New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-27
PRICE OF TURKEY
IS BANE OF COOKS
City Will Observe Thanksgiving
Despite High Cost Of Living
TO SUSPEND BUSINESS
Religious Services, Social Functions,
AmuSements and other Holiday
Events Will Mark New Britai1i's
Observance of the Day


Observance of the Day
New Britain on Thursday will en-
joy it's annual observance of Thanks
giving day, a day of thanksgiving the
customary observance Of which was
established by the Pilgrim fathers.
New Britain's observance will be much
the same as in previous years, except
that turkey, the time honored dinner
of the day, will be somewhat less in
vogue than in past years, owing to
the high cost of living.
Business Will Be Suspended
The city will don it's holiday attire
Wednesday evening and Thursday will
see a accession of all business The
chamber of commerce has already is
sued a request that all merchants
affiliated with the organization sus-
pend business on that day and it will
be respected. The banks, too, will
not open for business. Various man.
ufacturing concerns will likewise sus-
pend operations Thursday although
some of them will endeavor to make
up for the lost time by overtime
work during the week. At the Union
Manufacturing company the men have
been asked to cooperate with the
management by working until this
evening, tomorrow and Wednesday
evenings and in several of the other
factories various departments are
working a few extra hours that the
holiday will not cripple the output
too badly.
Church Services Thursday.
las usual the various Protestant
and Catholic churches will have spe-
cial Thanksgiving services on Thurs
day morning. There will be a union
service of the congregations of Profess
tant churches at the First Church Of
Christ at 10:45 o'clock. Rev. Nathan
Hartman, pastor of the Peoples
church of Christ, will be the speaker
and will preach a sermon appropriate
to the occasion. Lawrence B. Green
wood Of Boston, known as the "sing-
ing evangelist who is conducting a
series of meetings at the Peoples
church during the week, will sing at
this Thanksgiving praise service.
At st Mary's, st. Peters, st. Joseph's
and the church of ST. John the
Evangelist masses will be sung in the
morning and at st. Mary's church
there will be a special requiem mass
for the repose Of the souls of all men,
bers of the Holy Name society who
have died within the year.
Various Social Events.
Social events have been planned for
Wednesday evening and Thursday
afternoon and evening. These include
dances, receptions, theater parties and
family reunions. A number of local
people will attend the 10. o. F. ball
in Hartford Wednesday evening and
the annual Thanksgiving Eve barn
dance of Company I, First Regiment,
G.. N. G., at the state army promises
to be a popular event. The soldiers,
recently returned from the border, will
appear in full uniform and large col
lection of Mexican curios on exhibit
ton will lend interest to the affair.
Other Thanksgiving Eve dances will
be we'll attended as will the several
to be held on Thursday afternoon
and evening.
Local people have engaged tables
at the hotels and clubs in Hartford
and Pennington for Thanksgiving Eve
festivities.
AS in past years, reunions will mark
the home celebration of many local
families. The local hotels will also
take dinner out.
No Postal Delivery.
! The New Britain Institute will be
! closed all day Thanksgiving as we'll as
the business houses and at the post
! office, Postmaster William T. De-
| laney has arranged a special holiday
| schedule. There will be no delivery of
| mail and the stamp window will be
n
other office windows will be closed all
| day and the post office will be closed
| for the remainder of the day at noon.
| The police department, however,
will be right on the job as usual and
! either Judge James Meskill or Depu-
! ty Judge John H. Kirkham will pre-
side at the court session Thursday
morning. This should be a cause for
| thanksgiving for Wednesdays wrong
| doors as otherwise they might have to
| remain in durance vile until Friday
| morning.
Many AmuSemcntS Arranged.
In addition to the socials and
| dances there will be plenty Of amuse-
ments for the New Britain people.
The Lyceum theater, which opens for
the season this evening, will give a
matinee and evening performance Of
"The Time, the Place and the Girl"
| a. musical comedy. At Fox's theater
| a special motion picture program has
| been arranged and at Keeney's thea
! ter, Manager P. S. Mcmahon has con-
! tracted for an extra VaudeVllle per-
| Torrance and a motion picture snow
! of quality, as we'll as quantity. 1t IS
also highly probable that there Will be
a big football game in the morning
between the Annex and the Nu1megs
at the Factory league grounds 1or 'fle
championship of the city Arrange
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