The Washington herald., 1913-12-31
CAPITAL READY
TO greet 1914
Many Celebrations Have Been
Planned for This
Evening.
ELKS TO MAKE MERRY
Sons of Jonadab to Hold Watch
Night Serviees-Wireless to
Send Out Signals.

The first New Years Eve celebration
under the new excise law will be observed
tonight, and the fact that liquor re-
freshment may be sold legally up to /
o'clock will give participants in the fes-
tivities an hour longer in which to make
merry than h.teherto has been the case.
The year 1914 will be ushered in with
feasting music and dancing at many
clubs and hotels, and the latter have
made elaborate preparations to entertain
their guests.
The street crowds probably will be just
as joyous as ever, but the police have
received orders - prevent anything like
rowdyism.
The Independent Order OF Sons of
Jonodab have made extensive arrange
ments for their watch night services in
Pythian Temple this evening. The pro-
gram will be concluded at midnight,
when the members of the order and
others will gather in a circle and re-
new their total abstinence obligation.
EIks to Celebrate.
Washington Lodge of Elks will give an
fashioned watch meeting party. There
will be vaudeville acts and dancing dur
ing the evening Between the IL o'clock
toast. so dear to all Elks' hearts, and
midnight oysters will be served. At 1880
From the Arlington radio station wire
less time signals will he sent broadcast
over the continent and over a good part
OF the Atlantic and Pacific, to mark the
death of the old year and the birth of
the new at midnight The Arlington
operator will tick of the seconds for hve
minutes with certain omissions for the
purpose OF permitting identification. In
this way all ships and shore stations
aNNNga
csive the signals.
The elders, deacons, and trustees OF
lexington Presbyterian Church have is
sued invitations to members of the con-
Eregation to a New Years Eve reception
and watch night service this evening in
the Sunday school house.
The musical program will include num-
bers by Miss Isabel Primm, Miss Ida
Seyboth, Mrs. A. Z. Hanson. Miss Grace
Beelman, Miss Jeanette Baker, ]. Walter
Humphrey, Charles R. Bartlett, NJ. S.
Wright, Frank Spidel, Roland r. Rod
rick, and Harry Kimball. The church
orchestra will play during the serving Of
refreshments.
The pastor, Rev. DR.. Henry E. Brun-
dage, will conduct the watch night ser
vice.
Rev. DR.. Randolph H McKim, rector
of the Epiphany Parish, will conduct
services at the church tonight, beginning
at II o'clock and closing at midnight
New Years vrigals will be held this
evening from IL until II o'clock in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
To Be Received by Bryan.
The Association Of the Oldest Inhab-
itants of the District will meet at its
hail tomorrow morning at II o'clock. Sec
retary of state Bryan will receive the
members at his home at 3 o'clock.
Rev ]. W. Frizzell, pastor of Ingram
Memorial Church, and Mrs. Frizzell, will
receive the members Of their church and
other friends from to o'clock in /
the afternoon and tomorrow from to II |
o'clock in the evening.
The program at the Y. NJ. c. A. tomor-
row will be:
Lobby to 5 p. m, reception and tours |
of the building by the young mems COM |
mittee; music in the west alcove of the |
lobby; 3 to 4 p. m, reception by old-time |
members; to p. m, reception by secre- |
tarial staff.
by board of managers, assisted by ladies' |
Sir George Williams room-3:SO to 4:SO |
p. m, reception by the pastors of the
city, assisted by ladies.
Gymnasium-3 p. m, maze run, clerk /
class; $40 p. m, hobo dance. hygienic /
class; $3.50 p. m, buck and mats, graded |
class; 3:35 p. m, drill, Company K, N.
G. D. c.; 4 p. m, wrestling, wrestling
club; 4:1o p. m, parallel bars. leader club:
AS p. m, touch ball, business men; 4:35
p. m, volley ball. business men and
clerks
Assembly Hail. to 5 p. M, victroIa
and piano player concert, kindness of
Percy S. Foster.
Exhibits-Second floor, religious work
department, army and navy department
and Camera Club; third floor, educational
department.; assembly hall, pictures of
association buildings in all parts Of the
world.
Boys Building-10 a. m, mass picture
of 800 members in front of Boys Build.
ing; to p. m, reception to parents and
friends; 5 p m, basketball games; 2 to
s p. m. candy sale.
Concert-Gymnasium Sis D. m, quar-.
tet. Theodore F. Menk, first tenor; AL
bion L. Kiehnhoff, second tenor; Paul H
Obst, first bass: Philip NJ. Smith, second
bass; John r. Monroe, accompanist
de Coppah Moon" CShelly), quartet;
''Etude Melodique" CRafO, Miss Alleta
Harmon: baritone solo. selected. Ear;
Carbaugh; cornet solo, selected, Miss
Grace W. Beelman; "StiIIe vie Die
Nacht" (Bohm). "Hoffnung'' ReichardD,
"A Child's Prayer (Harold), April
Rain" (Schneider), Miss Faye r. Bumph-
rey; March Mignonne" PoldinD, Miss
Alicia Harmon; baritone solo, selected,
Earl Carbaugh; cornet solo, selected,
Miss Grace w. Beelman; Annie Laurie"
old Scotch. quartet ii