New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-28
AN INDOOR HOLIDAY.
WEA THEIR MARS TH4NKSGTT.
ING EXCURSIONS.
MANY CHILDREN PARADERS IN GRO
TESQUE COSTUMES DINNERS FOR
HOMELESS AND HUNGRY
MEN AND WOMEN

cOld or warm, as the day may be. the Joy Of
giving to the poor and the pleasure OF eating
good dinners will not decrease And If any
KIND OF weather was necessary for the enjoy
ment OF Thanksgiving Observances yesterday, it
might have been found in the variety 20 which
this city was treated. The wet weather OF the
early morning was followed by a season OF
mugginess and sickness which in turn gave
way to sunshine, and the day closed with clouds
IN the sky and chill in the air. Surely there
were sufficient courses in the weather bill OF
fare to satisfy every appetite
The effect OF the forbdding early morning
weather. however. to keep in their homes
many New-Yorkers who might have gone away
on outings If the day had been fine at the
start Yesterday PROBABLY was more of home
holiday than the city has had for some years.
In parts in which the streets are usually alive
with people holiday comparatively few
persons of mature age were moving about
after the church services we're over. The
Thanksgiving dinner and indoor amusements
seemed TO have held the attention of most older
people
In the streets, however. from early morning
TO late evening. thousands of children roamed
in ragamuffin costume. blowing horns, throwing
harmless missiles and playing at begging. The
practice of dressing up as ragamuffins seems to
be growing among the city children each
Thanksgiving Day. and the parents Of many
seem to take interest in the displays. judE-
ing by the great variety in fantastic costumes
which the children wear. In addition TO the
roaming about of little bands of children near
their homes. there were several parades through
city streets for which the police gave the Gus
tomary permits. Among the parading organiza-
tions there the Original Hounds tn.
Square Back Rangers" the Original Town
Guard the "Mackerel Rangers" the Wash
ingtOn Guards and the "HOuligan Guards
The Exempt Firemen's Association turned out
a band of veterans whose ages ranged from
seventy to eighty years. The old boys dragged
one of the old hand engines OF volunteer times
from their rooms. at Jefferson Market, TO the
Postofice and then ate Thanksgiving dinner
of beef an " and other things at a coffee house
in Park Row. The veterans wore the SNOWY
uniforms of their organization, and attracted
considerable attention.
The fact that the day was one of thanks
giving was made known at the police courts and
at the prisons attached to the courts. Most Of
the prisoners who were hailed before the magis-
trates for intoxfcation were allowed TO go. with
mild lectures On the folly of overindulgepcs in
the celebration. In the prisons the persons de-
tanned we're treated to turkey dinners. At the
Tombs the dinner was followed by musical
tertairment, which the prisoners seemed TO
joy immensely. Charities Commissioner Hynes
witnessed the entertainment. and was impressed
by the evident enjoyment of it.
only they can't go out between the acts.
he said.
In all the public institutions of the city the ,
inmates were allowed to indulge in feasting on
turkey and other 'fixin's.' In all the hospitals
the patients received the best fare they could
partake of with safety. In many private in
sttutions there were free Thanksgiving dinners
to the poor. and many charitable societies sent
dinners to poor families.
AT FIVE POINTS MISSION.
For the dinner given TO the children OF the
Five Points Mission nearly all the Methodist
churches of the city had combined to make IT
success. and all the delicacies dear TO childish
hearts the nine long tables in the din
ing of the mission, at No. Us Park-st.
Each table bore the names of the churches as
sociated in its decoration. Before the dinner
there were exercises in the big assembly hall
and an interesting programme was presented by
the little scholars.
More than a thousand men and women were
entertained with soup. turkey and mince pie
at the Five Points House of Industry. No. 155
Worth-st. No invitation was needed. Every
body was welcome and the poorer he or she aP--
peared to be the better care the walters took
that the plate should be heaped UP. The guests
were served in patches of one hundred
Three hundred pickaninnies in the Colored
Orphan Asylum at One-kundred-and-forty
third-st and Amsterdam-dve. were treated to
Thanksgiving spread of turkey and chicken at
noon Then they were let out in the playground
t. spend the afternoon romping and playing
games.
entertainment and Thanksgiving dinner to four
hundred children at the Fogs School Building.
Fiftv-third-st. and Eleventh-ave. There were
music a Punch and Judy show, and other
means of amusement
CATHOLIC PROTECTORY's FEAST
The fifteen hundred boys in the New-Tork
Catholic Protectory wo-e told that. because Il
was Thanksgiving Day. they had nothing to do
but eat and play all day. After enjoying them
selves to their hearts content in the playground
all the morning the boys assembled at noon for
dinner In the afternoon the children were en-
tertained by the Protectory Band and an exhi-
bition of athletic sports
At the Bowery Branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association. Bowery and Broome-st,
six hundred homeless men were treated to a din
ner which lasted from 11:S0 a. m until 5 D. m
After the men got through with their dinner
they were ushered upstairs. where a religious
service was held.
At the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian society's
home, One-hundred- -fiftieth-st. and Broad
way, there service attended by the eight
hundred children cared for by the society. Then
came a dinner, which included all the good
things of the season. and then battalion drill
of the youngsters and band concert
The day was elabOrately observed for the
beneht OF the nine hundred children in the He
brew Orphan Asylum, One-hundred- "a nd thirty
seventh-st. and Amsterdam AT the end OF
the morning service there was a battalion drill
by the two hundred uniformed cadets OF tbA in
stitution, and following that band concert.
Then came the dinner.
ASSEMBLAGE AT MoNTEFIORE HOME.
1t was a unique assemblage that observed the
holiday in the Monteiore Home for Chronic In
valids. at One-hundred- and thirtyeishth-st. and