Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-06-24


awout and Muhlenbach.
After a brief social intercourse the
Daughters of Wisdom sat down to
the long banquet table. beautifully
decorated with brakes and blue
flags. The BANQUET was furnished by
Gloyd White and served by four girls
from the Philomateon Societv-the
Misses Theresa Kirby, Carrie Row
land. Ruth Cook and life Wyatt. The
delicacy of the dinner and the ease
with which it was served are worthy
OF mention.
The menu was follows:
Straw berries
Waters
Dreamed chicken en- Caisse
Potato Chips Asparagus Tips
Pickles Radishes Olives
Brown Bread White Bread
Fruit Salad
Waters Cheese
Ice Cream Angel Food
Coffee
AT one O'Clock the Toastmistress
rose and with the pushing back of
chairs, the program began.
Toasts:
''Ad QUEEN non ceno. barbarus lille
mihi est. Elvena q. Hoover. Toast
mistress
The Pillar of Salt, Gladys Nelson. o.
''Praising what is lost
Makes the remem hrance dear
From Manse Window Mrs.
Kate Bsir-Ronald. '04
Experience joined to commonsense
To mortals is a Providence
''Piff Paff Pouf Msry.Hughes. II
"Be to.her virtues very kind
Be to her faults little blind -
The American Girl Abroad Miss
Mullen bach.
Il profess not talking, only this
Let each man do his best -
Angels unawares, Lois L. Fraker. 90
There's a language in her eye, her
cheek,
Her lip. nay, her foot speaks -
Good night good night
Parting is such sweet sorrow
That shall say good night
Till il be tomorrow
Miss Nelson told many interesting
"reminiscences of the past of Alpha
Theta To the members who will re-
turn next year, she said that the flu
ture of Alpha Theta depends upon the
character and attitude of The Old
Girls +" She urged them to throw
their hearts into their work. with the
assurance that their ability would fol-
low, and as this year has seen the
membership limit raised from twenty
to thirty, so next year and the sue
ceeding years would see great adj
vances in the literary achievements of
the society.
Mrs Ronald spoke very appreciat-
ingly of her pleasant return TO the
annual banquet OF Alphs Theta and Of
the memories which it brought back.
Her words represented glimpse. as
it we're CT the types of woman 5
clubs. and showed that although these
clubs were interesting and pleasant to
attend, they were not the source of
so critical a training AS was such
college society as the Alpha Theta.
Furthermore a college girl must. when
she goes among people of the world,
forget in measure. that she is a
college girl In 50 far as TO adapt her
sell to the people with whom she is
placed. Several apt illustrations were
with pleasing effect.
On account of illness. Miss Hughes /
WAS unable to attend and the third |
toast was omitted
Instead of Germany. as many an
Miss Muhlenbach sketched /
u scene of Italy-the land of music.
sunshine and poetry. She took her
hearers out through the Grand Canal
ON gondola with her past many /
famous and beautiful spots. But il I
was not all sunshine in Italy-six /
bright DAYS Ia six weeks She spoke I
Of the misfortune of being obliged to /
accommodate oneself in foreign quar-
tiers with people of queer customs and
many of those things which
consider necessities A
picture of life in Venice was especially /
She closed with the wish
that each Alpha Theta girl might en-
JOY an Italian journey.
Miss Frsker s..tosst took the form
Of poetry and was a charming surprise
She expressed for the Society. there
zret that the i've seniors would not be