The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-25
HOW WE'LL GIVE THANKS
VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE CELE-
BRATI0N OF THE DAY.
Big Dinners at the HoteIs-UniOn Serv-
ices at Many Churches
Athletic Sports.

Thanksgiving day will be generally OBJ
served. Most business places will be closed
No business will be done at the city and
county offices after noon, although some of
them will be open during the morning.
Elaborate preparations to observe the day
have been made at all the leading hotels.
Elegant menus have been prepared by the
management of the Denison, Bates, Grand,
Englishs, the Occidental, Spencer House
and others.
Mail carriers will make one delivery to
all parts of the city this morning. Collec-
lions from mail boxes will be made in the
afternoon The postoffice will be open until
10 a. m.
Athletic sports will not be wanting. A
turkey run for bicyclists is to start at Me-
ridian and old Sixteenth street at o'clock.
The course is up Meridian to Thirtieth
street, west to the Michigan road, across
White river to the top of the Five-mile hill,
returning from the flag over the same
course The usual Thanksgiving day foot
ball game will occur in the afternoon
In number of the churches union serv-
ices will be held this forenoon Rev. A.
L. Hassler of the East Washington-street
Church, will preach to the congregations of
the East End churches at the Englewood
Christian Church. Rev. ]. Cumming Smith
will preach to Presbyterians of the city at
the Second Presbyterian Church. G. e.
Bacon, pastor of Roberts Park M. E.
Church, will preach at the Meridian-street
M. E. Church to the two congregations.
Rev. B. A. Jenkins, of the Third Christian
Church, will preach from the pulpit of
Memorial Church to congregations of Cen
tral-avenue M. Il. Church, College-avenue
Baptist Church, First United Presbyterian,
the Friends, First United Brethren and
Memorial Presbyterian Churches. An un-
usual service will DE sunrise prayer meet
ing at the First M. e. Church under the
auspices of the Epworth League, beginning
at o'clock.
A THANKSGIVING dinner will be served
by the women of Grace NJ E. Church, East
and Market streets.
AT the Thanksgiving services in Christ
Church the Rev. Palm Saxby will preach
at 1920, and the Rev. E. +. Gee will take
the celebration at 1880 a. m. The rector
and the curate will be present at both
services.
At the Woodruff avenue United Pres
byterian Church the Rev. Charles Tins
ley will preach to the members of the
following congregations: The Furnas Place
and Lincoln-avenue Methodists, the Wood
ruff Place Baptist, the United Brethren and
the Woodruff-avenue United Presbyterian.
The congregations of Grace and ST. Paul
Episcopal Churches will listen to a sermon
delivered by Bishop White at st. Pauls.
The union Thanksgiving services in North
Indianapolis have been changed to the
Christian Church instead of the Methodist
Church.
At the union services in Haughville at
1890 o'clock in the Ging-avenue Methodist
Church, the Rev. Mr. Bolton, of the Bap-
fist Church, Will preach the sermon.
The congregations of the College-avenue
Moravian Fellowship Congregational
Church and the Broadway Methodist
Church will unite in a Thanksgiving serv-
ice in the latter church at 1920 o'clock
The Rev. w. H. Vogler, of the College
avenue Church, will preach
A union Thanksgiving service will be held
in the F'letcher-place NJ f. Church, corner
of Virginia avenue and South street, at 1890
a. m. by the South-street Baptist, Seventh
Presbyterian and Sixth Christian, DR.. Dobb
invited to attend.