The Washington herald., 1919-11-27
THANKSGIVING
OFFERS VARIED
PROGRAM IN DC.
Wars Aftermath Brings
Soldiers to Fore Again as
Guests in Celebrations.

y With nothing to do until to-
morrow" Washington will begin
Thanksgiving Day with church
worship and devote the remaining
hours to social festivities efter dis
posing Of the long g-famed bird that
meets its yearly fate to make the
day a culinary success. Though
The nation owes the festival to the
Pilgrim ancestors. no Puritan gloom
win cloud its observance in the
aters. parish halls. recreation and
eommunity centers.
The day will begin with services
In nearly all the churches. Lead
ing religious events are the annual
Pan American mass in st. Patrick's,
attended by many prominent in Of
ficial and social circles, and the ma
tionaI Thanksgiving celebration in
Metropolitan Memorial NJ. E.
Church on John Marshall place.
Camp Fire Breakfast.
The Y. W. c. A. will open the day
with an al fresco breakfast cooked
over camp fires built between the
Monument and the Lincoln Memo
rial, The Red Cross at Walker
Reed Hospital will have as guests
at a Thanksgiving dinner the pa
fients and others at the hospital.
A special entertainment has been
arranged at Eagle Hut. Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue, for
service men this evening. The "
has prepared a warm welcome for
soldiers and Marines at Walter
Reed and Quantico. Va.
shiloh Bnptist.
The Rev. DR.. J. Milton waldron
will preach on AN Earnest Request
and a Peculiar Answer" at Thanks
giving services this morning in Shi-
Ion Baptist Church. In the evening
the Junior Choir of the church will
assist in the presentation of The
Way of the Cross" a religious mu-
sical play.
All Souls.
THANKSGIVING services will be held
In All Souls Church this morning at
IL o'clock.
Plymouth Congregational.
The Rev. F. ]. Grimke will preach
the sermon at union Thanksgiving
services OF the colored Presbyterian
and Congregational churches In
Plymouth Congregational Church
StNenLet nLn ana SlItNNEs dN IL
o'clock this morning
Metropolitan Memorial
Bishop William +. Mcdowell will
preach the sermon at the Thanksgiv-
ing Day Services this morning at
1880 in Metropolitan Memorial NJ
f. Church. John Marshall place and
{ street northwest. The services
will be held jointly by the Metropol.
ttan- Church and the Wesley Chapel
1I. f. Church. Of which the Rev
william a Hagerty is the pastor.
Daughters of America.
Progressive Council. No. .. Daugh-
tiers Of America, will entertain men
In uniform this evening at a dance
IN Naval Lodge Hall.
City Post once.
Clerks of the city postofice will give
a ball this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Federation of Postal Clerks
Local No. 40.
ThanksgiyIne shoot.
AnaIostan Gun Club will award
prizes to the best shot in a Thanks
Giving trapshooting tournament on the
club grounds at 1:SO o'clock this after.
noon.
Kentucky Society.
All Kentuckians are asked to join
the celebration of the Kentucky State
Society at Thomson Community Gen.
ter tonight.
A breakfast dance from 10 to
o'clock will feature Dunbar Com
tnunity Center's Thanks giving &C.
tiyiIies.
Jewish Harvest Pageant.
\ Jewish harvest pageant will o.
given at o'clock tonight by the
Young women's Hebrew Association