Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-25

DAY OF THANKS.
Plan for Tomorrow's Local Oh.
servances.

ran TOT tomorr0WS Local 70.
servances.
THE ANIUAL UuIOu SERVICE,
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When Rev. }. L. Asrphy - - PssasA-
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Tomorrow. the day Of thanksgiv.
ing and turkey, will b observed in
Rock Island in the customary man
ner. The annual service, in which
the Protestant churches unite, will
be held at the Broadway presbyter-
ian in the morning at 10:45. when
Rev. j. l.. Murphy. pastor of the
Grace Lutheran church, Edgewood
park, will preach the sermon. IL 10
expected that there will be the
thoughts OF the poor that 10 becom-
ing the occasion and the Ladies' In
dustrial Relief society has made the
request that as much clothing rs
possible be contributed for the relief
of the unfortunate, for brief 20 the
season Of severity has been so far,
there has already been much suffer-
ing from the cold. THERE'S no time
when it is more fitting that there
should be consideration for those
who are in misery or want than
Thanksgiving. when the people of
this free land offer to the Giver of all
Good grateful acknowledgment for
the blessings He has vouchsafed to
bestow.
There will also be services ut Trim
ity Episcopal and at st. Joseph's and
st. Mary's Catholic, the German
Lutheran and the Second Baptist (col-
ored) in the morning.
OF course there will be the regular
home gatherings, for Thanksgiving
is sort Of family reunion occasion,
when turkey becomes the chief SUBJ
ject Of alimentary consider stion.
Business will be generally sus-
pended after noon. The banks and
all public Offices will close for the
day. At the Postoffice the stamp
and money order department and
general delivery will be open until
~ .. m, and there will be two morn
lug deliveries of mail, but none in
the afternoon.
In the afternoon and evening
there are to be abundant forms
of amusement. The Rock ISL
aud-Moline football team is to
meet the All-Iowsns at the Daven-
port fair grounds, and the Rock
Island roller rink 10 to open. The
Flints are to be at Harpsr's theatre
in the evening.
These are Thankful.
Hjalmar Kohler, because he saved
Moline.
Billy Negus. because leap year is
nearly over.
Morris & Lewis, because business
is picking up.
Capt. Ransom, because ''they tell
him that he saw him."
The public generally. because We
are to have new commercial club.
The people, because there will be
another general city election in the
spring.
Theatre-goers. because there are no
more cheap John repertoire compan-
les in sight.
Mayor Knox, because no one has
asked for q photograph Of his police
force in uniform.
T. Hanna Thomas, because the
postofIice will be farther away from
Eighteenth street hereafter.
Col. Quayle. because he is still on
the board Of supervisors and the
program season has opened.
Charley Searle, because he can
ter without being uncomfortable.
Billy Baker, because he has pros
poets Of good hard work, and an op-
portunity to harden his muscles BY
eating turkey.
The Tri-City Railway company. be-
cause Mayor Knox's middle-of-the-
road hay is NO longer . subject of
disturbance to the mechanism of
their motors.
Andy Etzel, because the dark
lantern gang. who have been 80 in
considerate Of late, have privately
tipped him that they will 20 to their
respective homes and hang up their
socks and remain in civil life until
after Christmas.
The people Of Rock Island, because
winter, with its accompanying snow
falls, is nigh upon them. to bury in
. shroud Of purity. temporarily at
least. the vari-composed and dis
graceful spectacle reclining on the
river shore. Save the levee!
Let parents not live for their
children, but with them" The
mother should allow no false mod
esty to stand in the way of her