Evening star., 1923-12-31
ELABORATE PLANS LAID
TO GREET NEW YEAR
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remaining hours of the old year, pre-
paratory to greeting the new.
At the Wardman Park Hotel res
thousand couples, while the New Will
lard. Cafe lie Paradis. Hamilton,
Franklin Square and other hotels
similar programs of festivity will be
the order of the evening.
At the bewitching hour of midnight.
when churchyards are supposed to
yawn, countless persons will sally
forth from houses throughout the
city TO toot horns, twirl rattles and
otherwise send forth sound waves.
Great whistles will blow from the
outskirts OF the city adding to the
merry din with which 1t is customary
to greet the advent of a new year.
Churches Plan Services.
In many churches waiting groups
Of worshipers will greet the new
year with hymns of Thanksgiving.
This evening at the Foundry NJ. E.
Church a watch night service will be
held, beginning at o'clock. Rev.
John E Edwards will conduct the de-
votional service from 1l:15 o'clock
to 1905 am.
At 1870 o'clock there will be a
service at the Church of the Epiph-
any. preceded by the chimes concert,
half an hour in length. broadcast TO
| listeners In countless homes here and
throughout the nation.
Exercises will be held at the First
Congregational Church. beginning at
/ s o'clock, with a lecture by DR.. Elwin
Lincoln House. followed by a social
gathering at o'clock, motion pic
lures showing the activities or the
reclamation service at 10 pm and de-
votional services from 1880 to mid
night.
After the celebration at the George
town Christmas tree a religious serv-
! ice will be held in the Peck Memorial
Chapel from o'clock to midnight
A watch service will be held at the
Church Of the Ascension, with church
ard parish plans to be outlined. The
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
will hold services.
Churches of the southwest section
of the city will hold union watch
services, beginning at li:l5 Sciockk'
This will be preceded by a social
gathering at $3.50 o'clock.
Cantanta To BE Sung.
Douglas Memorial will hold serv-
| ices at 1890 p.m., as will Waugh
I'M. E. Church. The cantanta of
Queen Esther will be sung at $3.50
o'clock at Metropolitan Memorial
NJ. E. Church. after which services
will be from IL pm. to midnight.
At Epworth M. E. Church services
will be held beginning at 10 o'clock.
DR.. Chappell will preach at ii O'Clock
this evening at services at the Mount
Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South.
Hamline Church will hold services at
II o'clock. preceded by an ILLUSTRATED
congre gational social at 10 pm.
McKendree Church will hold a
watch night service at o'clock, with
DR.. Clarence True Wilson as the
speaker.
ices are to be held at 1880 o'clock.
Grace parish, Georgetown, will hold
services at IL o'clock, while st.
Marks Church services will be held
at 1880 pm. Various churches of
! the Episcopal communion will hold
services at various times tomorrow
morning.
Watch night services will begin at
IL o'clock at the First Baptist Church.
preceded by exercises under auspices of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union at
o'clock.
Many Dinners Planned.
st. Marks Lutheran Church will
| hold a prayer service at $3.50 pm. So
cial hour at 1890 o'clock and watch
| night pageant at 1880 pm.
Colored churches Of the city will
! hold watch-night services at Ebenezer
NJ. E. Church at 8 o'clock. John Wes-
ley A. M. E. Zion Church at 10:3o pm.
/ and Galbraith A. NJ. E. Zion Church at
I! s O'Clock.
Gospel Union, Central and other
| missions will observe the New Year.
At the Central Union Mission services
will be held at 7:45 pm. Tomorrow
! will be ''at-home" day at the mission
from Q to s o'clock at the emergency
home. 1st street and New York avenue.
The Full Gospel Assembly. $40
Pennsylvania avenue, will hold an
alI-day convocation of prayer and
j praise tomorrow, beginning at 1o:SO
am.
/ Shiloh Baptist Church.
A number Of dinner parties are
scheduled for the early evening at
Meridian Mansions. to be followed by
dancing to begin at o'clock.
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