Evening star., 1927-11-23
CAPITAL PREPARES
FOR HOLIDAY FEAST
Government Employees Off at
Noon as City Assumes
Thanksgiving Aspect.

With an cpicurean eve to the turkey
cranberry sauce, pumpkin and mlnce
rios qrl other good things that tradl'
t.onalfv grace it's tables on Thanks
Giving dav. Washington turned today
to its shopping needs and Gehefa'
holiday spirit, in tune with the great
harvest festival. The religious as
ne,ts OF the occasion are being caieo
-. f,o. II keeping with the custom
OF the Pilgrim Fathers.
Tne Government departments, both
r.4era} and District, got into step
with the occasion by permitting tnelf
,,,,,to>.ce 10 cease work for nan q
~ Shone. stores and markets dld
,~~;vinc business. President Cooildge
w,ll C~r.qhadoW the coming of Thanks
sx,'rsy 9av hv speaking toni&nt NJ
SJk o'clock over a huge radio chaIh
from, ais study in the White fioQSe'
rr33trg- the text OF his THANKSGIVING
de. proclamation, issued carrier IN the
month.
Th,s will be the first time a President
h.e been able Oersoually 70 appeal 10
the country TO observe the tes(Hal.
Various ORGANIZATIONS are holding
Than<~giying entertainments tonight
also.
Weather Doubtful.
THE Weather Bureau said today that
the outlook is for cloudy ana cold9F
weather tonight and tomorrow. with
>rohab1y occasional rains during tnat
Scriod Moderate southwest Wlhds'
ehtftirg to northwest, Will prevail TO-
aigbt, with northeast winds rnThG
tomorrow.
Tomorrow. the religious aspect or
e'hanlScivinc !av viii be remembered
In various services throughout the
CITY. with the President and MIS-.
ConIid2o attending dev0tions OF the
Conversational Church in keith
Theater.
one of the colorful religious gather
inos win he the annual Pan-American
ThankSeivinc mass at 10 O'Clock at 81.
Patrick's Catholic Church. Tenth ana
G streets. Attending this function
will be members OF the diplomatic
c0rps. Government officials and officers
Of the Army, Navy and Marine CORPS
Special music viii he rendered and pre-
siding will be the Most Rev. Apostolic
Delegate Fumasoni- -Biondi and Arch
bishop Michael J. Curley of Baltimore.
The annual national Thanksgiving
service also viii be held at Metropon-
tan NJ f. Church, John Marshall
place and G streets, at 1890 O'Clock,
Services will be conducted at the
Salvation Army Citadel, Goo + street,
at $50 o'clock tomorrow morning. Inc
services will be conducted by Capt.
l.. Z. Tolz and will last for one hour
ANY homeless man will be given
turkey dinner, it was announced, by
the Salvation Army. at 102 3 street.
The dinner will be served at noon.
Quiet at White House.
A quiet New England spirit will
prevail at the White House. The
President and Mrs. Coolidge VIII have
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns OF
Boston, their house guests, at dinner,
but their son John will be absent.
as Amherst College gives but one
dav's rest from study at this time.
The presidential household has three
turkeys to choose from in deciding
which shall grace the White House
table tomorrow.
The North Platte Valley Co-opera-
tive Poultry Association Of Nebraska
sent one, the Brady, Tex, Chamber
of Commerce sent another, while
third came from one of the Presidents
friends, whose name has not been
revealed.
Prices for turkey were quoted TO
Washington housewives as ranging
from So to IS cents pound, with
plentiful supply prevailing.