Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-11-29
Nature Smiles on People Who Rejoice
in Its Bounties.
wORsHIPPERs FILL CHURCHES
Union Services Are Held in Many
Parts Of Town.
UNFORTUNATEs NOT FORGOTTEN
shut-in Part of Community and PoOr
Remembered by Those who
Have PrOspered in Year
of Plenty.

With clear sky and moderate tempe,
! ature Thanksgiving day itself gave one OF
the most popular reasons for gratitude to
the people of Omaha. In marked contrast
to the usual chilly breezes the afr was
warm and balmy and worshippers were
glad to give expression to their gratitude
/ both out of doors and in
There was no evidence of any fear OF a
| financial stringency in the way Omaha peo-
! pie celebrated the day. High prices and
/ pessimstic stock reports did not protect
the old gobbler and more Of the huge birds
went to the block in Omaha this year than
ever. Practically all Of the churches par
ticpated in services either singly or by
uniting with other organizations in union
services At all the public Institutions but
one or two, big dinners we're served with
! turkey or chicken and cranberry sauce.
Ample provision was made for those who
were unfortunate in not being able to pro-
vide their own feast and hundreds Of bas-
kets full OF provisions were distributed by
the various charitable institutions of the
city. No one had to go hungry.
! Sermons voicing the thoughts OF praise
and thanksgiving were delivered in these
churches at union meetings: Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, First
Christian Swedish Methodist, Calvary Bap-
tist Detz Memorial First United Presby-
terian, Hanscom Park Methodist and Sara
toga Congregational. Besides these services
mass said in all of the Catholic
churches and the various Christian en-
deavor societies held a sunrise meeting at
1880 at the First Presbyterian church
Poor Are Remembered.
| The Volunteers OF America and the Sal
vation Army made the principal provision
fpr vbp IN
own Thanksgiving dinner. Wednesday aft
ernoon $50 baskets were distributed by the
| Volunteers and about twenty by the SAL
walton Army, the latter organization re-
serving its principal work for Christmas.
All the newsboys Of the city were put In
| a thankful frame OF mind and had their ap-
! petites whetted by gifts of chicken, cran4
berries and trimmings, which they ate at
their, homes. Mogy Bernstein made the
| gifts from donations by number OF
! Omaha business men.
| The unfortunates at the Emergency hos
pital feasted on turkey as a special dis
pensation from the health commissioners
Office At the county hospital chicken was
substituted for turkey and cranberry sauce
and two kinds OF pie made up the back
bone for the feast enjoyed by the inmates
! 1t was certainly a day OF Thanksgiving
at the Deaf and Dumb institute. During
the morning hours the pupils were al
! lowed special privileges and spent most OF
the time at out-of-doors sports with their
teachers. dinner of chicken. cranberry
sauce and pie with the usual accompani-
ments was served and a party arranged
! for the evening.
Children and Old People.
The children of the Detention school
spent the day enjoyable with a walk In
tI,, -
| party in the evening, at which Thanks
giving songs and stories were the features.
At the Old Peoples home turkey dinner
was served to the inmates.
| The city authorities provided a special
menu for the prisoners at the city Jail but
at the county jail only the usual bill OF
fare was furnished, the special feed being
reserved for Christmas.
Rev. c. w. savidge provided a big dim
ner for old people of the church and for
others who were not fortunate to have
feast OF their own.
! The young mems and women's Chris
! tian associations arranged dinners at
! p m. for away-from-home young people,
/ especially those who are spending their
! first Thanksgiving day away from the homo
! folks Programs accompanied the dinner
and at the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion Gurdon w. Wattles, Howard II. Bald
| rige and Rev Frank l.. Loveland spoke.
| A musical program preceded the feast at
! the Young Women's Christian association
| rooms and an exhibition OF gymnasium
/ work followed II
! Thanksgiving day without It's foot ball
| game would be incomplete. The principal
| game in Omaha this afternoon was at
! Vinton Street park between the Creighton
warriors and the redskins from the Haskell
] school.