Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-12
PHI PSI ENTERTAINED.
Notable Social Event Given by Miss
nonley on Saturday in Honor OF Mr..
and Mrs. Meyer.


and Mrs. Meyer.
The members OF the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity were elegantly entertained
at the home OF Miss Cora b. Donley
Saturday evening. The entertain
ment was given in honor of her broth
er-in-law Mr.. w. G. Meyer Of Wheel
ing, who was one OF the charter men,
hers of West Virginia Alpha chapter.
The characteristics of the entertain
ment were distinetively Phi Kappa
Psi, and the pleasant and enjoyable
features thereof, will olive long and
never die in the annals OF Alpha
chapter Of the fraternity.
Cards tied To pink carnations with
lavender ribbons and bearing poetical
verses selected from different authors
were distributed among the guests,
each verse bearing a relation to the
other and rhyming Herewith; the
scheme calculated TO divide the COM
pany into pairs the holder OF each
card, after having located his partner
was requested by the hostess to take
opposite positions at tables previously
arranged aud sketch the picture of his
opponent. These sketches were then
displayed in an artistic manner along
the wall OF the parlor and open to the
inspection Of the guests. who were
then each required to sit in judgment
open the artistic array ana by ballot
decide as to the qualities OF good, bad
and Indifferent.
Three prizes were awarded in this
contest. The first securing beau6i-
full calendar representing shield, the
emblem of the fraternity beautifully
decorated with pink and layendar rib
bons, the colors of the fraternity and
bearing real picture In miniature OF
each active member in the chapter.
This prize was taken by Mr.. Lowe.
The second prize was fine cigars cap
tured by Mr.. Dlckey, while the
"booby" consisting Of a very fine imi-
tation cigar after slow. deliberate
and careful count Of the ballots by the
tellers was awarded, amid ringing APP
plause to DR.. Truscot, upon the sue
cess he attained In being true to ma
ture in his happy sketch Of the Rev.
A. M. Buchanan.
Handsomely printed programmes
were then distributed bearing senten.
ces numbering respectively from one
to twenty, each sentence disguisedly
containing the names OF some membes
OF the chapter past and present which
name the guest was requested to read
If he could, from between the lines"
and write the same opposite each line.
Mr.. Dickey having written out the
highest number of the names was
awarded the first prize consisting OF
another Phi Psi calendar. Mr.. Shat
fer securing the second prize a hand
somely framed picture of the ssfour
laughing crows" Mr.. Meyer securing
the "booby."
At intervals during the evening the
guests were highly entertained with
instrumental selections upon the piano
by Morgantown's most accomplished
musician Mrs. Mary Hartigan.
The charming qualities OF Miss
Donley's hospitality as a hostess were
appreciatively remarked by 1.-THE boysn
when, at II o'clock elegant refresh
ments were served delighting the
inner man.
1t was, all in all, very happy oc-
casion and will not soon be forgotten
by the boys.
Miss Donley was assisted by Mrs
Hartigan, Mrs. r. L. Morris and Mrs.
w. G. Meyer of Wheeling