Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-29
Plans for Thanksgiving Observ
ances in Rock Is
land.
0RDER0F RELlCl0USSER
Football in the Afternoon-other
Forms of Keeping National
Holiday.


business pursuits. and the large pro-
portion of the laboring men will be
given the day with their families. In
the morning at the Memorial Chris
tian church the annual union Thanks
giving services. in which six of the
city churches unite, will be held. The
sermon will be delivered by Rev. W. S.
Marquis. pastor of Broadway Presby
terrain church.
At Trinity Episcopal there will be
early celebration at a. m, and the
regular Thanksgiving service and ser
mon at 10 a. m.
In the Roman Catholic churches the
services will be as follows: At st.
Mary's, mass at s a. M; at the S3 :.eG
Heart, high mass and sermon at a.
m; at ST Joseph's. regular mass at
1880 a nj.
The First Church of Christ. Scientist,
will hold regular Thanksgiving seryic-
es at 1O:45 a. m.
Thanksgiving service will be held
tonight at Grace Lutheran church and
tomorrow evening at Zion Lutheran
church will be a thanksgiving service
concert which has been prepared
Rev. o. w. Parry. of Sheffield, will
preach at the Free Methodist mission
tomorrow at p. m. Special services
will be held in the evening.
The Football Game.
The afternoon will see the close of
the football season in the three cities,
as far as the high schools are concern
| ed. Rock Island and Davenport are
matched in the final struggle. and a
, desperate struggle it promises To be,
for the game will decide the tri-city
championship. with a clear title, if
won by Rock Island.
Tomorrow evening the Illinois thea
ter will draw its quota of pleasure
seekers. but the many private social
gatherings will be the main attractions
for the evening.
| Public Schools Close.
The city schools closed this after
noon for the annual Thanksgiving re-
cess. and will not convene again until
Monday morning. In many of the
lower grades appropriate exercises
were conducted, and in nearly all of
the schools the spirit of Thanksgiving
has been instilled into the pupils by the
special studies taken up in connection
with the approaching holiday. In a
number of the school buildings where
1 the corridors are sufficiently spacious
general exercises were held by the en-.
tire school. AT the Irving school. the
pupils held exercises, and invited the
parents to be present
The Charity Offering.
The annual Thanksgiving charity of
fering was made by the school child
rem today. and wagon loads of potatoes
apples. and like articles were collected
at the various buildings. The contri
button was appOrtiOned, the greater
part being turned over to the Bethany
Home, part being given to the Saliva
ton Army for distribution among the
needy of the city, and in some instan-
ces committees from the school child
rem carried the offering to homes
where poverty or sickness prevail with
a lack of Thanksgiving cheer
| The Seminary Vacations.
The Villa de Chantal supends this
afternoon for the Thanksgiving vaca-
tons, which concludes Monday morn.
| ing.
| Augustana college and Theological
Seminary will suspend tonight until
Monday in observance of Thanksgiv-
ing.
| The Public Offices.
| The public offices, city and county,
| will suspend for the day as is the
usual custom. The same will be true
of the banks. The .postoffice will close
at 10 a. IN. There will be one delivery
IF mail by carrier throughout the city,
leaving the Office at 8 a. m.
The head Office of the Modern Wood
and the employees will have vacation
until l O'Clock Friday.
Thanksgiving being essentially a
home day. there will be no part of the
observances more sacred or happy
than those about the family altar.
where the customary feast will be no
small part of the occasion. Numerous
reunions and dinner parties will, add
| JOY to the first of the winter holidays.
Distribute. Turkeys.
W. A. Rosenfield, of this city, presi-
dent of the Moline Wagon company,
distributed 400 turkeys to the employees
OF that institution. both single and mar
ried men being remembered
| Al WATERFOWL Hospital
At the WATERFOWL hospital Supt.
Taylor has provided $50 turkeys. two
barrels of cranberries. four barrels of
celery. and other good things in pro-
portion TO give the inmates the annual
feast. There will be a band concert
after the dinner.
McGovern and Nelson Matched.
New York Nov. 2S.-After weeks OF