Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
CELEBRATION OF THE DAY
THE COL0RED KNIGHTS TEMP
Lar RECEPTION.
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tiou with Churches. Henevasenf
OrgHnizasi0iss. Darcipg SrcJnbfcs
aud skazcl SPELL Eriving Pnrk.

Thanksgiving was observed quietly but.
pleasantly. There were many stranRer@|
in the city, but there was an agreeabi6
absence of drunkenness and disordix.
cases of which usually are lot infrequslit
on holidays. Many stores remained open
during the morning, but were closed al
noon. Nearly all the churches that held
Thanksgiving services were crowded, and
several churches held union services.
The races at Hazel Dell Driving Park
were an interesting feature of the festiyi-
ties of the day. They began about noon
and were seen by several hundred people.
William w. Lobdell, Thomas d. Brown
and Joshua Conner were appointed Judges.
Mr.. Lobdell declined TO act in the race
for horses of the 3-minute class because
lie owned one of the horses that took part.
In the first race, for horses Of the $50
class, there were seven entries, assigned
as follows; Pole, George Dr,skc's
blk III, Sadie D.; second. James Port
hams m, Flora; third, William AIorri-
sons b m, Madge; fourth, Lewis Dicltn's
b &, George; fifth, Frank Porthain's h &,
jeff; sixth, A. Chrlisle's b m Carsie; sew
enth, D. II. Titus m, Mary Black, The
race was won by Madge in $40 and s. H.,
with JEFF a close second In the race for
horses of the ESQ class, John w. Reeves
b NJ, Kate, was given the pole; William
Ciallagher's br m, Susie b.. second pll,c,.,
John Hagan's b g, Frank, third, and E
Witsil's g, Ned, fourth. The race waa
won by Kate in 2.544 and 2. 5744, with Frank
second, Susie B. third and Ned fourth.
In the last race, for horses of the 3-minuto
class, @. E. Mitchell's br g George was
given the pole; A. Springer's 6 G Friday
second place, and w. w. Lobdelrs blk
Prince third. George won in 3.124 ard
2.55s, with Friday second and Prince
third. During the racing there was
slight collision and one of the wheels OF
George Drake's sulky was broken. The
races were followed by some fine exhi-
oition trotting. ~
In the morning the Phoenix Steam Fire
Engine Company went to Chester and
participated in the parade given in honor
of the anniversary of the Franklin Fire
Company. The visitors were banqueted
in the evening. r
st. Paups oommandery, No. 1, Knights
Templar,. gave q reception In Institute
Hall in the evening and, accompanied by
the Universal Cornet Band and several
Delaware and Pennsylvania communicates
md lodges, made parade in the after
AOOhs uA1J AfObO pCOpAO h1tChuCu Tue
reception, which was fraught with enjoy
ment.
Ezion NJ. E. Church celebrated its
eightieth anniversary in the evening. The
was large and the exercises in
teresting. The celebration terminated
with chocolatiere.
Suppers were given by the Green Hill
Presbyterian Church, the Church of the
Sacred Heart and Brandywine M. E.
Church.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
IN the evening by the Union Literary
The sacred cantata, ''Under the Palms,
given in Bethel A. M. e. Church in the
evening, was heard and enjoyed by a
large audience. Mayor Rhoads and a
delegation of st. Paul's M. e. Church
were present and with the singing, which
was, excellent, they were delighted
Many people attended the entertain
nent given in the evening by Wilmington
Lodge No. l, A. o. U. W. The pro-
gramme published on Wednesday was pre-
sented and the enjoyment was great. The
audience was regaled with refreshments.
Several dancing sociables were given in
the afternoon. The attendance at each
was large.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle were
given benefit at the Wilmington rink in
Ehe evening. II was a success financially
md enjoyably.