Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-26
THE TAANKseVING PROGRAMME.
How the Dav VIII lie Observed In This
City-Church Exercises.

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City-Church Exercises.
To-day (Thanksgiying-day) will be OBJ
served generally as a holiday in Richmond.
The post-oflice will keep Sunday hours,
only being open from TO L. M, tho
custom-house, tue Capitol, tho municipal oHi-
eos. the public aud private schools, the higher
courts. the banks, and tho railroad freght-do-
pots will be closed, and the business quarter
wall wear a sunday air.
Tho markets, which have been particularly
well stocked during the last few days, VIII be
The Oid Women's Home on Seventh street will
hold their annual donation party, and contribu-
tions will be most acceptable at all the other
charitable institutions In the city. Ihose de-
string 70 make substantial thank-Odoriugs could
not DO better than remember those charities and
the City Mission.
AT TUE PENITgNTARY.
Work will be suspended IA tho shops at the
penitentarg, and the convt1ts will be given the
usual holiday liberty and holiday extras at
meals. Iu tho city j0h the day will not be dis
tinguished by any special observance.
Not few people will spend the day out OF
town on hunting expeditions. Ibe Richmond
'Cyce Club will take a run % Curle's Neck, where
a dinner will be served, and Company +, Of the
First regiment, go 20 tho country for target
practice, q szirmlsh drill, aud a sham battle.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Thanksgiving services will be held By all the
religious denominations Ia the city.
Rev. DR.. W. V. Tudor viii preach at the Broad
street Methodist church this morning at IL
o'clock. The occasion will also be observed a.
the same hour by the congregation OF Trinity
church, and the pastor Rev. Z. A. Peterson, ID.
d., will OflCiate.
A union moeung Of tho several Presbyterian
churches Will DO held az Grace-Street church Rt
II A. NJ and Rev. Dr.. Kerr will preach.
The congregations Of tho four Christian
churches OF Richmond and Manchester will as
k,t uH church at I | A.
NJ, and Rev. L. A. Colo will conduct the ser
vices.
The services at ST. Johns German Lutheran
church will be at the usual morning hOur-ll.
Tho Baptists Withhold two union meetings-one
NJ GrOye-Ayenue, where Rev. W. l.. Wright will
conduct the services, and the other &C Leigh
Street, where Rev. z. q. Jones, OF Lynchburg,
will preach.
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Tbern will bo service in oil the Episcopal
churches. At ST. Marks 12 NJ. Is the hour and
there will be a thank-oGering in aid OF the Pro-
testsnt Episcopal Church Home. The sermon
will be by the Rev. Christian K. kuyk.
Religious observance will be held az 50. Johns
at L o oclOck this morning and the Onertory will
DO for the Widows and Orphans Fund OF THIS
diocese. Services will be conducted at Weddell-
Memorial chapel tonight By Rev. Mr.. huyk. \
collection will DO taken up for charitable pur-
poses.
AT the Monumental service will be held at 1
O'clock and c0lIecllOn Will ne kaAeu up Tor
charitable purposes. At Grace church the OBJ
servance viii also bs az IL A. n. An Offering
will DO had for the widows and Orphans Fund
ThR Y. n. c. A. SERVICES
A very interesting programme has been ar
ranged for the Thanksgiving day services at the
Young Mems Christian Association. From 9
o'clock % IL A. NJ. there will Oe general recep-
tion and IN the afternoon reception Will De
given 10 tho gymnasium members by the ladies'
auxiliary.
Tne programme viii be as follows: Welcome
address, President s. W. TraYors, Solo, tenor,
f" Best OK Az "a. j. GarYins. Male quartette,
"Where Would Be-" Aessrs. Benning, Smith,
Bennet, and Greenwood. Solo, soprano, "Tell
Her l Love Her So" hrs. Thomas Christian.
Male quATtstte, "Banish On Maiden" Solo,
bass, " A sailor and His Lass Q. w. Hunter, Jr.
SeKtette irom gymnasium, hessrs. Atkinson,
Branch, Meade, Stoddard, Well, and Smith.
Mrs. Christian Is chairman Of ;he Reception
Committee and Mrs. j. A. Grgg chairman OF
the Refreshmeut Committee. Refreshments
will be served In tho class-roons after the rendi-
tiOn Of the programme in the large hall The
hare-and-nound chase will take place this moru-
Ing. The start will be made from the sssOcla-
ton building at $50 o'clock, and the distance
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