Evening journal., 1914-01-01
new YEAR IA
is WELCOMED
BY THRONGS
SaenG5rbund Sings Under
Community Tree as the Old
Year Slips Away
DIN GREETS STROKE
OF MIDNIGHT HOUR

Wilmington held IFS breath for a
moment at midnight. as'it has held rs
breath each year since the city clune'
"A struggling village while into the
inhnity OF time past slipped the sshes
.of "A dead vear. Then Time drop
ped into the lap of the world new-
born year. and thousands upon thous-
ands lifted their voices Ina a pande-
monum of rejoicing at the advent
OF 1914
Hilarity roiued from the coming ot
darkness until the day and the year
had gone and young. old, wealthy
land poor sought the electrlc-lightcd
| lthoroughlarcs and massed in thrones,
happy. noisy determined TO let the
world know they were having good
time.
OF an the minutes of the night.
there was only one when comparative
silence fen upon the tens OF thous-
auds. and that was when the big clock
Ia the Court House pointed TO one
minute before midnight Then the
professions paused. conversation luli-
ed and a city. Watching the clicks
took note With some awe of the re-
ientloss passage of time.
There wore scattered sounds OF belts
and few sporadic whistles but VIII
mington waited for the clock in tho
Court House "llig Benz did not
, hurry the fraction of an Instant %,
: was as aloof AS time itself But
, finally the hour aud the minute hands
, were in line. pointing TO high heaven
K followed "Big Bens sonOroua an
..T I0I
D. sion snapped II was The hrst time
/. the old clock had been heard IN sn
"A weeks.
d Horns and voices the clapping o
J, hands and The stamping of feet blend
. ed with The chorus of treble and has
from the whistles of harbur crai
d, And the merry thrcug resumed II
restless march
/. In front of ihe Community Christ
mas Tree on The Court House fla1
I. moro of soicnmily vps m thc greciin
OF the now wear. and before thc ccho'
n OF the chimes ui midnishi har H'f
away mombors 0t no Delaware Safi
prrhnd were snslns ioll, lore sons
as mo nrsf celebration 20 its Kind
, Wilmington was broulnl 20 iis dnai
sl.If n i lofe fii tnc fiu
aud ia mu1 homes wore diiifrol
Kinds ol cclehrailone and joy Nas q
kcynotc of thcm al
' '.. Services in Churches.
Contrasting notablywlth the gave
of the street paseani were the Natc
W night services in the churches. Lon
~ before midnight the congregation
~ had assembled for prayers and se
mons They had sat in Che solemn
mosphorc OF these houses OF Worsh
until the significance of the seas
had been brought home to thei
Then as midnight drew near. th
sank 10 their knees TO await the bir
I'D OF another year.
n At the Community Tree.
The closing ceremonies at the COZ
muniiy tree we're enjoyed by tho
lrt sands of people Early IN the eve
lg' ing people came from all parts
ck the city To- hear the singing by
M Delaware Saengerbund AT ocio
ne fOG members of the Saengerhul
N headed by a squad of policemen
wo command OF Sergeant Massey. q
'vi an escort from the Wilmin ston lur
'n aemeiude and the First Infant
eN Band arrived at the Court House i
inc parade had formed AT the Germ
Hall. Tie line of march was Sis
street. 20 Market and thence 10
Cont House Each member of
Saengerbund carried Japanese Il
AID tern. hung on a bamboo STICK TOT
ing "a pleasing spectacle
Arriving at the Court House
rN singers took their places on Do'
ing floor laid on the pavement close
0st tb. comfy huflding and rOncd on
,ct, 49,, hsci. the crowds of spectat
hic a ,,etoners Without any form
art Continued on Second Page