The Washington herald., 1911-12-01

In practically all the churcnes special
Thanksgiving services were held. A
large congregation attended at st.
Thomas church. Eighteenth street. near
Dupont Circle, at II o'clock The edifice
was decorated with chrysanthemums and
autumn leaves, and harvest fruits were
piled in profusion on the altar.
Bishop G. Mott Williams, of Mar
quette, Mich, occupied the pulpit. HIS
sermon vas taken from the sixth chap
ter of st. John, ninth verse: There is
lad here who has five barley loaves
and two small fishes" Bishop Williams
illustrated through the medium Of the
boy, who had SO little, and yet gave 1t
all for the public veal, our responsible
ties toward property. THE boy was
generous" said the bishop. He gave
up everything he had for the public. He
lost nothing by his course, however, as
to him many fold One lesson clearly
illustrated by the bishop was that grati-
tude, to amount to anything, must be
practical
A special programme Of Thanksgiving
music, under the direction of Choir
master z. A. Varela, was sung by the
mixed choir of thirty voices. an anthem,
Thou Visitest the Earth" by Callcoth,
and ''Te Deum," in D, by Reed, being
among the numbers. The soloists who
participated were Miss Mary I. Hall, So
prano; Miss Katherine Lee-Jones, con-
tralto; Harry Stevens, tenor, and John
Walters, bass. Ernest Shuster was at
brated at s a. m. and evensong was at
4:15 in the afternoon, with the rector,
Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith, ofaciating.
At ST. AIban's.
st. Alban's Church was beautifully dec
Rev. DR.. Alfred Harding, Bishop Of Wash
ington, delivered the sermon at the IL
o'clock service, dwelling upon the measure
OF bounty with which this country has
been blessed, and giving reasons for true
thanksgiving. Special music was pro-
vided by the vested choir. of which Clark
Middleton is choirmaster and organist
The material offerings-fruits and vegeta-
bIes-and the floral decorations were sent
to the hospitals of the city. DR.. George
c. F. Bratenahl, the rector, ofhciated at
the morning service at 7:45 O'Clock, at
which holy communion was celebrated.
There was a large attendance at St.
Johns Church, Sixteenth and H streets
northwest, at II o'clock. Rev. DR.. Roland
Cotton Smith, the rector, preached the
sermon, taking for his subject, Let us
come before His presence with thanks
giving, for He cometh to judge" The
vested choir, under the direction of Choir
master and Organist H. H. Freeman,
sang special Thanksgiving music. The
offering was applied to the fund for the
aged and infirm clergy. The church was
appropriately decorated.
Holy communion was celebrated at the
Church Of the Ascension, Twelfth street
and Massachusetts avenue northwest, at
o'clock, and at II o'clock the regular
Thanksgiving service was held, in addi-
ton to morning prayer and the ante
communion service. A special programme
of Thanksgiving music was sung by the
choir. under the direction of Anton Kas-
par, with Mr.. McChord at the organ.
st. Stephens p. E. Church.
St Stephens Church, Fourteenth street
near Irving, was beautifully decorated
with autumn flowers, leaves, and fruit.
Holy communion was celebrated at 7:30
o'clock, and also at the 1890 o'clock serv-
ice. Rev. Dr. George Fiske Dudley chose
at the text for his sermon the ninth verse
of the 10th Psalm: Let everything that
hath bEeath praise the Lord" DR.. Dudley
was assisted by Rev. John A. McNabb
and Rev. William Oscar Roome, jr. Spe-
cial anthems, 'Ye Shall Dwell in the
Lord by Sir John Stainer, and while
the Earth Remaineth,' by B. Tours,
were sung by the vested choir in addi-
ton to other Thanksgiving music. Each
child brought an Offering of fruit or food
and flowers. which were later sent to the
sick, and several dinners were served to
the poor by the Bible class of the Young
Peoples Society, under the direction of
Miss HilIyer.
At ST. Johns Church, o street, be-
tween Thirty-second and Thirty-third
streets, Georgetown, holy communion was
celebrated at 7:S6 o'clock in the morning.
At the IL o'clock service Rev. Frederick
B. Howden, rector, delivered the SER
mon and the vested choir of thirty men
and boys, under the direction of Choir
master and Organist G. T. Williams, sang
special Thanksgiving music. Mr.. How
den's sermon dealt with what consti-
tutes the true source of thanksgiving.
Following the services, food and cloth