The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY
AND ITS OBSERVANCE
The Holiday to Be Generaily Cele'
brated 10 This City.
SERVICES IN ALL THE CHURCHES
Some Will Unite aud Others viii
Worship Individually and Hear
Special Services. Mines, Mills and
ShODs will Close. e..Extended List Of
Social and Other Events Tonight
and Tomorrow.

and Tomorrow.
THANKSGIVING Day in Scranton Will
be observed by all the churches, tne
mines, mills and shops throughout the
city will be closed and there VIII pe
many events Of social nature al niGht.
In the central city the only churches
which will hold union service VIII De
the Elm Park and Penn Avenue Bap-
tist. These congregations VIII meet III
the latters church when Rev. Dr. Jo-
seph *. Dixon will preach the ser
mon, and special programme OF music
will be rendered. The First and Sec,
ond Presbyterian congregations Will
meet in their own edif1ces.
The Thanksgiving sermon in the FIRST
Presbyterian church will be preached
by DIR. Mcleod. His topic will be "The
Church and Patriotism" In connec-
tion with the service appropriate music
as follows has been arranged under the
direction of Reeve Jones:
An'"e"'' $. P. Warren
AS%a ASthem. Come Yc thankful People:
Hymn ..''.''.'..'.'.'.''..'''..S;iiiss Miss II Thomas
Solo .:...........''''''.MS,s M,sS S,,,ith
National Anthem ..............S. +. smith
A special programme Of music VIII
be rendered at the Second Presbyter-
ian church. 1t will be under the diree-
tion of Professor l. NJ. Chance Cornet-
tist w, H. Stanton. jr., will assist. The
programme Is as follows:
Organ prelude. fantasia in d minor.
Weigmann
Anthem, "Jubilate Deo"' "'.......: Full choir
Selection for. mems voices "lsraers
Soprano solo. =" VIII Extol Thee Q
''N ''''i Miss Black.
Ouartette for mixed voices. "Oh, Lord
How Manifold Are Thy works,
Organ postlude 80. .,.............sa .saiome
EPISCOPAL AND CATHOLIC.
In St. Luke's Episcopal church Holy
Communion will be administered at 7.So
O'Clock in the morning and there VIII
he n regular morning and full choral
service at 1890 o'clock, when Rev. Rog.
ers Israel, the rector, will preach ana
Holy Communion will be celebrated.
In St. Peters Cathedral there will be
mass at 6, Z, 8, 8 and 1870 o'clock. There
will also be masses In st. Patricks,
Holy Rosary. st. Johns and st. Pauis
Catholic churches.
On the West Side the English speak
ing congregations will unite In service
at the Plymouth Congregationai
church, where Rev. s. F. Matthews, OF
the Scranton Street Baptist church,
will preach. The West Side Young
PEOPLES church societies will hold
sunrise meeting in the Simpson Meth
odist church at o'clock The leader
will be Miss Della p. Evans.
In the North End the English speak
ing congregations will unite In service
in the Providence Presbyterian church.
The service will begin at 1880 o'clock.
Rev. George F. Price, of the Court
Street Methodist church. will preach
the sermon.
According to a past custom. the Wo..
mems Guild of st. Luke's Episcopal
church, will provide q number Of dim
ners for poor families. Supplies should
be sent to the store room at the cor
ner OF Linden street and wyoming
avenue and contributions of money to
Rev. Mr.. Israel, the rector. :,
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western car shops, the Dickson works
and mills and manufacturing estab-
lishments generally will be closed dur
ing the day, as will all the mines Of
the Lackawanna, Delaware and Hud-
son, Ontario and Western and other
companies.
OF the socials. dances. athletic games,
and other events. announced Tor TO-
night and tomorrow night. a nearly
| complete list appears in the appended
notes.
THANKSGIVING DAY EVENTS.
The Bon-Ton Social club, whose mem-
bers are among the younger element
| of the Scranton Turnverein. will give
| q dance tonight in Turner hall on the
West Side.
The Enterprise Dancing class will
| give a ho0 in Excelsior hall tomor-
row night.
At Athletic park tomorrow after
noon the Scranton and Wyoming Sem
mary foot ball elevens will play.
John Boyle O'Reilly council, Young
Mems institute. will give dance to-
night in Seigers academy.
The golf tournament Of the Country
club will begin at $50 o'clock on the
club links. The tourney is open to
ladies and gentlemen and will be a
| handicap event, the ladies to play nine
holes and the gentlemen eighteen.
| The reception committee Of the
| Young Mems Christian association will
tomorrow night entertain the city's
| young peoples church and religious
| societies In the association building.
There will be refreshments served and
programme of music, etc.
The Young Women's Christian as
sociation rooms will open at noon to-
morrow. There will be an entertain
ment in the evening, at which gentle
men accompanied by ladies will be well
/ come.
Tonight In the Hampton Street Meth
odist church there will be a working
| mems Thanksgiving service for those
whose duties will prevent them from
| worshiping tomorrow. The pastor,
Rev. F.. p. Doty, will preach.
The st. Patrick's Ladies' Irish Cath
Ollie Benevolent union will give an en-
tertainment tonight in Mears' hall.
| ball will be given tomorrow S:Hht
| in Music hall by Division, No. II,
cient Order of Hibernians.
| The tenth annual ball of Scranton
Typographical union, No. 112. will take
place tonight in Excelsior hall.
Coon Hollow" will be the Thanks
of Music, "A Texas Steer" at the
Frothingham and a good specially COM
pony will give performances at Davis
Thanksgiving service will be held at
Trinity Lutheran church, Adams ave-
nue. and Mulberry street, Thursday at
1890 q. m.
The literary department of the Ep-
worth league of Elm Park church has
arranged for very pleasant evening
| Inc exercises VIII De held on ThankS-
giving evening and will be appropriate
to the day. All are invited and nc
admittance Is charged.
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation will be pleased to receive wo-
men and children at the association
rooms on Thursday, Nov. 26, at 7.SO
p. m. for social evening. Gentlemen
accompanying ladies' will be welcome.
The entertainment will consist of mus
ic: Whistling by Mr.. Haber, banjo by
Stanley Sartz and vocal solo by Mrs.