The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-25
MRS. THORPE ON HAND.
She Will Distribute Donations
of the Thankful.
The Services N early All to Be
in Morning.

There will be no union Thanksgiving
services at the Topeka churches this
year. This announcement was made
from many of the pulpits of Topeka
last Sunday morning. But in all the
churches the customary offering of
thanks will be made by the congrega-
tons. Autumn decorations. the en-
blems of the day, viii garnish the pull
pits. From nearly every one the pres
ident's Thanksgiving proclamation Will
be read and in some of the services
short accounts of the history of the
day Will be repeated by the minister's
For the newsbOys this Thanksgiving
day Will be somewhat of disappoint-
ment There viii be no large public
dinners in town anywhere. Even the
Salvation Army has decided to throw
its whole energies into giving a sue
cessful Christmas dinner. Where, as
IN that case. the dinner must be pur-
chased largely by the money donations
of charita bly, disposed persons, it is
too much to ask, too hard to persuade.
the 0ubHc to furnish funds for two
such undertakings comings so closely
together. Many poor families will find
cause for Thanksgiving in the kindly
industry of Police Matron Thorpe, who
has been searching them out for weeks
and is now furnishing their names to
people who are anxious to give some
hungry family a square meal on
Thursday noon
In this many church organizations,
social clubs and Christian Endeavor
societies have Joined. The Oakland
school viii make contributions of
money and food today for the benefit
OF Mrs. Thorpe's friendless. To those
ofering food Mrs. Thorpe furnishes the
names and addresses and the number
of mouths to be fed. The donor NAV
carry the gift in person. Every year
the public schools of the city bring
gltts of food and clothing and some
sra1-
the Topeka Orphans home where if
Is put to very good use. Wagons will
go today to gather up the good things
mat nave been brought by the chill
dIen to the various school houses The
Nlssley NeWsbOys' club will have it's
Dig dinner on Christmas day. for which
event the plans are now underway
At the First Presbyterian church the
Following service will be given begin
ming at II a. m:
Organ voluntary.
Invocation
Music-.come Thou Almighty King"
Anthem-"For Thee Oh Dear. Dear
Country De''1
Prayer
Presidents proclamation.
solo-By Mrs. Frank Thomas.
Sermon
Musie-'sNTy Country IT'S of Thee"
Benediction.
A special morning service win he hold
at Grace cathedral. 1t Will consist Of a
selected prayer service appropriate for
the day. The decoration will be rer,re
sentative of the harvest home season.
me FIRST Baptist church services will
be held in the tabernacle at Tenth ard
jackson streets at 1880 a. m Dr p
w CranneH viii preach on the subiect
THE Five Sleeves Of Gratitude
At the First Methodist church tba
Thanksgiving service will be combined
with the regular Thursday evening
church service and will commence at
7:30 o'clock. 1t will be in the nature Of
a special service but the ARRANGEMENTS
for 1t have not been fully completed.
A similar arrangement will be follow
lowed at the First Congregations
church. Special music will be furnished
by Mrs. Florence Fox Thatcher and
others
An II o'clock service will be held at
the Central Congregational church The
members of the Sunday school will have
a part in the morning service.
Rev. H. A. OFT Will preach the ser
mon at the Thanksgiving services at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
at the corner of Fifth and West streets,
which Will be held at 8 o'clock in the
evening ]. d. Brown will sing a solo.
AT this service a thank offering for the
poor VIII be gathered. 1t win be placed
IN the hands Of the city Charities asso-
cation In this Offering money, food
ana clothing will be received. The
quartette which will sing will be COM
posed as follows: Mrs. Belle Stockton.
MISS Alice Dedham, G. B. Adamson and
J. D. Brown.