Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-22
WILL GIVE THANKS
Whole City to Celebrate An
nuaI Holiday.
CARDINAL COMING HERE
Taft and Cabinet Expected to At
tend Services.
POOR WILL BE CARED FOR
Turkeys May Be Out of Question if
Prices Soar-Salvation Army to
Serve Fine Breakfast.

Thanksgiving will be celebrated in
Washington next Thursday by church
services, special meetings of patriotic or
CARNATIONS and by big dinners in institu-
tons and charitable organizations
The price of turkey is being considered
seriously by George f. Wilson. secretary
of the board of charities, which has the
oversight of all the Districts poor in the
various homes. Although the board
wants to give every one of its wards a
good mouthful or more of the bird. mar
ket conditions will control the menu
Thursday
AS usual, the principal celebra tions of
the day will take place in the city's
churches with sermons and general
Thanksgiving service. The poor will not
be forgotten, however, and plans are
afoot for dinners. entertainments and re-
ligious services in the various homes and
other charitable institutions.
Cardinal Gibbons to OHiciate.
The most noteworthy celebration of the
day in Washington will be a second an
nual Pan-American Thanksgiving service
at st. Patrick's Catholic Church. Cardinal
Gibbons will pontificate at the service.
With him in the sanctuary will be the
apostolic delegate, the Ri. Rev. Diomede
cation. Rev. DR.. William T. Rus
sell, pastor of the church, will prob
ably be the celebrant of the mass.
President Taft and his cabinet. members
of the United States Supreme Court and
the entire diplomatic corps are expected
to be present. feature of the service
Will be an elaborate musical program
rendered under the direction of r. Mills
Silby. director of the sanctuary choir.
Following the service there will be a
reception to the cardinal in the church
rectory.
The usual morning services of Thanks
giving will be held in the Episcopal. Pres
byterian. Baptist, Congregational Lu-
theran and Methodist churches. In many
instances. as last year. two and three
congregations participate in a joint serv-
ice There will be services at the Central
Union Mission and the Salvation Army,
with the usual Thanksgiving day dona-
tions of clothing and food at the latter
Celebration by Printers.
The employees of the government print
ing office have completed arrangements
for Thanksgiving exercises to be held
on the wide stairway of the sixth and
seventh floors Wednesday. Rabbi Abram
Simon will deliver the principal address.
A chorus under the direction of Ben
,jamin y. Lineback will give the follow
ing program:
Sing Unto the Lord" and ITO Thee, o
Country" by the chorus: trio from AT
tilla," by Miss Kate NJ Ellis and Messrs
Jones and Purvis; Praise Ye the Father"
by the chorus, and America" by the
audience.
The chorus is composed of director, B.
A. Lineback; accOmpanist, Mrs. Delphine
Brown: Misses Ellis, Ruchdaeschel. Rams
dell. Walsh. Rooster. Sweeney, Morrell,
Geisenderfer. Miller. Bunch. Feather
stone. Donneberg, and Mesdames Hol-
linger, Thornton and Larson; Messrs.
Jones. Purvis, Morrison, Holland, Lang,
Bridwell, Klapp, Fete, Handiboe. Covert,
Connolly, Ruhl. Sullivan. Redfeld. Cook.
Brantley, Neal. Moorehead, Pyne, Fitz-
gerald. Merriam, Smith and. Rooney.
The flags and floral decorations will be
more elaborate than IN former years.
The annual service of the Daughters of
America will be held this year in First
Methodist Protestant Church, 4th and
G streets southeast, tomorrow evening, at
7:45 Rev. w. A. Melvin, the pastor
will preach on the text "A Good Wom
an An elaborate musical program has
been provided. This years service is the
twelfth successive corporate Thanksgiv-
ing service the Daughters of America
have held in Washington.