Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-02
Open HOUSE
At "Y" on New Years
Day Draws Crowd
Affair Big Community Gathering
and Very Attractive Program
Carried Out, Including Basketball!
Games, Glass Drills and Swimming
Meets

The annual Open House of the 4Au-
gusta Y. nj. c. a. was celebrated on
"Wednesday with a big community
gathering at the building both after
noon and evening IL was an affair
which vas enjoyed by the whole fam
lily as there were events for mother
and father to have part in, as well
us the boys and girls. In many :e-
spects it was the finest community
gathering which the ''Y" has ever
had. There were bowling matches.
shooting contests. pool and billiard
games. gymna sium class drills, bas-
ketball games, swimming meets. AMI
a musical concert rendered by the
White Sisters orchestra. all of
which were entered into heartily
and furnished much entertainment to
the thousand or more folks who Wis
tied the buildings.
Much credit is due Mrs. Lester E.
Howard. VINO was chairman of III,
general committee in charge Of the
affair. for the splendid program az
we'll as the decorations which made
the Building very attractive and
lomclike. To Mrs. Z. A. Gray belongs
the credit for the delicious refresh
ments which were served
individuals who aided i'll making
the affair a success We're Miss boro-
thy Gray who danced a beautiful
Russian. dance ut the conclusion If
the School Girls class drill in the
afternoon. and Miss Gladys Madore.
who danced the Highland Fling at
the end of the Young Women's class
drill in the evening. Mrs. Paul Thorn
as also assisted at the piano in the
evening. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
met the visitors at the door aud
showed them through the building.
The afternoon girls class which
gave demonstration Of a typical
class days drill under the direction
Of Miss Doris Wilder. the girls phys
ical director. showed up well and did
credit to themselves rs we'll rs their
teacher Miss Wilder has had onl;
eight class periods with this class and
yet she had done wonders and devel-
oped some fine drills as we'll as good
class spirit. Girls who come under
her expert instruction are surely
fortunate and are going long way
toward developing good health. Miss
Wilder put her class of IS girls rapidly
through one drill after another, each
Of which received much applause. and
the class ended the exercise with
a unique swimming and diving dem
onStrat!on in the natatorium which
was witnessed by n large crowd
The boys basketball game which
was played in the afternoon between
the Giants and Athletics attracted a
great deal Of attention and was en-
joyed by all. Shooting was going
on continually in the rife range un-
der the direction Of Kenneth Lee.
This is one of the sports which will
he made great deal Of at the "Y"
this winter.
The program which the White Sis
ters' Orchestra rendered during the
early part of the evening was lis
teen dto by a large crowd and as the
beautiful music could be easily heard
in all parts of the building, it added
much to the pleasure of all.
The Young Womens class drill
which was staged on the large gym
nasium floor in the evening. was con-
Quoted by Miss Wilder and showed
the results of much practice and drill
by TIE class
One of the big features Of the even
ing was the basketball game between
a team of Augusta boys and the Cony
High school team. The town boys
won the game by the score Of 80 to
"a. The boys Of both teams played