The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-01
THANKSGIVING.
How the Day Was Observed in This
City and Vicinity.
Union SsNlc, Held at Grace Church.
Exercises at the Y. NJ C. A.

Thanksgiving Day was observed ac-
cording to the usual custom in the fam
ily circles, there being fewer celeIra-
tions Of a public or semi-public nature
than usuaLA union service OF the Epis-
/ copal churches was held at Grace
church. the exercises being conducte
by Rev. Or. Webb of Christ church.
Rev Mr.. Aucock Of All Saints and
Rev. Mr.. Parker of St James church,
the latter preaching the sermon, taking
the text 1T is more blessed to give
than to receive"
Al the headquarters of the Y. NJ. c..
A.. q Thanksgiving dinner was served
to about 115 young men who were So
journng i'm Providence far from their
homes. The dinner was served az .
O'Clock and music was furnished by
the -Four Friends orchestra. Following
the dinner came an entertainment with
the following program: Selection by the
orchestra. soprano solo, THE First
SONG" Gumbart, Miss Helen ). S.Greene;
cello solo, Mr.. Howard j. White; read
ing Mir. Benjamin w. Grim; clarinet
solo soprano solo. MY Dearest
II HtarG, sullivan, Miss Greene; reading,
Mr. Gl.m, section By the orchestra
ACcorCrltg 10 his usual custom, COY.
Dyer addressed the young men, ana
made one or his happy ana instructive
speeches, ana closed by saying. And
now, at The beginning of the new CEN
Jury is 81 possible that we VIII SMUT
ourselves within chin ST. wall ENJOY
ng and keeping 60 ourselves an ne
blessings of tins governments and It's
progress and influence just because a
lew niue Am. ricana sta"c up ana sAJ
we are oppressing lfee "ud trohs
People? ! do not think $50
The balance OF the day until late
hour in the evening was passed IN en-
tertainment. and az 9 o'clock a buunu-
ful collation. was served by the Ladies
Auxiliary. The committee in charge OF
the affair were Benlamin g. Davis.
chairman: benjamin &. BgoWueU, Will
lard r Bennett william n. Grout, Ar
thur NJ Read. Joseph TennysOn. David
y. Whytock; association omccrs, Fred
eriCk w IiartWel, president; III rman
l.. calder. general secretary
At the several hospitals Thanksgiv-
ing was appropriately observed, but
more pirticunarly at st. Josephs hos
pital where IL was donation day Az
patient. able To eat, received a turkey
dinner. and % was great day Sunday
viii also be donation day at the hos
pital
Every patient able Is eat it. got a
turkey dinner at the Rhode Island
hospital yesterday. For the rest, the
day was one OF visitors, and that was
III, the hospital being open TO visitors
between noon and O'Clock. and the
was very largely taken ad-
'antage OF.
At the state institutions the day was
bserv as usual, entertainments be-
ng given at the house OF correction.
tate almshouse, state workhouse and
tate hospital for the insane and excel
ent dinners we're served TO the in
mates. AZ % state prison a very good
was given in the chapel
n the forenoon len came a dinner.
nd then the prisoners passed the af-
ernoon i'm their cells.
At the SOckanossct school and the
laklawn school for Girls the inmates
ad the entire day for pleasure. had
Xcellent dinners. and I'm the evening
njoyed musical and literary entertain
lents.
All Of the local theatres were packed
fternoon and evening. and the per-
ormances were apparently greatly en-
Dyed