The morning times., 1895-11-29

| London, No". 2S.-Thc American Scciciy Y
| in LeEdon gave a Thanksgiving banquet ut
| the tiolOcrn restaurant this evening. The
dinigg- hau was clabOruteiy decorated With
| the arms of the various states Of the Union,
| flags. and palms. Over the presidents 5
| chair there was canopy composed OF
| pumpkins and fruits. surrounding Il ieodel
| of the Statue of Liberty. Opposite the
! seat Of the chairman tEere was q portrait
of Washington, decorated WIN stars ana
ana Stripes and the linton Jack. About
| 400 guests were present, nearly one haif
| OF avnVIo were lacles.
rne menu was strictly national and
| opposite each ulsn uppn IL WIS i,rtntcd an
appropriate quotation from hfldKesiesirc.
| MIR. Jaines II Roosevelt, secretary of the
Amcricdn embassy, piesidsd.
+ BA YARD 'SuNHEApA BILE LETTER.
hir. Richard Watson Glider and NJ. j Ohm
| J. Collins, American vice consul, at IL neon.
| sat on Tie right OF the chairman, and MIR.
| Robert i:ilfr and Mr.. EsroiG reserick on
his left.
| SECRETARY Chamberlain read a letter from
Ambassador Bayard, who Is Tlsifins the
| Duhe ct Lse,ts, at hornDy Casiie, lii
| Yor ssiiirc, regrcttiBg his absence and
| Ioping lie woulsl have another early chance
| or Ginning with the American cotcny IA
Luna on. TIN secretary'S raln attempt
| 10 deciphsr the remainder or the letter
caus,Sl much aerrinent.
Mr.. Glider proposed Il toast to President
CtpypIuilu. He drew a Isafalaet letSyten
the cuEtonis nd INSTITUTIONS OF Gre:; britein
and tiosc or tir GATED States and nci-
oeni..!iy ,lepiored the ieas or Ar. wilson from
Congress.
T:,s- toast 10 the President was drank
standing and ALI present joined IN singing
"The Star spanglcd Banncr-''
in; Day," by Robcrt Barr; The. Folks a,
Home, >" hs Moncurc conway, anu THE
American Society" by Harold Frederic.
Orchestral music was played ana! national
songs were sung during the evening.
! Nan. M ,.r.c
air and sunshine made today an ideal
Thanksgiving. The churches OF nearly all
denominations were opened and the attend
ance at them unusually large. In all of
then special scrvicrs or prayer and song
had been arranged for the occasion. This
was particularly the ease with the Pro-
testant Episcopal and Roman Catholic
Churches, here services akin- to those
celebrated at Christmas We're held.
/ AT the various charitable institutions the
which an elaborate uInner with turkey az
the chleT feature was served Ihe COM
missieBers al charities ana CORRECTIONS
provided turkey and cranberry sauce for
all under their charge, Including the un-
fortunate in prison.
ON PLEASURE BENT.
TIE ChiidTen's Aid Society. the Five
Points Mission and the hospitals were
liberally remembered today The streets
were alive with pcopi. III the early hours
or participate in the outdoor games, IN
clIding football, cycling, golf and shooting.
quite rurnbcr oi nota bies. now in the
pubic eye, were in The city instead OF e
their homes FOR Thanksgiving. Prominent
among them was ex-tresia.nt benjamin
Harrison. Having finished the business
in which he has been ast for the raSt
fortnight, he TOOK the afternoon traln for
Indianapolis. and so had his turkey on
the Wcst-bodud train. This morning, with
his sou, Russell b. Harrison, be attended
fhs. tt1ltr pfs.sh Church
Twenty third street, Dea. Seventh avenue.
Ex-Serstor Warner miller ard his eldest
son dined at the Fifth Avenue Hotel;
Congressman Paul Sorg of OHIO Is at
the holland House. IL Is bis first visit
since the Ohio campaign, when IL is said
he declined to be the Democratic candidate
/ for Governor
PRAYED FOR INGERsoLL.
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 2S.-The movement
to offer prayer FOR Col. Robert G. Ipgcr-
soil at noon On Thanksgiving Day met with
an enthusiastic response tuday.
At the Mayyou Mission on Ontario strasse
the Christian Endeayor Society held spe-
cial meeting.
The room was filled with worshippcrs,
and for an hour the mast ferycnt appeals
ascended to the throne of Mercy for the cou-
version of the noted infidel-
Some of these who offered petitions had
been hardened sinners them Selves and had
been rescued from the Sums by the efforts
of praying bands Of city missionaries.
Their faith in the efficacy of prayer was
founded on experience. 1t was genuine
and simple.
In few other cases special meetings for
prayer wereheid. but in most cases the meIn-
bers of the Christian Endeavor societies
Offered their petitions in their homes,
while the Thanksgiving turkey was to be
served.
At all of the city churches where services
were held the special subject OF prayer
was remembered.
The Christian Endeavorers were Joined
flargely by Epworth Leaguers and Chris
| tians generally In the effort to secure In
gersolls conversion, and many an old
r"mother in Israeli pleaded with tears for
the skeptic, as If be were her own son.