Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY
Observed as General Holiday
Thr oughout the City.
UNION SERVICES WERE HELD
nt.resting Ex~rci.es. Instructive l..
lures ut the Opera House. Some
Notable Dinners Given. Cnic.s.
ClUsed. l, c!dents of the Day.
UNION SERVICES WERE HELD

served as WAS the ca. yesterday.
Practically al az the general business;
houses Mere closed all ,iurin:; the day,
ana these waIch az, not give 4 Whole
holiday. compromised by giving a half
holiday.
As usual there was holiday al the
yard. All IF III" schoG,s in the cie'
we're ,loSea public ana private: al.
the public offices ana banks we're, clos
.l-sin fact. little work was done any
where. ana that only in cases w!er it
was absolutely necessary.
Tn" population Of the city almuSl
Wholly gave itself up to ;he celebration
of The day. Sonn. attended church,
some Went hunting. some Went tSitng.
hundreds aE1i hundreds attended N.
f9ntball sa:nles--'ach followed The hant
'.t his own inI!inatCns and did those
things which pleased him most.
l;icswhere it Will be seen where there
was an exodus Of lovers Of the @.--a,t
game u the srir!ron. som" four nun
thusiasts going 70 the Capital City .
root FOR the Virginia boys Those MO
could MT 90 To usitl,lEun(l. remain.
ana t3lk in the games here.
UNION SERVICES.
Trinity lutheran church. was Vel
hll,,i n; the union services Yesterday
morning. tAc large congrega ion listen
ing With much pleasure 10 an able G...:;-
course, suitable to the OCCASION ly
Rev. Arnold Hall. pastor Of Second
Presbyterian caul ch. Every Protestant
congregation in the civ was Represented
at this meeting.
Last night AT the OrryiNc paptisr
church. Rev T. j. Ma.llay lee urs Il
interestingly u a large audience
During the morning. between Gle
iT711lrs Of 10 ana /. O. clock M. Dor,.,.
circle Of Kings Eau.h,ers s'lther,-1 4: A.
Washington Avenue Me. holds: ,hur2n
that was sent in I" them for the poor.
Rcv. W. IL. Williams. the .rDrummer
Evangelist selected Thanksgiving
begin his prot,,acted meeting III I'nior
mission. His first talk Was listened to
with interest ~ Il Large cony,,.e:l i.yn
The meeting viii continue at least ulril
the end Of next week
HIGH LINING.
The peopu'e lived nSh Yesterday.
There, was not, ii is believed Il home in
the city 50 humble That it, coul: not
j:lil Thanksgiving fare was served ID
The prisoners.
There We're two public dinners That
given by The Union Mission YEAS an IN
lr:anSc success be; Wec,l ;hre,. ana .n,lr
l,untlr,,yi ptu;J,e being partal<ers Of the
hospitality III the mission. 4, ne l.r-
gent invitations of the sup rinitndcnt
Mr. r. r.. Reddng. whose efforts ana
the aid of q number of Christian ladies.
made the feast possible. Daring the en-
tire afternoon good music was rendered.
The C';lristinn WorkeHi ais served
an elegana rel.ast yesterday afternoon
between = and :; O'clock At their han
on Twenty eighth street Mrs. John
Nr.idrr, Of Norfolk. was IN hand 10 as
sist the local ladies in MANAGING" she
spread. which was AS satisfying rs tie
most discriminating ali'a i,e cou.d
wish
All " the hotels and res aurantS had
special menus tor the Gay. every one
~ tne!n hrSt Class. IN ~ gwen rs
patrons by the Warwick Hot"l was Il
gem. 1t c'italhed ,he iol!oWln=: