The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-28
Miss Poupore on Toast Program.

AT the Alpha Pht banquet held las
evening at the bennington in Mime
apolis Miss Anne Poupore of this cit,
who represents Pi chapter of the. Uni
versitv of North Dakota was anon
the speakers on the program of toast
over which Mrs. s. r. Balderston O
Evanston. ILL.,. president of the gen
eral board Of Alpha Phi. presided
The business of yesterday AT the ma
tional convention was replete with i'm
rortant actions and the following &C
count is taken from the Minneapoli
Journal:
NO longer will the sorority girl
throughout the country be looked up
on merely as the social element il
every college for the new ruling of thu
National Pan-Hellenic vii
place the sorority girl upon a scholas
tic basis in every institution of learn
ing in the country. A uniform schol
arship card has been adopted by al
.sororities through tho action of the
National Fan-Iiellenic congress. which
includes $1,000 college sorority WON
en- in the United States. Mrs. Johr
Howard McElrov of Chicago. an Alpha
Phi. who is president OF the National
Pan-Hellenic and who is attending the
convention of Alpha Phi this week
gave her report today AT the Pan
hellenic session of Alpha Phi and the
local chapter voted upon and adopt.
ed the decision IF the national or.
Eani7ation Before a girl can he
pledged to a sorority she must be a
eClla m~atriculated college SUDDEN,
taking a fun course and working for a
degree and before she can he initiated
she must nave completed one eme
ters work With good standing, the
standing to be dictated by tho require
ments of the college in which she is
registered. All the national chapters
have adopted the new rules. hut it will
about A Yea TO put the rules into
regular working order.
The National P~an-Hellenic con-
sress conHenes every fall in Chicago
and is attended by Representatives
from every college sorority. The next
meeting will be from Oct. q to Is a,
Chicago and the members will make
their headquarters at the Congress no.
tel. Mrs. McElroy, who is the presi.
dent for his wear. is the Pan-Hellenie
delegate from Alpha Phi. At the
meeting in october the presidency OF
the Pan-Hellenir will go to a Gamma
Phi Beta
"BuSiness sessions were held in St
Marks guild hall this morning and
this afternoon. Tomorrow morning
officers for the general national board
of Alpha Phi will he elected at each
election. n representative from the
retiring board is reelected so as tc
make continuity in the work. The
Falderston. of Evansville. ILL.,. grand
president, Miss Frances Perkins Of
Fond du Lac, Wis. a delegate: Mrs
John Howard McElrov of Chicgo
chairman of the board and Pan-Hel.
lenic delegate. Mrs. +. a. Wheelehar
"f Evanston. Ill. and Mrs. Allan Mills
of Glencoe. III.
Mrs. Crnnkcr'- Reception.
"Hne of the handsomest socia
events in honor of the visiting Alpha
Fiji girls vas the reception this after.
noon at the home of Mrs. Edward II
Croker. 1850 Hennepin avenue fol
the Gamma Fiji Beta sorority in honor
Of h Alpha Phis. In the receivins
lines with Mrs. Crooker we're Mrs. s
Is. Balderston of Evanston. III: Mis-.
j. II. McElroy of Chicago: Mrs. +. a
Wheelelaan of Evanston. III: Mrs. AL
len Mills of Glencoe. Ill; and Mis-.
Frances Perkins If Fond du Lac. Wis.
Miss Dorothy Stevens inc Miss Clara
ShepleN of the local alumnae. anc
Miss Margaret Nachtrieh of the Gam
ma Phi Eeta To which sorority tn.
hostess belongs.
ASSi"tlHS IN the receiving were
matrons "f the Gamma Phi Bet:
Alumnao. Mrs John +. powney. Mrs
Iianry Nachtrieb. Mrs. Carl Schlenker
Mrs L. w, Backus and Mrs. V. c
sherman. who assisted also in over
seeing the arrangements. and the Al
lha Phis, Who assisted We're Mrs
Frank II, Barney. Miss Marty Barber
Miss Olive Lewis and Miss Mari,
I}ardWell. Among the local Gamm;
Phi Beta girls who We're in the dinin:
room w"rn Misses Ella Morse, Maud,
Hart. Lucille Bahcork. Gertrude Hegy
Mary Rhodes and Dorothy Bell anr
Ellen Brooks. During the afternoon
musical program was heard and Mis-
Kathleen Hart sang,
The hours were from to s o'clocl
and the guests We're received in tn,
reception rooms, where masses of p;nl
carnations. the Gamma Phi Beta flow
er. were used. showing their brigh
color against the green woodland fern
and foliage. Tn" Alpha Phi color
red and silver. were accentuated il
the dining room. showing in the re
freshments and in the table service
cd and two beautifully furnishe,
suites had been thrown open in tn
Lowry hill apartments. Mr.. and Mrs
CROKER occupy n of the large suite
and they had been offered the use q
a suite of friends. which adjoin
theirs.
Tho Banquet.
The president of the general boar
of Alpha Phi, Mrs. S. r. Balderston. O
Evanston. Ill. will preside over tn
program Of toasts this evening at tn
Alpha Phi banquet which takes plac
at the bennington. Covers will b
placed for 1872 guests. Those VIII
will respond TO toasts are representa-
tives from the various visiting char
ters and they will include: Mis-
Helen Neal. delegate from Alph
chapter at Syracuse. y. y; Miss Ann
Poupore Of Pi chapter of North Da
kota university; Miss Josephine Rees
OF lota chapter of the University c
Wisconsin; Miss Isabelle Fitzpatric
ot leta chapter. Goucher college, Bal
chapter: Miss Ileen Bulls Of kapr
chapter of Leland Stanford university
Miss Agnes Dewar Of XII chapter r
Toronto university. and Miss Ruth Sic
bers Of Rho chapter of the Universit
or OHIO. The color note of the bar
quet was in pink and the tables wer
decked with masses Of pink peonies.
More June Weddings.
The wedding of Miss Agnes Hoee
land of Fargo and Norris HERNIA
Nelson of Munich was a beautifl
wedding ceremony of Wednesday af,
ernoon at h farm home Of III
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har
Hogeland. Five o'clock in the aftel
noon was the marriage hour and Re
II. Chilgren performed the servic
Miss Bertha Hagen played the wee
ding music and the bridal party ente]
ed with two little flower girls, Mae Az
derson and Mamie Krogh. leadini
They wore frocks Of white and cal
ried baskets Of pink roses. They ais