Evening star., 1947-11-26
Clear and Cold
lis Forecast for
Thanksgiving
Usual Holiday Rush
Storts, With Extra
Trains Scheduled
Thanksgiving church services listed
on page AL


Things look right for a perfect
and traditional Thanksgiving Day
celebration tomorrow.
Turkeys are plentiful, if some-
what expensive. The Weather Bu-
reau has promised clear and cold
weather, which is just what is called
for. And nearly everybody has q
holiday.
Prelude to Thanksgiving Day, as
to any holiday In the District, began
last night and this morning, as
thousands Of persons rushed to get
out Of town. Bus, train and airlins
companies all have their organiza.
tions standing by to serve the ex.
pected crowds which should reach
the peak late today and tonight.
BY noon tomorrow, Union Station
probably will be as empty as the
Government buildings.
Is Extra Trains Listed.
But whether here or in hometowns
elsewhere, the day will be spent in
going to church, eating as big q
turkey dinner as possible and lolling
around the house.
The Weather Bureau said that ID
would be sunny and cold tomorrow,
a continuation of the weather pre-
dicted for today. The temperature
should rise to the low 40s today and
drop down to the freezing point to-
night. The low temperature last
night was 36 degrees recorded Short
ly after midnight. The high yester-
day was 46 degrees at 2:12 pm.
Union Station officials said IS
extra trains have been scheduled
today, and extra cars are being
added to regular runs, about 100 in
all. The rush at the station is ex-
pected to start at noon and continue
through the night.
Both the Greyhound Bus Terminal
and the railways Bus Depot are
getting all their equipment ready
to roll.
Airlines Booked Solid.
The large airlines report solid
bookings in most cases for today and
the early part of tomorrow. Cap
ital Airlines, swamped with res
ervations, has put on six extra
flights today. Trans World Airline
reported reservations heavy for to-
day, but space still was available on
some flights. The story is the same
at Eastern. American and United,
with part of their fleet voluntarily
grounded for inspection, have ca
pacity loads coming up, with no
chance to put on extra sections.
Friday is not an official holiday
for Government employees, so work.
ers planning to stretch the celebra-
ton to Monday had to get permis-
sion to take a day of annual leave.
1t was estimated that 20 per cent
of the workers would take advantage
of this to get full four days off.
The Districts public schools will
have both tomorrow and Friday of,
so after pm. today, pupils will not
have to worry about classes until
Monday morning. The same is true
of schools in Prince Georges, Mont.
gomery, Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties and Alexandria.
Food Donations Asked.
A plea for District residents to do
nate cans of food and food staples
through their churches was made to-
day by James E. Colliflower, chair
man of the District Citizens Food
Conservation Committee. He said
the offerings of food, which will 60
to countries where starvation Is
threatening, was sin complete har-
mony with the spirit and heritage
of Thanksgiving"
More than 100000 cans of food
have been received in Catholic
churches in the Baltimore and
Washington archdiocese so far, and
the Washington Federation OF
Churches, representing 500 different
Protestant churches, reported that
collection campaign was under way
among churchgoers.
Community Chest settlement
houses, clubs and institutions have
number of activities planned for
Thanksgiving.
Football games between the Boys
Club of Washington and the Metro.
politan Police Boys Club will be
played at Fairlawn Football Field
Anacostia, tomorrow. The 105-
pound teams will compete at 10 IN
and the 140-pound teams at II am,
A Thanksgiving dance will be held
at the Eastern Branch of the Boys
Club of Washington at 8 O'Clock
tonight. The Girls Club of George
town House and Georgetown Branch
of the Boys Club of Washington
will give dance at pm. Friday
at the Georgetown Boys Clut
Branch.
Hayride Planned.
At Christ Child Settlement House
608 Massachusetts, avenue NE, Z
party for children to IA year,
old will be held at o'clock tonight
A hay ride for the Blue Lions, {
teen-age club, will start at 7:3t
o'clock tonight. A teen-age dane,
will be held at $50 pm. Saturday.
At Friendship House, 619 D street
Sc, teen-age dance will start al
7 o'clock tonight. The Friendship
House Coed Canteen will have q
lounge night at pm. tomorrow
Juniors, to IL years old, will hole
a dance at 7 pm. tomorrow.
A puppet show will be given al
the Northwest Settlement House
SIS M street NV, at 7:30 O'Clock
tonight followed by community
singing and dance.
Turkey Dinners to Be Served.
Thanksgiving dinners with turkey
and trimmings will be served at the
Hebrew Home for the Aged, Saint
Anna's Home, the Stoddard Baptist
Home, Christ Child Farm, Children's
Country Home, st. AIMS Infant
Asylum, st. Joseph's Home and
School and st. Vincent's Home and
School.
/ Religious services were planned
for all Of the institutions and clubs
today and tomorrow to stress the
meaning of Thanksgiving Day.
County Boord Forbids