The Washington times., 1913-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY
IN CITY CHURCHES
Americas Greatest Feast Tim Will Be Celebrated in Score
of EdificeS TomorroW-EarIy Masses Are To Be
SIng-Sermons on the Event.

Americas greatest feast day will be
observed royalty by all Washington to-
morrow. and not belt in tie Capital
Sut will be let out several rotches he
fore the last 6rumstick has been pick
&c clean and the last bit OF white meat
scraped from the wishbonc.
Not all of the attention will go to the
carnal man. however, for the real spirit
OF Thanksgiving will enter into special
services held in scores of churches,
where the devout may hear
80 the deep-toned organ blow
TO the full-yOiced choir below"
Early masses will be sung in all the
Catholic churches, and in most of the
Protestant churches the special serv-
ices will begin at 1880 or II o'clock.
One OF the most imposing services
will be the celebration OF the Pan
American mass at st. Patrick'S at IL
clock in the morning, which will be
attended by President Wilson, several
members of the Cabinet, and most of
the Diplomatic Corps
cardinal Gibbons will be present and
Will occupy seat on scarlet throne
at the right of the altar. The Rev. Jo-
seph Cassidy will sing the mass and
win be assisted by the Rev. c. NJ Bart
as deacon and the Rev. John NJ. Nc
Nama;ra as subdeacon. The sermon
will be preached by the Right Rev.
Charles Warren CurTier, bishop of Ma
tanzas. Cuba, and the Right Rev. Will
ian 7. Rpssell, rector of st. Patrick'S,
viii ocCLpy seat in the sanctuary.
Church of Epiphany.
At the Episcopal Church of the Epiph-
any there will be communion at s o'clock
IN the morning and a sHlg service and
sermon at II O'Clock in charge of the
Rev. G. Freeland Peter, associate min
lister. The same program will be fol-
lowed at Sts Johns Episcopal Church,
where the Rev. Roland Cotton Smlh
viii preach. At st. Margaret's Epis-
copal Church the communion service
viii be at 7:30.
The Rev. DR.. Lucius c. Clark will
Methodist Episcopal Church at II
o'clock tomorrow, and. as usual, in this
church thank Offering will be taken
Tor the benefit Of the Methodist Home
Weaver will preach the sermon at the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church at II
o clock. and the Rev. DR.. W. L. Nc
henney Will preach on Our Greatest
Methodist Ep scopaI Church at the same
hour. At the latter service there will
also be several numbers given by the
wesley Quartet and the vested chorus
choir.
unique service will be the sunrise
praise. prayer and testimony meeting at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, which
begins at 7:30 in the morning, under the
leadership of the Rev. John Compton
Ball, pastor. Contributions of all man
ner of foodstuffs will be received for
the Baptist Home for Aged Ladies and
breakfast will be served at the church
at s O'Clock
Christian Endeavor Anxious.
The District of Columbia Christian
Endeayor Union will hold union Chris
tian Endeavor Thanksgiving services
Thursday morning at o'clock at the
following churches: First Congrega-
tional. Tenth and G Streets northwest,
Miss Htlda Ulrichson leader; Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant,
Mr.. Paul H: Watson leader; Northmin-
sster Presbyterian, Mr.. T. c. Crump
leader; North Carolina Avenue Metho-
dist Protestant, Mr.. Horace NJ. Gilman
leader: Takoma Park Presbyterian, Ia
koma Park, D. c.; Congress Heights
Baptist. Congress Heights, D. c.; and
Chevy Chase Presbyterian. Mr.. w. c.
Whitlow leader. Mr.. Percy Gates field
secretary for Christian Endeavor for
the Safe of Illinois, and Mr.. Rexford
l. Holmes. president of the local c. z.
Union will visit three of the services,
speaking briefly at each.
The Rev: Louis E Purdum. First Con-
gregational Church, IL a m. the Rev.
DR.. Charles F. Steck, Epiphany Luth-
% d.
Frank Sewall, New Church, IL a m :;
the Rev. S. a: Bower. Northminster
Presbyterian Church, II a. m the Rev.
Dr. Joseph 7. Kelly, Fourth Presbyterian
Church, 9 a m; the Rev. Paul
II; Hickok, Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. 1890 a. m; the Rev. DR.. c.
Everest Granger Gunton Temple Pres
byterian Church, chapel. $50 a. m
the Rev. James H. Taylor, Central
tSOuthern Assembly, Presbyterian
Church, 10 80 a. m; the Rev DR.
Charles Wood, Presbyterian Church Of
the Covenant, II a. m.
Union Services. I.
Union services of all the churches in
the Columbia Baptist Association will be
held in the Calvary Baptist Church at
ter will preach. The All Souls Uni
tartan Church members will meet with
the members of the UniverSalist Church
of Our Father at the latter church at
the same hour.
The poor OF the city probably will get
more good things to eat tomorrow than
At any time of the year, not excepting
Christmas. The Gospel and Central
Union Missions have been busy for
months collecting donations of money
and food for the destitute of the Capt.
tai, and several hundred dinners viii
Oe furnished by these and other or
SaniZed charities. In many churches
thank offerings will be taken for some
specified philanthropy, and all those in
wards. from those in jails to those in
orphan asylums, will have specially big
dinners during the day.
Ali the big department stores will be
"losed all day, but the Center Market
VIII be open from a. m. till II q m
The market will also keep open until
o'clock tonight and there is always