Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-26
THANKSGIVING TO
Be FIFTY KEPT
SPORTS AND JOLLIFICATI0N
WILL ABOUND
HEROIC EFFORTS BEING MADE
TO RELIEVE WANT
Churches Throughout City Will Hold
Services in Recognition of Bless
ings Received During the
Past Year

1t is doubtful if any other city in
California has made as great prepara-
ton for Thanksgiving day as has Los
Angeles. For, having just passed
through prosperity week, Los Angeles
is looking forward to fifty-two weeks
of prosperous days.
Today at Santa Anita the racing
season opens and lovers of the race
track will be thankful for this fact.
The football teams that have been
doing a winning business Will be
thankful for their victories, while those
who were beaten may be thankful
that they were not killed.
The baseball fans, the prize fighters
and all the sports will have something
to be thankful for, and most of all for
their strong, clean bodies and love OF
the big, pulsing life.
In fact, the only beings that will be
thankful for nothing at all will be the
turkeys that will adorn the tables of
the Angelenos, and even they would
be thankful to be alive, if they were
not dead.
By the unanimity with which they
are expanding their efforts on prepara--
tions for Thanksgiving services the
churches show that they feel the spirit
of the season.
The Protestant evangelical churches
will join in a monster union Thanks
giving day service this morning at the
gospel tabernacle, corner of Seventh
and Los Angeles streets. At 1880 this
morning DIR. r. A. Torrey, who is con-
Quoting the evangelistic campaign, will
preach the Thanksgiving sermon.
The usual sectional services have
been omitted this year in order to hold
the union service.
Bishop Johnson conducted Thanks
giving eve service last evening at the
Church of st. Phillip the Evangelist
for the negro people.
This morning the usual morning SER
vices will be held at st. PauPs pro-
cathedral with a sermon by Dean Mac
Cormack at 1920 o'clock, and at the
same hour at st. Marks church there
will be a sermon by Rev. T. c. Mar
shall.
Special Masses to Be Said
Special masses of Thanksgiving will
be celebrated this morning in all the
Catholic churches. Services will be
held at 6, $3.50, and 7:30 at st. vi
biana's cathedral, and at o'clock high
masses will be celebrated at st. Vim
cents and the Holy Cross churches. AT
8 o'clock Father Leo will celebrate
mass at the Plaza church.
The principal event of the day at the
Plaza church will be the vaudeville en-
tertainment to be given this evening
in the patio under the auspices of the
Hogan Feliz society. The children OF
the Hogan Feliz sewing school will pre-
sent an elaborate program, assisted by
we'll known talent. Mrs. NJ. L. LareiuX
and her daughter, Mrs. Ida LarieuX
Sanchez, have charge of the program
and have drilled the children for the
event,
A busy scene was that at the Saliva
ton Army headquarters in the Mon
arch rink yesterday, where 25O THANKS
giving baskets were distributed to poor
and needy families. 1t is estimated
that 1000 people will be made happy
today with good Thanksgiving dinners
through the efforts of the army.
Major and Mrs. Smith, local provin-
ciaI officers, had charge of the dis
tribution.
The Volunteers of America will de-
part from their annual custom of Civ
ing a Thanksgiving dinner to the news
boys today, and this morning Will dis
tribute $50 baskets of food. Each bas-
ket will represent food to the value of
81, and will be sufficient for day or
so. The baskets will be delivered by
wagons to the homes in time for the
families to cook their Thanksgiving
dinners. Mrs Major Hughes, in the
absence of Major Hughes. has had
charge of the arrangements.
Turkey for the Homeless
The Union Rescue mission, at 145
North Main street, will give a turkey
and ''mulligan" feed to all hungry and
homeless men today from II a. m. to
D. m. at the mission, free of charge
Services will be conducted during the
day. Rev A. b. Gantz, pastor of the
Highland Park Methodist church, will
preach at the evening service and spe-
cial music win be rendered.
The Angelus hospital will give an
elaborate turkey dinner to it's forty
five nurses and employees Extensive
arrangements have been made for the
event by DR.. Gochenauer, the superin-
tendent The banquet hall will be dec
Grated with yellow ehrysanthemums,