The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-01
WATCHED OLD
YEAR OUT.
Services Held in Some
city Churches.
ERELARGELY ATTENDED
Germania Cub Celebrated the Ad-
vent OF the New Year.
WERELARGELY ATTENDED
MANY BALLS, CONCERTS, ETC.

city churches last night and large congre-
cations were present at Grace Church and
Mathewsoni Street NJ. Il. Church TO assist
at the New Year services
The service In the latter 5egan at $3.50
and lasted till midnight After the open
ing devotional services Kev. John Oldham
prea ohed a sermon fitting to the occasion.
and this was followed by the communion
service. After this there was service of
testimony aud song and just before mid
night there was period Of prayer. The
service came to an end with the dawn of
new year and the members OF the con-
gregation went home wishing each othor
happy New Year.
The service at Grace Church began nt
10:30 and lasted till 1898. Addresses were
made by kev Floyd w. Iomkins. Jr,
and Rev. j. A. Eckstorm. his sassistant.
Rev. MI. Eckstorm said the world
needed not more men but better men, for
God had given great opportunitiess and
responsibilities The Iroblems of the past,
he said, were the problems of the future.
Rev. MIR. Iomkins said that at this
time he. felt Thanksgiving for the past
and faith for the future. te read at the
close OF his address the list of ~ mem
bers of his church that bad died during
the year ana AS the old year went out
there was n season OF silent prayer. At
midnight Mr.. 81 rague struck IL strokes
on the chimes AS each person went out
he received IA handshake from the rector
and pretty New Years card.
At the A. M. X. Zion Church tho usual
watch meeting was held. Rev. Il. ii. Hill
delivered an address and at 12 o'clock all
joined in singing In the New Year.
GERMANIA CLUB.
The members OF the GeImania Club
met In Lyman hall last night and spent
thoroughly enjoyable evening in an in
formal way. 10 the Germans New Year 3
day is one.o especial festivities.
President Philip -MiFth- delivered the
address of welcome after which the Talma
Ladies Orchestra rendered n fine selec-
ticn. MI. Philip Wirth sang "a baritone
solo, Gear ano Zimmerman from a German
Opera and DR.. Hamberger played the ac-
compartments A delicious little supper
was served and n favorite German drink
Bowie" was prepared for tne occasion.
Frederick Kahlhagen sang SOLO en- titled,
- Der Deutcbe knabe or the German
Boy, ana III iss Sadie Bissell rendered n
very pleasing cornet solo.
One OF the pleasantest features of the
evening was the singing of German stu
dent songs by number of the gentle
men at one side of the hall. Dancing
night, when Prof Muelier read an oriRi-
nal poem on the New Year, the last
stanza of which Is rs follows:
Ja-lin sllzeit frohes gemuethe
Und cine gemuethliche zeit
Dass Il tt unsern Gerlnania Club
behuete.
So sci dem Club dieser
Sobluck gemeibt,
Damit lustig wir uns Zusammenfin-
den:
Dreum lasst uns den
Boden der glneser ergruenden
Auf Elm gedeiliches neues Jahrl
This was followed by sinigng and in
formal speeches and the party dispersed
ut a late hour.
L. l.. /. VETERANS.
The Frst Light Infantry Veteran asso-
citation meets every New Years Eve to
welcome in the New Year by the singing
Of "Auld Lang Syne." This Is n custom
of many years and Is never omitted. Ihe
evening passed very pleasantly in Soc
ial way. Three colored singers, whose
names were given as Vanderbilt Astor
and Belmont sang and played during
the evening. Ellsworth p. Baker Ravo
soms interesting readings. AT IL O'CLOCK
supper was served and at midnight the
old song was sung again.
A number of the veterans were present
One of the oldest was Past Quartermaster
Frank +, Sheldon. who joined the +. J..
j. company about 40 years ago ana whose
term ns quartermaster extended over the
period the company and regiment occu-
pied the nrmory on Meeting street. tho
ono on Dorrance street and the present
quartsrs on South Main street Mr. Shell
don was quartermaster for about 20 years.
The matchmaking, which proved one OF
the most successful OF recent years. was
arranged Dy u committee composed OF
Lieut.. Col W. j. Coinstock, Quarter
master 4. II. Rathbun. Commissary 4.
X. Delano and Pnymaster \. H. Lowell.
Comm ssary Sergeant j. w. Armstrong
acted as superintendent OF the Water
Works.
CALEDoN1AN SOCIETY.
The 21th annual concert and ball OF the
prnvidcn a. Caiedonian society was given
at tho Talma theatre last evening. There
was large number present aun most
ENJOYABLE time was had.
The program rendered was as follows:
Selection, Alpine Orchestra; song. "Hur-
rah for tire Highlands" MIR. Harry Tag
gart; reading "Muugo McCork incalo's
Love story, Miss Jennie T,edon; song,
"Coller Herring, " Mrs Thomson spec
iial,y. Niger, Niger Mr.. w p.
kranz; song, Bonnie Sweet Bessie. -
Mis-. faggart; bngplpe solo. The Cock
OF the North, by Piper Mckinnop sony.
"Mery, Sir. TaRgart; reading, "Wntty
Purdio gets "a eu doom peg, Miss Teeden;
song. The Land ~ the Leaf" Mrs.
Ihomson; German speciality. laughing
song, Mr.. kranz duet TIE Crook 10
Bawbee," MIR. and Mira Iapgart: finale,
Aud Lang Syne,'' company; Miss
Mabel Il. Wallace. ccompanist Every
numler was rncored, the spsclalties py
w. II. kranz being particularly pleasing.
At tho close ~ tho concert. dance nro-
gram of Is numbers was enjoyed under
the inanagt mont al the following: FLOOR