Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-31
THE DEATH Of THE Old YEAR
AND BIRTH OF THE NEW WILL BE
APPROPRIATELY CELEBRATED
THIS EVENING.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
For a General Participation In III
Noisy Welcome to the New Cen
utry-The Midnight Masses Will be
Elaborate ~Services-The Watch
Observation-Disclosures Arrangements
fir Social Entertainments.

fir Social Entertainments.
There may be a slight variance
from the correct time, but when the
clock on the public building, which is
close enough for practical purposes,
tolls out the hour of midnight,
it will usher in a new year and a new
century. The death of the old century
and birth of the new, is an occasion
which few, if any who are now living
will again be privileged to witness.
1t is therefore literally, the chance
of a life time" to celebrate. Mayor
Sweeney has not only not frowned up
on noises which may disturb the mid
night SAUNDERS Of citizens, but has
actually invited them, and has init
mated that he will be pleased in pro-
portion to the volume of noise which
is made in greeting the new century.
In accordance with individual
wishes, and the express desire of the
Mayor and leading citizens, this will
be made a memorable night in Wheel
ing. The old adage about searly to
bed and early to rise don't go on the
31st of December. Virtually the en-
tire population will remain awake,
and join in a monster watch meet
ing" 1t is likely that those who try
tA c1aan will fnd ~ i'm n0Ccih1n m do
so, at least for an hour around mid
night.
There have been elaborate prepara-
tions made for ringing all the bells,
and footing all the whistles in the
city. The peals from church and
school house belfrys will mingle with
the sounds which ordinarily call
workmen to their tasks. From the
summit Of Wheeling and Chapline
hills, cannon will belch forth smoke,
and thunderous reports which will
reverberate on the opposite hills. A
big gun on the public landing, and the
whistles of all the boats in the har-
Dor will do their utmost to add to the
general din. On the streets, men and
boys will discharge fireworks, shoot
ing canes, etc., and toot horns, and
generally bring out all the devices
which have been idle since the cam
paign. 1t will be a big festival of
noise-a requiem for the dead century,
an optimistic note for the new.
While the noisy celebration is in
progress, the more religiously inclin-
ed will be offering praise to the Divine
Master in the watch meetings, and
other exercises. The midnight masses
in the Roman Catholic churches will
be elaborate services, and the sermons
will be appropriate to the occasion.
1t is a joyous season, for few tears
for the past will be mingled with fe-
licitations upon the dawn of the new
century. 1t is therefore fitting that
social entertainments should be a fac
tor in the celebration. The balls and
home affairs will be very numerous,
A large number of young ladies will
entertain, in lieu of keeping open
house" tomorrow. At the Arion
there will be one of the most elaborate
entertainments in the history of that
organization. The programme, pub
lished in the Sunday Register, en-
braces musical exercises and a num-
Der of addresses upon appropriate to-
pics, as we'll as dancing and other
conventional forms of social amuse-
ments. The Majestic club will give
its annual New Years ball, the Bach
elors will dance, and other clubs will
entertain.
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the firing of the guns of the
K. of p. battery. They will be taken
to the brows of Wheeling and Chap
line hills early this evening. The
members of the Artillery Company
U. R. K. of P. will assemble at the
ivy oullOilAS at ISA ClOCh IO-nlSuI,
in fatigue uniform, ready for service.
Battery No. l will first fire the gun
on Wheeling hill, when the gun on
Chapline hill will answer, and the
two will ALLEVIATE for an hour, COM
mencing at midnight, each squad using
twenty rounds of ammunition.
Little Tip" will be stationed on the
public landing, and will also use
twenty rounds Of ammunition.
Battery No. l will be in charge of
Lieut.. Ed. Birch, with the following
named gunners: Hugh Cusack, Wm.
Gill, Edw. Moulter, Sr., Gus Franz
helm. w. c. Williams, Chas. Levy,
Eugene Stamm and Chas. Funk.
Battery No. 2 will be in charge of
Lieut.. Eiw. Elliott, with the following
named gunners: Harry Bodley, Her
mann Frederick, ]. ". P. Crawford,
Samuel Stringer, L. G. Nixon, VIM.
| Wiedebusch, ]. L. Scott and Ambrose
Bond.
A slight change has been made in
the programme for the tablet presen-