Evening journal., 1908-06-24
WATER NYMPHS
AT THE Y. W.C.A.
The Misses Atkinson and Miss
Seipp Gave a Swimming
Exhibition
300 PERSONS VIEWED IT

Four dashing young women, nuns
bered among tho best female SWIM
mers in the East. entertained a throng
OF visitors to the formal opening Of
the splendid swimming pool of tho
Young Women's Christian Association
In the association building. No. sos
King street, last night or the nearly
300 persons present at least so were
men and IL was from these that tho
pretty swimmers received the greatest
applause.
Seeking to give the opeaing Of tho
swimming pool something of the air
OF fonnality. Miss Anna Atkinson.
the instructor, had arranged an in
terestng program for the exhibition.
This comprised all the forms OF water
diversion requiring the utmost skill and
grace. Three OF the four exhibitors
were sisters, Miss Anna Atkinson. tho
association swimming instructor. and
the Misses May and Ethel Atkinson.
Miss Matilda Seipp was the other
swimmer All are Of Philadelphia AMI
came expressly 70 make the opening
an attraction.
The visitors assembled on tine &C.
ment walk around the pool the base
ment being brilliantly lighted by
carnival guise by the eight or nine
huge bouquets Of sweet peas that had
heen placed IN the water and fioated
about on the service without interfer-
ing with the swimmers
Attired In the conventional bathing
costume, the four young women first
gave an illustration Of the breast
stroke, making the stroke with the
least possible disturbance Of the water.
a combination OF skill and grace that
is sought by the finest swimmers some-
times IN vain. Then Miss Anna At
kinson swan down the pool with n
faultless exhibition Of the side stroke.
used generally most clumsily by tho
average swimmer. Long and shallow
diving was demonstrated by Miss seipp
after which al participated in the dog
paddle"
After this. Miss Anna Atkinson
showed how slillfully she could swim
with her legs tied. demonstrating that
II she were ever captured by pfrates
and gang planked. with her ankles
tied, she could get out OF the difficulty
anyway Diving for distance was the
the next demoa astration by Miss Ethel
Atkinson and she had no dihiculty
dropping IN one end OF the pool ana
hNihb iht idll spectators heartburn
until she appeared at the other end
after a seemingly long disappearance.
Swimming with her hands on her hips
was then tried by Miss Anna Atkinson
70 the satisfaction OF everybody. Float
ing by all was the next demonstration
and II looked so easy and comfortable
that there was the slightest envy.
The great attraction OF the even
ing then came In the tub race All
, the exhibitors participated The re-
quirement was 10 get into a tub from
the water, paddle 10 one end OF IN ,
pool and then make off for the goal.
There were some little mishaps when
an attempt was made to get into the
tubs and the fun ended only when Miss
May Atkinson won the race.
After that there were demonstra-
tions Of water treading and Spinning
the top" by Miss Anna Atkinson and
the nfnally diving. swimming and
! floating by all.
The exhibition last night was tho
first OF monthly exhibitions that WIN
be given this summer by the pupils
being instructed by Miss Anna Atkin
3 son. There are thirty pupils in the
class now and all are progressing FAM
ously. They have grown very ambi-
t'ous after having seen the demonstra-
tion last night. and they have deter
mined TO play water polo and other
strenuous water sports before the sea-
son is over.