The Washington times., 1923-11-29

Athletic Events Of Various
Kinds Feature Afternoon
Of Holiday.

Following the keynote set By Tho
White House, Washington Is -
day observing Thanksgiving Day
quietly and simply, with an m
Eprecedented number of united -
ligiOus services is the religious
feature of the day.
The traditions, which hav0
grown through generations of New
EngIanders, win Be observed ~.
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
who set an example for the nation.
BY attending services 1t the First
Congregational Church and dining
alone st noon, with an afternoon
spent with ! few close friends d
follow.
Services Begin at O'clock.
The washington church services.
which are the most extensive avaz.
held here On Thanksgiving, beEe
as early As o'clock this I.aUriAns
schools and colleges closed yes
terday afternoon, with special
Thanksgiving exercises. and VII
not reopen until Monday.
Washington community and ss1Wi9
!. organizations are making the daSs
the occasion for pageants. concerts
and Entertainments. a community
celebration held last night at The
Central High School auditorium, ~
which community CENTER units Ere
scented "A United Thanksgfvine
pageant, depicting the origin ara
history Of Thanksgiving WaD TIA
first Of these events.
Poor Are Aided.
The salvation Army Il furnishing
dinners to several hundred Of tho
city's poor ct its social service ceHs
ter. 100 B street northwest. and zoo
baskets Of food are being distributed
by the Central Union Mission. which
Is also serving dinners to the pOoR
at 434 Tenth street northwest.
Special dinners and celebrations
have been arranged for al hospitals
especially those st which exservic@
men are under treatment.
Union Services Held.
Union services for congregation
Of number OF downtown Methodist
churches were held at Metropolitan
Methodist Church, with Bishop VIII
liam r. Mcdowell In the pulpit
Special union services also were
held at the First Congregational
Church, with the Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce in the pulpit. Other services
include united programs at the fol.
lowing churches:
Calvary Baptist, the Rev. Ellis g.
Primrn, OF the Second Baptist
Church, preaching; Lutheran Place
Memorial, the Rev. w, g. Waite.
meyer; UniveTSalist, the Rev. q. G
B. Pierce and the Rev. Clarence III.
Rice; Metropolitan Baptist Church.
the annual sunrise praise service, a4
z o'clock: Church of the Pilsrfrna.
the Rev. II. w. Meyer, of Kobe.
Japan, speaking; the Church OF the
Epiphany, the Rt. Rev. James ID.
Freeman. bishop Of Washington.
speaking: Ninth Street Christian
Church, the Rev. ]. o. Wrightsons
st. Marks Lutheran Church. the
Rev. II. bennington Hayes; Petworth
Baptist Church. the Rev. 81. z. WooI
ever; Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, the Rev. William e. La Ruea
Wesley Chapel, Miss Matte e. Perry:
Memorial United Brethren Church:
Eighth Street Hebrew. Temple. Yer.
mont Avenue Christian Church. st.
Johns Church, Park View Christian
Church OF Our Father.
Church OF the Atonement, Church
Of the Ascension, st. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Church, Grace
Lutheran Church, Foundry Church.
Episcopal. Church
OF the Covenant, Trinity Diocesan.
St. Andrews, First Presbyterian and
Dumbarton Methodist.
Outdoor sports are scheduled for
the afternoon. including q number
u hikes, and the George Washington
Catholic University football game st
the Central stadium.