The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-25
YOUNG AND PLUoKY SWIMMERS.

JVE tlC past tAiicC SNrlp NANiN A't0
been volunteer crew Of life savers
stationed at the pretty beach at the
head Of Dorchester bay, but made up
Of men. The crew was very enthusiast
tic for two years, but last season It
seemed to lose interest in the work and
early this season disbanded.
The heroic rescue on June IS by Miss
Agnes L. Kersey Of boy named Ed
ward ellis, together with her previous
rescue and the saving of life by other
young ladies at the sayin Hill beach,
suggested the organization Of q girls
crew Of life savers, and a few days
ago the corps was instituted, with Miss
Agnes L. Kersey as captain.
1t is the first organization Of its kind
ever formed in the world, and the
/ young ladies' comprising the crew are
being roundly congratulated for taking
the initiative in such humane cause,
and in Worcester and one or two other
places the formation Of other crews Of
young women Is now in progress.
The Ladies' Volunteer Life Saving
corps Of sayin Hill beach, which is the
name adopted by the plucky young
women, viii engage in regular boat
drills and rescue work and will be
4 trained to the work of restoring the
apparently drowned and otherwise fit.
| fed FOR the duties they may be called
upon TO perform.
Such experienced instructors as Peter
I S. McNally. James G. Hurley Thomas
/ p. Delahunt. John W. Glenister, Wal
/ ker A. Smith and NJ. J. Leary viii de-
vote much time to fitting the crew for
all kinds OF emergencies. It Is conf
IDENTIFY expected that it will give good
account Of Itself during the season.
The people Of Dorchester are deeply
interested in the corps and have prom
ised to lend every assistance 70 pro-
mote It's efficiency. The young women
Of the crew are very enthusiastic. They
are above ordinary Intelligence and
have d full understanding OF the dan
gers they may be called upon to meet.
Following are brief sketches Of the life
savers:
Miss Agnes L. Kersey. captain Is
nineteen years old, has saved several
from drowning By swimming out to
them and towing to safety. She was
born In Milton, where she at present re-
sides. Miss Kersey Is of very rugged
constitution and delights in all kinds
of athletics. She learned to swim three
years ago under the instruction Of
Peter S. McNally and Walker a. Smith
and is very proficient in the art, swim
ming all styles and performing most
difficult feats with ease and grace
She never seems to tire in the water
and the distances she swims would
make many strong male swimmers
! tired to even think Of them.
! Miss Kerseys girl friends call hel
!. 'the amphib," for she spends almos
! as much time In the water as out of 1t
\ In the summer OF 1902 she rescued
7 ten-year-old girl at Sayin Hill who has
Z got beyond her depth, and last summe
she assisted several to the shore VIII
EDGGOIAE AAH1ANAHAAs AfAAe71f AANtNNs
comes of a swimming family, hayinj
I two brothers and two sisters who ar
! experts. During the summer month
. she lives with her sister, Mrs Thoma
Delahunt, at Dorchester, short dis
\ lance from Savin Hill beach,
I Miss Mary d. Kersey, a sister Q
!, Agnes. Is member Of the crew. Sh
!. is 4 capital swimmer strong ant
plucky She is fearless In the water
She says she would swim dali,
throughout the winter but for the fea
that she might be regarded as Of IN
sound mind. A year ago Mary rescued
I woman and child who were throws
: overheard from a catboat in an upse
J and swan with both for fifty yards IN
til assistance arrived.
charming young woman is Mis-
! Georgina Milne, seventeen years old
I born in Roxbury of Scotch parentage
q graduate Of the Edward Everett
! Grammar school, Dorchester, and th
y girls high. She lives at Dorcheste
= and IS very athletic, can run like
frightened deer and can swim untirine
- ". She learned to swim at Savin HI
beach about four years ago Two IL
tie girls owe their lives TO Georgina'
i presence OF mind and bravery Sh
rescued them at Sayin Hill beach las
summer, both rescues being made o
a. the same day. Miss Milne Is a cleve
81 oarswoman, a good canoeist, can sail
Il catboat ana is an enthusiastic baseba
90 fan.
Margaret Mills, eighteen years OLE
whose home is in Dorchester, Is tai
wlry and strong She has been abb
to swim since she was thirteen year
. old and Is thoroughly familiar with til
" waters Of Dorchester bay, She
y plucky and viii render good servic
when required Miss Mills Is interes
ed In all kinds of athletics.
The smallest member of the crew
Miss Annie FL Grieve Of Dorcheste
"a She is nineteen years old, five feet on
O. inch in height and weighs ninety-si
IS pounds. She has been swimming sine
6 she was eleven years old, Miss Griey