Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-02
! Go Is
Spirit of
All Omaha
Welcome to Our City" Sign
Hangs Out to Greet New
Year-Ftormal Ceremonies
Mark Passing of Year.
Onward Omaha Slogan

Nineteentwcnty-one was given &
real "Welcome-to- our. city," recep.
ton in Omaha,
In the receiving line were 100000
Omahans who resolved to begin
forthwith to promote the "Onwart
Omaha" spirit; each to do his or hel
part, whether great or small, to make
1921 the best year for Omaha.
The formal ceremony of observing
the old year pass out, and OF greet.
ing the new cycle of time, occurred
between twilight Of Friday and the
dawning of the morrow. The cele-
brations were as varied as the minds
of man. Watch services in churches
parties in private residences, all sorts
sof functions in hotels, clubs, dance
halls; special performances in the
tleaters, aid other form of diver
tisements marked the advent Of
another year.
Sunshine Starts Day. =
a New Years morning broke with a
flood of sunshine, followed by gath
ering clouds. The holiday spirit
was observed in quie1>Way, follow
ing the more or less noisesome
demonstrations of New Years eve
Business generally was suspended
for the day and the hours were spent
by many in retrospection of the
year that has gone and the year that
is to be.
y 1t may be said that Omaha did
its celebrating Friday night and
ignored the alarm clock Saturday
morning.
City, county and federal offices
were closed and even the mail car
riers enjoyed whole day of rest in
which to recover froiu the Christ
mas rush.
Omaha will enter upon the serious
buspess OF another year, Monday
morning, with the slogan, "Let's
go" resounding up ard down the
lines. 49,. ~
Blessings on Earth.
Solemn high mass was observed
at II Saturday morning in St. Ce-
celias cathedral, where Archbishop
Harty adjured his hearers to be
mindful of the wisdom, power and
goodness of God.
Goods blessings are not confined
to heaven, but are at the service Of
men on earth today said tine arch~
bishop. We must cooperate with
fidelity, have an acknowledgement
of Gods goodness, and manifesto
zeal for Gods interests, and then
these blessings will be bestowed
upon us"
The speaker emphasized the i'm
portancc of perseverance and Farm
estness in everyday life. He stressed
the value of adopting high moral
standards for the new year and ex-
pressed the hope that Omaha will
press forward to greater things in
its religious ard educational life,
as we'll as in commercial activities.
He looked with hope and courage
toward the new year and said he
was confident that Omahans will
take pride in making this city place
of spiritual as we'll as 4aterial
values.
Special Musical Program,
Rev. G. A. Smisto1 and Rev. T. ].
Fortune assisted at the service. A
special musical program was given
under the direction of DR.. R. Mills
Silby. During the communion a
group of carols were sung.
Dean ]. A. Hancock conducted
holy communion at Trinity cathedral
at 10 a. m. This simple service was
observed generally in the Episcopal
churches, where watchnight services
also were held. Religious and So
cial watchnight services were held
at Trinity Methodist church and
Dietz Memorial Methodist church.
The custom of exchanging New
Years calls was observed by many
in Omaha.
Monday will mark the beginning
of school after vacation of two
weeks. Business men will begin
their inventories and the new year
book will begin to record entries