Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-31
TO RING IN NEW YEAR
Many Organizations Plan
Watch Night Meetings.
WILL RECEIVE TOMORROW
Westinghouse Follow Long
Standing Custom.
EXCHANGE OF WELL-WISHES
Occasion One for Retrospect-Wick-
ed and Hayward Change Course
of Their Lives.
WILL RECEIVE TOMORROW
EXCHANGE OF WELL-WISHES

Ring out the Old year. ring in the
new
All Washington will welcome the arrival
of 1909 Immediately after T. o'clock to-
night.
While greeting the new year with songs
of praise and many noisy demonstrations
as the city bells toll the hour of j., the
occasion will be one also for retrospect.
Across the vision of the memory will come
in rapid order moving pictures of the joys.
the sorrows and the tragedies of the dying
year
Looking backward over the twelvemonth
there will come thoughts of the dear ones
who have passed over the flmy dale
which separates time from eternity. and
have put off the garb of mortality for the
vestments of immortality. \ silent tear
will be dropped for those wao have but
gone before.
Hour for Good Resolutions
With the ringing of tho midnight chimes
will come the hour for good resolutions.
With the noisy greetings to 1904 will come
hope for the future. The bridges of the
past will he burned in many cases and
gladstone glanCeS directed at the bright
hued rainbow of the future
Many watch-night meetings will he held
in the District tonight to bid the year
1909 bon voyage, and tomorrow. following
the world Wide custom. Washington will
celebrate the arrival of the baby that will
be added to times calendar. The principal
event of the day in this city will he the
reception ut the White House by President
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Watch Night Meetings.
There is long list of watch night
meetings scheduled. In church and tenn
perance circles the advent of the New
Year is regarded as of much import ance
as 1t presents a timely and adaged OPP
portunlty for the wicked and wayward
to change the course of their lives. and
leaving the Nide-open boulevard Of sinful
ness. make a start along the road of
righteousness.
The several councils of the Order of
Jonadabs will hold watch night meetings.
and as the bells and bombardment with
out announce the arrival of 1909 the IRON
clad temperance men will solemnIy form
circles about their lighted affairs and re-
new their pledges of total abstinence
from strong drink.
A New Year vigil will he held in New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church beg n
ming at IL o'clock. 1t will consist this
year of a musical and responsive service.
arranged in four parts upon The Song
of the Midnight''-the day. the sorrow
the sin, the time. 1t will include the
choir numbers of Eyre's We Believe in
God the Father: Lawrence's Lord. Thou
Hast Been Our Dwelling Place, Proctor's
Lost Chord and GOunod'S Ring Out. Wild
Bells, and organ numbers of Vigil Rev
cries and the Hallelujah Chorus.
Central Union Mission.
The managers of the Central Union
Mission, Louisiana avenue. announce:
In compliance with our usual custom
watch night services will be held in the
auditorium from 7:3O to 12 o'clock on
New Year eve"
Star of Hope Lodge, No. % I. O. G. T.,
will hold a watch night meeting at its
hall, corner 9TH and D streets. special
program has been prepared and short adj
dresses will be made The pledge will be
given at II O'Clock, and refreshments
served.
Sons of Revolution.
The Sons of the American Revolution
will assemble at 1870 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon on the steps at the north front
of the War Department and proceed in
body to the White House TO pay their
respects to the President
President Theodore W. Noyes of the
Association of Oldest Inha bitants of the
District of Columbia has called the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the association
for tomorrow. in room =. COrcOran build
ing, 18th and F. streets. The business
session will be held from 10 O'Clock am.
to II O'Clock noon AT 1::D o'clock the
members will proceed in body to pay
their respects to the President of the
United States. Badges required.
Announcement is also made that Will
lin II. II. Smith. member of the aSso-
citation. of the Navy Department Will de-
liver an illustrated lecture, subject. "Voy-
age of the Battle Ship Fleet From Hamp-
ton Roads to the Golden Gate Call at
the City Library, Wednesday. January g.
1909, at 8 pm. under the auspices of the
association
Members aud their families and the
public invited.
Legion of Loyal Women.
The Legion of Loyal Women will re-
ceive from 1 to & o'clock pm. tomorrow
in its hall. 419 10th street.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. 522 9th street northwest will re-
ceive from 4 to : O'Clock. The officers
are: President. Mrs. Clinton Smith; vice
president. Mrs. NJ. +. Cohen: correspond
ing secretary Mrs. Clayton F. Emig: re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Emma S Shelton:
assistant recording secretary. Mrs E. A.
Limebach: treasurer. Mrs. Charles y.
Grandtield. They will be assisted by the
presidents OF local unions.
The officers of w. c. r. L., No . as
sisted by the local presidents and sec
rotary will hold their first New Year re-
ception tomorrow evening from to 9
o clock at 20l1 Vermont avenue the
home of Mrs. Jesse Lawson. Those who
will receive will be Mrs. Sterling y.
Brown. president: Mrs. Rosetta f.. Law
SON vice president at large; Mrs. Alma
j. Scott. corresponding secretary; Miss
Ida b. Fleming recording secretary: Mrs.
Josephine b. Bruce. treasurer: Miss Ella
ID. Barrier auditor; Mrs. Daisy Bruce
Glen. secretary; Mis-. M A. Tancil.
president Nineteenth Street Baptist
Union: Mrs. Annie T.. Williams.
president Lincoln Temple Union: Miss
Ida T. Fleming. president Union Wesley
Union: Mrs. J. H. Simms. president Lib
erty Baptist Union: Mrs. Elinor J. Will
SON president Shiloh Baptist Union:
Mrs Hannah +. NJ. McCary. president
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Union: Miss
NJ. +. Edwards, president First Baptist
Union, Georgetown, Mrs. Isabella Dan
gered. president Trinity Baptist Union:
Miss Ella ID. Barrier, Mrs. Sterling \.
Brown Mrs. Josephine l.. Bruce. Mrs.
Isabella Dangerfed, Miss NJ. r. Edwards.
Miss Ella D. Barrier.
Young Women's Temperance Union.
The District Young Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union will receive to-
morrow in its building J22 9TH street
northwest from to 10 O'Clock pm. The
following will be III line: Mrs. Don p