Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-01
WILMINGTON GIVES
NOISY GREETING AS
NEW YEAR BOWS
Din of Welcome Outdoes All Cele
brations of Years Gone; Crowds
at Public Building.
DINING PLACES CROWDED

To nudge from the noisy welcome
extended 10 the New Year one would
think that the crowds expected great
things during the coming taelvr months
of 1920
Anyway, the New Year VAS given tho
benefit Of all doubts, and it was greeted,
on ita advent, with Wild acclaim ~ shrick-
ing whistles and sirens from sbipyaris,
factories, river steamers toy the bolls
nf The churches and schooIg; by the
blowing Of horns, the shooting ~ gins,
aud With all the poise that could bf'
made tu como from the tho throats ~
thousands who he'd stayed 90 welcome.
Whether the New Year will bring lgY
or sorrow, Huccesa or failure, prosperity
or adyeraity, it. WAS uahercd M hy an
optimistic crowd, who refuse - HlirYo
that 1T has anything but eood u store
Many of tho churchos held watch night
services, where the braf that could te
WAS said ~ the old year and hope cxprr.scd
for the uew, with song and prayer
The largest crowd that ever gathered
IN The Phlic Building enjoyed The
festivities there The great hallway was
packed and Iafnrnpd with the crowd
whiting for the old year 10 die and the
new To be xbercd m introducing
AfAH AFHLiFttFt HfAs bAftt 80 tAiiFff ~ #tN
senaou. "The Gift Tinc prosaging
the loys and sorrovs of the next @Gs
dayp The pretty nistlctre danoers
around the arctic douiclle - lack Frost
made delightful yccnc
The singing wAs under The direction ~
Irving Casler A solo Of his own com
position was F,ing ~ Patrolman Michwri
Barr and thn @as followed ~ = solo ~
Mies Schaub, NANNY O' Mine Muse
FOR dancing was furnished by J. Morris
RohJnsons orchestra. supplied hy Alfred
I du Pont The reyelry lasted until
morning.
The livcl,egt celebration N The history
Of the city wna noted at the hotels and
restaurants At the iIotcl du Pont the
Marie Antolnette ballroom presented q
beautiful picture Tables were arranged
10 allow dancing. and the tahles were
reserved by prominent people q the
city and STATE
In the grill room, wfich formed another
setting FOR the revellers there was
another lively crowd
In the ballroom thc lights wcre nx-
tinguiphcd at the stroke ~ II, when the
old ycar was gone, and the g1Ieata sang
Aud Lang 1yne" IN the darknegp
minute later the lights we're tIFued on
d&EAAAs FsRtaA VIEW AsL %ftFtSlfRN #@ssE
exchanged.
The restaurant also presented a rnens
Of hilar,ty, with dancing AZ the old year
passed out
The restaurants on Market STREET wPre
All crowded with merry makers. as we're
the streets, and the city presented = gay
picture
About fiftesn members of the Whining
ton Community Chorus took part ID the
celebration Of the New Year ty singing
carols IN different parts of the town. By
sTecial invitation they went n the Home
for aged women, situated ~ Gilpin ave-
nue. and Harrison streets, and sang sew
erai songs, much u the delght Of The
inmates % that institution
The New Years dance Of Naval Post
No. Is, American Legion, was giycn
last night IN Pythlan Castle, bet twcen
the hours nj s and 0 clock. The attend
ance was large and the dance was enjoyed
by ali. Refreshments we're served during
the evening