The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-24
CONNIE MIGRATION
Of THE DAY Of
THANKSGIVING
Where and How 1t
Will Be Celebrated.
A GLANCE AT ATTRACTIONS
TURKEY AND GOOD CHEER GA
LORE FOR THE POOR.
Services to Be Held in the Churches
of the Different Denominations
Throughout the
City.
A GLANCE AT ATTRACTIONS
TURKEY AND GOOD CHEER GA
LORE FOR THE POOR.

| A black pail of sorrow will be thrown
over the festivities to be held through
out the city to-day in honor and COM
memoration of Thanksgiving day. The
memory and heroism of those who SUI
fered in the crumbling walls OF the ola
Baldwin Hotel will be the sad topic us
cussed around the festal board in hun
dreds of homes.
The attention of the public, however,
will be diverted from the contemplation
of the awful disaster by many of the
amusements and events of interest Whlch
will be given through the course OF the
day.
The great football game at Central
Park between Berkeley and Stanford
will be the center of enthusiasm and at
traction Already the city has donned
the crimson and the blue and gold and
now awaits with Impotence the result OF
the exciting contest on the gr1diron.
The game will begin promptly at 2
o'clock The gates to the park, however,
will be opened to the public at u:3o
o'clock in the morning to accommodate
the thousands who are in possession OIL
tickets with seats before the commence
ment of the game
The theatricals this year, which are to
be held at Odd Fellows Hail. will be I'M
usually interesting.
Nearly a score of student actors nave
been in training for some time under the
coaching of George Hermance. farce
THE Football Commissioner From
France" will be presented under the
management of Birney Donnell. There will
he snecialties from some of Berkeley
cIeyerest monologists, the glee, mandolin
and guitar clubs of the university Will
render college selections, and there VIII
be big orchestra of college musicians.
q a.
ton by playwright graduate, ana is
brimfui Of iaughable situations. 1t tells
the story of a Berkeley professor VINO
takes dodgers and unexpectedly becomes
the host of the football commissioner
from France, who has come from the
universities of his native country TO learn
the gridiron sport ana introduce II 10
French students.
Amusing complications arise from an
army majors pursuit of his wife, who he
believes has run away with the young
Frenchman: the latter. however, being
in love with Ucie. the Berkeley beauty,
daughter of the professor, Followlng IS
the cast of characters OF the farce;
Major ZouIe ................A. S. Chesebrough
Victor l5oiS Dubois, W W, Iul !y
Professor % SoI q
Mrs. Crusty = SERVANT
Julia T,raar,a
Anna Maria. W. D DN'iei
A memorable feature of the day Will be
the religious services in the churches-
Masses will be solemnized in all the Cath-
Ollie churches In the Protestant and
other houses of worship there VIII De
At St. Mary's Cathedral high mass VIII
be celebrated promptly at o'clock ana
short address will be delivered.
At st. Ignatius Church the Gentlemen
Sodality will hold special services IN nom
or of deceased members of the organ1za-
ton. They will also embody In the pray
ers and the mass offered up for the repoSe
of the souls of their departed associates
special prayers appropriate to Thanksg1V-
ing day.
will be concluded this evening with the
rosary and benedtction;;, ,,-.
ing services will be held at II o'clock. An
interesting address will be delivered by
Rabbi Myers.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the Mothers Club of the Young Mems
Christian Association to entertain young
men away from home. The guests of the
institution will gather in the parlors OF
the building at 4:3O o'clock. Dinner will be
served at 5 o'clock, and will be presided
over by Mrs. B. c. Wright. Grace will be
said by Rev. Dr. Hemphill Tables will
be reserved for representatives of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
Stanford University and the State Uni
verstty 1t is expected about four IT, hundred
young men will be entertained This even
Ing there will be home gathering at the
building.
Among the many charitable dinners that
will be rendered the poor Of the city prob
ably the most happy and enjoyable will be
that given this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
under the direction of the Sisters of the
Holy Family at the Children's Day Home
at Hayes and Fillmore streets. Turkey
and good things galore will be handed
around to the little ones, and everything
will be done to make the day pleasur-
able memory.
All the former pupils of the Youths Di-
rectory are invited to attend a turkey
dinner at the old home on Howard street
| They will be addressed on the occasion by
Rev Father Crowley who will briefly out
| line to them the meaning of the observ-
ance of the day. Immediately after the
dinner the boys will write to former asso-
ciates now in the Philippine Islands. Many
of those who were here last year to enjoy
the hospitality of the home are now serv-
! ing under the stars and stripes with Ad-
miral Dewey in Manila Bay. The dinner,
which Is to be given in the morning will
be followed by game of baseball in the
| afternoon.
The San Francisco Fruit and Flower
Mission, as usual, will give dinner to-
| day to the needy poor. Stores Of good
| things have been sent to headquarters
during the week and will be served with
where the tables will be erected to accom-
modate scores Of poor men, women and
children.
A grand entertainment and social will
| be given this evening in Masonic Hall,
| Fourteenth and Railroad avenues, South
| San Francisco, for the benefit of ALI Hal
! lows Church carefully prepared mu-
| steal and literary programme, with spe-
! cialties by w. ]. Hynes and other artists,
/ guarantees a delightful entertainment. A
| Short programme of dances will follow.
Refreshments Will be served in the din
! ing room adjoining.
Thanksgiving services will be held by
the Congregations Emanu-El and Sheriff.
| Israel at the synagogue of the latter, cor
ner of Post and Taylor streets, at II
O'Clock a. m. The Rev. Drs. Voorsanger
| and Nieto and Cantors Stark and Davis
| will participate. DR.. Voorsanger will de-
liver the grafton. The public is invited
Solemn high mass and thanksgiving will
! be sung at a. M at st. Dominic s
| Church. The choir will be under the d.
rection of Rhys Thomas and will consist
of the following artists: Mrs. P. w
| McGlade, Miss Clara Atkins, Miss Lena
| Gore, sopranos; Mrs. Harry Clark, Mrs
| Madden, contraltos; Messrs. Rhys Thorn
| as and Robert Stantini, tenors; Robert
| Lloyd and Charles Schwertfeger, bassos
The organist for the occasion will be
| James Hamilton Howe.
| In addition to the luxury of turkey and
other good cheer the votaries of sport
will be in their element, as many q good
programme has been arranged for rendi-
ton this afternoon. Among these will be
the presentation of several good matches
at the coursing parks and other resorts
At Ingleside two dogs, Iowa Girl anG
Lady Gilmore strangers on the coast
are on the card, and great things are ex.