The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-29
Churches Will Observe Thanks
giving Day.
Sermons and an Offering Taken
for the Poor.
PLENTY OF TURKEYS
The Price is % Cents Per Pound
and Turks Fat.
Dealers Tell of Meats, Fruit and
Vegetables for Table.

Tomorrow viii be Turkey Day"
The cares of life will be forgotten
and the day Will be devoted to the en-
1oyment either of actual pleasures or
the thought Of past good times or ad-
vantages enjoyed. It win be a day
when choice viands will be the order
of things at the dinner table; when
church services Will be attended by
the good people of the city; when
football will be the popular topic Of
conversation, and when, as the day
closes, there Will be numerous story
telling groups around open fires.
There will be four union church
services in the city at 1880 o'clock
in connection with which offerings
will be taken which viii be divided
equally between the Provident asso-
citation and the CrittentOn home.
Where Four Services VIII Be Held.
In the central section of the city the
church gOers Will attend the services
at the First Presbyterian church,
where Dr. F. L Loveland of the First
NJ z. church Will preach on The
Obligation of Our Thanksgiving Bless
ings' DR. Charles NJ. Sheldon of the
Central congregational church will
preach al the Second United Preshy-
terrain church, corner HuntOon and
Fillmore streets. The Rev. w c.
Meeker of the Second Presbyterian
church will preach at the Kansas Ave-
nue. NJ +. church on the North side.
on the East side the union meeting
will be held in the Third Christian
church, with the Rev. J. c. Everett
OF the Third Presbyterian church in
the pulpit
The Rev ]. P. de B. Kaye will con-
duct special services at Grace cathe-
dral at 1890 O'Clock. Holy commu-
Mon ceremonies will be held at 1:3O
O'Clock. No special services will be
- lit T--r-
ever. there viii be the regular s
Q'clock morning communion.
Supper at Y. w. c. A.
A supper will be served at the Y.
W. c. A for all girls who are in the
city whose homes are elsewhere At |
ter supper the girls will congregate |
around an open fire and tell stories |
AZ 8 O'Clock "open house" will be OBJ |
served and at this time the young
men of the city and others will have |
an opportunity to meet the girls. The |
Y. NJ. c. A. Will be open all day, al |
though no special means of entertain |
ment has been arranged.
Provident Association.
The Provident association is making
an effort to provide basket dinners for /
rs families among the deserving poor
Contributions of money and promises
of baskets had come in up to noon /
today to provide for a little more |
than half of this number. Special |
will be given help who really is not |
deserving of it. The Salvation Army t
will assist in making Thanksgiving a |
pleasant day for many poor family |
Plenty of Turkeys at % Cents.
1t is not true generally speaking /
that the price of turkeys took a sud
den and unexpected jump a day or
two ago. The supply seems to be
bountiful and the prices are averaging
lower than last year The birds are
selling at from 20 to 25 cents a
pounds cents at an exclusive store
which caters to class of trade where /
the price is not an important factor.
At this store it was claimed that the
supply of turkeys was limited on ac-
count of the cold weather which made
it hard for the farmers to come to
town with their birds
Il have never seen turkeys so nice
in my life as they are this season,
said Albert Green of the firm of Will
liam Green & Son. Il haven't heard
anything about high prices We have
lots of turkeys and could get more
of them There was an unusually
large crop this year"
At the Dibble store the same opin-
ION prevailed. Turkeys are selling
live weight at II cents pound
Geese are plentiful, selling at from
Is to 20 cents a pound-ducks are go
ing at 20 cents a pound Oysters if
anything are slightly cheaper than
usual
listed at 40 cents, four cents more
than last year at this time. Eggs have
reached the high mark of the season
and are selling from % to 35 cents
25 cents for the cold storage variety
Plenty of Vegetables.
There is an abundance of vegetables
which are from the hot houses in Topeka
and near vicinity. or have been shipped
in from the south. They are selling at