The Washington times., 1915-11-22
WILL NOT FORGET
WARDS OF DISTRICT
Thanksgiving viii Be Day Of
Celebration in Several Insti-
tutions Here.

In celebration Of Thanksgiving the
wards Of the District win not be for
gotten.
Turkey will not grace the boards at
all Of the charitable and correctional
institutions. but special dinners and de-
votional exercises with athletic games
and events at the children's homes. will
mark the day. Superintendent w. II.
Whitaker. of the workhouse at Occo-
quan has declared a holiday. Tho nris-
Snnsr viii Will s se dawn no snS az
meal consisting Of roast pork and gravy.
sweet potatoes, cabbage and hot rolls.
Devotional exercises will be held in
The Jail prisoners also will bs given
a holiday, and will enjoy a roast pork
and sweet potato dinner, which will be
served also at tho Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Tho patients will be permitted to re-
ceive from friends and relatives Gifts
OF edib)es and dainties. Several church
societie Aro expected to visit the In
stituttoa during the afternoon.
At Ex.Sailors' Home.
Major q. r. Campbell. president Of the
board Of managers Of the Temporary
Home for Ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors.
will address tho inmates Of the institu-
tion. The dinner will consist Of roast
turkey and cranberry sauce. celery.
baked sweet potatoes. mashed potatoes.
oysters. green peas, pudding. pie. and
coffee. and will be followed by mu-
Patients at the Tuberculosis Hos
pital will be served turkey. sweet po-
tatoes. cranberries. corn. celery. and
a dessert Of minee and pumpkin pie. To
bag containing. an apple. orange. ba-
mana. ngs. raisins. nutA, which may be
taken to tho wards and eaten at leisure.
Church societies will aid In making the
d.y a memorable on enc for for the " old sll, folks
Devotional exercises will be held dur
ing the afternoon. following a dinner Of
roast chicken. roast pork. boiled onions.
candied sweet potatoes. pickles. and
The dsy at the Industrial Home
School will begin with devotional exer-
cises at o'clock. followed by the read
ing Of the Presidents Thanksgiving Day
proclamation and the singing Of
America by the pupils.
To Play Football.
A football game between the Standard
Athletic Club and the Industrial Home
school is scheduled for 10 a. m:. The
children will be given turkey. dinner.
and in the afternoon there will be an
exhibition of plain and fancy roller
skating
A tootDal game between tno carpentry
boys and the blacksmith boys 10 tho
event of the day at the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children. Chicken
will form the principal item on the bill
of fare. accompanied by a plentiful sup
ply. Of vegetables. Morning services Will
be held in the chapel.
A football game between teams repre-
scniing the various classes. followed by
vii be held in the afternoon at the
National Training School for Boys. A
MONDAY dinner will consist OF turkey
with cranberry sauce. and oyster dress
ing. celery. mashed potatoes. olives.
mince pie. and coffee.
a new and novel feature of the cele-
hration at the National Training
schools for Girls will be a baseball
game between teams selected from
among the pupils. This will be fol-
lowed by an entertainment in the
afternoon and a play by the girls Of
the Honor Cottage in the evening.