Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
HONOR NEW YEAR
Manner in Which Advent of 1903
Will Be Celebrated in
This City.
WATCH MEETINGS THIS EVENING
Variety of Diversions That Will
Claim the Public Atten-
ton Tomorrow.

Tomorrow a general disposition on
the part of the people will be mani
tested to lay off. from their custom
airy abor and make the acquaintance
of new arrival that will reach this
vicinity promptly at u o'clock to-
night. Most persons will consider the
advent of the year 1908 worthy OF
some special ceremony of initiation.
The Argus will follow the usual Gus
tom of suspending publication in hon
or of New Years day. The suspen
sion of business will be general, all
public and most private offices and
the great majority of stores being
closed all or the greater part of the
day, and most of the manufacturing
concerns ceasing operations. The Rock
Island post office, as usual on holt
days, will be open only from : to 10
a. m, and there will be but the one
delivery of mail at Q o'clock.
Those who do not remain at home
and entertain or make New Years
calls will find a variety of social di-
versions and entertainments to claim
their attention, particularly this ey-
ening and tomorrow evening. y num-
Der of clubs and other organizations
will give dances and parties both of
a public and Il private nature.
Those who are disposed to take out
of door exercise will find allurcment
on the smooth ice at various points
along the river from this city to Mo-
line and on the Hennepin canal. The
skating will not be the best any
where, nor are there any extended
portions of the ice entirely free from
snow, but the sport will be good
enough to engage the attention of
hundreds if the weather is fair.
Churches VIII Observe.
This evening there will he union
watch meeting at the First Method
list church beginning at o'clock, the
program for which is mapped out as
follows:
9p. m.-Prayer and song service.
9:2O-Address, Rev. William Tor
rance.
9:4O-Address. Rev. II. w. Reed.
1O-Intermission. social and light
refreshments.
1O:45-Address, Rev. ID. L. McNary.
11:1O-Address, Rev. w. ). Marquis.
neutrality-suspicious. meeting.
11:45-Closing exercises, Rev. Il. Il.
Williams.
There will also he watch meeting
at the Memorial christian church fol-
lowing the regular prayer meeting.
which lasts from 7:30 to $50. There
will be Il program of music and reci-
tations and the serving of refresh
hot l,a Of l.,
Christian Endeavor society This will
be followed by n social session till
near the hour of midnight, when the
old year will be ushered out and the
new one in with a prayer service. Or
dinarily the Memorial Christian CON
gregation would have Joined in the
union meeting. but this year the
Christian Endeavor society had ar
ranged program before it was de-
cided to have joint services.
DIR Marquis to Lecture
Tomorrow evening Rev. w. 5. Mar
quis will deliver his lecture on 'Nen-
ice. the Child of the Sea- at the audi
forum of the Broadway church. The
lecture will he illustrated with ster-
eopticon views collected by the speak
err last summer. There will he no adj
mission charge. but voluntary col
| lection will be taken up for the ben
eft of the proposed Twelfth street
chapel.
At the Y. NJ. c. \. open house will
be kept. There will be a game tour
nament in the afternoon from to 5.
with lunch served by the ladies from
| ) to 8, and a game af basketball in
the gymnasium between the Y. NJ. C..
A. and high school teams at s o'clock.
The Salvation Army will hold a
watch meeting tonight at the bar
racks, 1909 Second avenue, beginning
at 10:3 80.
At the Club
! The Rock Island Club membership
| is to be entertained at a newspaper
| party at the club house this evening.
The program is to start promptly at
| & O'cIOpL and q nlanniuo To nj