The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-02
The Glad New Year As It Was Variously
Celebrated In the CITY.
GREAT DINNER TO THE POOR BOYS
AZ Ola First baptist Church Pleas
Ing Exercises-Epwori Eendins
Room Formally opened -Dciight.
fui Reception at Y. VI. e. A There
Was Little Excitement.

| business houses gave holiday and half
holiday Social visits were made and
| family reunions were numerous. The
conventional New Year call custom was
honored more in the breach than In the
observance
The usual holiday hours were OBJ
served by the postoffice, court Offices,
banks, cotton exchange, etc
| The members OF the Norfolk Cycle
Club wheeled to Witch Guck. down in
irincess Anne county, in the afternoon,
and enjoyed an immense oyster roast.
FOLLOWING his usual custom the Rev.
DIR. j. j. Hall. of Park Avenue Baptist
church. received his many friends he
tween the hours of and 10 D. m, with
that warm hospitality for which he is
| noted
THE BOYS DINNER.
| One OF the most pleasant features of
| the day was the dinner given to the
poor boys of the city at the old Baptist
church on Cumberland street. a more
appropriate treat could hardly he imag-
ined. There were about 200 little fell
lows present and they enjoyed them
selves to the utmost
very enjoyable and interesting din
ner preceded the entertainment. 1t was
opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
THOMAS Hume, of North Carolina
former pastor of the First Baptist
church. Addresses were made by the
| Rev. DR.. NJ. b. Wharton, of the Free
mason Street Baptist church; the Rev.
| William III. Atwill, of the Cumberland
Street Methodist church; the Rev. DR..
Hume; the Rev. Mr.. Cawthorne a theo-
logical student, and the Rev L. b.
| Hatcher. of the First church Recita-
tons were made by Willie Mitchell,
Henry Young and Vernon Cannon
The Rev. E. B. Hatcher, of the First
Baptist church, was master of ceremo-
MES and there were present beside the
boys, number of ladies and gentlemen.
! including twD civ officials
The dinner was served in the adjoin-
Ing room Immediately after the exer-
cises. the menu being as follows:
Bread. butter, turkey. ham. shoat
oysters, celery, pickles, apples pies pre-
serves, jelly. fruit cake. plain cake
small cakes and candy.
ihese good things were on four long
tables. about which the boys seated
themselves. Dr. Hume asked bless
ing the ladies then attended to the
more material wants of the guests.
very much appreciated feature of
the affair was the presentation to each
boy OF an order on Burk e Co. the Main
street clothiers. fon pair of pants The
boys boys EXPRESSED each in his own peculiar
way, their appreciation and thanks for
the blessings OF the day. The money,
! provisions and delicacies for the event
We're contributed by kind people of all
denominations
dinner for poor girls will be given
ut this building OH Easter. 1t is an
nounced that there will be a gathering
or children at this church every other
Saturday. The first will he on Jam
uary 10th, when each one present will
receive gift
a FAMILY REUNION.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. ]. Il.
LowenberG was the scene Yesterday of
a happy reunion. an event OF annual
occurrence in this family, the date in
ADDITION to being New Year, being also
the anniversary of Mr.. Lowenber-'s
nlrth. The occasion was one of sincere
o o,,1 l "a .ui;'tlon ana happy hospitality
ana Geeral good cheer. II is an interest
inS fact that Mr.. ana Mrs Lowenbcrg
nave Tour children. all ma-ried-NIrs
Max plncus. Mrs. Nathan Frankfurt.
yrs Moses Stern and Mr. Bernard
stern lowcnberg. These have each ono
enid. and live in four adjoining rcsi-
denccs on Butte street. each the riff, of
tn"ir parents. This family and Now
, ! ear celebration We're in keeping with
Si''''iat happy events of previous years.
REC! ZION At Y. NJ. c. \.
The reception which has been Looked
forward 10 by Il number of Norfolk
pSopie came on last uirat, with much
pleasure to the large number of the
friends OF the association who were
| present.
The rooms had been beautifully deco
rated with palms and other potte1
plants ana NaI!-cdlor"d shaded iln,us
ana as the guests au.Vei one and All
= were impressed with the daintincss of
'hr arrangement OF the decorations.
:ihe reception began promptly q: >
cock. put number of guest. had ar
rived by this hour
Ihe programme OF the evening hepnn
WIN music by Borjes' Orchestra. which
continued u play throughout the entire
evening at intervals of fifteen minutes.
~ $50 match game Of basket bali
petWcen two of the associations teams
! was played in the gymnasium The
teams were capiained by Messrs. T.. l..
Guy and j. y. Anderson. The game vas
exceedingly Interesting and ended with
{ the score in favor of Mir Anderson's
: team,
e NJ O'Clock there was played i'm the
1 gymnasium match game Of polo on hi
cycles. winch created n,uch interest. II :
Il was the first time such a game had
been played IN Norfolk. and was Wit
t messed by number of the guests. boil
= laAies anu gentlemen. who had con-
g thlied TO arrive ever since the opening
hour. Prof. w. H. Ward and Mr.. J. a
n Anderson played the match. which. af-
S ter considerable effort by both contest
y anus. was decided a draw
: a the close Of the polo match tho
: VISITORS were invited in the reception
;. room where Il game of progressive car
y roms was played with twelve couples
a AT the beginning. There had been Of
Il -rcd first and BOBBY prize ms rewards
10 the fortunate and uufortunota cnn,