The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-24
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PROGRAM OF DAY,
A ariety of Events For
Nations Holiday.

Everywhere in the city there will as
cend on high the thanks of Worcester's
people for the many blessings that have
fallen to their lot during the year that
is now past Few there are who NAV
not join on this day of all the year in
thanksgiving and attend divine service
to that end, whatever may be their
church-going habits throughout the
rest of the u months. Every church i'm
the city will open its doors at some time
during the day, that men may congre-
gate there to express the feelings OF
gratitude and alteration that arise in
every breast, regardless of religion OF,
creed or the lack of them.
10 signalize more especially the feel
lngs OF thankfulness in the unity Of
human Fellowship, most Of the churches
OIL worcester will hold services of a
union nature in which either the mem
bers Of several congregations of the
same denomination, or, better still. a
number of differing creeds, win come
| together for the nOnce, regardless OF
theological differences, to ioin in the
praises of the Giver Of all good gifts.
AT plymouth Church, Union Grace and
AA'N = III VI 7cbll1L tIlQIEIGS Will unite
IN a special service at 10 30 in the
morning. Rev DR.. Almon Gunnison,
Rev Or. Archibald McCullagh and
Rev. w. T. Thompson will deliver ad-
dresses appropriate to the day.
The Baptists of the city Will rendez-
Yous at the Lincoln Square Church
where Rev. T. D. Penny Will conduct
the exercises. The Methodists will meet
at trinity Church, where a special
service will be conducted at o'clock
by the pastor, Rev. Dr. King. To this
service all the Methodists of the civ
are especially invited The exercises
VIII be concluded in time for those Of
Grace church to attend the union meet
ing at Plymouth Church.
The churches at the south end Of tho
city have been invited by the conere-
cation of Pilgrim Church to Join with
/ them IN union services at 10. 30. The
services VIII be conducted by Rev Dr
wizard Scott, the pastor of Piedmont
Church. DR.. Scott will deliver a special
sermon upon Territorial expansion
The Catholic churches win have
morning masses at O'clock, with later
ones following until o'clock Theses
masses viii be rendered with sneciaI
music in most cases
Those churches that do not unffa with
others in the services of the dav will
without exception, have services in the
10 CIV III many cases LflGFe Will
pc special effort made to have the SER
vices of nature to repay any one for
attending them, even if the spirit Of
Individual worship be lacking.
Then, having Joined in the services of
the morning, home at noon for the real
old Thanksgiving dinner, when the
small boy stuffs himself till his eyes
stick out, and even the grown people
eat more than they want, TO honor The
day. Have the dinner at noon, none
OF your O'Clock affairs, and have it
the real old New England kind. If Won
would filthy observe the occasion. Carve
the brown turkey and serve the savorv
dressing with liberal hand to all, NOT
forgetting yourself and ear, drink and
be merry, for Thanksgiving comes bur
once a year.
The man is the most fortunate TODAY
who can eat a dozen dinners. eleven
of which are served in poorer homes
than his own through his bounty. he
using the thought Of the hearts he has
gladdened to sauce his own repast
In the olden times, after the dinner
was over, every one adjourned to the
village green, where all Of the sterner
sex, who were not incapaciated by age
or disease, Joined in a rollicking game
Of foot ball, each vietng with the others
in the sighu of the matrons and maids
who watched the sport at a safe dis
lance from the flying sphere Peoples
ideas of amusement have changed since
then, but no one need complain that
there is nothing happening on our mod
ern Thanksgiving afternoon to Danish
ennuni.
The whole city this afternoon and
evening will be the scene of social festi-
vities and pleasant amusements of all
natures.
To the lovers of the drama, the local
play houses offer unusually good oppor-
tunttieS TO crafty their tastes. At the
Worcester theater, Rices old standby,
THE Girl From Paris" viii give mat
inee and evening performances which
will be star events, according to the
bills. The Park will run a continuous
vaudeville show from 1890 in the morn
ing until the same hour at night.
Lothrop's will stage the new farce "A
Spring Chicken" In addition to the
regular theater bills, there are any
numtRr Of theatrical and similar per-
formancs to be given in various halls
and under the auspices Of various So
cieties.
Mechanics Hall will be occupied by
the "Salisburys Big Minstrel Com
pany in what is said to be q good
show. The Y. NJ. c. A. Hall is engaged
for a, performance of the Euterpe Club
assisted by Page, the entertainer. The
Children of Mary connected with st.
Joseph's Church. will begin their kir-
mess in Union Cauadienne Hall. while
the Church of the Holy Name OF Jesus
will continue a similar event in its hall
on Illinois street. The Harlem Street
Church will conduct a fair, which VIII
last three nights.
In the line of dances and similar en-
tertalnments there is an immense va
riety, which it would be impossible TO
enumerate in detail. Minnehaha Coun-
ell d. of p, will hold a dance in Stein
ert Hall, and the Turner's will have q
specially enjoyable social evening with
dancing at their hall on Southbridge
street. The Fulton Associates have a
social and dance in the hall at the cor
ner of Grand and South streets Tho
Berkeley Associates viii, have a hop
in Father Matthew Hall and the Cres-
cent Associates in like affair in
Franklin Hall.
The sporting fraternity Will for the
most part take up their spare time
during the afternoon with the one or
two foot ball games that will be played
and with watching the returns from
the college games that are coming eff.
In addition to these forms of sport,
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