New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-27
FESTIVAL OF THE NATION.
HOW THANKSGIVING DAY WAS OBSERVED.
sERvIcEs IN THE CHURCHES-cAmNG TOR THE


When the city aWOke yesterday morning,
each and every citizen found himself in particularly
thankful mood. Some were thankful for past DiesS-
,ngs some were thankful for blessings to come; some
we're thankful for National prosperity; while some were
thankful for wife and children ana home While others
were thankful that Providence had merciiully spared
them in a state of single blessedness some were t"h
ful for health, wealth and prosperlty' others were
thankful for the Christening influence OF aicon some
were thankful for fat governmental positions; others
xero thankful thai offensive partslnship had not yet
rendered their services unnecessary To the Admnstra
ton All found-sOmctimes 1t is true after long
search-somo particular cause OF thanksgivinc' ana
each one gave thanks for that which he considered dear
est But with vastly different degrees Of intensity did
the different songs Of Thanksgiving ascend ThaLksSv-
lnr DAY is always Thanksgiving Day. whether be Gel
sbrated AT the Five Points Muir ray i' Out TOT
some reason the Five Points dinner mas"
the same thankful air that is breathed by the Eoou
things on tho Murray Hill table The man VINO
has obtained $1,000 Office gives thanks IN the same
words the with Sl,5OO ONCE pu' IL 10 0'i' "
words that are the Same.
Nevertheless there were thanksg!vnss yesterday on
every hand. and the ways of expressing uiahN'i"eS
were as many the thankful people some th""Bn' '0
hest tribute 70 the bounty of Providence "onsste" III
the consumption Of untold quantities OF indigo studio
things for which Thanksgiving Day is famous TINS
oorninr their day Is probably turned to night and their
0ladness TO mourning Others found fitting express
sion OF their feeling in attendance upon the chur'h
SERVICES All tho churches were open, ana IN all we
sermons tht re was strain Of mourning which ungeo
with sorrow the JOY and glalness OF THANKSGIVING Day
On all hands lt was remembered that the Nation haa
baen and that one OF its foremost citizens had
died the night before The sight of flags at half mast on
Thanksgiving Day presented au inc0n@Tuiy thI' was
keeuly felt by There were other ways oi giving
thanks however besides the table and the church. ire
pressibe small boys found uLbou"ded delight III parad
ing the streets hideOu masks and ear-Slitns TN
horns Some Of them formed professions and delghted
themselves ifnohody else by the crotesqneneSs OF their
appearance. Tho young collcgians went 10 me fo'
Grounds to see the Yale and wesleyan
teams play football For the students
however the glory hal departed from Thanksgiving
Day this year. The grand struggle for the football
ohamnonship which in past years made Thanks iving
day of supreme importance was over and the champo
ship had already been decided At the theatres there
were special performances for the benefit OF those Whoso
thankfnness took a dramatic turn. Many took advan-
tage OF the holiday 10 pass day in the country anu I'll"
joyed pure air and keen breeze In spite OF the threat"
ening sky Finally there were some men so Unsuitable
in the pursuit wealth welded to their business
that they the day. set apart for JOY ana thanR
ness in their dingy downtown Offices porting over yell
lowcoored law volumes, overhauling old accounts or
writing ND back correspondence. 1Dcy were probably
thankful though like all the rest.
All the theatres crowded both at the special mat
inees generally given, and at the usual evening per-
Torrance. The increased receipts Will do much 70 make
first part of the week owing the wretched weather
The asno had not only no empty hut the number
of admissions sold far in excess OF the average
Harrgan at Park Theatre drew his usual c0nStitn
EMS round him in greater numbers than ever ana Nat
Goodwin at the Standard initiated popular actors to
Overlooking houses both afternoon and evening Busi'
ness at Wallacks large in the evening but no natl
nee performance given and at the Buon opposite
Dixey celebrated his second Thanksgiving Day at that
theatre. Days full and the Madison Square aso
The Lyceum could not fin seats or room fOf all VINO
wanted to see lone of Our Girls" while further do~l
town the Union Square held a large and enthusiastic
audience The Grand opera House not age
enough to hold all who came TO See AolaAo''
pretty play with the original Ndy Blossom 70 tct o>'t
VIII lie a"ross town the Third Avenue dd NJ a.5o.
