The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-30
THANKSGIVING.
A Day Of Good Dinners and
Good Weather.
Attractions In the City-0bservance
at Public Institutions.


Yesterday was in itself something TO be
thankful for, no matter how much OF a
farce the holiday may have seemed on the
night before to that small, but not OBJ
scurs class of people who always sneer at
the Governors Thanksgiving proclamR-
tion and wonder what good can come OF
IL.
1t was like having two Sundays in one
week, and that is something 10 be very
thankful for-twcnty-fou hours on to
rest in and get acquainted with the
family.
Very few people were obliged to work.
Even the policemen--those OF the day
force, at least--had three hours for din
ner instead of one, and the hard
working car conductors ana motormen, .a
to whom holidays generally mean only the
taking care of larger crowds, were enabled
to arrange their Clay offs" so as TO be at
home aud ssall sit down TO the table to-
gether" like other people.
The weather was feature satisfying
enough TO console even the man who had
staked all his chances for holiday din
ner in a turkey rattle the evening before
and drawn blank. IL didn't "look like
rain and "it didn't feel like snow" The
sky was cloudless and the air was so clear
and bracing that to walk around for an
hour was as effective as turkish bath
and nights sleep.
But the people generally did not walk
around much. Up to the time OF opening
the theaters in the afternoon the streets
were deserted, and the eccentric person
who did come down town could
easily imagine the heads and su-
bordinate male members OF the
thirty thousand families of Providence
sitting around In the kitchen at home,
cracking the nuts or keeping the young
est and next youngest quiet and away
from the thirty thousand turkey filed
ovens. The ~home" idea of the Hovem-
ber holiday has by no means been lost
sight of.
The Unfortunates Were Fortunate.
For the many, who from folly or mis-
fortune are obliged to live in the homes
spelled with q capital "H," there was
abundant provision made for entertain
nent and good cheer.
The regular holiday dinners were served
at the Home for Aged Men, Home for
Aged Women, Home for Aged Colored
Women, Sophia Little Home, Sunday
Breakfast Mission, Tobey Street Home,
6t. Elizabeth Home and st. Aloysius
Asylum. In all the institutions the in
mates were allowed the privileges of a
holiday, and in most instances an enter
tainment was provided after dinner.
At the State institutions ut Cranston
Superintendent Eastman, Warden Wall,
Deputies Il. J. Stone, Henry $. Wood and
AIonzo M. Rowe; Superintendent Murray,
Matron Sarah r. Linnell and DIR. George
+. Ksene did everything possible to make
she day an enjoyable one for the men,
women and children under their care.
In both departments of the House OF
Correction, the inmates were allowed to
have games in the corridors. In the after
noon the people in the Insane Asylum
were entertained with the following pro-
gram rendered by the Howard Orchestra:
Overture, Sunrise" Schlepegrell,
orchestra; clarinet solo, "Luisa
di Montfort," M. Bergson, Il. p. Dodge;
schottische, "Dear Ones Far Away"
Corey, orchestra; song, .Fiddle and l."
GSoodeve, Miss ., !, Msbei e. Stone; selection,
.Bohsmssn Girl" bsIfe, orchestra; piano
Mendelssohn, Miss Grace East
man and Mabel Stone; march,
"Our Flirtation," Sousa, orchestra;
violin solo, "Norms," Dancls, Miss
Grace Eastman; Hsmm's concert overture.
=. v. Olker, orchestra; song. "Say Au
Revoir," Kennedy, Miss Mabel stone;
"Poem oHLove," Batiste, orchestra; grand
selection, "Lucia di Lammermoor," Doni-
Eetti, Howard Orchestra.
The entertainment program for the
prison was:
Overture, "Home Circle,n Howard Or
q. Moan and e. Thomas; waltz, @'Daugh-
sHweet Marie,'' John Crowley;
instrumental duet, ~ Would That
Ny. Love-" T. P. Dodge, clarinet,
=; a; johnson, cornst recitation, "Ths
pot pourri, " Bohemian Girl" orchestra;
song, "Good Old Georgia" Edward
Thomas; march, eau Revoir," orchestra;
song, "The Fatal Wedding" Owen
Kirby; overture, "Sunrise," orchestra;
song, "watty Sing" Allan Dorsey;
schottische, my Darling" orchestra;
recitation, "Wolsey's soliloquy." owen
Kirby; grand selection, Howard orches-
ira.
And at the Reform school,: Overture by
the Sockanosset Cornet Band; "The Story
of Thanksgiving" by II cadets: quarter,
ssThe Old Fashioned Rocking Chair"
Misses Mabelle NJ. Hathaway and Bea-
trice Inman and Messrs. Benjamin Pr
card and L. T.. Gardner; cornet solo.
cloves Old. Sweet Song DaYId l. Inhn=-
son; Instrumental quartet, Messrs. David
l.. Johnson, Ernest House, Ezskiel u.
Gardner and Benjamin Picard; soprano
solo, Miss NJ. Hathaway; baritone
saxophones, Massrs. eardner and
Picard; piano solo, "Chsrge of the
Uhians, !" Miss Hathaway; alto solo,
"Hearts' Ease" Master John Sims
solo, "Rock-a-Bye Baby" Master
George Cook; duet, cornet ana from
pout, mehers. Johnson ana house,
tenor solo, V. II. Gardner; selection by the
orchestra america, "Sockanosset Cadets,
accompanied by the band.
AT 8 o'clock the Thanksgiving meal was
served in all the departments.
The Days Amusements.
AT the theaters the regular attractions
OF the week were given in special matinee
performances, and every house was packed
TO the doors. Sousas Band gave two
concerts at Infantry Hall undor the
management OF ID. w. Reeves. There was
plenty OF football and some bicycle riding.
Minor Attractions.
The Affair Dramatic Club rave an enter
tainment in their hall last evening, which
was largely attended. The comedy sketch
"One Lung and the Other, or Trouble i'm a
Chinese Laundry" and the burlesque
extravaganza entitled, CLEOPATRA" were
acceptGbly presented. There were also
character sketches, vocal and instrumental
music and dancing.
The Players Club presented "The New
York Book Agent" Ia Carroll Street Hail
1aat uiobt and dancing foiioved ~