The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-02
Program Arranged by Social
Work Committee, E. Knoll
lenberg, Chairman.
SWIMMING CONTESTS
Gates Orchestra Lauded by
Members of Boston Lyrics
Company.

A very large crowd. mostly shop
men, their wives and families, attend
ed the open house entertainment Civ
en- by the Y. M. G. A. yesterday from
! to : o'clock. The program was ar
ranged by the social work committee,
Everard Knollenberg, chairman.
At . o'clock the Boston lyrics,
company of entertainers who provid
ed music, readings and chalk sketches,
appeared in the gymnasium, and en-
tertained a large audience until four
O'Clock. At o'clock the audience left
the gymnasium, and while the chairs
to v0lley ball game. music was fur
nished in the lobby by the Gates Or
chestra. and the visitors were given
the privilege of inspecting the build
ing Refreshments were served at
this time.
Play Vo|Iey Ball.
At 4:30 o'clock the Busy Men and
the business men, two gymnasium
classes at the Y. NJ. c. A, played d
series of three volley ball games, all
of which were won by the Busy Men
the scores being Il to for the first
game. II to Is for the second game,
and II to 20 for the third game. Aft
er these games another short program
was given By the Boston Lyrics. and
then a basket ball game was played
between the American Seeding Ma
r,l,ty I,n pjn,,
company, in which the former team
won by score of "a to I. LOehr
played the star game for the Ameri-
can Seeding Machine team. and Ray
and Al Mayer played we'll for the Starr
Pianos.
From to O'clock a bowling tourn-
ament was held between a team rep
resenting the American Seeding Ma
chine company and a picked Y. NJ. c.
A. team. A second concert by the
Gates orchestra and swimming eXhi-
bitiOn from to $50 closed the pro
gram for the day.
Officials Pleased.
The affair was considered by the of
ficials of the Institution to be one of
tho most successful Of its kind in the
history of the y. NJ. G. A. and they
are especially pleased With the large
number of shop men who turned out.
The crowd was not too large to be
easily handled, and by dividing the at
fractions the committee was able to
take care Of its visitors in a very sat,
isiaCtory manner.
The Boston Lyrics gave excellent
programs and the contests in the gym.
na.ium and at the bowling alley were
full of snap and the games were well
played. The swimming exhibition eS-
pecially interested many of those who
had never had the privilege of seeing
the swimming pool before.
The Gates orchestra also scored a
decided success. This organization is
composed of Richmond young men
who are prepa ring for Lyceuln work
during the summer. They have at
tracted much favorable comment, and
their playing yesterday was cOnsid-
cred especially good MIR Jordan, a
member of the Boston Lyrics, ir
speaking of the ability of these young
men said that they We're far %uperiO,
to many orcheStras that he had hearC
in Chautauqua work. Their director
Mr.. Philip Gates, has had much OK
pcrienCe in music work of all kinds
and it is believed that these young
men will score decided success Wher
they appear, as they are preparing to
in ChautauQua work next summer
! The following numbers We're some
of those rendered by the Gates Orches
ira yesterday afternoon;
Spirit of Independence. HOlzmanr
My Little Persian Rose .... FriedlanC
! Humoreske ............. Dvoral
Down in Old New Orleans ...Youns