The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-11-24
FOLK FROM
FAR JOIN
IN THANK
Capital Acts As Turkey Day
Host to ENJOYS in Homes
and Churches.


custom Of pausing for one day in
each year to give thanks to God
for the blessings that the previous
months have brought is being fol-
lowed again today for the Booth
time. 1t was in November. 1921.
that the Pilgrims held their first
Thanksgiving. ..
Day of Prayer.
Az in the times of our fore
fathers, we begin the day with pray
.ers. Hence, the services being held
in the various churches throughout
Washington. AS in olden times. we
close the day with feast and dance.
Hence. the roasted turkey and num-
: erous social affairs on the National
Capitols program for today.
q Washington's celebration of Thanks
giving today is slightly different than
: in previous years. Gathered in the
: Capital of this republic are the repre-
sentatives of the foreign govern
ments of the world They have been
! invited, and all have accepted, to
celebrate this day in strictly Ameri-
can fashion. And so, in the churches
will be seen the Englishman, the
Frenchman. and men of other nation
: altties. Later these men will par
take of a strictly American Thanks
giving Day menu.
More than twenty special services
were held In the churches of Wash
( tngt0n today.
President At Calvary Church..
President Harding. Mrs Harding
and delegates to the conference on
limitation Of ornaments attended the
services at the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets north
west. This service was held under
the auspices Of the Federal Council
of Churches Of Christ in America.
At st. Patrick's Church, Tenth and
@ streets northwest. the thirteenth
annual Pan-American mass was cele-
'brated. Members of the Diplomatic
Corps of the South American re-
pubiics, members of the Cabinet and
high army and navy officers, were
= in attendance. The mass il given
to offer thanks to God for the AMIGA
. BILE relations which exist between
North and South America.
William Jennings Bryan, who for
{ the past several weeks has appeared
, In many pupits in Washington, this
morning preached to the Washington
Hebrew Congregation.
The needy Of Washington. those
of whom cannot afford to celebrate
THANKSGIVING as the rest Of us lucky
Americans, were cared for today at
the Gospel Mission, 2l4 Jackson
place northwest. Superintendent II.
:, w. Kline gave big turkey Ihanks,
Hivine dinner at noon. Baskets OF
food were also distributed at the
mission.
The associated charities. social
examinations and individual persons
toined In the spirit Of the day and
visited the homes Of needy people.
leaving behind them food for real
Thanksgiving dinner.
DIR. Yui Speaks.
A citizen Of the Chinese republic,
DIR. David Yui, spoke this morning at
services in the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets north
west. DR.. Yui's views on Americas
Thanksgiving was expressed to an
American audience. William Knowles
Cooper presided.
The annual Thanksgiving service at |
the Metropolitan M. E. Church, John |
Marshall place and c street north
west, was held at 1890 o'clock this
morning. Bishop William F. Nc
Dowell preached the sermon to large |
gathering.
Union services for the people in the
neiRhborhood Of Second and s streets
northwest were held today in the st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
South. The Rev. J. Hudson Ringer.
pastor, delivered the sermon.
At the Mt Vernon Place Church
South, Ninth and Massachusetts
avenue northwest, Thanksgiving
service was held. A second service
will be held at 8 o'clock tonight, at
which DR.. Chappell will preach the
aermon.
Georgia avenue northwest, held spe-
cial service.
Holy communion was given at a
service held in the st. Stephens Epis-
copal Church, Fourteenth street, near
Columbia road northwest.
At Christ Church, $50 G. street
southeast, another service was held.
The Church of the Good Shepherd,
ara Sixth street northeast. held a
service this morning and will hold an
other ut 7:S0 O'Clock this evening.
Z IN ~ Presbyterians Pray.
Services were also held at these
Presbyterian churches: Sixteenth
Street Presbyterian Church. Sixteenth
and Kennedy streets northwest: Gun
ton Temple, Sixteenth and Newton
streets; Central Presbyterian Church,
near Sixteenth and Irving streets;
First Presbyterian Church, John Mar
shall place. with sermon by Rev. John
Britain Clark; New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, with sermon by
DR.. wallace Radcliffe.
The Rev. John Campbell Ball preach
"a the sermon at the eighteenth
Annual sunrise service at o'clock
&h5e morning held at the Metropolitan
Srptist Church. under the auspices Of
Spfee Christian Endeavor societies.
The Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION held an outdoor breakfast
near the Lincoln Memorial.
The Rev. Herbert f. Randolph
vreached on The Pursuit of Peace" at
fhe Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church at IL o'clock. ..,.. ......,
The women's City Club will hold a
thanksgiving dinner at the club house
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