Evening star., 1928-12-31
HesSe to Make Celebration
Here as Dry as Possible,
He Warns.
NIGHT CLUBS AND HOTELS
CERTAIN TO BE CROWDED
Churches Will Hold Watch Serv-
ices-Many Stores to Be
Open Tomorrow.

WashingtonianS are preparing to
make the most of well regulated mid
night welcome to the New Year tonight.
While Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin-
tendent of police, has no desire to curb
the joyousness of the Capitals celebra-
ton, he let it be known today that it
will be as dry as the Police Department
can make it.
Tomorrow the city will indulge in its
more formal and sedate observance of
the extended coming-out party of Miss
1929. There will be one notable excep-
ton, however, to the observance this
year. For the first time since the Will
son administration, the White House
doors will be closed to the thousands
who are accustomed to look forward to
the annual New Year reception as the
special treat of the day. The President
and Mrs. Coolidge will spend the day in
the secluSion of Sapelo Island, their
Georgia retreat.
In the absence of the White House re-
ception, the diplomatic breakfast, to be
given at the American Union
Building by Secretary. of State Kellogg
in honor of the members of the diplo-
matte corps, will be the principal social
event of New Year day. Senator Charles
S. Curtis, the Vice President-elect, will
attend, but the remainder of the day he
expects to work, as usual.
Most of the cabinet officers and their
wives have abandoned plans for any
formal entertainment tomorrow, except
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Will
bur, who will receive their guests in
Continental Memorial Hall.
Churches to Draw Many.
While thousands are celebrating the
dawn of 1929 in night clubs, hotels and
private homes tonight, other thousands
will attend the midnight services in
Washington churches, for the program
of celebration this year is unusually
varied
Despite the fact that Mai. Hesse has
issued no general order affecting the
tone or character of the New Year cele-
bration. all policemen and night club
prQpTietors were given to understand
that the law must be observed as well
as the coming of the New Year.
Washington's night life celebration
y.
the privilege of ringing out the Old
and ringing in the New Year will range
anywhere from $4 to $40 plate. Pro-
prietorS reports an unprecedented de-
mand for reservations everywhere. Some
Of the celebrants will start the night
early. Others will wait until after
theater hours. But few, If any, who
start out to make night of it will
abandon their efforts until the sound
of whistles signal the dawn of 1929.
Tomorrow Is Holiday.
Washington's thousands of Govern
mant and District employees will enjoy
full day of liberty tomorrow, as we'll
as the employees of banks and most OF
the big business establishments. Many
places of business, however, will remain
open until noon.
Open house will be the general order
pretty near everywhere tomorrow The
annual reception to the veterans of the
Civil War will be held at 1926 MasSa-
chusettS avenue, from to 5 o'clock, to-
morrow afternoon, under the auspices
of the Woman's Relief Corps, Depart
ment of the Potomac, of which Mrs.
Mary A. Wingate is president. She
will be assisted by her staff members
as well as all past department presi-
dents and the heads of allied organi-
zations. All veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic and members of
the Womans Relief Corps are invited.
The Sons of Jonadab will hold
watch-night service at Jonadab Hall,
beginning at $50 o'clock tonight
Maj. Hesse superintendent of police,
will be the principal speaker of the
evening.
Trinity Church Service.
At Trinity Lutheran Church an Eng
lish service will be held at pm. with
holy communion. A service in German
will be held tomorrow at 10 am. con-
Quoted by Rev. Hugo M. Hennig.
Beginning at 1920 o'clock services
will be held tonight at Zion Lutheran
Church under the direction of DR..
Richard Schmidt. He will conduct a
German service tomorrow at 10 am.
DR.. Paul Menzel will preach at the
services beginning at $3.50 o'clock to-
night at Concordia Lutheran Church.
Holy day of obligation will be obsel we'd
tomorrow at st. Mary's Catholic Church.
with low masses at 6:15, tbs, 9:15,
ll:l5 am, and 1910 pm.
Holy communion will be observed to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock at st.
Margarets Episcopal Church, by Dr..
Herbert Scott Smith.
Rev. F. Bland Tucker will celebrate
holy communion tomorrow at IL O'Clock
at st. Johns Episcopal Church, George
town.
Watch services, with meditations by
DR.. z. B. Phillips, will be held at II
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