El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-23
THANKSGIVING
in Ell PASO
Will Be Observed BY All
Good Citizens.
LIST OF ADJUSTMENTS

LIST OF ADJUSTMENTS
An Excursion Will Be Run To Alamo
gordo, Which A Large Number d
Persons Will Take Advantage OF
With Races At Washington Park
And A Football Game In the After
noon There Will Be No Lack
OF Entertainment.
Thanksgiving day will be generally
observed in FL Paso as a holiday by
the banks, schools, and business
houses.
The city will likely be as quiet as a
Sabbath during the day, for business
of all kinds will be suspended. Thanks
giving services will be held at nearly
All the churches. Union Thanksgiv-
ing services will be held at the Bap-
tist church by the Baptists and
Lumpkin will preach the sermon.
A carefully prepared program has
been arranged. and large attendance
IA expected. The following 10 the pro.
gram:
Voluntary, organ and violin. .-....
The Misses Beall and Smith
Doxology. ..Congregaeion
Invocation =. Rev. 81. w. Moore
Anthem 1--WE Will Give Thanks"
BelSChatza CnOir
Reading Thanksgiving Proclama.
tions, Rev. j. T. French, Rev, w.
S. Huggett.
Trio, "Hesr Us o Father" Choir
Scripture Reading, Rev. r. ID. Schults.
Solo, with violin obligato.
Miss Trumb bull
Hymn, "Let Jesus Christ Be
Praised. ............ Congregation
prayer INV - wi oi'
Miss Trumbull and Mrs. Williams
Sermon Rev. A. M. Lumpkin
Solo. ..........,.:. INF. Beacn
Hymn America. Congregation
Anthem, "Come We Thankful Peo-
ple," Palmer, ............. Cnolr
beneoiction' Rev w n Robinson
All pastors and visiting ministers are
requested to meet in the lecture room
OF the church at 1920 q. m.
Thanksgiving services will be held at
ST. Clements church at IL q. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. Nj. Cabell Martin:
AT the Catholic church there will be
special mass at q. m.
amuse themselves in various ways dur
ing the day and in the evening many
social entertainments are to be given
In various portions OF the city.
The chief event of Thanksgiving
day with citizens of all classes will be
dinner with turkey and cranberry
sauce as the principal attraction on the
bill of fare.
Nor have the poor been overlooked
and on the day OF general feasting and
thanksgiving they will be provided
with something to be thankful for.
A dinner will be served to them at
the Door of Hope mission by Rev. w,
s. Huggett who will gladly receive
contributions of edibles, money, and
clothing for distribution.
The Races.
A large number of persons will
doubtless attend the races at Washing
ton Park In the afternoon, for which
the following attractive program has
beensprovided.
Four hundred dollars has been offered
In purses for the meet and the manage
ment have made arrangements to have
thorough and competent horsemen to
act rs judges on that day.
The entries for the races up to the
present time are:
FREE FOR ALL TRoTTING, BEST TWO
IN THREE.
Ariel, owned by w. w. Davis.
Thos. Rysdyke, E. ]. Delorey.
Get away, A. L. Roy.
Arno, Phil. Young.
Larch Grove, J. L. Courtier.
Armarja, ID. Y. Hadley.
PACING AND TRoTTING HALF NILE,
BEST TWO IN THREE.
Miss Cleveland, Richard Kesys.
Black Beauty, Charlie Krisley.
Dun Flyer. John Collins.
Juarez Dick, James Dryer.
Silkwood, Jr., r. G. Ball.
RUNNING RACE, HALF MILE DASH.
Dun Jack, Morris Simmons.
Bay Bresn, John Sanders.
Miss Red wood, w. Smith.
Boob Harding, w. w. Davis.
Gun Boy, r. b. Stevens.
RUNNING MILE DASH.
The list of entries has not yet been |
completed.
Football Game.
The high school boys think that they
can easily beat picked nine from the
city and 1t was in the interest of the
sport that the town boys have organ
lied team to show them that they
can't do it.
The two teams will meet on the grid
iron on the afternoon of Thanksgiving
day and the boys on both sides say that
IL will be q hot tussle from start to
finish.
The city team outclass the high
school, but the school boys are in bet
ter training.
The place of the combat has not been