Evening star., 1924-12-31
1925 TO FIND D. c.
SOLEMN AND GAY
Church Services and Street
ReveIries Will Be in Full
Sway at Zero Hour.

AS the clock in the church tower
sounds the zero hour tonight, Wash
ington will give Old Father Time his
tattered hat and show him the door,
with the suggestion that he take
along with him his 1924 variety of
teapots. campaign oratory. bobbed-
hair and, br-r-r-r. crossword puzzles,
while with the same sweep of the
arm and muttered what's next?" a
hearty welcome will go forth to his
iusty-lunged successor, young Tempus
Fugit, jr., of 1926 Hopeful avenue
The change In regime will be the
signal for n strange mixture of re-
gretfulness and Joy, of solemn reH-
gious rites and light-hearted revelry Of
varied recollectfons of the past and
anticipations for the future.
Midnight. accordingly, will find
churches filled with devotional con-
gregations, giving thanks for what
the past year has wrought and in
voking divine benevolence during that
which is to ensue; hotels, cafes and
dance rendezvous making merry to
the sound of blaring jazz bands and
in showers OF confetti; streets lined
with gay celebrants intent on drown
ing out the aforementioned lusty-
lunged newcomer, and hundreds of
homes filled with New Year eve party
guests.
Big White House Reception.
The festivities will continue well
into the first day of the new year,
when the ceremonies will take on a
more formal aspect. marked by a
great White House reception, at
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zenry will extend their best wishes
for the coming year. And society,
taking its cue, will stage it's Gus
tomary round of calls.
Many of the churches will hold
watch night" services and special
New Year services tomorrow morn
ing.
The Church of the Epiphany, G
street between Twelfth and Thir
teenth streets, will observe the event
with a chime concert, from 10 to 1890
pm.; cantata, THE Christ Child"
at 1920, by the church choir, and the
usual watch night service, beginning
at 11:15 o'clock, with sermon by the
rector. Rev. DIR. 2. B. Phillips. Holy
communion will be celebrated tomor-
row morning at 9 o'clock.
Foundry NJ. E. Church, Sixteenth
and Church streets, will be the scene
of an illustrated lecture at pm, on
"Methodism's Task in 1926" accompa-
MED by music and other features. At
10 o'clock there will be a social hour.
and from IL o'clock to midnight the
gathering will join in a service of
praise, devotion and conservation. con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Fred
erick Brown Harris.
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Sixth and A streets northeast, there
will be a musical and literary pro-
gram from 8 to 8 o'clock: a debate
on Resolved, That women do the pro-
posing in 1926 rather than men," in
which the affirmative Of the PROPOSE
tion will be taken by Mrs. d. c. Shan
kIe and Miss Margaret Mckinley, and
the negative side by c. E. Warner
and ROLAND La Pelle; two-minute
prophecies for 1925, by various or
ganizations of the church; a social
and refreshment program, and, final
ly, from 11:15 to midnight, a sermon
by the pastor, Rev. John Compton
Ball. on My Blessings in 1924 and
My Resolutions for 1925"
Columbia Heights Fete.
Beginning at pm. the members
and friends of the Columbia Heights
Christian Church, 1895 Park road,
VIII SdlHcI il tie LOT pro-
gram of entertainment and social
features, followed by a devotional
service from IL to IL, led by Rev.
Harvey Baker Smith, pastor.
song and devotional service will
be held in the Central Presbyterian
Church, Sixteenth and Irving streets,
beginning at IL pm.
other services will be held as
follows:
McKendree NJ. Z. Church, Massa-
chusetts avenue near Ninth. 10 pm. !:
Mount Vernon Place M. E., Ninth and
Massachusetts avenue, IL p.m.; Yer
mont Avenue Christian, Vermont
avenue north of N street. 9 pm;
Hamline NJ E., Fourteenth and Emer-
son streets. 10 PM; Calvary NJ. E..
Fourteenth and Columbia road, pm. /;
Douglas Memorial NJ. E., Eleventh
and H northeast, 10 pm; Dumbarton
Avenue NJ. E., 1890 pm: 'Petworth
NJ E., Grant circle, 1880 pm; Metro
poiitan Memorial M. E., John Marshall
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