Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-26
Thanksgiving Day.

MEMS PARADE AND OTHER EVENTS
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving day, is legal holiday,
and, as customary, the public offices will be closed
and private business will generally be suspended.
The markets presented an animated scene to-day
Turkeys and other good things deemed indispensa-
bic to a Thanksgiving dinner were sold rapidly
Thanksgiving services will be held in most OF the
churches.
One OF the principal events of the day will be
the annual parade of the fire department.. The
various companies will assemble at and 10th
Streets at lis p m From there the line of march
Mn ne oy WAY OF 18th street to Scott circle where
commissioners. After the inspection the following
line OF march will be taken up: From Circle by way
OF Massachusetts avenue to New Hampshire ave-
nue.. to Pennsylvania avenue, around Washington
circle thence along Pennsylvania avenue, passing
through the grounds OF the Executive Mansion, to
18th street, to Pennsylvania avenue to 9Th street.
where the companies will d1sperSe. In case OF an
alarm Of fire while on the route OF march certain
companies will be designated to leave the line. The
presidents and boards OF directors OF the District
insurance companies and the ex-flre commissioners
have been invited to attend
The Washington Cadet corps, Major Fleetwood
commanding. will make their first parade as a
battalion tomorrow. accompanied by the Balti-
more Rifles, OF Baltimore, Nd, Capt Matthews
Starting from the armory Of the Cadets at 1:3O D.
M, they will proceed to the residence OF Secretary
Lincoln. on Massachusetts avenue; thence by 18th,
and 18th streets to the Avenue to AZ, to Louisi-
ana avenue to 7th street, 10 q, to Sth street and
the armory, where the visitors win be dined.
There will be matinee and evening performances
at all UIe UuedJGTS.
There will be two trotting races and a steeple-
chase at Ivy City tomorrow.
The ladies OF Waugh NJ. E. church Capitol HilD
will give Thanksgiving supper and entertainment
tomorrow evening"
There Will be three performances at the Dime
Museum-morning. afternoon and evening.
The Furnaces AN the Schools.
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES PROVIDE FOR A TEST OF THE
RUTTAN SYSTEM.
special meeting of the board OF school trustees
was held last evening for the purpose of consider
ing the question of heating the buildings The con-
troversy regarding the Ruttan furnaces led to the
meeting.
resolution offered by Mr.. Clarke and slightly
amended by Mr. Brooks was adopted. 1t author
lied the local committees of the several divisions In
which are located buildings heated by the Ruttan
system to take such steps to assist the agent OF
the Ruttan company in obviating the defect in
heating the schools by said system as, in their
judgment, may be deemed necessary ana judicious.
provided that the conditions of ventilation and
temperature prescribed by the commission ap-
pointed by the House of Representatives, February
20, 1892 are observed. and that special committee
shall report in January next whether the result OF
The manipulatiOnS Of the agent OF the company re-
suits satisfactorily.
Mr.. Bartlett, the agent OF the company who was
present, stated that all his company desired was
fair test OF the furnaces.
Mr.. Smith offered resolution for future cOnsid-
Grafton: "That this board request the Commis-
sioners to recommend to Congress the apprOpra-
tion OF $4,000 for the purpose OF establishing an
industrial scnool as part OF the public school sys
TEN of the District"