Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-02

Activities Of every sort and des-
cription furnished entertainment for
large crowd Thursday night at the
New Years Open House held at the
Augusta y. NJ. G. \. There was
something 10 interest everyone from
swimming contests in the pool to
moving pictures and grand opera in
the gymnasium.
The first part of the program took
place in the pool, where about IS
members of the boys department
gave a very fine demonstration OF
swimming and diving. This included
fancy and funny dives and a race in
which the contestants tried to blow
a pingpons ball the length of the
pool, as well as under water swims
and plunSing for. distance.
In connection with this part Of the
evenings entertainment Robert
Paige gave an interesting dcmoi.-
stration of several holds and carries
necessary IN the Red Cross Life saw
ing tests and also did some surface
diving and retrieving Of objects from
the bottom of the pool.
While this was going on in the pool
the gymnasium was the scene Of
holly contested yolley ball series in
L
y. N. c. A. team by scores of 1914
and 1913. The Old Timers team
consisted OF Maj. Francis Farnum.
Edwin c. Burleish, Rev. Stanley
Manning, w. l.. Mcdonald ami \. n.
Brown. The Y. NJ. G. A. team was
made up of Arthur s. Merrill. Wal
worth Simpson, II. j. Faulkner, DIR.
Lewis Johnson and Harlan S. Ken
nedy.
Co;Iegians Win Basketball
A basketball game between the Y.
VI. c. y. team and n pickup team
mostly composed OF college boys
from this city offered much amuse-
ment and various kinds Of basket
ball. In the first half the Y. NJ. c.
\. boys had little trouble with the
other team and the half ended with
II to l score with the "Y" boys In
the lead. When the teams reversed
baskets they apparently reversed
their luck for IN the second half the
college boys dropped them in from all
angles. The last few minutes of the
final period the game was very
closely contested but it ended with
the Collesians leading by "a to II
score.
The line-Gps were. Coilegians, IF,
Comedian: If. Brennan; c. Earring
ton; re-, *. Merrill; lg, T.. Merrill: Y.
NJ. c. a. IF, McCourtney: If. Wins
low: c. Prime: rg, Austin: liz, Hail.
Goals from the floor, Prime 5, Con-
nellan 4, Brennan 4, harrington 3,
Winslow 3. McCourtney j. Goals
from fouls, Prime 2, Comedian l, Nc
Courtney l.
Telegraph Bowling Match
While these games We're going on
in the gymnasium the boys Of the
team picked to represent this city in
the State y. N. &. a. telegraph meet
were bowling against another team
OF good howlers at the bowling al
lcys. This team turned In a score
of 1881 and a high string of 1856 for
the teams in Portland, Auburn, Ban
gor and Berlin, New Hampshire to
shoot at.
III the boys room several contests
in ping pong, pool and checkers were
held during the evening and many
of the visitors took advantage OF
this opportunity to have some fun
with the games.
After the games were over In the
gymnasium moving picture entitled
Peter Points the Way" was shown.
This picture depicted the reception
the process of entering the country
and then explained how the Y. NJ. c.
A. helps the newly arrived resident
of the United States until he has be-
come we'll educated enough to be-
come n citizen.
Before this picture was shown
Mayor Ernest J.. Mclean addressed
the gathering briefly, bidding them
welcome TO the building and wishing
them a happy New Year.
Splendid Musical Program
4 program of classical vocal num-
hers by Antonio OuelleIte of Auburn
was presented between the reels OF
the moving picture and pleased ev-
cryone. Mr.. Ouellette sang '.F'leet-
ing Vision" and as an encore I'm
ill.," which was followed by a sec
ond encore, Thank God for A Gar
den" His second group consisted of
The Great Awakening" and Tosti's
"Goodby." Mr.. Ouellette has a very
beautiful voice and is a singer of no
mean ability. He was accompanied
at the piano by Miss Carrie M. Brad
ford.
The guests were greeted as they
entered the building by President
and Mrs. Thomas G. Ingraham. Mr..
sliu bI :. Sllit ~ hONii AhA' H'Ap
Mrs. Milton .. Dean. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Small, Mayor and Mrs. Ernest
l.. Mclean and Blaine Owen.
The program of the evening was
under the supervision of the mem
b.rS Of the staff Of the local Y. NJ.
G 4. and was carried out with pre-
Cision. The entire evenings enter
tainment was of interest to all and
was so varied that there was no time
for anyone to get tired Of any one
thing. 1t was one of the most enjoy
able Of these events that has ever
1een held at the Augusta "Y" and
pleased everyone who attended.