Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-26
Weather Man Top-Liner with Snow
and Colder.
DEVOTION AND ADJUSTMENTS
Poor and Sick VIII BE Checred
wherever Found by the Good
Folk whose Barder is
Not Empty.
THANKSGIVING wEATAER
Rain or snow ana colder Thursday
nH MKaarwrMa EXEMTR

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Poor and afflicted in public places will
be given dinners
Foot ball at vinton street park, 2i3o,
Creighton vs. Haskell Indians.
Foot ball at Dietz park, 2;3o, Omaha
High school VS.. LeKars High school.
Theaters-
Royd's-"Glrls," a;l5 and sils.
orpheum-vaudeville, AIS and s;l5.
Burwood-Heartsease, 2il5 and 8;15
Krug-Jos HortIz in Fritz, 2;l5 and
e;l5.
Postoffice-
General delivery windows open from
to 1880 q. M, and 9 to 7:5o p m. Money
order office closed all day. Usual collec-
tions Of mail and forenoon delivery only
CITY hall, court house and army build
ing will close.
The people of Omaha will observe
Thanksgiving day for the blessings received
during the year. In this the poor people
of the city and the helpless children will
not be left out, and by reason of the bene-
ficence of the churches, schools, business
men and the various charitable institutions
all will be taken care of.
In this the Associated Charities has been
a large factor, becoming at this season Of
the year something of a clearing house to
which all needy cases have been reported
and from which have gone forth the In
| formation to the associations that help
| could be given in this and that instance.
| Elaborate preparations have been made
! at the institute for the deaf and dumb, for
! the entertainment of the 1888 persons. j.
! II. McFarlane. o. II. McMullen and the
Misses Hendee. Ruby and Kirkpatrick have
! had charge of the plans here and aside
! from arranging for a bounteous dinner with
sixty chickens twenty pumpkin pies and
| other provisions, have prepared an enter
tanning progrom for the day.
In the morning chapel exercises will be
held at 1880 with prayer, the reading Of the
presidents proclamation in the deaf and
dumb language, recitations and Thanks
| giving stories by Lula Burt, Mr.. Marshall
and Mr.. Andrewjiski. The Junior class will
sing and living pictures will be shown. In
the afternoon the children will enjoy them
selves from to o'clock in the play
room, the intermediate class in the chapel
and the boys in outdoor games. The older
people will have a party in the evening,
giving pantomime with themes of colonial
days.
Patients Sick and Needy.
There are 235 patients in the County
l-hospital and for them the county commits
sioners have ordered feast which will in
clude chicken. pumpkin and mince pies,
English plum pudding (without the plums),
fruit and other edibles. Turkey dinners
will be provided for the children in the
Child's Saving institute and the Creche and
for the inmates of the Ola Peoples home,
the House of Hope and the st. James
orphanage. In the county jail Thanksgiv-
ing will be passed without much extra
preparation, the intention being to give
the prisoners a feast on Christmas. A
better dinner than usual will be given the
prisoners, however. In the city jail the
twenty prisoners will be served with tur-
key at 2:3O o'clock
In the various hospitals dalntles have
been prepared for those not strong enough
to enjoy a regular Thanksgiving dinner,
but those who are convalescent will eat
turkey in many of these institutions the
same as though they were we'll and strong
and at home
The newsboys will have a big dinner al
the Calumet at go o'clock. Their friends
the women who usually help them upor
such occasions, will be present this time
to give first aid to the suffering The
boys really pay for their own dinners thi.
time by means OF the proceeds from the
sale of tickets made by them. This wa.
deemed more desirable tnan the old Gus
tom or receiving donations,
Another On in the Evening.
Then in the evening the "newsies" viii
have another feed Each boy will be glvei
: a live chicken, quart Of cranberries anC
7 one-half dozen apples to take home anC
this dinner will be enjoyed by the who'll
I family. The donors OF these provision
are: G. c. Barton. w. B. T. Beed, ]. L
Brandeis & Sons, Thompson Belden com
pany, j. H. Millard, H. w. Yates, C. L
T. .Kountze, f. w. Dixon. l.. Nash, Alfre,
e Mnlard, ]. ]. Deright. William Krug an,
n Joseph Hayden.
Il The distribution of provisions to the news
= boys was made at o'clock yesterday after
Il noon by the following committee: Rom
Miller, Dean Beecher. Canon Bell, f. W
e Dixon, John Monico. Tony Costanzo. Mix
Bardo Cad" Downs Mrs. Clara L. Bur
, bank, Mrs. ]. d. Weaver. Miss Ma
Weaver, Miss Bessie Vrimann. Mrs. Drape
i Smith and Mrs. r. Hayward.
" Thanksgiving was not forgotten in tn
4, schools and every child brought to tn
- school Wednesday something TO help max
e some less fortunate one thankful. Fac
n Of the l6.OOO school children took one potat
"A 10 sCnOol ana as mucn else as he cOul
E. and cared to. Some carried a chunk q
n coal many took jars of jelies or othe
Is daintes. castoff clothing was donated b
others and a grand array OF provision
x was gathered in the various schools. Til
D. provisions taken to the CASTELAR, Farnau
ID Iesvenworth and Park schools were turne
over TO the City mission and provisions
* other schools were given to the Chill
4 Saving institute Some of the principal
s. retained jellies and other provisions nC
E. Immediately perishable and clothing an
Id coal donated for the long winter month";
D. when some OF the poorer children in III
+ school may be in need OF help.
&c story of Pilgrim Fathers
IA, The story Of the Pilgrim fathers and n
- Thanksgiving proclamation were read
y the schools Wednesday.
A At the Young Mems Christian assoclatio
rooms Thanksgiving spreads viii be give
for the members. young people who have r
e. home or who are away from home. The.