The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Thanksgiving Plans
In the Institutions

will have no Thanksgiving celebration this
year. The new associations home on North
Illinois street has been remodeled recent
ly and the interior is in a partially dis
mantled condition. Secretary Neighbor
says the celebration this year will be post
poned until Christmas day, when the Y.
VI. c. A. expects to give big dinner for
young men and some sort of special enter
tainment.
At the orphan asylums Of the city the
little tots will be made happy with good
dinners and entertainments. At the In
dianapols Orphan Asylum entertain
ment will be given in the afternoon by the
children of the four-grade school. Reel
tations. songs and dialogues will be the
feature OF the afternoon celebration Miss
Carrie Thrall, the matron, has planned the
Thanksgiving celebration with a great deal
of care. She has arranged a big turkey
dinner for the noon hour. The little boys
and girls will be given their fill Of turkey
and dressing. cranberries. pie and cake and
the other toothsome things that go with
Thanksgiving day feast.
At the German Lutheran Orphan Asylum.
on East Washington street, the little peo-
pie of Teutonic extraction Will be treated to
turkey dinner. In the morning they will
attend the Trinity Lutheran Church, where
a special service will be held for their ben
eft. In the afternoon there will be enter
tainments and games at the home. which
will be open to visitors.
AT DEAF AND DUMB SCHOOL.
At the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, on East
Washington street, a great deal of thought
is always given to the celebration of
Thanksgiving day. This year Superintend-
ent Richard o. Johnson will have big
turkey dinner served for the children in his
charge. In the afternoon children's party
will be held. Games will be played and
everything done to give the inmates day
of genuine pleasure.
Superintendent Wilson, of the Blind Asy-
lum, on North Pennsylvania street. has
arranged a big turkey dinner for the 124
children in the institution. Every year
special exercises are given Thanksgiving
afternoon. and something out of the COM
mon will be given this year, although the
| details have not been arranged.
Turkey will be on the bill of fare at the
Friendly Inn. Superintendent Winkler has
arranged a tempting menu. About fifty
| men, women and children will be enter
tanned at the Friendly Inn at noon next
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| made by a number of city pastors.
There will be no Thanksgiving celebration
at the Rescue Mission. New Years day
| Is the annual celebration at the institution.
| Superintendent w. v. Wheeler will send
| baskets of provisions to sick people and to
many of the deserving poor. Every
| Thanksgiving lists of names are furnished
! to charitable citizens by Superintendent
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| him for distribution or are sent by the
| givers to the homes of the poor. This year
many families will be fed through the eff
forts of Mr.. Wheeler
BASKETS OF PROVISIONS.
| The Charity Organization Society, of
which C. s. Grout is superintendent, will
furnish lists of names of deserving fam
flies to churches, Sunday schools and char
itaply- disposed persons. Superintendent
Grout estimates that from 200 to $50 poor
families will be provided with good dinners
Thursday through the fundamentally OF
the society.
A great deal will be done toward making
the day a happy one for the poor by the
Sunday schools of the city. The Meridian
street NJ. E., Memorial Presbyterian. Sec
ond Presbyterian, Roberts Park and other
| large churches Of the city will contribute
collections toward the purchase of baskets
| of provisions.
All in all, there is little fear that anyone
will go hungry in Indianapolis Thanks
| giving day.
| Thanksgiving is always a busy time with
the railroads. The holiday is usually taken
advantage of by those who wish to visit
relatives or friends in the city and by many
who desire TO spend the day in their former
homes out in the State. This year. as
usual, holiday rate of one and one-thir6
fare will be made to points within g
radius Of $50 miles from Indianapolis by
railroads running out of the city.