Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19
Plans Of Observance.

! FOiloWlng the early custom, the people
| of the District are already planning for
| their Thanksgiving day celebration, and
| next Thursday will witness many happy
| gatherings at the fresides of home, i'm
churches and halls. The poor will be re-
| membered. and those who have not en-
| jOyed nourishing meal for many days
VIII sit down 10 tebles bountifully sup
piled through the agency of philanthropic
individuals and ORGANIZATIONS.
The Central Union Mission has arranged
to give a Thanksgiving dinner to the poor
at the mission building. g. Louisiana
avenue. Many baskets containing pro-
visions for dinners will be sent out to
| needy families Thanksgiving eve, next
Wednesday.
The Salvation Army will send on, from
its headquarters, goo Pennsylvania ave-
nue. baskets full OF meat vegeta bles.
bread, etc. 10 poor families in all parts
of the District.
The american Salvation Army will also
send out baskets containing food for
Thanksgiving dinners. as well as clothing.
principally for women and children. The
baskets will be filled by workers at the
home OF the army. $50 c street under the
direction OF Mrs. Marion Smalley
That the distribution Of baskets and the
dinner for poor wayfarers by the Central
Union Mission may be success o. Is.
Brown, chairman of the board of direct
ors, has appointed long list of committee
workers. Mr.. Brown said today:
I'VE are receiving with every mail ap-
piications for baskets. In many cases eX-
ceilent references are given to empha size
the reality of the need and TO insure re-
membrance. If any one has any doubt
as TO the real demand for such dstribu-
ton perusal of our correspondence or
knowledge of personal applications would
quickly dispel the doubt.
Thanksgiving Day Committees.
The Thanksgiving day committees of the
Central Union Mission are:
General committee--O. Il. Brown, chair
man. y. \. Robbins, secretary; J. G.
Pratt, treasurer.
Committee on selecting familes-N \.
Robbins. chairman: Mrs. w. III. Ramsey.
Miss Agnes Inch. y. NJ. Cooper. Mrs.
Weed, Rev. r. J. LukenS.
Committee on purchasing supples-J. e.
Pratt. chairman: Rev. F. J. Lukens, w
d., Yingling.
Committee on soliciting supplies-A l..
SwartwOut. chairman: Mrs w. =. Chro-
niger, Carl Hermann Braatz, Walter Ste
vens. w. L. Arnold. w. G. Biting, Mrs.
j. 4. Thompson.
Committee on preparing baskets A
Stevens, chairman; j. f. Paul, Mrs. w.
ID. Yingling. Mr.. Clark. Mrs. w. H. Ram
sey, Mrs. A. l.. Thompson, Mrs. A. E.
Stevens. Mrs. George D. Chace, Mrs. NJ.
Z. Sawyer.
Committee on transportation-W.C c. Bit
llng, chairman. W. .. Anderson, George
c. Townsend. John Johnson, Howard Bit
ting. q. +. Sewers. A. NJ. Cooper, j. r.
Mickle.
Committee on luncfl-Mrs. W. d. Wing
ling. chairman: Mrs. ". HI. Ramsey. Mrs
W. {. Biting, Mrs. L. +. Olney. Mrs. A.
l.. Thompson, Mrs. w. r. Chroniger. Mrs
y. \. Robbins, Mr.. F. A. Frost, Miss Leila
Frost Miss Annie Forester, Miss Cornelia
Capers, Mrs. w. Z. Sudwarth Miss
Maude a. Bell, Mrs. Nicholson. Mrs c.
]. Ladson. Mrs. George Townsend, Mrs
Phillips. Mrs. George d. Chace, Mrs An
ME r. Smith. Mrs. J. \. Edgar. Mrs. NJ
E. Sawyer. Mrs. T.. Moores, Miss Imhoff
Committee on addressing tagsC j.
Ladson. chairman: Mrs. O. 4. Brown,
Mrs. c. J. Ladson. Mrs. L. F.. Olney
Mrs. F.. 4. Stevens.
Committee OH music-W. n. Yingling
chairman; G. j. LadsOn, Miss Mabel Ram
sey. Mrs. Amy Ormsby. Mrs. w. II. Ram
sey, Mrs. L. F. Olney. Mrs. J. A. Edgar,
Miss Vivian Chace.
Committee on religious exercises-O. B.
Brown, chairman: n. A. Robbins. j. c..
Pratt, c. J. Ladson. A. l.. Swartwout.
Rev. and Mrs. j. n. Culbertson. Miss
Agnes Inch. Rev. j. e. Henry, Mrs. L..
F. Olney, Homer J. Brown, E. A. Stevens