The Greeley tribune., 1911-10-05
|E0ME STUDENTS OF
RiMA[ iI[ ARE GUESTS AT
ii|IiNY CHURCH RECEPTIONS
...sd Socials Held Last Night In Seven
'9 0f Worship-.-lnformal Features Appeal
Fudsnts Away From Home---All Denomi-
/ Ave- Represented In Hearty Welcome
r,sd College Attendants.

part of the evening here, before the
| informal features and the refresh
ments.
| The Presbyterians had crowd
that overflowed the Sunday school
room, into the main auditorium,
with music. songs, recitations and
chatter. with refreshments appro-
priately sandwiched in
| At the Christian church the base
ment was arranged with a make be-
lieve camp fire, by means of cleo
trical illumination under pile of
brush, which proved very effective
when the lights were turned out.
Around this bonfire the members
and students seated themselves,
while various amusing stunts were
pulled off, including fortune telling,
reading a local paper, filled with
items contributed by those present,
on slips OF paper, not even emitting
the want ads, one of which read /:
"WANTED-At the Normal, 45O
young men. Apply at once" An
other: "LOST-Between the col
lege and the Christian church, this
evening, q heart"
At Father Casey's residence about
sixty young Catholic girls and the
usual dearth of young men met and
made merry as rather Casey S
guests always do, until late bed
time. College songs were sung in
quartet and chorus, and hearty good
will was everywhere apparent No
formal program was arranged, the
young folks being left entirely to
their own resources, which in this
case were ample.
The ('Ongrapotinna1 Sunday school
room was the scene of a good sized
gathering, which was arranged in u
circle around the room. Here songs
and music and speeches We're fol-
lowed by an informal evening that
rapidly took away the last vestige
of wistfulness from the faces OF the
strangers.
An informal social gathering was
held at the United Presbyterian
church, when the new students were
welcomed and made to feel at home.
The reception was given in the lect-
ure room of the church and was in
charge of Merle Harper. Della
Campbell, Roy Harper and Lois
Hickman. After short musical
and literary program the evening
was spent with games. .
Novel Features
Some of the get-acquainted de-
vices were novel. At the Presby-
terian church the hosts and guests
wore miniature paper streamers
pinned to waist or lapel, with the
owners names written on them. At
the Methodist church the young
folks were provided with large card
board Maltese crosses. the insignia
of the Epworth League. These bore
the legend: Il am Minnie Smith /;
Who are you?' Each person con-
versed with then wrote her name
beneath the cry. The Congrega-
tional young people were provided
with number of paper alphabets,
distributed indiscriminately. Then
the AS were instructed to find each
other and get acquainted, the BIS
and other letters, likewise, after
which the AS met the BIS, the C's,
etc, all the way down the line.
Father Casey's guests registered
their names in guest book pro-
vided for the purpose.
At each reception refreshments
were served by fair hands during
the evening. One whose duties took
him to each in turn, could not but
reflect on the possibilities afforded
for free lunch route had he been
real hungry.
The custom of opening the
churches to the students of the col
lege at the commencement of each
school year has been in vogue here
for many years. 1t is bit of prac-
tical Christianity that has brought
cheer to many lonesome stranger,
far away from the family tireside, in
many cases, and just experiencing
the first pangs of homesickness.
Tonight the faculty reception will
be held in the new training school.
at which time teachers and students
will meet socially for the first time.
About 500 will be present. This is
the first gathering to be held in the
building.