The record-union., 1896-01-01
HOV TEE DAY WILL Be OBSERVED.
the New Year Ushered in by Prayer
and Song.
Receptions To-day and Evening-Busi-
ness of All Kinds VIII be
Suspended.

This is the day which about two
thirds of the people had set apart on
which to begin that somewhat myth
1cal occupation of turning over new
leaves. 1t is otherwise known as New
Years Day, and is celebrated in a vari-
ely Of ways. The usual method is by
making all the noise possible, destroy
ing private property and by committing
acts of malicious mischief.
A small minority of each community
show their respect for the departing
year, with all its sins and sorrows and
occasional rays of happiness, by hold
Ing watch meetings and greeting its
successor with songs and prayer. There
are worse ways than this of recogniz-
ing the passing of the old year and the
birth of the new, but the majority of
people have not made the discovery.
Last night one of these old-fash-
ioned watch meetings was held in the
First Baptist Church, and in which the
Young Peoples Unions of the other
Baptist churches participated. From 9
TO 10 O'Clock was devoted to prayer and
praise, the next hour to considering the
better methods of working among the
young and from IL o'clock till midnight
was given to conservation. The pastor
at midnight made an address pertinent
to the coming in of the new year.
At 1870 o'clock to-day special serv-
fees will be held at the German Luther
an Church at Twelfth and K streets.
and after the sermon by Rev. c. f.
Oehler the Lords supper will take
place.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian Association are anticipating
a pleasant time to-day They will
hold two receptions-the first from to
4 o'clock and the other commencing at
z 80 o'clock in the evening. Their lady
friends are expected to be among the
guests, and ali will be handsomely en-
tertained
But the young men are not going to
have monopoly Of the pleasant duty of
entertaining, for the members of the
Young Women's Christian Association
announce that they viii be at home to
their friends from to 8 o'clock this
evening at their pleasant quarters at
Eighth and I streets.
This evening the children of the
Founding Home viii have their Christ
mas and New Year celebration com
bined. There viii be a tree with pres
ents for the little ones, and all persons
interested are invited to be present.
In Concord Hall, in the Foresters'
building, the Ladies Auxiliary to the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will hold a reception from to 8 o'clock.
This afternoon and evening the mem
hers of the Sutter Club will keep open
house at their elegant rooms in the
California State Bank building, as is
their custom on New Years Day These
receptions are always pleasant affairs.
The Wednesday Night Club did not
have anything to do with New Years
coming on their club date, but the
members have been taking unusual
pains to have their New Year party to-
night an especially enjoyable one.
All the public offices. courts and most
places of business will be closed to-
day, and many whose occupations or
business interests make it difficult for
them to get away at other times will
take advantage of this general and le-
gal holiday to visit friends out of the
city. Scores of gentlemen sportsmen
will seek the marshes or foothills for a
days outing with gun and dog, while
some who are neither gentlemen nor
sportsmen will stay at home and spend
the day in riotous tomfoolery. The po-
lice will look after this class.
The Postofffce hours viii be from II
IN. to l p. m, and there viii be no de-
iiveries by carriers.