The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-01-04
HAIL new YEAR !
IN GREAT Cities
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO VEL
COME WlND.UP or 1907 WITH
MUCH HllARIrY.
ATTEMPT IS MADE
TO CLAMP ON LID
Windy Town Issues Usual Stringent
Orders, But They Are Of Little
Avail-ootham Confines lts Frolics
to Drinking Places.

to Drinking Places.
New York, Jan. lin spite Of the
financial fiurries and hard times, New
York Tuesday night celebrated the
incoming Of the new year as it has
never been celebrated here before. For
months all the tables in the fashion
able restaurants and hotels had been
engaged, and the man who did not
arrange for seat for himself had
hard work finding . place to dine.
Special preparations were made at
the great restaurants to entertain the
guests. and in most Of them nothing
in the drink line except champagne
was served during the evening.
At the Plaza hotel, where number
Of the operate stars who are appear.
ing at the two opera houses reside,
Nahan Franko's orchestra played,
and at midnight Caruso. who is q
guest at the hotel, sang the chime song
from "The Chimes of Normandy" In
the main dining-room.
caruso Asks Permission.
Caruso asked the hotel manage.
ment to allow him to sing, a request
which was readily granted. Each
diner was provided with tiny bell
which was supposed to be rung In
time to the music of the song. Scott,
Nine. Nordica and other noted sing
ers were present and the charm Of the
hour added their voices to that of
Caruso.
The management Of the Cafe Mar
tin had an innovation for the evening
as an experiment. The rule against
women smoking was abrogated for the
night at least. New York never adopt.
ed the European style 20 far az won.
On smoking in public is concerned.
and no first-class restaurant in town
has allowed 1t. Tuesday nights ex-
pertinent at Martins may change the
RULE which had prevented woman
from indulging in an after-dinner Gig.
arctic in public dining-room.
Restaurants Gather Coin.
(. The reservation of tables in all of
the popular restaurants in town, those
in the cross streets and down town
as we'll as those in Broadway and
Fifth avenue broke all records, and it
was estimated that more than 400, 200
people watched the old year out in va
rious public dining-rooms. The thea
ters. which had not been particularly
successful in New York this winter,
announced enormous sales Tuesday
night, and, taken all together, the cele-
bration was the biggest Of the kind
the city has ever seen.
Big poings In Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-Celebrations in
the downtown restaurants and sa-
looms In honor of the advent Of new
year were conducted Tuesday night
under the watchful eyes of detectives
employed by the Chicago Law and Or
der league. No liquors were allowed
to be placed on sale in cafes or res.
taurants after one a. M, and no
saloons we're open after that hour, I'M
less the proprietors wished to court
arrest.
Chief shippy decided to take OH.
cial cognizance Of one innovation
over former celebrations which had
been loudly scheduled for Tuesday
nights frolics in certain restaurants.
The chief put an end to the custom of
allowing women in public places to
welcome the new year by blowing
smoke in its face from cigarettes.
Clubs Have Gay Time.
Meanwhile the clubs, restaurants
and saloons throughout the down
town district entertained moro than
10000 men and women who gathered
to join in gay, boisterous welcome
to the year 1908.
Chief shippy issued the following
order 70 commanding officers in At
tempting to keep down noise as much
as possible. especially in the neighbor-
hood of hospitals. Instruct the men,
bers Of your respective commands to
arrest persons caught in the act Of
disoharging firearms. See that fac
tories in the vicinity Of hospitals are
notified not to create any noise by
the blowing Of whistles. Detail q
sufficient number Of officers in the vi.
/, cinity Of the hospitals to prevent mis-
oreants from firing revolvers, blow.
ing tin horns, and in other ways IN.
noying the patients"
Supposed Victim Alive.