The Washington times., 1895-04-19
Ladies Day at Columbia Athletic
Club a Great Success.
THE WHOLE PLACE CROWDED.
Visitors Eighty Entertained by the Feats
of skill and Strength That Were Exhib-
ited for Their Beneft-An Excellent
Programme Carried Out and Applauded
From Beginning to End.

The Columbia Athletic Club was crowded
yesterday afternoon with fair maids and
matrons in gala attire and eager to witness
the feats OF strength, skill, and daring
OF their brawny brothers and sweet
hearts, who for the day threw off the
mystic mantle that shrouds the doings
Of mans club
1t was ladies' day at the club, and the
beautiful spring day brought out crowds
OF WaShingt toms fairest daughters, who
wandered inquisitiveIy about the spa
cious clubhouse, peeping into mysterious
corners and shifting in the aroma of
cigars and cigarettes that even the soft
spring air laden with the perfume OF
the early flowers could not altogether dis
pei.
The parlors We're thronged for the recep-
ton, ana the soft strains from hidden
orchestra made a dreamy accompaniment
to tie drowsy hum Of conversation that
foated through the rooms.
PLENTY OF Fun.
The amusement committee had provided
a bounuful fund OF entertainment for their
fair guests The entire clubhouse was
thrown open, and from parior to grill
room, from the swimming pool TO the
gymnasium. the ladies wandered look
ing with all their eyes at all they saw, and
regretting the femininity that prevented
their TeveIling in the pleasures OF athletic
manhood
At / O'Clock the acrobatic and gymnas-
tic programme began in the gymnasium and
for over an hour tke supple hosts tumbled,
twisted and tied themselves in knots and
did other painful and disiointed things
FOR the entertainment OF their fair visitors,
who accompanied their attempts at COM
plete dislocation with dainty little femi-
nine Obs and Abs.
When q particularly ambitious young
man almost succeeded in dividing himself
into the elements Of ms composition, and
Just escaped dimembennent, they daintily
patted their perfumed gloved hands in
applause.
The athletic programme was a very
good one, and under the direction OF Prof.
Crussley. passed off very smoothly.
The junior class in gymnastics opened
the entertainment with 4 wand drill, ana
were followed by other members OF the
same class in exercises on the German
horse ana parallel bars. Arthur Plant
then gave a very artistic exhibition or
club swinging, which was heartily ap-
plauded-
JUST LIKE A CIRCUS.
He was followed by Messrs. Sewell,
Ross, Harmon, Craig, Holbrook, Allen,
Shelly aud Prof. Crossley in exercises on
the horizontal bars.
Messrs. Sewell and Ross were seen in
a series OF wild swoops, and Deck-breaking
luuges, on The double trspeZe, and Messrs.
Waters. Cabrera, Spinner and Prof. CresS
ley showed what could be done in an
acrObatic way. Messrs. Housh, Me
Elhone, Dudley, Emmons and Kirkland
outyied each other in the high jump, and
Messrs Nolan, Elders, Ross, Goldschmidt
Luusford, Waters, Sperrier, Cabrera and
Craig, pOstured and jusgled with the heavy
but picturesque Roman ladders.
The attendance was larger than eve
before on ladies' day, GOO guests being
present.
THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
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