Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-19

also wished st. Valentines Day mani
other such anniversaries.
Those present besides the hostesses
were: Misses Leone Paine, NeYs
Grlswold, Roxy Thompson, Ina Still
well, Josephine Hibbard, Edna Price
Letta Abrams, Maude Griswold, nmS
Holland, Edna Purdy, Florence
Steiner, Ethel Rigdon, Mrs. A. H
Ballard of Portland; Messrs. G. M
Bishop, Rex Byars, Richard Williams
Bert E. Haney, Otto Metschau, John
Roberts sud John Winstanley.
One Of the most pleasant aud highly
successful events in the social life of
Willamette University, was the ban
quet rendered last evening by PhilO-
dosans to the Philodorians. 1t was a
happy cOnSummation to the recent
membership contest which closed two
weeks since and in which the Philo
dOrians were successful. AS per
! agreement the society losing the con-
test was to banquet the winning soci-
ETY. and the young ladies did them
selves proud in carrying out this all
| important function.
Preceding the banquet, however, a
short program was rendered by the
Philodorians who met in regular ses-
sion and installed officers for the en-
suing term
The new officers are: President, H.
G. Hibbdrd; Vice President, Bert. E.
Haney; Secretary, G. NJ. Bishop; As.
sistant Secretary, VIM. jones' Treas
urer, Frank Carey; Censor, r. w.
Williams; Librarian, Rex Russell:
Sergeant at arms, ID. G. Mcpherson.
Following the installation of officers
short program consisting of reci-
tation by II. G. Hibbard, an essay by
r. w. Williams, and an instrumental
solo by Roy Russell,was given, the re-
peated encores going far to indicate
proper appreciation by the auditors.
The fair hOstesses then took charge
of their victorious adversares and
conducted them to the dining hall Of
the Woman's college where for the re-
mainder of the evening the utmost
consideration was shown them.
About fifty persons participated in
the elegant banquent that had been
spread, in the preparation and serving
of which the charming Philodosians
displayed excellent taste, The dining
hall had been prettily decorated with
garlands of ivy and evergreen while
fragrant violetS were sire wn about
over the tables. Fair members of the
Philodosian society, char mingly at
tired in walters costumes, served
every want of the banQueters.
When the feast he'd been concl uded,
Miss Matty Beatty as toast mistress
proposed number Of toasts each of
which was charged with that spirit
of college fraternity, which so happily
exists at all educational institutions.
Toasts were proposed and responded
to midst great merrlment, as fol-
lows:
Old Willamette. >. Prof. f. S. Dunn.
The Winner Of the Contest. 49,.
go. ..............M Miss ID. Cans.
The Philodosians. 49,. II. G. Hibbard.
The Boys. ..... Miss. Bessie Shepard.
The Girls ..... Clarence NJ. Bishop.
e. III. Belknap TO whom had been
assigned the pleasure of responding to
the toast "The Alumni" was unavOid-
ably absent.
The head committee having charge
of the banquet and to whom the
credit for the unqualified success Of
the affair is largely due, consisted of
Misses Ethel Rigdon, Neva Griswold
and d. Cans.
After the toasts had been given,
the merry party dispersed, the men,
bers of the Phllodorian society and
the fortunate guests voting the Phil
odosians royal b9nqueters and ex-
pressing a wish that it might be
their good fortune TO again be num-
bered among the Philodosian's guests
under like circumstances. The Phil.
odorians are unit, also, in asserting
that the success Of the fair conquered"
as hosJesses should by no means be
measured by their success in the re-
cent membeTshin contest.