New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-25
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ONS AND HOSPITALS.
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New Workers. will long remember yesterday A.
a Thanksgiving holiday remarkable for its out.
door discomfort and gloom. however much
brightness and enjoyment there may have been
indoors. The weather prophet in dire dis
grace. He had predicted snowstorm for
Wednesday evening. followed by fair and cold
weather yesterday. The snowstorm came almost
twenty -four hours behind time. following a
driving rainstOrn that made the weather mans
promise Of fair weather seem like a heartess
mockery. The storm kept thousands Of people
away from the services in the churches pre-
vented the departure from the city Of thousands
Of people who had hoped to attend outdoor
sports turned anticipations OF pleasure into
disappointment in the breasts Of thousands Of
bicycle riders. golf players and sportsmen. and
even dampened the ard0r OF the bands Of
rangers and "ragamufins" who take posses
sion Of the streets on every Thanksgiving Day.
Perhaps the prevailing gloom out of doors
had the effect Of heightcuing the enjoyment OF
indoor festivities IN many homes. Thanksgiv-
ing Day is holiday mainly devoted 20 family
reunions, to charity and to feasng. The hoii-
day was observed yesterday more generally and
over wider range OF territory than ever before
in compliance with the Presidents Message call
ing upon the people Of the whole country 20 give
thanks for the victories which had brought the
war with Spain TO such speedy and satisfac-
tory ending Thanksgiving Day at the close OF
the War Of 1872 was observed only in the New
England States At the close Of the civil War
the holiday was observed In the Northern
States. Yesterday the holiday was observed
throughout the United States and by Ameri-
cans in Cuba. Porto Rico and in far-oN Manila.
The short and successful war with Spain was
borne in mind by the people in all the Thanks
giving cheer. 1t was the theme of many SER
mons and the stirring happenings Of the war
were related in all parts Of the country
SOLDIERS CELEBRATE THE DAY.
Soldiers Of the who have been mustered
out Of the service were being remembered yes
terday In this city particular provision had
been made for the comfort Of poor soldiers
The Soldiers Comfort Committee which has
TO do with the obtaining OF employment for
unemployed and discharged soldiers. prepared a
! Thanksgiving dinner for all such soldiers n No
| 3l6 East Fifteenth-st.. known as Camp Wal
| worth and supported by the Women's National
War Relief Association. All soldiers were vel
come
Miss Helen NJ. Gould left the comforts ot her
! home at Tarrytown yesterday and came TO this
! city in the middle Of the storm 10 give her at
tenion 10 the needs OF the soldiers registered at
Camp Walworth. Accompanied by her maid
and private secretary. she arrived little after
> p. m. The soldiers gave a cheer as she entered
the building. They had enjoyed Thanksgiving
dinner consisting Of roast turkey. cranberry
sauce. potatoes. celery, plum pudding fruits.
! nuts candy. cigars. coffee tea and milk About
80 soldiers satisfied their hunger the expense
of Miss Could and many mon :, ho bal ,,i,o,
and families received victuals to take - their
homes
one soldier who had registered for employ
ment was invited by the superintendent. DR. A.
f. Gallant. to have dinner. but refused on the
ground that he did wish to take what his
wife and children could not enjoy also The
management promptly put up dinners for all the
members of his family and them TO his
home
During her stay at the camp Miss Gould sat
in the reception-roo talking 10 the men and
nquiring after those who had been H. The
management Of the camp" is using all efforts
to provide employment for those who have been
mustered out Of the service and are SIN unem-
ployed.
At the Lodging House for Homeless Men.
maintained by the city in First-ave. near Twen-
ty-third-st.. and at many other places there was
plenty Of food for the soldiers who needed
Thanksgiving cheer.
In the observance OF the holiday there was
manifested increased charity 70 tho poor Greater
efforts had been made by all the charitable or
gsnizations and the churches as well as by pri-
vate individuals 70 make sure that no poor per-
son went unfed. Marketmen sold moro poultry
for charitable purposes than ever before in this
city. and the sales Of cranberries and mincemeat
and pumpkin and other delicacies were enor-
srrbr btQ han
last year. as are also the other articles that 20
to make up a THANKSGIVING dinner. but tho
great purchases made show that when Charity
moves in New-York the price cuts figure.
Many poor families were saved from being
turned out OF their homes. through failure TO
pay rent. by the concerted action OF the Judges
of the Municipal Courts postponng or ad-
jouriing all peremptory dispossess proceedings
until next Monday. II would have been mock
cry II such poor families having shelter. should
have had nothing 10 eat hut the outdoor Re-
lief DEPARTMENT vas sending supplies 20 every
poor family reported to be without Thankssiv-
ing comforts.
IN THE PRISONS AND HOSPITALS
THANKSGIVING Day was observed in the penal
As well as in the charity institutions OF this
city The Commissioner OF Correction that
every male prisoner got THANKSGIVING dinner
and a good cigar to smoke Each female prs-
oner had & cup Of the best tea and some candy.
along with her Thanksgiving dinner. In the
Tombs Prison the regular bill Of fare WAS dis
carded and the 376 prisoners. foriy-,wo OF
whom are women and forty are boys. en-
joycd a Thanksgiving dinner al the ex-
pensc OF the city. Warden Hagan pre-
sided over the meal. and saw that no
person in his cha 'ge wanted for turkey, cram
berry sauce. micce pies vegetables and ice
cream. which were supplied pentfuly In the
female prison there also cake in abundance.
Dinner over the prisoners We're afforded con-