Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-30


The thanks Of Philadelphia arise heaven
ward today from the thankful
The gratitude of the city on this Thanks
irving Day takes many forms ThanksEIv-
ing services were held In many churches in
hospitals, In city institutions, in homes the
lame, the halt the blind, the poor and tho
insane gave thanks
The rich gavo thanks TO the Creator and
charity to the poor. who offer their humble
thanks. Charitable organizations dIstrib-
uted food 20 thousands and in turn have set
aside today as donation day. opening their
doors for contributions of money and mer-
chRndlse for the continuation OF their work
Tho day will close with dances, dinners
and entertainments. social and charitable
In nature. chief among which will be the
annual charity ball of the Federation OF
italian Societies, which will be attended by
Mayor Smith and other prominent officials
Thanksgiving services were held through
out the city Among them were a union
service at the Central CONGREGATIONAL
Church, the participating churches being tho
First Moravian, the Fifth Baptist. the Cen
trail Congregational. st.Matthew's Lutheran
Central North Broad Presbyterian. Spring
Garden Methodist. West Green Presbyter-
fan. Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Trinity
Methodist and Christ Reformed.
other union services were those of the
Bethlehem presbyterian ana OXFORD Pres
byterian Churches, in the Park Avenue
Church; the Tabernacle Methodist in the
Grace Methodist Church: the First Re-
formed, in the First Church Of the Brethren
and the Fourth Street Presbyterian. in the
, Episcopal Church OF the Atonement
Bishop Berry conducted tho services in
the Arch Street Methodist Church.
At the Philadelphia General Hospital
Thanksgiving was observed this morning
with services in the Catholic, Episcopal and
1trN ,Io NnI9 nV,H L.,
wards.
Through tho generosity OF the Mary
Shields legacy fund, programs we're pro-
vided for the Philadelphia Hospital for the
Insane and the insane department at By
berry. Religious services, music and other
entertainments were provided at the Home
for the INDECENT, Holmesburg.
The inmates Of these institutions and OF
tho Germantown Almshouse will be served
with Thanksgiving dinners chicken being
substituted for turkey in all except the
Hospital for the Insane. Roast beef and
trimmings will be served in the prisons.
SALVATION ARMY DINNER
The largest Thanksgiving dinner to he
spread for the poor is that of the Sal.
walton Army, which has provided a
Thanksgiving meal for 1900 children in the
First Regiment Armory. The Pennsylvania
branch of the Shut-in Society distributed
baskets of food for cripples and invalids
unable to leave their homes.
About 500 poor children and mothers will
be the guests of the Helping Hand Rescue
Mission. 721 North Second street, at its
seventeenth annual free dinner tonight.
committee of ministers and church workers
aided Charles II. Toner, superintendent. In
providing the food. The 200 inmates of
the Whosoever Mission, Germantown, Will
be guests at n Thanksgiving dinner tonight,
to be followed by musical entertainment
in Chelten Hall
Today has been set aside annual dona'
tion day by the board of trustees of Jeffer'
son Hospital, which during the last year
treated S30S patients eighty per cent OF
them free, at a cost of $1S1,2s2.25. Money,
food and hospital supplies are needed
This is also donation day for the Evan
Eelical Home for the Aged. Old York road
and Hunting Park avenue, and the Ger
man, Episcopal, Presbyterian Frankford
and St Agness Hospitals, where contribu-
tions were received.
A hockey game between two teams OF
girls opened long Thanksgiving program
for the Germantown Boys Club rs West
Penn street, this morning. The teams were
captained by Miss Florence A Pfyner ana
Miss Grace +. ThaclSrah.
New Englanders found a pleasant sur
prise at the Hotel Adelphia, where real
New England Thanksgiving dinner was
served with roast Vermont turkey and
cranberry sauce ms the piece de resistance,
and distinctive pumpkin and mince pies
Ia New England, other high spots In
the menu, which VIII he served until s'oO
D. m are grapefruit. soup, fish. sirloin OF
beef creamed green peas a la Franchise, po-
tatoes duchesse, salade lorette and English
plum pudding. with trimmings like cell
cry, salted nuts, ralslns, olives sorhet creme
de menthe ice cream, cake and demitasse
The Hawaiian orchestra was an attraction
that helped crowd the hotel with guests
from the city, New England and New York.
ITALIAN SOCIETIES
Among those who have accepted invita-
tions to the annual dance, concert and lunch
OF the Federazione dslle Soceta' Italiane
Federation of Italian Societies). at Lyric
Hall, s2s South Sixth street. are Mayor
Smith, Justice Won Moschzsker, OF the SUI
preme Court Judges Patterson Barratt'
McAIiohael Finletter, Monaghan and Mac
Nellie, Senator Edwin II, Ware. Congress-
man William 8. Ware, Major General ].
Lewis Good, Recorder OF Deeds James NJ
Hazlett, Chevalier Gaetano Poccardi, the
Italian Consul; /, Gordon Foster, John r.
Coughln, Michael C. COgla, George Quin-
tard Horwltz.\ Harry C. Mackey, II. c.
Rohlfng, John l., Burns and Magistrate
Coward
The first Thanksgiving dance OF the Ger
mantown Cricket Club will be held tonight
, at Mannheim preceded by dinner. More
than 200 persons are expected To attend.