New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-28
Father KniCkerboCker Will Set
Coed Example by Feeding
$4,000 of His Wards.
MUSIC AND THEATRICALS
Private Charity Opens It's
Purse -strings-Thanksgiving
Services in Many of
the Churches.

himself viii act as host TO something like
twelve thousand of his wards in his vari-
Gus institutions, and thousands of others
will be fed through the generosity Of the
,ity's favored Of fortune
Beginning at ! o'clock this morning the
poor of the city began 600 awe thanks
when one thousand home. men OF 'hc
Bowery were fed at the Bowery Mission.
But the hie Thanksgiving dinner. always
a feature at the mission, will be Tonight
At o'clock.
At o'clock this morning baskets OF
food will be given TO many poor families al
the mission. a custom that is almost uni
yersaI among the charitable institutions
Of the city.
The sick in hospitals. the unfortunate
I'm prisons. and the poor I'm charitable IN
stitutions-an will dine to-day on turkey
and cranberry sauce. mince pie and all
tho rest that go 10 make NJ Thanksg1V-
inc dinner.
These dinners will continue almost un-
unfortunately until Q O'Clock tonight. and
Al many Of them entertainments involving
weeks Of preparation will be given. the
biggest of these will he on BlackweiIs
bin Of twenty-five acts.
Both Of the biz tails on the island have
been fitted up d .anatres by Mr. Keith
employees. and two fun orchestras VIII
'rIav. one will be Benzbers's Colonial
Theatre orchestra, and the other LOUIS
" Rcinhard's Orphcum orchestra
After the acts are over ana the inmates
Of tho several institutions on BlackWeH
island have heard the latest popular airs
tho male inmates viii receive cigars
through Mr. Keith's generosity. and the
Women will get boxes Of candy.
Music for Tombs Prisoners
The prisoners IN the Tombs will be Wis
ued i'm the morning by Miss Eva Booth
of the Salvation Army who will speak t.
tbor, and the National STAFF Band. when
will accompany her. will play some OF IT'S
h hest numbers for the entertainment OF me
VI prisoners
The down and outs OF Chinatown to
tho number Of one thousand. will nave
their Thanksgiving dinner at the mission
or the Rescue Society, i'm the basement oil
tho old Chinese Theatre, Nos. ana d
. Doyc~s street. The dinner VIII begin al .
o'clock. and after the last hungry mouth
has been fed. a religious service WI. DC
hold and several cIergymen Interested III
tho missions work will speak 10 the
homeless.
The youthful unfortunates oil the cry
have not been forgotten In the various
homes for boys and girls elaborate prep,
a,ations have been soing on for days ana
In some instances months that the DAY
might be a success.
The Newsboys' Lodging House, just OIL
park Row. and the Harlem Boys nome
will have big dinners for the IttIe lelIo"s
and entertainments as we'll At the latter
which is conducted by the Childrens Ala
Society. the boys, who have been rehears-
ing since the end OF the summer, will give
a minstrel show and entertainment III
black face and high collars ana gauos
suits
g And the moor directors Of the INTERIOR
ough. thanks 10 1,04S,7l0 nickels collec'eu
each day for the six days ending last Sat
rrdav, will be able to buy their own
Thanksgiving dinners.
This fact--the number OF passengers
carried daily-was made known by PreSi-
dent Shonts yesterday, and the figures es-
tablish a new record for fares collected IN
any week by the marlborough.
Services in Many Churches.
The churches throughout the city will
observe the day with prayer and preach
,ns, and in many cases special music Will
be provided.
81 At calvary Baptist Church Dr. william
p wallace pastor OF the Baptist Temple,
Brooklyn, will preach at the II O'Clock
service.
DR., Charles L. aoodell and DR.. Walter
LaIdlaw will deliver addresses at the IL
o'clock service Of the Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Al the Brick Presbyterian Church at II
o'clock the Rev Or. william p. Merrill
will preach at a union service in which
Christ Church and the Church OF the
covenant will take part The hymn
America. Befriend," the words written
d. by DR.. Henry van Dyke and the music
composed by Dr. Merrill, will be sung by
the sunday schools Of the two visiting
churches.
Services will be held at other Presby-
terrain churches at the same hour. At the
old First Presbyterian Church Dr. How
ard DufBeld will conduct the services at
the University Place Presbyterian Church
DR., George Alexander will preach; at the
Rutgers Presbyterian Church the sermon
will be by DR.. Robert Mackenzie. and at
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
DR. Charles IT, Parkhurst will preach
At the following Protestant Episcopal
churches services will be held at IL
o'clock Cathedral OF st. John the Divine
Canon Nelson preaching; at a. m
Bishop Greer will address the Brother
hood Of St Andrew; St Bartholomew's
Church. sermon by Dr. Leighton Parks
at the Church of the Holy Communion DR.
Henry Mottet will preach; at ST. Jsmess
Episcopal Church, Bishop Courtney will
. preach. st Agnes's Chapel will have two
morning services. one at 80 and one at
" O'Clock. besides the IL O'Clock service,
and an evening prayer at o'clock. At
the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION services
will be held at 10 80 o'clock. Dr. George
Clarke Houghton will preach.
At St Nicholas Collegiate Church there
viii be union services with the congrega-
tion OF the Marble Collegiate Church at
] o'clock The Rev. DR.. David ]. Bur
.Icn will preach and the choir OF ST Nicho-
las will render the music
At All Souls Church at II o'clock there
will be union services with the Church OF
the Messiah. The Rev. John Haynes