Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.


Services at the Churches To-day
Remembering the POor-GOod Din
ners at the Jail, Hospital and
AImshouse as Well as Elsewhere. I
The public schools closed yesterday noon |
for the week, much to the satisfaction of |
the pupils.
A myriad of fine, fat, golden turkeys al |
ready fill the markets of the city, and In
the windows of markets and grocery stores
many notably fine specimens are to be
seen. reminders of the feasts to-day. In
this state of affairs the poor are not to be
forgotten, judging from the unusual exer-
lions that are being made on every hand
by relief committees and charitable organ
izations and by kind-hesrted individual
effort.
At the high school between $500 and
5000 have been contributed by scholars in
the various rooms to help make feast
day of to-day for many poor families
Where cases of want came to the knowl-
edge of seholars they were made known to
the teachers, and other cases were learned
from charitable organizations having over
sight in such matters. The money was de-
voted to such cases.
At the hospital to-day. as usual, good
dinner will be provided for the patients
through the benevolence of many contrib
utors. Some generous gifts for the pur-
pose were left at Broschart's market, others
were taken direct to the hospital. More
contributions may coma In this morning.
TALLER Keefe will furnish good dinner
to the prisoners at the jail to day. The
principal course will be good, fresh beef,
and their desert will consist of fruit They
will be given holiday from work. There
| are $50 inmates, about the same number as
| one year ago.
Superintendent Sanford will treat the
poultry dinner to-day.
The big clock factory shut down last
evening for the remainder of the week.
IN wEsTvILLE.
A Thanksgiving dinner for the benefit
of the poor will be given in Masonic hall,
Westville, to-day at 12 M by the Tryon
| circle of Kings Sons. This is the second
| year that it has lent its helping hand in
this way to the needy.
IN THE CHURCHES
The Thanksgiving service at Trinity
| church will be held at 1915 a. m. with full
choir. The sermon will be preached by
the rector.
| The services at st. Pauls church to-day
are the holy communion at $50 a. m. iii
being St. Andrews day. and the morning
prayer and sermon at 1870.
| There will be union services at the First
III. E. church to. day at II a. m, and Rev
R. T. Cooper of the Epworth church will
| preach the sermon.
In Fair Haven union services will b.
conducted at the Grand avenue Baptis
church at II a. m. Rev. W. J. Mulch o.
the Howard avenue Congregational church
will preach.
There will be union services at the Cen
ter churches to-day at II m. and Rev
Henry L. Hutchins of the Taylor churcl
will preach.
| At the Catholic churches there will b
services this morning at the usual hours.
ST. PAUL coAMANDERY.
The tenth annual full dress reception O
st. Paul commandsry, Moo, Knights TEN
plsr, will be held at Warner hall this even
ing. There will be grand orchestral con
cert from to 10 p. m. The grand msrcl
will take place at 10. Arpin's celebrates
orchestra. Professor A. G. Clark, leader
has been secured for the occasion.
THANKSGIVING AT THE CITY MISSIONS.
At the Thanksgiving service held yestel
, day afternoon at the City Mission hal
Rev. Mr.. Mossmsn, the missionary pastor
conducted the exercises. Rev. DR.. Brown
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
delivered an excellent address on "Ou
Reasons for Thankfulness," and the sins
ing led by Miss Louisa Coggeshall and &C
!: companied by Miss A, D. Fogg, include
also solo entitled, ''Praise Him." by Mis-
L. A. Holbrook of St. Paul's choir. Man
of those present took some part in tn
ton of Miss S. J. Hume, the lady mi,
sionsry and Mrs. q. B. Sturgess, chairma
J of the mothers' meeting committee, pacl
ages containing for each Thanksgivin
, gift were presented to about eighty of til
, mothers present who are members of tn
regular weekly meeting. Forty familie
, | additional, making in all about 100 fam
, lies connected with the work of the Ne
Haven City Missions, were provided i
| various ways with Thanksgiving hell
either directly from the City Mission heat
, quarters with supplies or funds sent
those on duty there, or through churches
, | schools or families sending to the City Mi
sions for the names and addresses of wo
thy people now in need.
Marett Fund Decision.
The decision on the question of the di
position of the $40, 900 fund In the Mare
estate, will be rendered in the probat
court by Judge Robertson next Monday.