The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY
sAvANNAHIANs WILL OBSERVE 1T
IN VARIOUS WAYS.
SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES.
SPORT AFIELD AND AFLoAT HAS
DRAWN MANY PARTIES.

There VIII BE Many Savannahians
in Pursuit of It-Union Services Mt
the Independent Presbyterian
Church-sham Battle This After
| noon East of the MeadOws-Sev-
eraI of the Local Military Com
mands Will Participate-Rapid
Fire Guns Will BE Supported by
Infantry for the Defense of
Brenstworks Against Opposing
Infantry.
This is Thanksgiving day, and it will
be generally observed. The day is a
legal holiday, and but little business
will be transacted. All the public
buildings will be closed for the entire
day, and II is probable that but few
of the business houses will remain
open. Those that may be open during
the forenoon will be closed for the af-
ternoon.
The holiday will be spent in various
ways. Not a few will follow the time
honored custom OF seeking sport. Many
hunting and fishing parties have been
arranged, and the fields and woods for
miles around the city will be alive
with huntsmen, while the creeks and
rivers will have many fishermen seek
! ing to allure the finny tribe to an in
| diligence in the bait that will be offer
ed.
Game is plentiful, and full bags will
! doubtless reward those who elect to
spend the day with gun and dog. Some
| of the parties will be content to hunt
not far from Savannah. but others
have departed by train for fields Of
| fering greater promise. Although
| hunting grounds contiguous to the city
are reputed this season as Offering the
best sport experienced in years, they
| yet cannot compare with lands more
remote in the quantities OF game that
| they yield to a good shots pursuit.
Fishermen expect to catch whiting
and trout. with sprinkling of the
] other fish that are indigenous to these
waters and that are now biting. A
scarcity of bait is complained of, how
ever, and it may be that all who
| wished to go fishing were not able to
| do SO because of the trouble in getting
shrimp.
The union Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Independent Presbyte-
rian church at IL o'clock. Rev. w. P.
McCorkle, pastor OF the First Presby-
terrain Church. will preach. Rev. DIR.
John D. Jordan, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, was TO have preached,
this being the year for the service TO
\ be in charge of a Baptist minister, out
he is detained in Macon and requested
Mr.. McCorkle to take his place. 1t is
requested that the minister meet fif-
| teen minutes before the services begin
in the session room of the church.
An attractive programme of music
has been prepared for the union SER
vice. The choir will sing several an
thems. Mrs. Smith will sing as an
offertory solo, Consider the Lilies"
and Nine. Bishop-Searles will sing, II
Will Sing of Thy Great Mercies, o,
Lord from Memberships "St. Paul"
A Thanksgiving service will be con-
Quoted and sermon delivered at st.
MichaeI's Chapel; at II o'clock by Rev.
+. A. Juny, rector. The chapel will
be decorated with flowers and fruits,
and there will be the customary cffer-
ings of vegetables. etc, which after
the service, will be distributed TO the
poor of the parish by st. Michaels
Guild
A feature Of the day will be the bat
tie exercises that are to be engaged in
east of The Meadows by some of the
military commands of the city. The
troops will leave their armories shortly
after O'Clock in the afternoon. and
the spectators should be on hand by 4
if they desire TO see the entire sham
battle.
The six companies of the First Regi-
menI. that are to participate will as
semble at their armory. The first call
| will be sounded at Pas p. m, the as
sembly at 55 and the adjutant's call
at 3:15. The march will then be taken
UP to Harmon's Range, where the Ma
val Militia. with their Hotchkiss gun,
and the Chatham Artillery. with their
Calling gun, will be entrenched. A de-
tachment of the Guards and two COM
parties of the First Regiment will sup
port the guns, which will be attacked
by four companies of the regiment.
The attacking force will first be re-
pulsed. 1t will then return to the attack
and carry the position. Blank cart
ridges will be supplied. and the mus
kerry and the rapid fire guns will
doubtless create hubbub.
Upon the return f the companies of
the First Regiment to their armory,
which be to the. music of the First
Regiment Band, which has volunteered
its services, refreshments will be en-
joyed.
The Savannah football team has
gone to Charleston for a game. but
teams this afternoon at the Bolton
Street Park.
The fall exhibition of the Savannah
Camera Club will open this afternoon,
and those interested in photography
will enjoy visit to the clubs rooms.
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