The Washington times., 1905-11-30
NATION UNIVERSAL
OFFERS ITS THANKS
Chief Magistrate Foremost
in Observing Occasion.
TOUR 0FRo ELTS
Presidents Family VIII Eat Their
Turkey on Farm in County
OF Virginia.
TOUR FRo0SEVELTS

Of this than the interest eVinced in the
city Of Washington today. There were
all sorts of celebrations, and many evil
0ences Of good cheer here, there, and
everywhere.
II was the head Of the nation who set
the pace, as it were. as can be OBJ
served from The program adopted by the
President for the day.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children left this morning at 1859 O'Clock
over the Southern railway 10 spend
their Thanksgiving on tile farm in Abe
marie county. Va recently purchased
by Mrs. Roosevelt. They viii return
Friday afternoon
II had been arranged to eat the
7 Thanksgiving turkey at the White
House. bat at the last minute the Presi-
dent decided to flavor his day of rest
IL the forest
Two Left Behind
Miss Alice and little Quentin did rot
accompany the party.
Miss Roosevelt is jtst convaIescing
from slight illness, and the outing.
Or. Rixey thought would not be wise
The baby of the family. Quentin, was
quite heartbr0ken over the fact that
he had TO stay behind with his gov
eTness- The reason they did not take
Quentin IS that the excursion is likely
10 resolve itself into a hard outing in
the woods
All the other members of the family
=are able TO walk Tor miles over any
kind Of country or ride horseback half
E day at time IN either walk or a
ride, little Quentin would soon become
exhausted, and before he had gone very
Ear would have 10 be carried by his
father or cider brother. a prospect that
wonld relish
IN addition TO the family. WIN Du-
laney. the Presidents valet, accom-
panied the party TO look after the lug
gage. and two OF the White House
cooks went along TO prepare the
Thanksgiving dinner The big turkey
y Uhich came from Westerly. r l., yes
to-day, VIII taste even better TO the
hungry Roosevelts than he would II
served upon the great dining table ia
lie executive Mansion.
Many visitors, expecting the President
10 be present. attended the services at
Grace Reformed Church this morning
The Rev. J. NJ Schick pastor. delivered
an eloquent sermon. using as his text
the thirty-third Psalm first verse. Re
Joice in the Lord. all We righteous
Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving Day" said Or. Schiek.
should be set apart as a day of gen
eral worship. not one 10 be turned over
10 the sporting element Of the country
as is the almost universal custom We
are prone to go after that which We
enjoy rather than TO gloi'ify God our
patriotism should grow opt Of our wor-
ship OF God
Men Of this day give thanks for the
material things OF life, the things which
AFFECT the body. but there is no real Joy
ia such thanks we should turn our at
tcntion 10 spiritual and higher things
h, q should recognize our responsibilities
10 God 10 show that we are thankful
Men cannot make nations. declared DIR.
sehick. without the viii OF Cod. The
foundation of this nation was laid by
mans desire 10 worship God and SO il
must be 4 the nation IS 10 endure
Crowd at St. Johns.
The THANKSGIVING services at st.
Johns Episcopal Church attracted 4
crowd that filled the building 10 over
howirs. Lors before II a. IA. the hour
ser FOR the beginning OF the services.
she crowd filled the lower lobby. The
altar was decorated with fruits and
grain, symbolical of the harvest. and
huge punches Of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The sermon was delivered by the Rev
Roland c. Smith. rector of the church
lie chose for his text Acts xxvli.6
After they had looked great while
and saw no harm come 10 him they
changed their minds and said that He
was God Throughout the sermon
the rector dweIt on Ghe fact that there
was a right and a wrong way to changs
ones nina and that the power 70 dis
tinxuish between them lay with IN,
person himself. He also said that IL
this modern day OF money gaining. pso
pie we're counting those things gocC
which our forefsthers considered wicked
lie admitted that there were "A grea
many good things our ancestors woule
not tolerate, but held that today th'
Tendency was too much the other way.
The musical program under the dl
reetion of II II. Freeman was especial
ly prepared FOR the Thanksgiving sery
ice, The male chCir rendered the FOL
lowing selections: ''Threefold KyTi4.
anthem written by A Randegger. anC
fe Deum Iaudamus. by BoyntoT
smtsh. Solos were sung By Wiibul
Burche. Charles r. Meyers. tenor. ant
a special Psalm, 20. Praise the Lord,
by Master Raymond TOmpkins-
Among those Of lote present were
aer, and Representative and Mrs. Hun
Services at St. Pstrick's.
Special Thanksgiving services =ser,
ollserf ed TINS morning at St Patrick
Church At 10 o'clock. Solemn figf
mass Was celebrated by the Rev u. J
stafford. assisted by The Rev. Thoma,
T.. McGuigan as Deacon and the Rev
James "a. smyih as subdeacon. Fol
lowing the observance Of mass IN,
prayer for the authorities Of state wa
fntoned. The prayer was recently com
posed by the Most Rev John Carol
first archbishop Of Baltimore
The sermon was preached around th'
proclamation or the President by TIA,
Rev j. W Carol He held thai "a
long as the men and wOmea of thi
country were werthy Of BLESSINGS tha
blessings viii he sure 10 flow 4t.au
the Lord. lie insisted that the congre