The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-28
How the National Holiday
Will Be Observed in
Jersey City.
UNION SERVICE IN CHURCHES
Sheriff Toffey Will Give the
Jail Inmates a Turkey Din
ner : Colored Baptist
Feast.
Hasbroucks, the High and Other
Schools Have Appropriate
Exercises.

Tomorrow King Turkey and King
Amusement will join hands and give the
residents of Jersey City a rousing good
time, and judging from present indica-
tions the day Will be remembered as
red letter day. The thanksgiving merry
making will begin as early as tonight,
when almost every hall in the city will
throw open it's doors TO those who Will
usher in King Turkeys day with dane
ing Balls and receptions will be held
in every section of the city. and it is safe
to predict that a large portion OF our
population will waive the rule, early 10
bed" etc, at least for tonight.
Tomorrow will seem Z long cay to many
citizens because of the absence OF the
Princeton football contest. This
city always sends a large delegation to
the great game but tomorrow the Orange
and black will not be SO conspicuous in
the cars and on the streets as on Thanks
giving Day last year. To the football
cranks, however, an opportunity will be
given 70 enjoy the sport. The ~ ]. a.
C. team will play at Bergen Point and
the Puritan A. c. at Greenville. Both
games will be interesting and we'll worth
going to see
The chief attractions of the day, how
ever. will be at the theatres The Aca-
denny of Music will hold a special matt
nee, followed by the usual performance
in the evening. The attraction, THE
Power OF Cold" is one of the strongest
melodramatic plays on the road and the
scenery is especially fine. The Bon Ton
Theatre will open its doors at one o'clock,
and until eleven clock at night one of
the best vaudeville bills ever given at this
popular house will be presented. Tonight
the Wanser Club will hold an entertain
rneut and reception to be followed by a
dance, at Hasbrouck Hail. The artists
that VIII appear are proficient in their
respective lines and a happy time is
promised to the club members.
AT SNAKE HILL.
While everybody else is enjoying him
self or herself, as the case may be, to-
morrow with turkey mince pies and
other things usually devoured on Thanks
giving Day the inmates of the County
Institutions at Snake Hill will not be
left
Last week the Board of Freeholders or
dered an immense quantity of turkeys,
chickens, apples and other delicacies
wherewith to remind the unfortunate
creatures on the Hill that sometimes
man is human towards man. The pris-
oners under Colonel Grimes will have
as much turkey to eat as they can con-
veniently stow away, and each man and
woman will receive a liberal supply OF
cider,
Warden Ryan, in the Almshouse, will
dole out the same, and the children
will have apples and cakes besides. AS
a matter of course, there will be no
work done in either place, excepting
the necessary duty of fixing up the
place for visitors.
SHERIFF TOFFEY'S LIBERALITY.
For the first time in the history OF the
County Jail the prisoners will have some
thing extra on Thanksgiving Day.
Through the thoughtful kindness of
Sheriff Toffey chickens, prepared "a Ia
and the customary ''skilly will no
where be SEEN Friends of the prisoners
will leave tonight luxuries in the shape
of tobacco and cigars, and many addi-
tions to their banquet Will be allowed
saving and excepting hard stuff. 1t
will be a busy day for Warden and Mrs.
Mitchell and Miss Lockwood. Per con-
ira, Messrs Birmingham and genial Joe"
Mersheimer will not have much trans
cribing to do, a fact which Mr.. Joe
will not be slow to take advantage or
His little nap on the sofa VIII not pc
disturbed by van of drunks and dis
orderlies. Oh, what a difference there
will be in the morning, Joe!
COLORED BAPTISTS FEAST.
The Salem (cOlOreQ1 bdpllSt CnuTCil
will have their eighteenth annual thanks
giving feast all day. The following inVl-
tation is extended to the general publlc
through a faring circular;-
''Come and satisfy your longing ap-
petites with turkey and the essentials TO
a first-rate supper. Speaking below and
supper above. All this grand affair can
be obtained for 25 cents. Our very large
committee pledge themselves to make
2s as pleasant as possible for all who will
tlecept the invitation. The Pastor dea-
cons and Trustees will be on hand to
help the occasion
Tnion services will be held at the South
Bergen Reformed Church. Rev. John
Atkinson of the West Side M. E. Church
will preach the sermon.
At Corps 2, Salvation Army, there will
be a special thanksgiving service at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. In the evening
the members will have street parade.
delegation from the Young Men, s
Christian Association will visit the Hud-
son County Jail in the afternoon and
The Rev Charles Herr at the eleven
O'Clock service at the Bergen Reformed
Church will talk on "The Political Men
ace of Roman Catholicism in this Coun-
The Wanser Club will have their an
nual entertainment and reception at Has
brouck Hall. Among, those who will
appear are:-Bell and Tompkins tine
clever minstrels; Greg. Potter, humorist;
w l.. Thompson, musical artist: May
Elmore topical songs, and Howard Star
". r Sherman Council Royal Ar
canum, will give an entertainment and
hop at Crescent Hall. A collation. will
be served. One ticket admits to every
There will be a fair at st. johns Ger
man Evangelical Church, Fairview ave-
s.Ye Village Choir will be at the Laf-
ayette Reformed Church.
a THANKSGIVING Dawn service will be
held in Simpson M e. Church, Central
avenue, the Rev. D. Halleron. Pastor,
Thanksgiving morning at $40 to 7:3O
o'clock This will be a novel and beauti-
full service All are welcome.
There will be services in Christ's Epis-
copal Church at Arlington and Claremont
avenues tomorrow at ten o'clock
There will be a union Thanksgiving
service tomorrow morning at eleven
O'Clock in the Second Presbyterian
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