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ereSs on New Year day.
The cold spell which has gripped
Washington for two weeks has def
initely broken, the Weather Bureau
announced. Although today was ex-
pected to continue cloudy and foggy,
no more rain or snow was expected.
The temperature tonight probably
will fall to Just little below freezing,
probably about 80 degrees minimum.
with warmer weather tomorrow, the
forecast said.
Estimates Of the number Of people
who jammed Washington hotels, night
clubs and similar places of celebra-
ton vary upward from IL 900. It was,
apparently a record which has not
been exceeded since the pre-depres-
zion days of 1928 and 1929, If then.
For the most part, the celebration was
orderly, and curfew was tolled on the
serving of liquor at am.
: Traffic control lights were kept in
operation throughout the night. and
will be kept going tonight. Observers
reported that even at 5 and o'clock
am. traffic on Connecticut avenue,
Sixteenth street and other thorough
fares was heavy. Special street car
and bus service was in operation to
carry merry-makers home, and taxi
cabs were at premium.
Watch Night Observed.
Many of the Capitals churches held
watch night services, union denomi-
national services being held in quite
q few instances. Catholic churches
held special masses, including special
2 am. mass at the Church Of the I'm
maculate Conception.
Many Washington organizations and
institutions were holding open house
and charitable societies and missions
were busy caring for the homeless
and needy.
An elaborate program was arranged
for the annual open house of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
its central building, Eighteenth and
G streets. The Phyllis Wheatley
Y. w. c. A. will hold it's open house
and annual reception this evening at
Dol Rhode Island avenue.
John S. Bennett. superintendent of
Central Union Mission, and Mrs. Ben
nett, director of the Children's Emer-
sency Home, will hold their annual
New Year reception throughout the
afternoon at 624 Indiana avenue
E. H. de Groot, jr., president Of the
board Of directors, and Mrs. william
Ramsay, president of the Woman's
Guild of the mission, will assist in
receiving visitors. Homer Rodeheaver
evangelist-singer, will give a program
of songs and there will be music by a
string ensemble.
Centers Hold Dances.
Community centers throughout the
city will hold New Year dances, be-
ginning tomorrow, when the Buchanan
branch of the Southeast Community
Center will hold dance and amateur
prize contest from $50 to 1870 pm.
On Friday night Southeast Center
will have a social dance instruction
period in place of the usual Tuesday
evening class postponed from last
night.
Roosevelt Community Center will
reopen tomorrow night for all activi-
ties except the athletic program,
which will begin Monday. Beginning
next week. an art group will meet
each Monday at 1880 pm, under d.
rection of Miss Ella Barnes, and each
Wednesday at the same hour under
another leader. The contract bridge
group, directed by Mrs. Mirabelle
Lindsay, also will begin Monday.
!, Chevy Chase Center will hold its
usual Friday night dance for young
people this week, preceded by an hour
of dancing instruction under leader
ship Of Mrs. jeanette P. Tolford.
Children's dance groups, suspended
during the holidays. will be resumed
Monday at Janney. Oyster and Cor
don Junior High Schools.
: Among the various organizations
which held private observances last
night were the following, oil at the
Maydower Hotel: Societe des 20
Hommes ct Chevaux, Chi Sigma So
rority, Delsigma Fraternity and the
Young Democrats.