Evening star., 1923-11-28
ID. c. THANKSGIVING
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CHURCH SERVICES
Pan-American Mass and
Sermons by Methodist and
Episcopal Bishops.
C00LIDGES WILL HAVE
| FRIENDS FOR DINNER
Poor to Be Remembered by Insti-
tutions-Entertainment for
Veterans Planned.

ceiebrate Thanksgiving in home,
church and institution tomorrow
Autumn foliage is being placed in
pulpits, while the householder is
laying in his supplies for tomorrow's
| feast.
Tomorrow will be quiet day. with
the government departments, schools
and business houses closed, and no
delivery Of mail by carriers OF the
| Washington city post office. While
more fortunate residents enjoy tur-
key around the family board, less
fortunate persons will be cared for
at various missions.
From the White House, where
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Coolidge will
spend a quiet day with personal
friends, to the lowliest residence
here tomorrow thanks will go up for
Americas peace and prosperity.
Many Church Services.
In the morning most churches will
hold services at II o'clock. but the
pan american mass will be held at 10
o'clock at st. Patrick's Church.
! One of the other outstanding church
celebrations will be the national
Thanksgiving service at the Metro
politan Memorial NJ. Z. Church. at
william +. Mcdowell will preach the
| sermon.
Bishop Freeman Of the Episcopal
| diocese of Washington will preach
at services to be held at l0:30 am
tomorrow at the Church of the
! Epiphany.
Markets Are Crowded.
Today was a busy one at Center
market and other markets through
Cif
open until o'clock tonight and will be
closed all day tomorrow
In the schools today Thanksgiving
was celebrated with special exercises.
E. j. Henning, assistant secretary of
labor, spoke at noon today at exer-
| cises held in the Munitions building.
, with officers and employees of the
liam Tyler Page recited his 'The
: Americans Creed"
TIA A dramati. gi1nias; story "A limited United
at o'clock tonight at Central High
School by the Community Center de-
, partment of the public schools Eight
tictpate. Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest
is to direct the seven episodes.
Concert In. Alexandria.
A concert is to be given at o'clock
tonight as part of the Thanksgiving
!
Alexandria. Va, by the quartet and
; choir. assisted by members of the
First Congregational Church of this
city and Harry Edward Mueller, or
ganist of this latter church, under
the direction of Miss Estelle Went
worth.
Tomorrow tine central building of
the Public Library will be open for
reference use and for the home cir
culation of books from 2 to pm.
reduction re of library hours % on sun
days and holidays, it is announced,
is caused by a decrease in the spe-
cial appropriations for that purpose
for the present year
The Salvation Army is making ar
, rangements to take care of several
hundred persons tomorrow. At $50
pm. an entertainment will be given
at the auditorium at COS f street to
500 boys and girls.
Dinners Are Planned
This will be preceded by a turkey
dinner shortly after noon to seventy
five men at the social service center
at 102 B street. A dinner will be given
to a number of aged colored people
at noon at 1901 7th street. Brig. Gen.
William c. Crawford is in charge OF
the Thanksgiving effort.
The Central Union Mission is to sup
ply about 200 baskets of food to the
poor tomorrow. The mission also will
provide free dinner between noon
and 1 pm. tomorrow to all who come
to the temporary location, at 434 10th
street northwest.
Many church societies will see to it
tomorrow tina. the poor of their
. neighborhoods are supplied with din
ners. Nor will the prisoners al the jail
and other District Institutions be
without a Thanksgiving feast.
Veterans Remembered.
| Soldiers at Walter Reed and other
hospitals will enjoy holiday fare,
J with special Tha nix sgiving exercises.
Among the services tomorrow will
) be the following:
Metropolitan NJ. z. Church.
The usual national Thanksgiving
service at the Metropolitan Memorial
NJ E. Church. John Marshall place and
street northwest, at 1890 am. will
be in the form of a union service, par
! ticipated in by the Hamline, Waugh
North Capitol, Wilson Memorial, Ry&
| land, Trinity and Gorsuch M. Es
churches.
, dent bishop of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, will preach the sermon.
Under the direction of William Fay
of Blue Plains, va, the church mas
| been decorated to represent a scene
! from a western farm, waving wheat
, and oats having been secured from
t wyoming. There is to be display
of fruits and vegetables.
Nine Ministers Take Part.
Rev Harry D. Mitchell, pastor of
the Metropolitan Memorial Church,
4 will preside. other ministers par
II ticipating in the services will be
Revs. Howard Downs, Clarence True
II Wilson, J. T. Herson, A. E. Spielman,
\ b. F.. Hynson, Joseph Dawson, j. r
n Hart and NJ. E. Lederer. The Metro>
poIitan Quartet, under the direction
of Miss Mary Brewer, will sing. The
chimes will be played by DR.. Richard
N Johnston.
II Pan-Americnn Mass.
H | Members of the diplomatic corps,
1 District officials and others will at
\ tend the solemn mass of thanksgiv-
II ing to be sung at 10 o'clock tomor-