The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-02
CELEBRATING THE RER YEAR
Customs Of the Day Generally
Observed In Seattle.


The ia5ies OF Seattle did rot make
any formal announcement tbzt they
would receive callers CT Sez Year
day. bus nevertheless nearly 81 %
them we're eat home 70 tssesF fr5eng.s,
even Il NJ unusual preparations had
been made 70 entertain tisega- = laFgc
aumhes 81 callers avAsled them selves
OF the general cessation CT haziaess and
yisitea their friends Among the
number vas that finse-honorea trio,
ex-Mayor II. l.. Yesier. Mr. Bailey
tiafzeFt and Mr.. H. T. Madd0ckz,
whose custom Is has been on every
New Years dag for the past l. sue
cessive years q join forces and make
the rounds together. Formerly the
three were able 10 include all their ls,sy
friends BY going from hease 10 house
on foos Bat in later times the in
eTeasing dignity OF the occasion and
the larger territory to he traveEsed,
and. perhaps, the weight Of added
years, rendered il necessary to procure
other means of conveyance. lester-
day the iuseparahle trio had four-in-
hand, with the usual accomplishments
Of iiyeried coachman and fooiman,
and the swell they cut more than dis
counted all attempts of younger rivals
The New Years calls Of MessrS Yes
Ter, Ga,zert and Maddoeks have be-
come events in the annual history Of
Seattle. Long may they live to con-
tinue them.
THE LADIES AUXILIARY.
The day was made the occasion Of
great hospitality By the Y. II. c. A.
and from p. n. until late in the
evening the ladies' auxiliary enter
tanned the numerous callers with q
generous New Years spread. Over
thus received.
In the evening an appropriate rnu-
seal programme was rendered supple
nented with an exhibition of gymnas-
tic.. Secretary Carter was the master
Of ceremonies and carried the pro-
gramme through with great success.
The audience was 80 large that hardly
standing room gas left in the build
ing. The hall was very prettily decor
ated with festoons AID wreaihs Of
evergreen and holly
The programme was opened With a
duet. Were Homeward Bound, by
Miss Cora Ciavson and Mr.. NJ SprouJ.
aceomnauied by Miss Wilder, OF the
piano. Mr.. j. A. Kellogg then reeited
"The Organ Grinder and Messrs.
Fisher. Smith, Henderson and Wood
war; gave a a quarlette the familiar
who Killed Cock Robin They
were heartily eneore3, and responded
with a humorous "ColoFed melody.
Mrs. :. A. Painting was called upon
for solo. and her vocal effort so cap
tured the audience that she was
Obliged 20 respond to an encore with
Il Sing Nv Song Fer You. A duet
by Misses Rose and Hamlet was next
given, followed by piano solo by
Miss Shredder. Then George W.
Crane appeared with the Ell
Eveuing song. TO the Tune
of the Light Guitar. lie was
enthusiastically encored and recited
the Boys Composition on the Cow.
as the boy gave it. and subsequently
as it wa~ translated by the too-much
educated professor Mf.Crane possesses
great dramatic ability. Another quar-
teite was then presented. Messrs, G. f.
Bowman. George y. Coiman, IL. J.
Bates and Lawrence Colman being
warmly received with Pull Away,
nv Boys and compelled 10 give as
an encore Three Little Kittens.
The entire audience then went down
stairs TO the gymnasium. where their
tastes for the athletic we're ,ucceS-ful-
" appealed to by the performances Of
MesSfs Robert spencer. G. 4. Thorn
dyke, Max Exner. and VIM. o. See.e
upon the spring board. parallel bars,
wanting bar. horizontal bar, the lad
ders and the spanish rings, AMI with
numerous tumbling freaks.
Mr. Spencer proved himself thor
ongh Olympian upon the swinging
rings and was very much admired.