The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-06-12
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
The Princeton Alumni Association
Initiates New Class and Gives
High-Class Banquet.
"A Musical Entertainment, Reminis
cences and Election Enter
Into the Program.

was held in the armory on Friday
evening and the convention included
banquet and the usual initiatory cere
mony. The armory presented picture
of comfort and floral beauty and the
evenings program commenced with
game which created much merri
ment Then followed a vocal number
consisting of a selection by male
quartet-Messrs. Garrison, Umbe.
hooker, Stacey and Briggs.
Other numbers on the program were
a piano solo by "Katherine Hoffman,
Anna Wikeen; vocal solo by MADAME
Tettrazini," Eta Reichard; reading
bertha Maud Pratt" Gertrude
Bishop; trombone solo, "Charlie Chap
lin," Allen Ross, accompanied by
'Mary Pickford," Ida May Schmidt;
piano duet by Zelpha Erstad and Ida
May Schmidt, two of Joseph Hoff-
mans ablest pupils; vocal solo by
"Schumann Heink," Hildegard Erstad.
In introducing those who participated
in the program President Ida May
Schmidt humorously described the re-
markable qualifications. of each artist
amid roars of laughter.
Initiation followed and the commit
tee had matters we'll in hand to put the
members of the new class through
their facings. Each member was
brought in blindfolded and, after the
chaplain had given his fatherly adj
vice, the boy or girl was requested to
sign his or her name on the register.
The screams which emanated from
the signers led the unsophisticated to
think Of that old adage, "The pen is
mightier than the sword" There was
powerful unseen influence at work
somewhere. Then came branding
with hot iron, breaking Of ancient
eggs on the heads of the boys and
riding on the rocky road to Dublin,
following which the solemn vows of
the order we're taken and all were
ready for the banquet
All proceeded to the dining room.
In the center of each table was tiny
lake whose shores were concealed
with bridal wreath blossoms and upon
which there f1oated several pansies of
royal purple and old gold (the senior
class colors). Crepe paper of these
shades found their way into the decor
atoms and tiny favor at each plate
further carried out the color scheme.
A perforated capitol Up" held each
napkin in place and on the opposite
side was found the menu in French.
Immediately everyone was busy try
ing to find out what they were to have
to eat. The boys from France say
that the French people themselves
could not have put up more delicious
supper nor have served it any more
'daintily than did the Dorcas society,".
Toastmaster Hazel Scalberg per-
formed her task in a most commenda-
BILE manner, DR.. Kaliher gave the
new class royal welcome and Ross
Foltz, the president of this class,
responded with an appreciation of
what the alumni association would
mean to them in the future. Clifton
Cravens, whom the postmaster
dubbed the father of the Princeton
Alumni association, then welcomed
back the members who had so nobly
defended their country in the past two
years. That there are worse things
to face than machine guns, schrapnel
and shells, etc., was shown by the
fact that none of the boys would give
a response to this toast, and no i'm
promptus were asked.
Archie Gennow's toast was in the
form of an original poem, composed
by himself, entitled, ITO the Orange
and Black" and it was very credita-
BILE production. ....
A member of each class had been
asked to be prepared to give an anus
ing incident which had happened dur
ing his or her high school career. The
subject matter and delivery of these
anecdotes we're so good that the din
ing room was filled with peals of
laughter.
It was here discovered what had
caused the great crack in the banister
of the old school building. While
everyone knew of the gigantic proper
tions Of the alumni president, none
had dreamed that her ponderous
weight could have been the cause, but
as Stella Schumacher proceeded, in her
manner, to describe the Won
derful descent which occurred in the
unsupported presence Of the janitor,