Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-02
I. v. c. A. Gym. CLASS
Girls AT BANQUET

In the rose room Of the Hotel DUPONT
last night the members of the gymnas-
Jun classes Of the Young Women's
Christian Association entertained at a
banquet. and a Jolly good time. About
sixty guests were present The y. W.
G. a. colors, blue and gold, were very
attractively carried out in the table
decorations, which were daffodils and
violets. Guests assembled in the lobby
of the hotel at 100 o'clock, where they
were informally received by. Mrs T. W.
Bacchus. chairman Of the physical oom-
mittee OF the association; Miss Ma
thilde Seipp, physical director of the as
sociation; Mrs. Elizabeth S. Wine,
house mother, and Miss Mabello Dan
user industrial secretary of the associa-
tion.
From start to finish the function
was charmingly informal Excellent
music, furnished by an orchestra Of
young women; the reading OF humor-
Gus original poems and papers. which
included good natured slaps on the
various classes and individual mem
bers, and general dancing featured
the evenings program. Mrs. T. w.
Bacchus was toastmistress and she
introduced the speakers who were
Mrs. J. A. Blackbrn, who read an
original dialet poem. which included
many humorous slaps on some of the
members present, and Mrs Emily
Wells. who read an original paper.
h'oh aleo contained many humorous
jibes on the gym" classes and indi-
aual members. Both papers pro-
oked much merriment.
The absence OF Mrs. Charles Z. VOL
| aston. president OF the board OF d.
ectors Of the association. who is ILL.,
was deeply regretted. and a box OF
amodils was sent to her with the
love and greeting from the gym"
Girls Mrs G.. A. Sagnis sang delight
fully "a Violet" by Hervey. and "A
Naying With You,' by Spooner Miss
Mabel Mckinley. cornetist, and Miss
Edith Braunstein, pianiste, played a
delightful musical program during
the banquet and for the dancing
which followed
One Of the hits OF the evening was
the singing in unison OF an original
song. which was written by Miss Seipp
and Miss Mabelle Danuser. industrial
secretary of the association. It was
sung to the tune OF Dixie" and read
as follows:
"Oh we are the Gym girls,
say, the Gym girls,
Where we 90 to learn to do all the
whirlss
We are glad TO be here.
We sing and make cheer,
For our crowd Is jolly, you see.
Oh, we vault the horse and swing the
clubs and fly on rings,
All the while we're doing this the
heart just sings.
Oh, we are the Gym girls,
say. the Gym girls
or the Y. w. c. A."
Seated at the speakers table were.
Mrs. r. w, Bacchus. Miss Msthild'
Seipp, Miss Grace L. Osborn, Mrs
Elizabeth S. Wine. Mrs. Emily Wells
Mrs. G. A. Sagnis and Mrs. J. a.
/ Blackburn. Other guests present
we're: Mrs. Frank Thatcher. Mrs. Her
bert d. Belts, Mrs. Chambers. Mrs.
Eugene c. Hogle, Mrs. w. J. Depher,
Mrs. Z. S. McCleary, Mrs. J. II. Mar
vel. Mrs. Elizabeth Hanrahan, Mrs.
George W. Weaver. Mrs. p. c. Van
SAINT, Miss Lillian Shockley. Mrs. Ida
Quimby, Mrs. w. w. Bacon, Mrs. Ed
ward c. May Mrs. l. II. Phillips. Mrs.
w. o. Wingate, Mrs. John Feeman,
Mrs. Ellwood Souder, Jr., Mrs. T.. w.
Ryon and the Misses Grace Mason,
Evelyn Hayes, Maybelle Danuser,
Elizabeth Downward, Gertrude Robb,