Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-27
Federal and District Depart
ments Release Workers for
Holiday Shopping.
CENTRAL UNION MISSION
PLANS AID FOR POOR
Entire Population Makes Ready for
Feasting or Worship, or Both,
Through Tomorrow.

One Of the greatest turkey hunts ever
staged in the District of Columbia is
In progress this afternoon.
With the exception of the Govern
ment Printing once, the doors of all the
Federal and District departments and
bureaus were closed at l o'clock, re-
leasing a large proportion of Washing
tons population for an extra half-hoi-
day to join in the frenzied preparations
for tomorrow's Thanksgiving feast.
The Library of Congress is sharing in
the half holiday today, but the employees
will 60 back to their desks tomorrow
afternoon, as the Library will be open
from O'Clock until 10 pm. Thanksgiv-
ing day.
From President Hoover to the hum
blest residents who will find Thanks
giving cheer at the Central Union Mis-
sion, the entire population of Washing
ton will Join in observance of the ma
tional holiday tomorrow. For some the
day will have its true significance In the
special services arranged at most OF the
churches in the city. Others more in
clined to sociability will spend 1t IN joy
GUS living and feasting. For all, how
ever except the few whose duties con-
tinue without regard TO presidential
proclsmations, it will be q day OF rest
and freedom.
White House Observance.
THANKSGIVING will be observed at the
White House tomorrow in quiet, old
fashioned way, much as 1t has been OBJ
served during the occupancy OF Presi-
dent Hoover's predecessor. President
and Mrs. Hoover will attend the Spe-
cial Thanksgiving services at 1880
O'Clock in the morning at the Metro
politan Memorial NJ. E. Church, John
Marshall place and G street. dozen
Methodist Episcopal Churches are par
ticipatinp in the service at this his
torfc church. Bishop William F. NC
Dowell will preach the sermon.
The services will be conducted by DR.,
James Shera MONTGOMERY, the pastor,
with special music by the mems quar-
tet. In honor Of the THANKSGIVING oc-
casion and the presence of Mr.: ano
Mrs. Hoover the interior Of the churcn
will be profusely decorated.
Pan-American Mass to Be Held.
The annual Pan-American Mass. the
principal Catholic ceremony, Will De
celebrated at st. Patricks Churcn'
Tenth and G streets. at 10 o'clock IN the
morning, with its traditional ceremony
and pomp and marked by the attend
anre of the diplomatic corps of Pam
America. The Most Rev. Pietro Fuma.
soni-Biondi, apostolic delegate, and
Archbishop Curley of the Baltimore
archdiocese. will preside. Rev. DIR. John
K. Cartwright. assistant pastor OF ST.
Pstrick's Church, will preach the SER
mon.
Right Rev. John M. Mcnamara of st:
Gabriels Church, auxiliary bishop OF
the Baltimore. archdiocese, viii be cele-
hrant of the mass while Rev. Charles
r. OHara Of St. Johns Church, Rock
vile, Md, will be assistant priest. Rev
Joseph p. Christopher of the Catholic
University faculty, will be deacon and
Rev. I. Mitchell Cartwright Of st. AM
broSe Church In Baltimore, will be sub
deacon.
other participants in the mass will
include Rev. P. j. Kennedy. as assistant
priest to the apostolic delegate, and
Very Rev. Francis Mcbride and Very
Rev. w. Coleman Nevis, S. j., presi-
dent Of Georgetown University. as as
sistant deacons To the apostolic dele
gate: Very Rev Bernadin Bidinger, as
assistant priest to the archbishop. and
Right Rev. Mgr. E. L. Buckley and
Right Rev. Mgr. E. J. Connely, as as
sistant deacons to the archbishop.
Special Cathedral Services.
The THANKSGIVING observance at the
Washington Cathedral will be marked
with a special festival service at IL
am. Right Rev. James z. Freeman
Bishop of Washington, will be the
preacher. and HYMNS and anthems APP
propriate to the occasion will be sung
by the cathedral choir Of men and
boys. -....-
The services will be held in Bethle-
hem Chapel and will be broadcast by
Station WMAL and other units in the
countrywide network Of the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Bishop Free
mans message viii be concerned with
the Significance Of Thanksgiving. The
musical portions of the service have
been selected especially by Edgar Priest,
organist and choirmaster for Washing
ton Cathedral. One of the numbers
will be the "Te Deum," in B fiat by
Sir Charles B. Stanford, one of the
most joyous pieces of sacred music.
After the singing Of the Doxology,. to
the familiar tune of "Old Hundredth,
the choir and clergy will march out to
the hymn, praise to God, Immortal
Praise, for the Love that Crowns OuI
Days" q special Thanksgiving day
hymn.
Jewish Rites Are Planned.
Four Jewish congregations Of the city
will hold a union Thanksgiving service
at the Eighth Street Temple and vii
listen to an address by Rabbi William
Franklin Rosenblum on Let Us GivC
Thanks-For What?" Rabbis Aaror
Volkman, Louis T. Loeb and Cano
Louis Eovick will participate in thu
service. The choirs of the Eighth Stree
Temple and the Sixth Street Synagogue
will furnish the musical program. 10
seph Salmon will read the PRESIDENT
proclamation.
The congregations joining for this an
nual worship are the congregation
Ohev Shalom, Adas Israel, B'nai Israe
and the Washington Hebrew Congrega
ton. The custom was started four year
ago and services are held each Thanks
giving at one of the synagogues.
Rabbi Rosenblum, who has bee
designated to preach the sermon thl
year, has been on leave Of absence ow
ing to illness. and this is his fipst ser
mon since his return.
Turkey Absent From Jail.
Tables at the District Jail the work
house at Occoquan and the reformator
at Lorton will groan tomorrow unde
the weight of a generous Thanksgivin
feast. The Lorton ReformatoTy wen
into the marketing business for til
occasion and is supplying all the need
in the way of meat and fresh vegetables
M. M, Barnard, superintendent Of tn
District penal institutions, has prepare
a menu that will leave little TO be dc
sized by the inmates Of the varioL
, institutions. While turkey is abser
from it. the same can be said at u