Evening journal., 1919-01-22
CARTER BROTHERS
ARE SURPRISED
Delaware College "Frat"
Boys Have Happy Night
With Friends
FRATERNITY PINS
ARE PRESENTED
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 60 The Evening Journal.
NEWARD, Jan. 22.-NIembers Of Della
ware Chapter, Sigma Phi Epsilon
fraternity Of Delaware College. led by
Pref w owen Sypherd. faculty repre-
sentative in the fraternity. were parties
to a gentle birthday surprise conspiracy
against Former Lieut.. F. Bayard Carter
u. s. A.. and his brother. G. Gray Carter,
president Of the Freshman Glass, both
students at tho college. last evening
They were aided materially in the con-
epiracy by several persons not mem
bers Of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Bayard Carter was 20 years old on
Monday. GRAY Carter was IS years old
Yesterday. Both are ardent members
of The fraternity. Their fraters decided
to perpetrate a double surprise upon
them. To make that possible, two
students were invited to take dinner
with the Carter boys last evening IN
their home at South College and Amstel
avenues. While that dinner was In pro-
gress, members Of the fraternity as
sembled at the Frat House. on Quality
Hill, and marched In a body to the
Carter home. Their visit was a total
surprise to the boys.
Those within and without the pleasant
conspiracy who congratulated the un-
whiting celebrants were: Miss Mary
Mitchell, daughter Of President and Mrs.
Samuel Chiles Mitchell. Of Delaware
College; Misses Edith p. Spencer. Helen
l.. McNesl, Olive l.. Heiser. Helen Steel,
Mildred Lee Carter and Ruth p. Guyer,
of Newark: Miss Ida Elizabeth Miller.
OF Hagerstown, Md. and Miss Justine
Armstrong, Of Wilmington; Or. Syp-
herd, Henry w. Marston. Franklin X.
Wills, w. Wilson Lattomus, William
n. Frederick, G. d. Chambers. Draper
Smith, John, c. Pierson. Charles G.
Edwards, Joseph C. Wise. Willard r.
Triggs, Robert p. Kite, Willard S. Moore,
W. Scott Levey. =. George Tonkin, John
j. De Luca, Hugh McCaughan. Jr. T.
Clement Alexander. J. Robinson, A.
Francis Spaid. James A. Horiy, Robert
n. Foulk, j. Willard Humphrey, Louis
Robert PLAN, Knowles Bowen and
Howard Harper.
An amusing part Of The surprise was
thai when Gray Carter, q Freshman,
saw the Seniors. Juniors and Sopho
mores march in, he thought they con-
stituted a Dumping Committee" With
out waiting TO ascertain their mission,
he dashed out the back door, made of
across the Commons and Il was not un-
tn a pursuing delegation had assured
him of the pacific purpose Of the visi-
tors that he would consent 20 return 10
his home.
In behalf Of the fraternity members,
Robert ~ Foulk presented TO each OF
ihe Carter boys a sold fraternity pin
Bayard Carter also was the recipient OF
lw0 large panorama photographs. One
was Of the Radio Battalion at College
Park Md, Of which he was an officer.
The other was Of Radio Company d.,
which he commanded. Both photos
were mounted and framed attraotlvely.
Brief speeches Of acknowledgment and
appreciation We're made by the recip-
tents
Features Of the double surprise were
dancing and refreshments. "Hun." q
capable eolored woman who had been
for years as housekeeper and cook at
the fraternity house. assisted Mrs. |
Carter in the ~eparation and serving
of the refreshments.