Evening journal., 1890-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Row she Day WIN Re Celebrated In.
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Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving Day
| and In accordance with established usage
and she proclan alton OF President Har-
rison of this cour try aud Governor Benia
min T. Biggs of this state, viii be ap-
propriately celebrated here The EVEN
ING JOURNAL will not be issued
and the business office will be
closed all day. Most of the business
places will be closed and the workmen
will spend the day in various ways.
Some of them will heed the words OF the
proclamation and attend divine service,
others will go elsewhere. This Roman
| Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
| Churches will held services Ia the morn
ing. The other churches will bold union
UNCONVENTIONAL services Methodist
congregations twill Of n up thanks in
Grace Church. Ninth and West streets.
the Presbyterians will worship in West
| Church, Eighth and Washington streets
| Scott NJ K Church, Rev. Vaughn \.
Collins, pastor, will hold two special
Thanksgiving services tomorrow At
| 10 30 a. N preaching by the pastor and
at 1870 p. m a church reunion A literary
and musical program has been prepared
to bs followed by an informal social.
Special services will be held in Asbury
III + Church on Thanksgiving morning
at Q O'Clock. The pastor. the Rev. John
y Q. Hanna. will preach on the " Good
i ness Of God "
The remains of Rev. Wendelin M.
Meyer, the founder Of the Sacred Heart
Church, will be reburied In the basement
Of the church. The body will be brought
here from Newark, n j., where ii was
buried nine years ago Imposing exer-
cises will be held at the reburial between
10 and 10 o'clock to-morrop morninr.
Al the Catholic societies will take part
Kelly lyeeum will present fas. and
san to st. Mary's r, G paroehial school
TO morrow afternoon, William M
byrne, ESQ will speak
canton Lodge. | o o. f., of this city
and Canton Lodge OF Philadelphia will
visit Canton Monumental Of baltimore
tomorrow. They will 20 on the s As A
m. train over the B & o. railroad.
st Pauls Commandery, Knights Tenn.
plar will give parade
Shields Library Association will hold
its annual reception ia Institute Hall
this evening.
The Eastern Amateur Press Associa.
tion will hold its annual convention in
the Z. NJ. q. A. Hall, No. 1907 Market
street, beginning at o'clock in the
morning. Literary exercises will be held
IN the afternoon. William g Farra will
De the caterer at the banquet in the even.
ing,
The Z M. Q. A. OF this city has been
invited to pay return visit to the Ches-
ter Association tomorrow Teams from
Chester and Media will play a game Of la
crosse At o'clock on the PENNSYLVANIA
Military Academy grounds. At $50
O'Clock the Chester association will give
spred at its rooms The Wilmington
delegation will get special railroad rate
if enough men GO
A 8. Webster will give a compliment
airy matinee.
Isl Slocum" by Frank l Frame will be
the attraction at the Academy OF Music.
Joseph E. < and E L. Seeds will have
shooting match for purse of $40. at
~ O'Clock IN the morning.
The Z. NJ @. A foot. ball team win
play a team Of ex-collegians, on the
Front and Uoion street grounds to NOR
row morning, a. 10 o'clock The ex-colle-
gisns will be strong team, composed Of
the pick from the Delaware Field Club.
Delaware College and Edge Moor teams
The 7. N. @ A. Will put q strong team
into the field and a lively game can bs
looked for. as both teams are composed
Of good players. An admission fee will
be charged.