Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-25
THANKSGIVING.
ITS OBSERVANCE IN THIS CRY.

1T, OBSERVANCE IN THIS CRY.
The Churches, the Dinners and the Dances.
Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly
in Lancaster. There was a general sus-
pension of business aud the streets wore a
Sunday appearance.
At nearly all of the churches there were
day, and many of the pulpits were prettily
decorated with sheaves of wheat, piles OF
apples, corn, potatoes and other vegetables
and fruits of the earth, and on some of the
pulpits were pretty bouquets and trailing
vines. The attendance at these services
was not very large, as almost every fam
lily had representatives at home preparing
the Thanksgiving dinner. So far as We
can learn, nobody passed the day hungry,
and many ate and drank more than was
good for them.
The taverns and saloons we're well patron
lied and several Of them set out turkey
lunches for their friends, while egg-nOg
flowed freely. There was, however, very
little drunkenness and disOrtlerly conduct,
either in the saloons or on tho streets, and
on the whole the day was quietly and
GU ny all cOlto VI PCoPiSs
Dancing Down the Dinner.
There is no more effective aid to the nat
ural apparatus in digestins 4 turkey din
ner than jolly dance to good music. In
recognition Of this fact Taylor's orchestra
held their usual Thanksgiving soiree in
Excelsior hall, yesterday afternoon, and it
turned out to be one of the most success
full affairs in the history of the Organiza-
tion. The attendance was large, the
dancing graceful, the music excellent,
and the entire management SO thoroughly
reputable that not the slightest breach Of
decorum occurred during tine festivities to
mar the pleasure of the merry makeAG.
That clever gentleman, Charlie Taylor,
was the floor manager, and performed the
duties of the position III most acceptable
manner, being indeiatigable III looking
after the enjoyment of his patrons ard
keeping things running smoothly.
Mr.. Ed. Hall, the genial conductor OF
the Schiller house dancing school, likewise
rose to the level Of the occasion and con-
tributed to the social observance Of the
day by entertaining his friends and
patrons at his school on the second floor
of that building, yesterday afternoon.
There was another big crowd here, and
what is written above may with equal
propriety bc repeated here. Every thing
passed off in the most agreeable manner,
dancing being maintained almost contin-
uously for several hours :; and with appe-
tites sharpened by the exhiiarating sport
of the afternoon, and when dusk had al
ready fallen, the party dispersed to renew
their assault upon the Thanksgiving viands
SO effectually settled by the inspiritinG
exercise.
The M:cDnerchOr scCiablc.
The concert and sociatle of the Lancas-
ter Mannerchor on Wednesday evening
was, as these affairs invariably are, a very
delightful occasion. The inclemency Of
the weather did not reduce the attendance,
which was, despite the discordant elc-
ments, very large. When the concert
opened the upper room of MHnnerchol
hall was dersely crowded, every seat Occu
pied and many people standing. The pro.
gramme was one of the best this society
has ever rendered, not the less in its i'll
| strumental than in it's vocal features, the
orchestra numbering nearly dozen
pieces. The singing too was of excellent
quality. From music the transition to
the dance was very easy and natural, and
| until the small hours of the morning feet
went merrily tripping through the waltz
and the various other phases of poetic
motion. All retired in good order, having
had their fill of eatables and drinkables
and harmless mirth, which were all pro
vided in such generous abundance, and the
affair throughout, pre-. emincntly a German
social gathering, was voted completely
successful.
Other Balls.
The Marion club, a social organization
composed of young men, gave a ball at the
Humane engine house (West End halD,
Wednesday evening, which is said to have
been the largest assemblage of the kind
ever held in that spacious room, between
100 and $50 couples being upon the tlOol
at one time. Everything passed of pleas
antly and with undisturbed serenity. The
St. Peters beneficial society held a ball il
Rothweiler's hall, which was large an(
merry, while at Excelsior hall numbel
of members of the Shiffler fire company
induiged in similar festivities, which weIt
private in their character. 1t will thu.
be seen that the festal features of the OBJ
servancc were largely represented on tho
eve of the day we celebrate.
Evening Entertainments.
! In addition to the morning services hclG
at Christ church, a delightful entertain
mcnt was given last evening to q very
large audience who expressed themselves
delighted with the performance. Follow
ing IS the programme
| Our Land is Free, by the Choral Society o
ChI ist church: SO!o-SOngs without Words
| (Mayer)-rlaye'l by Mr.. W. II. Ball Tableau-
| Venus Rising from the Sea Quartea-"
hSF Sy sSesiz Msses sf Mary y ant
! Alice Milcy: solo-SomebOdy's Darling-Mis
Mamie Berner; Tablean-The Wedding
the Pale Moon-Nir. j. I. Zimmerman ant
daughter: OrgancitO solo, by Miss Mary Den
ison; Tableau-The Statue Vase: Intermis
sion Organ soo-Sonantina (Clcmenti )-b!
W. II. Bail: Tableau-Portrait OF Gabrielle
| Soio-Thc Kerry D,nce-Miss Mary Z;mmer
man Observation-Disclosures Green and Ills Fly
nie's Waiting for Me-Miss Mamie Berner
Tableau-Thc Mothers Last Prayer; Sleigh
| ing SOng-Choral Society Quartet-Sec from
ZiOn's Sacred MOuntain-J. I. Zimmerman
Abr. Sheetz, Misses Mary Zimmerman an,
Alice Milcy; Do1ology.
! There was also a very pleasant evening
entertainment at the Duke street Method
ist church, given in aid Of the Mite So
ciety. 1t was largely attended and al!
present were served with cakes coffee, SC
One of the features of the affair was the
selling by auction of an immense pretzel,
which was finally knocked down to Jacol
G. Peters for 55 cents by Auctioneer Sbu
bert. The entertainment nettcd hand
some sum to the Mite society.
| Oyster Supper.
The ladies of the Union Bethel Church
of God congregation last evening inaugu
rated series of oyster suppers for tho
| benefit of the church. The affair was held
| in the lecture room of the church, at the