The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-29
CHURCHES TO FEED
POOR TOMORROW
IN
Missions Will Serve Bountiful
Dinner to Unfortunates
Of City.
4 G0DSEND TO HUNDREDS
Special Programs Of Praise Will
Be Held by Most
Congregations.
A GoDSEND TO HUNDREDS

FOR was an hunsercd and ye give me
meat.
The faith OF hundreds OF persons
in the city will be renewed tomorrow
: through the fundamentally OF the
churches, the missions, and kindred
organizations. Dinner IL to be served
at many places throughout the city.
On the menu OF the missions there
will be pork, or beef. for turkey is
much too high. "stuffing," cranber-
~ sauce, hominy. beans, white and
sweet potatoes, bread and maybe
butter, coffee. and pumpkin pie. Ev.
eryone who comes will be asked to
eat all he cares to.
Prayer Service First.
Prayer services will precede the
dinners. II will be necessary to feed
those attending in relays. The first
dinner is to start at II o'clock. There
is to be one every hour thereafter
until all have been fed. No one IL
limited to one meal, he being priv.
legged to eat as often and as long
as he can. Not many avail them.
selves OF the privilege the second
time. II In stated.
More persons are expected at the
missions this year than for several
years, superintendent believe, despite
sne prosperity. There is goodly
number OF women and children ex.
pected tomorrow, a larger percentage
than are usually present.
This In explained by the fact thnt
the men are away working, and they
90 NOT always send money home to
their families.
In the City's Churches.
Special programs OF services are to
be held In nearly all OF the churches.
The Park View Citizens Association
10 to hold commemorative exercises In
ths school. american watchfuiness"
is the subject OF sermon by DIR.
John Britton Clark at the First Pres.
byterian Church. The young peoples
societies OF the Mt. Pleasant churches
are 20 meet ut the Fourth Presbyter.
Ian church for sunrise services. The
Dougiss M. u. Church is also TO have
Children OF the Washington Orphan.
age and the Baptist Home are TO
attend services at the Emmanuel Bap.
tat Church. The usual Thanksgiving
Church will be delivered by the Rev.
wallace MacMullen, OF the Drew Theo.
logical Seminary. At the Church OF
the Epiphany, the Metropolitan Bap.
Wesley Chapel. special services are
The Y. w. G. A. are to have a dinner
LOT those In the city who have no
bration.'
Quiet Day st Waite House.
There Is to be no unusual ceremony
At the White House. the President
planning to spend a quiet day. II In
probable that he will attend church
In the morning,
The Elks are to have a dance IN
their hall tonight. The Robert II. Leo
Chapter OF the United Daughters of
s s,s,n Son ds6sr Tiil give Thanks.
mortal Han, 1922 Vermont avenue.
The washington Cornell Alumni As
socintion will give n tea dance on
THANKSGIVING from 3 until Z at
TO be used for the women's dormi.
tories at the school. Several OF the
fraternties and sororities are giving
dances and receptions tomorrow.
All the hotels and theaters are to
observe the holiday: The marines at
the barracks In this city are 20 be |
fesated by "Uncie Sam with a special |
Thanksgiving menu. The Catholic |
knights OF America are TO present |
their annual entertainment. the pro-
OF 81. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum. |
At Convention Hall. II Is expected |
that hundreds will attend as In for.
msr years.
Pan-American Mass.
There IL TO be a special Pan-Amer,
lean Thanksgiving mass at st. Pat,
rick's at 10 o'clock.
Several football games are TO be
tracing much attention. The game
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