The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
HOW THE DAY MAY BE SPENT.
THE BIGGEST THANKSGIVING sA-
VANNAH HAS KNOWN.

portauce TO the Day-ItS Usual
Quiet VIII He Turned Into Activ-
ity-The Ladies' Dinner for the Sol
diers-FoOt Ball Between the First
Texas ana the FJrty-Ninth Iowa
Northumberland and Enter
tainments in the CnmPs-RIne
Competition at AvondaIe Range.
Services of Thanksgiving in the
Churches.
To-day bids fair TO be the most extraor-
binary Thanksgiving day Savannah has
ever known. There win be much 70
make it an interesting occasion and there
viii be enough to keep the majority of the
ladies of the city busy. The dinner for the
soldiers viii require the presence at the
camps Of more than 800 of them.
The encampment of the troops near Sa-
vannah is responsible for the unusual fea-
lures the day viii assume. Without the
soldiers il would probably pass off in the
Old time-honored al+1 quiet way. There
would be the usual good dinners at the
hotels, restaurants and in private homes.
There might be a game of foot BAH or some
OllEI lol III u Out NbOA tNNi NetAlA4f hbk tANAeT
would not be such lively day under other
circumstances than the presence of the sol
diers
The day will be characterized by its GUS
tomary solemnity in the observance of re-
ligious services and the offering of thanks
for the blessings that have been received.
Services win be held both in the morning
and evening in the churches. In
the hurry and hustle of prepara-
ton for the great event of the day,
the dinner for the soldiers OF the Seventh
Corps, the churches will not be forgotten.
Services will be held at the Roman Cath
Ollie and Episcopal Churches, Trinity Meth
odist and st. Pauls Lutheran Church
Union services viii be held at
both of the latter by a number
of the congregations. The service at Trim
ity, at IL O'Clock, will be con-
Quoted by the pastor of the Bolton Street
Christian Church, Rev. f. A. Bosworth.
Rev. J. H. Scruggs, pastor of Trim
icy, will conduct the service at the same
hour at st. Pauls A service will also
be held in the evening, commencing at
1880 O'Clock. The Thanksgiving sermon
viii be preached by the chaplain of the
Ninth Illinois Regiment, Rev. Marion
Boles. The service was fixed for the early
hour in order TO enable the soldiers who
may attend to have plenty of time to get
back to camp in time for the check roll.
Business generally win be suspended dur
ing the afternoon. Some of the retail hous-
es will be closed for the entire day, but
the majority will remain open until
O'Clock. A petition was circulated yester-
day morning by an officer of the Seventh
Corps TO induce the business men 70 close
at y o'clock. This was regarded al too ear
ly an hour by all but a few of those who
were approached but there was no diff
ficulty in securing an agreement to close
at 2 o'clock. The petition stated that the
ladies of the city who are interested in the
dinner for the soldiers desire the assistance
of many of the employees of the stores at
the camps.
The banks. public institutions, schools
and railroads viii all have a holiday
and nearly everybody who can do so viii
take the day Off No work that can be
kept until Tomorrow will be done to-day.
There will be various forms of amuse-
ment Thanksgiving would not be
complete without Nimrods a-1eld with gun
and dogs. In view of there being more to
attract them this Thanksgiving day. how
ever. the game will stand a better show.
Probably the greatest attraction win be
the game of foot ball at the Bolton street
park between teams from the Forty-ninth
Iowa and the First Texas Regiment. The
game will begin at y O'Clock so that
all the soldiers and civilians who
attend may be able TO get away in time
to enjoy their Thanksgiving dinners, the
civilians at their homes and the soldiers
in camp 1t is difficult to estimate the
crowd that will probably go out to see the
game, but it will doubtless be large. Many
ladies will so, and it cannot be doubted
that the Texas and Iowa regiments will
be well represented. The soldiers of other
commands will also be Interested
Another feature that will probably at
tract the spectators will be the rife match
between team from the Seventh Corps
and the Sharpshooters' Club of Savannah.
The military team viii be selected
this morning, and the shooting VIII
begin at 10 O'Clock. Savannah will
send an excellent team to the
butts. and there is no reason why one
cannot be secured from the much greater
amount of material of the corps Some
fine scores will probably be made If the
weather is clear and there is not too much
wind, though there has not been any spe-
cial practice for the contest. II was one
of the provisions under which the compe-
tition was gotten up that there should be
shoot upon the equality they are placed
upon through having been without the
advantage of practice.
Capt. w. w. Williamson has charge of
the Savannah team, and Lieut.. Paul will
look after the interests of the Seventh
Corps team. The probability is that the
two teams viii be on the ground by 3
O'Clock and there may be some little prac-
tice work before the shooting begins an
hour later.
The Savannah team of fifteen will he
selected from the following eighteen men:
Col. Geo. T. Cam, Lieut.. Il. c. Wilson.
Capt. w. T. Hopkins, Capt. c. S Rich
mond. Corpl. Fred Myers, Jr., Capt.' w.
G.. Austin. Private II. T.. Wilson Lieut..
F. c. Battey Capt. j, c. Postel Capt
Thomas Hunter. Capt. w G. Harrison,
Lieut.. A. Minis Sergt. r. P. Constantine,
Sergt. f. w. Garden, Lieut.. c. II. Kons-
man. Sergt. Thomas Phlpot Private ].
G. Nelson and Private l.. Kayton The
personnel of the corps team could not
be secured last night
This shoot is merely friendly compe-
tition gotten up for the purpose OF bring
ing a number of good marksmen together