The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-02
new YEAR FESTIVITIES
AT MANY CHURCHES
Afternoon Receptions Are Attend
ed by Members of Various
Christian Organizations.
CHURCH SOCIETIES ASSIST.
Y. NJ. G. A., Christian Endeavor
and Sunday School Union En-
tertain With Music, Reel
tations cnd Addresses.
CHURCH SOCIETIES ASSIST.

| Church congregations and religious organ
| izations observed the first day of the veal
F., by social gatherings, most of which toos
! place in the afternoon. The majority Of
| them were well attended, and the same gen
| eral programme was carried out at tht
| several receptions.
In many instances the arrangements were
left to the young peoples organizations
At all of them the women of the church
were prominent. They provided and servec
the light refreshments and had supervised
the decorations.
Three representative religious organiza-
tions-the y. NJ. G. A.. the St Louis Sun.
day School Union and the st. Louis Chris
tan Endeavor Union-extended general in
vitation TO the public.
The reception at the Central Branch of
the Y. NJ. c. A at Grand and Franklin ave-
nues. lasted from o'clock in the afternoon
until II o'clock last night. The afternoon
was for men only, but in the evening they
were permitted TO bring their friends. More
than 1.6CO persons passed before the Recep-
tion Committee.
The association orchestra of sixteen
pieces. under the leadership of John II.
Eg,sers. played in the parlors. and the re-
ception-rooms at the afternoon affair. The
selections of the orchestra were interspersed
by piano selections by Edward ]. Noby, AL
exander +. Ludwig and Mrs. Ludwig rem
oesed TWO solos on the flute.
AT O'clock the Reverend Doctor ]. Will
hanson made an address in the association
lecture hall on a New Year theme. Ices and
cake We're served on the third floor.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMMES.
IN the auditorium programme of music
ana recitations began at 7:3J O'Clock. The
Others on the programme We're Miss Laura
Lang and Miss Jenny May. who recited:
Miss Maybelle H. Day. whistling. soloisl:
Jerome Colona. violin solost. In the gymna-
SUM the several classes were drilled in eX-
eresss eT s.,nn on the parallel and bars
Doctor Edward H. Skinner was chairman
or the Reception Committee of seventy
five men.
The reception of the South Side Y NJ. C.
A. at No. 1860 South Eighteenth street. was
feature Of the days entertainment in that
part part, Of the he; city where the orsanization is
nastic entertainment. and Mrs: Fennetta
Cargent Haskell recited in the afternoon. In
ment, which was made attractive by the
Illustrated songs of the Cook brothers
The Sunday School Unions reception was
at the Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church.
1t was attended by all superintendents and
teachers of the schools OF various denomi-
nations of the city. and many from the
utive Committee of the union a committee
Of ladies. assisted In receiving. Mrs. Glib
W. Carson was the chairman of this COM
mittee. The arrangements were made by
F. P. Hays. president. and Robert L. Cur
ney, general secretary. Of the union
Hundreds Of Christian Endeavor workers
attended the reception of that organiza-
tion's general union at the Central Presby
terian Church. The officers and members
from several societies received, the acting
chairman Of the committee being Miss
Emma Long.
An impromptu programme of songs ard
recitations was rendered by Mrs. William
McCandless. Miss Bessie Mackey, Miss
Edna Cunningham and Miss Edith Moses.
The junior Bible class of the First Chris
tian Church took charge Of the reception
at that place. The assembly-room was pref
tily decorated. and coffee and cake were
served the guests. The president of the
class is Miss Bessie Spieer.