The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-02
THE BIRTH OF 1890.
How the People Of Seattle Vel
coined the Child.
THE DAY GENERALLY OBSERVED.
Services ID thnvehes. Festivities in
Hsmss. Rest IN Hassnees and ner-
rfs.ent Eysrywhere.


eefvsees n The churches. social festivities
n ioases. rest II the business h9gsAes ard
raefrSsaens IA the cIffss Rni pus,sie pisces
NJ Amusement we're flle lead2ug features OF
The ohseYYAnee 81 sew Years Gay IN se-
Attis.
The yarsons Catholic and Protestant
churches we're sell flied xifh the more de-
sr,s.t sistYiHg the services IN the afternoon
ana Ssstlng, 6tit TIE geo48e generally re-
ruafnea indoors. Many wsrs entertained
II shs shealsr ~ Frank Mayo n the pay
II .sarsseek.s xev Years punches were
ID vogue ~ the saloons the billiard halls
and the cigar stores did thriving Business,
and a spirit Of Hberality and good-feilaw-
ship eyery wIlsrs prevailed. The calls were
comparatively few. ard Of az altogether iu-
formal character. being restricted tn old
friends and acquaintances of ''the Gays Of
aud lang syue. Nearly al the day the
snow was falling, out il failed Of any chill
ing effect nron the enthusiasm Of tho useT-
cuYial seatsleitez. Many gentlemen and
some ladies slipped and fell in ascending or
descending the CLASSY sidewalks of the
streets running east and west Clothes
were soIied and bruises were sustained, but
nearly all laughed At the mishap and
seemed to consider i a good joke 4 few
sleighs we're seen gliding aIoug Sec
ond street. and boys and girls
with their sleds were coastlng merriiY upon
every hillside. A great crowd was collected
at the p0slcfiiee for the purpose. as a wng
remarked. Of receiving their annual mail.
The greatest degree Of enterprise was
evineed by the newsboys, who stationed In
every block npon the principal streets,
were Justify crying oat. Here's your
PnsT-fsrELEIGKseER; New Years edition;
thirty-two pages. oniy 10 cents a copy.
The Rainier club celebrated the occasion
in lis customary recherche yet unostenta-
tioas style The ladies residing at the
Eainier received their friends informally
Refreshments were served aud the time
was agreeabIy passed. A social entertain
rnent was also given last evening at the
residence OF Judge John r. Hoyt. associate
justice OF the supreme cos,st Of Wash
ington.
The entertainments given By the Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Womea's Christian Temperance Union
were well attended and enjoyed, moral
consolation being happily blended with
social cheer. The following programme
was given at the Y. NJ. C. A.:
Recitation ........ Prof W. H. Thompson
Temperance song s..s.. Paul Hubbard
Piano soils Ar. Charles +. Patterson
song s...t.-...ss. .s.4 Father McFlynnf
Wtiliam MeAdAm.
Recitation. .....,....... Miss Maud Ward
Remarks .s.......... secretary Carter
Miss Kate y. Tewkshury and Ds. G A. smith
hits tins ffak
George Washington Crane.
Recitation. ....,.........,., Miss Nina " Cooper
soio...... .-........Mrs. q. A. Tewksbury
song. with guitar accompaniment ....
ss....ss.'..sss.-s.t. -.......+J. X. Crawford
QnaFtet4s... =.
Messrs. Bowman, Colmkn, smith and ColInan
AZ the Y. w. C. +. T.. the young gem
tlesnen we're received in the basement Of
the Nj. r. church by the following named
ladies: Misses Lille Piper, Fannie Me
Gray. Hattie Morris, Kate lev ksburv.
Lizzie Davis, Carrie Davis. Fife Jennings,
May Jennings, Daisy Jennings. Louise
Hail. May Hyde. Bessie Rurwell. Helen
Gillette. Eta Alderman. 6raee Ball, Hell
ena McRas. Fannie MaIss. Ella Sander
son, Minnie Hughes. Bell Vrooman Grace
VrComan. Nina Faulkner. Florence Calsl-
well. Mamie Hoyt and Florence Adams.
Watch meetings were held Tuesday night
ct the Presbyterian and Methodist Episoo-
pal churches, an oyster supper being served
by the ladies IL the latter.
A company Of young ladies and gentle
men assembled al the residence of Mrs.
Ryerson, on FIFTH street, and watched the
exit Of the old year and the entrance Of the
new. Their vigil vas enlivened by songs
and refreshments.
I'll. 1. -
lodge, No. I'll, /. q. q. T., was also resolved
into night watch. which lasted untl an
early hour Yesterday morning.
During the reception by the Y. NJ e. A.
yesterday, several hundred young ladies'
and gentlemen were crowded together in
the parlors of the First Methodist church,
when suddenly oae o. the evergreen b..
deeked chandeliers in the center Of the
ceiling took fire irom a gas ict. The pine
homrhs burned quickly aud the flames
learod 10 the ceiling ard ran along it ia
SCARF ol fuel hut were e2llneutthed before
there VS. sng material damage. The ladies,
however. sere badly scared
Tselyo hundred handsome four-pare
New Years cards we're sent out through
the Seattle pastaGlice YESTERDAY. The face oil
TIE cards have aa lSS9 stamp aue
. rev date ssanap vita the words. seattle.
Wash ian. L IVA. =. IN. hnd also bear
the weras Tee postmaster Aad eal-
ploges StsA yon harry new year Ga
the ssc0nd End third pages are the names
al the postmaster aud the various u6ssAl
employees. Tbs lass page az TIE card has
the sehs8Ule q osIsee hagrs ia the different
departments
~ passed the dsv away seattle and
hsr citizens mav with excellent reason con.
81 stusate themselves upen the death OF
lssSa an8 lhe hsFsh uf iSFl