Evening journal., 1919-12-31
TODAY IS LAST
OF UNUSUAL YEAR
Continued from First P,ge.


ceptlons in homes, and visiting partie.
who will make it their duty to greeI
and wish their friends a happy new
year. Tomorrow there will be op7r
house at The clubs, hotels and IN many
residences.
This, The last day OF 1919, will bring
/ TO close a tNvelVe-mOnth Of usual i'm
portance in the history Of the country
B During the last year the city, as well
as the country, has made greater step:
in progress than in all its previous
history.
/ The celebration Of the beginning OF
1920 Will b. significant, for H. means
+ the beginning Of an era Of great i'm
port, an era of new accomplishment
enterprise and progress.
Watch Night Services.
The religious aspect OF the birth OF
new year in the Christian calendar
will be ltt'ngly observed by watch
night services in the churches through
out the city. In this connection a
spl ndid program has been planned for
St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church
TO begin at Z 30 and conclude at 1905
a. m. From 9 - TO iO.i5 there will be a
social hour with light refreshments. Al
: io - the watch night services will he
held. Or. Hubbard will preach
"Squaring Accounts" will be his
theme. The services will close at mid
night with a cOnsecratiOn service.
Two masque carnivals have been ar
ranged for the Queen dc Danse for to-
night and tomorrow night. They will
be under The direction Of Professor
Joseph Dawson and a number OF sur
prises are promised those who attend.
a special augmented orchestra has been
engaged TO furnish the music.
As in past years much interest cen
ters about the celebration in the Hotel
DUPONT. Special preparations have been
made by Ernest S Talte. the manager,
TO insure this years celebration being
The biggest in the history 0f the hos
lelry. The usual special dinner will be
served in The grill room tonight.
Abundant music will be furnished for
the revelers in various parts of the
hotel. The handsome ballroom will be
open TO The public where there will be
dancing as we'll as in the grill room A
few minutes before 70 O'Clock the lights
will be extlngulshed and the guests will
Join in singing Aud Lang Syna." At
The stroke OF i2 the lights will again
he turned on and the merrlment will
be resumed.
The LambrOs restaurant has arrang-
I'd an elaborate program for its first
New Years party. special supper
viii be served tonight and tomorrow
night II is planned 10 make the fes-
tiyities this evening the biggest ever.
enjoyed in on Of the city's restaurants.
A jazz orchestra will furnish the music
in the banquet hall on the second floor.
while another orchestra will plaY in
the balcony overlooking the main din
ing room.
The musical programs are in charge
Of David Martens. Souvenirs will be
distributed to the diners and many
different noise-making devices viii be
in evidence. About 25O guests will be
cared for on the second floor, i25 down
stairs and 80 in tha balcony. A large
number Of reservations have already
been made.
A special New Year supper, with
music and dancing, Is part of the cele-
bration planned for the Hotel Nobis
which lately came under the manage
ment of Rudolph Thelen, formerly chef
at the Elks' Home in the Bronx, ~ Y.
A number Of local Elks will join Mr..