The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-29


Thanksgiving viii be observed today
with rejoicings by the people of Seattle.
from the highest to the lowest. principally
because all alike are feeling the effects
of beneiicent industrial prosperity, and
in no other city In the country are the
Inhabitants so generally well 20 do. All
public Offices and many OF the stores viii
close for the day. The postoffice will be
open from 2 to 10 o'clock In the morn
Ing, and the public library. with the ex-
cepticn of the reading room. win be clos
ed all day. There win be no deliveries
OF NAH bv carriers
Special services win be held Mt the
churches. many OF which will unite for
the occasion. as has always been the Gus
tom here. Several Of the organizations
and auxiliary organizations will serve
Thanksgiving dinners.
At the African NJ r. church a regular
oid-styie Kentucky meal viii be served
from noon to midnight
The members OF the Young Mems Broth
erhood win assemble at the First baptist
church this evening with their friends ana
VIII partake Of turkey and other Thanks
giving necessities
The Volunteers OF America and the Sis
sers OF the Good Shepherd viii serve free
dinners TO the poor and orphans respect
lively.
Aside from what will be done IN reli-
gious circles. several social functions with
take place. chief among them the eighth
annual newsboys' banquet which will be
held at the Opera cafe. The menu Is
elaborate, embracing all the delicacies Of
the season. Besides these quasi-public
functions. there win be Thanksgiving par
ties In many Seattle homes.
At Trinity parish church the day will be
observed by the celebration OF holy COM
rnunion at T.So this morning and a special
service at II o'clock. ut which there will
be an elaborate musical programme un-
der the direction OF r. r.. Armstrong. the
rhoirmaster. A sermon appropriate to
the occasion win be preached by the rec
tor. Rev. H. II. Gowen.
Union Church Services.
The North Seattle churches win hold
union service In the German Evangeiicat
church. CORNER OF Harrison and Taylor
The special sermon will be preached by
Rev. w. A. Major. pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church. The services win
begin at 1870 this morning.
At the Calvary Presbyterian church
services will be held this morning at II
o'clock. Special Thanksgiving songs viii.
be rendered by Thomas ]. Scott the IA
nous Scotch soloist. Rev. Donald Ross.
the pastor OF the church. will preach
special sermon on THANKSGIVING.
Union services will be held Mt the Cum
beriand Presbyterian church. In which thu
Market Street Baptist church and the
Grace NJ. r.. church win participate. tho
three pastors each preaching on diff
ferent phase OF Thanksgiving day. Rev
u. f. Thompson will preach ON Thanks
giving from = Religious Viewpoint Rev,
J. II. Weber on Thanksgiving from the
Home Viewpoint" and Rev. W. H. Sell
leek on Thanksgiving from a National
Viewpoint" There will also be specfal
music. The services begin at 1870 this
morning.
Al the South Park Methodist Episcoual
church DR.. Rowland Hughes, the pastor.
win conduct the services He win preach
on Thanksgiving" Mrs. A. W. Park
hurst will have charge OF musical pro-
gramme especially prepared for the oeca-
sion.
Tho downtown churches will unite In
an elaborate service at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church this morning nj
which Rev. II. Phammor Reveiie. pastor Of
the First Methodist Protestant church,
will preach the special sermon. The SER
Vice will commence nj II o'clock. and win
be Of unusual beauty and soiemnIly. spe-
ciai musical numbers will be rendered by
the choir and soloisss. II IL expected that
this service viii be one OF tine rnnst large
ly attended In the city.
ChrIsttsn Endeaverers to Meet.
While tho congregation OF the First
baptist church will unite with the other
downtown churches In the service al the
First Methodist Episcopal their church
will be the scene Of one Of the leading re-
liei0us features Of the day. the union
meeting ~ the local Christian EndeAyor
societies. n will be held this morning al
IN o'clock. and wiil consist ~ prayer
service led BY r. l.. Swift Prof A NJ
Moss. % the Seattle high school, wiil hnve
charge OF the mnsic. The service win last
enc hour.
Thanksgiving viii he observed az 81
Marks church with moro than usual ef-
feet The beautiful decorations far
wedding which vas snismnlxed I'm the
sacred ediAee Tuesday evening stili orpa-
meut the interior. Transforming II into a
bower 81 palms and ehrysanthenans
The fuii choir az f0rty.fvs voices viii be
present NJ the ~ O'Clock service and will
render several appropriate ssieutions n
music. Tho rector. Rev J. y. u. rlwya,
will preach the ThnnsseivinR sermon
AZ the African Methodist EPISCOPAL
church. en- Fourteenth avenue the pastor.
Rev O. c. HalforA. will conduct special
services Addresses wiil also be made ~
M Allen. ~ California. and u Tayipr. ~
eeaisie THE ehesr has been practising
several sacred musical sslexffaus for shT
occasion As already ns%niiofea. fyorsg
nean % uiaussbs dinner wsli he served IN
the cssrvh buitdIne
RE Thsnksgsgtnr service et shs Mass-
san street MefAssaisx Eplscnpas sharrh ss-
night will ~ - an eyAn92iis,3e character.
u wgg ~ conducted bf mr. rse aosa. rs
ths fSaypide miaslssu. assisted ~ a hard
~ re puskrrz a raliexsiaa WI ~ taken
~ fos thp rhmrsty wmFk n ihs rfty
rsr v@umW &en's brotherhood. AZ nag~s.
wlB sAke etnnex tniR *&ensnw 81 she Txyxt
y4aHstft rhzfrk The nrxsrtsstfas sstsfs
Tar fAs welfare - p0wHs mnn fsstnx " ae-
asttr whose k9naem are I'm eth&r rasaas
s-aswsn y sas2ak. ire Seattle Astarnsw.
3si AZ a. saaztnasisE. A very snJsyshse
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