The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-27
WITH HEARTS FULL OF PRAISE
qh.Psopb 0IRichmOnd Yesterday Celebrated
Thanksgiving Day
WITH CHARITY AND CHURCH SERVICES.
Number OF People Wont H"n'ine
But Few of1hom Had Niue" '"'
Charitable Institutions

..4.d Many Of the factories wholesale
,5 business Offices observed the day
tr partial if not entire suspension Of work.
accordance with the proclsmations'
s.-l State and municipal. al the Offices
these separate governments were
and their inmates were enJovinga
'rre banks. tho railroad depots, the bust
Exchanges. the courts and many places
.l.t c,ee their quota 90 the news happenings
..rh day were silent and deserted.
verv little picuics. outings. hunting sho
r- parties were deferred by the coqus'-
ross Of the weather from carrying out lHo
,.,-s previously made for the dav. IL
Tle appearance of the clouds IN tho e".y
.-rug gave warning OF a rainy cay -
lsu minutes of bright sunshine at ,neo.on,
femuicd many into the fields io' H"~'" go"
o,ler sports.
GENERALLY onsEKFkD'
l- sbo-. Tbanksc;vinclla was more gener-
., observed In Richmond than on any pre-
'.,s wear and though there were many as
--.,~4Doen+s on account OF the Intervening
.i1sds the day was one OF qQleI tnous. Ia
fnUvment to many VINO IaIe-y bo' "N"
ta freadmiU Of business
' - % J.v ~ good dinners everywhere.
.,5 vrfortnnate indeed was the poor wretch
~ "a rot have some little extra dish for
lie nnsi ~ remind hun of the occasion.
Fven AZ tho penitentiary the bill Of fare
,rse eplarred and o better dinner than usual
-. ,,rotiled. Work was suspended and the
,~isa'ncrs given such extra liberties as were
.5missible under the rules.
Az lie a~lmshOuse the day was celebrated
viii appropriate religious services 8nd a Wen
,-sroral aud served dinner Of special dishes
pas given.
TEE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Nea-'v all the charitable institutions had 70
rr1.s services and extra preparations Tor
',, Tie Richmond Male Orphan ASYLUM the
, were treated to q royal meal OF turkey,
ssr. cake. PIE. puddings and a variety OF
,ss,s vegetables and good things. a barrel
20 .riondid apples. donated by Nr. y. H..
U,T.s was also highly appreciated.
Ike report was gained los. a VISIT 70 the
.nond Female Orphan Asylum. Turkey
si Tie good things that 60 10 make up an
,-.ef Thanksgiving dinner covered the board
rs-. and ai the little ones were bright and
b.rrr ,u their enjoyment as we'll as GER
tta extras. secured through the gitt OF "a gem
tarar several weeks ago. which were Kept
snl utilized on this occasion.
HAD u GRIPPE
,.+ls S. Paul's Church Home the thirty
I've rverile inmates and the NATIONS have
Iustc me through an epidemlc on IS BtipPe,
t.n which none escaped, and thanksgiving
d.g N them was also q celebration of their
-s.,rsrv from this distressing disease. They
t.5 a So 10 he thankful that no fatality &C
conrsn.ed It's universal attack.
Here also a fine dinner was the order OF the
f... The bin " fare commenced with tur-
tsv and ended With ice-cream and cake, and
vas iDterspersed with many uicely-prepsred
liz little ones in the afternoon were in the
M. enjoyment of O barrel OF apples the git
~ Mss Marry Morris Jones. The matron
a II 1.aH. M woIH1IW rna0Vnrfnr
Sic said they had spent 8 highly enjoyable
dsr and were in joyful expectation OF the
coming Of Christmas.
Tbe pound.psrty Of the Baptist Home for
Nd ladies'. OF the corner of Grove avenue
aud Harvey street, was a success. and the 90
nations were numerous. Offerings we're male
81 several Of the churches FOR tins institution
sud the amounts received will materially aid
the cause. The kaleuder hermesse Is 0lsO
being conducted ID the interest OF tins lnst!-
tuition.
At the Protestant Episcopal Church Home.
90 Fourth street. 40 elegant dinner WAS served
and highly enjoyed by the old lady inmates.
Thoughtful hands prepared extra detcacies.
end the dinner Was largely made up OF SUCH
donations. And so IL was at all the other IN
sttuti0us. Everybody within their walls %as
mai e aware by the bounties that it was a day
Of thanksgiving to God for bis goodness to
bis children.
Atal the hotels elaborate menus was pre-
pared aud many elegant private dlnings were
given.
AN EXECUTIVE DINNER.
Ills Txccllency Governor Mckinney in
v'ed all the officers from the Capitol 70 ION
Dim iu Thanksgiving dinner at the kXecu-
eve Mansion. and with few exceptions they
stteu1ei. Dinner was served at 4 o'clock,
and lasted over two hours.
Several church dinners were also given for
tie benefit OF charitable objects. and were
vel patronized. The one al the Kalender
hrmesse and the one az Centenary n. j..
c.lrc1 We're both eXcellently served.
The trains leaving on all the railroads yes
ieflay morning were filed Wlthmen equipped
for luutug. aud the baggage cars were full
olQogs there being tweutv-slX IN one car on
tie Richmond and Danvllle road. The Ches-
speake and Ohio aud the Richmond and
Allegheny also carried large squads Of sports
men.
Most Of them returned last evening with
varied expeuence and generally small amounts
oigame.
Messrs. Thomas B.. Higeenbotham and T.
Aruistead hunted in the neigbborhood OF
randolph. on the Richmond and Danville
railroad and returned last evening with two
rabbits. four he.d-larks. one wOOdpecker, one
"A1 duck and ten partridges.
sEyEN WISE MIN.
Oiseyen men on q Union line street-car
Asie7eniug whOgsve thler days experience
oe went hunting on foot in Hanover. walked
81 lay and killed one squirrel aud one rab-
III and was returning home Wet. hungry
aJd tired. He estimated that he had walked
SIXTY miles. Another went hunting IN Hen
tto behind a team. killed SIX birds and re-
lIued % dinner. Two Others had worked at
l-sl desks all day es usual. The other three
eeoTated the day as a holiday and two OF
nose attended church services.
Ils nav be taken as q fair average of the
Iaalef ia which the whole population spent
fLst4v
Many If the churches were open in the
.,tli1g and there were services at several Of
Ntu al night.
Interesting services we're held in all the
Episcopal churches by their pastors. At st
NaIAs Rev. Christian Il. kuyk preached the
seilon and Rev. Dr. Dashieil, the rector. as
'Ardiu tie service.
uRSrA1E DEBT.
~ hroai-street Methodist Episcopal church
.'fufIndor preached a highly entertaining
s-. appropriate sermon from II. Chronicles,
.'-claptcr. thlrteenthand fourteenth verses.
D tle great blessings reierredto lie men,
'Ael the sett emont Of the State debt as one
igi which \irginians should be truly thankful.
ne expressed the hope that the settlement
a. D nest one. aud supposed that It was
,e Oest that could be done now. but thought
We contract should contain d clause promis-
'ls tlat t ever the State we're able She would
ray dollar for dollar. Rev George II. Ray
1i lev James r.. Reynolds assisted IN the
wees An Offering was taken for the Old
LADIES' Home.