The record-union., 1897-11-26
No One Was Allowed to Go Hungry in the
Big City Of New York.
Big Programme of Sporting
Events Claimed the Attention
of San Franciscans Who Sought
Recreation Out of Ecors-Amer-
leans at London and Berlin
Celebrate the Day at the BAN
Quet Board.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-New Workers
have the advantage ot celebrating two
holidays in one. This was not only
Thanksgiving Day, but also Evacuation
Day, the anniversary of tbs, departure
from New York OF British troops.
Evacuation Day is a social holiday, anI
is generally observed by the old guard
and the military.
The old guard observed the day. as
usual, by marching from it's headquar-
ters down to the battery, where the
exercises of raising tentage were fol-
lowed, as usual The old guard was
escorted by a detachment of the United
States regulars from Governors Island.
Flag raising exercises occurred at the
Block-house at Central Pork
Great preparations had been made
to feed the poor by the Commissioners
of Charities and Corrections and the
institutions of this city, and none went
hungry.
The striking feature of tho day was
the absence of any great sporting
event
AROUND THE BAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-Thanks-
giving Day was generally observed as
a holiday in this city, all public and
most of the leading mercantile offices
and stores being closed. A big pro-
gramme of sporting events claimed the
attention of those who sought recrea-
ton out of doors. The chief attrac-
ton was, of course, the intercollegiate
football game at Recreation Park: but
despite the interest evinced in this
event, there We're big crowds at the
races at Oakland, at the Ingleside
coursing park, where a special crack
dog stake was run off; at Central
Park, where the insurance men play
ed friendly game of football: at the
Preside grounds, where baseball and
football claimed attention: at Sutro
baths, where a 500-yard relay swim
ming race for the championship of the
Y. NJ. c. A. was the feature, and at the
Longbi1dge course, where a series of
fmpromptu swimming and rowing
events by members of the Ariel Row
ing Club and others amused the lovers
or aquatic sports. Nearly all the
theaters gave matinee performances.
and all We're well attended.
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
LONDON, Nov. 25.-Over 800 Amer
lean men and women and a few Eng
lish persons celebrated THANKSGIVING
lay by a dinner at the Hotel Cecil to-
day The party included John Hay.
the United States ambassador, and his
wife and daughter: Henry White. Sec
retary of the United States Embassy:
j. r. Carter, Second Secretary of the
Embassy; Archdeacon Sinclair, Louis
Astor Chandler and William Fuich.
United States Minister to Uruguay.
The health of Queen Victoria was
proposed by the Chairman, who read a
letter dated Windsor Castle from Sir
Arthur John Biggs, Private Secretary
to her majesty, saying:
THE Queen desires me to beg the
American ambassador to be so good as
to convey to the members of the Amer
lean Society in London the expression
of her majesty's sincere thanks for the
beautifully Illuminated address of con-
gratulations she received from that
body. I have further TO assure your
excellency how deeply the Queen was
touched by the sentiments OF sympa-
thy with the enthusiasm of her o~n sab
jects on the sixtieth anniversary CT her
accession to the throne, which was
contained in this address from the cit
izens of the United States"
When the health of Ernbassacor Hay
was proposed, he responded with a
bright speech. Mr.. Hay paid an elo-
quent tribute to THE unknown, name-
less artist, who in the days of early
New England, first brought to perfec-
ton the pumpkin pie" He indorsed
Benjamin Franklin's suggestion that
the turkey should be the national en-
blem, instead Of the eagle.
In concluding his speech, Mr.. Hay
enumerated the causes Of thankfulness
and said: I'VE are thankful that we
speak English, or if our friends on this
side of the ocean think that is boast
ful, that we talk United States, which
answers equally as we'll for telling the
truth"
Lord Strathcome and Mount Royal OF
Canada responded to the toast: Our
next-door neighbors."
Hon. Sir John Garrell Barnes, Jug
tice of the High Court of Justice, pro-
posed the health Of ambassador Hay.
dwelling upon the great friendliness
that he believed existed between Eng
land and the United States, saying:
IF the two countries could only put
their forces together, they can rule
the destinies of the world"
Archdeacon Sinclair proposed the
toast: 'sThe Ladies'" which was re-
sponded to by Miss Genevieve Ward,
the actress.
BERLIN, Nov. 25.-Americans in
Berlin met to-day at Thanksgiving
banquet at the Kaiserhof. The occa-
sion was very enjoyable. Celebrations
were held also at Stuttgart, Dresden