Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-26
Held at Wright House Fri
day Evening
OVER ONE HUNDRED PRESENT
Miss Ethel Thompson, President of
Alpha Theta Gives Toast
for Girls

The most memorable social event OF
the Alma College year is the annual
Zeta Sigma banquet. For the twenty
fifth time it was held Friday evening.
1t was held this year in the Wright
House dining room. The room was
draped with wide blue and white
sashes, extending from one chandelier
to another, and the ends forming a
shield on the wall back of the toast
master. Enclosed by this shield was a
large white banner with the Greek
characters, Zeta Sigma, on it in a
shade of blue corresponding to the
sashes. At the top of this shield was
the rose and gray banner of the
affiliated society, Alpha Theta. AS
either end of the room was a large
maroon and cream Alma blanket.
Below one blanket was a white and
blue Zeta Sigma pennant, and below
the other rose and gray Alpha Theta
pennant. Directly back of the toast
master was large vase bouquet. A
large cluster of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS arose from the centre of the
vase. A row of white carnations ran
around the rim or the vase. In the
midst of the white carnations was one
red carnation. The white pillars in
the dining room were wound with blue
crepe. The tables were arranged in
the shape of capital E. The presi-
dent of Zeta Sigma, Mr.. Bryson
McCloy, who was also toast-master,
and Miss Ethel Thompson, president
of Alpha Theta. and who gave the
response in behalf of the girls, sat
opposite the place where the centre
wing intersected with the long table.
The others were seated alternately a
gentleman and a lady. At each
lady's plate was yellow chrysanthe-
mum; at each gentleman's plate was a
white carnation.
A grand march was formed in the
reception room upstairs. They march
ed to beautiful music downstairs and
into the dining room. Mr.. VIM. Gal
lagher and Mr.. Floyd Oswald furnish
ed the music. The banquet was served
in six courses. Zeta Sigma Sigma
Punch featured the last course.
Bryson McCloy, rs, as toast-master
upheld the high standard of Zeta
Sigma. The toasts were: "Frater-
nity," by Enrol Stafford, IT. "While
! keep my sense shall prefer nothing
to a pleasant Friend" Efficiency
DR.. ]. T. Ewing, "Suaviter in modo
fortiter in re-" "Our Guests" Monte
McFarlane, i "Fair thought and
happy hours attend on you" "Our
Affiliation," Miss Ethel Thompson, rs
"Hand grasps hand, eye lights eye ir
good friendship" "First impress
sions," Emerald Garlock, '18,
"There's not a leaf within the bower
There's not bird upon the tree,
There's not a dewdrop on the flower
But bears the impress, Lord, of Thee
additions and Subtractions," Johr
NJ. Dunham, 10. add something tC
something and something you gain
but take nothing from nothing anC
nothing will remain" "Giving One:
Self" DR.. T. C. Blaisdell. II thinl
/ should have succeeded in any line Of
life to which l had given myself; bu
one must give ones self"
The talks were beyond criticism
Each one gave those present some
thing worth while to take home will
them. The toast given by Miss
Thompson was the most heartfelt o.
all. She told of the brother and sis
ter spirit that existed between Zeti
Sigma and Alpha Theta. She told o
the many successful men, scattere,
about over the world, who were ono,
Zeta Sigma men. Then she recited al
original poem telling about the senio
boys who were Zeta Sigma men, AM
who were about to enter their life
work. She drew picture that vii
remain in the memories of thos
present for many a day. Her. toast
delivered in sweet, heart-touching
soul-inspiring tones caused the bon
of fraternal fellowship to tighter
about all of the society members, an
brought back many scenes of happ
college events.
Mr.. Stafford also dwelt on fraterna
spirit, and showed wherein the col
lege is the place where the mos
stress is laid on friendships.
Mr.. Dunham, former Zeta Sign
man and member of the class o
1910 of Alma College, gave very in
teresting talk which pertained mostl
to the loyalty which the alumni, ex
Alma students, and faculty shoul
show to their college.
Emerald Garlock, representing tn
Freshman class, told Of his first i'm
pressions of Zeta Sigma and of Aim
College, and how they were change
for the better as time went on.
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