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Show ONLY ONE HOUR WITH LID OFF Nw York, Dec 31 When the Chines of Old Trinitv heralded the' coming of 111? at 11 5 o'clock, .New York greeted the announcement with ; its usual carnival of noise, but It wa the driest New Year's eve the cftv had seen in many years. la the face of Mayor Mitchel's threat to revoke tho licenses of those who disobeyed his orders, revelry ceased jn hotels and restaurants promptly at 1 o'clock. In recompense for the curtailing of tbrtr liberties tonijht. New Yorkers will be permitted to drink to the health of 1917 until 3 a. m. tomorrow night. nut the mayor placed no ban on a boisterous demonstration at miduight ,; The strains of river craft joined in tho' ehonifl of church bells as the hour! struck ! Countless thesaanes in the street I added to the din with h rns an( cew- bells. The eelrbratien began earlier than usual, beeause the pellce were given nsid orders to see that there were no violation, of the law in respect to the observance of Sunday. Patrelmen were stationed every twenty-five feet in Broadway, from Thirt v-fourth street to Fifty-ninth street. There were ne vacant seats after in the resturnt famous along the "Great White av" or in those les8 widely known but those who had made reservations'were more circumspect than usual in their morrymaking. "Watch night" services were held in scores of churches, while pastors offered pravers far world wide peac Several thousand Person, whe attended at-tended a mass meeting in Washington Square, under tho auspices of the ! mrn inwmiMrrmrininii American Neutral conference, joined in sending the following message to President Wilson "Citirens here assembled send New Tear's greetings The year is dawn-I dawn-I inc brighter throughout the world because be-cause you have dared to ppe.ik to the fey warring governments in the name of peace. The repressed peoples of the 1 war-ridden nations, in the trenches I and in countless homes, are thanking you this day. j 'We are with you heart and hand In your s-and for peace. We pie , ourselves to support your further ef-fort ef-fort toward international good v. I and liberty for all nations." oo . |
