The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-23

Tomorrow IS Thanksgiving, and Wash
ingtonians viii celebrate as they have
always ceIebrated-in the church and at
the festive board. where the turkey. al
though awaiting somewhere in the cloud
zone of high prices, will be joyfully
carved by rich and poor alike
One OF the distinctive Thanksgiving
events of the Capital was inaugurated
last year. and win be repeated. This is
the Pan-American service in ST. Patrick's
Catholic Church. with Cardinal Gibbons
pontihcating The RI. Rev. Diomede
FaicOniO, apostolic delegate, viii also be
IN the sanctuary. Rev Joseph Cassidy
will be celebrant Of the mass.
It is expected that President Taft,
members of his Cabinet and OF the Su-
preme Court. and the entire diplomatic
corps will be present A reception TO
the cardinal will be held in St. Patrick's
reetory after the service.
Special Services Arranged.
Special services Will be held in praotf-
cally all the churches of the city. some
OF them combining in the so-called joint
or union service. The poor and needy
Will be extended cheer by such agencies
as the Gospel Mission and the Salvation
Army. At the former a dinner win be
served for more than 30 men and women,
the turkey being prepared by Steward
SchaffeT, OF the New Willard. and the
pork and beans being cooked in the
Raleigh kitchen. Mince pies, celery,
cranberry sauce, and coffee viii COM
plete the menu. The Salvation Army is
now arranging for liberal distribution
OF food and clothing and viii give a free
breakfast at S o'clock IN the morning.
Several hundred Thanksgiving baskets
VIII be distributed by the Central Union
Mission The baskets will contain all the
delicacies OF the season, and many fam
lilies viii be made happy Religious serv-
ices VIII be held at the mission all day.
commencing at 3 o'clock. A Thanksgiy-
ing breakfast viii be served at the Sal
walton Army headquarters, and there
VIII be religious exercises throughout the
day.
AS is the custom, there VIII be no
guests at the White House dinner which
yilI be served at 1880 o'clock. Charles
saft viii be home from school for the
holidays, and the chief celebration of the
union Robert Taft viii not come home
from school.
Holiday in Schools
Public school children VIII hold exer-
cises this afternoon, Thanksgiving being
a free day for them. The school children
have raised about S2.eOO 10 be distributed
by the Associated Charities TO the poor
for Thanksgiving dinners. At Friends
School and Belcourt Seminary special ex
ercises will be held tonight and old
fashioned Thanksgiving Day dinners vii
be served tomorrow.
There will be Thanksgiving exercises
the Government Printing once, anC
Rabbi Abram Simon will deliver the ad
dress. A musical programme under thl
direction OF Benjamin A Lineback vii
be given by a large chorus.
A Thanksgiving outing viii be given by
Kallipolls GrOtto az Clarendon, Va. ant
among the sports viii be turkey shoot
ing, duck rolling. &c. Children OF tn,
Washington Orphan Asylum will not only
be given their annual Thanksgiving tur
key and pumpkin pie. but viii also be re
called with a minstrel show which tn,
plate printers OF the Bureau OF PRINTING
and Engraving are now planning. II vii
be held In Odd Fellows Hall, 423 Seventh
street northwest. at > o'clock.
Turkey dinners for the inmates OF tn,
German Orphan Asylum. the Ripper
Home for the Aged. and the EpiscOpa
Home for Children will be given Blu
there win be no special dinner at the Dis
trict Jail.
The First Congregational Church vii
hold its regular service at II O'Clock
Thanksgiving morning. DR. S. H. Wood
row, pastor Of the clSarch, will deliver
sermon on Modern feudalism."
The Boy Scouts Of the local Y. NJ c. A
are planning a unique event for tOmOr
row morning in the nature Of a thar
and hound chase" Two patrols OF tn
swiftest boys will be selected as 'hares
and the rest of the scouts ane to b
hounds" The 'hares' viii be equippe
with chalk and win start out ten min
utes before the hounds" are let loose
Whenever the ''hares' turn a corner the
must make a mark with the chalk: 4
other words. leave trail behind Their
for the hounds" 10 follow.
If at the end OF the race the "hares
have decreased the handicap of ten min
utes they viii have won the race and tn
reverse il the 'hOunds' increase tn
handicap. Several groups viii be sen
out in different sections of the city. Tn
race will finish at the boys department
and should consume about an hour. Tn
first ''hares" viii be turned loose at 9.S