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Show CHILDREN BEG IN NEW YORK I H New York, Nov. 29. The growing H custom amory: New York city chll- H dren of dressing up fancifully and jH begging pennies about the streets on jH Thanksgiving day Is frowned upon H this year by cltaritublo societies H throughout the clt. The societies de- claro that "good cJieer and hospitality M rather thaai a redkless carnival splr- H It" should be the distinguishing char- actcristics of Thunksglvlng day. Tho M fantastic begging practice, their ap- peal says, "is a strong perversion of M the day's highest purposes." M "Surely It is not difficult." tho ap- 1 peal concludes, "to show- that to teach young children to become- beggars !; 'IH no right iiso of our national day of jH prayer nnd thanksgiving." M |