The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY,
Tho Day Sacred to the Memory of
tho Great American Turkey
TO Be DULY OBSERVED THIS YEAR.
Notable Exercises ut the G. 4. Il. Hall,
IN tho Churches and Elsewhere.
business, Public aud Private, will
be Suspcndcd..-A Day Of Reunions.

Thanksgiving Day has come again,
End for Il day or two Wheeling people
who have been away from home have
been returning from their work or their
schools TO take their annual turkey
dinner at home again. 1t promises to
be the most memorable CClcbrationseen
in Wheeling for i number OF years.
The usual church services will be hcld,
the city. county and government offices
will be closed, the courts will suspend
business, the postoilico will observe
holiday hours, and private business
WILDE largely suspended, and wholly
so for ut least part OF the day.
The main unusual feature OF the day
will be the celebration at the G. A. K.
hall, on Main street, which Rev. J. J.
Jones, OF the A. NJ. L. church, has ar
ranged with his usual success. The
services will be worthy Of the attend
ancc OF everybody who can get there.
All II 4. III. Rev. DR.. G. ". Bryant, u
distinguished divine, physician and
traveller. will preach on the theme,
"What God has done Tor us" The q.
4. X. OF the city has decided to turn
out i'll 4 body and hear the sermon. DR..
Bryant is an active mcmber of the or
der, and an old soldier with an honor
ablG record.
From 1850 to 2:30 p. IN. there will be
agrand dinner in honor OF Hon. John
NJ. LanSston, the distinguished orator,
who is to lecture in the same hall this
evening. At this dinner toasts will be
responded 10 by Hon. John NJ. Lanss-
ton, Capt. Thomas Lewis, Capt. i. i.
Dovener, Rev. NJ. NJ. Ponton, Rev.
William Toney, Rev. John Christian,
Mr. +. NJ. Wright, Rev. Mr.. Adkins,
Hon. q. W. Atkinson and Judge K. II.
Cochran. The bill OF fare will include
raccoon, opossum, turkey and pumpkin
pic.
At 3 D. m. there will be matinee en-
tertainment By the young people in
honor OF Mr.. Langston. The programme
arranged is an attractive one, consisting
Of music, vocal and instrumental, ad-
dresses, Rotations and other perform
ances. At eight o'clock this evening
Hon. J. N. I.angston will lecture on
Our National Thanksgiving" He is
well known rs one OF the most eloquent
living Americans, and those who miss
his talk will miss an intellectual treat.
After the lecture the young people will
tender Mr.. Langston reception in the
hail
Mr.. Langston will arrive in the city
this morning ut S:25, and be met at the
station by the reception committee,
composed OF Messrs. Jere Crawford,
George McNIechcn, G.. w. Brunswick,
George Notion, and Prof. ]. McH. Jones,
the chairman. He will be the guest oil
Prof. Jones at his home on the Island,
and will be escorted there by the com
mittec.
The amusements are in the hands OF
committee composed OF 1Iessrs. james
Branson, chairman, William Hender-
son, Jack Alexander, Anthony Rice and
Henry Allcnsworth. The music will be
by McClelland's orchestra.
The Union Thanksgiving service OF
the Methods churches will be held ut
the Fourth Street church, DR.. Riker,
the pastor. preaching the sermon. 4
collection will be taken up ior the
Children's Home.