Evening journal., 1920-04-10
omega ALPHA
frat GIVES HOP
Decorations Most Elaborate
Of Any College Dance
This Season
JACOBS ORCHESTRA
FURNISHES MUSIC

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. April i0.--A fairland from
the East greeted the guests Of the
Omega Alpha Fraternity at its second
annual dance In Newark last evening.
/ The dance was held in Old College,
The student center OF Delaware College,
and proved IN every respect fttIng
successor 10 the dance given thsre BY
The fraternity last spring. over seventy
couples attended. among them many
alumni.
The decorations OF the hall were
unique. the result OF thoughtful plan
ming. The plans were Inspired by the
decorative work OF the Far East. They
were neither Chinese nor Japanese yet
they had that peculiar Oriental atmos-
phere. The room was panelled in
solid colors. the colors OF the frster-
nifty ty.-oranss, black. and white. The
lights were concealed in immense or
anee lanterns. decorated 10 represent
animals Of the East. The patronesses'
corner was unusual. A black lattice
concealed the front OF the balcony.
and extending TO the floor shut on q
space reserved for the patronesses.
Vines and flowers t,vlned themselves
through the black woodwork and made
bower OF most extraordinary beauty.
This was something entirely different
from the usual mode OF decorating, and
sets a precedent for future decorators
in Old College. Green vines were arch
ed over the windows and these COM
r.lr t.A ho ~
Music for The dance was furnished by
Jacobs Orchestra OF Wilmington. Ralph
Jacobs, the director OF the orchestra.
Is a Delaware graduate and a member
OF the Omega Alpha Fraterity.
During the inter1nlsslon. refreshments
were served in the diningroom In the
west wing OF Old College. They had
Deen prepared under the direction Of
Miss Emily Hall. the director OF the col
lege commons. They consisted Of
chicken salad, nuts, Ice cream. rolls,
and coflee. The dlningroom was also
decorated In harmony with the more
elaborate decorations OF tle dance hall.
The programs were simple. They
were white in color. and had the coat
of-arms OF the fraternity embossed in
gold on the cover.
The dance will be remembered as
one OF The best ever held at the col
iege.
The patronesses were: Mrs. Samuel
c. Mitchell. Dean Winifred J. Robinson.
Mrs. +. NJ X. Foster. Mrs. e. Laurence
Smith, Mrs. Charles A. McCue, Mrs.
Clinton O. Houghton.
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c. Mitchell. Or. r. NJ X. Foster, Dean
z. Laurence Smith OF the college fac
ulty: Mr.. and Mrs. p. ID. Geoghegan of
Delaware CITY; Miss May L. Crooks
and Miss Florence Phillips. % Phila-
delphia: Miss Marie II. Feussner and
Miss Ethel Brandt. OF Camden. n. j.:
Miss Mildred Hutton, Of Woodbury.. N.
j.; Miss Frances DAVIS, OF Odessa; Miss
Elizabeth Houston. OF Dover; Miss LII
Ian Postles, Of Frederick; Miss Ada
Rose and Miss Ann Smith. OF Elkton /;
Miss Ellyn j. Davidson. OF Middletown.
Misses Msude Allan. Elizabeth Brier-
ley. Mary NJ. v Farrell. Margaretta
butcher, Marian Truax, Marion Spru-
ancs. Harriet Beeson, Florence NJ.
Lloyd, Anna L. Evans. Hlldebrandt Cav
ender, Frances Worthington. Rebecca
NJ Barclan, Mary ~ Donovan. Eliza
beth b. Selmes, Florence Martin, Bertha
Stats, June C. Sermes, Nance Meyers.
Dorothy Cam and Mildred Massey, OF
Wilmington.
Misses Mary. Deem Law, Alice FergI-
son. Marguerite Mitchell, Nell d. Blair,
Helen Groves, Marion Hatfield. Alice {.
Roop. Lillian Butz. Helen B. Bancroft.
Ruth Messlck. Marion Law, Frances
Buttles, Cardelle Williams, Winifred
Hanchett and Ethel Ferguson. OF New
ark.
Linden @. Owens. OF Harrisburg. Pa. :;
A. Bayley Thomas. OF Philadelphia:
Clyde s. Collins, OF Smyrna; Joseph 6.
Sickler, Of Salem, N. j.; John w. Brown,
Of Dover.
T. S. Carswell, Paul G. Swayne. Eu-
gene H. Woodman. Fred y. Martenls. |
n. McElwee. Leroy B. Steel, and c. G
Todd, OF Wilmington
II. B. Shipley, Harry w. Loose, w. Z.
Barnard. Frank p. McCardle. II. c..
Grier. William Stewart, Jr.. r. Paul
Kite. Granville Robinson, Philip II. Mar
vel. Earl ID. Brandt, stanley T. THyoes.
Harry s. Ivory, T. Wilmer Holland.
Alexander Blair. Jr William sweeney
George H. Hudson. t. J. Mcdonnell,
Norman Thomas. Vaughn A. Hastings
Charlesworth Carswell. irwin z. Mather,
robert Betty. Jr. C. Norman Wade. Eu-
gene Kennedy, T. r. Deppe. Jr., Harvey
n Brown. II. +. Zimmerman. G.. II.
Mkens, Maynard II. Carter, Howard D.
Dorsey, Edwin p. Pilman. Gerald c.
Smith. Herbert H. Parker, George N.
Nelson. John w. Alexander and Jesse