Show THANKSGIVING DAY IS WELL CELEBRATED IN SALT LAKE Thanksgiving day was celebrated in Salt lake by young and old rich richand richand richand and poor yesterday each according to his hi inclination or means and the result was an observance of the day that was generally appropriate to the occasion It was a response of the citizens of the city to the proclamations of President William H IL Taft and Governor William Spry and Salt Lake blessed with prosperity and plenty showed its true thankfulness by as assisting assisting assisting the less fortunate members of society to enjoy the day I Religious and prayerful observance of ot the day was shown In the services held in the various churches public institutions Institutions Institutions and the tabernacle As a holiday the University of ot Utah Agricultural college football on Cum Cummings Cummings Cummings field drew spectators thea theatres theatres theatres tres were well filled fiu d and the pure food and industrial exposition drew hundreds of or visitors during the afternoon and evening Charity and public spirit played their parts in the observance of Thanksgiving ing through the efforts of the Salvation Army and the Volunteers of ot America in the distribution of nearly baskets of provisions by the tho Army and dinners served to more than needy ones in a local restaurant through the work Of the Volunteers A special bill of fare was provided at the city and county jails the county count infirmary and the state penitentiary where rules were relaxed for the day Children at the State Street Orphans HOme and Day Nursery and the St Anns orphanage were treated to Continued Co from Page 2 DAY WELL VELL CELEBRATED I iw r SALT SAL r LAKE Continued from Page 1 cia dinners and extra attentions and there were Inter Interesting features arranged at the boarding schools ot of the city for those who were unable to spend the hol holIday holiday Iday at theIr homes The evangelical churches of the down downtown downtown town district united in their services at atthe atthe the First Congregational church at 11 yesterday morning where the sermon was preached by the Rev Dr Drw w V M Paden pastor of the First Pres Presbyterian Presbyterian church The east sIde churches united in their services at the same hour hourat at Phillips Congregational church where the sermon was preached by the Rev Rey L S Bowerman of Immanuel Baptist church At the tho tabernacle at noon there was a musical program and anda a short address by Mat Thomas and this m meeting e ng was also well attend attended oil ed At St Marys Roman Catholic ca cathedral cathedral thedral masses were at S 8 and 9 with special music and the St Cecilia girls choir Rev Michael Cur Curran Curran ran officiated at S 8 and Rev Denis Kiely at 9 Communion Held The Episcopal churches observed the day with holy communion at at St Sf Marks cathedral and at 8 at St Pauls church Bishop F S SpaldIng Spalding Ing spoke at St Marks at 10 o clock reviewing special bles for which the people of Utah should be thankful The cathedral was pr prettily decorated with sheaves sheave of wheat on either side of the altar and banked In the windows There was special musIc by the cHoir which sang uPraise Praise y Ye the Father by Gounod tt At st Sf Marks church the Rev C E Perkins spoke at the 10 service The First Church ot of ChrIst ScIentist held services at the county Infirmary and the Second Church ot of Christ Scientist Scientist met at U 11 at the Ladies Literary club building Special menus were provided at the Commercial club Alta club and University University sity club the attendance being aug augmented augmented by a few family parties while the unfortunates away from home or without homes to be away from were provided with tempting menus at the various hotels and cafes Business houses were generally closed and with holiday hours In force at the the work was light for Uncle Sams The Y M C A opened Its doors to members and friends and In addition to a special dinner for the bachelor members about boys em employed employed In local retail stores were pro provided provided vided with turkey and all accessories with an afternoons entertainment to follow At the Y W C A club rooms a small portion of the boarders sat down to an turkey dinner as homelike as possIble Most ot of the young women had invitations to dine elsewhere and only a few were left heft But what with witha a good dinner and rousing grate fires and merry music the fared passing well |