The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-28
THANKSGIVING WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY Exercises in the Churches
 and Public Schools
SOME PROGRAMMES
Three Masses Will Be Celebrated at St. Paul's-Special Services at the First Methodist Begin at
 II O'Clock

The churches and schools of Bir- mihgham will observe in a fitting mau- ner Thanksgiving day by special ser vices and exercises this morning and throughout the day. Protestant and Catholic churches alike will hold ser eies today and the public schools of the district will observe the day with | suitable exercises
 The First Methodist church will throw open it's doors at II o'clock this morn | ing to all the various methodist con gregations of the city and to all others who care to attend the special Thanks giving services. which will be con ducted by the Rev. F. C. MeVoy, pas tor of the Highlands Methodist church. There will be special music and sing ing by an augmented choir. Presiding Elder l.. C. Branscomb of the Birming- ham district invites all denominations to unite and attend the services at the First church this morning. At St. Pauls At St.. Paurs Catholic church three masses will be celebrated. the last at 8 o'clock. will be high mass, Services will also be held this evening. At the Episcopal Church of the Ad vent Dr. w E. Evans will conduct ser- vices and offerings of clothing, fuel. etc, will be received.
 At the Third Presbyterian church the pastor, the Rev. J. D. Bryan, will hold this morning at II o'clock and thls evening at 7.90 o'clock special Thanksgiving services. The pastor will preach this morning on How u Thanksgiving Spirit Is Cultivated" and this evening on "The Orgin of Thanks giving"
 The rector of St. Andrews Episcopal church, Rev. pr. Willis Clark, will con duct special Thanksgiving services this morning at II o'clock. The collection taken up will go to the benefit of the church Home for Orphans.
 At Tuberculosis Camp
 The Red Mountain Tuberculosis camp will hold special Thanksgiving ser vices today at 2:S0 o'clock. All friends of the association are invited and request is made that any one who can sing volunteer their services.
 No change in the programme of the training scnOOl now DelnB conducted dt the First Baptist church will be made for today, and the regular routine Of business will be carried out though there will be particular mention of the day.
 At the First Church of Christ, Scient- st, special services will be held this morning at II o'clock. The lesson ser mon will be on the topic of Thanks giving" e
 The high schools and elementary schools of the Birmingham district white and colored, will have special Thanksgiving exercises this morning at o'clock. These exercises on Thanks giving have been the custom for somo years and are quite elaborate In char acter and usually last about an hour and a half after which all the pupils are dismissed for a short vacation un- til the following Monday morning.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of public schools, said last evening that the programme of exercises in ali tine schools of the city and district for Thanksgiving would be essentially the same as in previous years. and also that following the exercises the pupils in all the schools of tho district would be dismissed until Monday morning.