Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-28

Yesterday was an ideal Thanksgiving
day; ideal 10 lie bright joy. bringing at
mesphere. which filed all with sense OF
warmth and gratitude. The weather was
not such as Is always characteristic OF the
autumn holiday fer 1t is generally more
wintry and dismal IN It's nature, but %
stated above 1t was all the more Joyous
Thanks giving when nature itself seemed
to lift itself up in praise and tbsnksgiv-
ing. II was more Of an October, than .
November day and such an occasion a.
raises anew the belief that many have
heretofore expressed that Thanksgiving
day should be proclaimed at least one
month earlier thsn has been observed BY
custom.
The union services at the First NJ. E.
church in the morning In which the
Broadway and Central aud United Press
byterian. the First Baptist the Christian
and n. E. denominations Joined. were att
tended by congregation that filed every
available portion Of the house. On the
platform were Presiding Elder Head and
Pastors Cue. Marquis. Taylor. Grafton.
Marshall and Kerr. The services which
were designed with special ref. renee to
the occasion were participated in by the
various ministers and included responsive
readings from the topics. "A Joyful
Thanksgiving" "A Charitable Thanks.
giving" and "A Devout Thanksgiving, /"
and the rendering by the chorus under
Prof. g. r. Rousels direction of the
hymns. 20. for thousand Tongues to
Sing" "Blest Be the Tie That Binds and
IAN Hail the Power OF Jesus Name. "
The sermon was by Rev. II. C. Marshall,
of the United Presbyterian church. and
was an able and thoughtful discourse de-
voted to the solemn d;.,ies of the day and
the occasion for praise aud thanksgiving
for the great blessings of the year. Sew
ersl barrels of apples and potatoes were
filed by the contributors of a potato and
sn apple by each one attending. and
there were other donations for the bene-
ht OF st. Luke's hospital. A large collec-
ton was taken up for the poor.
The services at Trinity church were
well attended. the rector. Rev. r. F.
Sweet. preaching sermon on the sig
nificance OF the day Of devout and chart.
table Thanksgiving.
Ii was in accordance with a custom
long and rightly cherished. day of many
family reunions and home dinners. A
number OF families and others diued at
the Harper. where the largest number that
has partsken Of Thanksgiving dinner In
years was present At the Rock Island
house also. Manager Gaver extended the
hospitslities of the occasion TO . large
number OF his friends whom he invited in
TO dine with him.
Decidedly one OF the greatest down
town attractions that has ever been pro-
vided free on holiday. was the pie-est.
ing contest In the great west window Of
the London Clothing Company. The
street 10 the neighborhood Of the store
was q perfect jam for an hour and peo-
pie also swarmed the housetops on the
opposite side OF the street and broke a
window in Krell & Maths store with the II
jam. The pies were pumpkin. and six,
teen contestants were entered. only eigh,
Of whom were enabled to gain entrance to
the store. the Others. together with Biehl's
band. being absolutely unable to get neal
the door. Even the police were power
less to keep back the eager multitude
The window in which the contest
took place was nicely decorated
and In 1t were sixteen chairs ant
los pies At the opening OF the con
test. The contestants were E. d. Jacobs
n. Z. Robinson. Sam Jones. Cliff Yer
bury. j. N. Scars. Y. II. Carver. Enocl
James and j. N. Tindsll. Jacobs. VIII,
lives in Rural township. won the prize b-
eating six pies. and walked of with
handsome suit OF clothes. II. T. Rohia
son, OF Lynn Centre. came out secont
with five pies to his credit The sur
plus pies were distributed among tn,
boys after the contest. 1t was a triumph
in the way Of enterprise on the part o
the London. q holiday attraction tina
shows what judicious and liberal adver
Using will do. 1t brought people 4,
town THAI would not otherwise have com,
and every business man In Rock Islant
reaped profit
The pupils Of the public schools re
membered the poor on Wednesday in ih,
way Of vegetables. provisions. fruit an,
clothing. taken to their respective build
ings, from whence they were sent to th,
Relief Society for proper distribution
At No. Principal Mcdonald and he
teachers presented their janitor. VIM
Cook. with q fine turkey.
"a Boap Bubble"
On next Tuesday evening we are to
| have at Harner'a theatre that ax,ruci.