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Show OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY Thanksgiving day Is being duly eb-se-rved in the city as a holiday, most f the business houses anil all public pub-lic offices being closed. The people generally are piving up the time lo feasting and thanksgiving recreation. The Slate Industrial school and the school for the Deaf and Blind are entertaining en-tertaining the students with appropriate appropri-ate exercises and extra good things to ee.t. The public s.hools are all closed and they will not reopen until next Monday morning, which arrangement affords the school children two days from school this we 'k. Football and soccer games are In progress this afternoon on the gird-iron gird-iron fields In and about the city, and many of the people are witnessing tiiem. The day will close with numerous Thanksgiving parties nt club rooms, theaters and dancing pavilions. |