The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
ST. PAUL PEOPLE PREPARED TO
CELEBRATE THE EVENT
.l-. PROPERLY
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES

The Amusement Side of the Holiday
VIII Appeal to the Multitude, and
They Will Find Many Events Ar
ranged for Their Endowment
Parties, Balls and Dances on the
Card-SpecfRI Theater Matinees,
Inc observance of Thanksgiving today
Will be general, and the national, legal
and, in many respects, religious holiday,
Which is distinctively American, will be
marked with the customary services in
the churches and by many social events
NO special argument has ever been nee
essary for the proper observance of
thanksgiving day, and so strong has the
custom Of setting aside the last Thurs
DAY IN November as a day of rejoicing
become that 1T extends to all classes and
conditions of people alike
The best observance of the day will take
place in the churches of the city Their
d11rerent pastors and priests have pre-
pared special addresses, and in the larger
number of the city churches special mu-
steal programmes will be given. Some of
the churches will follow their custom OF
holding an evening service, and at the
cathedral high mass will be celebrated
during the morning
THE Constitution and the Bible the
Unalterable Foundations of Our Civil and
Religious Rights is the theme of the
Thanksgiving day sermon to be preached
at Dayton avenue church, at II a. m, be-
fore the churches on the hill
At Christ church st. Andrews day will
be observed at D. m. and the annual
meeting of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew will be held at st. Johns church.
Portland avenue and Kent streets, Sat
urday, Dec. 2. The programme is as fol-
lows: 4:3O p. m, Quiet Hour In Church"
Rev. Harvey Officer; $50 p. m, annual
election OF officers, reports of delegates;
6;3O, supper In guild ROOM p. m, church
service, with addresses by George r.
Folds, subject, Our Boys" F. O. Os-
borne, st. Paul, subject, "Laymen's OPP
portunities;" annual charge, Bishop GIL
bert
A united service of the West side
churches will be held, at 1920 a. M, at
the Clinton Avenue M. E. church, at Gin
ton avenue and Isabel street. Rev G.
II. Gamble of the Hebron Baptist church.
Will preach, and an elaborate programme,
in which all the pastors of the West side
will participate, will be given.
No Thanksgiving was ever complete
without its dinner, with the brown and
juicy turkey, cranberry sauce and other
dellcac1eS. While the vast majority of
st. Paul's citizens will partake of the
feast In their own homes, special atten-
ton has been given this part of the hol-
day at the different hotels, and elaborate
menus have been prepared The railroads
out of st. Paul operating dining car sery-
Ice have provided sumptuous feasts for
such OF the unfortunate as are obliged to
take their Thanksgiving en- route
me city, state and government offices
will be closed, and the sessions Of the
district, municipal and supreme courts
will be suspended for the day. The bust
ness houses Of the city have notified their
employees generally that the day will be
one without work, and the railroads have
followed the general observance as far
as possible. The city ticket offices will
remain open during the forenoon for the
transaction Of business, but will be closed
at II o'clock In the general offices To-
Gated in st. Paul no offices except those
OF telegraph, mail and other departments
necessary for the operation of trains will
remain open.
This evenings attractions are numerous
A large number of THANKSGIVING parties
and balls will be given, and many enter
ta1nments open to the public have been
provided. This afternoon the arrangements
houses have provided special matinee per
formances.
A game of football is scheduled at Lex
ington park between the st. Paul high
school and the Tomah Indians for this
morning.
= Special Thanksgiving services will be
held this evening at o'clock at the First
Swedish M. E. church. Tenth and Tenn
perance streets
There will be special Thanksgiving ser
vices held at the Central Presbyterian
church, Cedar and Exchange streets. The
pastor. Rev. DR.. Meldrum, will preach:
subject, BE Thankful
Union services at the Dayton Bluff
German Methodist church will be held.
Rev. c. A. Young, the presiding elder.
will preach the sermon at 1890
The services at st. Clements church
will be held at 10 o'clock, instead of IL
o'clock, as previously announced.