New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-30
TUE HOLIDAY OF FEASTlNG.
coon H,MoR AND GOOD DINNERS ABOUND
FEATURES OF THANKSGIVING DAY In AND N"ooND
NEw-YoRK.

,v.rrprs OF THANKSGIVING DAY In AN" NN
NEw-YoRK.
There was more of Sunday than hoinuay
srnearance 10 the streets OF the CITY !eS'eiu"''
as an entire suspension Of business except Oh 'uo P
-, few retail stores The day was pleasant ana "a, ~
,r Of nersons walked across the Brooklyn bildee
and ed the parks and thronged some OF the
an the afternoon; the on any pleasant 0u'!'
nh ,aces Of amusement were all open and were hoer
orv patronized and services were held III many Vi '
CHURCHES but the attendance was not large.
One nleasant feature OF the day was the hummer VI
nda With nanny faces in the poorer districts OF the
o,,v The various charitable associations dspensou
hon,tful suppy OF turkey and other good thngs anu "
the children were invited to the feasts In the oiS "
stltutious the Inmates were even oetter iou n' -.
average person outside Everybody In iao' appo'" "
be happy. ,, mana mn. IN
.th in the streets in the morning Their horns re-
op,,cd and their ffes aud drums were heard On ever!
4boroughfare Many OF the societies were cohposo"o
boys between fifteen and twenty years oi ago VIZ"
ried their muskets and targets as maItialy as 'uo
erans of lner wears Some of the most JuNehe olsdu
cations hired bands aud carriages. Smaller o9ys %
a. tb trets TO tbe music OF toy drums and hsh-oins
The number the regular societies 'h sIr ,iere
lnts, however, smaller than Usual InnDds and
thirf-tive i'm all among tuom the Original h0u Nv, &
the only Original Hounds, tue li'te U! ,,,.ers tlIc
street Johu otyer's Fantasies, tue oWdh,!' i,T Tho
PIN Away Volunteers the MackerclNilo Volunteers ,o
Square Back Rangers, the SdlNatl III hIhs, 80 an Lrog
lt~ Sl,ni-
Hollow Many of the organizations helu "a 81 ~, rho
ing alter the parade ana must u 'n'i" D'
A GALA DAY IN DRoOKLNN.
Fair skies helped 20 make pleasant lhahASSi'i,b
Day in Brooklyn and 1t enjoyed to the ul ny '"'
many thousands who were able To carry out theli pis
for davis pleasure. The streets were uifohSeu ho"
early morn far into the evening. The fine weather
TEMPTED many to forego the duty OF church going Tor inc
pleasure OF trip TO the suburbs and parks OF even 10
Coney Island Flags were displayed on the pubic ohlo
ipgs and in the parks The children made the most Oh
their leisure by marching about with drums ana Mes anu
diseorant fish horns caring false faces and some OF the
boys dressed In imitation of old women The fashion OF
naTdin the streets under such titles as III" sons o.
Rcst of Ieluon Hill. who worked ana never VIII
auaaral To have fallen into desuetude among young
men and Jew of the sO-callCd ttntaStioals appeared
THE afternoon given over 10 dinners anu soal
entertainments aud many took the opportunity to uNo
in The mark or to Concy island Church entertainments
teat-arties aud dances filled mp the evening lor
who did not choose to stay at home or Visit iilehs
day WAS remembered u all the lntbhc ana pflFaIs nSS
fions for the poor aud criminal classes Al the ooh
ln Labor IYCell Myrtle-st.. all Industrial
was opened raise money 10 pay OH Tue ueDt on
the bnildug of 81 900 Tho hall was decorated ahu INC
various trades represented in the AmalE alatn IIs
ITnnh semi articles exhibition aud sale lhcIo va,
"a lurlre attendance and the exhibition was iOimally
openrol by a speech by Alexander Jonas a wen Aho"n