The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.

GENERAL PREPARATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE
NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
With the recurrence OF the season when the task
of gathering the fruits of the earth has been COM
pleted the nation ia again invited by its Chief Magis-
trate the people of the several States by their
several Executives, to publicly render thanks the
Giver OF All Good for the blessings vouchsafcd dur
ing the past year. Accordingly to-morrow has been
appointed thanksgiving Day. term which,
although suggestive OF happiness and good cheer
most people, is synonymous with misery to many
who poor and needy. In the churches of all de-
nominations services appropriate to the day will
take place. AT the Collegiate Church. corner Of
Fifth avenue anu Twenty-ninth street rev. DIR.
Ormiston) the Rev. Mr.. Coe, who was recently
installed minister or the Associated Church. corner
of Forty eighth street and Fifth avenue. will preach
q Thanksgiving sermon. A fine musical programme
has been arranged to be given by the combined
chors of all the collegiate churches The selections
will embrace the "Infammatus," from Rossini's
Stabat Mater, aud movements from Haydn and
Mozart The solos will be rendered by Mrs. Emma
Watson Doty. festival of praise and song will be
given at the Church Of the Covenant the services.
which have been specially arranged for the OCCASION
commencing ut IL o'clock A. NJ. special Thanks
giving service will also be observed ut Zion Church.
corner of Thirty eighth street and Madison avenue.
Will be fessted with GOOD things provided bv trends
The ladies of the Union Relief Association for tho
Care Of Disabled Soldiers aud their Families invite
the cooperation OF their patriotic friends i'll an offer
ing OF gratitude to those through whose seltsacr-
ice the country with all its blessings OF peace and
prosperity. has been preserved. These ladies will
be at their rooms in the Twenty-secon Regiment
Armory. on Fourteenth street west OF Sixth avenue
to-day, to distribute to the $50 families under their
supplies for Dime. be enjoyed in the
homes OF the recipients tomorrow. Donations Of
money or provisions may be sent to the armory be-
tween the hours OF nine a. NJ. and five p NJ. to-day.
to the president. Mrs. John A. Kennedy, No. l35
West Twenty-second street.
OUTDOOR" POOR.
Mr.. Blake. superintendent of Outdoor Poor,
ports that US yet he has received no constitutions
pie for the Thanksgiving dinner to be given to the
poor under the care OF the Commissioners Of Char
tiles and Correction. Last year he received two
truck loads of supplies from citizens.
At the Brooklyn Music Hall the "MacEvoys" will
give Thanksgiving Day matinee" at half-past
two the proceeds, announced, to be forthe bene-
ut of st. Augustines Church.
In connection with the Princeton Yale football
match. it has been wisely suggested that the con-
test be begun early enough to allow the spectators
get home to dinner.
The managers of the New York Infant Asylum re-
quest all friends OF the institution who willing
to donate poultry and other delicacies for the
Thanksgiving dinner to send notice OF their inten;
street. for the Tenth avenue house; to Mrs. L. NJ.
Bates. No; 254 Madison avenue, for the Flushing
Home and to Mrs. =. H. Van Aulsen, No.. 421 Fifth
avenue, for the Mount Vernon Home All donations
will be sent for.
The managers Of the Association for the Benefit Of
Colored Orphans solicit contributions for Thanks.
giving dinner for the $50 homeless children gathered
at their asylum, at l43d street and Tenth avenue.
Contributions for the dinner may be lett with Mrs.
Landon. at No. 42S Fifth avenue.
The trustees OF the Five Points House Of Industry
also appeal to those who may be charitaby disposed
in behalf Of the thousands Of poor and neglected
children who annually ted clothed and sheltered
in that institution.
CITYs DEPENDENTS.
The Commissioners of Charities and Correction
will provide Thanksgiving dinner for oil the IL 900
inmates Of the institutions under their charge. They
will provide $3.50 pounds of chicken and turkey at
cost of l3 cents and Is cents per pound respec-.
lively. or over pound for each person. Besides
poultry thirty barrels OF apples will BIO dis
trbuted for dessert. The poultry will be dis
trbuted among the institutions as follows:-
B!ackwell's Island-Charity Hospital. Peniten-
tiary and Amshouse, !, 400 pounds each; Incurable
Hospital. ITO pounds Workhouse. LOO pounds;
Penitentiary gang. 20 pounds, add Lunatic Asylum.
1000 pounds. Wards Island-Hom1opathic Hospi-
tall 500 pounds; Insane Asylum. 1000 pounds. Ram
dalls Island-Infants' Hospital 800 pounds; Hospi-
tai 1000 pounds. Harris lsland-Branch Work.
house, 800 pounds; Branch Lunatc Asylum, $50
pounds Hospital. 400 pounds. City Prison (Tombs).
$50 pounds; Bellevue Hospital. 1000 pounds; Ninety
ninth Street Hospital, 80 pounds, and Steamboat
Squad. 20 pounds. The Thanksgiving dinner will be
served oil tho institutions between twelve andtw0
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