New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-01
New Year Fetes
Galore To-day for
Men in Service
Gran,ercy Park Host to Sol
dicrs and Sailors as Well
As All s'Huts''; Saloons
Expected to Close at 6 PM.

With whatever headaches, heart
aches or shattered resolutions the
city wakes this morning after
last nights festivities it viii dnd,
on this first day OF New Year
of Prospective Peace number
Of things almost as surprising as some
Of the resolutions. 1t will find Ora
mercy PARK, for instance. that iron
fenced, padlocked little private EdeI,
IN the last downtown stronghold o.
Effectiveness, unlocked and thrown
open. 1t will find the Retail Liquo
Dealers Association resolvcd-if the
resolution outlasts the day-to spend
this evening at home, thereby making
various and sundry spots III the five
boroughs areas of Saharan aridity afte,
6 p. m.-the first time in all the city r
history that any part Of il has been
dry on New Years night.
Old-Fashioncd Calls
Furthermore, it will Nnd quiet and
probably successful efforts being made
to reintroluce the old time. pleasant
fashion OF New Years calls and family
reunions--all the more pleasant this
time because Of the returned soldiers
and sailors from service overseas
Soldiers and sailors, In fact, arc to
be the centres OF attraction not only III
these quiet home celebrations Of the
opening O; the first year in Gvc thac
most Of thc woll! has not been al Nar.
kut IL ,he formal festivals which aro
planned 20 take place all over town.
tag!c Hut. iii Bryant Perk. viii be
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lear celebrations Tor tic returning
aghsing men Cramercy Park is % b.
thrown open sc 1h;.t The l.Na children
o. the wealthy homes round about may
entertain such Of the wounded soldiers
and sailors as are able 10 leave The
hospitals, while aboard the New York,
n&eship % the returned SiN.n Battle
Squadron Of the Grand Fleet tAut bot
tied w the GERMANS until tie sur
render. the sailors will eeterla.n 10
children at a beleted Christmas par.y.
This party was orig .nally planned
Tor poor children OF Edinburgh, SEQ
land. and thousands o. dollars cor
tributed by the sailors Of tic Nagship
were spent for plaids and shoes and
other things for little friends living in
tho region Of the Firth Of Forth. which
now VIII be given instead to littc
home folk here, mostly sons and
daughters or other Juvenile relatives Of
men Of the navy
The fact that New York is to be
"bone dry at least in spots, sitter s
o'clock ro-night is due 20 the action Of
The Retail Liquor Dealers Association.
which requested" its members Satur-
oay to close al that hour and get use /
to ali evening at bone
Ant ipatiNC and wishing 10 ha!D t q
1lans to further spread the practice OF
hoale reunions on New Years night +
ION, said the organization hoped that
ai L is members would close. so that
-here could be 10 temptation 80 20
Gown TO the corner" this evening. Mr..
p'ronnov Expressed the ROPE shat most
Of The associations Mcnaberslir woult;
heed tie request. + they do it is est
mated shat about 1000 saloons will
be da.,; Tonight
Gifts for Children
The belated appearance OF Santa
Claus aboard the flagship New Yorl.
viii take place in the crews mess Of
loon, uisder the guidance of Chief
Quarterlnaytcr John J. Mooney. Tho
snip is anchored in the North River ut
tne ioot OF Sevcntv-ninth Street. In
addition TO the Scotch plaids. shoes.
suits and frocks bought under the d.
rection &c Lady Beatty, wife Of the
British commander Of the Grand Fleet.
the gifts viii include Scotch dolls for
the girls and mechanical toys, engines
chips and the like. made in the Land
Of the l.lties, for the boys
At the Creamery Park New Years
party for the soldiers and sailors 100
homes in tire vicinity will be thrown
open to dispense hospitality. The cele-
bration viii centre around Pershing
House, Of the New York War Cams
Community Service, which has arranged
with The roaidents Of the ne ghbornood
Tor the use OF their motor cars to
transport the disabled men 10 and from,
the hospitals.
At the National Arts Club. in Gram
Grey Parn, there viii be d continuous
dance, al which there will be partner
Tor every man able TO get on the floor.
At the same time young children Of
the ncighborhood will enter the park.
which never before has yielded ingresy
e%cept to holder of one Of the 100
keys and play games and sing for the
soldiers and their compatriots Of the
navy.
All Canteens TO Be Open
or tAoae soldiers and sailors who
have no family reunions or parties to
SO 10 all TIE canteens OF the National
League Tor Women's Service will serve
turkey dinners at 20 cents each. The
canteens at which men in uniform,
VAL BE- ihus entertained nre at o6t
Madison Avenue, ths Harvard C]nh
unit, Seventh Avenue and Thirtv-third
street; Grace Church canteen, %
Fourth Avenue; IS Eatc Forty first
Street; the Wall Street centeen. 40
Broad Street; the Hudson and LEROY
streets caMJeen and the Negro Sailors'
aHd Soldiers Club, 1893 Seventh Ave
l.ue.
The League Of Catholic Women. un-
der the auspices Of the Catholic War
Council, also proposes to keep house
for uold'a.s, sailors and marines at the
Home f'Yvice Club, 16a East THIRTY
eighth oct. An old-fas hioued cola
ION VII oe served Throughout the dey.
FOR entertainment there will be a cor
tlnuous vacdeville perforr ance.
Managers Of the Y. NJ. C.. A. Eaale
HUT. IN Bryant Park. have arranged 10
caro- FOR between $1,000 and &c, 1000 men.
ny. has been madc possible by the
addition Of tho two wings buflt since
The armlstico was signed.
Open House at Y. NJ. G. 4.
Tho Y. NJ. G. A. houses IN The CITY
bership privileges for al men in the
cial entertainment programmes hive
been devised by the Brooklyn Central
Z. N. {. A. aud The branches in tho
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