El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
THANKSGIVING IS
GENERAL HOLIDAY
Banks and Stores Close;
Three Union Services;
Baskets for Poor.

Thanksgiving day was observed in
FL Paso as general holiday Ihe
banks closed for the day, the postotflce
closed at Il o'clock Cor the remainder
closed throughout the day, while many
more closed at noon.
Union THANKSGIVING services were
held at three churches while the church
OF st. Clement had the usual Thanks
giving service at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. The downtown union service
was held at the First Baptist church
" here Rev. j. =. Abbott. pastor OF the
hvered the sermon OF thanks Assist
ing in the services downtown were
Rev. J. +. Williams. Of the First Zap
list church: Rev. Perry = Rice, OF the
Christian church. Rev. Charles Leslie
Overstreet. of the First Presbyterian
church, Rev. ". +. Packard, Of the
Trinity Methodist church; Rev o. j.
Wade. of the Calvary HOuStOn square
Baptist church and Rev. Herman g.
Porter. of the First Methodist church
Special Thanksgiving music was given
at this service ana II was attended b4
A crowd which filled the Magoffiu ave
nue. church.
suburban Services.
The suburban union services We're
held at the East FL Paso Presbyterian
church and at the Highland Park
Methodist church At the East FL
Paso Presbyterian church Rev J. H.
ellen, of the Austin Park Christian
church. delivered the Than sgivlnB
sermon and was assisted in the serV-
ices by the ministers Of that seton.
At the Highlaud Park Methodist
church Rev. ". c Baber, OF the Altura
r s., te-Iau chu ch. pa eacre the ser
mon Special music was also given at
h~+h Of these suburban services and
crowds attended these as well as the
downtown meeting
Army Service.
At the Sixth infantry camp the sol
diers held a Thanksgiving service
which was in charge Of chaplain John
A. Randolph The Sixth infantry or
chestra played appropriate music Tor
this service and chanlaln kandOlpn
preached on Thanksgiving" Special
vocal music was also given at this
service which was attended by hun
dreds OF soldiers
day, the city hall closed at noon for
the remainder OF the day and the
s"urts dismissed for the entire day
The city council met at 10 o'clock, beard
the reading Of the minutes OF the pre-
vious meeting and then adjourned for
the day.
The WOmans Charity association
distributed 50 baskets TO the poor OF
the city Thursday as a part OF its
charity work This is an annual Gus
tom and the baskets are distributed
after q list is carefully prepared The
school children Of the city contributed
70 these baskets by taking food 20
school The Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of the First Christian church
also distributed. baskets TO the poor
and MANY other baskets we're distrlb-
uted during the day
Many Turkeys Consumed
All of the hotels served turkey din
ners Thursday and there were many
family reunions and dinenrs in homes
Of the CITY. At Fort piss and in Camp
Cotton all of the s&Siers stationed
in these two camps were served with
turkey dinners Thursday ut noon The
quartermaster department bought 20,-
600 pounds OF turkey TO supply the
soldiers with plenty Of turkey The
soldiers had lite TO do Thursday. as
all regular drills and everything else
bit the necesasry duties were sus-
pended for the day
HOsrftal Dinner.
The 102 inmates of the county hOspi-
tai were given a turkey dinner with
AL the trimmings by superintendent
McDaniels at noon Thursday The din
uer was complete as TO all the trim
rings The nurses and members Of
the staff had their Thanksgiving din
ner in a dining room reserved for their
use Many OF the patients were too i'll
TO partake Of turkey, but superintend-
ent McDaniels states that there was a
splendid display Of appetite among the
old men ana women Of the poor farm
section.