Evening star., 1919-12-31
KING Jazz TO AID
. |NMERR|MENT At
NEW YEAR FETES
Downtown Hotels Plan for
Music, Dancing and
SupperS.

King Jazz is to hold high place at to-
nights observance OF New Year eve as
well as at tomorrow's open house hospi-
tality. Washington has become accustom-
ed to eggnogless New Year day festivities,
but for the rest of the country. except in
spots, tonight will be the first New Year
eve and tomorrow will be the first New
Year Gay sans John Barleycorn.
New Year eve observations are to be
held as usual at all of the downtown
hotels.
At the Willard Hotel there is to be
dancing tonight in the palm room. the
red room and in the restaurant.
Dancers will use both the rose room
and the lobby at the Shoreham, accord
ing to announcement of the manage
ment. 80
A special table d'hote New Year eve
supper is to be served at the Hotel
Washington, with dancing in the hall
of the nations, the Spanish gardens and
the main dining room until after mid-
night.
nation with electric lights artlstically
festooned is to be provided and the sup
per dancing is to continue from lo;30
O'Clock until the new year is an hour or
so old.
The Ebbitt Hotel is to have a supper
dance. with favors and syncopated mu-
New Year eve is also to be observed
at the Raleigh Hotel with a supper
dance, beginning at 1890 o'clock ana
Continuing until 1 o'clock New Year
morning.
A double orchestra has been pro-
yided for the entertainment or ward
man Park Hotel patrons. where the
supper dance is to begin at IL o'clock
and continue until the dancers grow
tired.
The independent Order Sons of
foh n
services at Pythian Temple tonight.
beginning at $3.50 o'clock. The pro-
gram is to be in charge of John {.
Foster, grand chief, and committee.
and a midnight supper is to be served
7 Lebanon Lodge. No. Z, +. A. A. NJ, IS
to celebrate New Year eve with music
and gayety. Instructions of Worthy
Master James F. Noell to the commit
tee in charge were to spare no efforts
to make the affair success. The
celebration is to be held in the ban
quet room of New Masonic Temple.
entertainment. music. dancing and
stunts" Charles D. Shackelford is
chairman of the committee in charge.
Dance Mt Elks' Home.
Washington Lodge of Elks is to
dance the old year out and the new
year in tonight from 9 o'clock to 1
Am. The regular Thursday night
dance OF the lodSe mas Deen post
poned to Saturday night.
\ special New Year eve celebration
for service and ex-service men is to
be held at Eagle Hut, 7th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. tonight, with
number of Washington women who
served overseas with the Y. w. c. A.
as hostesses. An informal program
of music has been arranged, with
story telling. recitations and the sing
ing of songs that were favorites with
the boys overseas. Light refresh
ments are to be served, by direction
of C. H. Harrington, Y. M. c. A sec
retary in charge of the hut. Among
the hostesses will be Miss Anna B.
Norton. Mrs. Margaret Cowen. Miss
Mills. Miss Nancy Jones, Miss Mary
Howe and Miss Leslie La Baume.
The Y. NJ. G. A. is to hold its annual
New Year reception from to 10 pm.
tomorrow. The afternoon will be given
over to concert, chess and checker
matches. exhibitions of paintings and
sculpture by Washington artists, show
ing of official war photographs of the
Signal Corps. exhibitions of the work of
the religious and educational depart
ments and a one act play by the O'Con-
nor Players.
Formal Reception.
The formal reception by the board
of managers and secretarial staff will
be held from 80 to 4 20 pm. in the
Sir George Williams room.
For those int trosted Al athletics and
swimming there will be Continual pro-
gram in the gymnasium and swimming
; pool from 2 80 to 80 pm. One rte.-
! ture will be the basket ball game be-
/ tween Technical High School and the
! ..Y'' boys team. The swimming pro-
, gram will include demonstrations OF
swimming. instruction in fancy diving
! and special exhibit of life saving
methods
Paul Fleming. University of PennsyI-
! vania, magician. will entertain at Z 80
! D. m. and The National Quartet of Wash
/ ington will offer New Year concert
! during the evening.
For the boy members and thciI
| friends there will be games tourna-
! ment beginning at 10 am. and at 2 :3(
pm. The annual swimming meet to de-
termine the boys "Y' championships
will begin. The evening will be giveI
over to a combined Y. NJ. C. A. and
Boy Scout program. in which the ''Y'
( members will demonstrate their train
ing methods.
WOmcn'x City Club mt Home.
Tho Women's City Club is to keeT
/ open house tomorrow at its new qJai :
! ((,outinued on Second Pace