The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-26
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
The Gsnsral Public VIII Eat Gooss
and Turkey.
A NUMBER OF INTERESTING EVENTS
Sc, cduled For the Day, Including n
Tremendous Oyster Roast OF the
EIks-Divine Services at the Va.
rious Churclies-Donati for tho
Poor Will BE Received.

To-day being Thanksgiving Day, the
| usual holiday hours will be observed
by the banks schools, postofflce and
other government offices. as well as by
city. ~
1t is interesting to know how the
people are going to pass the day. With
few exceptions all of them will eat
dinner--a special. particular soul-satis-
flying dinner. which comes but once
year to many and not at all to some.
This latter case, in Norfolk, while graf
ifyingly small when the larger Northern
cities are taken into consideration, is,
still. larger than many people in their
comfortable homes suspect, and it is
for this class that donations are being
received for distributions by the various
charitable institutions.
thanksgiving offerings are asked for
the Retreat for the Sick, either In mon
ey, provisions or hospital supplies
The Norfolk Cycle Club will give their
Thanksgiving oyster roast to-day Mem
bers going are requested to be at the
clubhouse at 1880 a. m. Run starts
ut HOO a. m.
The Frances Barnes Y's Will give do
nations to the Girls Home on Thanks
giving Day.
The Boys Home. the Girls Home,
Park Avenue Baptist Church will re-
ceive all kinds OF donations. whether
in money, food, fuel, or clothing, and
so will the police station. from which
all articles sent in will be distributed
promptly to points where it Is most
needed. the service affording the light
hearted officers there the keenest pleas
ure.
The Baptist Churches Of the city will
hoid union service at the First
| Church, CRANKY and Irreemason streets
| hn t,,, T.
NJ. b. Wharton, D. D., and the Rev
l.. r. Wright will preach the sermon.
| Services at IL a. IN.
The Rev. w. S. Lacy, D. D.. will
preach mt II n. m. ut the First Presby-
terrain Church at Joint services of the
churches of that denomination
There will be interesting Thanksgiv-
ing services at the First Lutheran
Church at 7:45 p. m.
The Bramhleton churches will unite
In Thanksgiving service at Park Ave-
nue. Baptist Church at IL n IN. The
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
n. II. Bennett, of McKendree NJ. r.
Church. Donations will be thankfully
received for distribution among the
lpoor.
The Y NJ. C. A. has prepared an en-
cement programme for the day. includ-
ing early morning service and breakfast
at O'Clock: gymnasium exhibit by the
Junior Department Mt 8 p. m. and a
JOINT debate In the evening between
the boys and the Randolph Club OF
Richmond
The following will participate in the
sacred concert to be given at the
Chestnut Street NJ. T.. Church. Berk.
ley this evening: Professor Koerner
Mr.. r. c. Tupman. Mr.. Charles Borje.
and Miss Mary F. Ewell
Not the least item of the day will be
the departure of large contingent OF
the lovers OF sport for Richmond tc
witness the great game there to-day be-
tween the University of Virginia and
the University of North Carolina. \
special train has been chartered with
special rates from Norfolk.
The Columbia (colored) football team
will play team from Hampton at
League Park this afternoon
Huntersviile Lodge No. 1913, l. o. O.
r. VIII celebrate it's first anniversary
tonight.
While by no means the least event
of the day will be the great oyster
roast Of the Elks ut Mariners Park. A
big parade will start from down town
in the morning for the depot. The line
VIII start from In front of the Academy
of music at 10 n. m. and the procession
Will move through Main to Bank 10
Freemason to CRANKY. to Main, 10
Church To Ocean View depot A large
number of guests will be present, visit
ing IIlks from Washington. Baltimore
Richmond. Roanoke, York, Petersburg
Danville. Newport News, Portsmouth
and Berkeley. The programme at the
park will be as follows: Bicycle races,
j. and miles; fat mems 1OO-yard
race; lean mems one-fourth mile race;
one mile walking race: tug of war: foot
ball; baseball, and several horse races.
The oyster roast will be continually on.
No one but Elks and newspaper men
will be admitted to the grounds.
me chief Marshal will be Hon. w. a.
! MI no 4l1
pose his staff: w. w. Dey. A. p. Jones.
j. ID. Hofhe!mer, j +. Lawler II. l..
Grummond. A. a. O'Neill. w. l.. Baker.
a delegation of twenty-six Richmond
l1lks arrived last evening via the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. The Washington
and York delegations will arrive this
morning.