Evening star., 1915-11-25
Turkey Figures in Bill of Fare
at Many of the In
StitutionS.
NECESSARY WORK ONLY
REQUIRED OF INMATES
Athletic Contests and Musical and
Other Entertainments Are
on Programs.

Thanksgiving was observed today by
all the wards of the District govern
ment, from the one, thousand odd men
and woman prisoners confined in the
workhouse and Jail to the several hun
dred boys and girls who make up the
Industrial and training school colonies.
1t was a day of good cheer at all the
District institutions, but especially at
the correctional schools. where turkey
graced the festal board and other
tempting dishes completed a menu that
the young folks showed high appre-
citation of.
At the workhouse the day de-
ciared a holiday, and at the Home for
the Aged and Infrm, at Blue Plain,
Supt Fay provided dinner of home
grown products that was pronounced
one of the best ever served in the in
stitution. ----.
Programs of Entertainment.
Thanksgiving day at the government
institutions, as elsewhere. is essential
ly a day of eating, but entertainments
and athletic contests were a part of
the program at several of the schools,
ard the day proved a busy one for
most of the juvenile wards.
Beginning with devotional exercises
at ? o'clock, followed by the reading
of the Presidents Thanksgiving day
proclamation and the singing of Amer
ica by the pupils, the celebration at
the Industrial Home School continued
until late in the day A foot ball game
between elevens representing this
school and the Standard Athletic Club
was the principal feature of the MORN
Ing program, while this afternoon pu-
pills of the school are participating in
an exhibition OF roller skating. Dim
ner began promptly at 12:30 o'clock,
with the menu consisting of roast tur-
key. cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes,
pumpkin pie, nuts and oranges
Foot Ball Game a Feature.
At the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children, at Blue Plains, foot
ball game is being played this after
noon between teams representing the
carpentry and blacksmith boys. Dur
ing the morning there was a praise
service at the chapel. The menu con-
sisted of chicken. potatoes, rice, toma-
toes. sweet potato pie and milk.
Entertainment similar to that pro-
vided at the industrial schools was fur
nished at the national training school
for boys. where foot bail game be-
tween teams representing the various
classes was the outstanding feature of
the day. series of athletic games
and events is arranged for the after
noon part of the program. A MONDAY
dinner consisting of turkey, oyster
dressing: cranberry sauce. mashed po-
tatoes. olives. mince pie and coffee was
served
A new feature was provided for the
celebration at the national training
school for girls in the form of a COM
petitive game of base ball between the
two coiored cottages Tonight a play
will be given by the honor cottage
girls. Roast pork was the principal at
traction on the menu, but other good
things to eat such as mashed potatoes,
brown sweet potatoes. turnips, cold
slaw. cranberries and pumpkin pie were
enjoyed by the pupils.
HOMEGROWN Products Served.
AT the workhouse and Home for the
Aged and Infirm homegrown products
were served The season just closed
was "A successful one for the farms
operated in connection with these in
stitutions and the larders were drawn
upon extensively in preparation for
today's dinner The menu at the Home
for the Aged consisted of fresh roast
pork. roast chicken. apple sauce, boiled
onions. pickles, candied sweet potatoes
and mince pie Representatives of
number of Washington churches and
societies and numerous relatives and
friends helped to make the day en-
joya BILE one for the old folks.
No work was done at all by the in
mates of the workhouse. AT noon
roast pork and sweet potato dinner was
served Likewise the Jail prisoners
were given holiday and served a din
ner of extra proportions, of which the
principal attractions were roast pork
and sweet potatoes. A similar menu
was served at the Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Had Good Breakfast, Too.
At the Temporary Home for Ex-Cnion
Soldiers and Sailors the inmates have
spent a busy day. Not only were they
given turkey and cranberry dinner
but the Thanksgiving breakfast served
at this institution was above the or
dinary. Musical entertainment was
provided in connection with the dinner
and an address made by Maj. E. r.
Campbell. president of the board of
management
Patients at the Tuberculosis Hospital
were given turkey. sweet potatoes
cranberries and other Thanksgiying
eoibles. To each person at the table
was given a bag containing an apple,
orange, banana. figs, raisins and nuts.
No special Thanksgiving menu was
provided at the municipal lodging
house, but this institution TODAY re.
ceived its usual number of applications
TO provide temporary shelter and food
Tor persons out of work