The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28
THANKSGIVING.
Features of the Day.


Thanksgiving Day, with its turkey, has
come and gone. The business portion OF
the city assumed the appearance of Sunday
in the morning. BY noon the streets be-
came lively. and this rush was kept up all
afternoon and evening in spite Of the rain.
Below is resume OF how the day was
spent:
At the Cincinnati Ball Park number Of
well-known young men instituted game
of football. One side was captained by Mr..
Jack Cannon and the other by Mr.. Andrew
West. After an hour and half's play the
sport ceased with the score: West 4, Can
non goals. During the game Mr.. John J.
Desmond fell on his right arm and sprained
his wrist.
THANKSGIVING Day was celebrated at the
House of Refuge by game of football, q
turkey dinner and services in the chapel.
At the Children's Home the customary
dinner was given. supplemented by an
hours entertainment in the evening in the
chapel. ...........
The prisoners at the Work.house were
released from their daily duties, and the
day was spent in rest and quietude
| At the Cincinnati Orphan Asylum and at
the Widows Home there was no lack of
turkey and good cheer. TIE donations
were richer and more abundant than
usual.
The Irish Aid Association gave ball at
the Lookout House, but owing to the rain
the attendance was small. the ball will be
repeated this and tomorrow evenings.
The Robinson Light Guard gave COM
plimentary hop at their armory on West
Court street. The hall was crowded to its
utmost.
Balls, which were we'll attended, were
given at the Bellevue House, Prices Hill,
Robinson's Opera. house, Turner Hall. Win
ton Place, Columbia Town Hall bv the st.
Lawrence Young Mems Society and at 9th
er places. t...
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in the leading churches yesterday, as an
rule were we'll attended by church going
people.
Yhe Seventh-street Congregational Churcl,
was magIifcently decorated with ever
green's, fruits and flowers, which were pre-.
sented, after the service, to the Colored' Or.
phan Asylum and the Home of the Friend.
less. A collection was taken up for the
Colored Orphan Asylum.
At the Poplar-street Church there was a
Harvest Festival and Illustrated Thanks.
giving dinner interspersed with pray er.
singing, reading the Scriptures. and appro.
pirate remarks. About twenty-five persons
took part. The fruits and vegetables at the
close of the exhibition were voted to the
pastor.
| Judge Wilson stayed at home all day
eating turkey and reading the STAR.
| TOnv McCatferv says he went out in the
morning with some of the boys. drank a
few glasses of beer, and went back home
and went to bed.
Mike Spaeth says he took in a funeral
yesterday.
Sam. Smiley, Police Court Clerk, claims
to have delivered lengthy address before
the Y. NJ. G. A. yesterday afternoon.
Deacon Joseph Gaul, of the Police Court,
attended matinee at one of the Vine-street
Opera-houses.
Prosecuting Attorney Murphy stayed at
| home in he morning, ate turkey, walked
out in the afternoon, and attended the
Grant Reception meeting in the evening.
City Treasurer Knorr and Frank Ramsey
went hunting down about Cumberland
River. They killed rabbit, ground
| squirrel and black snake.
Captain Jack Connolly said he was out
collecting beer, wine and cigars all day yes
terday for the Irish aid entertainment at
the Lookout House. by the way" said
the Captain, II want ye to make an an
nouncement in yer paper. Som av these
people we are collictin' beer from think
that we are going to sind it to Ireland.
want you to remove that impression from
their m0inds."