The Washington herald., 1916-01-01
CAPITAL CREETS 1916
WITH DIN OF REVELRY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

gorgeous handbags with mirrors on the
bottom.
Delegates to the Pan-Americsn scien-
tihc Congress held celebration In the
green room of the hotel. The members
of the party attended the New Natopal
Theater at night. the hotG celebration
commencing about II O'Clock
Dancing Halls Crowded.
At the Raleigh there were between
$50 and 500 diners. The two dining
rooms on the ground floor were
i crowded. There was big orchestra
4 in each one. From the balconies mu
steal selections were given by quar-
\ tel composed of Earl Carbaugh and
i James X. Young, tenors, and L. r.
Bell and o. scofeId. bassos. Tours
| Winter Song" and THE Drinking
Song from THE Highwayman" were
sung. Mr. Young sang when ! Have
the World Behind" and Norway" Mr..
Carbaugh sang "Youll Be There"
| Dublin Boy" virginia Lee" and
| Bird of Paradise"
At midnight a bugler sounded taps
and the lights were dimmed. From
balconies more than 200 little balloons
were released, floating down to the
diners. In each dining-room a big
electric sign flashed forth the greeting.
| Happy New Year
| The menus were of pretty calendar
design. The decorations were beauti-
| full, garlands of green being entwined
| around the big pillars and festooned
about the walls and from the ceiling.
| The souvenirs included top balloons.
| sleigh bells, horns, whistles, and
crickets. The women were presented
| with Japanese pin cushions made of
| japanese silk.
At the Shoreham nearly 200 merry
makers dined. The two big dining rooms
| were crowded. Fifty choir boys from st.
| Patricks Church sang carols for the
guests. There were four bands dis
| tributed about the dining rooms and lob
/ bies. The souvenirs included pipes. whis
ties, cowoells, tin pans, rattles and other
noisenaking instruments. Men were
given silver cigarette holders and women
were presented with silver lingerie pins.
On each ia bic was a pretty centerpiece
| with big pink candelabra.
The guests danced in the lobby, which
| separates the two dining-rooms- At mid
night the lights went out and the bands
| struck up "Auld Lang Syne." Then
| three electric signs-one in each dining
room and one in the lobby--hashed into
i brilliancy with the words of welcome:
| The Shoreham
| Wishes You All
A Happy New Year
1916
| There was a sele party of about 80
! guests at the Powhatan. The festivities
commenced at 1880 o'clock. A full
cbestra furnished the music. The color
| scheme of the decorations was red, white,
and blue. American Beauty roses added
I to the decorations of greenery There
| were sterling silver souvenirs in addi-
ton to the matchmaking implements. One
of the features of the entertainment was
a full act by Scotch lads and lassies from
Keith's. The act took twenty-five min
utes There were twelve in the cast. At
! midnight the lights went out and at one
end Of the dining hall there flashed forth
an electrical greeting: Happy New
| Year" Above the sign fosted an Amer
lean nag framed in q white spotlight and
made to wave by means Of concealed
electric fans. Above the flag was q
white dove with a branch OF holly in
its mouth. There was dancing during the
evening in the lobby.
Ebbitt Hn. Largest Crowd.
II Nearly 1000 persons dined at the New
4 Ebbitt. The cafe downstairs and the
crystal room upstairs were crowded to
their capacity. 1t was the largest crowd
4 in the histrSS of the hotfl. There Nere
so many oilers that it was found i'm
possible to5 have any dancing. Music
was furnished by two big stringed orches-
| tras. There was grotesQue paper hats
for the guests. in addition to other
souvenirs of an attractive nature. In
the crystal room there was little Christ
mas tree at one end. The downstairs
| cafe was brilliantly decorated with green
cry and cut flowers.
i More than $50 persons dined at Harvey's,
The decorations were of a unique de-
sign. Two big orchestras furnished
plenty of lifting music. There were noise
i making implements on hand and merri-
i ment ran high at the midnight hour.
The third floor was the scene of the
principal hiiarity. On the second floor
special supper was served.
Il At the Harrington Hotel. there were
i about $50 diners. A stringed orchestra
Of four pieces furnished the music. Dec
orations were of a simple but effective
type. Nose-making instruments were
distributed to the guests and the tumult
was deafenIng at the midnight hour.
Fans of an unusual design were the
souvenirs for women.
Watch Night at Mission.
Il Most of the watch-night services com
menced at 1880 or II o'clock and ended
shortly after midnight. Special music
was a feature of many OF the services.
At few OF the churches the services
commenced much earlier, with a social
hour interpola ted.
Among the churches at which services
were conducted were Hamline NJ. f.
Church. DR.. Lucius c. Clark; New York
Avenue Presbyterian, Rev. Wallace Rad
cliffe; Union Methodist Episcopal. Rev.
DR.. John MacMurray; Trinity, NJ E.,
Rev. J. Phelps Hand; st. Paufs l.uth-
eTan. Rev DR.. John T. ITudd'e; Imman-
ueI Baptist, Rev. DR.. Cove Griffith John
son; Fifth Baptist. Rev. D. John T..
Griffith: Second Baptist. Rev. Howard l.
Stewart; Centennial Baptist, Rev. Z.
| Hez Sven.
Watch-night services also we're held at
the Gospel Mission, in John Marshall
nlace and the Central l-ninn Mission. in