New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
YOUNG WOMEN ATHLETES IN PRIVATE.
ONLY THEIR MOTHERS AND SISTERS AND Girl
FErrNDS AND little boys PrESEN1


FRIENDS AND LITTLE DOYS PRESENT.
The animal s,r.nc meeting OF the Berkeley Ladies
Athletic ,ub wa. hcc at tac cIuhhors' West Forty
fOurthSt ye,tcrdly att rroon Several h"ndcl Ho"c'
and sisters 81 the cub nr.nr' viewed The cNfc'se' Nv"
no men were afmt.cd *. ept Rob 'rt" the colofed
servant who has served ciut many years The eAef
ciscs bcran tn marchirg by all the mem crs OF the
club gra7-haiIcd TatronS. through all the 'h'e'
mediate ages. % ttlr Gilbert Whte the eu'"
haired Of DR.. John :. Whit, The n"fch WIS iei
by Miss d. NJ. Eliot. The second event was describe
on the Irocramm, a Musical Bells" cashenic drill
by tn, Youngest members the club. Inst ad OF using
ordinary dumbics they welded lc bars Of wood win
silver bells at either cnd ~ tive children raised mrs.
enc arm other and then 10th together, inc
tells tnkcd, and the effect wns pretty.
Following the "Muscal Bells" came "Ciub swinging
to time. by older girls Tho pianist paved $40"
and the young women waved their eiu's Ir'"'
right TO left backward and forward and their hcads
keeping perfect time with the music This was
particularly graceful and dignihcd exercise ana was
loudly arpauded. Short series apparatus Work c"ac
next and gymnasium crowded with young anu ou
athletes; were jumping. others swinging ny '',,
feet rings bars Miss caroline I%aWfchcc ui
some excellent work the trapclc, and the younger
children how we'll they could jump from spring
bard Little Gilbert Whit, Miss Mamie Myers lih""'
dorc Mycrss daughter. and DR.. William H. Draper o'
Paul vera among the most graceful Of the spfihsp''
i, MIXERS Miss NJ = Potter teaches the children Some
good work on the done By Mrs l." Due IT, ana
Miss Str,b,l. The daughters Of Dr. Gil WyIe also
took mart exercises, did the Misses FoN"f' ''
Margaret Oakman and little Ollie Trowbrdge
An interesting feature OF the exercises was QUE ~"
mentioned on the programme. This was s'ii-S p
fencing Matches the first boing between MIS- ''''
Maria and the club fencing teacher Nine h'>'i'''
the second between Nine Eesscrer and Miss jeanne NO."
The fenccfs were extremely graceful ami expert NJ ''''
art Mrs Mari, blouse ana short shir1 III ''''
six with scarlet trimmings. black e'ocNhts anu NV
shines Miss IIelds costume was Of black SILK S'"'''iH
made while the inst.Uctrrss picturesque 'u, ~
,.Iff hln. So and "A
,ci,e, All me fcnccr, bOdy'motec"rN f~"'''
carntlc.> and wire masts .o
The Ladies club rcdlc"s IN the possession "' wv
vcu coriurcd cymnasurs having aided INC upper V','
~ the EetEclcv Clubs building 70 IT, own "hl'h ~
,lolns The club l. b. regularly .hcoPr'"u w"
in , fcw weeks There l. coi>DW m"uN " Wv
members and the organization Is IN -Four hhs .o'""
Among those prc,cat at the exercises y'.tr''! Ncr'
tho Misses Stchbins Mrs. Louis Iiha'N' M hop'''
Hoe and her daughters. MI. ffe'c"t' Ih"rc",'' VI
Theodore, Connolly Ms. Francis Murray. Nt'' JAM
FARGO Mr.. T.od Stone. Mr.. j. Henry h"'"'. ~
car.f,rs OF Philadelphia Mira Alter, HpiaIah o' NV
r,ichtou = l.: MI. Janyicr L. Due MIS- ANITA "''''
Mrs GIN Wyic Mr.. Held. Mrs Ali1cI A''h''' -1'N
Drapcr and Mr, william y. Butler.