New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
WHOLE CITY THANKFUL
: TCRKET FOR EVERYBODY.
Three Hundred Thousand Fosct
Used for DAYS Fedsts Here.

Thanksgiving Day opened with fog. but closed
with sunshine The Presidents injunction TO meet
6evoutlv TO thank the Almighty for the many ana
great blessings received in the past was ooeyeo
by thousands in the morning throughout the CITY
> Then the feastinE. So that none snouio 20
wafhou. turkey the city and charity organizations
provided dinner for than twenty-five thousand
rnen women and childrep. II is estimated that
three hundred thousand turkeys were used IN the
city yesterday
The thousands OF commuters took thousands OF
friends with them 10 feast in the suburbs. and
many thousands more crowded the trains in the
early morning to visit relatives or friends away
from the CITY. But there were no lack OF crowds
here As coon as the fog permitted the streets IN
the upper parts % Manhattan were tnronged with
pro-nenaders The churches well filed in the
morning. The theatres we're crowded in the after
noon and evening and entertainments were given
in many places Y NJ c. 4. halls had their many
hundreds. and festivals crowded missions and IN
formal gatherings were held at the clubs.
In hospitals the sick were visited. and none was
without turkey dinner. whether a charity patient
o. not Inmates Of inhrnaries. jss and asylums
also partook OF Thanksgiving turkey Soldiers al
the several posts. porknen the navy yard. men
end women in the homes and the old salts on
Staten Island had occasion to give thanks Away
I'd amid the steel work or the greensboro Bridge
twenty-five zerkmen were compelled 70 hammer
and rfvet all day yesterday 10 complete the task on
time Frcrn BIackwelrs Islani piping hot turkey
dinner was sent up TO them, and they too, gave
thanks.
TURKEY on EVERY MENU.
Every hotel IN the city had a menu that behtted
Che Gay. In every restaurant, from the beef ands
on The BoHer TO the gIlded eating palaces uptown.
the turkey held the place OF honor on the bill OF
fare. Even u would buy plate of turkey
for the thrush Of big, fog delayed supply late
Wednesday sent prices tumbling down.
There were parades the East Side and all over
the city Gsudiiy dressed boys and girls solicited
pennies snd supplies One of the boys, unable TO
zee well Of mask. was killed by surface
car An old man. who would not give 10 another
boy, was beaten. But these were exceptions After
dinner the children were active. A fight for
turkey caused q panic in a Third avenue surface
car. The possesscT drew knife TO defend himself
de was overpowered and locked up and when II
ali the turkey could not be found In
athletics the Cornell PENNSYLVANIA football game at
Fhiis 5ephis and the Savannah automobile race de-
rnansed the greatest attention Hundreds stood be-
fore bulletin boards.
For the first time Italians took part in the days
festivities with especial zest- They were giving
thanks only because OF the renewal OF employ
rrent. but also because Of the success Of one Of
their nations at Savannah on "Wednesday and
the winning by Italian OF the Marathon at Mad
ison Square Garden. Even the Chinese rejoioed in
their settlements, but the turkey was absent there
There evidence Of race distinction anywhere
there any Erumblers, for 7'' seemed to be
81 fun accord with President that nowhere else
in the world is the average of individual wellbeng
high IN fortunate land"
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
The Rev DR.. Macarthur. IN his sermon. asked
for fair treatment of all nationaltes, condemned
the practice Of those who sought 10 antagonize
Japan and China. said the German Emperor would
Tot be able o withstand the democratic movement
in his country closed with the declaration that
the United States was looked upon the foremost
country Of the time. and waving silk flag, pro
claimed his wish that il might long wave as the
symbol o. civil and religious liberty.
DR.. Parkh,rst. preaching in crowded church
expressed in his prayer thanktulness that he and
his people felt that the principles Of sobriety and
righteousness had been upheld by the voting power
Of the citizens of the country at the last election
In his sermon he contrasted city and country life,
with little praise for the former. In the country
everything that seen made by God, while
in The city. he said. God had very little TO DO
with anything with which familiar IN
New York" He expressed disapproval of woman
outrage and said that the sunragettes reminded
him Of the poet Draytons definition, neither men
nor women"
Al St Pat-ick's Cathedral the annual memorial
mass for the souls the deceased members Of
the Catholic Benevolent Legion was celebrated in
the morning. Monsignor Lavelle said in his ser
the legion teaches thrift unity loyalty
% and flag Every member Is q stronger man
IN his efforts for time and eternity because Of the
example and stimulus he finds in the legion Of
the Presidents letter religion in politics the
said that il characterized by clearness.
honesty and courage. 1T simply enunciates
sential principle of American Constitution. he
said. Thrty-fve councils were represented.
Feas1ing followed the services in the Methodist
Episcopal Church Of All Nations yesterday.
Second and LIST street While the services
were in progress food being prepared the
poor 90 the district. TIE night before the first
Chinese marriage was celebrated in this church by
the pastor the Rev. John R. Henry. The bride
wss Miss Anna Lee and the man Of her choice
Lee See. The messages OF President Roosevelt and
Governor Hughes were read. The sermon
preached by the Rev. W c. WILSON of the Second
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
HOMELESS CHILDREN HAPPY.
The Children's AID Society started its Thanks
giving work On Wednesday by giving a dinner for
four thousand poor children who attend the in
6ustrisl schools Of the organization. Last evening
Il entertained 2225 homeless boys and girls
Nevsbovs' Lodging House, Elizabeth Home for
Girls. Harlem BOYS Home and the Brace Memorial
Farm School. and AT the Tompkins Square, West
Side and 44th street lodging houses. The funds
for these entertainments provided by ".
Bsys-d Cutting, Mrs. D. Willis James W Emlen
Roosevelt. Mrs. William z. Dodge and the one
IN the viii Of Mrs William ". Astor. II was esti-
mated that fifteen hundred fed at the news
bows dinner.
On the East Side and 81 other sections where mis-
scns iook after the sick more than three thousand
dinners were sent out. The Emmanuel Sisterhood
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