Evening star., 1942-01-01

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reporter through the bedlam:
"We'u see the end Of the Axis
powers In these IL months. Between
you and me, Hitler will crack up
within three"
Sailor Albert Aron, a grinning
Mississippi boy now serving the
Navy as gunner, yelled God help
the Japs!"
Going into detail, he announced
that he was going to lower the
boom on the next guy who asks me
where the feet is"
"It's out hunting the Japs-and
the only advantage the enemy fleet
has is its speed in running away.
When it is cornered, 1t will sink"
Optimism From Many Sources.
Civilian merrymakers held high
hopes for this fresh year. also. In
vestigation among festivals in the
U street section disclosed that
Violet Burnside. first alto saxo-
phonist in an au-colored-girl Or
chestra, expects this to be a mar
velous year for woman musicians.
Horace Lancaster, q colored artist
who says he can use house paint
to Great pictures that look like oil
paintings, declared that he expects
it to be q great year for art. Police
man E. j. Scott of No. IS precinct
said he certainly hopes It will be
fOy- v,r1iroveAy1
In a downtown hamburger shop.
Miss Ruth Baer. a titian-haired
beauty who was slightly apoplectic
at having to work the New Year Eve
shift, predicted that 1942 will be
noted for smaller but juicier ham
burgers. Ulysses Hickerson, taxi
driver. commented shortly before
midnight that he expects . fne
year-tires or no tires.
Capra Draws Spotlight.
In the fancier night spots were
throngs of high diplomats and Fed
eral officials, but eyes Of the crowd
we're on such figures as Frank Capra.
motion picture director. at the Carl
ton, who sat with Cy Bartlett. hus-
band of movie actress Ellen Drew.
Forrest Meredith Tucker, s feet
4 inches of movie star, flew In from
California to entertain his mother,
Mrs. Doris Tucker Patton Of Wash
ington, and his sister. Mrs. Reed
johnson of Leesburg. Va. Despite
their effort to celebrate the eve
like any other family. Mr.. fuckers
hope of anonymity vanished when
a rag clad clown left the Shoreham
floor show to stick his nose in Mrs.
Patton's cocktail glass.
Admission tickets cost about so
cents more than last year, experts
reported. but drinks were about the
same. Intoxication appeared to hit
an all-time low for New Year. The
rhumba was the dance experience
ing greatest increase in popularity.
Tambourines, shakers. whistles
and horns we're heard-loudly. Gen.
tlemen donned headgear to pose as
Turks or Alpine Swiss. Arnold.
head waiter at the Willard, did
some swift computation and came
up with statistics indicating that
the confetti. If strewn end to end.
would reach twice around the
world. Hundreds of balloons were
released from the Maydower roof at
midnight.
Hotels and night clubs reported
that within the past two days, New
Year eve reservations, which had
been in q slump, picked up to near
normal.
The Mayfiower Hotel noted that
this time there was a drop in reser-
vations for two at its New Year eve
festivities. It seemed that those
who would be merry wanted COM
pany-two. three or four other
couples along.
There were many private parties
in homes throughout the city. Mrs.
Evelyn Walsh Mclean, famous for
her big parties, invited long List
Of guests to see the New Year In.
Capt. r. c. Pearce of No.
police precinct said the crowd that
converged on r street was nothing"
compared to the last.
Well, it was pretty good at that.
At :55 pm. the street was jammed
with cars, all screaming their horns
out. Sidewalks were packed with
humans, in super-human spirits.
Songs and war whoops were heard.
Passengers In open cars were stand
ing on the seats. Throngs stared
at sidewalk clocks, suddenly fasci-
mated by the mystic movement Of
the hands toward new era. Struck
by inspiration, hundreds flocked
into telegraph offices to dispatch
cheer by wire. All over the United
States people were soon startled
to hear sing-o-grams from WASH |
ington rendered in uncertain tenor:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot |
And never brought to mind;
I send this toast by telegraph
For the days Of Auld Lang Syne."
Chinese Celebrate Twice.
Surveying the street crowd with
philosophic air. but mn0ticed by
the merrymakers, were a young |
couple from Washington's China
town, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Lee. Mr..
Lee, who is engaged in the export
import business, pointed out to q
reporter that the entire celebration |
was precipitated by q purely arbi- |
trary calendar arrangement.
The Chinese calendar makes the |
new year start about four weeks |
from nov. Chinese, however, do
not wish to be kil-toys, 70 they
celebrate both dates heartily. So
Mr.. Leo wishes America and China
. successful 1o42.