The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY
TO BE OBSERVED BY A GENERAL
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS.
SERVICES AND SPORTS
WILL CLAIM THE ATTENTION OF
sAVANNAHIANs.

Special Services to he Held i'm First
Baptist Church, in the Episcopal
Churches. and by the Christian
Scientists-FOOtbaII Game Between
savannah and jacksonville Chief
Event of AftcrnOOn-Much Interest
in shoot in Charleston Because of
the savannah Teams Entered-Nu-
merOus Hunting Parties to Spend
Day in WOOds-SpeciaI Menus at
Hotels and Restaurants.
Practically all business in Savannah
will be suspended to-day, at least dur
ing the afternoon, in honor of Thanks
giving. In accordance with the pro-
clamation of Mayor Myers, issued yes
terday, all of the municipal offices will
be closed with the exception of that
of the Clerk of Council which will be
open for a short time in the morning;
at the postofiice the carriers will make
all collections and deliveries up to and
including those of the Central of
Georgias morning train. while the
other departments will be open only
during the early morning hours.
The general offices OF the railroads
will be closed for the day and the
ticket offices will close at II o'clock.
city time. The members of the Retail
Merchants Association have arranged
to close at / o'clock, and even the firms
not included in the association are ex-
pected to close at the same time.
Pretty nearly all the offices on the Bay
and the banks likewise will be closed
In the Churches.
AS is customary the day will be gem
orally celebrated in the churches. The
chief service will be union one, to be
held in tine First Baptist Church by the
congregations of all the churches rep
resented in the Ministerial Association.
At this service Rev. Bascom Anthony,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Church,
will preach the sermon. The music
will be furnished by the choir of the
First Baptist Church. All the minis
tiers represented in the association will
meet in the study of Rev. DIR. j. D..
Jordan, at 10:45 o'clock. The collection
to be made at this service will be de-
voted to charity. chiefly for the benefit
of the Savannah Female Asylum.
Services win be held also in the Epis-
copal churches. at II o'clock. In the
Roman Catholic churches only the reg
ular weekday services will be held,
but service in line for the day win
be held in the First Church of Christ,
Metropolitan Hall, at II o'clock. 1t
win be the first time Christian Scent
list have observed the day in Savannah.
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From the standpoint of sports. to
which the day is generally dedicated
the country over. the chief event will
be the football game between the Sa-
vannah football team and an eleven
representing Jacksonville. This will
take place in the afternoon. Another
event of the deepest interest, ever
though it will not take place in Savap.
nah. is the military shoot that is Il
take place in Charleston. In this Sa-
vannah will be represented by three
teams. one from the Guards. and two
from the First Regiment.
Another popular sport of the day is
hunting, and many parties have al
ready left the city, or will leave early
this morning, to spend the day II
search of feathered game or of deer
The experienced hunters, however will
not spend the day in the woods, know
ing we'll that they would stand but lit
tie chance of getting much of a bag
with the woods full of amateurs bang.
ing at everything that flies
From a gastronomic standpoint also
the day should be successful for the
market has been plentifully supplied
with everything that well could be de.
sired to make a repast that will cal
forth Thanksgiving. Nor win a specia
cuisine be confined merely to the goot
housewives for on this day, as or
Christmas and New Years, the chefs Of
the hotels and the larger restaurants