South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-01
New Year Comes in Amid the
Ringing of Bells, footing
of Horns, and Cheer
ing of CeIebratOTS.
WIRELESS MESSAGES
ARE RECEIVED HERE
High School Club Gets Word
from Arlington, Va.-ElkS
Called Off Enter
tainment.

There Is war in Europe, and it
was hardly peaceful here Friday
night when hundreds Of South Bend
residents gathered in different and
respective points TO bid farewell TO
1915 and to greet 1916 with open
arms and open threats. The new
wear came in with a boom, a bang
and a lot Of wells, but il wasn't what
might be termed a rowdy entrance
The police department reported very
little difficulty from those tempted
TO greet the next period with wine
women and song, ma mostly VINE
At the oliver hotel the last mo-
raents of the old year and couple
and more hours of the new were
snent In harmless hilarity. Music
dancing. dining. etc. the last eN-
preston covering a multitude OF
connections mostly liquid, were pro-
vided in great measure to entertain
the guests. II is estimated nearly d
thousand people were present at the
celebration here.
Balloons Plentiful.
horns. and everything else approprl-
ate to the season, were TO be FOUND
i'm great variety and sutficiency over
the citv. especially in the main lobby
of the hotel. Men in fun dress and
women CARRIED 10 the height OF fasn-
ion whiled away pleasant hours
with terpischore set on her way by
the Nessick orchestra. This was the
second annual New Years celehra-
tion For the. South Bend Lotel.
cafes over the city did .. big bust
ness. and at the various clubs run
was at It's height not only at the
midnight hour. but when the early
dawn greeted slowly dimming eyes
nd drOwsy senses. Tt was a happy
ew year. a prosperous new year,
nd n celebration that did credit to
ties much larger than South Bend.
However. there was the Elks'
here tragic death caused cancel
ton Of table reservations and all
Kew Year entertainment Members
of the lodge and their wives and
9friends visited the different cafes or
passed quiet evenings at home
until Il O'Clock. when there WASH [
= chance for quiet of any descrip-
ton.
Greet New Year
The Indiana club had "a big time
with entertainment of various sorts.
Hundreds Of dollars worth of costly
costuming was Imported for the
various club affairs There were
dances. parties and quiet tetatees.
and ali in all. at least good start
was gained for a happy 1915.
A numbe- of wireless IN essages
OF the greetings variety pertaining
20 the New Year were received by
the wireless club at the high school
AT midnight yesterday, the longest
being picked up from Arlington. Va.
The government message was the
one most sought by the lads here.
and their efforts were rewarded by
receiving IT,
A number Of lesser ones We're
nleked I'D from Chicago, Indianapo-
liz and east from cleveland and To-
ledo. A light lunch was served the
members OF the club around the
midnight hour Fres't Wilson failed
10 send his message OF greeting
around the world. consequently il
was not picked mp here.
Spend Night on Stage.
Actors and actresses are generally
sunposed on New Years eve 20 be
gaiIy quaffing toasts in nCisiest cab
arets-nobOdy ever dreams that
they nigh be working. but the
Laurence Finch players watched the
old year out and the new year in
from the stage of the oliver theater
and the toasts were drunk in glasses
OF milk with a piece of pie on the
side
The players have been rehears-
ing day and night since their ar
rival in town Last evening they
had to wait until after the Howe
pictures had been run, which was
nearly II o'clock. before they could
have the stage.
Everything points 90 a most sue
cessful opening. Even before the
seat sale started for Monday even
ing the box office was kept busy an