Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-27
TINE TO RETURN THANKS
Thanksgiving Day Not the Same as the
Puritans Observed.
SPORTS ATTRACT MUCH ATTENTION NOW
Foot Ball Games and Thenters To
Draw the People - Church
Service in the Fore
noon.
Program for the Day.

PROGRAM TOT the my
Forenoon:
Special church services.
Creighton Highland Park foot ball game
Dickey Gun club shoot.
American Volunteers dinner to poor.
Minstreis at Boyd's theater.
Vaudeville at the Orpheum
Evening:
St Johns Masonic lodge dinner.
Jan Hus lodge, knight Of Pythias, ball.
Minstrels at Boyds theater
Vaudeville at the Orpheum
Thanksgiving day is one Of the time-hon-
ored festal occasions Of the calendar in the
observance OF which time has wrought ma
terial changes, although much Of the spirit
Of that observance still remains. Conditions
are greatly altered since the early days
Of Americas history when the Puritan
youth went forth to the tall timber" to
shoot the bird for dinner, having first to
find his biru; and the young man OF the
present day who participates in Thanks
giving turkey shoot has that essential fea-
ture Of the sport assured him. The austerity
Of the Pilgrim form OF Thanksgiving OBJ
servance has departed and while devotional
exercises form portion Of the general pro
gram. the day is more or less given over
to events which are in no sense religious
in their character. Then, too, in the evolu-
tion this day has come to be more and more
time for charitable consideration Of ones
fellow man and nearly all societies and
III cir objects commemorate Thanksgiving in
some substantial manner.
Cards for the Day.
In Omaha today the morning will be
almost entirely devoted to religious serv-
ices in nearly all of which several churches
will unite. In the afternoon there will be
the foot ball game which has of late years
come TO be one Of the regular events Ct
Thanksgiving day in all of the larger cities.
Creighton and Highland Park teams will
engage in a contest at Ninton park on this
occasion. The Dickey Gun club will also
hold its regular contest. Among the events
set for the evening are the dinner Of St.
Johns Masonic lodge and the entertainment
and ball to be given by Jan Hus lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, at the Bohemian Turner
hall.
The public ofBces Of the city and county
and the local freight houses and some Of
the places OF business will be closed all day,
but a majority Of the stores particularly
/ the retail establishments, will not close
1 until noon.
As a part OF the Observance OF Thanks
giving day the Salvation army yesterday
sent out from it's storerooms at Tenth
/ street and Ca 0tol avenue and the Omaha
/ Central mission from its place, 701 South
sixteenth street, supplies of food 70 those
| who are known to be in need Of attention
in that line.
At JaiIs and Institutions.
At the city and county jails, the county
! poor house and far as possible at the
| charitable institutions 1t is customary to
provide the inmates with additional deli
cacies at the dinner hour and more than
the usual privileges and attention during
the day, and this custom will be generally
| followed At the Rescue Home Of the Sal
walton Army, Twenty-fourth and Spaulding
streets, a Thanksgiving dinner Of most gen.
erous character will be served to the thirty
| inmates The Christian Help mission at
1915 Burt street will also make special pro-
| vision for its patrons.
The sixth annual dinner to the deserving
poor will be dispensed from the headquar-
ters of the American Volunteer Army be-
| tween the hours Of 10 and 8. Last year
meals we're served to more than $50, and as
many are expected to participate this year.
/ While dinner will be served 10 some at the
| headquarters the greater number will OBJ
tain their portion to take home in baskets.
| Over three hundred pounds of meat, turkey,
| chicken and beef have been provided,
largely from donations. besides tea coffee,
| celery and other requisites Of a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner Captain Rotzel says that every
effort will be made to see that only the de-
serving receive, but as the unworthy have
imposed before, SO this time some will
doubtless escape the utmost vigilance.
Services at the Churches.
The church services generally have beer
centralized and nearly all Of the churches
will participate in some one Of the unior
services which have been arranged.
The Episcopal churches Of All Saints, ST
Matthias, st. Barnabas and the Good shep'
herd Will unite in service at Trinity cathe'
dral at 10 o'clock. Bishop Williams will
preach the sermon.
Al the First Congregational church Rev
e. F. Trefz Of Kountze Memorial churcl
will preach and the congregations of thos,
two churches and the First Christian ant
First Presbyterian will join.
Union service for the First Baptist
St. Mary's Congregational, Westminste
Presbyterian church and Hanscom Parl
Methodist Episcopal churches will be hell
at the First Baptist church, where Rev
Robert Yost of St. Mary's church viii
preach.
? George Robert Cairns. the evangelist. viii
' preach at the Second Presbyterian church
. where Seward Street Methodist Episcopal
E Calvary Baptist and Second Presbyterian
will unite in the service.
D At Trinity Methodist Episcopal churcl
s service will be held at 1890 a m, wit
sermon by Rev. NJ. D. Long of Kno
D Presbyterian. Plymouth Congregational
Emmanuel Baptist Knox Presbyterian an
Trinity Methodist churches will unite Il
this service.
Special services viii also be held in al
4 of the Catholic churches.
The First Church Of Christ Scientist
viii hold service at lO:45 a m. Topic
"Give Thanks"
The United Presbyterian churches vii
{ hold union services at the Central church
e Twenty-fourth and Dodge streets. at 1913
. a. M. Rev. +. B. Foster Of the First churc
8 will preach the sermon.
The Thanksgiving services at the Grao
I Baptist church will be held at s o'clock /
the evening. DR.. R, X. Ecoles Of Immsnus
Z Baptist church will deliver the sermon an
o the music viii be by the choir and a NAL
3 quartet
Dances During the Evening.
Several Thanksgiving eve dances oecurre
yesterday evening. The members OF n
= Iron Moulders' union made merry wit
their friends in Washington hall. Tn
AmalgamRted Association Of Street Raj