Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-14
FIDST ANNUAL BALL
WAS GRAND SUCCESS
fraternity Boys Did Themselves
Proud Upon Their First Et'rt.
rus DECORATIONS WERE FIVE

I'D by Prominent IoOHB 'tVP'V'
r.uoued py Twenty. SIX Regular
ard Two Extra Numbers
The Flo,i,a A'Ihs Omega Chapter
,,,h. Alpha Tau Omera fraternity
vysnd hall 20 th.ir alumni ~ q
-. ,,iend. A. EiWard.' Opera Hon."
T,e.d,y night TIE dane 0a' an n"'
.,,,iaed success in every way. every
.1;ns going ur beautifully and
evenly.
The grand msrch WIS led by Nr. J
, ror.v,he. Jr snt Misc Alice T'om.
:. Mr. James Chesnut and Miss Ger
,,.de Wagner being second cou"l".
The mach consisted Of various and
divers figures. ending Uirh the let
,suAT.O., described hy the march
ing line.
The program, effective N sky-hlue
and old gold, with the frs'erni'y badge
embossed on the C, yer, was on eight
..se leafiet, in v-llum, sni WAS very
originally designed.
On the second page was the roll'csll
n the active member. OF the local
shap.er, together with the local affili-
s,es. Prefixed TO the coRnumens were
the uirknames OF each ss they are
hsst known 20 their brothers. On the
asst two pages were the dance pro
sn ms, consisting OF twenty.siI dances
and two extras, by request
The next psge uas reserved for au-
tographs. and on the next were the
vsironesses, ~ follows; Mrs Frank
Clark, Mrs. J. d. Stringfellow, Mrs. :.
B. Chspin. Mrs. J. VI. Farr, Mrs. ".
n. MeCreary, Mrs L K. Ball, aud Mrs
Nv. Tench. Many inestimsble favors
have been received by the A, T. o.
from these excellent women and the
soys we're proud to place their names
90 the list Of pstronesses.
On the next page were the names Of
the committee who had the dance in
charge. To them all honor and credit
10 due for the grand achievements Of
sueeess. They were as follows; J. A.
Yorsythe. Jr.. chairman, Frank Clark,
IT,, W. W Gibbs, r. y. Chaplin and VI
@. sIrinRfellow
Attached 90 the programs were pen
ellie in old gold suspended by silken
serds Of sky blue, the fraternity col.
on.
The hall was beautifully and taste
fslly decorated 10 the fraternity col
sfs, together with ferns, hollies, cedsrs
snd palmettos. From one end TO the
ssher. and across several times, were
strung remnants Of various colleges
sod schools, making the color scheme
more effective and adding the element
dsplepdor TO that OF beauty. Pal
n'tsos were arranged At one end OF
We hall in the sunburst effect. The
large Florida pennsnt Immediately
beneath the still larger fraternity ban
hef was by no means small item OF
secorstion. At each end OF the hail
we're large punch bowls filed with de-
heious fruit punch.
The hoor vas in excellent condition,
sad the orchestra, which came from
jacksonville, kept splendid time.
Several visiting brothers were pres
snt from various sections, among
whom were Messrs. w. X. Jackson
o., OF Inverness. G. W Alexander OF
jacksonville aud A. C Evans OF ITALIA
aassee, all grad yates Of the University
VI Florida and alumni Of the local
shsp'er. Mr.. G r Ashlsy,a Univer.
MY OF Georgia alumni and one Of the
s'ssn'Eer OF the Florida Alpha
oneea Chapter, was also present from
stAtke.
many visiting ladies' were present,
-" many were the beautiful gowns
-o'n on this occasion. n number of
.aieh we're pretty designs blending
"e fraternity colors.
undoubtedly The ball given by the
s'ernity WAS the most splendid seen
. us'nesville in many years. and it
-" Oe an event long to be remem-
'e'ed oy those who attended