Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-27
ENTIRE CITY JOINS
IN OBSERVANCE Of
THANKSGIVING DAY
Federal Departments Closed
and Stores Close Part or
All Day.


day. giving employees full holiday.
All of the downtown stores were
closed. while the business places
farther out, together with grocery
stores, meat markets and the city
markets. closed at noon to permit en-
ployes to enjoy Thanksgiving dim
nerS.
Cars of the two street railway sys-
tens operated on the holiday Sched-
ule. and this. with the closed places of
business. gave the downtown section
a deserted appearance during the
most of the day, the crowds not ap-
pearng until late afternoon.
Nearly all of the churches of the
city observed the day with special
Thanksgiving services. Of these the
principal event for the Catholic
churches was the annual Pan-Ameri-
can mass, at, st. Patrick's Church;
while the national Thanksgiving
services at Metropolitan Memorial
Church were the chief observance for
the Protestant churches.
Organizations Remember Needy.
Distribution of Thanksgiving bas-
kets filled to overlooking with the ma
terials for feast brought the
Thanksgiving spirit to several hun
dred homes in the District that 9TH
erwise would have been cherries.
The Salvation Army. the Gospel Mis-
SioN NShlldi CHlOU Ah1SSlOH anu OIH6T
charitable organizations distributed
the laden baskets, several of the or
CARNATIONS also serving special
Thanksgiving dinners to workers and
others.
The only sporting event scheduled
at Central High School stadium for
the championship of the Navy. the
contesting elevens being from the
U. S. S. Pennsylvania and the naval
base at Hampton roads.
Soldier patients at Walter Reed
General Hospital and at St. Elizabeth's
were guests at special Thanksgiving
dinners, and many of them afterward
were taken for automobile rides
around the city and then to perform
ances at some Of the theaters.
Walter Reed Dinner Mt 1 O'Clock.
At the Walter Reed Army General
Hospital the dinner was served at /
o'clock in the four mess halls taking
care of 1900 convalescents of the LOO
patients. the remaining 400 patients
being unable to leave their wards.
These were served in the wards by
and Jewish Welfare young women, as
sisting the regular corps of nurses. In
addition to the patients, 800 of the
personnel, surgeons, nurses. aids.
corps men and other attaches OF the
hospital served Those paftakingt4of
IL
and women. Maj. Earl F. Green. Sani-
tary Corps, mess officer. provided khej
dinner. and William H.. Jackson, q
Regular Army chef. with $50 assist
ants, prepared it. Sergt. (first CLASSY
Charles Maclean was in charge OF the
mess halls. with these ASSISTANTS:
Sergt. (first class) Charles Cook, de-
tachment mess hall for corps men;
Sergt first class) William Mullen,
officers' mess, and Sergt. Harry Davis,
general mess.
Feast at Navy Hospital
The dinner at the Naval Hospital
was a typical Thanksgiving feast,
The mess hall cared for the 400 pa
tients and personnel. The decorations
were flowers and flags. Lieut.. H. L.
Gall. mess officer, had charge of the
dinner. -. =
Dinner for ~Shell.Shecked.
The shell-shocked soldier patients
at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital were well
cared for in the way of a Thanksgiv-
ing dinner including turkey and 9TH
er delicacies. Daniel ]. Sullivan pre-
pared the dinner for the 3.400 patients
and personnel, " 18th the assistance Of
Misses King, Woodford and Eaton,
hospital dieticians. In addition to the
big dinner starting at 10 o'clock this
morning there were to be field events.
! vaudeville show and a dance to follow
in the evening under the direction of
Potomac Divisionsof the Red Cross.
Cooperating with the Department of
Military Relief, Potomac Division, the
ladies of the District Chapter Of the
American Red Cross were on hand
throughout the day to administer to
the wants and comfort of the patients.
More than fifty women in Red Cross
| uniforms helped serve the dainties
contributed by students Of Business
High School and the children of the
eighth grade of thirty schools in the
city. Jelly, preserves. apples, candy,
nuts. fruit and various other luxuries
were distributed.
| The taking of motion pictures was
permitted by Supt White under the
direction of one of his representatives.
This will mark the first occasion when
! photographs of this character have
| been allowed to be made on the
! grounds.
F. S. Wyatt, Red Cross field director.
| had charge of, the welfare activities,
assisted by Mrs. Jessie A. Hever.
| chairman of the comforts committee
| of the District chapter. The District
Motor Corps, under Mrs. c. D. Carter.
| also contributed to the enjoyment of
| the patients.
| Substitutes for Turkey.
! Although turkey-dean Of the table
| on Thanksgiving day-was considered
too high for the Districts pocketbook
! this year. the inmates Of all District
| institutions had special menus today,
with rabbit and pork taking the place
of the high-priced bird.
| Prisoners at the District workhouse
at Occoquan. Va. and the reformatory
! at Lorton. Va, found an ample supply
of pork chops on the table today. with
many trimmings that go to make
! holiday dinner.
out at the District Jail the $40 pris-
| oners now confined there had rabbit
| fare. The prisoners at the jail were
released from their cells into the cor
ridors which face the rotunda for a
song service of thanksgiving this
morning.
The prisoners at Occoquan assem-
bled in their rest hall for concert
Supt Charles Foster said there are a
| number Of good voices among the men
| now serving time.
| No exercises were held today at the
Industrial Home School for Boys and
Girls, because of the fact that nearly
all of the children have visitors on
| Thanksgiving day. A Thanksgiving
service will be held there tomorrow.
At this institution pork took the place
of turkey today.
SHELL-SHOCKED PATIENTS
RECIPIENTS OF GOODIES
On the lighted stage Of the Business
High School auditorium yesterday was
displayed the Thanksgiving offering
contributed by the Junior Red Cross
of that school for the shell-shocked
patients at ST. Elizabeth's.
Announcement was made in assem-