New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
DAWN OF NEW CENTURY
PACIFIC OCEAN ISLANDS WILL SEE 1T
FIRST
ASIA AND EUROPE WILL BE ENJOYING 1T
HOURS BEFORE 1T GETS TO NEw-YoRK.
BUT THE LATE CONFER WILL BE roy
ALLY WELCOMED IN ADVANCE.

BUT COMER WILL De rtOA~
ALLY WELCOMED IN ADVANCE.
1t would seem as if Nature intended to slight
Americans somewhat in the matter Of the dawn
of the new century Long before we are per-
mitted to step out Of the shopworn nineteenth.
natives of the Pacific islands lying along the
meridian that is $50 degrees from Greenwich
will be waIlowing lazily in the twentieth prob
ably not even realizing their special privilege of
getting ahead OF the pushing Yankee who
awaits the new cycle in his native land The
citizens of Calcutta will be enjoying 1t nine
hours and the Londoners five hours before 1t
Iaves the feet of the Statue Of Liberty New
Workers may comfort themselves little, per
haps. with the thought that Californians viii
only get their first taste of it three hours after
we have saturated ourselves with it; but, In
spite of this seemingly unfair preference for
other peoples, the twentieth century will be
welcomed in this city at least as heartily as II
we had got the very first glimpse Of it seen oT
mortal man
In fact the celebration will begin little IN
advance, for this evening before midnight on
the steps of the City Hall thousand voices VIII
ioin in one great urited melody. made stin
more deep and impressive by an accompaniment
of fifty instrumental pieces. The vocal exercises
are to be given by the United German Singing
Societies and Damrosch's Choral Union The
City Hall will be darkened Just before the pass
ing of the old century. and at the exact second
of the incoming Of the new the electric lamps
with which the porch of the hall and the trees
OF the park have been hung viii blaze out ant
the chorus will sing the National anthem This
Will be followed by a lavish display Of fireworks
Preparations tor the celebration. for whict
the city has appropriated funds, were begun or
Saturday and will be completed to-day Work
men have covered the front of the hall with
series of red. white and blue lights. one grou-
of which is arranged to resemble the American
ensign.
The Choral Union viii begin to sing at Ills
p. m. The members will enter by the rear Of
the City Hall and will be received by COM
rnittee. The following is the music they will
sing: Choral from the Meistersinger; Hallelujah
Chorus: Ping Out Wild Bells; America;
"Star SpangIed Banner; Sea. Mountain and
Prairie; Hymn of Thanks" In case OF bad
weather the singing will take place in Cooper
Union. 'but it will have to be very bad Mr.
Damrosch said yesterday, ito keep my chorus
from singing the steps of the City Hall"
Church bells will chime the new era be-
gins. and in some of the churches watch night
services will be under way In St. Patriek's
Cathedral the ceremony will be conducted by
Archbishop Martinelli, the Apostolic Delegate.
At ST. ThOmass Church. at Fifth-ave. and
Fffty-third-st., there will be a union service at
which the choirs Of 81. Thomas. of St. Bartholo-
new and of the Church OF the Incarnation viii
join in one chorus. Short sermons will be deliv-
cred by Bishop Potter the Rev. DR.. Greer, rector
of St. Bartholomew Church. and the Rev. DR..
| Grosvenor, rector Of the Church Of the Incarna-
| ton. Special service will be held at the Evan
| geIical Lutheran Church of ST. James, at Madi-
son-ave. and Seventy-third-st. The Rev Or. j.
| B. Remensnyder will preach on the progress of
| the last one hundred years. There will be an
/ old fashioned Methodist watch meeting at the
| Twenty-fourth Street Methodist Episcopal
/ Church, between Eighth and Ninth aves- There
| will be sermons by the Rev Edwin Hunt and
| the Rev. w NICK DarwOOd. Another watch
| night service will be celebrated at the old John
/ Street Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest
| church in America. The service will begin at p
| D. m. by a praise service. AT midnight the
/ DoXolOgy will be sung.
| Others will welcome the century by so
/ caI festivities. There will be a great number OF
/ dinners and some balls OF special interest is
| the Century labor dinner at Arlington Hail. Nos
| 1923 st. Marks Place. 1t will be under the
| auspices of the Civic Federation, and has been
| largely brought about by W. d. P. Bliss, chair
| man of the Committee of One Hundred. Ernest
/ H. Crosby will be postmaster, and among those
/ who will speak Bishop Potter, George T.
| MCNEIL. of Boston, a. J. BOultOn. John Swinton.
/ NJ. A. Fitzgerald, Henry George, jr., Edwin
| Markham. Bird 5. COler. John Phillips, r. Full
| ton Cutting and DR.. r. Heber Newton Just at
| midnight Edwin Markham is expected to recits
| poem.