Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-12-06
THANKSGIVING DAY.
How Abilene's Citizens offered
Thanks for the Many Blessings Re
ceived During the Past Year.

HOW ADllene's C1cZens Unere6l
Thanks for the Many Blessings Re
oeiVed During the Past Year.
The people of our fair city evidently
believed that they had much to be
thankful over yesterday for they with
one accord returned gratitude in a
manner entirely BETTING the day. In
every home, even the hunblest, added
delicacies were served and the family
made to recognize the occasion as one
of remembrance of blessings received.
Parents, children, grandchildren and
relatives of various degrees gathered
about the laden tables and Toasted and
laughed and recalled former days, hap
py in consciousness of bright present
and promising future.
In many homes were out of town
visitors who came to spend the day in
visiting and merry making, while on
the other hand many Of our people
broke bread with their friends in our
sister cities.
Business was entirely suspended and
the streets wore deserted appearance.
The men who came down to the mail
in the evening wore happy, self-satis-
fed look that told of fully supplied
appetite. The hotels all served .excep-
tionally fine dinners so that the travel
ers in our midst did not suffer.
The religious recognition of the day
began with the general
| UNION SERVICE,
The union Thanksgiving service took
place in the Presbyterian church this
city yesterday at 1920 a. m. The at.
tendance was not by any means what
it should have been, there being less
than three hundred people present.
Those present, however, entered heart
lily into the service, making the occa-
sion of more than ordinary interest.
The services we're conducted by the
Rev. T. F. Stauffer assisted by Revs.
Platz of the Evangelical and Slower of
the United Brethren church. Appro-
pirate and excellent addresses were
delivered by Rev. Zimmerman of the
M. E. church and Rev. Porch of the
Lutheran church. The service being
of an informal character, brief remarks
were made by a number of persons in
the audience. During the reading of
the offertory collection was taken for
the benefit of the poor, amounting to
S21.2O, which was given to Mayor
Rice to be used by him in such worthy
charity as he may deem best. Two
Thanksgiving anthems were rendered
by the church choir in an excellent
manner, making the music of the ser
vice most interesting feature of the
occasion. The audience was most wor-
shipful in its character, joining in the
reading of the scriptural lessons and
the singing of the hymns, indicating a
real gratitude of both the heart and
mind of the worshipers.
The services were closed by singing
the doxology, the benediction being
pronounced by Rev. Harrington.
In the st. Johns church services
twere alse held at 1890 and holy COM
munion administered.
After the dinners had been disposed
of everybody began to think of the
event of the evening and making
preparations for attending the
FIREMEN's SUPPER AND BALL.
When those disposed to patronize this
| commendable affair reached the city
hall, they found that the firemen, as
sisted by the ladies who have so gen.
erously taken hold of the arrangements,
had every thing in readiness for their
comfort and amusement.
I From the lower room of the hall the
hose carts and reels had been removed
| and tables were set for the refreshment
of the jewellers. Upstairs was the room
devoted to dancing.
The attendance was large and nearly
all the prominent citizens Of the city,
including the officials, walked through
the quadrille and swhirled through the
waltzes to the delightful music of
Hawkins orchestra. 1t was an ami
mated and enlivening scene and proved
so attractive that it was almost impos-
sible for the floor managers to keep
back the crowd of spectators which
forced in upon the dancing floor. The
following were the officers of the occa-
sion: Geo. Lloyd, Tom Armstrong,
Dick Evers and Chas Hodge; commit
tee on arrangements G. NJ. Fisher,
Chas. Hi and Geo. Schurer; door
keepers, Lou Lipps, Ed Vegiard, Chas.
Policy, VIM. Parks; cloak room, Byron
Keller; ticket seller, VIM. Messenger.
About 10 O'Clock councilman W. J. |
Winfield made humorous little speech
to the assembled crowd and invited
them down to the supper tables. The