New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-24
THANKSGIVING CHEER.


day of outdoor pleasure to-day were somewhat
dampened by the weather yesterday, which was
anything but suspicious. At first arse flakes of
snow fell, which were succeeded before noon by
cold and disagreeable rain that continued all day.
If the conditions are not favorable to-day the
field sports will be greatly marred, but they VIII
probably go unless it rain torrents
The markets presented n buser scene yesterday
than on previous days Of the week, and IL was Oh
served that as the day away, the radesmeI
prices went up on the good stock and down on inc
indifferent and bOny. AS people always nave tneT
Thanksgiving dinner, no matter what the weather
is the rain Yesterday did not have the eilect Oh
diminishing the sale of delcacies for the taDie Az
the markets, last night were seen a great many
men and women in the lower walks OF life hlhng
their baskets with a looscr grasp on ther pooAoV
books than usual
In the neighborhood of Bayard-st the stands and
push-carts that erstwhe held only decaying fruit
and vegetables were loaded with nearly every spe-
cles of fish and fowl The windows Of all the stores
were decorated with signs which assured passers-Dy
that we keep tho best In the city" One read:
"Ded g. Alive hens for sell" Before many OF
the butcher shops huge coops, standing
six or seven deep. which contained complaining
poultry in all degrees of wretchedness Here ana
there were dirty women stopping occasionally to
posed OF to seize with remorseless fingers some un-
lucky goose. which they cruelly pinched TO discover
what claim 1t had to tenderness.
The trains and steamboats, going out last evening
were crowded with those their way TO homes In
the country where they will spend the day in
social enjoyment In the charitable insttu-
tions gifts from kind-hearted people were
received. and preparations were completed Tor
spreading the feasts to-day.
The Manhattan Athletic Club will give its annual
Thanksgiving Day games on its grounds at Eighth
ave. aud Fifty sixth ST., at $50 o'clock TO-DAY;
Yards GOO yards, one-half mile and l mile, n =
miles walk 2-mles bicycle race, 2 one-quaTter
mile hurdle race and BOYS race. Inc prlzes are
gold medals There are 232 entries for these games
Most of the prominent athletes IN the vicinity VIII
compete, and much fine running and many Keen
contests are anticipated. These competitions VIII
he run off without delay and Will be finished by
shutdown Among the other athletic sports that
have not been mentioned IN THE TRIBUNE foot
hall contest will take place to-day on the POLO
| Ground, between the Yale and Princeton Clubs.
II is thought that the teams VIII be evenly matched
and that hard struggle viii occur. A Lacrosse Y
| match between teams from the University OF the
{ ity of New York Club and the Bloomfield Athletic
Climb will he played at 10 o'clock at Montclar, n: j.
The usual number Of applications for permission
! 10 parade to-day has been made at Police Head
quarters for the last two weeks. AT noon, yeSieT-
day forty-eight permits had been granted. The po-
| lice are opposed TO granting these permits, but "a
| the law allows the parades, they are powerlcss IN
| the matter. They say that many of the org1nza-
| over, become public nuisance; but having per
| nit the police must allow them to parade to their
| hearts content MANY complaints are made every
year that those urchns 20 from store to store ana
house to honse demanding pennies fruits cakes. as
the case may be- and If refused, they abuse the per
son refusing them. Among The permits granted tor
I'M! Tbo year S@1ore Rack Rsneers1 "The John Styles
! Fan asticaIs," THE Young Jefiersonians" 'Iho
| Original Hounds" THE Jolly Bows" The Young
Hickories" The Dan Mckenna Rangers" " The
| Golden Stars" and The BOYS in White
| A Thanksg wing festival will he held al IL o'clock
| in the Church Of the Covenant. at Park-ave and
rh;rty-ftth-st musical service will be- one OF the
| features An attractive musical programme has
been announced for the service at the Collegiate
| Church Fifth-ave and Tgonty-ninth-st.. in which
| the Lafayette Place Church and Forty eighth-st.
| Church chOrs will take part, Fine music VIII be
| rendered mother churchc, Throughout the city
| The Peabody Home for Aged INDECENT Women
| makes THANKSGIVING appeal for money Tor The
first time in its history. The Home is nearly $500
| in debt. 1t has at present twenty-siX inmates;
The FIVE Points Mission will celebrate to-day its
tbirty-frst Thanksgiving. The exercises VIII be
| held at the Mission Building at 1870 o'clock.
AT the East side Boys Lodging House and school.
No 2S7 East Broadway, a dinncTwll be served THIS
evening at 7 o'clock to the zoo homeless boys VINO
are cared for at that institution.
Charles Hauselt, Emigration Commissioners, me
president of the German Society sent to Castle Gar
den Yesterday 200 tickets T Thanksgiving dinners
to be given TO deserving destitute Immigrants who
may be involnntary detained ut Castle Garden to-
day Mr.. Hauselt did the same thing last year The
dinners will be served at No lG Statc-st
Members of the Produce Exchange look forward
to thanksgiving Day with seemingly more zest than
to any other holiday in the year. The interval be-
tween the close Of business and the hour for them
TO disperse for their homes on the day before
| THANKSGIVING; is always gwen up to hllarlty aud
| indul gence in bOyish sports Yesterday was no
| ception to the rule. First came mutual congratu-
| lations for the and pleasures of the past
year. Next rung ont from several hundred Threats.
| f'Glory Hallelujah." Three rousing cheers then
preceded the formation of great circle OF staid and
dignited merchants TO "snap, the whip" Other
| bOyish sports were also INDUCED IN.
| PREPARATIONS IN BROOKLYN.
The large number of persons of New-England
birth or descent in Brooklyn renders very general
the Observance of Thanksgiving Day. Business
| will be generally suspended to-day, the courts
post Office and public offices being closed, and the peo
pie generally giOusly gong 10 church in the morn
ing. In the afternoon aud evening, social ana family
| reunions will be held and concerts lectures and
festivals will attract persons who do not care TO re-
| main at home The attendance viii doubtless be
| large at both matinee and evening performances IN
| the theatres. Pleasant weather Will draw many
| persons to indulge in excursions into the country
| about the city and to Prospect Park and even to
| Loney Island, while the bOuleyards and paTkSays
| will be thrOnged with gay equipages.
| Mr. BeecheT will preach az IL his custom, in, Ply
| mouth Church upon NATIONAL TOPICS Ihe pulpit
platform in the Brooklyn tabernacle viii be deco
rated with specimens of all the National products,
| and Mr.. Tahmage will preach. Union services Will
| be held in many churches The Reformed Church
on the Heights and the First Reformed Church will
unite in service at the former, with the sermon by
| the Rev. A. j. Hutton. The Green Avenue and the
NoStrand Avenue Methodlst LpiscOpai ShuicheS
will meet with the latter and the Rev. NJ: ID. Buell.
| will preach. The Rev. DIR. James NJ. Ludlow
will preach in his church, the Westminster Prcsby
| terrain, and the Rev. George f. Pentecost i'll the
| Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church, of which
lie is pastor. All the churches i'll the Greenpont
part of the city the Seventeenth Ward, will unite
in service a the Methodist Episcopal tabernacle,
where the Rev. Dr. c. Ii. Taylor will preach The
First Baptist and Tabernacle Baptist Churches will
unite with the Strong Place Baptist Church. AZ
private charitable institutions and in the public
charitable and penal institutions special dinners will
be served.