Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-01-01
NEW YEARS. WELCOMED HERE
Father Time Considers a Difficult
Proposition from the Mortals.
MANY RING OUT AND IN PARTIES
Church and Social ORGANIZATIONS Say
Farewell to 1907 aud Give
1908 n Hearty well
come.
New years Day PrORrum.

New Years Day PrORrnm.
Foot bali, pietz park. 9;s0 p. m.
Finals in squash tournament, Raoquet
club, IL a. m.
Boyd's theatsr, "The Clansman," matt
nee and night.
orpheum, vaudeville, matinee and night
Krug, "The Black Politician" matinee
ana night.
Moving pictures at other theaters.
Just for a moment Father Time rested
last night, at the period when the clock
on the federal building strikes twelve,
and then fingers, like the gathering of a
thirteenth sound within the bell II was
a moment when mortals counted on living
on without growing older, but the new
| year awOke
! This year will be ladies' day all year
| leap year, as it were, 1t was ushered out
as befiitted the occasion and welcomed i'm
as behtted Omaha, glittering, prospective,
year of 1908, which expects to be a
| 'record breaker in many ways"
! In many of the churches, lodge rooms
| club rooms and in hundreds of private
houses many parties met last night to "see
! the new year in
Meetings at Churches.
Members of the Mems Modern Movement
/ club, assisted by the officials of the First
Methodist church gave a reception
| to the members and friends of the
! First Methodist church in the churcl
| parlors, the reception opening at o'clock
| The club kept open house" until midnight
when the old year was given a fond fare
well and the new year welcomed. Special
entertainment was arranged, consisting of
addresses by prominent club and church
men, music by members of the club, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas ]. Kelly, Miss Irene
Cole and Miss Hazel LoDesca Loveland
Feller's orchestra also contributed to the
entertainment and refreshments were
served by the women of the church.
At the Swedish Methodist church the Ep
worth league held open house, serving
a light supper between and o'clock. 4
social time and a literary program fol
lowed, Joseph Swenson delivered an ad-
dress and then the watch night service!
began Rev. Peter Munson preached
At the Peoples church watch nigh
services were observed. beginning at p
M Rev Alonzo T. Jones. Rev. A. Mauric
Abbott and Rev. Charles w savldgC
preached
Holiday in City.
New Years day itself will be observed
as a holiday in Omaha in honor OF tn
advent of 1908. A hearty Welcome to Gu
city" will be said to 1908. Stores, banks
offices, shops and the like places will b
closed and churches, clubs, tbeaters an
homes win keep open house. Everybod.
! viii be happy with tho new yeer spirit
There will be special big dinners in hotels
restaurants and homes. The afternoon !
the time to make New Years calls
While the formal New Years reception
given by the directors of the Young Men
Christian association has been omitted thi
year the association will keep open hous
on that day and the new building will b
open from cellar to garret for the inspectio
of visitors and all are invited to call durn
the day or evening. There will be an elabor
ate program of entertainment for those VIII
call and It is the intention to make tn
day a memorable one in the history of tn
association.
The Young women's Christian associatio
held a "get-one" party at its rooms Monda
night, as a substitute for the regular Me-
Years eve function. One hundred and fift
invitations were issued and each membe
brought a friend or prospective membe
Music and short talks served to enlive
and deepen the interest OF the evening
| H..
Catholic Order of Foresters, will give
dancing party at Creighton Institute ha
this evening.
At the Omaha club there will be specii
music in the ladies' cafe from 10 ocloc
until the arrival of the new year. A lars
! number Of the members and guests are eJ
pected to be present.
Boys nt Y. NJ. @. A.
Ia
: department of the Young Mems Christia
association will enjoy a big supper tn
evening followed by an entertainment
This is given to all the boys who hay
attended the classes three times in SUI
cesslon this fall and winter. The boy
octette of the junior Young Mems Christia
= association met for practice Monday afte
: noon with Lee A. Kratz, who Organize
It. The members of the octette are: Fir
tenor, Clarence Mccullough and Haro
Pagels; second tenors, Merle Howard al
Robert Theobald; baTitones, Frederick M
Connall and Walter Rosenberg; basso
Ed Burdick and Rail Buddenberg.
\ In the way of amusements there will
> good attractions at all the theaters. The
will be foot ball at Dietz park at 2;SO
the afternoon, when the Belvederes al
the Tigers will struggle with the pigst
| The finals in the squash tournament W
be played at II o'clock in the morning.
The Central Park Improvement club W
J. take occasion to celebrate on New Year
: day the completion of the extension of Il
= street car lines which brings nearer
: the throbbing heart OF commerce that g
!. cellent community around Forty-second al
= Grand avenue. The celebration will tai
i the form Of a street car ride over the eli
with speeches and band music on Il
= wing. Some OF the friends Of Bert Co
:, an ardent member of the club are tryir
to prevail on him to give a characterist
green corn dance, but Mr.. Cox is Of opini,
the weather won't quite harmonic wi
/. the exercise.
Voice from the Orient.
The young people of Calvary Bapti
church will watch the old year out and Il
New Year In tonight In the church parlor
A program has been prepared and A.
q Xawaguchi, a japanese student at VILLA
/ Jewell college. win speak. Oysters and
. enjoyable time will be served A short d
n votlonal service will be held just befo