The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-27

4 vivacious assemblage flied Denny hail
In the University of Washington las.
night-a gathering animated by the IN
affected spirit Of college friends Inc
senior class and faculty of the university
We're receiving their friends Most M
formal IL was all supposed 10 be. slnei'
receiving half circle al the hall entrance
made many a student pause IN shy ms
may. The gauntlet Of formality run. TIE
students and THEN friends separated III
animated groups and talked, talked.
talked. Some ~ the girls. the Young
girls, had hidden desire 10 dance lhe'e
was music by a string orchestra. anu
when the strains OF a waltz or two-steP
We're heard IL seemed hard for these gfris
that they must confine themselves 10 taiA-
ing.
Everybody there was connected with the
university by some tie. either actnai OF
relative There were students. graduates,
professors and their relations and iriehas'
The hall Was decorated with innutne'ao'"
flowers Not the ordinary kind. oa'
''ceanothus velutinos," called by the ON
Initiated balm" This Prof. E = MeahS
claims as an original discovery IL Is d
white flower growing in aeuhoahee
throughout the state. and augm"httu ny
the rhododendron made an exquisite hach-
ground for the life that filled the hali'
There were streamers of purple and gold,
the university colors. gathered at the cen
ter of the ceiling and above the stage AT
the end of the hall were ribbons on Icd
and white, the colors adopted ny ..1o
class. An alcove effect was given the
stage by curtains of fish net when huhs
weighted by roses. Mounds OF water hiles
and evergreens completed the tasts,ui
decorations. For this all nohof 10 tne
iunior class Refreshments were IuI
he ord ~ The RAINIER &itp-
The half-cjrcIe at the entrance was
made up of President and Mrs. W. r. Eu
wards Prof and Mrs. Charles Hiii, f'ol.
and Mrs. Mark Bailey. Hiss huth ia
rsngton and Mr. Theodore Ludlow. ffoi.
Meany was everywhere. having apPa'eis.
Iy an assignment to make each peiso'
in the room as much al ease As possap,e-
He was assisted by DR.. A r. neeiiu"i'-
An old picture of Daniel Bagiey. pres
ident Of the university commissioners II
territorial DAYS. hung on the wall, ana
strol,,ng through the hall as though re-
claimed from the canvas, was the orisi-
nal Daniel Bagley himself. Prof. + n
Hill who vas president OF the university
in ls72-ls1i. and now teacher IN the hish
school. was present with his VIE.
Among the other notable people were
Prof. and Mrs. c. r. Reeves. DR.. ana
Mrs. E. J. Hamilton. Prof. ana Mrs
Henry Landes Lieut.. and Mrs. ). II.
Wholley. DR.. Henry G. Meyers. Judge ana
Mrs Roger S. Greene. and three daueh-
tiers. Mr.. Henry II. Hindshaw. Registrar
Clark Davis, Mrs. Edward Meany MI
F. S. Po,vin. Miss May Potvin. Rev and
Mrs. Wiswell. Mr.. and Mrs. John + ray
Or and Mrs Park Willis, Dr. ana MIS-
J " Prather. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bailey
sr.. Mr.. n NJ Moss. DR.. William CHAP
man. Miss Martha Lois Hansee ana
mother Or and Mrs. G. V Calhoun. Miss
Tillie !. Piper. Mr.. P. y. Randolph. Mt.
Thomas Murphine ir. Miss Lydia Lover
ing. Miss Adella NJ. Parker. MI w r.
Parker. Hon. and Mrs. V. r. Pierson.
Hon = n Cute. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I.
Greenleaf. Rev. and Mrs. w. $. Harring-
ton Mrs Whipple Can't. and Mrs. Frank
n Adams DR. and Mrs. d. A. MITCHELL
Supt W J. Meredith
The senior class had full representa-
ton.
Following is the programme for the grad
mating exercises to. be held at III o'clock
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