Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-09
BIG CROWD SEES ~, SHOW.
Boys Exposition Opens Before AUDI,
ence That Packs Building.

CCJS EXPOSITION "Opens 0SfOFc NQC!
ence That Packs Building.
Drawing a crowd that packed thu
building the boys exposition and hob
by show, given by the boys department
Of the Y. NJ. c. A., about which parents
of boys who are members have beer
hearing 50 much lately, opened at the
association building Friday night II
was estimated that 500 or 800 adults
and children attended. aud in the ear
~ part Of the evening, before the
vaudeville performance began, and the
crowd was seated, there was difficulty
in handling the throng. The entire
seating CAPACITY Of the gymnasium.
where the vaudeville vas staged, was
occupied, while many others who could
not get seats. stood up.
The doors of the exposition wera
opened at o'clock and until o'clock
the visitors We're shown into the boys
rooms in the basement and the assem-
bly, room on the second floor where
We're on display exhibits more than 100
boys had entered For more than
an hour the audience was entertained
by a series of vaudeville acts that were
loudly applauded.
Motion pictures. donated by the
Strand were used to open and close
the vaudeville show. Announced as
the Five Jingling Bros" Ray Helm,
Howard Flower Jean Guernsey. Mil
lard Gclyin, and Earl Gaunt. all small
boys, did tumbling, acrobatic and
pyramid building act that was one OF
the features Of the show and was
'.Strnl;pNfS
nony Four" Messrs. Stookey Sober
quist, Morgan. and Arnold. entertained
the crowd with quartet numbers
Mrs. Rita Halls Concert COMPANY,
OF fye musicians played. The solos
were given by Mrs. Hall, Miss Lois
Rogers. and Clarence Sunday. Other
members Of the company were Glen
Cray and Phillip Jones.
A group Of older boys billed as
"Stauffer, Ellis & Co." did an aero
batic act, including exhibitions on a
gymnasium horse. The members OF
this team we're Physical Director Mil
ton, +. Stauffer. Richard Ellis. and
Glen Cray.
"Sousa's' band, which proved to be
the high school band. lei by Louis l.,
-
Sop3a. PLAYED and did credit to Itself
and ITS director.
All sorts Of articles made in the
schools and at home, and collected D!
boys. in addition to pets, were on eX-
hbition. In the live stock" department
in the basement were thirty eight rab-
bits, two ducks, thirty four bantams
and chickens, eight pigeons and ter
dogs. In one room on the SECOND
floor vas miniature wireless outii'
that work ed. Then there were coin
stamp and post card collections, water
color and crayon drawings and map:
made as school work. and collection
OF mechanical toys built of metal toJ
Guiding material. One, a war ship
was complete to the flags with which
1T was fully dressed.
Samples Of weaving, ma. making ant
knitting were shown, and even sofa
pillow or two, made by boys. Amon2
the other collections was enc Of butter.
flies and the fossil tooth OF n prehistor.
ic animal. A very good collection O.
sam pics Of manual training work oc
cupied a prominent place in the cX'
hibition, 1t included a table, typcwri,'
or desk, foot stools, library lamps, birC
| houses, serving trays, book racks ant
| calendars. These articles were mad
| by grade and high school pupils as par
| Of taeir class work. The exhibits were
judged Friday afternoon and the rib
| bons had been attached.
The exposition will be open again Il
the public this evening at o'clock ant
at & o'clock the vaudeville show viii
be repeated. 1t was expected that thu
attendance tonight would be even larg
cr than it was the opening night.