Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02
GIVE GLAD GREETING
Exchange Of Good Wishes by
the People of the City.
ORGANIZATIONS "AT HOME"
Reception of Their Friends the Fea-
ture Of the Day.
WATCH NIGHT MEETINGS
Entertainments Held Combining the
Celebration of New Year
and Christmas.
WATCH NIGHT MEETINGS

| Reception of friends by organizations
was the feature of the popular celebra-
| ton of the coming of the new year in
| Washington today. The exchange of
| good wishes for the coming twelvemonth
was universal.
| The board of managers and officers of
the Young Mems Christian Association are
I holding their annual New Year open
| house. 1t began at and will close at 10
pm. From . to 3 members of the asso-
| citation and their friends made personally
| conducted tours of the building and lis
tened to an explanation of the various
| features of the work. From ) to >
| concert by the association orchestra, I'M
der the leadership of Director D. b.
Macleod, will 'be given. The pastors OF
the city, assisted by ladies, will give
reception in the secOnd-f1OOr reception
rooms from to ). 4 basket ball game
| between the Regulars and the "Rovers'
will be played in the gymnasium from )
to 4, and an aquatic meet with the Phila-
delphia Central Y. NJ. c. y. from to ..
In the game room match game or
| bowling will take place, Hammer and
| Schaffer rolling against Campbell and
Watson, from 3 to 4, and from to there
will be 1OC-pont exhibition game of b.
lizards In the assembly hall refreshments
will be served by a committee of ladies
| until O'Clock; also concert by victor
| Victrola. A grand concert will be given
at pm, with William A. Engel, jr,
pianist; Mrs. Harriet Y. HOugh, soprano
and Earl Carbaugh, baritone.
Daughters of Veterans Receive.
A reception by the members of the Mrs
Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, No. l.
in,
ress since noon, and will close at 4
o'clock. Henry A. Johnson, department
commander, G. A. R., with his staff, were
present from to 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Nora B. Atkinson, president De-
partment of the Potomac, W. X. G., aux
iliary to the. G. 4. R., assisted by past
department presidents and members of
the Woman's Relief Corps rs. receiving
until : o'clock at the G. a. r. Hall. with
the department commander and his stan
as special guests.
Rev. and Mrs. T.. c. Dinwiddie, assist
ed by the International Order OF Good
Templars of the District, will receive at
1902 Lamont street northwest from 3
o. clock to 9 o'clock this evening.
Members Of the Excelsior Literary Club
will receive at the home of Mrs. Fannie
Page. 81 D street southeast, from to
10 pm
Y. w. c. A. Reception.
Not at Cherrydale, Va. where the
Vacation Lodge is located. but at it's
Washington home. 18th and F streets
northwest, the coung Womens Christian
Association held it's open house. today.
Other functions of today include recep-
tions by the Young Peoples Branch of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union and of the parent organization, at
522 9Th street northwest. the former from
Z o'clock this evening until 10 o'clock,
and the latter from to o'clock.
"All day" services have been going on
at the Gospel Mission, 1880 Pennsylvania
avenue, and will continue until 10 o'clock
tonight Since o'clock the members OF
the executive committee have been re-
ceiving their friends. The reception will
close at 6 O'Clock.
The Library of Congress will be open
until 10 o'clock tonight and the Public
Library, at It'll and K streets northwest,
until 8 o'clock.
The Capital Yacht Club, at its club
house, at the foot of 9th street, has been
keeping "open house since 1 O'Clock.
closing at ) o'clock this afternoon.
At the clubrooms of the new National
Republican Club. 1347 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., an "open house" and reception to
the members, their friends and all in
terested in the cause of republican prin-
ciples has been in progress since o'clock,
and will continue until IL o'clock tonight.
A musical program and refreshments
supplement the other attractions.
Southern States Reception.
The eighth annual southern states re-
ception' is announced for this evening
from to- 10 O'clock at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church South,
9th and X streets northwest.
The reception is given under the aus
pices of the Epworth League; r,, me com
Grower. chairman: Miss Julia Pierce,
Miss Carrie II. Riddle, Ashlan r. Har-
Ian and J. Ora Tolbert.
The guests will be welcomed by Rev.
Forrest j. Prettyman. presiding elder of
the district, and Mrs. Prettyman. Kew.
J. Howard Wells, pastor of the church,
and Mrs. Wells; Rev. w. V. Tudor. pas
tor emeritus, and Mrs Iuo0r; w. Mrnd Wv;
school. and Mrs. MILAN. and H. A. Cox,
president of the Epworth League.
Each of the southern states Will be
represented at a booth by sponsor VINO
will give a special welcome to guests
Refreshments will be served by the
Delta Alpha class of the Sunday school
Along the River Front.
New Year day is being generally OBJ
served today along the river front by
an almost total stoppage of business of
all kinds The offices Of the lumber.
wood and shipping firms on Water street
have been closed all day and except at
the steamboat wharves. the only evidence
Of activity to be seen about the wharves
is at the oyster wharf. The arrival OF
several vessels with oysters aboard has
awakened the stagnant market and num-
bers of dealers have been at the wharf
to buy supplies of the bivalves to be de-
livered tomorrow.
Many who were deprived of their half
bushel on the shell by the steady down
pour of rain yesterday. were on the wharf
for their private treat. At the steam
boat wharves freight is being received
for the steamers leaving here this after
noon, but as far as possible the clerks
and other employees have been given the
day or part of the day off. Some few Of
the oyster boats in port made a display
of their flags and the steamers are dress |
ed out in bunting In honor of the New
Year.
Watching the Old Year Out.
A union watch night service was