The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
SERVICES AND SPORT
WILL MARK THE CELEBRATION OF
THANK SGIVING DAY.
NO MILITARY FEATURES.
uIrNTING PARTIES WILL SPEND
THE DAY IN THE WOODS.

nav Union Services in First
Presbyterian Church Jackson
vile and Savannah Football
Teams to Play Match Game-TwO
performances Will he Given at
Theater-BicycIe Races at Coli
scum and Boxing Contest at Night.
Caterers Prepared to Furnish
Fine Dinners.
Thanksgiving Day, one Of the most
next Thursday. 1t will be observed by
the closing of public offices, banks and
stores, by religious services, and last
hut not least by we'll spread tables, for
the Thanksgiving dinner is, par excel
lence the feature of the day. fact
that is recognized by caterers who
make their preparations accordingly.
The day is a most popular one, too,
with the devotees of gun and rod. nu-
merous hunting parties filing the
woods not only in the immediate vicin-
itv of the city itself, but even making
trips of from ten to forty miles in 9TH
or sections of the country, where they
visit the coast islands in an effort to
secure deer, but the great majority
of them go for cartridges. That this
Thanksgiving will be no exception to
the general run so far as hunting is
concerned, is shown by the numerous
parties that have already beer planned,
and others that are in course of for
nation.
Excellent sport is promised, too, for
though but few deer have yet been
killed this season, it is more because
they have not been sought in their
haunts than that they are not plenti-
fuI In the case OF birds the better
enforcement of the game laws during
the last few seasons has been of ma
terial benefit in preventing the killing
Of them out of season. and in driving
them from their haunts near the city,
so that good bags should fall to the
lot of the skilled hunter.
The fisherman has an equally good
chance of sport for bait isNeasilY to be
had and good fish of many kinds are
in abundance in all of the neighbor-
ing waters. Bass, sheepshead, winter
trout and whiting are all biting, so
that with fair drop, the right tackle
and a proper stage of tide no trouble is
other Entertainments.
For those who stay in the city
variety of entertainment will be avail
able, both in the afternoon and at
night Possibly of greatest interest
to those fond of sports will be the
football game between the Savannah
team and that of Jacksonville. Jack
sonville fluked on a game planned for
last Thanksgiving, and the Savannah
ftl hA1n 1Nvy
such performance on the part of the
Floridians this time a forfeit of 800
has been demanded and posted, so
there is no doubt, weather permitting
that the game will take place. There
is no doubt, either, in the minds of
those who saw the local players score
over the University of Georgia that
Savannah will add another scalp to her
belt.
At the coliseum at night will take
place a three-cornered bicycle race
among Bobby Walthour, Bonnie Mum
roe and Gus Lawson, 1.-THE Terrible
Swede."
To those who prefer the drama to
sport an opportunity will be given to
see Howard Kyle in Rosemary" one
of John Drew's successes, at the thea
ter, at both a matine and a night
performance.
To still another class will appeal a
performance to be given under the aus
pices of the Savannah Athletic Club,
a match between Matty Matthews and
Herman Miller. Both these men are
well known in Savannah. Miller be-
cause of his many recent bouts and
Matthews, as the one man that put out
owen Zeigler during the long stay of
the Philadelphia in this city.
No Military Features.
There will be no military feature to
de hnG MI
nor, up to the present, so much as a
company outing, though in former
years this day was a favorite for such
affairs. 1t is possible that something
OF the kind may be discussed by some
OF the organizations at the weekly
meeting tomorrow night, but the
chances are against it, as the time of
preparation would be too short.
In the Churches.
The chief church service of the day
viii be a union service in which the
congregations of all the churches affil-
lated with the Ministerial Union, will
take part This will be held in the
First Presbyterian Church. The SER
mon will be delivered by Rev. DR.. j.
u. Jordan, pastor of the First Baptist
Church
The music of this occasion. it is
promised, will be exceptionally fine.
VIII be The Heavens Are Telling"
from the Creation. and "Ye Shall
Dwell in the Land" (Stainer), which
Wlll be sung by the choirs of Wesley
Monumental Church, and the First
presbyterian Church.
The usual services will be held also
IN the Episcopal churches. where there
is always an offering of fruit and other
tnlngs for the poor; and, If the plans
OF last year be carried out similar serv-
Ices will be held in Temple Mickva
israel, Synagogue BNai BIRTH jacob.
ana by the members of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist.
In the Markets.
The caterers are already making
preparations to meet the expected de-
mand on their wares incident to the
gay. The chief dish, of course, will be
turkey and so a supply of fine birds,
Doth domestic and wild, from local
and Western yards, will be on hand,
together with that necessary adjunct
10 roast turkey, cranberries for sauce.
Ihere will be other fowls in album
uahce, also, for though game so far
This season has been rather scarce,
special effort to have large sup
ply OF the different wild ducks, and of
cartridges will be made, and it is eX-
pected to have enough venison also to
meet the expected demand. Beef, pork,
mutton and fish, as we'll as all the
Nesetables in season, are in abundance
ana prices are normal