The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-02
NEW YEARS
CELEBRATED
WITH Vim
PerfectDay and Gay ThrOngS
Add to Pleasure of
Feast.
MAYOR HOST TO SCORES
His Honor Greeted by Citizens
With KindIiest Wishes. Var.
ious Clubs Hold "Open
House,. Charitable In.
situations Remembered.
MAYOR HOST TO SCORES

elry inAwhich thousands of persons, old
and Young, took part, but also for the
clear, ideal weather that enabled put
door enjoyment, which seemed to all
the air with the gladstone spirit of the
day. All day the streets were crowded
with a moving, rollicking, laughing,
g~ood-natured throng and the one object
of all seemed to get all the pleasure
possible out of the day, which custom
has decreed to be the peoples day of
unlimited and unrestralned indulgence
in all things permissible on such an
occasion. The theatres, restaurants,
cafes and other public places were
crowded all day and far into the night,
and, while hilarity was rampant, yet
the day passed without any outside
friction or obnoxious Incidents.
According to long established custom,
Mayor jacob Haussling and his official
family received all who cared to meet
them at the City Hall. Hundreds paid
their respects to the eity's chief executive
during the four hours that he stood in
the main room of his suite, with several
OF his associates In Office about him. lie
was congratulated on a year of adminis-
tration of office in which, so his well wish
ers told him, he had accomplished much
for tho betterment of Newark. He was
accused of responsibility for economy I'm
government and the reduction In the tax
rate and congratulated scores of times on
the men selected to make up the new ap-
pointive Board of Education.
The celebration of New Years Dav II,
Newark has long centred in the home Of
tho municipal government. There gather
officials and their friends to look back on
the months that have gone and plan s3r
the days to be. Boards organize, new APP
pointments are announced and the why's
and whcrefores Of political questions dis
cussed.
In the city as a whole there was more
of the old-time calling than usual, or else
the callers moved about more, for the
pedestrians with a mission md the car
riages and automobiles, touching first at
enc house and the. at another, were more
numerous than a year ago.
The clubs, political and social, held
open house, and there were gatherings
of members in the rooms of fraternal Or
CARNATIONS. A number of Masonic func-
tons, q reception at the Elks' clubhouse,
in Green street, the open house" of the
knights of Columbus, New Years greet
Ing TO members by the officers of Lincoln
Post No. II, Marcus L. Ward Post No. So
and other G. A. r. posts made the day
happy for most of the men of the city.
chairman Adolph Holzner of the Com
mittee on Public Buildings of the Com
mon Council, and Custodian James Wise
man. of the City Hall, had supervised tbs
decoration of the palatial official home OF
the City Fathers. Palms and potted
plants had been placed In the corridors
and rotunda. Flowers in large quantities
were sent in as New Year gifts to Mayor
Haussling. City Clerk Connolly and others,
either by their official attaches or personal
friends, and added to the general gala
effect.
The 1862 patients in the County HOSPITAL
for the Insane, In South Orange avenue,
had a fine New Years dinner, and New
Years Eve more thar 200 of the men and
women had a dance In the amusement hall
They enjoyed the music by the orchestra
and the waltzes and square dances. Pa.
tents in the branch asylum at Ov arbrook
had a pleasant time also.
Former Judge Gottfried Kruger saw ia
1t that old people in the Kruger Home
had reason to know 1t was New Years
Day, and friends Of the inmates called at
the institution. Friends of the Home for
the Aged, in charge of the Little Sisters
of the Poor, in Roseville, remembered the
nearly 800 aged men and women in the in
stitution by sending in turkeys, chickens.
fruits and tobacco. At the Orphan ASYLUM
relatives and friends of the children called
with useful presents.
Mayor Haussling was too busy at the
City Hall yesterday to accept an invita-
ton to call at the Rescue Home. where
BIZ men and six women were given a
roast-meat dinner, furnished by Swift &c
Co. and the Rev. Louis Shreve Osborne.
This latter is president of the home. but
was unable to be present, being out of
the city. Many of the men who partook
of the meal made good resolutions for the
year and promised to keep them.
Mayor Haussling furnished each of the
men with a paper of tobacco and tele-
phoned a message telling them to make
every effort to pull themselves together
and keep their resolutions.
New Years was celebrated nowhere with
greater zest or more pleasantly than at
the Young Mems Christian Association
building in Washington street. The exer-
cises began in the forenoon and lasted
until late In the evening.
Receptions were held yesterday morning
and in the afternoon for the boys depart
ments. the first being for those who attend
the association schools. "Open house, was
observed, much of the building being open
for inspection.
The assembly room was filed to over
flowing last night. A ~moving-picture en-
t~ertainment, with Frank Reynolds, the
Boston humorist, assisting, was given.
Alderman Albert H. Biertuempfel, OF the
Twelfth Ward, received a host of friends,
including several member Of the Common
Council, at the Newark Cork Works in
Barbara street. Tile big storehouse had
been transformed into n dining hall.
1t was open house, indeed, at the Leveen
Democratic Club, for 1t was the formal
opening of the new clubhouse at 81 SPRING
field avenue. There were few Democrats
OF prominence who failed to visit the club
and extend congratulations to the mem
bers Of the association for the remarkable
growth Of the club since It's organization
last year.
Mayor Jacob Haussling was a caller at
the club as also were Alderman James /.
Bray and former School Commissioner
Kirsch. A splendid program was provided
by the club for the entertainment Of IS
guests.
Preceding the function Isaac Charick.
chairman Of the committee which WIS ap-
pointed FIVE weeks ago to secure perma-
lent headquarters, turned OYER Keys
to President BENJAMIN seiigmun,N ,:n
made short speeches.
A l~ife-size framed portrait Of Aldel
Lsycen wns prsAented tP the association