Evening journal., 1913-12-31


The year is dying, let it die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
RING out the false, ring in the true"
So wrote Tcnnyson, long years ago
and the familiar refrain has echoed and
re-cchoed down the long space of years
ever since.
Ring out the old mistakes. down
falls, worries, heartachcs and all such
which have blotted the pages of the de-
parting year Of 1913 and ring in the
new'-hopcs and ambitions and reson-
lions to keep the fair pages of the New
Year lie book OF 1914 lust as clean as
one possibly can. The passing months
from january to December, have held
for many, great joys and happiness;
others have experienced the bitterest
SORROW OF their lives, and so on, in life's
game of see-sow, the departing year of
1913, which after tomorrow. will only
be written in the book of memory. viii
find many "up" in the sunshine, many
more down in the shadow.
As usual the old year win be ushered
ont and the new one welcomed in by
bells. decp-toncd church bells, fire bells,
COW bells and sleigh bells in the vigorous
hands OF the small boy and every other
Kind Of a bell as well as whistles OF
varying tones.
At the stroke OF - pcndcmonium will
reign as king of the celebration, for a
short space OF time then -silence-and
as the rosy dawn breaks in the east once
more a brand new year will have been
born into the world, giving all chance
to grasp the opportunities and successes
with which it comes laden.
"1he year is dying let it die.
Ring out wild bells TO the wild sky"
In any OF the Churches watch-night
services will be held The service at
Asbury NJ. +. Church will begin at 1890
and last until -, with the pastor, the
Rcv. George W. Dawson in charge.
Among those present will be the Rev.
G.. H. Hudson, former member of As
bury Church, now OF Hooper's Island,
Md. Beginning tonight special services
will be held in Asbury Church each
evening at 7.3O o'clock The Rev. Mr..
Hudson will conduct a love feast at the
service ON Saturday and at some Of the
services the Butler family, former mem
hers of the church, will be present and
sing.
There viii be watch night service in
the chapel of Bethany Baptist Church
tonight The hour from $50 10 1890
o'clock viii be an hour OF good fellow
slip. From II to - o'clock there will
be prayer. praise and testimony service.
Saepgerbund At Community Tree.
faI oil n
Delaware Sacngerbund this evening
at the community Christmas tree, the
series Of concerts which have been
held each evening. near the brilliant
~ lighted towering tree, during the
holiday week. will come TO a close.
The tree will be lighted all night, its
gay vari-colored decorations helping,
in a small way, in the welcoming i'm
of 1914, and tomorrow it will be
taken down and only memories will be
left of the community Christmas tree
of 1913, which, although an innova
tion, has been a pleasing one.
For the concert this evening. the
services of the First Infantry Band
have been engaged by the German or
ganization.
The chorus. which comprises 1O0
members of the society, will be led
by Professor Otto Wenzel.
The members will assemble at 73O
O'clock and will be escorted from
German Hall to the Court House by
the Wilmington Turngemeinde. The
program follows. Selection by the
band; shepherds Sunday Song" c.
Krcutzer; folk song. "Wies Dasheim
War'-"As it Was AT Home" G.
Wohlgemut; Kentucky Home" Van
der Shucken; "Thc Hermit's Night
Song" c. A. Kern; "The Rhenish
ll5untsman.r A. Othegraven; Soldiers
Farewell" J. Kinkel; selection, by the
band
It is the desire of the Delaware
lSaongerbund officers that all passive
as we'll as active members shall turn
out in tue parade tonight.
The concert at the tree last evening
was given by a chorus Of 200 pupils
of the Howard High School. who were
well received and gave an excellent
concert.
Open House at Y. VI. c. A..
The Y. NJ. c. A. has planned a great
program for New Years Day at The
association ball. Open house will be
the rule all day The house has
been tastefully decorated with pine
and holly. and il is expected, as in
previous years. the building will be
thronged with visitors
Activities in the boys department
will take place from $50 a. m, until
noon; a gymnastic exhibition at 315
p. M. in the gymnasium; holiday en-
tertainment az 445 p. m, in the boys
club rooms followed by a reception
to parents and friends and game
tournament in the evening.
In the mems department. the activ-
tiles will run from TO 1890 D. m 1.
opening with a reception in the lob
by. Special music for the occasion
will be provided by the Y NJ G A.
orchestra. The Womans Auxiliary
will serve a collation. in the social
room on the second floor from 80 to
$50 p. m. TO 1880 p m.
There will be an illustrated cx-
hibit IN the lecture room showing
the various activities of the Y NJ
c. A.. throughout the world among
students, railroad men, Indians, in
dustrial workers. on board battle
ship, at army posts. among colored
men and in the foreign lands.
The educational department on the
third floor will be opened for inspec-
ticn as viii also the dormitory de-
partments on the fourth and fifth
floors from to 10 p. m
The days program will close with
a double header basketball game in
the gymnasium az S.15 D. m. White
Elephants VS.. u. l.. c. and Aerials
VS.. Fasces. These will be the opcn-
7 inc qau1pq Of the n1id-wfufcr cham