The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31
GAY DOINGS AT ALL
HOTELS TONIGHT
City Trees In Various Parks
Also Will Celebrate the
Advent Of 1915.
PRODUCE MEN AS HOSTS

Any inquiatfve visitor looking up
New Tears " hotel programmes VINO
yesterday penetrated far enough toward
the innermost Innings Of the waldorf.
81. Regis. Rits-Cariton. Piasa. Astor.
Bltmore. McAipin or any other OF our
village inns finally came upon . hectic
heau waiter ny to his ears In stacks Of
nossy boxes Of souvenirs. yard long Lists
Of table reservations. pastry pickmeups
that looked like Easter bounets and rows
OF 0culpeured confec1tons suggestive Of
Statuary Hall In the Capitol at Wash-
inston Just before Tor after) Q hard
night.
Captain" the visitor might begin. III
you have q moment to spare ! should
like to ask"
mon Disu! A moment to spare? One
thousand thundersl Names of a dog I!
FOR the luvva Mee-shell. have q heart I"
Therefore. a. one must see, the infor-
nation about to-night's fareups to be
obtained yesterday around hotel inner
tubes was lacking somewhat In detail.
But - sweating maitres d'hOtel n
regiments Of assistants edited the lists Of
table reservations with M hand while
tying gay ribbons around souvenirs with
grasped the fact that in the words Of
Song Writer Harry williams. 1T Looks
Like q Big Night Tonight"
One may pay $3.50 q plate Tor a
special New Year's eve supper at the
Ritz-Carltou. or IS At the waldorf. the
Aston, the St Regis and other hotels.
But anybody who In this exceptional
year OF profits on aRbrtdes" has 90 far
neglected to reserve his table maj And
out. II he doesn't hurry up. that he may
not pay for . table At any price
waldorf TO Break Record.
Places at the st. Regis. the Aston n
string Of smaller hotels had been re-
served to capacity long before the re-
porter looked In upon their preparations
yesterday afternoon. The waldorf Will
break the record Of It's past performances
with more than 5000 supper folk. many
Of them from the far West n Canada.
for whom the only Oscar. this year for
the hrst time. will have prepared not
only supper. but along toward dim dawn
or later a breakfast Of buckwheat cakes.
sausaCes. waffes. bacon. salt mackerel-
In fact the sort OF snack that Diamond
Jim Brady nibbles Of a morning while
waiting for his regular breakfast TO be
served.
This year In responce 10 many re-
quests there will be an "o.d fashioned
New Years Eve at the Aston instead OF
the elaborate entertainment along musi-
cal comedy lines OF other years. More
thar 5000 places ave been reserved at
the Aston also. There will be general
dancing all over the Astor. dancing In
the Della Robbia of the Wander
bilt. in the Waldorf. Plaza and In the
hotels and restaurants generally.
But all the celebrations will not be
Of the explosiveness Of Democratic con-
ventions. Around the municipal trees OF
light. for instance. particularly In Madi-
son Square. where the citizens celebra-
ton founded two years ago by the late
Jacob A. Riis will be repeated, there will
be songs and instrumental music begin
ming at II o'clock P. NJ. and a welcome
to the New Year Of quieter. saner
quality.
Children to he Guests.
The Produce Exchange too will cele-
brate In more dignifed manner during
the early afternoon. regardless Of how
individual members may tear loose to-
night. The exchanges tenth annual en-
tertainment and distribution Of presents
70 the poor Riddles Of lower Manhattan
will begin on he main floor OF the ex-
change at I o'clock p. NJ. to-day.
The Washington Square F~eniuses will
with a dance at Webster Hall
which promises all the unity and dignity |
SO noticeable in a boiler explosion. cole
may skate on ice as well as dance
at the Biltmore, actor folk and their
will hold forth In troops at the
the Seventh Regiment band
will play at the McAlpin. Pat Kyne Of
Murray's has a novelty too momentous
to reveal In advance. Capt. Jim
Churchill will dispense with his usual
white c%arnatton for fear OF crushing
Il In his Jam Of supper parties and
as usual. everybody who 10 able
will go to Jacks. |
There will be songs and other music
In many Of the prisons In and around
n there will be watch night
services In several churches. notably at
John Street Methods, Church, |
where at . o'clock tonight the Rev.
s. Parkes Cadman will address the
n at IL o'clock will be
the Methodist watch night service.