The Washington herald., 1906-11-30

Harry White. graduate Of Georgetown
University, ard pitcher for the Chicago
White SOx. rendered solo during the
musical programme. The four churches
represented were Westminster Presbyte-
rian. Rev T e. Davis. pastor; Sixth
Street Presbyterian, Rev Mr. Skelienger.
pastor: Ryland Methodist Episcopal Rev.
W. Wright. pastor, and Marvin Methodist
Episcopal. Rev. J. c. Hawl, pastor
Services in the Keller Memorial Luth-
eran Church. Maryland avenue and Ninth
street southeast, were conducted by Rev.
c. II. Butler, pastor, who delivered the
sermon.
Rev. Charles II. Everest, D. D., deliv-
cred the sermon at services in the First
Congregational Church. Tenth and 9
streets northwest, taking as his text
Thanksgiving for the common people
a special musical service was rendered
by the chorus under the leadership OF
DR.. J. ". Bischoff
Sees Cure for His.
Archibald Il. Grimke. brother of the
pastor and former consul to Santo Do
mingo. delivered the sermon before three
united congregations at the Fifteenth
Street Presbyterian Church. Equality
IS the nations best medicine" was his
subject. and, contrary to expectations. ne
did not diverge from it. The speaker
maintained that the force Of legislation
would solve the problem of all evils IN
the national life to-day. He declared that
the force of all civilization tended TO de-
stroy equality. and only the law could
maintain it. He cited many historical
facts TO prove this argument, dealing par
I ff4fIla ~ rlFsff elax-as-ys AZ fHa
All Catholic churches throughout the
city held the usual Thanksgiving services
At St. Patrick's Rev. Father Stafford de
liyeTed the sermon at the solemn high
mass Of Thanksgiving. and the English
Te Deum was given. Similar services
were held in all other churches.
Full choir service, morning prayer, holy
communion. and Il sermon by the rector,
Rev William q. Davenport. constituted
the services al Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Washington and
Fillmore streets. AnacOstia.
Services were held IN the Garden Memo
rial Presbyterian Church at 1890 O'Clock.
The sermon was preached by the pastor
Rev. George NJ. Cummings. Donations
were received az the church for the use
Of the Homeward Bound Mission.
Gunton Temple Memorial Presbyterian
CAA4tL anu the NOAltGlt AlEA-lDu-SL + tiL1-
copal Church joined in services appro-
pirate to Thanksgiving al the church OF
the former congregation at 1890 a. m
yesterday. The pastors Of both churches
took part In conducting the services. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. Robert NJ
Moore of Foundry.
Four Congregations Unite.
The congregations Of McKendree, Cor
such. ,orth Capitol. and Wesley churche.
gathered at the Wesley Methodist Churcl
at Il o'clock 20 unite in special services
/ After short musical programme, Presi
dent Roosevelt's proclamation was reas
I by Rev. w. l. Lynn. pastor Of Gorsucl
i Church Rev. z. L. Hubbard, pastor o.
/ McKendree. offered prayer in which b,
! thanked God that the President Of IN,
( country and 50 many Of his felow-offi
/ GERS belonged to the Christian church
/ Rev. Dr. Ferguson sketched the progress
+ of America from its beginning. and al
/ tributed its present high position to IN,
freedom Of religious beliefs that exis
( here. In closing he said;
We are a GOd-feaTing nation. How
( is the labor problem 10 be settIed2 ONLY
through the aid OF religion. The sam,
with this awful race question. It can
not be settled with your prejudices.
must be settled on the basis Of III,
( brotherhood Of man"
/ Services were held at Il o'clock in tn
! Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
( Rev. Charles .. Isaac presided an,
I preached upon the theme of Thanks
giving and its significance. The Presi
{ dents proclamation was read The con
! gregation Of the Dunbarton Avenu,
Methodist Church gathered at II o'clocl
/ to hear the sermon by the pastor, Rev
! George W. King. Dr. King dwelt upol
/ the iufrequenCy Of gratitude in the world
/ A special service was conducted ii
/ Georgetown Evangelical Lutheran Cnurc
( by the pastor, Rev. Luther WariQg, las
/ evening.
! Many Feasts Provided.
/ Through the generosity of Mrs Jaco
Apich, Of this city, and the al Of IN
authorities of the institution, the Juve
/ niles, who are inmates of the Cerma
/ Orphan Asylum, on Good Hope road
Anacosua, were provided with a Thanks
/ giving feast Of turkey, cranberry sauc,
and the accompanying daintios
A typical Thanksgiving menu was ais
provided for the residents Of the Chris
| tian and Eleanora Rupert Home for th
/ Aged. on Good Hope road. AnacOstia. h
the matron, Mrs. Hermine Ramm.
Out at the Soldiers Home the veteran
were given a bountiful spread, IN accord
ance with the annual custom. TempUrar
sojourners at the Soldiers and Sailoyi
Temporary Home. on Third street noItf
! IaI =
the superintendent. Capt. A A. Maxim.
Inmates of St. Enzabeth's Asylum fC
the Insane were also provided with
feast, and the sick in the hospitsi WEI
served baked chicken.
Superintendent z. o. Darnal. Of ii
District Reform School. on the Blanden!
burg road. treated the several hundrr
bcys there to a turkey dinner and ALLOW
ed extra privileges IN an amusemeI
way.
Usual Fare at the Jail.
The only suggestion of Thankssivin
Day at the United States Jail was Il
presence Of a number Of relatives ar
friends Of the prisoners. who wero De
mItted to visit them. There was r
turkey. except that brought in baskets
the visitors, the usual prison fare pr
: vailing.
, At the woTkhouse for men and wome
the almshouse. the Jail, the Washingtc
. Asylum Hospital, the Smallpox Hospito
r and other similar institutions located {
the Eastern Branch, Thanksgiving iii
: ners were provided by Superintcnde'
Zinkhan TO all, with the exception
those confined in the jail, and the ds
was otherwise celebrated.
! The inmates at nearly all the 9TH
similar institutions IN the city and at Il
r Florence Crittenton Mission were al
b given special Thanksgiving dinners.