Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-31
washington Makes Elaborate
Preparations to Speed Old
Year on Its Way.
CHURCHES AND CAFES
READY FOR WELCOME
Police to Interfere With Funmak-
ers Only if Frolic Turns
Into Rowdyism.

IN almost as many different ways rs
there are different moods in human
nature, Washington will bid farewell
TO the old year and welcome to tho
new as time fees once more across
the nocturnal meridian tonight.
J" "hlie pealing bells announce the
passing of 1926 far and wide. the dc.
Vout Will kneel, to offer prayers of
thanks and hope and others will revel
In the din of syncopating music and
the raucous medley of mere noise.
producing Instruments.
Elaborate preparations have been
made both for the more serious side
ana the gayer side of Washington's
New Year eve celebration. Most of
the city's churches will be open for
watch services. while restaurants.
night clubs and hotels unanimously
announced today that reservations for
their special entertainments have prac-
| tically been sold out. In countless
scores of homes private celebrations
will be held.
| White House to Take Lead.
Tomorrow, when the wild chorus of
mingled emotions has been silenced
once more, the familiar salutation.
Happy New Year" will be called
from all sides, and open house will be
the order of the day everywhere. And
in this phase of the National Capt.
tails celebration the White House will
! take the lead. The President and Mrs.
Coolidge will receive at the now ira
ditional executive reception.
The White House reception will fol-
low accepted custom. Members Of
the cabinet, the diplomatic corps,
| members of the judiciary, members of
Congress, under officials of the Gov
ernment, ranking officers of the Army.
| Navy and Marine Corps. members of
! patriotic and military societies, the
Association of Oldest Inhabitants Of
/ the District of Columbia and other or.
ganizations will be presented in order.
| after which the general public will
| pass through the White House to ex.
, tend to the Chief Executive and first
| lady the seasons greetings
! Tonight, however, the more spon-
taneous celebration will he held.
| Whether or not 1t will eclipse similar
events OF past years only later calcu-
lations can determine, but everywhere
there is in evidence preparations for a
general outpouring of the citys popu-
! lace to some place or another. And
| many of those who attend the church
| services are planning a less serious
welcome to the New Year afterwards.
Night to Be "Dry."
Every reasonable effort is to he
made by the police and enforcement
/ to see that the prohibition laws are
obeyed
The Police Department is prepared
! to keep the National Capitals cele-
bration within reasonable bounds, but
the brakes of the law will not be ap-
piled except in instances of rowdyism.
! The discharge of firearms will not be
tolerated in any instance. and exces-
sive noise in residential sections will
be curbed for the benefit of those who
prefer their usual nights rest to Il
few hours of revelry.
Special programs of entertainment
have been arranged by the Willard.
Wardman Park, Mayfiower and Carl
ton Hotels and reservations have prac-
tically been sold out. The Mayfiower
will have three orchestras. lie
Paradis. the Chanticleer Club. Valen-
cia Club and Carlton Clubs also have
prepared for big time" tonight. No
place, it seems. is considering closing
its doors until around o'clock in the
morning.
Most of the private clubs of Wash.
ington have planned entertainments
of their own. Reservations for 400
persons have been made at the City
Club and Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan.
president, has invited Tsuneo Mat
sudaira and his staff to be his guests
for the evening. The decorative
scheme will be Japanese, as a COM
pliment to the clubs guests.
Yacht Club to Celebrate.
The Corinthian Yacht Club ha5
planned an elaborate program. Other
celebrations will be held by the Alpha
lambda Sigma Fraternity, at the
Grace Dodge Hotel; the Ohio Girls
Club, at 1919 r street: the FL Dorado
Social Club. at the Cairo; the American
War Veterans Club, at the Village
Inn, 5522 Connecticut avenue. and all
of the various country and golf clubs,
which will have dances at the club
houses.
The American Legion, Veterans of
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