Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-26

the society. Baskets containing roast beer:
chickens, butter. bread. canned goods and
other food, besides bundles Of clothing and
a crisp 81 bill to each family. were given
out yesterday afternoon and today at the
home of Mrs. George 8. JCovington. chair
man Of the relief committee. 1907 street.
Miss Mamie Heth, president OF the South
ern Relief Society: Mrs. A. l.. Stavely.
the new chairman of the ball committee
Mrs Covington and other ladies were
present to greet the recipients OF the
bounty and give them a word Of southern
cheer.
For Families of Veterans.
Following their custom Of several years
past. four posts of the Womans Relief
Corps distributed basket dinners among
the families Of needy veterans. The posts
indulging in this charity were the Phil
Sheridan, the John A. Logan. the o. p.
Morton and the Charles Sumner. Several
score of baskets were sent out. Some Of
the dinners were ready cooked where 1t
was known that this was advisable, and
in other baskets there was material for
preparing good. old-fashioned dinner.
At the Boys Reform School.
Thanksgiving was celebrated at the
reform school for boys with chapel ex-
ercises this morning at 1890 o'clock at
which B. H. Warner of the board of trus-
tees delivered an appropriate address.
The Presidents Thanksgiving proclama-
ton was read and the bill of fare for the
dinner announced. The dinner was served
at noon and consisted of roast turkey,
with giblet sauce. dressing and cranberry
sauce. mashed potatoes, dressed cold slaW.
bread butter and mince pie. In the after
noon the boys played games on the
campus, and this evening there Will be
games and singing in the different cot
tages.
At National Training School.
A special dinner was arranged for the
boys of the National Training School. out
on the Bladensburg road. by Supt o. E..
Darnall today. At the chapel service at
1890 o'clock E. H. Warner delivered an
address on Good Citizenship" President
Roosevelt's Thanksgiving proclamation
was read. The bill of fare included roast
turkey, with giblet gravy and dressing:
cranberry sauce, vegetables, bread ana
butter and mince pie. After dinner the
boys were given the freedom of the
grounds surrounding the institution and
engaged in a variety of outdoor games.
At st. Elizabeth.
The authorities of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane provided a repast of
generous proportions for their charges
and the employees of the institution today.
There were approximately $500 patients
served with the special fare and nearly
700 employees who ate their Thanksgiving
dinner at the hospital. The meal was
served at II o'clock. The first dance of
the season was given in the assembly
hall last evening and was taken part in
by several hundred patients and en-
ployes.
RUPERT Home for Aged.
The inmates of the Rupert Home for
the Aged, on the heights overlooking
Good Hope road. Anacostia, partook of a
special dinner this afternoon. The meal
was prepared and served under the super
vision of Mrs. Hermine Ramm. the ma
iron. 1t consisted of noodle soup, roast
turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed pota-
toes, sauer kraut. corned pork. mince
pies, ice cream and cake. There are
twenty-eight aged residents in the home
at this time.
German Orphan Asylum.
Half hundred juveniles who are cared
for at the German Orphan Asylum on
Good Hope road, Anacostia, were treated
to typical Thanksgiving day dinner at
noon today. Supt. Berghoz and Mrs.
BergholZ, the matron. were In charge.