The age-herald., 1897-11-25
EVERYBODY WILL
 GIVE THANKS The Annual Slaughter of the PrOVeFbial
 GObbleF WILL BE AS IN DAYS PAST Divine Services at a Number of the
 Churches. THE POOR ONES NOT FORGOTTEN Public Schools Had Celebration Yesterday Bicycle Races at East Lake-Business Houses Will CIose-Many At
 fractions for the Day.
THE POOR ONES NOT FORGOTTEN
Today is Thanksgiving Day.

been comma nded dn a proclamation Dy the president to give thanks
 Every governor of every state has is- sued similar document.
 The citizens of Birmingham will cele- brahe she day appropriately. There will be services at many of the churches.
 A majority of the business houses will be closed and there will be various amusements. Besides this, the proverb- ial turkey and cranberry sauce will play not an unimportant parlh
 The poor will not be forgotten. The good ladies have been preparing to make the needy have one happy day in the 365
 AT THE CHURCHES.
 The only services in St. Pauls Catholic church today will be the masses that are uegularly said. They will be at e;SO and o'clock.
 At il o'clock this morning the special Thanksgiving services will be held in the Cumberland Presbyterian church. At 7:S0 D. m. Dr. R. ID. Wear will preach on the 'sEvidences of Thankfulnees" Tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock Dr. l. D. Steele, of the First Cumberland Presby- terian church of Nashville, will inau- gurate a series of meetings. The ser vices will be continued every night next week.
 Special Thanksgiving services will De held in the First Methodist church the morning. At 6:3O o'clock there will be a union service of prayer and Thanksgiving g by all the young peoples societies in the city. Regular services will be held, with special vocal music, at il o'clock, when pr. G. C. Kelly will preach sermon on ''Thanl1sgiving." At this service an op- portunfty will be afforded the congrega- rion to leave offerings for the United Charities and the Mercy Home.
 Services will be held at St. Mary 's-on- the Highlands at Il o'clock this morning The Episcopal church has a regular Manufacturing service in its ritual which will be read Rev. pr. Fitzsimmons will deliver an appropriate sermon and the choir in charge of Professor Guckin- berger will render a special programme An offering will be taken up for the poor of the city.
 Rev. John Barbour will conduct the services at the South Highlands Presby- terian church at Il o'clock this morning. He will deliver a sermon upon "The Sig ntficance of National Thanksgiving. A special programme has been arranged by the chctr.
 special Thanksgiving service will be held at St. Johns Methodist Episcopal church, south, this morning at Il o'clock. Rev. H. G. Davis will conduct the ser vice. A special musical programme has also been arranged.
 Thanksgiving services will be held at Temple Emanuel at 7:30 o'clock this evening. The following programme has been arranged:
 1. Organ Prelude-Prof. B. Gucken- beirger.
 2. Anthem-"It is Good to Give Thanks -fAndreD Quartette and chorus.
 B. Invocation-Dr William B. Phfl- Tips.
 4. Violin solo (selected)-Mr. Oliver Chalifoux.
 5. Scriptural Lesson-Rabbi M. New field.
 6. "Hark, Hark, My sour-(Shelrey)- Quartette.
 2. Address-Rev. Dr. John G. Mur- ray
 8. Tenor solo-"Angels BEght-Boex) M. J. Cartwright. g. Prayer-Rabbi M Newfield.
 10. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem (Knox). Baritone solo and chorus. II. Benediction.
 This morning at il o'clock the Rev. MT. Murray will conduct the regular rftuaEs- tic services at the Church of the Advent. There will be no collection taken but the harvest home donation fer the poor will be asked for. u
 There will be services this morn ng al Il o'clock at the Central Presbyterian church, corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth sirstt. Tn pas or, pr. Hand ly. will offioiate.
 Rev. Dr. B. D. Gray, pastor of the l. First Paptst church, will conduct the Thanksgiving services in tha: ed.Aca this morning at Il o'clock.
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. .
 The puttic schools held their Th nks- giving exercises yesterday in order lto al- low the children to enjoy a vacation to- day.
 These exercises consisted of reoit # ons, the occasion. A large number of the patrons visited the schools.
 BICYCLE RACES. The great bicycls races, under the au- spices of the Birmingham Cycle associa- ton, take place at East Lake sl 2:3O o'clock this afternoon. About twenty