The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-10-25
THE NEW Y. M. G. A.
Secretary Adams Gives Notice of the
Plans for Kenosha's New Y. NJ c. a.

Plans for Kenosha's New Y. M. C. "A.
The building operations on the new
7. M. Z. A. structure have progressed
SO rapidly the past week that it is
practically certain that the plan of the
| Board of Directors to open up the
work on a grand scale Thanksgiving
week will be carried out. Speakers
and attractions are being secured for
every evening of the week, beginning
Nov. 18th, and every contract made
for furnishings and apparatus calls for
completion by Nov. 18th at the latest.
The gymnasium apparatus ordered
! two weeks ago is now on the road
from the manufacturers from Provi-
dence, r. l., and is expected within
the next few days. The gymnasium
will be equipped with a brand new lot
of apparatus of the very best make,
complete in every respect. The appa-
ratus will include horizontal bars, par
a11e1 bars, vau1ting bars, vaulting
horse, vaulting buck, spring board,
| flying rings, chest weights, Murphy
intercosta1 chest weights, wrist-roll,
punching bag, climbing ropes, pole
vault and jumping standards, COM
p1ete basketball and indoor baseball
outfit, dumb-be11s, Indian clubs, bar
bells, potato race apparatus, stall bars,
plenty of mattresses, and numerous
other apparatuses of the up-todate
| gymnasium.
Secretary Adams states that the
gymnasium class work will begin the
week following the opening. There
will be regular classes for systematic
work, athletics, sports and games on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Sat
urday being reserved for basketball
and indoor baseball games between
local and outside teams.
Arrangements have already been
made for games and dua1-meets be-
tween the teams to be organized in the
Kenosha Y. M. G. A. and the Associa-
tons of Racine, Milwaukee, Evanston
and Ravenswood and Chicago. In ad.
dition to the evening classes there will
be Business Mems 5 O'Clock Club to
meet on Monday and Wednesday even
ings. Competing teams will be or.
/ ganized among the business men and
the most popular forms Of ca1isthenics
and athletics as we'll as games of re.
creative nature introduced. Glasses
! for boys between II and 10 years OF
age will be held on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons and also on Sat
urday mornings. Several teams in
| basket ball and indoor base ball as
we'll as a full f1edged athletic team
will be organized among the Juniors.
In connection with the gymnasium
the Association will put in five marble
shower baths and two tub baths which
will give sufficient capacity for all
members using the gymnasium. For
those who desire lighter exercise there
will be the two bowling alleys and in
the gymnasium two hand-ba11 courts,
which will prove especially attractive
and beneficial to business men.
The carpenters have completed their
work ION the second and third floors
and are now working on the reception
rooms and office, in the gymnasium
and in the basement on the bath room
| and locker room.
A special meeting of the Board of
Directors will be held this evening.
| By the end of the week the first an
nouncement of the full privileges of
the Y. M. c. A. building and member
ship will be made public and distribute
ed among the young men.