| Show Take Opportunity to Give Thanks Prayers sports and turkey dressing were offered on the Thanksgiving altar Thursday as Utah and the nation celebrated the holiday of gratitude in va various vari various vari- vari Cl Clous ous ways In Salt Lake Lale City the marts of trade government and business were closed as citizens attended church services the football game numerous entertainments private parties or family dinners Practically every sort of of celebration celebration cele cele- bration on the festive calendar was observed in one way or another another another an an- other by city residents The day began quietly with quietly with hundreds of individuals sl sleeping sleep ep- ep ing in hi after Wednesday night parties parties but but as the morning advanced advanced advanced ad ad- hundreds more flocked to churches to offer Thanksgiving prayers Three of the largest church observances observances observances ob ob- ob- ob were at the Cathedral of the Madeleine at 10 a a. a m m. where the Most Rev Duane G G. Hunt D D. D D. bishop of the Salt Lake Catholic diocese celebrated solemn solemn sol sol- sol sol- solemn pontifical mass and conducted conduct conduct- ed investiture ceremonies for two prominent Catholic prelates StMark's St St. Marks Mark's Episcopal cathedral where here a union service of most Protestant churches in the city was held and at the Temple nal Israel where joint services were held with the local Jewish congregation and the First Unitarian society The Very Rev Franklin L L. Gibson Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- son dean was in charge of services services services ser ser- vices at St S1 Marks Mark's cathedral at 10 1030 30 a a. m m. while the Rev Re Oren pastor of the tle Central Christian church preached the sermon Forty or 50 Protestant churches were we're were r represented presented Dean Gibson said The Right Rev Arthur W. W Moulton Moulton Moulton Moul- Moul ton Episcopal bishop o of Utah of officiated officiated officiated of- of at communion services Inthe in inthe inthe the cathedral at 8 a a. a m m. The jo joint nt service service in Temple Israel was the annual one The Rev Jacob Trapp UnItarian Unitarian Unitarian Uni UnI- minister preached the sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon at 11 a a. a m m. and Rabbi Samuel Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel H H. Gordon presided David O 0 p. p McKay second counselor counselor counselor coun coun- in the first presidency of th the L L. D D. S S. church spoke at a program of the tho Bonneville L L. D. D S S. stake in the Yale ward chapel 1447 Gilmer drive at 10 a a. a m m. Story of the first Thanksgiving was told in a Candlelight Musical Musical Musi Musi- cal presented Wednesday night before a capacity crowd by the theL theL L 4 D. D S S. Fourth ward choir The Rev F. F E E. Schumann pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor tor of the St St. Johns John's Evangelical Lutheran church pre preached hed a sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon at 11 a a. m m. which was particularly particularly particularly par par- appropriate to the day His theme was an old Lutheran hymn Now Thank We Ve All Our Continued on Page Twelve Column Clma One PAUSE TO GIVE THANKS Continued from Page One God which was written In thanksgiving of peace at end of ot Thirty Years' Years war Testimonies of ot thanksgiving ing were given at 1 la a a. a m m. in the First and Second Churches of of Christ Scientist Among special programs during the day was a play Boy Meets Girl staged by inmates of ot the Utah state prison at the prison The The play play began at noon causing postponement of ot football football foot foot- ball game between the Bolos and the Fighting Irish two inside aggregations which have waged a battle for prison football supremacy supremacy supremacy su su- su- su all season The game will be played Sunday Guests at Dinner For the consecutive time young oung patients in the I r hospital for crippled children were guests at a a. turkey dinner at 11 I- I l' l 3 t a a. a m m. m in the Newhouse hotel WilHam Wil Wil- William Ham liam D. D Sutton treasurer of ot the Newhouse Realty company and his grandson W. W Ross Ros Sutton 1 assistant hotel manager were hosts The custom was Initiated ted by William D D. D Sutton and his son son the late William E E. E Sutton both nobles of El EI Kalah temple of the Mystic Shrine Twenty venty children were guests Another annual event the dinner and program for newspaper per street salesmen with Russel L. L Tracy prominent local banker bank bank- er as host kept Tribune Tele gram salesmen busy a good part of the day Students Provide Dinner Following their yearly custom pupils of ot East high school provided provid provid- ed Thanksgiving dinners newspapers newspapers newspapers pers and magazines to residents of the Sarah Daft home Thirteenth Thirteenth Thirteenth Thir Thir- East street Five needy families of ot World war veterans were provided bounteous bounteous boun boun- dinners by the American Legion auxiliary unit No 2 a i yearly charity of the unit These were only a few of the Innumerable kindnesses and celebrations celebrations celebrations cele cele- of a day which is only second to Christmas when it comes to giving The most concentrated hilarity perhaps occurred in the Un University University ver- ver sity of Uth stadium at p. p m. m when thousands of fans cheered the Universities of Utah and Idaho during their grid tilt Day of Homecoming It was a day of homecoming too Railroad officials reported f E more more than the usual number of passengers came into Salt Lake City Thursday C C C enrollees from near near near-by by camps came home Families Families gathered from all se sections see see- sec sec- of the state to sit around the festive board Mother and grandmother were the most popular persons of the day in most h homes mes Theirs was the job of getting dinner dinner and and cleaning up afterward 1 It was Mas day out though at University of Utah fraternity and sorority houses with house housemothers housemothers mothers taking e the day off f University students unable to 4 go home for Thanksgiving holidays holidays holit holi holi- t days were guests of the f r c sity Mothers' Mothers club at a dinner dinnet in the Art Barn i i T Fort Stages Dinner k h At Fort Douglas officers were guests of the men at dinner in y Y various mess halls Wives and children of officers and men also were invited to the dinners In fact everybody In the city seemed too busy to remember or care that the post office city county and state government offices offices of of- flees were closed as well as stores and other places of business i. i The only wails heard during the the day were from celebrants who didn't stock up at state liquor stores before they closed Wednes Wednesday ay night for the holiday |
