New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-30
NEW YORK TO POP
WHEN 1915 LANDS
North. West and South
Sending Aid to "Whoop
Ii Up"
CELEBRATION TO BE
BIGGEST IN YEARS
Madison Square Songs TO Echo
IN prisons-HotelS Prepare
for Great ThrOngs.

The Madison Square plan Of a New
US Eve celebration Of song Is
,rresding. Il is entering prisons for
sa.,ci5ert with the celebration in Mad
-, Square those who are detained IN
g., sing and Auburn and on Black
LIS Island win sing in the new year.
~, lean Dwight Franklin, Of ZO2 west
e.,.,tv.fourth Street, says the prison
- g,l, resound will the same songs
=. eyae,-y the same time voices are
rsised in the Square.
Mrs. Franklin. who is Organizing me
-.,,brs.ion. is trying also 20 have the
Co. Junior Republic and the IomDS
O'o.s take part. Warden FOX OF
'Wor.r.use AID Warden Murphy Oh
". ,er,-ert.arv have charge OF the
giackwcIs island end OF 'he '"'e'
,ainmeDt -or,,fost are AL
most comp e-ed. support mas Oc'H
49, from many quarters. MIS-.
Trsrklin IS ln receipt OF a IeIIer ron rom
~, l-+,r. author OF The 7, omSed
1nSr and They That Wait at Our
60 warmly pralsing the cele0ra-
va .is a'r5 sTDressine pleasure at being
,.ri,e8 20 serve on the honorary COM
mittee. ...- ho,.o co,,e
-. Pobe-- Fulton Cutting. Thomas
trtSVr,cb.U Robert L MacAlarney,
sr,erces Ward. the Rev. A. +. Schauf-
g. Mrs Mary a. Smkovltch. Mrs.
Wsbal Hsvs Hussey. the Rev. Frank NJ.
MI Henry y. Tiff, the Rev. Kari
peilsrd the Rev. John Haynes Holmes,
~ Henry Willard. Edwin Markham,
Miss {. r. Lowell ard George A.
Plmpt0n.
Watch Night Services.
plans for making the Watch Night
service, NJ Old John Street Methodist
Cbyrcr OF unusual interest have been
comploted The special feature oegin-
ming AT @ o'clock. VIII be an ADDRESS
nv Inc Rev Dr. s. Parkes Cadman' Az
n o'clock the first Methodist Watcn
Night service ever held IN America VIII
be memorlauzed. 49, r..
Tbro lghout the city New Years i've
Is going 20 be one darned thing alter
arother. without ans lntermlsslon.
There will be bigger crowds. better en-
tsrtainuents and more nolse-makers
than ever tefore. Judging IRON apph,
cations for reservations at ho'eIs ana
restaurants.
sratiovg are being made for DIG
night In the more pletentious places
speeisl suppers are 70 be served vary
inc from So a plate 10 $40. Such hoteis
AZ the Waldorf Astoria, the Vanderbilt
s. Regis and the Plaza have mace
elaborate preparations
From distant points in the West and
South. and even from Canada, apph-
cations for reservations have been
mourning into the Waldorf. The hotel
is prepared 20 take care Of I'VE thou
sand persons at supper on December
81 George c. Boldt. owner, has ar
ranged that there shall be dancing IN
an The rooms Of the ground floor that
are available as restaurants. Dancers
and entertainers include Miss Evan
Burrowes Fontaine. Grafton Virgins,
William Farrell, Alice Lake, Donna
Balm. Joseph Halpin and Mae Greene.
Cou-tiers to Strike the Hour.
Walton II. Marshall, Of the Wander
bit, has arranged for dancing In the
Della Robbia room and in the main
restaurants. Promptly al j O'CLOCK
two courtiers clad IN white VIII STRIKE
twelve mufled strokes on large DeI'
and fsyors viii be distributed 10 the
guests.
John McE. Bowman, president OF the
Bitmore, has provided tor Doth skat-
ing and dancing. In the Ice Oardens
Howard Ball Judklns has planned a
costumed ice carnival. There VIII De
general dancing in the music room,
the south restaurant, the grlll ana an
other available rooms. Al ] O'CLOCK
guests viii receive tickets admitting
them % the ballroom. where a forty
piece orchestra viii play.
AZ the NcAlpln the 18th Regiment
band will play. in addition 10 Erne,st
Husssr and Nahan Frankie. lu the
griU room Miss Wilma Wynn and John
Clay and Mr. and Mrs. Row.ey Do"nes
Will superintend the dancing.
AZ the Clsridge a carnival for the
Dance Club and their guests will be
presided over By Miss Grace Field,
presideu, Of the club.
A. the St. Regis there will be dane
irg after 10 o'clock in the Palm Room.
Favors viii be given 10 the guests.
New Step To BE Shown.
], is announced that a new step viii
be shown ln the grill room az the
Plaza by Basil Durant and Margaret
Hsv .esWortn.
Manager Patrick Kyne, OF Murray's.
hs. arranged q New Years novelty.
A. u o'clock an old man, representing
1915. wllI walk across the dance floor
and suddenly disappear through the
roof a few minutes later a basket
will be- lowered. containing a pretty
young woman. as 1916. who viii vel
come the guests and distribute gifts.