The Portland daily press., 1899-11-30
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Various Ways fn which It win he
Observed Here To-day.

| The Union Thanksgiving service will
be held In the Chestnut street Methodist
Episcopal church at 1880 q. m. today.
Rev. DR.. Wilson of the Free street Baptist
church will be the preacher.
| A Thanksgiving service will be held ai
the Emmanuel Lutheran church this eve.
ming at 2. 80 O'Clock. All friends ore
cordially invited.
The two churches Of MunJoy hill will
unite In q Thanksgiving service at this st.
Lawrence church at II a. m. Rsv. Mr..
Bovard will address the meeting on iThs
National Aspects Of Thanksgiving Day. %
and Rev. Mr. Wright on "Its Family and
Social Aspects. The public are invited.
Chimes win ring at 10 30 q. m.
There will be . Thanksgiving service st
the Gospel Mission chapel, Garner of Pearl
and Lancaster street. today, at $50 y.
m, and also this evening.
The post office will observe the usual
holiday hours The cashiers offioe, for
tina sale Of stamps, and the carriers and
the general delivery will be open from
to 8 q. IN. and to 3 p. m. There will be
ont kChtAet eho Aataoses e@f>-
collections from the street boxes at 2 and
IL q. IN. and p. m.
There will be plenty Of sports and
amusements In the morning at 1880
there will be fine football game between
the Bowdoins and the Portland Athletic
club team.
In the afternoon there will be q polo
game at the Auditorium between the
Portland and Lswrences "way Down
East" will be the attraction at the Jeffer-
son theatre. and the "American GirP' Is
to be seen at Portland theatre. The Food
Fair will be In progress In City hall.
In the evening there will DO another
polo game at the Auditorium between
Portlands and Lawrences. way Down
East" at the Jefferson. Food fair at City
hall and American Girl at Portland
Theater.
The Portland q. L. Union will hold a
service Of prayer and praise at the Second
Advent church, congress Place on
Tbansk giving evening at { IS O'Clock.
Arrangements have been made to serve
q line dinner at the jail to the inmates
Lnle is tUc uTst bituC tOt hhfhf ytoib ehet
a Thanksgiving dinner has been enjoyed
ut the jail.
The managers of the Home for Friend
less Boys win give the boys Thanks
giving dinner.
A Thanksgiving dinner win be served
at the Home for Aged Men on Danforth
street.
At the Maine General hospital a turkey
dinner will be served to the patients and
the nurses
A fine Thanksgiving dinner will be en-
joyed by the sailors who are at the marine
hospital
A special dinner will also be served at
the almshouss.
All of the business houses throughout
the city win be CLOSED during the after
noon, but some OF them will be orsn dur
ing the forenoon.
The usual busy scenes will be enacted
along the water front section Of the city
for all of the men employed about the
English steamers including the govern
ment inspectors and the officials OF this
barge office will keep at work, norwith-
SthnuluK tnhb Tue uhy 10 - aoEai hoAiuoys
This evening at Bishop's billiard hall
there will be match game Of one hun
drsd points between William Siteman Of
this city and Timothy Flaherty Of Bos-
ton.
About 40 families will be provided
with turkey dinners by the Gospel Mis-
sion. All Of these families are worthy
ones, their cases having been personally
investigated by Rev. $. +. Pearson, the
pastor Of this M ission.
Tae Portland Gun club will hold their
customary Thanksgiving shoot with
turkeys and chickens for prizes; shooting
will begin promptly at 30. The handi-
cap ny stem will be used which gives the
poorer shots equal chances for the prizes
with the most skillful. Public cordially
invited.
Tho union services at the Chestnut
street church will be held at IL O'Clock
today.