Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-31
WATCHERS WILL
HAIL NEW YEAR
MIDNIGHT SERVICES TO BE
HELD BY CHURCHES
MUSICAL PROGRAMS NAMED AS
SPECIAL FEATURES
Open House VIII Be Kept by Religious
Organizations and Anniversary
Celebrated with Feast
and Song

attended and the arrival of the new
year welcomed in almost every Profess
tant church in Los Angeles with special
watchnight services. In many of the
churches the usual Wednesday evening
prayer meetings have been postponed
until this evening and will be followed
by watchnight services. In the Catholic
and Episcopal churches special New
Year day services have been arranged.
Among the elaborate events of the
day in Los Angeles will be the open
house held by the Young Women's
Christian association and the Young
Mems Christian association, the former
at the association building on Hill
street, near Third, and the latter at the
association building on Hope, near
Seventh street. The public will be well
come and both new buildings will be
open for inspection during the day and
evening.
At the Y. w. C. A. the reception
hours will be from to 6 and 1880 to 10
o. m. The reception committee will in
clude the social committee, of which
Mrs. D. X. Edwards is chairman, the
secretaries of the association and a
group of young women selected by the
seven clubs of the association.
The two orchestras of the association
will furnish musical programs, and in
the evening Miss Elizabeth Yoder, in
structor of expression at the U. S. C..
and the association, will read Van
Dykes "The Lost Word" Refresh
ments will be served and the entire
building will be open for public in
spection.
At the Y. M. C. A. the open house
will begin at IL o'clock a. m. and con-
tinue until II p. m. From to p. m.
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to visitors.
| An elaborate program has been ar
ranged, including several musical Sc
| lections, and refreshments will be
served. A gymnastie program, with the
possibility of a water polo game, are
also planned.
| Archie Leon French impersonator,
assisted by the pyramid team of the
gymnasium, will give an entertainment
| in the evening in the auditorium.
| An exhibition of calendars for the
new year also will be held, one room
being devoted to that purpose.
Service of Song
There will be a musical watchnight
| service at the First Congregational
church, beginning at 1920 o'clock. The
Congregational Choral club and the
regular church choir will sing an APP
propriate cantata by Dudley Buck.
|
secration service conducted by Rev.
| William Horace Day, the pastor, and
DIR. Warren F. Day, pastor emeritus.
| A prayer meeting service and recep-
! ton to new members will be held at
the First Baptist church beginning at
8 o'clock. Following this a social will
! be held At II o'clock a conservation
service will be held in the church aud
itorium, to close at midnight with the
| singing OF "Blest Be the Tie that
| Binds" during which the congregation
will form a circle, holding hands.
At Christ Episcopal church services
will begin at II o'clock. The Junior
choir will furnish musical program
/ and Rev. Baker p. Lee, the rector, will
make an address. At midnight the
choir will go to the church tower and
sing appropriate hymns Friday even
ing the usual prayer meeting Will be
held.
A prayer meeting service will be held
at 7:45 o'clock at the Emmanuel Prespy-
terrain church, to be followed by a
| Christian Endeavor social at o'clock.
At IL o'clock Rev. Hugh X. Walker,
the pastor, will conduct the consecra-
i ton service.
An old-fashioned Methodist love feast
and prayer meeting will be held at the
First Methodist church, beginning al
$50 o'clock. Rev. Charles Edward
Locke, the pastor will make an address
| Just before midnight.
Masses to Be Said
At the Cathedral of st. Vibiana
masses will be celebrated New Years
morning at 6, Z, and 9. and solemn
high mass at 10:30 a. M, with a sermon
by Father Brady. In the evening
Sacred Heart devotions will be held at
1880 o'clock.
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a sermon at the last mass by Rev. j.
| Caballeria.
AZ the Church of ST. Vincent de Paul
the masses will be at $50, 6, 6:45, 1880,
| $3.50, $50, high mass at 10:15 and low
wass at 11:30 o'clock. Very Rev. Dr..
j. S. Glass will preach at the high mass.
New Years masses at st. Joseph S
church will be at 6, 7, 8 and 9:15 and
solemn high mass at 1890 o'clock.
The Young Zionists association will
| give q New Years eve ball at Kramer S
hall, 9S2 South Grand avenue.
Unique invitations have been sent out
in the form of limitations of street car
transfers on the Good Time line"
regularly punched.
The committee has spared no efforts
to make this surpass any ball ever
given by the association.
/ The officers of the Young Zionists
| association are: S, stein, president;
| Frances Shapiro, wee PRESIDENT Laura
| Deutch, recording secretary; Nathan
\ Schireson, financial secretary; E. M.
| Finkenstein, corresponding secretary;
| j. C. Cummins, orator; S. Herman,
| sergeant at arms; AL Horowitz. ]. Cum
minis, Dave Blumberg, Charles Isen-
stein, Sam Herman and Miss b.
Broudy, board of directors.
The dedication of the tabernacle of
the Pisgah home, 6026 Echo street, will
he held New Years day with special
services which will begin at 9 a. m.
and continue through the day. 1t is ex-
pected that 1000 of the needy will be
| oiven substantial meals