The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-31
THRONGS TO GATHER
At NEW YEAR FETES
Hotels and Restaurants Plan
to Care for 5000 or More
Merrymakers Tonight.

The rhy Tim Of flying feet and The
,inkle q thin glasses; the vibrant
note " violin strings and the cadence
IF laughter-sn puncJuated by the
aucous peal o. tin horns and Wits
lies and tie rattle OF every noise
making device conceived by misdi-
rectsd genius, viii announce the birth
Il another son Of Father Time in
Washington hotels at midnight.
4 canvass Of the larger hotels and
restaurants of the city indicates that
at leest 5000 persons viii be gather
ed around JhTir tables this even
ing, and probably the number will ruu
INTO five figures. In all Of the larger
hotels every available foot of spac1
IS to be covered with a table and ev-
Try table has been reserved. Walters
nave gone into training rs for Ma
rathon, and musicians have PractiCeG
until they are able to play in their
sleep. For the Cayer element of
Washington Is going to greet the in
fant year with q crolic that he will
renember the entire twelve months Of
his life.
There will be more dancing IL con-
nection with the coming celebration
than ever before. and the dying hour
Of 1913 will be chased with flying fee:
in a very literal sense. In some ho-
!els the lanSinE floor space has been
eucroa ched upon by the tables. but
these win be removed as soon as the
diners have finished and arc ready
% dance.
Will Dance Till Dawn.
\ table d'hote supper from II till /
o'clock viii be the rule in most hotels,
and the prices will range from So TO 81
. plate. The wine only" order will rot
be generally observed, as the newer
plan Is 10 let the patron drink what he
chooses, but custom DEGREES that the
popping of champagne corks is the
vn!y proper volley TO fire as a salute
over the grave Of a dying year. The
dancing will continue I'LL a m. in most
places, and in others il will last till
iae FIST streak of dawn breaks over
he Capitol dome.
The new excise law which permits
squors - be sold everywhere until /
o'clock Will not Rave much affect on
the hotels, as in former years the hotels
were allowed to sell after midnight 70
persons who had bought meal there
= People who have given large amounts
Tor the relef OF the war sufferers 90 not
-eeEl 10 Be retrenchipg in their ceic-
pr@tion EXPENSE said the manager Of
one hotel, where every table has been
reserved The year has not been a par-
uculaIly good one for the hotel bust
hess. but it looks now as if we we're
scing 10 get good start on the next
ono"
Hotels Plan For Crowds.
The entire first floor of the Shoreham
Hotel will be turned over to the nler-
ymskers. The lobby and the smoking
room viii be given up to dancing, and
large dining room. Three orchestras |
and brass band will play, and their
numbers will be supplemented with |
songs by quartet, a sextet, and So |
At the New willard the orchestra also
VII share honoTs with brass band |
ano vocal program. Every table on |
The first floor has been reserved, and /
supper viii be served there from II ..
n TIL J g. m Before and after those :
hours there will be dancing in the big /
AN room on the tenth floor. and there |
liners '-'iN
In addition to the usual DANCING nro-
gram there viii be exhibition dsncjne,
AZ the Raleigh Hotel. The big BAH |
room Will be thrown open early in the
evening, and al II o'clock supper will |
2e served Appropriate souvenirs will |
DC distributed by the management
Two orchcstras will be kent busy =, 1
ne New Ebbitt. where the management /
Expects larger crowd than ever he
ere. Every one Of its five dining
ooIns Will be full. Souvenirs and g va
fleo vocal program will De provided |
for the entertainment Of the patrons
Many Table Reservations.
Quests at the Powhatan Hotel are CO.
ing TO have something in the nature of
= surprise, and the MANAGEMENT could
not be wheedled into saving lust what
II was. But, in addition 70 th., m
known feature, there will be sDeciaI
music. both vocal and instrumental,
and souvenirs.
Two hotels in the city will have their
initial New Year celebration To- .
aight They are the Capitol Fsrlf Hotel
and the Harrington Hotel Many table
reservstions have bern made Al each !
u these places. and there viii be rIentv
Of entertainment during the wait for
The midnight hour. The Harrington
xii have dancing. The Continental
dotei, facing Capitol Park. also will
nave an appropriate celebration. As win
he Hotel Hudson.
There will be several exhibition
lances at the Jar0in de Danse. where a
large crowd viii spend the evening II
he number o fables reserved IN 40 !
arce NAV be taken as a criterion \
1Usical program and plenty Of iancing
~ the crowd will fill out the evening.
and large part Of the following
Harvey's restaurant has made e!abo-
ate preparations for the entertainment
u its patrons. Two crchastrss will pro-
,ide music for the dancers. and the
management anticipates that both floor
VII be crowded.
Chamberlain to Address