Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-24

CAFES.
Thanksgiving day will be more gen.
orally observed in Wheeling than in
many years. 1t is national holiday,
and will be observed as such. The
postofice regulations have been pub
lished. All the Offices in the city
building, with very few exceptions,
will be closed. In the morning, nearly
everybody will attend religious SER
vices. With special attractions at the
theatres, foot ball game on the Is
and numerous balls tonight, the social
features promises to be very promi-
nent
ture of the days observance, and there
will be no departure from the estab-
lished custom. All the hotels and
cafes have prepared especial bills of
fare, and many will eat their principal
meal at these places. The religious
observance of the day will be general.
Union services will be held at sew
eral of the churches in the city to-day.
Special musical programmes have
been prepared for the services by the
different choirs.
According to the usual custom on
Thanksgiving day the Chapline street
M. E. church, First Baptist church,
Christian church and the English
Lutheran church, will hold union SER
vices in the Chapline street NJ. E.
church this morning, not in the Baptist
church, as published in yesterday ev-
ening's News. The Rev. Martin Buck,
of the Baptist church, will deliver the
sermon.
The Zane Street, Fourth Street,
Thomson and North Street Nj. E.
Churches will hold union service at
1880 a. m. at the North Street Church.
Rev. DR.. Sooy, of the Fourth Street
Church, will deliver the sermon.
Union services will be held this even
ing at the Wesley M. E. Church at 1880
o'clock by the Wesley and Third Pres
byterian Churches. Rev. Bigger, of the
Third Presbyterian Church, will Off
ciate.
There will be the usual Thanksgiving
services held at st. JoSeph's Cathedral
and at St. Alphonsus Church. The
principal service of the day at st. JOS
eph's will be the celebration of high
mass at 9 a. m, at which Rev. Father
Henry Altmeyer will deliver the SER
mon
At St. Matthew's p E. Church the
rector, Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas, will
conduct a Thanksgiving service at
TO-: 80 a. m. "A special song service will
be rendered by the boy choir. The pro-
ceeds of the collection will go to the
poor.
Union services will be held this
morning at the First Presbyterian
Church, Rev. DR.. Cunningham offici-
ating, by the First and Second
churches. An excellent programme ap-
propriate for the occasion has been
prepared by the choir.
At. St. Luke's P. E. Church, on the
Island, Thanksgiving services will be
held at 1920 o'clock this morning, by
the rector, Rev. L. w. Doggett, of St.
Paul's, will deliver the sermon.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held this morning at half-past ten
o'clock at the Vance Church. There
will be special music and an address by
Rev. Mr.. Allen.
MEMBERS ENTERTAINMENT.
The annual Thanksgiving entertain
ment for the members of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
given tonight. Each member has the
privilege of being accompanied by a
lady. Miss Bernice CASTILLO, fair
young reader and vocalist from the
West, will give selections. She pos
sesses high Evolutionary and dramatic
nnMar and disnlavs wonderful YerSa-