Evening star., 1933-11-30
THOUSANDS OFFER
THANKS FOR Jobs
Washington and Nation Cele'
brate Progress Made
Toward Recovery.
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at home and friends dropping in for
!. the day. Tonight, the Army and Navy
Z Relief Ball, one of the important social
and charitable events of the year, will
p bring out off1cial washington in large
numbers to the Willard Hotel.
Today's warm sunshine brought
about changed conditions at local well
fare agencies. The lines of destitute
men and boys were discouragingly
long. but there was no real suffering
marked improvement also In the
morale Of most of them.
TIL nksgiving baskets in generous
numbers, limited only by available
funds, were distributed to several
thousands of families, most of whose
names had been furnished by the local
Emergency Relief Administration office.
These baskets contained wholesome
dinners for five persons. The Central
Union Mission gave out $40 such
baskets yesterday, and ct dinner today
the mission served 900 transients with
the same menu Of roast pork and
trimmings Forty boys and girls in
the Children's Emergency Home had
SPECIAL tress in the appetizing form
Of Thanksgiving turkey.
Other Agencies Give Aid.
+ Tl.s Volunteers of America were to
serve l,500 dinners during the day,
while the Salvation Army, an agency
I Of the Community Chest, aided gener-
. ously in the distribution Of baskets OF
food for the poor and dinners for
transient men. The Gospel Mission
will serve 500 dinners and the recently
opened transient relief agency at John
Marshall place and c street will serve
dinners to approximately $50 men quar-
tered IN the Salvation Army Emergency
Lodge.
Another comparatively new institu-
tion In Washington, the Penny Cafe
terra at 62S Pennsylvania avenue,
opened its doors to 600 families. They
will be given turkey and chicken dinners
with the presentation of cards dis
ton police. Chief of Police Ernest w.
Brown and members Of his staff at
tended the dinner Oliver L. Harr,
superintendent Of the cafeteria, was
the host.
I. While the destitute Of the city were
being taken care Of the $50 prisoners
at the District Jail were not forgotten.
Supt. Thomas M. Rives had provided
roast pork dinner for them and for
brief time, at least, their troubles were
put to one side.
Lady Bountiful Feeds Waits.
si.:ty homeless waits of the city were
give nhamburger dinners today. be-
cause they preferred such fare, by Mrs.
Charles Burnett. wife of Col. Charles
nue.. She never admitted it before but
she is the mysterious Lady Bounti-
ful" who has been sending hamburger
steaks to the District dog pound on
previous Thanksgiving days.
In the l 400 Civilian Conservation
Corps camps throughout the country.
Uncle Sans forest recruit sat down to
real holiday dinners. None Jared better,
however. than the 400 young men en-.
camped at Fort Dupont. in Anacostia.
and Fort Hunt, on the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway. Before dinner.
teams representing the two camps met
in q touch foot ball game at Fort Hunt,
the 200 men at the Anacostia camp
trucks. Afterward they returned to face
a spread Of turkey, vegetables, pie and
ice cream, the usual meal being served
at all c. G. G. camps.
-Four services were being held today
ut Washington Cathedral. Right Rev.
James e. Freeman, Bishop of Washing
ton, delivered the sermon at the festival
service of morning prayer In the great
choir at 1890 am. Music appropriate
to the day was rendered by the Cathe-
dral choir Holy communion was cele-
brated in the crypt chapels at 7:30 am.
and $3.50 am. This afternoon at 4
O'Clock the usual evening prayer will be
read.
Pupils Of Roosevelt High School made
their contribution to needy families yes
terday. Baskets of fruit and vegetables
for distribution were heaped upon the
school auditorium stage during q pro-
gram at which Anna Price gave a his
tory of the observance Of Thanksgiving
and Flora Blumenthal read President
Roosevelt's proclamation. The program
was concluded with the recitation of