Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
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chairman; George r. Repetti, B. Frank
Saul, M. !. Weller, William Mcguire
vice chairmen; Frank P. Madigan, John
A. Rupert. NJ Mccormick, DR.. ]. j. Re-
petit. Oscar Luckett. F. J. McQuade. John
Shugrue, John ]. Dermody, John Finn, DR..
~. J. Slattery. DR.. Carl J. Mess. A. Auth,
John Lynch. Dr. +. A. Mudd, ]. w. Bart
ley. r. J. Hartigan, A. B. Coppes. W.
liam Schwing, ]. T. Callayhan, F. p.
Sheedy and p. ]. Haltigan.
Committee on door and ickets: N. H.
| Shea, chairman; L. B. Cook. ]. ]. Con-
sidine. John Ebert, John T. Hannah and
Martin Lynch.
Organizations With Programs.
Capt. William Peacock. commander of
| the Fourth Immune Camp of Spanish
War Veterans, has called a session OF
the organization for 80 o clock this even
| ing at Oppenheimers Hall, 514 9th street.
The members Of the Beer Drivers and
Stablemen's Beneficial Association an
nounce that they will celebrate Thanks
| Eagles Hall. 9th and E streets. at an
oyster roast.
A Thanksgiving dance will be given by
Washington Aerie No. 125. Fraternal Or
| der of Eagles. at its hall, 9th and E
Streets tomorrow evening.
The District Public Library will be kept
open Thanksgiving day. The hours for the
various departments are as follows: Ref
erence and useful arts departments, 10
| am. to 10 pm: circulation. 10 am. to
Pm: chiIdren's room. 10 am. to pm.
The exhibition hal!s'of the United States
National Museum and the Smithsonian
Institute are open Thanksgiving day dur
ing the usual hours, o am. to 4:3O pm.
In the Churches Tomorrow.
Praises and thanks will be sounded
tomorrow from many Washington pull
pits. Services will be held generally. and
at some of the churches there will be
special features. Rev. w. L. Lynn, pas
tor Of the Gorsuch M. E. Church. Az
and L streets southwest, will conduct
| Thanksgiving services there at II o'clock
tomorrow, and a special program Of
music will be rendered by the choir.
There will be union Thanksgiving serv-
ices in McKendree M. E. Church. Massa-
| chusetts avenue between 9th and 10th
streets. combining the memberships of
| Wesley Chapel, the North Capitol and
Grace churches, with the sermon by Rev.
w. G. Mcneil at II o'clock am.
Justice David J. Brewer Of the United
States Supreme Court will deliver an ad-
dress at the II o'clock service tomor-
row at the Mount Pleasant Congregation
al Church. Union services of the West
ern Presbyterian and Union NJ. E. church
es will be held at the latter at IL am.
tomorrow, and the sermon will be by
Rev. George w. Bailey. There will also
be Thanksgiving services at the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church, 4th and b
streets southeast, at II am, and Rev.
Albert Evans will preach. Services will
be held in many other churches.
Exercises Today.
The thousands of employees Of the big
public printery held an advance Thanks
giving celebration today. The Philhar-
monte Society of the Office. under the d.
rection of Mr.. Benjamin A. Lineback, en-
tertained nearly three thousand employees
and visitors with program OF seven
numbers at the lunch hour today, COM
mencing at 1910 o'clock. The celebra-
ton took place on the sixth and seventh
floors of the new structure, and included
an address by Mr.. Jason Waterman. A
the stairs Of the North Capitol street en-
trance, and every available corner was
filed with an enthusiastic, applauding
audience. An orchestra of ten pieces,
under the leadership of Mr.. Thomas A.
Conner. rendered the overture.
The Government Printing Office Phil
harmonic Society is an outgrowth of the
glee club formed some years ago in the
job division, and the success Of the last
few celebrations added the full quota of
ladies' voices and a well-balanced or
che stra. The program included reading
of President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving
proclamation by Mr.. Daniel N. Knapp. adj
dress by Mr.. Jason Waterman. overture
by the orchestra, "Pippa's Song Praise
Ye the Father and "Cantate DOMINO by
the. society, and america by the society
and audience. "-7 -. ~ ."s
The membership of the orchestra in
cludes Mr.. Thomas. A. Conner. leader;
Messrs. Henry w. Weber. Albert Lind
strom. Joseph A. Dodge. George T. Chat
taway, Sands L. Cooper. James A. D.
Turner. Donald Williams. Edward F.
Mccarthy and Thomas ]. Corwin.
1.-The membership of the society is as
follows: Miss Kate v. Ellis, Miss Nellie
Ruckdaeschel, Mrs. Jennie L. Thornton
Mrs. Clara B. Hollinger. Miss Lucille
Smith Miss Katherine sweeny. Miss Lula
s sary Miss rr0ct Mary Miss A E WasR
Miss Matilda F. Rooster. Miss Mabel E.
Goss, Miss Hester Bunch, Miss Emile c.
Morrell, Miss Florence s. Harries. Mrs.
Mary M. Palmer, accompan:st; Harry j.
Redfeld. J. T. O'Hara. j. F. Holland, E.
A. Lang, Jessie M. Patterson, c. F. Sui
fivan, Jas. M. Montgomery. Cyrus E.
Cook. Daniel n. Klapp. George T. Chat
taway, John r. Purvis, Thos. L. Jones,
Chas; w: Bridwell, Frank Morrison,
Charles H. 'Roeder. w. H. Richardson,
J. u. Jackson, John Handiboe, Sands T..
Cooper
Jefferson School. .~
Thanksgiving exercises were held this
afternoon at the Jefferson School, 9Th and
streets southwest, at which there was
an attendance of about eight hundred
children. besides many Of the parents
The exercises took place in the large as
sembly hall, which was beautifully deco
| rated with American flags and bunting
The school children assembled down.
stairs and marched. into the hall from
doors on the side. They formed in q line
he cfo