Evening journal., 1919-05-17
omega ALPHA
BOYS give Dance
Fraternity's First Formal
Hop at Old Delaware
Great Success
FIFTY COUPLES
ENJOY EVENING
special 70 The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, May iT.-The dance given
by the Omega Alpha Fraternity in the
dining room OF old College Hall last
light was one OF the most pleasing af-
fairs Of the kind Of the season. There
we're about ffty coupleAen tho floor
md music was furnisheS by Jacobs
Orchestra, the leader OF which Ralph
:. Jacobs Is a member OF the fraternity.
The decorations were unusually at
tractlve, the color scheme being orange,
black and white, the colors OF tho
Omega Alpha. The lights glowed a pale
orange from under an enormous dome
OF that color In the centre Of the room,
and from this were run festoOns OF
orange, black and white TO all sides and
corners Of the hall. From the lattice
work, which surrounded the windows,
roses poeped from among the vines. The
front Of the balcony on which the or
chestra was seated was a hedge or
roses.
Attractive programs (leather card
cases) were furnished each dancer,
those for the gentlemen being bound IN
black leather and those for the women
In gray. On the front Of each was
stamped the coat of arms OF tho frat
in gold.
This was the flrst dance OF a formal
nature 10 be given by the omega Alpha,
which Is the youngest frat at the
college. 70 was a great success in every
way and those who arranged 10 deserve
much credit. During lntermissiOn re-
freshments were served. Miss Carrie
stewart, director OF the Commons, as
sisted the boys in many OF the details
Of the dance.
The patronesses were: Mrs. c.. o.
Houghton, Mrs. +. VI. X. Foster. Mrs. r.
\. Nottingham, Mrs. Harry Hayward,
Mrs. Samuel C. Mitchell. Dean Wini-
fred J. Robinson, Mrs. C.. W. Banks,
Mrs. J.. Laurence Smith and Miss Ed
wilma Long. Among those who attended
were:
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Townsend,
Professor and Mrs. Harry r.. Ruhl.
Mrs r. 4. Nottingham, Dr. and Mrs.
J.. VI. X. Foster. Dean and Mrs. +.
Laurence Smith, Or. w owen Sypherd,
Professor and Mrs. Charles w Banks,
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Mitchell. Dean
Winfrcd J. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.
William Mckinney. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers
Ir3vclle.
Misses, Bessie r. Whlttlngham, Ed
wilma Long. Florence w. Martin. Ethel
ID. Campbell, Elizabeth H. Wright,
Ethel b. Bishop. Helen Wise. Emma
". Davis. Helen Bennett. Edna Pratt.
Charlotte McAlllster, Lucille +. Glenn,
Marjorie Guthrie, Catherine II. Powell,
Mary !. Wright. Elizabeth Jones, Caro-
line w. Conley, Ethel Ferguson, Alice
Ferguson, Grace Marvel, Helen Ban
croft g Harriet r. Bcesom. COrnelia
Piuing. Marion Z. Fell. Helen McMena-
min. Helen w. Smith. Florence b.
Downs. Beatrice Z. Benjamin, Anna VI.
Nans1nt. Mary A. Mitchell, Kaiharine
r.. Robbins, Margaret r.. Reynolds.
Mildred L. Carter, Dora Law Olive i.
IIciscr. Vivian w. Porter. Rh0da :.
Harrington, Nellie d. Blair. Lillian
Phillips, Hettie p. Slack. Myrtle Col
lins, Edna +. Green. Helen Slack,
Marion Law. Gertrude Hill, Virginia
Springer, Gertrude Melchoir and Marn
y. Donovan.
Dr. Kenr Roberts Greenfield. Hugh
Wagner Downing. w. i. BOyce, Frank
Deputy, Charles C. Warner, Robert Y.
Wallen. Jr., G. Holton Aikens. Maynard
II. Carter, J. Percy Robins, Wilmer d.
Jones, John +. Work, Lyman ]. Scotch,
Terry Mitchell, Charles Carswell. T. W.
Holland. George w. Hearne, Irving r.
McElwee, a. Bailey Thomas, Charles
W. Jackson. Jr.. Norman Thomas, John
w. Anderson, George G.. Jefferis, Lewis
n. Bacon. William y. killen, Earl L.
Ewing. j. Gordon Mcmillan. J. Avery
Mather. George IT. Hudson. Paul q.
Swayne. Harvey " Brown. J. Willard
Humphrey. +. Bayard Carter. Raymond
IT, Nchf, Elmo \. Newman. Thomas :.
Carswcll, Alexander Blair. Jr.. John A.
Hopkins, Jr. Leon Jacobyan. George |
NJ Nelson. Eugene II. Kennedy. Gran
willie :. Robinson. Earl Ramsey, Fred |
3. MARTENS, John W. Brown. George /