Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-02
JOY AND FEAST|NC
How Augusta Enjoyed
Thanksgiving Day,
Happy Family Reunions in
Hundreds Of Homes.
The Church SeVices-.The Day at the Hospital,
City Farm and Jail.

1t was a green ThanksgivinS,' and
| it WAS glorious Thanksgiving. i'll Au-
Gusta. The sun shone warm and bright
| throughout the greater part of the day.
| yet there was sharp wind blowing
| which became very cold by night, but
| which had no chill for the reunions and
| fea.ting which marked the day in hun
| drcGs of the happy homes of the city.
All business WAS suspended on Water
street and at the publishing houses and
manufacturing establishments.
AS Thanksgiving Day found it's orig-
nation at the hands of our Puritan
| forcfathers. it is essentially a religious
holiday, and for those who wished to
| offer thanks to the Infinite, for the
| benefits and blessings of the year. there
were church services. The service
gr;aced by the largest attendance, was
that given in the Green street NJ. f.
Church in the forenoon, in which the
pastors of several of our city churches
participated. as did a gOodly number
from their respective congregations.
Miss Bertha McClench rendered the
organ voluntary. and after the singing
pastor of the Unitarian church. read
from the scriptures. Rev. Charles \.
Hayden, pastor of the Universalist
church offered prayer. and the task OF
reading the proclamations, fell to the
hands of Rev. B. T. Hope The offer
ing for the poor was taken, and il
nettcd Il goodly sum.
The Thanksgiving sermon was
preached by Rev. Charles G. Mosher,
pastor of the State Street Free Baptist
Church. The sermon was an eloquent
one. and it conveyed the true spirit of
Thanksgiving as conceived by the
Christian. The service came to a con-
cluSion before noon. In the evening
another union service was held, at
which Rev. r. N. Joscelyn, pastor of
the Gardiner NJ. e. Church, preached.
Services in Commclnoration Of the day
were held, yesterday morning, in St.
Marks church. Holy Communion was
celebrated at I O'Clock, and at 10. choral
mathis and sermon. and at both serv-
ices. Rov. f. w. Livingston ofFiciated.
A collection was taken for the benefit
of the City hospital. and a quantity OF
provisions. etc, was donated by mem
bers Of the parish to the Chidrcn's
home.
The principal event Of the afternoon,
in this city. VAS the dramatic enter
tainEcnt given i'll City hall. by the
Society of the Children of Mary. an
auxiliary organization Of st. Angus
tines Catholic church. The attendance
at the performance was very large and
the program q long and divertirg one.
The concert was opened with an over
turc by the orchestra, and the rc,nain-
der of the concert program was as fol-
lows:
Chanson, Soirccs; Il" Quebec
Choeur des ChanteuseS dl IEglsc st.
Flag Drill" Par les garcons de rEcolc
ChanSon-Solo. Crucfix dc Faure.
Dele Sadit LecIerc
Iol MorCeau Fanfare
Merry Little Sunbeams, Song and Dance
Dele. Albcrtine GirouX
HarmonieS de III Fanfare.
Following the concert, a one-act
operetta, in French, was sung, and
| hugely enjoyed. 1t was called. Les
| Pantoutles dc st. Secile" and the vari-
| Gus characters were represented as
| follows:
La sgnora Maria PA, femme du Podc
star dc. CrpmOue. NJ u. DOStic
| Cecilia. petite mcndidnte,
Dele. Maria Dostic
Rambinclla. pclt page de Ia Sienor''
Maria Pia. DIE. Anna Dostic
La vieille Grognonim1. fruitiere,
| DIE Zoraide Pelletier
La vicillc Grognonima. fruitiere.
DIE. Sadie LcclerC
| Tscla Delvina PeIlctier
| Rose Elanchet
Marina Dora Pcllcticr
Jeurcs files. crfants. etc, Les Choristes
| Morccau Final. Fanfar,
The local lodge. FOresters of America,
| gave q sunlight hop in the hall in the
| Darby block, in the afternoon, and this
affair was also very we'll attended
Billiards. orchestra furnished the
music. and when darkness descended
| the dancers were loath to bring their
| pleasant afternoon to a close. The
matinee at the opera house Grew a
large and appreciative house.
In the evening there were several
| attractions calculated to furnish en-
joyment after the feasting. The Muir
ray Club gave one of its enjoyable
dancing parties in Woodlands hall, and
Dennis orchestra furnished music fol-
about 80 couples to dance. Residents
of North Augusta attended the bal
given by the Grange. and that affair
too. was greatly enjoyed by large
party. several attending from this city
The performance of Shepard's Moving
Pictures in the Opera House drew ;
large house.
These who occupy the peculiar posi-
ton of being fortunate unfortunateS-
| meaning the guests at the hotel
throughout the city. who are far, ia
from home, or else entirely without one
did not suffer from any lack of pro
vender. Thursday At the NORTH
Cony, Winthrop, and City hotels. an
the restaurants. the dinner menus wer
especially elaborate. and the guests en-
jnyed the day exceedingly.