The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-28
CITY TO OBSERVE
THANKSGIVING DAY
RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO FEATURE
FORENOON, SPORTS AND THEA
TRICALs THE AFTERNOON.
HOLD UNION SERVICES
METHODIST AND CHRISTIAN
CHURCHES TO HAVE ALL
MEETINGS IN oNE--ro0T-
BALL BRINGS VISITORS.
HOLD UNION SERVICES

With the rest of the country Rich
mond will today celebrate Thanks
giving day in the usual manner, each
man and woman according to taste
and inclination. Religious exercises,
sports, theatricais. germans and en-
tertainments of every variety will
make the day. Some will take part
in one, some another and some in
all.
According to custom special SER
| vices will be held In practically all
the churches, and at IL o'clock this
morning thousands Of citizens of
Richmond will assemble in the sane
tuaries to offer thanks for the bless
ings they have received during the
year. The Episcopal and Catholic
church services will be held at the
usual hour, with fine musical pro-
grams, and special services will be
held in the others. The regular pray
err meetings were held in the churches
last night, when the brief sermons
bore on the offering of prayers of
Thanksgiving, the pastors touching
upon whatever phases each deemed
of most important at this time.
In the Methodist churches this
morning union services will be held
! at ii o'clock at Clay-Street Method
| list Episcopal church, corner of Adams
and Clay streets. The annual Thanks
giving sermon will be preached by
| Dr. s. c. Hatcher, vice-president of
| Randolph Macon college at Ashland,
and special music will be rendered by
the choir At West End Methodist
| church last night fellowship meet
ing was held at O'Clock, short ad-
dresses being made by leaders In the
various departments of the church
work.
In the Baptist churches observance
Of the day win be universal, some
of the services being held In union
by several churches. At Barton
Heights Baptist church union ser
vices will be held at IL o'clock. The
| sermon will be preached by Rev.
Theron II. Rice. D. D.. OF the Union
Theological seminary. Rev. Clag-
gett Skinner, .. D., the pastor. will
preach at the Second Baptist church
on Divine SapeFintanaeney In Ma
tionaI Progress" Special Thanks
giving music will be rendered.
Thanksgiving services were held at
Grace-Street Baptist church last
night. with preaching by Rev. Lloyd
| T. Wilson. the pastor. The Sunday
school children brought supplies for
| the poor and needy OF the city to
| the church yesterday afternoon
| The Christian churches of the city
will hold union services in the Sew
| enth-Street Christian church at IL
O'Clock this morning. The sermon
/ will be preached by Rev. ]. T. Humid
| ley who Is conducting evangelisuc
services in Fairmount Christian
church. The evangelistic feature OF
the services will be emphasized and
Offering will be taken for the minis
terial relief fund
The usual Thanksgiving day SER
vices will be held at Beth Ahabah
synagogue, on West Franklin street.
+ this morning at IL o'clock. DR..
E. y. Calisch will speak on the topic,
a Bloeiless Revolution" Strangers
are welcome at all services at Beth
I Ahabah,
Thanksgiving service will be held
! in First Church OF Christ, Scientist,
Park avenue and Meadow street. at ii
O'Clock The subject will be Thanks
giving"
Special music will be rendered at
all these services and large attend
ance at most Of them is expected.
! Mayors Proclamation.
/ Mayor George Ains!ie yesterday join
ed President Taft and Governor Mann
in urging a universal observance of
the day. His proclamation follows:
/ ONCE of the Mayor.
Richmond. Va, Nov. "a. 1912.
| Thursday, November rs, 1912. hav-
| ing been designated by the president
I of the United States and the governor
of Virginia as day of Thanksgiving,
wealth. will be a public holiday.
| Thu municipal Offices will be closed
and work in all the city departments.
except such work as may be neces-
sary. which will be determined by the
heads OF the respective departments.
will be suspended during the whole of
! that day. in order to enable the off,
GERS and employees of the city to unite
in returning thanks to. beneficent
providence for his manifold blessings
/ TO as as people.
| GEORGE AINSLIE,
Mayor.
State and municipal Offices will be
closed today. the banks will observe
the holiday and most Of the merchants
viii close at noon or shortly thereafter
1t will be a general holiday. and the
crowds will give themselves up to
amusement during afternoon and even
ing. The theaters will give special
Thanksgiving matinees, and the vau-
deviile and moving picture houses Of
fer special attractions. The feature
of the day however, will be the vir-
ginia Carolina annual clash at Broad
street park. The advance guard of
the alumni OF the two universities
blew into town last night. and today
the students from Charlottesville and
| Chapel Hill will arrive on special
| trains. Early In the afternoon the
road to the bali park will be the trav-
eled road of most OF the pleasure
seekers.
The theaters win have their turn
at night, while germans and private
entertainments will finish out the day
| for many.