Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-19
A LARGE REPRESENTATION
GRADUATES FROM NEARBY EN-
ERY COLLEGE, IN UNITED
STATES IN ATTENDANCE
A FIVE course BANQUET
Feast Lasts From 4 O'clock Until II
speeches, College Yclis and
Dancing Make Up Enjoyment.

Jolly youths and reminiscent adults
rosy checked girls and stately matrons
joined hands across the festive board,
danced together and sang the songs
and gave the yels of their college
days with all the vim and enthusiasm
they used to display at football
game, in Tulsa last night 1t was the
first annual banquet of the Tulsa
Pan Hellenic Alumni association, and
the long tables in the banquet room
of the Elks Club were lined with one
of the most picturesque crowds that
has ever bedecked II similar occasion
in Tulsa. More than score of Greek
letter fraternities were represented
among the Pan Helenics present, all
the emblems of which when put to-
gether would BATTLE the most ardent
student of the ancient language
Colleges Represented.
Nearly every American college and
university of importance had some
former alumnus present. The men
were all In full dress. while the girls
and women wore some of the most
gorgeous gowns ever seen at a social
affair in Tulsa 1t was undoubtedly
one of the most brilliant entertain
ments of the year.
The banquet was in five courses
and lasted from 8 o'cloc'y until H. the
courses being lnterspersed with five
minute talks. Judge M. A. Brecken.
ridge was toastmaster, and filled the
Il. ~
style. The short speeches were all
enthusiastically received. Those who
spoke were Nat Ligon. w. ID. Abbott. |
II. l.. Bouscaren, T. ID. Lyons, and II. |
Il. Downing. During the evening many
old college songs were sung and num-
erous yells repeated. One old college
man, the only representative OF his
school present, became imbued with
the prevailing spirit, arose and single
handed. gave his yell with all the
vim of his youthful days.
Cheer the Favorite Tunes.
Everybody cheered when the eight |
piece orchestra played Dixie" and
Yankee Doodle" received no less an
ovation. There were plenty OF voices, |
both male and female. to join in the
choruses Of the popular airs played. |
Oklahoma University had the largest |
representation at the banquet PEN
nants of all colleges were tastefully
arranged In the brilliantly lighted and |
decorated dance hall.
The Guests Participating.
Following were the guests at the
banquet who afterward took part in |
the dance which lasted until well into
the morning hours: John Il. Wood |
ard, Trinity college; Miss Maud |
Thompson, Dencie Stebbins, Wesleyn |
j. S. Pearce, Boston Technical; Mrs. |
c. II. Roeser, Central college; Charles |
+. Roeser. Marietta college; |. ]. Cop. |
man, Pale; Thomas ID. Lyons. Notre |
Dame and South Dakota NJ. Heald, !
Wabash; Jean Connolly. II. w. Eng |
llsh, Missouri; w. d. Abbott. Nebras-
ka; Nat Lyon. Mississippi NJ. A.
Breckenridge, Washington and Lee;
Mrs. M. A. Breckenridge, Hollies col |
lege. Virginia; Robert Il. Downing, !
Missouri; w. s. Barrett, Virginia; 3. !
G. Boatright. Richmond college; Rob !
ert Galbreath, Oklahoma; Robert
Ligon. Southwestern Presbyterian r.. !
B. +. Rice. West Virginia, Ray NJ. |
Collins Stanford university Donald |
p. Oak. Maine; Caroline Dickey, Y. Of
Chicago; Gertrude Braymer. Univer-
sity of De Pauw; Mary Evans, Rye
seminary; Dorothye Payne Madison,
Bryn Mawr; Lawrence Delworth Mess
mer, Pennsylvania; l.. ]. Whiteford,
Nebraska; NJ. S. Webster, Vanderbilt;
Earl Snoed oklahoma; Mrs. Earl
Sneed, oklahoma; Don S. Bowers,
Hanover: Billy Brewster, oklahoma;
Miss Robertson. Roanoke; Paul W.
Patterson. Oklahoma; I. G. Hughes,
Missouri; Mrs. Il. c. Hughes. NJ. s. u.
Peter S. Johnson, Cornell; Gladys
Brown. Michigan; Frank Wells Dill
lard. Cumberland; ]. Rea Stockton,
Wooster; ]. A. McKeever. George
Washington; Earle T. Miller. Okla
homa; DR. II. ID. Murdoch. Wisconsin.
Besides the foregoing the following
we're present: Geraldine Braymer.
Margaret Crosbie, Lean Connolly John
p. Boyd. Mrs. John p. Boyd, Mrs. II.
W. English. Eudora Mitchell. Mrs. II.
T.. Downing. Mrs. w. S. Barrett. Miss
Lillian Reid. 1rma May Johnson,
Lydia Sarelle. Mrs. y. +. Rice, Sadie
Carn'll. Florence Braymer. Miss Rob-
ins, Gertrude Kuhns c. II. Sweet G.
G. Nixon. Ethel Kuhns. Margueritel
Walter l.. Rinaman Doris
Probst, Gladys Stebbins, Ella Brown,
Lucille NJ Egan, Martha Trotter. Mrs.
d. II. Murdock.
The officers OF the Tulsa Pan Hell