Evening journal., 1920-01-01
GLAD WELCOME
FOR new YEAR
CONTINUED from FIrst PAGE.

WIN Loti hiiHh ANttJtI OF DullcT-
milk and be merry" and Peace on
Earth, Goodwill to All Men"
Many social anhirs, both Of private
and public nature were given, many OF
these taking place at midnight and
lasting until the wee, small hours OF
! the morning. The hotels were well
! filled with dinner parties. The same
was true Of many of the clubs, while
hundreds Of home and family gather
ings were held In the residential sec
lions OF the city. In addition TO these
social events, there were many dances
and theater parties and 6t all Of which
the hilarity and enjoyment was great
ly tempered by the spirit of reverence
for the Significance OF the occasion as |
well as by the fact that there was a |
total absence Of the public flowing |
bowl
While thousands Of people were on
the streets, in the hotels and other |
places last night making merry, /
equally many were vending their way
10 their respective places Of worship
where watchnight services were held
These services, In Protestant churches.
were marked by the singing Of folk
songs and those most appropriate 20
ftAN A+NA aAhAAt VI lAAt ANtW lthIs some
| OF these services were in the nature OF
prayer and experience periods. while
others included addresses and sermons
by the ministers, with particular re-
ferences to the significance Of the oc-
oas'on.
! The scenery was set early I'm the even
/ ing for the coming OF the New Year TO
/ Wilmington. The Hotel dupont. every
! restaurant and cafe, gaily decorated
with evergreens and flowers, had par
ties clustered around tables, prepared
with every nOise-making device to let
young 1920 know that Wilmington was
town full Of pep, snap, and ginger.
In every available gathering place, dance
hall or private parlor, there was dane
ing, interspersed with singing. Paper
streamers and confetti were shOwered
upon the dancers.
The spacious ballroom OF the Hotel
DUPONT enjoyed its premier as head
quarters for the celebration OF New \
Years Day. Table reservations here
and In the grillrOOm were arranged to
allow for dancing. There were two or
chestras In the ballroom, one at either
end, TO prevent any interlude In the
music, and the dancing was practi-
cally continuous. Here and I'm the grill
room. which was provided with It's own
orchestra, fancy caps, horns, rattlers
and other nOise-making devices were
distributed as favOrs Here and there,
guests had brought their own" in
order to enjoy New Years with be-
fore-prohibitiOn features.
At the first stroke Of midnight the
clustered lights OF the ballroom were 50
extlnguished. The guests sang the Old
Year out with "Auld Lang Syne," under ,,o
the leadership Of Director Dummig, OF 60
the hotel orchestra, who has recently y
been admitted TO fun citizenship In
America. As the lights again blazed out a,
with the coming of the New Year, the "
orchestra broke into the triumphant " ~
strains OF "The Star Spangled Ban VI VI
ner." sa
The Public Building was another uv
coru,doss cov.e Ol reneS omo on Dig ;, see hmg ell
dancers. many in fancy costumes. ,o
''rhe Gift OF Time" a New Year ~. -.
masque, was prettlly presented in an pi
Arctic setting. Irving easier directed -
the huge crowd in song. Patrolman WI
Michael Barr sang a song Of his own "
which thrilled the spec al ~
tat0rs who lined the big opening Miss VI S,i
Schaub followed this solo with MARY W" @
o. Mine" which was equally well re- W
rcived by an enthusiastically appre-
'intiVe audience. Spirits were high ,
when J. Norris Robinson's orchestra, -.
supplied by A. |. dupont, struck the az lo
INST tune Of a one-step. From then Sis pr
until morning the reveldy prevailed. ,ns ne
There is. of course a special reason his ~
or hearty welcome TO the New Year 70 p
ly the unmarried femininity OF VIII 400
as 1920 is that rare opportun- AL
ty known as a leap year. Recognition +
II THIS leap year feature was to he vii
ound az many dance-pa-tcs last night. . NJ
leap year dance in which gallant 4 Ol
'oung ladies asked anything but shy arr
'oung men to dance, balloon dance. VIC
md a lucky number dance, all danced 7
lnder the s0ftest shaded lights to the 765
trains Of a spirited and pep lnstilllng i9i
rchestra, was enjoyed by the Young 6i3
Nomen's Catholic Club and their
rlends last night at the Brownson
building Fourth and Jackson streets. y
On entering the floor each couple was ant
.iven a cardboard formed in the shape we
4 half heart. on 1t was a number. hoI
he couple holding the same numbers Ill
we're to be partners for the first dance. Rev
aus NtNNhNN lultTtSb, not
o say suspense. The decorations were lru
oily and paper streamers. On the DER
committee were the bro
lisses Elizabeth JOlman, Alice Kane.
eresa Murray, Mary Mclaughlin,
nd Bessie McCafrerty. Ma
Among the many guests were j. Inc
. Keffe, c. NJ. Bulger, Anna Gillespie,
atherine Rimllnger, Miss Margaret hiu
eller. Miss Mary Keller. Miss Marga- .uI
IT Donoghue, Miss Bernadine Lyle, John lis.
onoghue, John Maloney, Rose John WI. wiz
on, Helen Manley, Mae d. Garvey. srS 1~s
lement A. Carney. C C. Savage, Ce- t,,s ~
nda Heaton. Francis McGill, Robert Nc Iar, Az
lafferty, Mrs Regina DuRoss, NJ. Ne NJ NJ
afferty, w. w. Simmons. d. ]. Casey. F,,,
he Misses Anna, Helen and Ruth Carr, Nfu,
. ]. Demel. J. Bachman W. Z. Pinn. Cob
Curtis Conner. Daniel Kelleher and vim,
Iiss Helen Maloney. line
The New Year had hearty welcome ling
Pythian Hall last night, when Navy I,vd
ost No Is. American Legion. held Gan
cw Years Eve dance. Fun and frolic Wa
IN high among the confettl-covered Rae
lncers. on the entertainment commit Kur
e were: L. J. d. Mari, d. B. Muhl- Lon
auser William Milligin Mr.. Earhart, Kur
Gorge E. Ely. Bea
Among the many guests present Mil
ere: +. A. MOseley Miss Alurel Reed. Mrs
Iiss Katherine Morrow, Miss Marie Johl