The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-31
CELEBRATIONS
PLANNEDFOR
NEW YEAR
cftizenry of Capital Will Greet
1924 in Various JOY
| full Ways.
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dance will be held in the dining
room and crystal ball room.
The Washington Hotel, with a
cover charge of So, will entertain
500 guests with a special cabaret
performance from the Century the
alter, Baltimore.
The Lafayette Hotel will stage
eumptuous cabaret program for us
800 guests. Two hundred reserVa-
lions have been made at the Hotel
Hamilton. The Madrillon, a rendez-
Vous for the Latin-American d1plo-
matte set, will entertain 100 guests.
The Green Grove Tea House has
big special cabaret program.
An ancient ceremony will be oD'
served by the 400 guests at the
Chevy Chase Country Club, when,
upon the arrival Of the New Year,
ali lights will be extinguished and
bell will toll the passing of 1928.
Dance at City Cub.
The City Club will hold a supper
dance for 500 guests. The Town
and Country Club will hold a ball
at Rauscher's, and the Penguin ana
Rialto clubs viii hold parties on
the upper floors OF the Madrlllon.
The largest fraternal gathering
planned win be at the Elks Club,
where 1000 members and their
friends will take part In an old
fashioned oyster roast and dance,
featured by the Elks Band. -Four
hundred guests of Phi Delta fra
fernity will dance at the Wardman
Park Hotel, and Sigma Delta CHI
has reserved places for party OF
100 in the Willard. The Eldorado
club viii dance at the Cairo and
the Unit Club will join the merry
makers at the Hotel Washington.
The theaters also have refur-
bished the S. r. o. signs in prep
aration for tonight. At Keith's
q midnight performance, beginning
at 11:15 O'Clock, will follow the
regular performance.
A special schedule has been ar
ranged by the local street railway
companies, which will maintain a
heavy schedule to outlying sections
after midnight.
tomorrow the Riding and Hunt
Club will stage the largest hunt OF
the season.
The churches of southwest WASH
fngton will combine in a joint serV-
Ice beginning at $50 o'clock to-
night in the H Street Christian
Church at which a long entertain
ment program has been arranged.
The watch night services at the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
will be preceded by a social for
members of the church under the
auspices of the Senior and Beta
Christian Endeavor society in
charge of Miss Pearl Graham, presi.
dent of the Senior Society.
To Hold Communion.
Holy communion will be held in
Washington Episcopal churches to-
morrow to mark the anniversary or
the entry of Jesus into the Jewish
church
Watch night services at Trinity
Church will begin at IL o'clock to-
night with holy communion at 11:30
o'clock The mems choir under the
direction of Charles Bartlett will
sing and there will be a sermon by
the Rev. David Ransom Covell.
Special services will be held in
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets northwest,
beginning at s o'clock. From TO
10 o'clock there will be social in
the Sunday school room, followed
by motion pictres Of the national
parks in southwest Titan, with a
lecture by c. J. Blanchard, of the
Department Of the Interior. From
1880 to IL o'clock there will be n
devotional service led by the min
lister. the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce.
Services Will be conducted by the
Gospel Mission beginning at 7:30
o'clock and continuing un II mid
night.
Watch services VIII be held in
Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church at 9 o'clock tonight.