Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
HILARITY IN OTHER CITIES.
New Year Welcomed With Dances,
Dinners and Various Entertainments

NEW YORK. Dancing, dancing
everywhere was the notable feature of
New York's celebration of the New Year.
They danced not only in the places de-
voted to the latest style of dancing. but
even in the most conservative hote 8,
which in the past have frowned upon
such amusement In their dining rooms.
The number of those who dined and then
danced in establishments on Broadway Is
placed at from sixty to seventy thousand
like number found accommodations
elsewhere.
Although Mayor Kline had expressed
himself in favor Of sane and noiseless
New Year celebration New Workers. gen.
orally saw the old year out in the manner
still popular with its citizens A spirit
OF reverence was not lacking, however.
Crowds in Madison Square and in City
1a Park took serene interest in the
coming OF another year and near old
Trinity the same quantity was noticeable
CHICAGO.-With sane" New Year
ordered by the police, a two-hundred-
and-f1fty- thousand dollar flood OF cham
payne turned on by restauranta and
watch-nighf service in almost every
church, Chicagoans had their choice OF
celebrations. Horns. confetti and ticklers
We're forbidden by Mayor Harrison, but
street crowds had plenty Of noise pro-
ducers. The restaurant gayety showed
the influence of the widespread contagioD
of the tango and other new dances. There
was less noise and less breakage, it was
said, but more singing and dancing, than
ever before. There was no cessation Of
the uprOar until the early hours. An
army of $50 church workers was enlisted
by one Acknowledgement league to take
evidence of violations of the closing act
BALTIMORE-Taps for the dying
year were sounded by bugiers and the
crowd sang The Star Spangled Banner
at the community tree.
PHILADELPHIA.-Th singing Of
the doxology by thousands of voices ac-
companied by two brass bands replaced
the usual noisy welcome to the New
Year in Independence Square. Police
succeeded in reducing the use of revolv-
ers, horns and other discordant sounds
to a minimum. In all parts of the city
worshipers filed the churches at special
services.
INDIANAPoLIs-.The hoodoo year"
was the name given to several entertain
ments in cafes and private clubs. at
which jewellers rang out the old and well
coined the new year. Large crowds gath
cred in cafes. An overflow thrOng kept
midnight. Church choirs and musical
organizations gave an open-air concert in
a downtown park.
SAN FRANCISCO-A downpour Of
rain slackened the enthusiasm Of New
Year eve throngs throughout California
| To make amends. In part. for the wealth
er. Chief of Police White Of San Fran
| cisco raised the lid to the extent Of
permitting all-night dancing In restau-
| rants and cabarets. Los Angeles. Sacra-
| mento and other California cities were
| compelled to do their celebrating indoors.
| Spokane celebrated with extinguishing of
| lights on it's municipal Christmas tree.
| In Seattle the first municipal celebration
| of New Year eve took place Tacoma,
| Portland and other cities had the usual
/ feteS.
DIES MONIES, I0wa.-New Year
revelry of the riotous sort was official
/ ly'' under the ban in Des Moines by or
| der of the police department. The prin-
/ cipal cafes of the city closed at . o'clock
/ by prearrangement among the owners,
after j. j. Jenny. chief OF police. had an
nounced that he desired safe and
sane" New Year eve.
| COLUMBUS. OhiO.-Ohio cities cele-
brated the coming In OF the New Year hn-
der new conditions. 1t was the first New
!, Year eve for the Ohio license law. and In
addition to police vigilance the state
!, liquor license board had issued an ad-
| monition that any infraction of saloon
| regulations would be dealt with severely.
CLEVELAND.-This city gave the
new year community greeting"
| Twelve bands. massed in the public
| square, treated thousands to a concert
that lasted from 1J;3U pm. until aiIer
| midnight. New Year eve revels at hotel
| grill rooms. restaurants and cafes We're
limited. because of the chief OF police s
announcement that the midnight closing
ordinance would be rigidly enforced.
observation-disclosures police officials
| announced that the regular closing hour
law, with reference to the sale of liquor,
| would be strictly enforced, cafe and hotel
proprietors said table reservations were
| larger than ever before.
CINCINNATI.-With promise ex-
acted from every hotel cafe and saloon
keeper to observe the midnight closing
law. this city went dry at midnight for
the first time in Its history on New Year
tables in toaAinU tala nd
cafes, reserved months In advance. were
crowded from 10 o'clock.