Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-04
YOUNG MEN MADE WELCOME
Y. N. c. A. is Thrown Open for Annual
New Years Reception.
PROGRAM OF ADJUSTMENTS
Exhibitions Given In the GymnRaiu@
and swimmInE Pool, ~ well as
Music and Dramattcs IN the
Auditorium.

The Young Mems Christian association
building wss thrown open from the TOP
floor 70 the basement Monday night for
the third annual New Years reception and
house warming In the new building TO give
a Joyous welcome 10 the young men Of
Omaha. and especially those living here
away from home.
The building was decorated throughout
with flowers and pennants ana a varied
program OF athletics. dramatios and music
was given. Upon the fourth and fifth
floors the dormitory men held an open
house and visitors gathered In the various
rooms for q sociable chat.
part Of the evenings entertainment
was the production Of play, The Bach
slors Wives" by pupils Of the Boyd and
Brandeis School OF Acting.
The auditorium on the second floor Of
the building where the play WAS given
was nlled TO capacity at both the per
Torrance at Sis and at 10 o'clock.
The characters Of the play were taken
by Bruce Burgess. Garnett Underwood,
Mildred Scott and Adehne speoht. Bur
gess gave a good Characterization OF the
bachelor and Miss Underwood as the for
tune teller who tells him he 10 to be
divorced from his nrst wife after six
months was equally pleasing. Miss Scott
took the part Of an artist admired most
by the bachelor. and as such captivated
her audience Adeline specht came In for
her share Of favor. The play was well
executed.
Fine Electrical Exhibit.
An unusually interesting exhibit was
given on the third floor by the class IN
GRATED with a multiplicity Of colOred cleo
trio lights bore evidence OF the boys in
genuity.
The boys wired the whole OF these dec
orative lights" said Guy ziegler. Instructor
of the Junior electricity class. Among the
displays in this room were an arc lamp.
an electric switch board and an electric
motor made by Eddie Johnston; a minis-
ture electric railroad made by Leo Chiodo;
telegraph instruments made by Clifton
Cooper and a static machine manufactured
by Otto Schmidt The bulbs OF the electric
lights were eolored with a solution mixed
and applied by the boys
The athletic program under the direction
of Physical Director J. T. Maxwell, con
sisted Of both gymnasium and swimming
events. Jake GehriE took the class through
displaying the skill ana strength of muscle
of the athletes. J. W. Wharton and Harry
Lincoln put on hot boxing match. pun
melting each other well, and Sanders and
Nelson, two Of the ''Y'' wrestlers, divided
a two-fall match.
In the swimming pool the most interest
ing swimmer was Prof n. II. Corson, who
is to be in Omaha this week teaching the
business men to swim. Prof Corson went
through a part of his accomplishments
showing the different strokes ana ways OF
swimming with one hand tied and finally
with both hands and feet tied.
C. c.. Wendell headed the local swimming
experts In a number OF events. a sO-yard
race. an SO-yard relay race and an ees and
candle race bringing out rooters from the
crowd. Wendell himself went through tn,
.'suicides rescue allowing himself to b,
tied in a sack and be thrown in the water
and then escaping from the sack under
water.