South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-24
SOUTH BEND TO
ENJOY HOLIDAY
WITH SERVICES
CITY 10 Give Thanks at Observ-
ance at High School This
Morning.
MANY FESTIVITIES LATER
Varied Entertainment Offered
to Citizens-Grid Game
Attracts Interest.

Ncried activities in keeping with
the spirit and observance of Thanks
giving Day will engage the attention
OF thousands OF South Bend citizens
today At the high school auditor
ium at 1890 this morning an Ella
borate program OF a patriotic char
acter will be carried out in accord
ance with the spirit Of the proclama-
tion Of President Harding regarding
observance Of the day.
Special services have been arrang-
ed in many of the churches of the
city with musical programs fittingly
appropriate to the Thanksgiving pc
riod.
Thousands Of homes will observe
the holiday with special home COM
ing dinners, while clubs and social
organizations will provide dance pro-
grams and other entertainment fea-
lures for members and friends.
At the Y. NJ. c. A. a special holt
day entertainment has been provid-
ed for the boys At the Indiana
club a formal dance will feature the
activities Of the evening for the uni
versity and Indiana clubs.
Attractive holiday bills have been
arranged at all of the local theaters.
Special Menu At NOtre Dame.
At Notre Dame University, a spe-
cial Thanksgiving Day menu will
make the students who will remain
here for the holiday happy despite
their absence from the paternal fire.
side in neighbor-Is states and Sec
tions far removed from Indiana.
The patriotic exercises at the high
school will open with a prelude by
the high school orchestra. This will
be followed by a hymn, Gods
Prayer" participated In by the au-
dience in general.
Rev. John =. O'Hara. c. S. c.. will
read the invocation and Rev. B. r.
Gordon will read the proclamation
or President Harding regarding OBJ
servance Of the day.
Miss Josephine Decker will give a
special solo. and Rabbi Albert Min
da will follow her with a responsive
reading.
Preceding the principal address OF
the day, hymns of praise and thanks
will be sung By the audience fol-
lowed by reading OF the days pray
er by Rev II. X. Crosse.
Rt. Rev. John Hazen White will
deliver the principal address OF the
day. The service will be concluded
with the singing OF America" by
the audience.
Rescue Mission Busy.
At the City Rescue Mission, Rev
Ray Bird will personally supervise
distribution Of Thanksgiving baskets
TO hundreds OF needy families. who
otherwise would be unable to enjoy
the special culinary bounties that
normally grace the table of the
average South Bend home.
W. W Borden. superintendent Of
schools. assisted by scores OF teach
ers of the public schools has gath
cred bounteous pledges Of food con-
tributiOns from the children Of the
public schools, whose parents are
able 10 extend the hand of brotherly
love to their less fortunate citizens
Results arrived at Wednesday night
Indicate that few will be overlooked
In the distribution OF good things
during the holiday.
Football Game Attracts Many.
During the afternoon. the big
athletic event OF the day will bring
thousands Of spectators 10 Cartier
Field where the football eleven Of
Notre Dame University will meet the
eleven of the Michigan Agricultural
College in the final gridiron encoun-
ter OF the 1921 season. The Ians-
ing boys come TO South Bend with
the determination 10 give the Irish
eleven royal battle. The game is
scheduled TO begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Weather predictions for Thanks
giving Day Indicate the city VIII be
visited by rain or snow.