The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-26
CELEBRATE DAY
IN CHURCHES
Thanksgiving Observed ApprO-
priately in Topeka.
Poor and Unfortunate We're Not
Forgotten Here.
BASKETS OF CHEER GIVEN
Music and Turkey for Old
Ladies at the Ingleside.
Union Church Services at Many
Parts of City.

Thanksgiving was appropriately OBJ
served in Topeka. Union church serv-
ices were held at various Topeka
churches. The poor and the unfortu-
nate were by no means forgotten. FOOD
was provided for special dinners, and
the Topeka Local Union, composed OF
Christian Endeavor societies. took flow
ers to hundreds Of Topeka shut-ins.
The women of the N. N. S. club
brought cheer to the homes of five
worthy poor families. Each family
received a basket containing chicken.
fruit, nuts and canned goods. Another
family which has not received help
from the club was given basket. Late
"Wednesday they visited an old lady at
the county farm and took her some
delicacies. N'
The members of the Ingleside fam
ily'' had a treat today in the form of
an excellent dinner with music thrown
In. Montgomery's orchestra played
while the repast was being enjoyed.
Tho menue included turkey with Dress
ing and gravy, mashed potatoes, jelly.
peas, celery, cranberry Jelly, picked
peaches. mince and pumpkin pie. fruit,
cake and coffee. ~ a.
The Ladies Of the Moose provided for
a dozen families. The Salvation Army
provided many dinners for the poor.
The day nursery children were given a
treat by a Sunday school class under
Miss Mabel Adams.
Because Of the demand for food every
day upon the Provident association.
that organization provided no special
dinners. The association helped some
Of the poor people. however. by distri-
buting potatoes. Two barrels of pota-
toes were received from Roy Crawford
and one from Carl Bolmar.
One Provident association family had
q good dinner that was furnished by
Miss Bartletts class at Lincoln school.
The mother has been i'll in the hospital
room of the Provident building. Many
dinners were provided today by church
and other organizations and individ-
uals.
Members of the congregations of the
down town churches worshipped at the
First Christian church this morning.
The program was an elaborate one. DR..
o. L. Cook was chairman of the meet
ing.
The program: Violin. cello. organ
"Cavatina,' Raft, Clarence Messick
rigg, Hymn TAI. America" Scripture
reading. Psalm CvII. Rev. J. A. Rem:
wick; Prayer. DR.. Benjamin Young
Solo. "a Song of Thanksgiving" Wal.
do Haywood; Offerings, DR.. Stephen S
Estey; Solo, "A Song of Praise Miss
Hazel Hypes; Sermon, Thanksgiving
Day in Kansas" Rev. E. E. Orner;
1855. Coronation; Benediction, DR.. Ar
thur S. Henderson,: Organ, Festival
March, FoOte.
The Rev. Mr.. Collier of the Dun.
kard church preached at the Oakland
Christian church.
On the East side services were hello
In the Second United Brethren
church. The Rev. ]. K. Young Of the
Evangelical association officiated.
Church people of the southwest dis
trict combined at the Central Parl
Christian church. DIR. w. M. Balcf
of the Lowman Memorial church
preached.
The Rev. ]. E. Sheer of the Kansa.
Avenue Methodist church preached a
the Second Presbyterian church
North side.
Among the colored churches uniol
services were held as follows:
West section the Rev. l. H. w. Ter
rill at the ST. Johns M. f. church
East side. the Rev. w. w. Ewing a
Browns chapel; North side. the Rev
Walton Brown at the B Street Baptis
church E-7r