Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-28
FEAST FOR ORPHANS
Dinners Provided for Those in
Washington AsyIums.
GAMES ALSO ON PROGRAM
Institutions Plan Full Day for Their
Little Inmates.
SERVICES ARE ATTENDED
Morning Devoted to Religious Exer-
cises at the Various City -
Churches.
ARE ATTENDED

Al the several orphan asylums in the
| city special entertainment is being pro-
Vlded for the children today. The chill
oren attended Thanksgiving day services
at various churches this forenoon and
upon their return to their respective in
situations enjoyed THANKSGIVING day din
| ners that they will long remember. AT
two of the asylums ice cream feasts
have been provided for the children this
afternoon.
AT the Washington City Orphan Asy-
| lum, 18th and S streets northwest the
children followed a custom established
forty years ago when they attended the
morning service at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church today. Upon their
| return a big dinner. consisting of roast
turkey and scores of other good things,
was awaiting them. The afternoon is
being devoted to the playing Of games
and other forms of amusement. There
will also be a big ice cream feast, well
known Washington confectioner having
provided several big Ireezers Of cream
for the little ones.
The children who make their home at
st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum attended a
Thanksgiving day service in the chapel
of the institution early this morning.
The forenoon was devoted to games, and
at l o'clock they had their big dinner.
Games are also being played this after
noon.
The children of st. Johns Orphan
Asylum attended the services at st.
Johns Church, at 10th and H streets
northwest. at IL o'clock this morning.
O'Clock this afternoon. This afternoon Is
being devoted to games. At St John s
orphanage a number of the former In
mates are expected to call this afternoon.
This custom is followed each year.
Grown men and women who made their
home at the orphanage during their child
hood years make 1t a point to visit the
institution on Thanksgiving day and as
sist in entertaining the children.
Dinner Served at Noon.
Rev. James Butler officiated at the
services held at the German Orphan
Asylum this morning. At noon dinner
was served. The afternoon is being de-
voted to the playing Of games. Several
of the directors of the asylum are spend
ing the day there assisting in making
The children Of ST. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum attended services at st. Patrick S
Catholic Church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and upon their return found a sump-
tuous Thanksgiving feast awaiting them.
Games are being played this afternoon.
but care is being taken to see that the
little ones are not too tired out to attend
the big donation party to be held In the
Hall tonight under the auspices Of the
Catholic knights Of America and other
Catholic societies. This custom was
established Twenty-Five years ago and
ever since then a big donation party
for the benefit Of the orphanage has been
held every year.
The children will give several drills
tonight and a number of them will re-
cite DR.. Patrick ]. Lennox, professor
of English literature at the Catholic Uni
versity, will deliver an address. Judge
William H. De Lacy OF the Juvenile
Following the entertainment a dance
will be held.
Donation Day at Hospital.
Today is donation day. at the Chill
dren's Hospital. and all day long friends
of the institution have brought gifts Of
money, clothes. food and materials to
be used in making clothes to help the
little children who are patients there.
Members of the board of lady managers
of the hospital. of which Mrs. Fred b.
Gale, vice president, are receiving the
visitors and showing them about the
The Thanksgiving day donation is an
annual affair at the Children's Hospital
just as is the Thanksgiving dinner for
the children. There are eiShty-ive
patients in the hospital at present, ana
an effort was made to eive Thanksgiv-
ing touch to the dinners of even those
who are most i'll. Turkey and cram
berry sauce and all of the rest of the
children who We're we'll enough to par
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