The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-01
OLD YEAR. USHEREO
OUT; 1875 IS BORN
No GREAT NOISE IN aICHNoNT,
TO WELCOME PROMISING
YOUTH.
NJ ANY BIG EVENTS
RICHMOND SAW MANY IMP0RTAN,
HAPPENINGS DURING TWELVE
MONTHS THAT CLOSED LAST
MIDNIGHT.

With prosperity emerging from the
eclipse cast over 1t by the smoke of d.
general European CONFLICT, the old
years requiem was sung last midnight
with little sentimental regret and tho
natal cry of tire New Year WAS hailed
with real Joy and with more than
usual outward evidence In Richmond
of jubiiation.
Firecrackers and bright lights Of
various kinds cracked and spitted In
terrnittently during the early hours of
the evening. and toward the dread
hour OF twelve in the cafes. on the
streets. in the theaters and In the
churches thousands enjoyed Them
selves or worshipped AZ the clocks
licked off the minutes Of the brief ex-
] istence left of another annual son of
! Father Time.
i Then youthfres. proanetng. sn,ltfns;
1915 was ushered into the world to tbs
blare of whistles and the shouts of
treveiers and the prayers OF The re-
ligious, aud aged. decrepit. in some
ways unregr s,ted elder son. 1914. pass
ed into the shadows Of the past.
Richmond Takes 1t Quietly.
! Richmond. as a rule, does not make
a great ado on New Years Eve. and
while there was some evidences of
celebration out Of the ordinary. the
evening was quiet compared to that in
other large cities. Ceremony holds
! the boards here on Christmas. and a
short week after finds few ready for
another celebration. The obseuuies are
quiet and dignitied for the most part
and while all looked forward TO TAX
ing another hold on life and to anoth-
CIR trial and TO q more cheerful and
prosperous new year, most of them
took 1t without celebration. save in
their own homes, the toll OF the clock
at midnight sounding the note for the
only ontburSt of noise, The old year
died IN peace and the new year enter
led into life with little ceremony.
! Today. of course, there are the
usual resolutions to be made and later
there are the usual resolutions to be
/ broken, but that IL in the future. This
yarn deals with the past.
/ Among events in Richmond last
night ushertng in the new year were.
A program prepared by the manage
| ment OF the Jefferson Hotel; receptions
at the westmoreiand. Jefferson, Her
tmttage and Country Cfubs. and smoker
and reception by the Church Hill Domi =
no Club in its rooms. ees3 East Broad
Street: n midnighht matinee at the
Lyric. and watch services at the
! churches.
!. Possibly the gayest welcome to the
new year was at the Jefferson Hotel
tsIF'~it AftF ftkt1h&tHfSAtt iNSfisS G tbf tts
guests $50 covers. A special orchestra
furnished music for the occasion.
Factory whistles blew. as usual, and
the trains and boats added to the mid
il night noise.
7 The giant bell in the tower of the
4 First Armory did not ring. however. as
was expected, Equipment which was
to have electrically rang the bell had
not arrived In Richmond
ASfl
tGrace Street Presbyterian Church by
a member OF its congregation man,
years ago, hut on account of its Rrea,
| noise was sold To the city at a bargain
1t was then placed In the tower Of the
Blues armory, but on account OF lack OF
equipment. was moved to the First
, Regiment tower, where. as yet 1t has
not been rups. 1t Is the Largest bell
In the State of Virginia.
Kind 10 Richmond.
Il The year. on the whole. has been
kind to Richmond. Since the out
break OF The war in Europe a pinch
has been felt in some of the industries
and this winter more men thaa~ usual
were out OF employment, but conaid-
ering the circumstances the city has
done welt That matters might have
ben worse is scant consolation &c
those who suffer. but that all signs
point TO better conditions during 1915
is cause for hope and courage.
More events Of Importance 10 the
city occurred in 1914 than usually fall.
to the lot OF the annual son Of Father
Time to see. Early In tho year. which
Is to say late In January. the General
Assembly of thu state met AZ the
capital for session that will prove
! historic. Chief among it's achieve
! ments were the passage OF the enabl.
4 ing act living tho people OF Njrgfnin