Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
ALL TO GIVE THANKS
WashingtonianS Plan 0bserV-
ance of National Holiday.
TURKEY FOR RICH AND POOR
Dinners to Be Given and Baskets
Sent to the Destitute.
BIG BIRD FOR PRESIDENT.
Horace Vose to Again Supply White
House Table-Services in the
Churches.

However humble, every home in Wash
ington will have Thanksgiving cheer and
something for which TO be grateful
TO Horace Fose of Westerly, R l., will
the President of the United States re-
turn thanks for the turkey that comes
every year to the White House as con-
tribution TO the table for that day. The
needy, the orphan, the INDECENT patients
IN the hospitals will owe their Thanksgiv-
ing day remembrance and turkey dinner
10 those who are prompted by higher
motives to consider the condition of those
who have not prospered as much as
they.
Baskets of good things are To be
distributed to families whose prospects
otherwise would be of everyday fare,
and not too much of it or too good.
y great big dinner table, with the great
American bird carved into big portions
for half a thousand small folks, is to
be one OF the Thanksgiving day dis
pensations. Flowers and fruit are TO
De contributed to those on beds of
pain, whose condition bars them from
the seasonal enjoyments of the table.
Then there is the spiritual aspect of
the day. Services are to be held in all
churches, Catholic and Protestant, and
the Hebrew synagogues- There are to
he entertainments open to all corners
10 provide more gayety.
The Salvation Army, the missions, the
Catholic societies, the fraternal orders,
the church organizations, will all con-
tribute to the happiness of those who
would otherwise not be included in the
blessings of a great American occasion.
In various ways all will do a part in
promoting the days festivities.
Baskets for Sick and Aged.
In addition TO a genuine Thanksgiv-
ing turkey dinner from / to pm. to
all who accept the hospitality extended
by the Gospel Mission, at 1890 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, a number
Of sick. aged and destitute, known to
the mission workers and visitors, will
be furnished baskets of provisions at
their homes. An elaborate program of
services appropriate to the day for
every hour from noon until s o'clock
at night has also been arranged that
those whose wants are spiritual may
also be satisfied.
The following is the program of the
day in the mission hall:
II o'clock-Mr. III. d. Gordon, leader;
Mrs. b. X. Roberts, speaker; Mr.. j. c.
Muncaster. precentor; Mrs. l.. ]. Mauro,
soloist; Miss l.. Roberts, pianist: Mrs.
Baier organist; Miss Grace Beelman,
cornetist.
/ o'clock-Mr w f. SidelI, leader; Mrs
+. NJ. Dickey, speaker; Mr.. II. L. Gordon,
precentor; Miss Irene Townsend. soloist;
Mr.. Paul Wagner, pianist: Miss A. II.
Pocock, organist.
o'clock-Mr. w H Houghton, leaGpz
Rev f. NJ. Dickey speaker: Mrs. Marie
G. Baier, soloist: Mrs. Beelman, organist
, o'cIock-Mr. III. j. Brown, leader; Mr.,
Allen Wood. speaker; Mr.. w. l.. Griffin
precentor; AIR. Fl. d. Gordon, soloist; Mr.
j. Ellis Cooke, pianist
4 o'cIock-Mrs. III. Z. Monroe, leader
Mrs. Fred Beall. speaker: Miss Virgins
Gull, preceator; Miss B,;ela1an, cornetist
Mrs Marche organist: Miss Spolding
pianist; Miss Pond, soloist:
o'clock-Mr. H. W. Kline, leader
Miss Margaret Ryan, speaker: Miss Rutf