Evening star., 1936-11-26
IMPRESSIVE RITES
FOR THANKSGIVING
Church Services, Foot Ball
Games and General
Holiday Mark Day.

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unofficially celebrated Thanksgiving
today with impressive ceremonies at
st. Patrick's Catholic Church, the
Washington Cathedral and other
churches, foot ball games and a gen.
eral holiday spirit.
Federal departments and business
houses were closed for the day. Public
and parochial schools yesterday after
noon closed their doors until Monday.
Missions and relief organizations
held open house and served Thanks
giving dinner to hundreds of needy
and homeless, and distributed baskets
Of food to hundreds of other poverty
stricken families.
Probably for the first time in the
history of the United States the Presi-
dent is out of the country on Thanks
giving day as Mr.. Roosevelt sped
southwark toward Buenos Aires and
the n-American Peace Conference.
With Vice President Garner back
home in Texas and Secretary of State
Hull in Buenos Aires, the task of
leading the Nation in the celebration
of Thanksgiving devolved upon Act
ing Secretary of State r. Walton
Moore.
Moore, because Of the Spanish
situation and other responsibilities,
indicated he might have to spend a
part of today at his desk in the State
Department. He hoped, however, to
60 to the family ancestral home at
Fairfax. Va, for dinner. From there
he will keep closely in touch with the
State Department to keep himself
posted on the anticipated evacuation
of the United States Embassy staff
and other Americans from embattled
Madrid to Valencia.
President Roosevelt's personal and
official families both we're widely scat
tered for the holiday. Mrs. Roose-
welt will have a family dinner at Hyde
Park, N. Y, for some of her children
and grandchildren. James Roosevelt
is with his father aboard the U. S. S.
Indianapolis en- route TO Buenos Aires.
Elliott Roosevelt and his family will
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Hull and Farley Away.
Secretary Hull, in Buenos Aires.
was not the only cabinet officer away
from the country. Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley is in London. For most
of the cabinet members today will
be busy day. Secretary Ickes
planned to spend the morning at his
desk in the Interior Department be-
fore a midday dinner at home. At
torney General Cummings also said
he would put in a full day at the
Justice Department, but would find
time for turkey, also.
Secretary of Commerce Roper was
the speaker at union Thanksgiving
services of four churches in North
east Washington today. Family din
ner followed at the Roper home on
Woodland drive. This evening the
Ropers will be dinner guests of Ad-
miral William H. Standley, chief Of
naval operations, and Mrs. Stand
ley. With Secretary of the Navy
Swanson and Mrs. Swanson, the
Ropers and Standleys will attend the
Navy relief ball tonight.
Miss Perkins Joins Family.
Secretary of Labor Perkins left
Washington yesterday to join her
family in New York for the holiday.
Secretary of War Woodring was to
have a few intimate friends for din.
ner. Secretary Wallace was sched-
uled to return from a two weeks tour
of the Southwest today in time to
dine with his family. Secretary
Morgenthau expected to spend the
day at his home in Dutchess County,
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The crisp, clear weather of the
morning was expected to continue
through the day, with increasing cold
tonight and tomorrow. A minimum
temperature of about "a degrees was
anticipated during the night. Winds
were expected to continue from gentle
to moderate, from the northwest.
Federal departments and local
stores and business houses were closed
for the day. Public and parochial
schools yesterday afternoon closed
their doors until Monday.
Foot Ball in Spotlight.
Foot ball occupied the sports spot
light today. Thousands of Washing
tonians were expected to attend the
George Washington-West Virginia
game this afternoon at Griffith
Stadium, the Washington-Lee High
School and George Washington High
School game for the championship
of Northern Virginia at Ballston, Va,
and the game between Maryland and
Washington-Lee at Baltimore.
Most of the Washington churches
(See MOORE, Page A-6.)