Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-27
Washington's Observance of
Thanksgiving Anniversary. -
PLAN FOR DESERVING POOR
Baskets of Provisions to Be Dis
tributed Tomorrow.
WORK OF LOCAL. SOCIETIES
Services in the Churches-Opening
Of the Program at. Various
Institutions Today.

Institutions Today.
The spirit of Christian charity will be
abroad in Washington and its environs
| tomorrow, when the people will, by GUS
tom and presidential proclamation, cele-
brate Thanksgiving day.
In addition to Offering thanks to the
Most High for the many blessings He
has bestowed upon mankind, the truly
thankful will not concede that the occa-
sion has been given its full conception un-
less the deserving poor have enjoyed some
| Of the bounty of this era Of prosperity.
Therefore. in the truly charitable spirit, a
number of missions and other institutions
have arranged to provide hot turkey din
ners and baskets filed with good cheer
| for those who are not SO fortunate in the
possession Of this worlds goods. The
| church bells will ring out their thanks in
brazen notes, and congregations will as
semble in the places Of worship to give
| their thanks in prayer and sermon and
song. There will be a number of other
events tomorrow, and an will be in the
nature of thankfulness.
The ladies of the Southern Relief So
ciety. following their annual Thanksgiv-
Ing custom, will send baskets laden with
provisions to the homes of the grim, gray
lighters of Lee and Jackson who are
suffering from the ravages Of advancing
years and its infirmities. The acommit-
tee in charge Of the distribution Is headed
by Mrs. George s. Covington of 1907 r
street. where contributions can be sent
There are said to be many southern
families that are in dire need, and MRS.
Covington has made an earnest appe al
In their behalf -,-..-.-..
A. Ioca1 Miseions
Arrangements have been made at the
Homeward Bound Mission, 119 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, to provide hot Thanksgiv-
ing dinners for SEQ poor men, women and
children. This practice has BEEN fol-
lowed by the. mission for eight years,
and Mrs. ]. Haslam, widow of Com
mander ]. H. Haslam, who founded the
mission, will be in charge, assisted by
her staff of workers, Gapt. Mary Settle,
Capt. Theodore Valiant, Mss Catherine
Wells. Misses Ellen and Elsie Haslam.
Other helpers will be Adjt. and Mrs.
2uirk, A: White. Katie Hancock. Maud
Wells, Francis Stevens, George Paxton,
Mrs. DMling. Mrs. Harriss MISS Jari son,
Mrs. Chapman Of Ohio, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Jetr and I. G. Burch.
Provisions and donations have been re-
and merchants of the city. A few bas-
kets will be sent out to worthy families.
After the dinner a gospel meeting will
be held by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the First Presbyterian Church,
in which Rev. DR.. Lawrence of the North
Carolina M. E. -Church VIII take part.
From l o'clock to o'clock tomorrow
afternoon Thanksgiving dinner will
be served to poor wayfarers at the
Central Union Mission on Louisiana
avenue between 9th and 7th streets
Those who attend the all-day evangel-
istic services in the - main auditorium.
of this mission will be given tickets
for the feast. ARRANGEMENTS nave also
| been. made to send about 400. baskets
of food to poor families.
The American Salvation Army will
send out baskets to needy families.
Hot dinners will be provided by the
superintendent Of the Temporary Sol
diers and Sailors Home, 1O6 Sd street,
will provide his wards with a Thanks
giving feast The veterans of the civil
and Spanish wars will also be treated
to tobacco and pipes donated by Nathan
Sickle of 1O11 Pennsylvania avenue
The mobiles of Almas Temple of the
Mystic Shrine. under the direction of
baskets filled with good things to eat;
to between 300 and 400 families. 81
Uncle Sans former regular fighting
men out at the Soldiers Home on Bright
wood avenue will be. provided with a
sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner from the
immense fund owned by that institution
as result of the assessment feature and
forfeitures in the regular: army. SO that
as an old vet expressed 1t: After all, the
treat is on the boys who are now in the
ranks and not on Congress or the general
government, as Congress does not have
to appropriate penny toward the sup
port of our home"
Prisoners at Workhouse. 80
The prisoners in stripes at the District
Tor will hoy ocio no
full tomorrow, as Supt Zinkhan has made
| arrangements to present them witlr spe-
cial Thanksgiving menu. :, The inmates of
the almshouse and the venerable relics of
| slavery days, the aged colored men in the
Old Mems Home, out, by Congressional
cheer at their monday meal. AS is Gus
tomary,- the friends of prisoners at the
jail will be permitted to send in baskets
Of provisions.
The Reform Schools,
The Thanksgiving address to the hun.
dreds of boys at the Reform School for
Boys will be delivered-by Mr.. B. H. War
ner at the forenoon meeting. Supt OAR
nall will allow the lads to spend the day
in games and recreation. The large as
seably hall will be prettily decorated and
the boys will be treated to a hot turkey
dinner.
There will also be a dinner out of the
ordinary at the Girls Reform School and
at the Government Hospital for the In
sane. 49, - ---4-
Donation Day for Orphan Asylum.
Final arrangements for the donation
party and entertainment to be given at
Convention Hall Thanksgiving night for
the benefit Of st. Josephs Male Orphan
Asylum were completed at a meeting of
the committee of the Catholic knights OF
America Sunday night at the asylum The
entertainment will begin at. 8 o'clock and
the address of welcome will be delivered
by Henry L. West, Commissioner of the
District of Columbia. At the close of his
remarks the orphan boys will occupy the
Platform and render the following pro-
gram:
Your Father Was a Solder" vocal
class; dumbbell drill, physical culture
class; THE Boys in Brown" Orphans
Glee Club; Indian club drill, physical cul-
ture class; medley of patriotic songs vocal
class. Miss Kate Lackey will preside at
the piano and direct the boys in their vo-
cal and calisthen.c work. At the conclu-
sion of this part the floor: will be cleared
for dancing, the music for which will be
furnished by Prof. ]. I. Fersinger's or
chestra.
During the evening Mr.. J. Henry
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