The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-30

. DAY OBSERVANCE.
Dinners and AmuSenentS at Several State
Charitable and Religious Institutions.
Services in the City Churches.

terday was abundant ana excellent and
was enjoyed.
There was no entertainment in the af-
ternoon, although tho patients were mado
TO feel. as much as was possible, that
the day was holiday. The dinner was
served at noon, and was followed by a
| season or recreation.
At ST. Joseph's Hospital 1t was dona-
tion day. and The amount received was
] the largest OF any such occasion. As
I donations continue to come for several
days after Thanksgiving. 1t Will be i'm
4 possible for some time TO tell the total
amount. But of money. there was con-
tributed yesterday about $500.
In the early morning three masses
were celebrated. the O'Clock mass be-
Ing by Rev. FIR Stang OF the Cathedral
AT noon a turkey dinner was served
| TO the patients whose condition allowed
| them to partake OF IL, and at 4 an enter
talnment including vocal and instru-
| mental music and readings, was given
In the lecture room NY Mrs. Jerome p.
RUNNER and number of other volun-
teers.
SALVATION ARMY DINNER.
The men employed in the salvage de-
/ partment Of the Salvation Army enioyed
an excellent dinner. which was served at
the Bethel on Wickenden street Twenty
j DOllnlH-
ons ieast OF turkey with all the flxings.
that had been prepared. and for nearly
4 an hour they were busy
capt. Eddie Bowe. who has charge OF
the salvage department.; Adjt Snider,
VINO has been superintendent OF the Sea-
men Eethel Tor the past two years. and
Lieut. Derrick, who has charge OF the shell
ter department of the Salvation army.
| sat together at the table at the head of
! the room.
4
All OF the seats at the other tables i'm
the room were filed by the men who are
| earning their food and shelter by assort-
ing the curious odds and ends that are
brought in and handled by the salvage
department
AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
At the Home for Aged Men, Thanks
giving Day was observed with the-razl,--
lauon feast OF the turkey, but it was
! a quiet holiday. A number of the inmates
attended the dramatic entertainment Civ
en- in Altar Hall in the evening
A very enjoyable THANKSGIVING was
passed at the Home for Aged Women.
All kinds of good things to eat with pleas
ant entertainment during the whole day
made the holiday a memorable occasion
for the inmates.
The children's Friend Society, more
widely recognized as the Tobey Street
Home, treated the orphans TO turkey,
and the day was spent in holiday FASH
ion. with games and all that goes to mako
a joyful Thanksgiving for the children
Thanksgiving was observed in its GUS
tomary way at the building OF the Evan
gelical Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. During the afternoon scores OF
young women assembled in the recep-
J zion han and participated in various
amusing games provided by the entertain-
ment committee. In the evening an in
formal reception was held. and colla-
ton was served.
l.s. AT THE CHURCHES.
Union Thanksgiving services of the
Episcopal churches were held yesterday
morning in St. Johns church. Rev. T..
s.. Rousmanicre. rector of Grace church,
preaching the sermon.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Coadjutor Mcvickar
and other Episcopal clergymen were pres
ent within the chancel and took part in
the ceremonies.
The sermon was preached from st.
Pauls query. How shall 1 abound?"
and the speaker dwelt upon the proper
use OF his abundant prosperity which has
been vouchsafed TO us.
The Methodist churches held a Union
Thanksgiving service at the Mathewson
Street NJ. T. church yesterday morning.
Rev. Wallace Nutting, pastor OF tho
Union Congregational church, preached
| the Thanksgiving sermon, in the alb
sence OF Bishop Hartzell missionary to
| South Africa, who was unavoidably de-
talned in another section OF the country.
At the Cranston Street Baptist church
there was a union service in which the
members os the Pilgrim Congregational
church united with the members of the
! Cranston street church and Rev. DIR. w.
u. Faunce, president OF Brown Universl-
! ty preached the sermon. The Family.
| It's Place, it's Perils and it's Possibilities
was his subject
Dr. Faunce said in substance that the
work OF the Sabbath school should be
supplemented by home training and the
home made attractive to the boy and girl.
Boys and girls OF tender ago should
not be allowed to roam the streets late
at night and the parents who allow that
are sowing the wind and must reap
the whirlwind.
AT union service of the Unitarian and
Universalist churches of the city. In the
First Congregational church yesterday
morning. Rev. II. !. Cushman OF the First
| Universalist church. read the Scripture
lesson, and Rev. q w. Kent OF tho West
Minister church. offered prayer.
The Thanksgiving proclamation was
read by Rev. Thomas Il. May OF the Bal.
lou Universalist church.