The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
CAPITAL WILL GREET
YEAR WITH REVELRY
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choir. The services will end with the
singing Of the Hallelujah chorus.
A service in German will be held at
Concordia Church. Swiss. Germans. and
Austrians are especially invited. Among
the other churches which are to hold
services tonight are Hamline NJ. f.
Church. Ninth and p streets northwest.
Rev. DIR. Lucius c. Clark, pastor; the
Union NJ. Z. Church. where Rev. DR..
John MacMurray Will preside: Trinity
NJ L. Church. Rev. Phelps Hand. pa astor:
ST. Paurs Lutheran Church. Rev. John
T. Huddle. pastor: the Fifth Baptist
Church. Rev. John E. Briggs. pastor: the
Second Baptist Church. Rev. Howard l.
Stewart. pastor. and the Centennial Bap-
tist ChurSe. Rev. E. Hez Swem. pastor
Services will be held at the Gospel
Mission. In John Marshall place. COM
mencing at o'clock and continuing I'M
til midnight Leaders will be changed
every hour. At Z o'clock W. II. Evans
will be In charge. assisted principally
by Presbyterians: at s o'clock Mrs H.
E. Monroe and Mr.. Myers will assume
charge. assisted by Lutherans: W. H.
HoLghton will be in charge at Q o'clock,
assisted by Methodists: at 10 o'clock F.
{. Greene will assume charge. aided by
Episcopalians and Baptists: Superinten-
dent II. W. Kline will be In charge at
II o'clock. all denominations celebrating
together
The watch-night service at Central
Union Mission will commence at o'clock
After o'clock there will be a change
in the leaders every hour. Prominent
speakers are on the program.
Catholic Services Tomorrow.
Special services will be held in all of
the Catholic churches tomorrow. The
Feast OF the Circumcision will be OBJ
served at ST. Patrick's Church with
masses at every hour from a. m until
, IL o'clock. when there will be a solemn
high mass sung by Rev. NJ. ]. p. ESan.
The sermon will be by Rev James A.
Smyth. Two choirs will furnish the
music and render the program that was
| sung on Christmas Day.
Receptions by the hundreds have been
scheduled for tomorrow. The Young
! Mems Christian Association Building will
| be open to the public for inspection.
From to $50 O'Clock in the afternoon
there will be a reception by members and
| officers OF the association in the lobby.
| Guides will be furnished to show visitors
through the building There will be spe-
cial events In the gymnasium all after
noon. Music will be furnished by the
Members Orchestra.
The annual New Years concert of the
association will be unusually elaborate.
Miss Lucille Shannon will be pianist and
selections will be offered by the Musur-
sia Quartet. composed OF Mrs. Ethel
! Holtzclaw Gawler. soprano: Mrs. WILL
lam T. Reed. contralto; Richard p. Back
| ing. tenor; Edwin Callow. basso-reader
and Harry Wheaton Howard. pianist.
| The department and auxiliaries of the
| United Spanish War Veterans of the
District will hold a reception from until
o'clock in Carroll Institute. 9lS Tenth
| street northwest.
The Washington Golf and Country
Club will give a dance tomorrow night
at the clubhouse.
Will Receive at Mission.
Members OF the executive board of
the Gospel Mission. together with their
wives and other mission workers, will
receive at the mission tomorrow from
noon until 8 o'clock at night. Refresh
ments will be served from 1 until 4
O'Clock. There will be hourly services.
Officials OF the Central Union Mis-
sion will receive at the mission from
l2 until 5 o'clock. In the receiving line
will be members of the board Of direc-
tors and of the Ministerial Council and
lSupt John S. Bennett and Mrs. Ben
Inett. There will be an interesting mu-
steal program from noon until 9 o'clock
at night.
The regular New Year dinner for the
unemployed will be given by the mis-
sion at o'clock.
Officials of the Young Women's
IChristian Association. 61s Fourteenth
street northwest, will be at home be-
tween 3 and . o'clock to members OF
1.-THE association and friends. The spe-
cial purpose of the reception is to
offer to women who may be lonely or
lhomesick at the holiday season the
comfort Of companionship and the
magic charm of a friendly visit over
the tea cups. Mrs. Mary stevens and
1.-THE members of her Sunday afternoon
bible class will act as hostesses dur
ling the receiving hours. The RECEPTION
win be entirely informal Mrs. will
liam Hamilton Bayly. president OF the
! orga anixation. will assist Mrs Stevens
and her associates in receiving.