The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27
Elaborate Menus at the Orphan Asy-
Iums and Other Homes of the
Poor and Incapable.
DANCE AT CENTRAL HOSPITAL
INMATES HAVE AN ENJOYABLE
TIME IN THE AFTERNOON.
Prisoners at the Jail and workhouse
Have Extra Good Thfngs-At the
Woman's Prison.


the city yesterday. Thanksgiving was cele-
brated with big dinners and glad eclat.
The day will be long remembered by the
children OF the orphans homes, the pris-
oners at the jail and the inmates of the
asylums. There were very few of this
class of people who did not enjoy a good
turkey dinner yesterday with all its lux
urious trimmings. In every institution,
with but one or two exceptions, elaborate
had been made for the day
and the appointments were carried out
with great success.
At the German Protestant Orphans Home
the children were given a large dinner Of
turkey, potatoes, cranberries, cider, oysters,
pies, nuts and fruits. In the morning the
children were taken to lions Church.
where the pastor. Rev. j. G. Peters, made
a short address, after which they returned
TO the home and had their dinner at noon.
Amusements of all kinds were fur
nished to shorten the afternoon. The boys
had an exciting game of football on the
grounds and the girls enjoyed themselves
with games indoors.
CHILDREN MADE HAPPY.
Turkeys, large and fat and roasted brown,
made the children of the Indianapolis Or
phans' Home happy. big dinner was
served at noon. after which programme of
light amusements was furnished. In the
morning the children attended religious
services at the Trinity Church. The dinner
was a large one and included all the old
time Thanksgiving dishes. Last night, the
evening was spent in games, recitations
and Otbar ou,ncornoufu
The feature of the day at the Central
Hospital for the Insane was the dance
given In the afternoon in the chapel Of the
institution. All the tractable inmates took
part and the affair was a great success
from every point of view. A dinner
pompous with turkey, oysters, cider, nuts
cranberries, fruits and pies was served ex-
actly at noon and the remainder of the day
was turned over to the dance, which was
an event of no small import at the hos
pital. The chapel was gaily decorated with
bunting and pleasure marked the day fol
the unfortunate persons.
The prisoners at the county Jail enjoyed
a pleasant day that they will long remem-
Der. At o'clock they were taken up to
the dining room, where a Sumptuous dinner
made them forget the dreary days that
have passed SO slowly to them There
was roast pig, Irish potatoes, celery, cram
berries, oysters, cider, pumpkin pie and nc
lasted for an hour, the men adjourned to
the chapel. where former Judge Mcbride
addressed them for about twenty minutes
Following that, the remainder of the after
noon was spent in an informal way. The
prison quartet sang several songs anC
q number of the good story-tellers were
drafted into service.
REV. SMITH TALKS.
Rev. ]. Cumming Smith talked to thu
girls and women at the Indiana Industrial
School for Girls and women's Prison yes
terday morning for about thirty minutes
An elaborate dinner was served to the in
mates at noon, consisting of the usua
Thanksgiving dishes. Last night twenty
four Of the girls gave a play. THE Cadets
Picnic" by which amusement was fur
nished for two hours. Miss E. Z. Rhodes
had charge of the amusements.
A Thanksgiving dinner that ranged from
King Turkey to mince pie made the da.
glad to the children at the Deaf and Dumb
Institute. The dinner was served at nool
and the afternoon given to the children I,
enjoy as they chose. Last night socia
was given in the reception halls and tn
evening spent in games and dialogues.
Members of the Young Women's Chris
tan Association gathered In their rooms
last night to a Thanksgiving party, con
sisting of games and the roasting of marsl
mallows and popping corn. The Thanks
giving dinner Of the association was serve,
Wednesday.
TURKEY TOO HIGH.
Turkey was a little too high in price thi
year to appear on the table at the work
house. but the management provided tn
prisoners with a bountiful dinner Of rab
bit soup, stewed rabbit, sweet potatoes
Irish potatoes, baked beans, coffee, pie an,
assorted fruits. One hundred and sevent,
men were fed at the workhouse.
The fifty-four small tots at the Children
Guardians Home were made happy yes
terday noon by being surprised with a hi,
turkey dinner that they could not begin
to make away with. The day was a grea
one for them and will probably mark II
self In their memories as one Of the hap
piest days OF their lives.
Hundreds of children, men and womel
were fed yesterday noon by the Volunteer
of America, in their hall at 531 West Wash
ington street, and many more poor peo
pie would have been fed had IL not beel
were given dinner that could well b.
called a rare treat and the faces OF al
beamed with joy as they eagerly mad
away with the toothsome dainties place,
before them. The Volunteers had mad
preparations to feed 1000 persons, and a
many were kept away, not having clothe
enough to keep them from suffering from
the cold, hundreds of baskets were sen
to them. The dinner had been widely ad
vertised and long before IL o'clock, tn
time 1t was to commence, a great crow,
had collected in front of the door, an,
none turned away, but patiently awaite
the opening OF the doors. The Volunteer
were assisted in their work by the mem
bers of the Blackboard NJ. E. Church Ep
worth League, who entertained the youni
ones at the church from 8 until IL O'Clock
The dinner was great success and man
voices were raised in praise OF the grea