Evening star., 1934-11-29
HUMAN WELFARE
THANKSGIVING KEY
Spirit of First Service. Is
Revived as Capital
Observes Rites.
Continued Prom First Page.)

to translate vision into
reality"
It was q spiritual Thanksgiving
which led the Massachusetts, Colonists
in solemn procession behind Gov.
Bradford to the little Colonial meet
ing house on December 13 (old style)
1921, and in his proclamation setting
aside today for the national giving OF
thanks, the President pointed out that
more greatly have We turned our
hearts and minds to things spiritual"
Special services Of thanksgiving, q
number of them starting at dawn to-
day, were held in Washington
churches, many Of which combined
for union services. Among the notable
services of the day were the annual
n-American mass in st. Patrick's
Church, with his excellency, the Most
Rev. Am1eto Giovanni Cicognani.
apostolic delegate to the United States,
presiding; special services in the great
choir Of the Washington Cathedral;
the annual union Thanksgiving serv-
ice of the IL Georgetown Protestant
churches. with a sermon by Bishop
William F. Mcdowell; a service by
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church, and com
munity services in Takoma Park and
Bethesda, Md.
Epworth League Meets Early.
The dav's services opened with
meeting at $50 am. of the Epworth
League in Waugh Methodist Episcopal
Church, with an address by Rev.
Samuel E. Rose. followed by break
fast served by the Ladies Guild at
7:30 o'clock.
The thirtieth annual community
sunrise prayer service was held at
O'Clock in the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, under auspices OF the young
people of the church.
All Federal Offices were closed to-
day, including the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration, which went
at iull blast up to midnight last
night, IL hours after all Federal de-
partments. except Agriculture, had
closed
With the skies continuing gloomy,
and rain falling intermittently, auto
mobile clubs issued general warnings
to motorists to drive carefully dur
ing their holiday ramblings- Despite
the Zray skies a big turnout was ex-
pected at the outstanding local sport
ing event OF the day, the foot ball
game between George washington
University and the University OF Ok
lahoma at Grifith Stadium this after
noon.
Thanksgiving dinners were prepared
for nearly 900 needy Washingtonlans
by the Volunteers of America; white
family groups being cared for at the
relief station of the organization on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, while colored
families were served at the Florida
Avenue Baptist Church.
Between 400 end 500 persons were
to be given dinners at the Central
Union Mission. Baskets of food for
300 needy families in the city were
distributed by the mission yesterday
afternoon.
Turkey chicken and pork were on
the menus Of the District penal in
stitutions and relief agencies for din
ner today.
At the Lorton Reformatory, where
they raise most Of their own food
stuffs. the tables will be adorned with
roast turkey, giblet gravy. sage dress
ing, candied sweet potatoes, cranberry
sauce, celery. pumpkin pie. wheat
bread and coffee.
Order Lists 500 Pounds Of Pork.
Capt. M. M. Barnard, superintend-
ent Of the reformatory, has ordered
600 pounds of pork and IS bushels OF
sweet potatoes sent to the District
Jail 200 pounds of pork to the Indus
trial Home School for Colored Boys,
and so pounds of pork to the Munic-
ipal Lodging.
The menu at the Workhouse will be
the same as that at the Reformatory
except that chicken will be substituted
for turkey. Turkey and chicken are
| extras" at these penal institutions
and are paid for out Of canteen fund
raised by the prisoners. The fund
isn't large enough to buy turkeys at
the WorkhouSe
| Turkey. with all the trimmings, will
! be served at the Home for the Aged
and Infirm. The bill Of fare for some
Of the other agencies follows:
| Washington Transient Bureau. roast
pork and "fixin's"; Children's Hospital,
turkey; Florence Crittenton Home,
turkey, and st. Joseph's Home and
School. chicken dinner.
Off1cials at the Jewish Foster Home