The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-30
Y.M.C.A. WILL Be
HOSTS TO 5000
new YEAR'SDAY
Planned to Have Something Do
ing Every Minute in Big
Association Building
INVITATION EXTENDED
TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Industrial and Boys safety
First Exhibits Will Be Fea-
lures of Entertainment

The biggest celebration OF its KIND
ever held In Detroit, is that scheduled
Z for New Years day in the Y. NJ. {. A.
building. Preparations are being
made for the reception and entertain
ment OF 5000 guests during teh day,
and a series Of entertainments, ex-
hibitions, displays, contests and CON
certs has been arranged for every
hour, from a. m. until IL p. m.
The 10-story building will be thrown
open to the general public and visitors
win be escorted through the dormi
tories and other parts OF the structure
which, at other times OF the year, are
closed to all except men.
''For once in the year" said Execu-
tive Secretary w. M. Logan, the Y.
NJ. c.. A. wants to be host to the gen
eral public in q getacquainted gath
ering. Many people in this city have
never seen the inside OF this million
dollar investment in the live sol
young men, and II is the hope of the
secretaries of the institution that
they can welcome q great crowd OF
people to the building on the first day
OF the new year"
Tke annual basketball game be-
tween the secretaries OF the ~" and
the leaders OF the classes In the gym
nasium has excited keen interest II
Is the principal morning event. Swim
ming contests OF a varied character
also will take place In the morning.
The afternoon will be filed with a
variety OF events. including concert
by Kurths orchestra, a boys Safety
First exposition, an industrial and
made I'm Detroit" exhibit, and a
boys carnival In the big gymnasium.
Scores of models are being con-
structed and entered by boys in the
Safety First exposition, which will
occupy space on the first three floors
of the boys branch building. There
will be exhibits OF things made and
collected by boys to illustrate pre-
ventable accidents--models, sketches,
drawings, charts, photographs and the
like. Boys also will enact tableaux
and scenes to show how accidents
occur and how they may be pre-
vented.
The Industrial exhibit will occupy
space in the auditorium and will show
In photograph and drawing the scope
4 and variety OF the work OF the " NJ.
g, A. among the industries and indus
trial workers OF the United States.
On the third and fourth floors OF the
building, there will be moving picture
shows, O shooting gallery, electrical
and mechanical exhibits, exhibits
showing the manufacture OF aniline
dyes, an acetaline welding process re-
Gently invented by c. c. Deuel., of De-
troit. bees making honey and many
other interesting things connected
with the educational department OF
the Detroit association.
A boys carnival will take place in
the big gymnasium at 1880 D. m, and
will include many kinds OF games,
pastimes,' athletic feats, races and
drills. At p. m, the Royal Welsh
Ladies' choir will give a concert to
be followed by snappy representations
and musical comedy by William c..
Terry and Edwin Baggott, the latter
an impersonator OF Harry Lauder, the
famous Scotch comedian.
The big night performance will fol-
low series Of aquatic exhibitions, in
which w ]. Durham, swimming In.
structor, will be tied In sack and
thrown into the swimming pool and
left to work HIS way out Richard
Webb, Detroit diver, also will ex.
hibit his work under water at this
time.
The gymnastic exhibition and dis.
play In the big gymnasium will take
place at 8 p. m, and will consist OF
drills. dances, tumbling, juggling
trapeze and horizontal bar work, as
well as thrilling maneuvers by the
Naval Reserves.