Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-26

cations are invited to participate.
Special Thanksgiving dinners are to
be served to the inmates Of the Dis
trict's penal. correctional and char.
liable institutions. following the usual
custom, and the inmates are to enjoy
holiday SO far as rules and condi-
tions permit.
Government employees were permit
ted to draw part Of their salary to-
day to enable them properly to enjoy
the holiday. The usual rumors OF a
pay day in advance Of Thanksgiving
day caused the usual discussion, but
failed to materialize--which was not
great disappointment as 1t is de-
clared by Treasury officials that pay
day never has been advanced to occur
ahead of Thanksgiving, though on
few occasions this has been done by
executive order at Christmas.
Red Cross Host at Walter Reed.
Patients and others at Walter Reed
General Hospital are to be the guests
of the Red Cross at a special Thanks
giving dinner tomorrow, when turkey,
mashed potatoes. cranberries and all
the other concomitants of regulation
Thanksgiving feast are to be served.
At Eagle Hut, It'll street and Penn
sylvania avenue. the Y. M. c. A. is to
celebrate Thanksgiving eve tonight with
a special entertainment for service men.
David Kincheloe Of Kentucky. is to give
vocal and whistling solos; Mrs. Campa-
mole will sing; a mandolin club will give
numbers and a dramatic organization
will present "Sweethearts." There will
be plenty of oldfashioned Thanksgiving
places of the hut c. H Harrington.
secretary in charge, will keep open
house Thanksgiving and suggest service
men TO families wishing to entertain
soldiers at Thanksgiving dinner.
The "Y'' at Walter Reed Hospital will
keep open house for the men and their
visiting relatives with plenty Of old
fashioned pumpkin pie, apples and all
the trimmings and a continuous enter
tainment through the afternoon and
evening.
Welcome at ouantico.
Quantico "Y'' will offer q warm well
and the central branch will have
Thanksgiving features afternoon and
evening for its members and strangers
in Washington.
The only sporting event of the day
is to be the game at Central High
school stadium between the foot ball
teams OF the U. S. S. Pennsylvania and
the Hampton roads naval base for the
championship Of the Navy.
$40 to Eat in Jail.
Although the high cost Of living will
deprive the prisoners Of the District
jail OF a turkey dinner this Thanks
of stewed rabbit on their menu to-
morrow. Other de1icacies. such as
celery and cake, which go to con-
tribute q holiday atmosphere to the
table, will be given the prisoners this
year. The superintendent Of the Jail
n mi ~ e. t.
Thanksgiving.
The prisoners will hold q song serv-
ice In the morning.
Seven women recently convicted in
the local Criminal Court will spend
their Thanksgiving day in the Mary
land penitentiary at Baltimore. where
they were taken today to serve their
sentences.
The District charitable institutions,
including the Home for Aged and In
Colored and the Industrial Home
School for white children, also will
have special dinner menu this year
and brief Thanksgiving service.
Big Sisters Club to Feed Fifty.
Fifty soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital will be guests Of the Big
Sister Club Of the Thomson Com
munity Center at dinner at the Thorn
son School, 18th and L streets, this
ctCHlnB.
Trinity Community House, Sd and c
streets, is to give q dance for lonely
folk" tomorrow evening, to which
everybody in Warrington who has no
engagement and nowhere to 70 is
invited. The invitation - extended
by Rev. and Mrs. David Ransom
Covel1, who arc in charge Of the COM
munity house, and who DO not want
anybody to be lonely in Washington
on Thanksgiving day.
Tomorrow afternoon the community
house Is to take 100 soldier patients
from st. Elixabeth's for q short out
ing, and afterward will entertain them
at dinner.
Inviting Program at Fort Myer.
Troopers and wagon-soldiers at
Fort Myer have perfected plans for
Thanksgiving. day. beginning with a
smoker on the eve Of the holiday.
Divine services will be held in the
post chapel Immediately after guard
mount. which IL to take place at 9:30
am. tomorrow. At the chapel exer-
cises the prayer for tho civil authors
ties will be recited by Chaplain Fealy.
The big spread" will be set out in
the different mess halls at noon. Tur.
key Ia never too dear for the body
guard Of Uncle Sam, and as for plum
pudding. pie. candy. etc. the company
steward will provide these In album
dance. Each troop and battery win
have several guests, while only a few
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