Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-20
CONGREGATIONAL
MEMS CLUB ENJOY
OPEN HOUSE AT "W

A large attendance and a Jolly
good time with something of inter-
est for every part Of the program,
this briefly tells the story, of the
party which was held by the Mems
club of the South Parish Congrega-
tional church at the Augusta ~
building on Wednesday evening.
Bowling rifle shooting, billiards and
pool, indoor baseball games, a tug
comprised the indoor sports that
were entered into Enthusiastically
by all present.
All of the "Y' departments were
turned over to the visitors through
the courtesy of the management.
Everyone present found some sport
in which he was especially interest
ed and the evenings contests were
hard fought and productive of a lot
of real fun. The men were divided
into two teams, representing the
"Yellow" and the "Green," the lat
ter group coming out the winner by
the score of 141 to ITO.
In the shooting match which was
under the direction of Danforth l..
Nash, president of the Mems club.
George Weber of the Yellow team
was high man with a score of 80.
while Lewis A. Burleigh, Jr.. led the
Green team with a q score. The
other scores were as follows: Yellow
#. H. Sterling, s.. Smith Randall,
IL; Burleigh Martin, 25; G. r. Camp
bell. 10. Green-M. S. Kimban, 26:
&c. Churchill ,21; Chauncy A. Hall
%: II. l.. Sherburne. &c. Totals:
Yellow 1O7; Green 1856.
In bowling. the team wearing the
green won five points, while their
opponents captured but two. the
teams were made up as follows:
Greene. A. Hall, Milton Kimbali
P. D. Stubs. Burton Giddings ana
E. c. Burleigh: Yellow-B. Martin
Rev. A. T. McWhorter, NJ. E. Saw
telle, Smith Randall, and 3. Z. Pack
ard.
a, The players representing the "Yel-
low" and the Green" were tied for
honors in billiards and pool: Fred
eric Mason defeated J. V. Lane at
billiards, while A. F. Tiffin won In
pool from C. E. Holt.
A feature of the other matches OF
the evening which did not count In
the yellow 'or Green" scoring was
the indoor baseball game which re-
suited in a tie score. to 4, for b
innings. The rules Of the game dit
fering somewhat from those OF the
( OUTDOOR game, lIldue Tie SeiIlic uh tiiS
more exciting; and the umpire, Tom
! Smith, was n busy man every min =
ute passing judgment on close plays.
The players were: Team No. MAR
tin, D; Weston, c: G. Webb. Dodge.
Nash, Randall and McWhorter. Team
No. 2-Burrill p; Kimball, c: c.
Churchill, Giddings, Dean and Z.
Burleigh.
The potato race was a real event.
! the team captained by A. T. Nc
! Whorter winning from the team cap
! tanned by Smith Randall. The two
| teams were composed of: No. IA.
r. McWhorter. Weston, f. Tyson,
! Martin and Hail; No. PERKINS,
Giddings. Kimball, Churchill and
| Bradford.
Everyone entered into the tug of
war in which the outfit headed by
DR.. l.. S. johnson won two out of
! three contests from the outfit cap
! tanned by T. H. BODICE.
/ At the close of the games Ice
cream and cake were served. and
a vote of thanks was extended to
the "Y" officials for the courtesies
shown and the use Of the building for
the evening. The committee of the
Congregational Mems club in charge
of the get-together was made up Of:
Chairman, Arthur F. Tiffin, Lewis A.
Burleigh. Jr.. Nathan S. Weston,
Milton o. Dean, Robert Williamson
and Danforth l.. Nash.