NibIo's. of course, crowded.
Mr. Godchaux who il the director or the costume
department Of the American oIeta' gave q peasant
evening to his employees. About ono hundred oI mem
eat down IN the evening 10 pettc! I'i-S Liu w
THANKSGIVING tqrkeyf Ihe IeaS! was ia M 1i ~ ~.
which is devoted Tho purposes OF making cosJu4's
for tine coming season OF Aheilcdn OPlt" or We
dinner speeches made 10y Mr.. GodchauX ana
Insii VINO ba. yyrn Sir Codchaix many valuable
ideas about costumes 10 be used ID "Orpheus
Al 81 Inkes Hospital services appropriate 10 the day
were conducted in the chapel, in the nofuuZ' by ne
Rev = Baker pastor and Of me
were In condition to parake of il served with
bountilul dinner OF turkey, with the usual Thanksgiving
cOucOmit.h,s ana aIierwaid the S1l!'h'e ehpIoSes
were as sumptuouSly provided for
seventy employees to feed. There mi supply Of
iCxures Of the season provided by the irerds oil
the Institution.
Bellevue Hospital has $40 patients to be provided for,
besides the 1870 women from TIE workhouse ana the 70
inss The Commissioners Of Charities ana "3Trecm0h
had not forgotten 10 provide lhe usuAl east ne %
vaescents had as much as they cOud comfortably STOW
Private contributions made the inmates Of the New
York HOsI ital happy. Turkey garnshed with the
daintes OF the season was served to all who mad
siJI.achs FOR the entertainment ana caleul nurses
looked after those who were TOO III TO patake OF the goOd
Annie provision was made at ST. vincents Hospital to
feed the us patients and the seventy I'VE persons en-
gagged there in attending them, Including twenty ilVe
sisters OF charity. There were no slccla religious
services
Mission service la the corridor tue second
tier OF the male prison al The Tomhs Ia the morning Al
noon the usual Thanksgiving dinner provided Oy the
COmmiss Ohers OF Charities and Correction wa served to
the prisoners under the personal snJ"rVls u Eaideh
Finn. There $40 prisoners there 10 icGdlGesdes
Al the Girls Lodging House. No 27 ST. Mark's'race,
the Thanksgiving dinner was supplied by W BnyMd
Cutting. Forty-thrce sat down az the table. In the
evening there werc music recations ard refreshuent
The girls Inviting their friends. and many for
mery the house. but have away were IN attend
The American Female Guardian Society and Home for
the Frendless has the pupils OF t"eHe IN
for 1t was impracncable 70 supply al WIZ a
the tables were spread at the socetys headquarters No
90 East wenty.nAth-st for the Older pupils u Indus
trial school No numbering hctw@"p |vC and 800 A
large supply OF brown Sug"' o al ana Hrie' P''hsh"
with Jthcr d-Cacos adorned each p"'e H. tnt ccMF"Ly
cises Ia the oA4lol the children taking part j. T. joy
OF EugewOct, lcos1et At O'Clock The pupils Of In
dustri scboOl No hnc then Inner and AT 30 exer
discs wore -kaI the rhapei. leo by l. HerrcR
The inmates II no Hong hal ti"ir diner II ;bcir re:
specve I'riYs ,is.us Ding the week the pupils OF
the other scLccs 4nLSc.1ng y az 5000 Children, VIII
be Toasted a. tLojt s'h1O r'tWs
At the Street )AJs' L."g'ng House. No. 3l4 East
Thirty -hf:h-o' s,J1 upper was given to about 100
hungry boys w',2 spent I'll" eve"ins Win games and
other IsonIrutS
- Ati-sioh IIoase the Immaculate Virgin Lafay
ette Mace was .iss,d H. S0nSeouenc" u tne IcursOn
oS ali Tho Inmates 10 lho Mission at MI LocetlO, 3 l.,
where about 200 children enjoyed Thanksgiving
dinner of the most OrthOTCx ;ur-ii, -!re! .eln by
the members OF ST. Josephs Union. special tram was
placed at Father Drnmgonlcs disposh 10y the staten
island Railroad Company After DINNER tho chHdIeh
sang pariouc songs and gave r"citAuons. Music 'as
furnished by band recently organized and made up