Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-24
RICHMOND WILL OBSERVE
THANKSGIVING DAY TODAY
Federal, State and City Public
Offices Will Be
Closed.
SPECIAL SERVICES IN CHURCHES
DIR. Bowie Will Preach mt ST. rnuIs
ON "Gfft Which Nation Needs" and
st DIR. Mitchell VIII Speak mt Brond
Street Methodist.

Thanksgiving Day will be generally
observed in Richmond today, all
banks and public Offices. Federal.
State and city, will be closed. except
those city departments which must
remain open of necessity. Special
musical programs will be rendered in
churches where services are con-
Quoted. In several instances there
VIII be union meetings OF dcnomina-
tons. AS usual sports will feature
in the exercises of the day. the Uni
versity of Richmond meeting the
College of William and Mary at
Boulevard Field. while the first soc
Ger game In years will he staged at
Byrd Park between the Church Hill
and the Highland Park teams.
y. Rev. w. Russell Bowie, ID. D.. will
preach al ST. Paul's Episcopal Church
at 1880 o'clock this morning on "Thc
GIFT Which the Nation Needs"
DIR. S. c. Mitchell. of the Cniver-
'sity OF Richmond. will occupy the
pulpit of Broad Street Methodist
Church at II o'clock. There will be
special music by the choir. DR..
Mitchell's subject will be "A Prison
er's Thanksgiving"
VIII Hold Union Services.
Union services for the Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian denomina-
tions Will be held In the Paramount
Methodist Church. Fairmoun, Ave
nue. and Twentieth Street. at II
o'clock this morning. Rev. James 4.
Cook, pastor of the Hope Memorial
Church. will conduct the services.
Rev. j. l.. Helsabcck will preside at
the junior Thanksgiving services for
the Christian churches of the CITY at
me Third Christian Church. Twenty
sixth and Marshall Streets, at IL
o'clock Rev. Herbert Stccd will
Union services for The Baptist
churches of the city will he held In
the Grace Street Baptis, Church ut
II O'Clock. DIR. Scion II. Cousins will
have charge OF the services.
Rev Thomas Semmcs will conduct
services at IL y. NJ. and +. NJ. in
Meade Memorial Chusch
sunrise THANKSGIVING prayer scrv-
ices VIII be conducted in Ashury
Methodist Church this morning at
o'clock by the Epworth League.
DIR. j. y. Fair will preach tbs
Thanksgiving sermon in Porter
Street Presbyterian Church this
morning at II o'clock, AT which tim.
an offering will be tal.cn for the
Old Ladies' Home
DIR. CnIisch mt Bcth Ahnbah.
Services will be conducted In Eain-
bridge Street Baptist Church this
morning at IL o'clock. There will
also he services this morning in
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. 81,
THOMAS Episcopal Church. al Ginicr
PARK; Christ Episcopal church. ana
the Northsidc Baptist Church. while
Two services Will be held at the West
End Mission
RHbhl Il " VI
hcth Ahahah Synagogue at IL O'Clock
on Tho Progress of the DIsarmo.
ment Conference" There will be
sr"cial music
Entertai nmentS for tho nrisonor,
IN the State pcnitentiary including
'Soccial dinner will be provided. and
NE prisoners in the city and county
1ails Will be served special meals
frring the day.
. Members OF the English DEPART
nent of Bellevue Junior High School
VIII present who is Guilty" n one.
~ play, In the John Marshall High
80! today. and the ladies' of CO.
adm Avenue Christian Church will
We an oyster supper from Ia .
nri in the Masonic Temple on
~ street.
INC christian Endnavor Society Of
Grove Avenue Pre- sbytcrian
"ch VIII h6id a xunris, nr,vnr
''viec at the Soldiers Home mis-
Srn'ng al Gas o'clock. W .ich-
"i'rr VIII be the director Of ,crc-
monies and Rev John Alexander
d=iiver a brief address, after
which collection will lie taken for
q thanksgiving basket for a needy
family.
CITY markets VIII he closed all dav