Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-22


Hero" and SHAM" The plays will
be given at the Cumberland theatre
at 3.45 o'clock and will be attended
by practically the entire student
body and the fair guests.
The house parties this year will
be the scenes of many inovations to
provide entertainment for the guests.
Alpha Delta Phi held dinner dance
at Hotel Eagle this evening. Kappa
ade ball. Zeta Psi will hold a Christ
mas tree for it's guests, and SO on.
The story of the house parties il
as follows:
Alpha Delta Phi-The Bowdoin
chapter of Alpha Delta Phi held its
Christmas house party dance at Ho-
tel Eagle, where music for the order
of 20 dances was furnished by Miss
Marion Chases orchestra, of Baver-
ly, Mass.
Psi Upsilon-The Christmas house
party of Kappa Chapter, Psi Epsilon
was held at the Chapter house on
Maine street. music for the order of
Is dances being furnished by Herli-
hy's orchestra. of Portland. The
Chapter house had been transformed
into q most charming dance hall,
which was beautifully decorated
with Christmas wreaths and other
tokens Of the holiday season.
Chi Psi-An Innovation, that of
having patrons as well as patroness-
es, was introduced at the house party
of Alpha Eta Chapter of Chi Psi,
this evening, they being Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Y. Snow of Portland. The
| Lodge was very prettily decorated
for the event with holly, ivy and
evergreen. Ed Drouin's Premier
Orchestra played for the dance.
| Delta keppa Epsilon-Mrs Kenneth
c. NJ. Sills of Brunswick. Mrs. Ru-
' pert H. Baxter Of Bath and Mrs. Will
liam W. Thomas of Portland were the
patronesses at the house party dance
of Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Ep-
i silon, which was held ct the chapter
| house.
| Theta Delta Chi-Iortland and
South Portland young ladies were
much in evidence at the house party
dance OF Eta Charge at Theta Delta
Chi this evcniAsh. The charge home
on the corner of Maine and Mckeen
| streets was very prcttily decorated in
honor of the event.
| Zeta Psi-A quartet from the famous
Morey Pearl Orchestra from Chateau
Dansant Of Boston furnished the mu-
sic for the house party dance of
lambda Chapter of Zeta Psi this eve
| ming. This was one of the prettiest
dances of the evening, the attractive
chapter house on College street being
especially adapted to decorations Of
| the Yuletide season.
Kappa Sigma-The most elaborate Of
the many house party dances was that
held by Alpha Rho Chapter of Kappa
Sigma at it's house on the corner of
College and Iarpswcll streets. The
chapter was wonderfully decorated in
! keeping with the Yuletide spirit A
feature of the decorations was a wood
scene in which a small hut formed the
| ccnterpiece. This was in great de-
mand during the dance * coy cor
| ncr.
The festivities opened with a for
|
members of the fraternity and their
guests retired and when they reap
peared all were gowned in masquerade
costume. The costumes were unusual
| ~ unique and elaborate erd this prob
ably proved the most interesting fea-
ture of the kind ever scd at a house
party dance at Bowdoin. AT intCrmis-
sion much mcrriment was created by
the distribution of presents from
wcll-laden Christmas tree
i Beta Theta Pi-Beta Sigma Chap
| ter of Beta Theta Pi entertained at
it's chapter house on Mckeen street
Mrs. Arthur p. Abbott of Dexter and
Mrs. Arthur H. Tilcston of Dorches-
ter, Mass, were the patronesses and
the committee of arrangements con-
sisted of Frances s. Hill, '23 of Au-
Susta; Frederick NJ. Tileston. '25 of
Dorchester, Mass; Samuel H. Will
iiams. '22 of Everett. Mass; Eugene
G. Wing, '23 of Stratton. and William
Holloway, '26 of Augusta Kennistons
orchestra played for the dance.
Sigma Nu-Avery's orchestra Of
Bath played for the order of %
dances at the house party dance of
Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Nu, held
this evening at it's chapter house on
Main street. Mrs. Orren c. Hormell
Mrs. Hartley c. Baxter, Mrs. William
c. Cram, Jr., Mrs. r. c. DYER and
Mrs. Paul Laidley of Brunswick were
the patronesses. The committee of
arrangements were Irvine w. Jardine,
"a of Fort Fairfield. chairman; AL
len c. Morrell, '23 of Wayland. Mass;
Carl V. Nelson, "a of Stamford.
Conn. and Robert Hardness, '26 of
| Salt Lake City. Utah.
Phi Delta Psi-Mrs. Alfred o.
i Gross and Mrs. Clara d. Hayes of
Brunswick. Mrs. G. f. Cousens of
| kenncbunk and Mrs. NJ. n. Connors
| of Lewiston were the patronesses at
! the house party and dance held by
Phi Delta Psi at its chapter house on
Federal street this evening. Emer-
sons orchestra of Portland played for
! the dance, which was in charge of
committee consisting of Harold L.
Healey, '23 Of Auburn, chairman;
Luman A. Woodruff, "a of Ellsworth;
John w. Cronin, '25 of Lewiston and
| Conrad c. Spangler, '26 of st. Johns,
! r