Evening star., 1915-11-22

Phillips. Mrs. E. A. Stevens, Miss Emma
leatman, Mrs. C. L. White, Mrs. J. E.
kidwell, Mrs. Stoddart and ]. E. Kid
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| Committee on lunch-Chairman, Mrs.
A. L. Thompson. Mrs. W. P. Chronin-
ger. Mrs. Bittenbender. Mrs. Hum
| phries, Mrs. Boesch, Mr.. and Mrs. F. a.
Frost s,ssans Mrs; F. Richsrdson Mrs NE E.
| Moores. Mrs. J. S. Bennett, Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. c. A Smith. Miss NJ. A. Anderson,
Mrs. A M. Cooper. Miss NJ. Spangler.
Mrs '. chown. Miss Mary Hoopes. Mr..
| and Mrs. ]. E. kidwell. Mrs. J. NJ. Pat
terson, Mrs. w. L Arnold, Mr. and Mrs.
Burton. John johnson. Mr. and Mrs. C.
| E. White. Mrs. ]. f. Mettitt, Mrs. Ryk-
erd, Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Smell.
Committee on addressing tags-chair-
| man. Mrs. ]. S. Bennett. Miss Sadie
derson, Mrs. E. A. Stevens, Mrs. E. E.
Richardson and Mrs. J. f. Kidwell.
Committee on transportation-Cha
man. John E. Merritt; Charles Randai' a.
Biting. Howard Biting. C. F. Sewers.
]. r. Mickle and ]. f. Kidwell.
Music committee-Chairman. W II.
Ramsey: Miss Sadie Lynn. Mrs. f. j.
Rouzee. Miss Blanche Rouzee. Jesse NJ
Patterson. DR.. Millard F. Thompson.
Committee on religious exercises
Chairman, DR.. E. E. Richardson's: Rev
and Mrs. ! \. culbertson. Charles arnnstt >.
E. a. Stevens and Nicholas Van SAINT.
At District Institutions.
Inmates of the District Jail. Washing
ton Asylum Hospital and of the work
house. art -Occoquan are not to. be given
any special dinner Thursday, nor is
there to be any special observance OF
the day.
A breakfast for the poor will be sery-
ed between and 10 o'clock at the Sal
walton Army, $50 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, Thursday morning. under
the direction of Adjt L. NJ. Frazier.
Tickets for the breakfast are now be-
ing distributed by members OF the
iarmy Baskets are also being prepared
with canned goods and other eatables.
A special service will be held at
o'clock in the evening, at which En-.
sign Lewis Coleman of Macon. Ga. will
be the leader. musical program Is
also to be given.
Pan-American Mass.
The seventh annual pan-American
mass is to be celebrated at st. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church at 10
o'clock Thursday morning. Representa-
tives Of various American REPUBLICS are
to be in attendance. Mgr. William L.
Russell, pastor of the church, is to en-
tertain a number of guests at luncheon
at the rectory, following the services.
Union services of Ave Protestant
churches are to be held Thursday at
1890 o'clock in the Westminster Pres-
byterian Church.
The public schools will be closed, and
in a number of them, Wednesday aft
ernoon, exercises appropriate to
Thanksgiving will be held.
Dinner for German Orphans.
About forty youngsters at the Ger
man Orphan Asylum are to be given
special turkey dinner THURSDAY, after
which they will take walk In the
woods. 1t is the custom on holidays to
take the children for such a walk fol-
lowing the big dinners.
Chapel services are to be held at the
National Training School for Boys, un-
der the direction of Supt. G: A. Sterling.
At noon a turkey dinner will be served,
while the afternoon will be devoted to
games for the boys.
At the National Training School for
Girls, besides the big dinner. there is
to be a play presented by the Honor
Cottage girls and base ball game
between teams of two of the colored
Arrangements for special dinner at
the Home for the Aged and Inf1rm have
been made for Thanksgiving day. Re
ligious exercises also are to be held.
A program of exercises and athletic
events has been arranged by G. w.
Skinner, superintendent of the Indus
trial Home School Devotional exer-
cises will be held from to 9:45 o'clock
in the morning. then the Presidents
Thanksgiving proclamation will be
read and the children will sing patriotic
songs. A foot ball game is to be played
at 10 O'Clock between the school team
and the Standard Athletic Club. The
turkey dinner will be served at 1890
o'clock. In the afternoon there is to
be roller skating and sporting events.
The Washington Riding and Hunt
Club has arranged for a fox hunt
Thursday 1t will be the first time this
year the riders have gone after Rey
nard himself. The start is to be made
west Of Wisconsin avenue, although
full plans have not yet been made.
The Washington riders identified
with the back-to- the saddle movement
have planned a paper chase Thanks
giving morning and a cross-country
ride in the afternoon.
Early Closing Wednesday.
Nothing as yet has been done regarding
the closing Of the government depart.
Last year four Of the departments
Commerce, Labor, War and State-were
dismissed at ! o'clock, while the en-
ployes of the Treasury, Justice, Agricul-
departments worked until 4:30 O'Clock
The closing of the departments at l
O'Clock Wednesday is left by the Presi-
dent to the discretion of the secretaries.
The Library of Congress divisions COM
posing the Sunday and holiday service
are to be open Thursday from to 10
o'clock. The other departments are to
be closed the entire day.
Girls who are away from home over
Thanksgiving are to be given the oppor-
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