The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-25
TOMORROW WILL BIZ
OBSERVED In MANY
WAYS In PADUCAH
Churches Have Services in
Morning and Evening
TO Give Thanks.
Football Game in Afternoon
and Hunting.
NO PUBLIC CHARITY DINNER

Thanksgiving Day vii, be observed
in many ways tomorrow aside from
1.-THE sumptuous fare under which
many tables groan. Tomorrow will
be a holiday in general, and all bush
ness will cease. Banks will close
ana the postoffice keep holiday hours.
Amusements will be various, and
there is little excuse for any Padu-
cahan falling to haVe an enjoyable
Turkey day"
Services at the vhTlous churches
will be short but appropriate for the
| day. The charitable organizations
have RETAINED from a large demon
stration for tomorrow The ladies'
OF the Home OF the Friendless had a
reception at the Woman's club for
the benefit OF the home, and the
annual reception was we'll atten led.
1.-The deserving institution received
many articles of benefit to the home
| At IL o'clock tomorrow morning a
service will be held at Grace Episco-
pal church, conducted by the rector,
the Rev. David &. Wright The
Christian Science members will also
hold a service at the Three Links"
building at the same hour. An ap-
lpropriate sermon at the same hour
will be delivered at the First Baptist
church by the pastor. the Rev. NJ e.
Dodi.
There win be Thanksgiving serv-
ices at the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning at 1915.
The w c. T. U. program I'm the
Sunday school room df the First Bap-l
fist church Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock will be:
Hymn Coronation.
Prayer.
Hymn.
Reading scripture.
SOlO-Miss Lamb.
Address by the Rev. VI. z. Dodd.
Hymn.
Short talk by ministers present.
Freewill offering for the poor.
In the afternoon the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
ho.d a Thanksgiving service at the
First Baptist church at o'clock. In
the evening at 1880 o'clock the con-
gregatlon of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church and the Norman Lu-
ltheran and Evangelical churches will
hold special services. other churches
he'd appropriate services Sunday
levening. At the First Christian
church the prayer meeting this even
ing will be a Thanksgiving service.
No service will be held at Tempe
Israel tomorrow. as the rabbi. the
Rev. Meyer Lovtoh, delivered an APP
propriate sermon last Friday even.
ling.
Sports.
In the afternoon football will be
the feature on the days menu with
he exception of turkey. The Chess.
Checker and Whist and the Paducah
Athletic clubs elevens will battle for
the championship of western Ken
lucky. The largest attendance of the
season Is expected as well as the best
game of the season. Football has
hold on the public and several Padu-
cahans viii journey to other cities to-
see the championship struggle be-
tween college teams.
Nimrods will be in their glory and
the woods will be full of hunters.
Many parties have been organized tol
search for game, and many business
men will have their first opportunity
to enjoy a days hunt. The Tennes-
see river will be dotted with gasoline
launch parties. while all the bottoms
about the city will be filled and
EQUAL on toast" will be on the menu
after turkey tomorrow.
Turkeys have been cheaper than
usual this year, and the farmers have
brought in liberal supply. The
price for live turkeys will average
between 9 and 10 cents a pound,
while dressed birds sold for 1G cents
pound. Chickens have suffered by
the slaughter also, and what few
tables are minus turkey viii have
chicken.
The Illinois Central railroad shops
lwnl be closed tomorrow. following
the usual custom. An order to that
effect was posted today. Only the
employes necessary for the operation
lof trains will be at work.
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