The San Francisco call., 1909-11-26
OAKLAND OFFERS
NEED OF THANKS
In Homes and Churches Gratl-
tude Is Expressed for the
City's Prosperous Year

OAKLAND, Nov. 25.-Oakland, at the
conclusion of year marked by epoch
ma king civic and commercial achieve
rnents. poured forth its fun need of
gratitude today. The city's manifold
reasons for thanksgiving, voiced from
many puIpits and lay platforms, en-
braced not only individual and collect
i've prosperity and progress, but the
first definite fruits of decade long
struggle to establish on the eastern
shores Of san Francisco bay city OF
world Importance in the annexation TO
Greater Oakland OF its tributary SUD
urbs.
IN all Of the Protestant and Catholic
churches of Alameda county services
symbolic Of the traditional significance
of the day were held, while in the out
door world the holiday was celebrated
bv games picnics and festal demon
strations.
Turkey. patron bird of the annual
festival reigned supreme on the olnlns
tables of almost every home IN the
county. and even the inmates OF the
county fafl were treated to a portion of
the toothsome fowl Peter Feroni,
former chef of the Palace hotel IN san
Francisco. prepared the feast Tor the
prisoners, and under his skilled man
agement a delicate menu made the
county bastile fragrant with saVory
odors
SHERIFF PROVIDES FEAST
sheriff Frank Barnet, bountiful chief
Of the commissary, provided out or hls
personal means for the consumption OF
the prisoners l22 pounds of turkey, 90
1nfnce Dies. Is quarts of cranberry
Sauce and innumerable punches OF Gel
erv heads Of lettuce. besides apples,
oranges, bananas. vegetables ana con-
diments Of all sorts.
The menu AT the county jail was as
follows:
shrimp MsyonI-aise Salad
Roast Turkey and Dressing cranberry sance
cresmed Caulihower Mashed he'd Potatoes
Mince and Apple PIC
Apples Oranges Grapes
No turkey was served al the city
prison for the reason that Chief or 70
lice Wilson has learned through years
Of experience that the prospect OF a
holiday menu in the city hosiery VIII
ter1nt many of Oaklands lower strata
residents to commit petty offenses with
the object Of being committed long
enough to partake Of the special
spread.
UNION SERVICES HELD
Perhaps the most pretentious reli-
sious observance of Thanksgiving was
at the First Presbyterian church, where
five Protestant congregations joined IN
a union praise service this morning.
Upon the platform were seated:
Rev. Or. T. I. Goodspeed pastor OF me .nse s1a
Presbyterian church: Rev. Paul stewart OF the
United Presbyterian church Rev Homer :; .9es n9s
burgb Of the Fi5 Bsgst ongree tiopsl ss church
and Rev George ". White Of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church
The program was as follows:
organ and doxology: invoca ton Rev. PAM PAM
Stewart. pastor Of the First Christian 'churcn'
choir: responsive reading. Rev Charles X
Brown. pastor of the First Congregati91Enai 9Eaa
church; scriptural lesson, Rev Homer J; tos-
burgh First Baptist church; PRAYER Rev George
" White Of FIRST Methodist Episcopal church;
choir: ohertory; sermon by Rev De Goodspeeo'
pastor of First Presbyterian church.
The services were interspersed with
= musical program. rendered by the
choir Of the First Presbyterian church,
as follows:
tSheIleyD: duet. "Oh. Lovely Peace tHandell-
Mrs. 2. R. Ruggles. soprano, and Mrs. NJ; W
MurceIl. contralto 'Recessonal.. = Clement Row
lands. chorus. '-oh. Sing Unto the Lord"
TURKEY SERVED AT MISSION
A generous turkey dinner was served
at the Helping Hand mission. $50 Sixth
street. at noon and a large number of
hungry and needy guests were enter
tained.
The Catholic churches of Oakland
held Thanksgiving services at o'clock
this morning, and there were special
services at a number of the Episcopal
churches between and 10 o'clock.
Union services were held by the Prot
estant churches of North Oakland in
the auditorium of the First NJ Z.
church. South, last evening. Rev E. B.
Hart. pastor of the Fourth Congrega-
tional church. preached the sermon and
the following churches were repre-
scented.
Fourth CONGREGATIONAL. Grace Meth
odist Episcopal. United Brethren. Ply
mouth Congrega ationaI, Alden Presby-
terian and Advent. Christian.
Brooklyn Presbyterian church was
the scene Of union services in East
Oakland this morning Brooklyn
Presbyterian, Eighth avenue Methodist
Episcopal, Pilgrim Congregational and
Tenth avenue Baptist churches took
part. Rev w Ellsworth Dawson, pas
tor Of the Pilgrim Congregational
church. occupied the pulpit.
The annual Thanksgiving feast of
the Young Mems league of the First
Methodist Episcopal church was held
this evening in Lea's inn More than
100 guests gathered around the ban
quet tables
Rev. George w. White, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, and
his wife were the guests of honor at
the dinner
Toasts were given as follows:
'sOur Guests proposed by Rev. W. G. Poole,
response by Rev. DR.. White; The Turkey" r.
o. Wilson. response A ". Finn; The Ladies, "
o. J. NJ Prunne response by J. z. Hutchinson;
The Young Mems League" Charles ]. White.
response BY DR.. George 7. Pomeroyi Greater
oakland - proposed by Everett G. Thomas. re
sponse by ]. Homer Woolsey- The president Of
the league presided toastmaster.
AT the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Eighth and Jefferson streets.
of which Rev. Edward p Dempsey is
pastor, a high requiem mass was said
at $3.50 o'clock this morning for the
repose of the souls Of the departed
members of Oakland council, Knights
OF Columbus
All Unite in Berkeley
BERKELEY, Nov, 25.-with large
attendance in the First Presbyterian
church of this city. union Thanksgiving
services of the Protestant churches
were held in this city this morning.
Rev. George c. Eldredge pastor of St.
Johns Presbyterian church, presided
and Mayor Beverly L. Hodghead read
the Thanksgiving proclamation of Pres
idenf Taft Rev. S. c. Patterson pro-
,,o,,rced the fuuoca fiou fofIowfno