Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-15
COLBY COLLEGE
Annual Reception and Ball of
Chi Chapter of Zeta Psi


social gaiety Tuesday evening. when
the Chi Chapter Of the Zeta Psi fra
ternity held its annual reception and
ball at the New Elks hall on Appleton
street. This affair, formerly an an
nual one OF iilustrious prominence, has
not been held for the past three years.
but this time. it proved to be amply
making Cp for the missing years.
About 500 invitations were sent out
by the committee in charge, and when
the Grand March was played, more
than 125 couples made up the process
sion which marched around the hall,
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion. All last evening the streets were
filled with hacks and automobiles on
the way TO the scene of the gala af-
fair and glimpses could be caught Of
the evening wraps Of the ladies and
their escorts dressed in conventional
evening attire. The guests began to
arrive little before nine, and for a
while formal reception was neld.
Six members of the Freshman dele
cation of the fraternity acted as ush-
ers, and the guests We're taken to the
receiving line where they were intro
duced to Hon. and Mrs Warren C.
Philbrook, DR.. and Mrs. Frederick c.
Thayer. Professor and Mrs. Herbert
c. Libbey and John NJ Richardson Is
Of Rockland. Throughout the recep-
tion. delightful concert was given
by the college orchestra Of ten pieces
led by Hugh s. Pratt il Of Corning,
n. y. The hall. beautiful in its new
tily adorned for the event with fra
ternity banners and college pennants,
presenting a very festive appearance.
The orchestra balcony was draped
| with bunting and the appropriate mu-
sic came from this alcove with a very
pleasing effect. Directly under the
balcony was long table prettily dec
GRATED. from which the dancers might
refresh themselves with the punch and
lime water, placed there at their dis
| posal and served by young members
OF the Women's division of the college.
| In the center of the ceiling was hung
i the escutcheon of the fraternity, the
| one that adorns the exterior Of the
chapter house. and during the waltzes
of the dance order the lights. repre-
senting the colors Of the fraternity
| This effect was very delightful, and
furnished a very distinctive and alto
gether individual air to the gathering
| and constantly reminded the happy
guests Of the hospitaDle hosts Of the
| evenings entertainment.
when all the guests had arrived and
| the ushers had completed their duty
the orchestra struck up the "74th Reg
lment March" and with John Richard
son and partner as leader, followed
by the reception committee and the
members OF the entertaining chapter
the grand march started the round of
| pleasure.
DR.. Harry Of the advanced French
department, gave out the parts for
the play, Les Doigts de Fee" which
w!ll be given by the members of the
French class. some time after Easter
probably early in May. This play is a
very pretty one. dealing with the aris-
tocracles Of Partisan life. and should
De great attraction to people inter-
ested in the French language. DR.. Har.
ry mas had quite a bit of experience in
french plays, having taken part in
several. and is we'll fit to take up The
TASK OF this production. He will be as.
sisted in the dramatic part of the
work by DR.. L. 4. d Argy of this city
VINO has been so successful in rnanv 10.
cal productions. The leading roles vii
De taken by Miss Yvette Clair '1s. and
cyril NJ. Jolly '16, both Of Wateryille
Ihe other characters Of fairly euua
importance are as follows: La Com.
tesse Douairiere, Elizabeth Hodgkins
OF Lewiston: lie Ccmte De Lesneven
Ernest c. Simpson of Watervi,Ie
Tristan, Cyril NJ. Jolly, Wateryil1e
Berthe. petite file de la comtesse
Katherine H. Singer Of Damariscotta
Helene. niece de Ia comtesse. Yvette G
Clair of Waterville; Richard de Ker
brand, gentilhomme breton, Winthrop
Webb Of Winthrop; La Maruuise d.
Mennevillle. Annie L. McCurdv o,
Calais; Madame de Berry, Antoin.
ette E. Ware of Waterville: 1e DIV,
de Penn Mar, John Crawford Of Mini.
nockett: Josephine, Clara Hinckley q,
Milbridge; Corine, Lucille Foster y,
Waterville; Esther, Ella Robinson ~
North Anson: Pierre, Norman 7.
Stevens of Cherryfield