The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-02
Y. NJ. C. AS HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Its Reception and Entertainment I
Gay Affair.

The New Years reception at the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday af-
ternoon and evening was a pronounced
success.
Invitations had been issued to scores of
the members friends to be present to
| share in the pleasures of the occasion, and
1 the large number present throughout the
| reception served to indicate the satisfac-
ton with which these invitations had been
| received.
The ladies auxiliary which does so much
| to aid and which bears so much OF the
young mems esteem and appreciation de-
| serves much of the credit that is due for
| the perfect success of the reception. Its
| preparations for mnistering to the wants
| Of the inner man were admirable and the
bevy of graceful young ladies, who acted
! so pleasingly the parts OF adroit walters
added to the beauty of the scene.
The refreshments served were elaborate
Inc reading room had been utilized as a
place for the tables and was full from the
| time refreshments first began to be served.
The rooms had been decorated by the la
dies, and graceful festOons Of sweeping
vines and entwined branches of evergreen
foliage were placed at every conceivable
point by which the attraetiveness Of the
| scene could be enhanced.
After the members and their guests had
testified to the culinary abilities and
| housewifery of the ladies, many of them
left the building But IL was not for long,
for soon they began returning until part
ners to be present at the concert pleas
ing feature of the reception that Kept
the gymnasium hall, the scene of its rem,
dtion, in a constant echo and re-echo OF
applause.
Mr.. Albert King, as chairman of the re-
ception committee, was master OF ccre-
monies, and gracefully acquitted himself
in the performace of those duties that fall
to such a functiOnary. In neat ana
well-turned speech he welcomed the au-
dience. wished it a happy new year in be-
half of the members and thanked the Ia
dies for their contributions to the pleas
ures of the occasion.
The first number on the programme was
a humorous song from a quartet, con-
sisting of Messrs Demmond, Deacy, Keil-
bach and King. Their efforts were justly
deemed worthy of an encore.
piano solo by Mr.. +. E. Keilbach was
rendered with expression and drew
round of applause.
The playing of Messrs. Teasdaie and
Allen upon the mandolin and guitar met
with the audiences unreserved enconiums,
and continuous clapping of hands was
the response in the hope of the encore
drawing another to each piece played.
Mr. Fred Kings response to the call
for a vocal solo met with the approval
of his hearers, and another selection from
the quartet named was also very success
full
The either playing of Messrs. Allen and
Wolf was very pleasing to the audience,
which insisted on its repetition.
Mr.. Herbert, in his Shakespearean reci-
tation, spoke with a thorough knowledge
of the feeling the great master had
thrown into his lines, and, with his voice
under perfect control. ably impersonated
Cardinal Woisey in his farewell.
Many of the members and their guests
| enivened their stay at the building with
| games of caroms, checkers, chess, croki-
mole and dominoes, and, at 10 o'clock,
when the reception was concluded, the
verdict that the Young Mems Christian
| Association had added another to its host
| of social successes was unanimous.