The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-01

From 10 o'clock IL
 10 o'clock ill the evening o1s1ss l,asaz ss will be kept and the "open house. will be Of character which will introduce a year full of promise as the banner year in the history of the local Y. NJ. c. A. The afternoons programme dif- fers widely from programmes ever pre- scented before on New Years day, and is 8 decidedly unique one.
 The entertainment of afternoon and evening will be of a gymnastic charac- ter. and athletic sports and exercises will be the special features. In these contests there will take part some of Lthe best known professional and busi- ness men in the city. The afternoon programme in the large gymnasium will begin promptly at 2:SO. One of the feat ures will be a running high jump con- test by some of the high school boys, the best jumpers in the high school partici- pating in the event. The boys who will contest are Stewart. Shaw and Hoss. Shaw has done 4 feet inches, and the other two boys have each done feet 8 inches. These records are exceptional ly good for scholastic records and the boys give promise of exceeding them 1 tomorrow.
 There will also be free exercises in which 100 boys will participate and the drill will be well worth witnessing. These events will be supplemented by others of great interest. ten in all being run off. The last event will be a volley ball game. one of the most interesting os .he new gymnasium games The teams contesting will be composed of: Team A, Rev. H. Frank Rall, Rev. J. B. Thomas. Attorneyl Charles Kleiner, c. ,C. Smith, and E. L. Nettleton; team B, Walter R, Downs, George Kilborn, S. F. Butler, Hart Houston and James English. The rivalry between these two teams is great and an exciting contest is expected. The "Busimen's class will also but two teams on the floor. They will be made up as follows: Team A, Dr. w. H. Grove. Dr. F. N. Sperry, c. w. Merrels, A. C. Gardner, and MT. Bronson: team B. John Hugo, A. c. Bradley. Mir. Nathanson, Elmour Platt and c. E. Cook.
 A feature of the evening programme I will be the presence of a squad from the Bridgeport Y. M. c. A. This squad will give a wand drill and also a hori- zontal bar drill. The wrestling match between William Leale and l.. P. Welch. two Of the cleverest amateur wrestlers in the city will be very excit- ing. Both men are pupils of Mir Alcorn and are extremely good at mat work. l Fancy marching by squad of six teen members of the leaders class and Indian club swinging by twenty mem bers of the leaders class will be very ill- teresting features. All the exhibitions are open to members of the association and their friends. Ladies are cordially invited to attend. From until 8 the natatorium will be opened to all visi- tors and from 5 until 2 a light lunch will be served by the members of the ladies auxiliary in the banquet hall. During the day the Edwin Bancroft Foote Boys club will also be open for inspection and this magnificent work for the business boys of the city can be inspected at close range and the practical workings of 1t seen.
 Prior to the evenings programme in the gymnasium the New Haven Orches- tral club, under William E. Haesche, Mus. B, will give fine concert in Foy lauditorium. The programme in the Igymnasium will be interspersed with special acts by Hendrickson and Rosani