The Washington herald., 1907-11-28
Ample Preparations Made
for Thanksgiving.
SPECIAL SERVICES PLANNED
Many of the Local Churches Will
Observe the Holiday, and Good
orally Over the City-GOIf ana
Football Games Are Scheduled

any olllef city IN the United Std-cS. Alll
the possible exception cf some in New
England or Southern communities. and.
If all signs do not fail. to-day will outranlI
Its predecessors in more ways than one.
Ample preparations have been made for
days by the housewives and other good
people whose calling it is to look after
the comfort of the inner man. for a
bountful Thanksgiving Day dinner with
turkey. cranberry sauce. hot mince pie.
cookies, jellies. and pudding. Everything
Is in. readiness and there will be good
cheer
Special Thanksgiving services Will be
held in many of the local churches and
missions. and in compliance with the re-
quest Of his eminence. Cardinal Gibbons
in letter =. the pastors OF the Catholic
churches in the diocese. the prayer for In,
authorities viii be read in all the churches
The Catholic Services.
Services will he held as follows:
Solemn high mass st. Patrick's Church
at 10 o'clock; high mass. ST. Mary's
Church. o'clock; high mass. the Church
Jf the Immaculate Conception, $50 O'Clock.
high mass. . o'clock. St Aloysius': Shrine
OF the Sacred Heart. St Vincent dc Paurs
Church. st. Augustine's, the Holy Trinity
Church. ST. Matthew'S. at O'Clock. and
at o'clock at St Martins Church.
The Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church will hold Thanksgiving services
at II O'Clock. and the pastor. DR.. Guthrie
will preach on the topic. "Our Latest
Moral Conquest"
The Sisters of St Francis and the ladies
of the board Of managers of the George
town University Hospital will receive
their friends at the hospital this after
noon from 3 TO o o'clock
The inmates of the Florence Crittenton
Mission Will be given a special Thanks
"-'-'~~ dinner at noon, and the fraternal
the Sons of Jonadab will serve
r in their hall this evening. in
nee with custom established two
go.
complimentary Dinner.
Y. NJ. G. \. Building "a compIi-
dinner will be served this even
the young men away from home,
lowing the yearly custom Of that
on. the inmates Of the United
soldiers Home viii be served an
,e dinner at noon An excellent
as been prepared.
hevy Chase Golf Club will observe
lar Thanksgiving Day programme
golf matches and competition games
etown and George Washington
lty football teams will tussle for
iCy this afternoon. and the out
of people for this event is ex-
to be one Of the greatest I'm tn,
of this popular game i'm Wash
.,,-,.
The hearts OF those unfortunates who
by reason of circumstances. have been
deprived of their liberty. and have {,
spend Thanksgiving within the walls OF
rcfOrmatOry institutions and the confnr,
OF the insane asylum will be made glad
rs a boUntiful dinner has been prepared
for them.
At the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart
Fourteenth street and Park road high
mass viii be celebrated az O'Clock. Rev.
John Harney. Of the Paulist Fathers. will
deliver the sermon.
donation party for the benefit Of ST.
Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum will De
held NJ the Convention Hall tonight. un-
der the auspices of the Catholic Knights
of America The entertainment will be
gin AT & O'Clock and the address Of vel
come will be delivered by Commissioner
Henry l. West.
Boys Reform school
The day vii be observed at the BOYS
Reform School in hitting manner. The
assembly hall will be decorated with flow
ers and vegetables raised on the farm OF
the school. Brainard H. Warner viii de-
liver an address at the meeting this
morning, and the rest Of the day will be
given to recreation. games. and enjoy
ment and a good dinner
There are many other attractions whore
with to finish the day in a pleasant and
enjoyable manner There are the foot.
ball games between the teams OF the
Georgetown and and George Washington
University teams: the Army-Navv game
at National Park. matinees and evening
performances at the pIayhouses. the
races at Benning. excursions to tbe
Heighhoring places Of historic interest
and other amUsements
The Presidents turkey was received
Yesterday from the farm Of Horace Vose
81 Westerly r. l. IT was a magnificent
plrd OF twenty-eight pounds with bronze
upHed plumaEe and showed ovidanoae
OF the wild blood in it's stock. ACCORDING
10 the veteran poultry raiser who sent
lhe turkey 10 Washington. il was one II
the finest birds ever produced.
For the white House.
This Is saying a great deal. as Mr.. Vosa
has been raising turkeys for the Whit
House table for many years. and # is
understood he has grown rich from the
volume Of free advertising thus obtained
As the turkeys are always the finest no
President has begrudged him the profit
gained from this pleasant noto~ietv
Tae White House THANKSGIVING dinner
VIII be served NJ 7:3O o'clock, after Presi-
oent Roosevelt and family return fror,
their visit 10 Montpelier. Va. where tbcv
expect 10 spend most Of the dav. Mont
peller was the home OF President Nadi-
son. and he is buried there. The old
homestead is now occupied by the family
oi William Dupont. who will entertain
Inc Presidential party. The President and
party are expected To be back at the
Nhlse House by O'Clock