Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-31
CITY TO CELEBRATE
FIRST DAY OF 1915
IN GALA FASHION
Receptions, Sports, Parade,
and General MerrymakiDo
Will Mark Advent of
New Year.

"open house in nearly every o,uh 4.
the city, croes-country runs in Fairmo,r,
Park and through the city streets 4
which virtually every long-distance Al.
lete in the city will participate, ana x.
tIme-honored Mummers parade const,,r,.
the outstanding features of Philadeiphis,.
reception to the New Year, 1915.
Religious observanoes will be held 4,
addition in nearly all the churches srs
there will be some celebration at nes,,l
every home and institution In the c,,s
The first day of the year ranks second
only to Christmas as day Of good ohsa,
Tomorrow half the population OF n.
city, openly or secretly, participates y
the famous indoor and outdoor sport a.
making good resolutions, some of whlch
are kept all through the year and Soma
but a few moments. Frequently the MAJ
who swears not to swear stubs his u,
a moment later and has to swear all oy.r
again not to swear because he has sworn
DAY IN BRBwERYTowN.
Brewerytown celebrates New Year,
Day every year with carnival. rhl.
year It bids fair to surpass everything
that has gone before in that section. opa
of the big events will be the cross-country
run. for which the prizes have been pra.
sented by William j. Wahl The star
and finish will be at Athletic Recreation
Park
The race will start at 2 o'clock In
the afternoon and will be followed by
a parade, which will form in North and
West College avenues. The route will
be west on Girard avenue to 18th, to JEFF
ferson, to 25th. to Thompson, TO West
College avenue, to Girard avenue, to
slst street and countermarch to 9th
street and disband. A soccer game will
follow at the park. s
A detail of police led by Sergeant VIII.
liam Wagner. of the 2Sth and Oxford
streets station, will lead the procession.
in which will be members of the Brewery.
town Business Mems Association, Golden
Star New Years Association, Columbia
Turner's, Fairmount Liedertafel and other
organizations, and hundreds of Brewery.
town boys and girls logged out in fancy
costumes. tl
An address by Mayor Blankenburg will
be the chief feature of an all-day cele-
bration at the Central Branch Y. M c.
A, The Mayor will speak between and
o'clock in the afternoon. Informal re-
ception will be held for members all
afternoon and evening. Franklin Spencer
Edmonds will preside when the Mayor
delivers his address.
An exhibition in the gymnasium will
follow, marked by an athletic pageant
dance, after which there will be an ex-
hbition of fancy diving, swimming and
life saving in the natatorium. The or
chestra will play between 7 and o'clock,
and there will be a musical entertain-
ment in the auditorium from s until 10
o'clock.
IN THE CLUBS.
The Pen and Pencil Club will cele-
brate the day, as usual, with open
house" all day and a reception by the
officers of the organization, Robert G.
Maoauley, president; Ben X. Raleigh,
vice PRESIDENT Rice Garland, treasurer,
and William C. Rowan, secretary.
A program for the day has been ar
ranged by the Germantown Boys Club.
There will be Junior League basket
ball game at $3.50 o'clock, a soccer game
at the same hour, race for juniors at
10 o'clock and Junior basketball game
for the championship of Germantown at
103O o'clock. At the same hour the in
termediates cross-country run will start.
and at IL o'clock there will be basket
ball game for the senior championship
of Germantown. The senior cross-country
run starts at IL o'clock.
The famous old custom of shooting in
the New Year will be followed at mid
night tonight, as in other years, despite
the usual police ban on revolvers. Tin
horns and whistles will be used by those
who wish to avoid a clash with the police,
confscation of their Weapons and per-
haps fine or Imprisonment