Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-30
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Plans for Celebrating the Gr,at Annual
Turkey Sacrifice Complete.
PRAYERS WILL RISE FROM SANc1UAREs
Programs of Song and Prayer Arranged for
the Congregations-Bnsiness Houses
VIII close Most of the Day
Postomce Hours.

Thanksgiving day will be observed today
in the usual manner. Business will be
thrown to one side, to a large extent,
and the day will be devoted to eating
turkey, shooting pigeons and giving thanks
in other ways. The courts. city and county
Offices, banks and many business houses will
remain closed all day long. At a number of
the churches services will be held in the
morning, so as to give those attending "a
chance to accumulate an appetite. Attract
i've programs have been prepared.
Services will be held at the First presby-
tcrian church and the Presbyterian, Bap-
tist, Congregational. Methodist, Lutheran
and Christian churches of the city will
unite. Rev. John Askln, DID. pastor of the
Congregational church, is expected to
preach the sermon. y collection will DE
taken tor the city poor. The following music
will be rendered;
Organ Voluntary.
Trio Blessed is He that Con,idcreth the
Mrs. vii. Wakcdyld, Miss ogden, Sir,
rr NJ Treynor.
Mr.. |. NJ. Treynor.
Trio-Thc Lord is My shepGerd,.u ..yy.
Mrs, Wakcacid, Miss ogden, Sir. Tr"ynoT.
bIEun iOStiuuc &c. .......,... .........
At st. Paul's Episcopal church Rector f..
j. Babcock will preach, and the following
musical program will be rendered by the
surpliccd choir, which has been augmented
for the occasion:
Organ Voluntary ...... j. n. Simus
Morning Service in D.. sullivan
Thanksgiving Authentic Thee, o Lord.
........W Williams
Organ postlude. ........ ........
Services will be held at Grace Episcopal
church, corner of Union and Pierce streets
AZ y O'clock. Morning prayer and sermon by
Rev. II. j. Simpson.
The Knights of Labor will give Il ball this
evening Mt Masonic temple. 49,
st. Andrews society will celebrate the an
niversary of its patron saint by giving a ban
quet and ball at its hall on Pearl street.
The Mnemosyne club will give It's first party
at the Woodmen of the World hall.
A reception, free to all, will be given at
the Young Mems Christian association rooms
in the evening. All are invited, and par
t~icularly young men.
Fanny Rice will appear twice at Dohauy'S.
Today the mail carriers in the business
part of town will make regular collections
and delivery in forenoon. The carriers in
the resident portion will make one delivery
and collection, leaving the postofice at $ Il.
M. The general delivery stamp window and
money order division will be open from 8 n.
IN. until l2 m. Business collection will be
made in the afternoon, carriers leaving post
Office at 2:30 p. m.
There will be no Thanksgiving dinner
served for the poor Of the city today 1T
Belongs mission, as has been the custom for
several years past. 1t has been found that
some of those who are really needy and de.
serving feel u delicacY about receiving
charity in 50 public a manner, and as a con.
sequence the attempt to give them what
they wanted proved a failure. although
there was never a lack of patrons for the
free dinner. The management of the mis-.
sion has no intention, however, of relaxing
its efforts il the behalf of the poor. All
who can do so are requested 20 send contri.
buttons OF provisions, clothing, or money. tc
the mission any time this week, and Mr.. and
Mrs. belong will see that all such offerings
are devoted to the purpose for which they
were intended.