The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-02
Y. M. C. A. NEW YEAR
BEGAN WITH SUFFER- AND ENTER
TAINMENT.
ROOMS WERE THRoNGED.
CALENDAR EXHIBITION ONE OF
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM.

Reception Took Place in ParIOrs
which Had Been Beautifully Dec
ornted-Supper Room Also Re
spIendcnt with SmiInx, Cut Flow
erS and Lights-COmmittees of
Auxiliary I'm Charge OF Various
Departments - The Debate on
Propositions "ResoIved, That
bachelors should Be Taxed"-De-
cided in Favor of Affirmative,
Though One Judge Brought in
Minority RepOrt-CaIendarsO on En-
hibitiOn Again To-day.
The Y. NJ. C. A. entertained it's mem
bers and friends yesterday with re-
ception calendar exhibit, supper and
debate, most delightful programme
and one that was enjoyed by probably
the largest number of persons that has
ever attended similar function at the
association.
The affair was under the auspices
of the Womafl's Auxiliary of the as
ISOLATION, and, as has been the case in
former years, the rooms were tastefully
decorated, an excellent supper served
and everything that could possibly add
to the pleasure of the evening DONE
and done well.
Under the direction of Mrs. w. B.
Stephens and Mrs. G.. Percy Williams
the walls and chandeliers of the par
Tors and the game room, which had
been turned into dining room for the
occasion, were decorated with south
ern smilax and, in the case of the
dining-room with many beautiful cut
flowers. The color scheme of the dim
ing room was red and white, and this
was carried out in all the decorations
other committees of the auxiliary
whose assistance proved invaluable
were the Reception Committee, COM
posed of Mrs. G.. Percy Williams, Mrs
Wilbur NJ. Coney, Mrs. A. Gordon Cas-
sells, Mrs w. F. Galloway, Mrs. NAL
colin Cunningham and Miss LOttie
Davis; the Refreshment Committee, of
which Mrs j. G.. Robertson was chair
man, and the China Committee, of
| which Mrs. w. N. Nichols was chair
| man. Each of these committees were
under the direction of Mrs. w. H. Ell
lott, president of the auxiliary, and
was assisted in it's work by number
of other ladies.
The Calendar Exhibit.
The calendar exhibit proved quite an
| interesting one. Some seventy were
| received from various firms and per-
| sons and these were numbered and
placed on the walls of the parlors
/ xria. Nu a hoard of
| judges consisting of Rev. Charles H.
| Strong, Mr.. Otis AshmOre and Mr.. s..
| Il. Theus This inspection by the
| judges took place in the early after
noon so that the awards of merit
could be made by the time the guests
| arrived.
| First place was awarded a design
| submitted by the Southern Pine Com
pany, a large fancy head of brilliant
| coloring; second honor went to another
| large design of a flock of sheep, given
| by Hunter, Pearce 81 Battey, while
third place was given to a series of
panels, the Society Girl" issued by
| the Armour Packing Company.
An exhibit that deserved special
mention, both from the standpoint of
novelty and artistic work was a cal
endar showing each day of the twelve
| months of 1908 written on a "Uneeda
biscuit" 1t had been done with pen
and ink by Mr.. Battle Winters, and
! attracted more attention than any
| other calendar exhibited.
During the reception and the in
| spection of the calendars music was
| furnished by a pianola attachment to
a piano, lent for the occasion by
| Messrs. Ludden & Bates and operated
| by Mr. John S. Banks. Other selec-
| tons were played later in the evening
| by aid of the same instrument and,
in addition, some excellent and highly
enjoyed solos were given by Mr.. How
ard A. Winburn.
Debate Followed supper.
Supper was Nerved at $50, and at
| it's conclusion the guests adjourned to
| the gymnasium hall, where a debate
was held on the proposition, Resolved,
That Bachelors Should Be Taxed" This
was conducted by Messrs. r. j. Travis
| and j. Gazan, for the affirmative, and
! d. e. McCuen and r. NJ. Charlton
for the negative The judges were
Messrs. Robert l.. Colding, Lacey NJ.
! Norwood and 7. H. Gignilliat.
Secretary H. NJ. Johnson of the asso-
citation. in a brief preliminary talk
! classed this question as one of the lead
ing ones of the day, of the Importance
of the Monroe doctrine, the Philippine
| question, the race pr&blem and that
then introduced in turn each of the
| speakers, Mr.. Travis having the OPEN
| ing and the closing arguments.
The talk on both sides was good
! humorous, tender, even poetic at times
sarcastic, often very personal, but in
a good-humored way, and often so
phistical, but the affirmative side made
out the better case, and, any way, had
| the audience in it's favor, and so the
| judges rendered a decision in it's favor,
though even the judges themselves
were so far from being agreed on the
merits of the case. that there was
division in their ranks. and Mr.. Nor
wood felt it incumbent upon himself
to make a minority report in favor of
the negative aide.
The other judges each made a sep
arate report in support of their de-
cision, and in these reports took the
opportunity of getting back at the
| speakers for some of the illusions that
| had been made to them.
AT the close of the debate, as many
of the audience had not seen the call
| endar exhibit, a visit was paid the
parlors, and this closed the programme.
| AS many of the friends of the ascot
| alton were unable to see the exhibit
because of previous engagements. Il
will be continued to-day, and Secretary
| Johnson will be glad to have all in
| tereSted visit it,