New-York tribune., 1900-11-25

the same hour are Calvary Baptist Church. the
Broadway Tabernacle. the ''Old First" Presby-
terian, st. Johns Chapel and st. Marks Prot
estant Episcopal. A number Of Thanksgiving
week sales viii be held in various churches with
a view to an accumulation of Christmas funds
while the preparation Of Thanksgiving boxes for
missionaries and others is causing especial ac-
ttvity on the part of many church workers
A Thanksgiving service will be held in the
Fifth Avenue Collegiate Church at IL o'clock.
The ministers and congregations of the Marble
Collegiate Church, the Thirty-fourth Street
Church and the Knox Memorial Chapel will
unite in this service. The Rev. DR.. David
James Burrell. of the Marble Collegiate Church,
will preach the sermon.
The project for a federation of the Catholic
societies Of the United States into one great
union, whose object shall be to insist that
Catholics shall not he Disseminated against is
to be formally discussed at meeting of Catholic
clergy and laity at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Bishop McFaui, Of Trenton. n. j.. is one of the
leading advocates of the federation idea, and he
is expected at the meeting to give his views.
The Thanksgiving Day meeting was decided
Upon at the convention of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union in Brooklyn last Septem-
Der. The plan for federating the Catholic So
ciettes has been prepared by Bishop Messmer,
OF Green Bay, Wis, and was exploited by him
at the Brooklyn meeting.
The Educational Alliance, East Broadway and
Jefferson-st.. will this year observe Thanks
giving Day by a special meeting, held in their
auditorium. Wednesday evening, at s O'Clock
Edward f. McSweeney, the Assistant Commits
sioner Of Immigration will be the presiding off,
Ger. and David Blaustein, the superintendent Of
the Educational Alliance. and the Rev. II. Masli-
ansiy, will be the speakers. The programme
eatr frIu bxyo
section of the classes for English study of the
is intended to impress the Importance of Thanks
giving Day upon those who have but recently
arrived in America
There will be Thanksgiving Day services at
the MonLefiore Home, One hum dred-and- thirty
eighth-st. and Broadway. under the auspices of
the Board OF Directors the Ladies Auxiliary
Society and the Young Ladies' and Gentlemen 8
League. Andrew Carnegie will deliver an ad-
dress at IL a. m. There will be other prominent
speakers.
The Board of Directors OF the Young Mems
Hebrew Association has arraigned for Thanks
giving Day services at the rooms of the asso.
citation; Lexing gton-ave. and Ninety-second-st.
eeption from 11:30 a. m. to $50 .. m, when the
building Will be open for inspection.
The F1delio Club Fifty -ninth-st. and Park
ave., VIII have entertainment on Thanksgiy-
ing Eve. 1t will be IN the form of barn dance
and the members are especially cautioned to
come in rags and amy other old thing" The
has been transformed into barn. On the foor
will be live chickens. turkeys sheep calves and
pens have been constructed for pigs. as well as
q miniature pond for ducks.
Major David Wilson. of the I'd Battery is
TO take his command to Creedmoor on Thanks
giving Day where prize shoot will be held
There Will be battery match in which every
man Is sure Of prize. those making the highest
scores to have first pick Of the prizes. Then
there VIII be the champions match for two
medals a revolver match and competition for
honorary members