Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-25
CAPITAL IS THANKFUL
Residents Arrange to Make
Tomorrow Notable.
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
Cardinal to Officiate in Making
Priest Monsignor.
EVENT IN 8TH STREET TEMPLE
Several Congregations Plan Union
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Army Will
Care for the Poor.
EVENT IN 9Th STREET TEMPLE

Thanksgiving day in the National CAPT
tai will be notable this year because of
the many special events scheduled. While
throughout the city housewives will pro-
vide for the days chief function-the
feast of turkey and other good things
and the charitably inclined will see that
the wolf is kept from the doors of the
poor. there are TO be public functions.
At st. Pauls Catholic Church tomorrow
morning James Cardinal Gibbons will Of
ticiate al an imposing ceremony. con-
ferring the insignia Of domestic prelate
OF the pope on the rector Rev. James
Mackin. The service will begin at 10
o'clock The cardinal will be escorted
from the rectory to the church by guard
parish. with j. f. Roach as marshal.
The reading OF the papal bull. the bless
ing of the vestmentS and the comforting
of the title of monsisnor on Father
Mackin will open the service. Then will fol-
low the celebration of solemn pontificical
mass. during which the full sanctuary
choir of fifty male voices under the d.
rection of Chormaster Ernest 7. Win
chester. will sing. The proper Of the
mass for the feast of ST. Sylvester will be
sung by double male quartet. and the
common of the mass by setting by
Gruber. Before the mass. Woodwards
Behold the Days Come will be sung.
and at the OffertOry Cigars Ave Nerum
will be sung by a male quartet.
Dignitaries to Attend
The service will be attended by many
dgnitaries of the Catholic Church. in
Guiding Cardinal Gibbons, shop D. j.
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Mgr. D. Ceretti of the papal legation. The
celebrant of the mass will be Rev. W. S.
Caughey, pastor of St Stephens Church:
the deacon Rev. Philip Sheridan. pastor
of the Imma culate Conception Church, at
Towson. Nd: the subdeacon. Rev. James
Cooper of s.. Matthews Church. Rev.
Thomas A. Walsh of st. Pauls Church
will be general master of ceremonies,
Rev. George A. Dougherty OF the Catholic
University. master of ceremonies at the
throne: RI. Rev. Thomas S. Lee. pastor
of s. Matthew's Church. and Mgr. ID.
Ceretti of the papal legation. assistants to
the cardinal Very Rev F.. r. Dyer, presi-
dent of st. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore,
and Rev. Ignatius Zelers of Brooklyn. n.
Y. assistants TO Bishop OConnell.
After the church service a public recep-
ton will be given Father Mackin in the
rectory.
At Eighth Street Temple.
n special iHS SCI NiNc WI 'S
held in the Eighth Street Temple of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock Rev. DIR.
Abram Simon will preach on "A Nations
Ora titude" 1t is also announced that DR..
Simon will deliver the fourth address in
his series of Foreign Impressions" Fri
day evening, the specific subject being In
the Footsteps of William Tell
Bishop-elect Alfred Harding will ceie-
brate holy communion al IL O'Clock TO-
morrow morning in ST. Paul's Episcopal
clude the following selections: Commu-
Mon Service in F.. by Maunder: lie
Deum.' by King Hail: "Benedictus. by
Garrett: anthem. 20 Lord. How Mani
fold by Clough-Leight 20 Praise the
Lord" Introit anthem, and "Nunc Di-
mittis." by Foster.
Reasons for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving services will be held at IL
o. clock in Metropolitan Memorial M +.
Church corner John Marshall place and
G. street There will be special music.
The pastor, Rev. John Reid Shannon, Will
preach on Reasons for Thanksgiving.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated In
st. Aloysius Church at 8 o'clock an. The
sanctuary choir of fifty boys and men Will
sing GruDer's mass in honor of st. Peter.
with Ernest T. Winchester choirmaster.
T. Harry Maxwell associate, J. Clarke
Middleton organst and j. Wise ByrneS
and Frank A. Dougherty cantors.
In the First Presbyterian Church John
Marshall place, tomorrow morning Kew
Donald c. Macleod will conduct a spe-
cial Thanksgiving service. Rev. Charles
wood will preach at the Thanksgiving
service at the Church OF the Covenant at
IL o'clock.
The Cniversalist and nitarian churches
will hold union service in All Souls
'nita rian Church. 14th and J. streets at
II O'Clock am Rev. l.. G. B. Pierce will
conduct the service. and Rev John Van
Schaick. il, will preach the sermon.
Plans of Salvation Army.
The American Salvation Army. with
headquarters at 2lS John Marshall place.
plans to make Thanksgiving day one of
special cheer for many deserving poor
families. Baskets well laden with provi-
sions will be distributed. and with the
meals will be sent clothing and toys for
the little ones The army officers have
made an appeal to the public for dona-
tions of cast-off clothing and toys.
A union Thanksgiving service of he A.
NJ +. churches of the District will be
held in Metropolitan A. NJ. F. Church
Nj street between 18th and 18th streets,
tomorrow morning al II o'clock.
A special sermon will he preached by
Rev B. F. Watson and collection will
be taken for the benefit of the Home for
F'riendless Girls. which is entirely depend
| ent on the charity of the public.
Special Thanksgiving Service.
There will be a special Thanksgiving
service at IL o'clock tomorrow al the
Gurley Presbyterian Church. DIR. Yer
brycke will preach Thanksgiving ser
| mon. and the choir will render Dudley
Bucks Te Deum, and Hank, Hark. My