Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-24
THANKSGIVING
TO BE- FESTAL
OCCASION HERE
Union And Other Ser
vices To Be Held At
Churches

Thanksgiving Day will be observ-
ed in Amerlcus tomorrow with a sus-
pension of all business, save that
the drug stores will remain open un
til 10:45 a. m.
Although the day does not official
ly open the hunting season, it has
always been recognized in Americus
that hunters who love the sport shall
avail themselves of this opportunity
of enjoying their favorite sport.
Many hunting parties have been ar
ranged, and early the crack of the
guns will be heard.
Hundreds of people with grateful
hearts will gather in the churches to
return thanks for the many blessings
that have attended them during the
past year. The union service will
be held in First Baptist church at
II o'clock, with Rev. Frank Ander-
son, pastor of Presbyterian church,
officiating. His subject will be
Thanksgiving in Hard Times"
Joining in this union service will be
the congregations of the First Bap-
tist, First Methodist and Lee Street
Methodist churches. The choirs of
these churches will furnish the music
for the service. The decorations
will combine the fruits and flowers
of the season.
Others Services.
Other services will be held in Cal
vary Episcopal church with cele-
bration of the Holy Communion fol-
lowing the reading of Morning Pray
er. Rev. James B. Lawrence. rec
tor of the parish, will deliver
short sermon, setting forth the bene-
fits which the church has received
as a whole during the year, with the
blessings bestowed upon each cons
municant as an individual. The musi-
cal program win be rendered by a
full vested choir, and will include
Thanksgiving anthems and choruses.
The Christian Science congregation
will hold Thanksgiving service at
their church on Taylor street, which
will include full service OF praise
The schools have granted holi-
day to the pupils of all grades, and
the teachers who live close to Am
ericus will spend the season with
relatives and friends. The children
will spend the time as DEMENT'S the
season. -,
number of family dinner par
ties have been arranged, and in many
bones this will mean a gathering OF
members of the family who cannot
come at any other season. others
will avail themselves of the oppor
tunitv to partake of the splendid DIM
ners to be served at the Tea Room
and the Cafeteria, where turkey and
every good delicacy will be a part
of the menu.
Entertainments.
In the afternoon the central at
traction will be the magnlflcent pro-
duction at the Alcazar Theatre in
which will be screened one of the
greatest actors on the stage today.
Otis Skinner will be seen IN MS
greatest nlav. "Kismet," which wen
great attention on the legitimate
stage At the Opera House the
Kritchfield players will be seen in
repertoire. =,
MANY auto parties will enjoy spin.
ming about over miles and miles OF
surfaced roads. Number will go to
nearby towns to spend a few hours
Altogether the day will be one
of pfaise and Thanksgiving, for
MANY donations have been made for
the ones who are not so blessed, and
ears will carry these out to homes
where but for the charity that is the
greatest of all blessings thanksgiving
would not be the joy that it is.