Evening star., 1896-01-01
WITH A WARM WELCOME
The New Year Ushered in With Various
Celebrations
The Usual Din at MidniSht-Ceremon
les of a Striking Character at
Many Churches.

A naked boy, whose smiling, jolly coun-
tenance gave good evidence that the chilly
air did not affect him in the least, went
bounding along last night in merry chase
of an old, decrepit fellow, whose stiff,
rheumatic limbs creaked at every joint as
he made tracks for a place Of safety. AS
the first stroke of midnight sounded the old
fellow disappeared. and the youngster gave
yell of victory whose echo was taken up
and accentuated with singular unanimity
by every steam whistle, bell. tin horn, toy
cannon and grown-up pistol that happened
to be awake that late. 1t was the same
old story Of the new year driving out the
old, and Washington welcomed the change
with appropriate noise and many more
fitting and significant celebrations. Indoors
husbands walked up the.r wives with kisses
and wishes that 1896 woul1 be even more
replete with health, wealth and happiness
than 10 had been, and together they crept
TO little cribs and brelthed their joint
prayers above unconscious sleeping ones;
almost every pair OF sweethearts held a
small matchmaking on their own accounts,
and In the dim shadow of the turned-down
gas greeted the strokes Of twelve in the
manner considered appropriate unoer such
circumstances; troths we:c renewed in The
solemn moment; Lew resolves were made:
cid regrets were buried, and the world took
on new lease of hJpe in the way it mas
ever since such Il thing as new year
came to be recorded in the calendar of
time.
Nearly every club and every saloon held
revel, and the Hap New Year" and the
Same to you" of the participants in them
were thick with the moisture of the Hba-
t1ons that had been poured in honor Of the
occasion.
In the Churches.
These were some of the incidents of the
celebration, and there were other and more
appropriate ones at the churches. At the
metropolitan Memorial Church, on a.
street, the chimes rang out the old and
rang in the new while beneath their silvery
peals e. watch-night vigil was kept by a
large gathering. These services began at
lo-5O. and were conducted by the pastor.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, assisted by Rev. DR..
Belier, Rev. DR.. D. W. Wood of Chicago,
Kew. DR.. Reed of Detroit and Rev. DR..
Milburn, the blind chaplain Of the Senate.
The ministers all made addresses on the
signiiieance ,a OF the coming year and the
necessity of shaping our coming lives on
the experiences of the past. There was
song service in which the solos were taken
by Miss Pierce of Boston and Miss Grey,
and at five minutes before midnight the
cepcourse knelt and Joined in silent prayer,
thus solemnly ushering in 1896.
At st. Patrick's Church solemn high
veSpers was celebrated with unusual pomp
by Cardinal Satolli and were attended by
congregation which taxed the capacity
of the beautiful edfice to it's utmost.
Father Stafford preached an eloquent SER
mon, and the music was particularly fine,
an especial feature being the "Te Deum''
composed in honor of Cardinal Satolli by
Mr.. Rufus Garland of this city. The car
dinal was assisted in the services by
Father Gloyd and Father MCGEE, and the
choir was augmented by an orchestra. The
solos were taken by Miss Blanche Mating
ly, Mrs. Mama, Mr.. VIM. D. MacFarland
and Mr.. Bernard A. Ryan.
There were striking and beautiful services
at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, conducted by Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe, who delivered a powerful ad-
dress. Music was rendered by choir of
forty voices, and the New Year was usher
ed i'll with silent prayer.
Watch night vigils were also kept at
Foundry, Hamline. Calvary Baptist. Mt.
Vernon, Ryland, Keller Memorial. Waugh,
Western Presbyterian, Grace, Dumbarton,
Douglas, Wesley Chapel, Eastern Presby-
terrain. Ninteenth Street Baptist, Mount
Pleasant Congregational and others.