The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-31
CLOSING Of THE OLD YEAR
HOW OCCASION WILL BE OBsERV-
ED HERE.
Music by the Band on Capitol Grounds
Central Union Churchman'S.

This night will terminate the year and
the century. As few hope to live to the
end of the century beginning tomorrow,
the last honors of 1900 will likely be the
subject of more than usual considera-
ton. Many i'm Honolulu will find in
these hours time for profitable reflec-
lions and the renewal of worthy ambi-
lions; others will recOnsecrate them
selves in the churches in the course of
Christianity and rght-living; stin
others will spend the hours i'm feasting
and jollity. To all the night will be
supreme space of the years time.
kaumakapili's chimes will be general
ly missed. For many years they had
rung out the old and rung in the new
year, but the bells came down from
their ancient tower in the great fire of
last January. The loss of the chimes
Will be gap in the list of
events of the closing hours of the year.
Prof. Berger has come to the rescue
however and with the band, will sup
ply music the capitol grounds and
ON the streets. Shortly before midnight
dirges Will be played at the capitol
Promptly after u the band begins a
march through various streets playing
spirited airs. The route will be from
the capitol to Alakea. to Beretania, to
Nuuanu, to school. to Emma, to Bere-
tania- to Alapai. to King and back to
the starting point
The principal church event of the night
Will be the joint services in Central
Union church participated in by most of
the Protestant congregations. The SER
vices VIII begin at 9:15 o'clock and will
conclude at midnight sharp Following
is the program to be carried out:
9:15-Praise and prayer service.
9:45-Anthem. Sermon-The Rev. W.
d. Westervelt. Subject: rs the Gospel
Adequate to the Needs of the Hour?"
lOs1O-Sinuinu To, r1,l O
the Night"
1O:l5-Address The Rev. S. P. Perry.
Subject: Our Gratitude for the Old
Year and Hopes for the New"
1O:25-Solo. Theodore Richards.
10:30-Recess.
1O:40-Testimony service Led by
Major George Wood.
l1;O5-Sermon. The Rev. A. E. Cory.
An Essential to Holy Living and Ag-
gressive Christian Work"
| ll:SO-Singing 80 God Our Help in
/ Ages Past"
/ 11:35-Scripture reading.
ll:4O-Solo. II. c. Chamberlain Near
er Home"
11:45-Consecration service. Led by
the Rev William NJ. Kincaid.
II m.-DoXology and benediction.
Rev George L. Pearson of the Metho-
dist church will preside.
The services at the Roman Catholic
CdJneuIdl are as follows:
Tonight at o'clock. Solemn Bene-
diction of the most blessed Sacrament.
Tomorrow at and a. IN low masses
with Holy Communion; 1888 Pontilical
High Mass II, Solemn Banediction with
TIE Deum; I p. m. Solemn Benediction,
special music
The Lustana Society will celebrate it's
twentieth anniversary The society will
| attend Solemn Benedictionand TIE Deum
at II o'clock tomorrow N & body. Tie
society will be escorted 70 the Cathedral
| by the Concordia Band. In the evening
| the society will hold a reception at 20
at Lusitana Hall on Alapli street.
AT st. Clements chapel New wears
day, there will be morning prayer at Z
o'clock in the morning and Holy Corn
munion at g.
At St Andrews Cathedral, tomorrow
being the Feast of the Circumcision of
our Lord and New Years Day. there
! vii! be evensong this evening at 7:3O
| p. m. and a Celebration of the Holy
| Communion tomorrow at a. m. Mat
| tins at 9 a. m.
At noon tomorrow the Y. NJ. c. A.,
| assisted by lady friends, will tender
| the usual annual reception to the young
men of the city STRANGERS, especially,
will be'looked after. Following the re-
ception at ~ o'clock. lunch will be
J served up to about o'clock. The
rooms, parlor. library and assembly
hall of the Y, NJ. c, A. are today decor
! ated for the affair
! Luaus in great numbers will be in
| progress all over the city at about and
after - o'clock. Every we'll to-do ma
! tive will have one. Serenading parties
of young Hawaiians will also be fea-
! ture of the night