The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-01
NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS
PLANNED BY V4RTOUS ORGANIZE
TIONS IN THE CITY.

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| ings In Several Churches Last Night.
Nearly all the lodges, clubs and So
| cietes of the city have arranged some
kind of special observance of the open
| ing of the New Year to-day At the
Young Mems Republican club there will
| be open house from o'clock this after
noon until IL o'clock tonight. This
years open House will be the most
important in the history of the club
and no pains have been spared by the
reception committee to make the affair
thorough success. The house COM
| mittee has arranged fine spread, the
best ever put out at the club. A full
orchestra will be in attendance. The
reception committee will meet in the
club parlors at $3.50 this afternoon to
arrange programme for the afternoon
and evening. Arthur G. Benedict is
chairman of this committee.
The biggest open house entertainment
in the history Of the organization will
be celebrated by the members of the
Young Mems Christian association to-
day. They will observe the usual Gus
tom of keeping the place open to ev-
erybody which will hold forth from 3
o'clock in the afternoon to the closing
hour, 10 o'clock. There will be both So
cial, musical, literary and gymnastic
amusement, while refreshments will be
served constantly.
AT 10 o'clock this morning there will
be a reception for the junior depart
ment and an entertainment to consist of
gymnasium exhibit and basket ball
game between the Bridgeport Y. M. G.
"A. juniors and the New Haven Y. M.
G. A. juniors. Refreshments will be
served after the game. Then beginning
at 1880 p. m. there will be a continuous
programme until 10 p. m. There will
be gymnasium exhibit and while that
is in progress the Y. M. c. A. orchestra
will play. From to 7 there will be
singing of college songs and a phono-
graph entertainment The monograph
to be used is the large size Edison with
polyphone attachment. 1t was loaned
for the occasion by f. T. futile of the
Goodyear Rubber store
From to 5 there will be an informal
reception and concert by the Y. M. c.
a. orchestra under the leadership of
Professor Henry T. Nichols. From s to
$3.50 there will be an entertainment by
Rev. Allyn K. Foster, who illustrates
by songs and stories the ways of Our
Friends in Dixie" as the entertainment
is called. Rev. Mr.. Foster lived for
many years in the south and is thor
oughly familiar with the manners and
customs of the people of that section Of
the country.
The Y. M. c. A. rooms have been
neatly decorated for the occasion and
1000 invitations have been distributed
The Women's auxiliary will assist the
reception committee in receiving the
guests, among whom 1t is expected
there will be a large number of ladies
According to long established GUS
tom Mayor Driscoll had been expecting
to hold a reception at his office in city
hall to-day from IL to 8, but he has
been obliged to forego the arrangement
because of severe cold with which he
is confined to his bed John ]. Hogan,
president of the board of aldermen
will be acting mayor to-day and it is
probable that he will receive New
Years calls from large number of his
friends
The members of the New Haven Gun
club will observe New Years day with
a big holiday shooting tournament,
which will be held at the grounds of
the club at Cedar Hill. Not only the
members of the local organization, but
also any interested in shooting will be
allowed to participate. The programme
is composed of ten events, the deciding
of which will take the greater part of
the day, as there are already a large
of entries promised and some
fine sport and scores in this line are
looked for. Those who shoot will be
divided into three classes according to
their merits in the opinions of the
judges in the science of handling a
gun In one of the events three large
will be set up as prizes and
they will be awarded to the highest
target scores. Refreshments will be
served during the day in the club
house.
The st. Augustus r. A. B. society will
give its annual ball in the hall on
Meadow street Tonight Great prepa-
rations have been made for the event
and very enjoyable time is prom
Used.
4 Another dance that will take place
tonight is that given by theN.St Pat
rick's 7. A. B. society. 1t will be held
in the hall on Wallace street
The Arion Singing society will give
an entertainment tonight, to be fol-
lowed by a dance after midnight
The Teutonia German Singing society
held a watch meeting last night at the
society's hall on Crown street. After
midnight there was dancing until day.
light this morning.
The Union League club will, as usual
on New Years day, receive it's MEM
bers and their friends to-day. A de-
parture from the custom will be made
this year, however, in the fact that |
admission TO the club house will be by |
card only.
Watch night services and revival |
were held in the Foote street A. M T.. |
Zion church last night beginning at 10 |
o'clock. The exercises consisted of |
brief testimonies prayer and praise, |
sermon and silent prayer until mid
night. Rev. w. f. Garry, the singing |
evangelist from Boston, Mass, was !
present and assisted in the services.
Watch meeting services were also |
aeld at the First NJ e. church last
night, beginning at $3.50. There were
a number Of short addresses and good
music, This morning the childrens