Evening star., 1938-01-01
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shippers at watch" services, most Of
which began shortly before -.
Almost all the big motion picture
houses put on midnight shows. To
accommodate the celebrators, the
Capital Transit Co. maintained late
schedules on its most important lines.
Traffic lights remained in operation
on busy thoroughfares all night. The
movement of automobiles was expe-
dited by double the usual number of
policemen on duty from 10 m to the
early morning hours A strict look
out was kept for drunken drivers, but
only comparatively few were ar
rested
j Few in Police Court.
Surprisingly few celebrators showed
up in Police Court this morning tc
explain to the judge. Only 49 persons
were brought in on charges of intoxi-
cation-a light total even for an
ordinary week day.
| At least half of the defendants were
"repeaters" with previous records, who
received no leniency. Others who could
show they had not been brought up
before were released on their personal
bonds by Judge Edward M. Curran.
Two soldiers, including a rookie and
veteran sergeant. were in the latter
class. The sergeant explained he had
never been arrested by civilian
authorities before and the rookie de-
clared he took his first drink to cele-
brate the advent of 1888.
| A resident of Arkansas was released
on his personal bond after assuring
the Judge he had taken his last fling "
A few of the 'repeaters" drew 30
| day sentences, but the penalties for
the most part were light
The city's most lavish party was
given by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean
at her home, Friendship. for $50 top
hated and evening -gowned guests
who danced to the tunes of two i'm
ported orchestras until daylight this
LlOk AAAl6. AiC SOSSIo lHSluuCl due
thors, diplomats. Federal officials,
high service officers and social leaders
of dozen American cities, along with
Washington's younger crowd.
With her son, John R. Mclean, I'd,
Mrs. Mclean received her guests,
about $50 of whom were seated at
dinner at $50 O'Clock in a wing Of
the mansion built for Mrs. McLean's
New Year party II months ago. Mrs
Mclean was wearing the famous Hope
diamond Another of her sons, Ed
ward B. Mclean, jr., was in Arizona
at the time of the party, and her
daughter Evalyn was not seen among
the dancers
1t was said that Mrs Mclean had
extended an invitation to John L.
Lewis. chairman of the Committee for
Industrial Organization and Mrs.
Lewis, neither of whom was seen at
the party. Gossip was that William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor, did not receive
similar invitation.
Young kOOSeVeltS Guests.
Among the guests were John and
James Roosevelt. sons Of the President,
who danced at the party while their
parents remained quietly at home at
the White House to exchange tele-
phone greetings with their daughter
and two sons in other parts of the
country. There has been no public
reception on New Year at the White
tration.
Other guests at Mrs McLean's
party included Joseph Hergesheimer,
the novelist, and his wife Myron
Taylor. steel magnate, and Mrs. Tay-
lor; Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhue Livingston,
jr.. New York socialites; Pierre Car
tier, New York jeweler, who has nego-
tiated for many of the famous jewels
owned by Mrs. Mclean; Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings and
Mrs. Cummings, Joseph E. Davies,
Ambassador to Russia, and Mrs.
Davies; Gov. George Earle of Penn
sylvania and Mrs. Earle, Secretary of
w al OuAAS anu l4lS. "UOQl lllS &,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Edi-
son, and many Ministers, Ambass-
adors and diplomats from European
and South American countries.
Orchestras Imported.
For her party Mrs. Mclean i'm
ported Hal Kemp's Orchestra from the
West Coast and that of Meyer Davis
from New York. The former special
lied on sweet" music and waltzes,
which were popular with the older
contingent, and the latter on live
lier airs, to which the youngsters
danced.
On entering the lobby of the man
sion guests were greeted by Happy
New Year" sign spelled in electric
lights. The early arrivals were served
before-dinner cocktails by squad of
bartenders operating behind new
bar paneled in maple. Before the
evening was over the guests had con-
sumed more than IS cases Of cham
payne, some 40 cases of Scotch whisky
and an untold amount of cocktails
and liquors.
The mansion was elaborately deco
rated with yellow roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS, evergreens and tinsel leaves.
The departing guests were served with
breakfast early today. Many Of them
from out Of town were occupying ho-
tel suites placed at their disposal by
their hostess.
A graver note was struck at the Ma
tional Press Club last night where
some 800 newspaper men watched in
silence the showing Of motion pictures
Of the bombing of the U. S. s. Panay
on the Yangtze in China by airplanes
Of the japanese Navy.
The Fox Movietone News films were
taken by Eric Mayell, one of two
cameramen who ground out pictures
Of the tragic scene while the Panay
was rocked and doomed by bombs
from the air.
While Washingtonians observed the