children will sill down TO hot dinner The
managers also hope TO be able to supply sevenlyve or
eighty widows destitute families with dinners at
their homes. Contributions OF money or eaables will
be thankfully received owing TO the depression in
business the institution IS burdened with financial dun
culties
AZ the Newsboys' Home il has not yet been decided
to give any dinner, and, this will be great disap
pointment to the newsboys IL is hoped that Mr 0Con
will be enabled to make the necessary prepara-
tions.
The veterans Of the war Of 1872 OF this and adjacent
counties will celebrate the day at Military Hail. No 1893
Bowery, at twelve o'clock
Company H. Eighty fourth regiment have their
nlal ball at the regmental armory, corner Fourth
street afia broadway on Thanksgiving Eve.
American Athletic Club will be held on Thanksgiving
Day at Jones' Wood Colosseum
The militia will almost exclusively occupy the Creed
moor Range on Thursday.
The American Rife Association offers a series Oh
prizes To be contested at Glen Drake Range near Pei
ham vile, Wcstchester county concluding VIVA an 'od
time turkey shOotn Company G., seventy. INST regi-
ment Captain Weber commanding, WIZ hold friendly
contest at the same place with Company B, Twenty
seventh regiment of Mestchester Thursday
The American Rifle Association of Mount Vernon
have made arrangements for sport Thanksgiving
Day. Company G. Scyenty-trst regiment N.G.S n. ",
viii participate in the shooting matches to take
place at Glen Drake. At Mount Vernon the company
will be received by Company b, Twenty seventh reg-
ment and escorted through the village, and thence to
Glen Drake. The Depuyster Badge and several other
prizes will be contested tor alter which some old pou
try prizes will be shot for.
AT Greenpoint q number OF running and walking
matches will take place In the afternoon, Immediately
In the rear OF the Arlington boat house. The compct
itors must amateurs and residents Of Greenpont,
and the prizes will be Of considerable value
AT the court Of the New York Racket Club, No 404
Madison street. hand ball match fdf $500 side Will
be played between the McQuade Brothers of New York.
one side, and James Everett of Chicago, and 'The
Unknown on the other
An Elizabeth pedestrian named Jude Decker J. Penn,
and William Clark, the champion pedestrian Of New
Brunswick, will walk for the champions belt OF New
Jersey from the Jersey City ferry to the depot at
Elizabeth
Mayor Hunter yesterday promulgated proclamation
for the Observance OF Thanksgiving Day IN Brooklyn