Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-29
bOWDO|N FRATS
HOUSE PARTIES
SOCIAL WINNERS
Two Faternities Surmount All
Drawbacks in Making Annual
Receptions and Dance Memoir
able Events

Brunswick, Me, April 2s.-(SpeciaD.-
With the pouring rain that seems inva
riably to accompany such affairs at Bow
doin, two fraternities, the Eta Charge of
Theta Delta Chi and the Beta Sigma
chapter of Beta Theta Pi, held their an
nual receptions and house parties yester-
day afternoon and evening. The recep-
tons were held in the afternoon, with
dancing in the evening.
Theta Delta Chi
The festivities of the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity were held in the charge house
on the corner of Maine and McKeen
streets. In the receiving line at the re-
ception in the afternoon were: Mrs.
Frank E. Woodruff, Mrs. Wilmot b.
Mitchell, Miss Alaric w. Haskell and
Mrs. William r. Porter. all of Brunswick.
Mrs. Leon S. Lippincott and Mrs. John
A. Slocum of Brunswick poured.
The committee in charge of the dance
in the evening was Arthur s. Littlefield
'16 of Dorchester, Mass, chairman; Har-
old A. Henderson IS of Portland, H. To-
hey Mooers IS of Skowhegan and Lau-
renee G. Barton 10 Of Portland
Among the young lady guests present
were Miss Elizabeth Barton. Miss Vir-
ginia Hamilton, Miss Laura Cooling, Miss
Bessie Hill. Miss Fidelia Woodbury., Miss
Elizabeth Freeman and Miss Mildred
Russell. all Of Portland; Miss Ida Wotten
of Rockland, Miss Marguerite Hutchns
Chelsea, Mass. Miss Isazel McWilliams
oP hot
Scott of Providence, r. l.. Miss Marie
Heinz of Detroit, Mich, Miss Mary Wood
fill of Greensburg, Ind, Miss Arville Todd
of Lawrence, Mass, Miss Grace Chilson
of Franklin, Mass, and Miss Frances
Rane Of Wellesley. Mass.
| The charge house was charmingly dec
Grated with palms and spring blossoms, in
color scheme of yellow and green. Mu-
sic for an order of 20 dances was fur
nished by Sprague's orchestra Of Port
land. Hall of Brunswick catered.
Beta Theta ri
The Beta Theta Pi house party was
held in the chapter house on McKeen
street The patronesses and chaper-
ones were Mrs. Elizabeth T. Lee Of
Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. Alice c. Little
Of Brunswick. Mrs. Frederick A.
Coombs Of E. Orange, n. j., and Mrs.
Louis Mccarthy Of West Roxbury,
Mass. At the refreshment tables were
Mrs. Charles T. Burnett, Mrs. Manton
Copeland, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs.
Orren c. Hormell, Mrs. Paul Nixon,
Mrs G. M. Slliott, Mrs. William Haw-
ley Davis and Mrs. Lee D. MCLEAN all
of Brunswick.
Among the guests were Miss Isabel
Palmer, Miss Mary Elliot, Miss Marion
Andrews, Miss M. Lucia Afford, Miss
Helene Blackwell, Miss Helen Colby,
Miss Dorothy Donnell all of Bruins
wick, Miss Helen Sullivan, Miss Helen
Webb, Miss Doris Peny, Miss Geneva
Rose, all Of Rockland, Miss Esther
Coffin, Miss Frances Foss, and Miss
Helene Henderson Of Portland, Miss
Olive Doe Of Lexington, Mass, Miss
Helen Upham of Duluth, Mimi, Miss
Maybelle Haines Of Dexter, Miss Ruth
Crane of Machias, Miss Caroline
Creed Of Needham Heights, Mass,
Miss Mildred harrington Of Augusta,
and Miss Irene Jackson of Waterville.
The committee in charge Of the
house party consisted of Asa u. Bird
'16 Of Rockland, William D. Ireland '16
Of Stetson, Carroll A. Lovejoy IT of
Woodfords, Whitney Cocmbs Is OF
of West Roxbury. Mass. The house
East Orange, N. j., Louis Mccarthy 10
was decorated tastefully with ever
green and roses. The dance orders
were Of black leather with the Beta
Theta Pi coat-of-arms embossed.