The Washington times., 1910-12-31
WASHINGTON READY
TO GREET NEW YEAR
Thousands Will Welcome
Arrival, Each in His
Own Way.
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order everything on the menu. while the
fellow who is with her says go ahead
and means it.
All. the bountles and the tips that fan
from the ringers o. the child they call
New Year II the yOungster came IN
the gulse OF a Carnegie endowment
fand. or a Rockefeller foundation. he
couldn't be reCeiyed~wfth more acclaim
Somehow, one must feel sorry for the
passing old year. however There mas
ever been a tendency on the part OF
the celebrating hosts TO give the old
! fellow swift kick back into the realm
OF things that never return, and, at-the
same time. 10 hold the arms Outstretch-
90 toward his amateur successor Per
haps Il is because everybody always
seems TO believe that the new year VIII
, be better than the old. but anyway,
there ought 70 be a kind word or 50
tonight for 1910.
The funeral Of the old year viii be
held 20 the accompaniment Of much
noise making IN the Capital Every
noise hend in town is rUmmaging
around today in search Of some In
strument with hich ne may make
the midnight ho-r a carnival Of dis
cOrdanI sound TheTe-U be heard the
sound Of horns. and rattle-traps,
screechers, red devil whistles. and just
an incessant fire Of hello kid" and
here's 20 the New Year"
Major Sylvester says that IL must
GU cease however when the fatal
hour Of midnight arrives. In other
words the major would have the cele-
brattng done before rather than after
the advent Of the stork that brings in
the New Year It's going 10 be
mighty hard 70 persuade everybody
70 clamp on the safety valve just az
The irrepressibIe youth with the
uckiers and the corner TakeF who
sells them, viii be amcnE thOse. present
on the Avenue tonight Much OF the
1s al -
Avenue and Up Ninth and Seventh
streets, Tor there isn't room for every
body IN the cafes ard grill rooms
All OF the principal hotels and cafes
have prepared elaborate menus for the
New Year watchers and have spent
hundreds IN taStefulir decorating the
establishments that viii be crowded to
nlghL There are also several thousand
bottles OF champagne awaiting the
ante-midnight d.aers.
And again II may be remarked that
MAJOR Sylvester says that there shall
be 10 champagne sold after the stroke
Of T. Every policeman has been IL
structed to become a kill-joy at this
hour
But the Capital VII make the best
ot the night, 5lst the sane If merri-
ulent must cease when the night IS bUt
half gone, then the merriment must
bubble all the more while 10 lasts II
just means crowdinE a big night into
few hours. that's al, and. according
70 the plans now being made 20 welcome
1SlI that young year VIII not feel slight
Cd when ne arrives here in the Capital
Of the. United States.
The larger hotels and cafes have been
bUS1lT engaged for week IN reserviug
tables Tor after-theater and New Year
Eve diners.
me Kew willard. the Raleigh. the
Shoreham. Arlington the Eeu EbbifE
the cafe RepubIloue, the F-redouia and
others that cater to those who Ike 90
spend an evening downtown on such
special OCcasioTs. report that the New
Year business wiz sc the biggest IN the
hotel history OF Washington.
Each Of the favOfite dining places
h-re been made more attractive By re-
aiming In place the YUletids decora-
tons which were added 10 today.