The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-13
BROWN DOINGS.
Prize Debate Secret Society
Spreads and PdtrOneSS0s.

The Hicks prize debate for juniors was
held I'm Manning hall last evening. II
was on the question. Resolved, That the
Swiss system OF iniative and referendum
should be adopted I'm Rhode Island
Percival II. Brakeman and George Wa
terhouse upheld the affirmative and Maui
rice b. Rich and Henry o. Green the
negative.
The Judges were the Hon. Pardon Z.
Tillinghast Judge Blodgett. Prof. Crosby.
DR. willard and Prof. Gardner The de-
cision will be announced "Wednesday
morning at commencement.
The fraternities which were not lucky
enough to draw rooms for an evening
spread are holding teas In several OF the
dormitory rooms this afternoon. Zeta
Psi has q Slater: Delta Phi has Is and IL.
Slater; Phi Delta Theta has rooms In
the middle sections OF Hope, with Phi
Gamma Delta just above.
OF course the two most patronized af-
fairs this evening at the Promenade con-
cert will be the senior ball in Sayles and
the Gym" ball. which is given this year
by Delta Kappa Epsilon.
The patronesses OF the senior ball are
Mrs. II. Martin Brown. Mrs. III. Anthony
Dyer. Mrs. William III. p. Faunce. Mrs.
William Goddard. Mrs. William Grosve-
nor. Mrs. George c. Nightingale. Mrs.
George w. Parks. Mrs George l.. Shep-
ley. Mrs j. Edward Studley and Mrs.
William Il. Weeden.
The hall committee comprises Messrs.
Charles Addison Richardson. Ray Thomas
Burgess, Gonzalo Edward Buxton, Jr.,
and Lewis Stanley Miner. -, =,
The patronesSeS at the Gym Will be
Mrs. Nelson w. Aldrich, Mrs. Charles II.
Walling. Mrs. Charles Atwood Mrs. Mar
tin s. Tanning. Mrs. William Grosvenor.
Hart, Mrs. John H. Miner. Mrs. George
c. Nightingale, Mrs. Robert Il. Smith.
Mrs. John II. Suness. Mrs. A. Tingley
Wall
The "Delkes" have decorated the large
gymnasium handsomely and the ball will
equal or surpass the other famous Delke
gatherings OF years ago
The Gamma Delta chapter OF Alpha Tau
Omega holds it's spread In the three rooms
of upper Wilson hall. This Is the third
consecutive year IL has been held there.
The decorations are In sky blue and old
gold. new feature this year Is their
handsome electric sign used for the first
time tonight. The patronesses are Mrs.
Robinson Pierce, Mrs. William r. White.
Mrs. Charles A. Wheelock. Mrs. Frank
Meserve, Mrs Gustavus c. Holt. Mrs.
Everett j. Thompson. Mrs. Andrew j.
Corey, Mrs George w. Young. Mrs. VIII
liam A. Hardy. Mrs. Frederick A. Drury,
Twelve seniors will graduate from the
chapter.
At the Psi Upsilon chapter house on
Manning street the patronesses will be:
Mrs. William w. Bailey, Mrs. VIM. y.
Comstock. Mrs. Samuel T. Douglas, Mrs.
VIM Ely, Mrs. VIM. Gammell, Mrs.
Harry Il. Cross, Mrs Henry +. Lippitt.
Mrs. Horatio r. Nightingale, Mrs. James
L. Wheaton Mrs. VIM. r. Talbot, Mrs.
Chas. II. Warren. Mrs. Howard Rich
mond.
Delta Irpsilon holds a spread in 5 Uni
versity hall and the patronesses win be.
Mrs. w. H. Il. Faunce, Mrs. Walter q.
Everett, Mrs Chas c. Mumford. Mrs.
Frederick w. Andrews, Mrs. Frank IA.
Andrews. Mrs. Pardon IL. Tillinghast,
Mrs. John f. fillinghast, Mrs. Thomas
B. Stockwell Mrs Geo. f. Weston and
Mrs. J. Rogers Dickinson.
Delta Tau Delta. in Sears Reading
room will have these patronesses: Mrs.
c. G.. Calder. Mrs. II. II. Greene. Mrs. i.
T. Easton, Mrs VIM. Macdonald, Mrs. ii.
f.. Gaylord Mrs. w. c. Poland, Mrs. w.
A. Read and Mrs. w. S. Seamans.
Beta Theta III in U. III. has the appro-
baton OF the following ladies for pat
rome sses: Mrs j. s. walling, Mrs II. =.
Richmond, Mrs. w II. Barney, Mrs. F.
c. Spencer. Mrs l.. T. Waterman, Mrs.
c. Il. Grant Mrs. II. o. Hawkins. Mrs. 3.
w. Hathaway.
Phi Kappa has Manning hall to hold its
spread In. Their patronesses arc the fol-
lowing. Mrs. John Casey, Mrs. t. Drohor.
Mrs. c. L. Gorman.,. Mrs NJ. j. Harson,
Mrs. u. r. Kelleher. Mrs. j. t. Murphy,
Mrs. j. Mccain. Mrs Thomas McCready.
Kappa Sigma in q u. III. will have as
pairone sses Mrs w. II Arnold, Mrs. +.
A. whitney. Mrs. W. Tower, Miss Annie
Crosby Emery. Mrs. IL. NJ. Barry. Mrs.
II r. King Mrs. A. $. Thomson and Mrs.
Phi Kappa Psi. new fraternity this
year. has No. Wilson hall Their pa.
tronesscs will be Mrs. Il. X. Aldrich. hrs.
c. II. Hancock Mrs. II. l. Collins. Mrs.
y n Easton, Mrs. w. ID. Eldredge, Mrs.
{. r. Hancock. Mrs A. Matthews. Mrs. j.
/ Woolley and Mrs. NJ. T.. Woolley. the
president of Mt Holoyke college.
Reeves American band VIII play about
four hours tonight beginning at :. Both
. classic and popular music will be on the
program. Among the numbers are selec-
lions from Faust. Florodora. Rogers
Rrothers and Dolly Warden and solos by
Mr. Spary and Conductor Clarke
As usual the grounds were strung with
hundreds OF lanterns over which the cleo
trio frat" signs blazed.
Indoors bunting and greens made the
surroundings gay, 80, IN spite or the
dampness. Brown has held another Glass