Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-01
NEW YEAR MAKES
ITS BOW WITH
RADIANT FACE
City Joins in Celebrating
Advent of 1916 With
Joyous Acclaim
DAY OF GOOD CHEER
opei House at Clubs, Plenty Of Sport,
Abundant Charity and Happi-
ness in Homes

New Years Day II is and the last of
to holidays. The world organizes itself
Or work again Monday. so today every
TO be happy.
\ The clubs have open house; the ath-
letic organizations have sport programsi
receptions are the order In the homes,
and everywhere the idea Is a wealth or
good cheer.
Many of the missions are using their re-
Isources TO make Happy New Year for
those folk who are not so well Off in the
worlds material goods.
Work has stopped nearly everywhere
for just that purpose. Happy New
Year Is the phrase on everybodys lips.
The way many men find pleasant hour
Is to stroll down TO their clubs today.
there to drink of the cheering cup and
mingle a while in happy association with
their club fellows. The only exception
will be the City Club. For the first time
in its history coffee will be the chief bev-
erage on New Years Day, and grape
Juice, ginger ale and sarsaparilla will be
available.
AT CLUBS AND HOTELS.
The Union League will have its annual
reception and open house, with President
John Gribbel and all the officers there to
receive the members and guests. The
Manufacturers Club and the Art Club
will entertain similarly; so will the Pen
and Pencil Club, which has sent sent out
cards to members announcing a Sunrise
TO sunset reception; also the City Club,
the College Club and score of kindred
organizations.
The hotels have prepared for a busy
time and the theatres are going to be
packed both afternoon and night. Sew
eral of them have put on an extra NATL
nee to accommodate the demand.
BIG SPORT PROGRAM
Sports are to have their full nine in
nings. The Germantown Boys Club Is
to have a big program of it-indoor base
ball, track events, cross-country, basket
BALL. the Quaker City Motor Club, too,
will have sporting events in addition to
Its open-house program, also the various
branches of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Girard College had its annual Newt
Years day celebration in the college
chapel this morning
All kinds of dramatic organizations will
give special programs tonight The L
Triangle Club will give two performances
of 1.-The Little Tycoon" in the auditorium
of the Germantown Boys Club, on West
Penn street.
The Ladies' Quaker City Motor Club
will have a celebration all of their own.
1t will be a reception between and G
D. m. at the Walton this afternoon.
RECEPTION TO ARCHBISHOP.
A reception will be given in the Cathe-
dral chapel to Archbishop Prendergast
this afternoon. knights of Columbus,
the A. o. H., the Total Abstinence Union
and other societies will participate.
In all the hotels and theatres young
society women will watch over boxes
placed by the Polish Relief Committee of
the Emergency Aid.
The Galilee Mission, S23 Vine street, will
have open house for the children of the
Tenderloin An IL o'clock dinner will be
served for 200. Troop 81, Boy Scouts, will
assist the committee, composed of Stuart
Claghorn, George Wilkins, Miss Anna
Gamble and Nellie Mccullough.
Kensington has gone into special detail
in arranging its New Year program.
Some of the organizations there which
are celebrating are st. Annes Catholic
Club, Memphis street and Lehigh avenue;
st, Boniface Catholic Club, .iascher and
Norris streets; North Branch Y. NJ. c. A.,
which is giving an opera party; Harmer
Club, ShackamaXon street and East Gil
rard avenue; and the William Penn Hose
Company, East Girard and Allegheny
avenues.
At the Metropolitan Opera House the
Boston Opera Company will give matinee
and night performances.