East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-01

Inc largest social event IN fenule-
ton during the past week and very
pleasant one, too, was the reception
and dance given Thursday evening by
the o. A c. alumni association for
this county. 1t was attended by some
three hundred people, many of them
being present from other places in
oregon. especially eastern Oregon. DR..
w. ]. Kerr, president of the agricul-
tural college, was the chief guest of
honor. Early in the evening DR.. Ell
-mer Hill rendered a pleasing solo and
was twice compelled to respond to
. encores Miss Faye Bartholomew
played two piano selections that were
likewise well appreciated by the music
lovers President Kerr who was
introduced by Dr. Vincent, presi-
dent of the local o. A. c.
association, gave brief and inter-
esting talk regarding the college and
in course of the same gave much in
formation that was entirely new to his
hearers The remainder of the eve
ming was spent in dancing, music be-
ing furnished by Johnson's orchestra.
For the occasion the Eagles-Wood-
with evergreens, college pennants and
orange and black bunting, the orange
and black being the o. a. c. colors.
Souvenir badges were furnished the
guests, while the o. A. c. people pres
ent wore arm bands indicating their
relation TO the college. Punch and
coffee were served in the hall above
the dancing floor. The reception and
dance was the annual event for the
local o. a. C. graduates, students and
former students. Many members OF
the alumni were present from out OF
town places and had the event been
held Wednesday evening as originally
planned others would have been in
attendance. some of the members be-
ing compelled to return to their
home Thursday morning. Those rep
resenting the association and serving
as hosts Thursday evening were Dr'
F. W. Vincent, c. G. Brownel, r. W.
Allen Kenneth L. Cooper F. b.
Jones. Frederick Steiwer, Charles
Despair, r. c. Weimer, G. l. Ladow'
Walter Beasley. Ralph Porter and H.
B Aldrich. Dr. Vincent was in charge
of the entertainment and to MS ell
forte the success of the affair waa
largely due.
One of the social events OF the Weeh
occasioned by the presence OF various
college students in the city was the
banuuet and smoker given Tuesdas
evening in the Quelle banquet room
nv members of the Beta Theta r
fraternity. Members located in dlt'
ferent parts of the county were IN at
tendance besides those with residence
- PandIeton. Covers were laid fol
twenty and between courses the al
fair was enlivened by college ana IRA
ternitv songs and manoeuvers known
only Ia student life AT the conclu
sion of cafe noir, with Mr. Arle
Hampton presiding at the head OF III
tabIe toasts were responded to D.
w Campbell. Maurice d. Scroggs
p Neal. Merle r. Chessman, Har
vev McDill and Harold warner. III
forming of the Pendleton Beta Alum
nj association with Arle c. Hampto
as president and ]. P. Neal as secre
tarv-treasurer, marked the close
the evening. The hosts of the occa
sion were the Messrs. maurice
scroges. John w. Campbell, J. Hell
bert strohm and w. P. Littlefieid, toi
mer University of Washington Beta
Arle c. Hampton, R. Dell Mccart!
Merle r. Chessman, Robert
oberteuffer. James Johns and Haroi
warner of the University Of Oregon
II Neal of De Pauw Universi'
and ]. NJ. Blanchard of Bowdoin co
lege. The guests were DR.. Elmer III
~ washburne University. Harvey M'
Dill. Lyman Rice. Hawley Bean, "a "a
Sngdahl, Dude Devine ana Cech "
of the local high school
The social whirl of the hol!ud
week was formally set revolving MOI
day night by the younger set py u