Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-26
Needs of Poor Kept in Mind
as All Ranks Express
Gratitude for MerCies.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
PRESBYTERIAN RITES
Friends to Be Guests at Turkey
Dinner at White House After
Hoover Works on Message.

Cognizant of its needy, the Nation
today is turning to its churches in quest
of guidance as it gives thanks for the
mercies of the past year and voices its
hope for the next.
From the man in the street to the
man in the White House, Thanksgiv-
ing day generally is being observed
here in the National Capital by church
services in the morning hours and din
ners at home later in the day.
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover
are setting that example to the coun-
try. This morning they went to the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
on Connecticut avenue, where they
listened to the Thanksgiving day mes
sage of the pastor, Rev. Joseph A. Nc
Cartney.
Plan Holiday Dinner.
At midday the President and Mrs
Hoover enjoyed private turkey dinner.
Early this evening they will be hosts at
q second turkey dinner, with friends, and
this time all the gayety Of the holiday
will attend the meal
Between the meals the President is
expected to take advantage of the quiet
to work on his message to Congress.
in this part of his program the Presi-
dent was to be copied by sew
eral Government officials. Secretary
Hyde, whose wife and daughter are
away, planned to work part of the day
before dining with friends. Secretary
Wilbur and Mrs. Wilbur were to go to
Richmond, where the cabinet officer Is
to speak.
Union Service Held.
A warning of the true meaning of
Thanksgiving day" was given by Rev.
Tr. Russell j. Clinchy, minister of the
TFourt Pleasant Congregational Church,
% a union service held in the National
f--rorial Universalist Church this
ironing.
There is tendency" DR.. Clinclly
sct5, ito come to the day of Thanks
giving in the spirit that we are to be
Thankful for past blessings, and to
acknowledge that, as we have been
Blessed and preserved. our souls are
content. But that is really q departing
from God rather than a coming to Him.
If all we have to be thankful for Is
what has happened in the past, we
shall become either better or slothful,
according to the measure in which we
have gotten what we wanted. If we
tiave failed to be blessed, we shall be
tesentful. And in both attitudes we
shall be dead rather than alive"
Uniting with the National Memorial
Universalist Church in its service were
the All Souls Unitarian Church, Fran
els Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Columbia Heights Christian
Church and DR.. Clinchy's own church,
the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
This mornings Thanksgiving day
services included also union exercises
in the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church where Bishop William Fraser
Mcdowell, resident Methodist Bishop,
preached the sermon. Besides the
Foundry Church, the Metropolitan
Methodist Church also participated In
this service.
Hundreds Fed by Missions.
ingtonians enjoyed traditional dinners
turned to the missions for their holiday
fare. The Central Union Mission and
the Gospel Mission both served roast
pork dinners to needy men representa-
tive of the unemployed. The Volun-
teers of America chose to provide $50
children with Thanksgiving day din
ners The Central Union and the
Gospel Missions yesterday distributed
baskets and bags of food to nearly a
Thousand families so that today they
may have a Thanksgiving dinner in
their own humble and needy homes
A restaurant proprietor at New York
avenue and Ninth street is serving
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