Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-23
FOSS HALL NOTES

MrS. arthur IL. sylvester, of Wood
! land, was the guest Of her daughter.
Miss Grace Sylvester, '2S, last week.
Miss Helen Kenyon and Miss
Shirley Haskell, of Auburn, were the
guests of Miss Cornelia Adair, '22.
Saturday and Sunday. Miss Kenyon
and Miss Haskell attended the Deke
ball Saturday night.
Miss Helen Kyle, '26, entertained
Gordan Swan, of Dorchester, over
the week END.
Miss Doris Wyman, '23, of Medford,
Mass. visited her sister, Helen, '2S,
Saturday.
Miss Grace Fox, "a, a teacher in
Northeast Harbor, was the guest of
her sister, Miss Mildred Fox, '28,
Saturday.
i. Miss Ruth Viles, ex '27, of Show
hogan, called on friends at the hall,
| Sunday.
Miss Phyllis Russell, junior in
the high school in Walpole, Mass.
is visiting her sister, Miss Priscilla
Russell,'27, for a. few days.
DR.. and Mrs. George F. Parmenter
were dinner guests IT the hall Sun
day.
The Misses Doris I. Roberts, &c,
and Clara M. Collins, '26, passed Sat-
urday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis M. Wheeler on North street.
Miss Alpha Crosby, 20, of Water
vile, led the Baptist Christian En-
deavor meeting Sunday night.
| Miss Eva Dc ige,'2S, of Wiscasset,
! attended the Winter Carnival at
ruary 10 and 20.
| Tho d11afa BANQUET for a III
members of the women's division at
| Colby will be held Wednesday night,
| February "a, in Foss Hall. Miss
Florence E. Dunn, professor of Eng
fish at Colby, is the toastmistress.
! Phi Mu Initiation and Banquet
The ninth annual initiation and
baquet of the local chapter of Phi Mu
Sorority was held Saturday evening.
February 20, at the chapter hall and
| the Elmwood hotel.
The II freshmen initiated were the
Misses Doris V. Boulter of Kittery;
Amelia G. Bucknam of Hallowell;
I Hester NJ. Fifield of Portland; Marion
! L. CHM of Caribou; Edna H. Huff OF
/ Farmington;, Rosalie D. Mosher of
/ Oakland; Beatrice M. Palmer OF
/ Pittsfield; Ruth V. Plaisted of York
! Village: Thelma E. Short of Water
vile; Grace A. Stone of Lawrence
Mass; Miriam E. Tyler of South Yer
non, VT; and Doris w. Wyman OF
! Oakland.
The banquet at the Elmwood fol-
! lowed the initiation. The menu con-
sisted of grape fruit frappe, mock
turtle soup Boston celery, Queen
! olives, fried scallops, roast stuffed
I oh; oil c,,n nj mashed no.
| tatoes, creamed green peas, hot rolls,
Astor House fruit salad, ice cream,
cake and coffee.
The place cards were in the form OF
ships, and were hand painted in pink
and white, the sorority colors. A
large pink and white ship,was on the
! head table. Favors were hammered
silver jewel cases with bright Innings
Miss Ruth Fifield. '25 of Portland,
made a very pleasing and clever
tpastmistress. The following toasts
were given: 1.-THE Ocean," by Hilda
Fife, '26 of Kittery: 1.-THE Ships" by
Myra Stone, '2S of Lawrence, Mass;
1.-The Sails" by Evelyn Rushton, 20
of Methuen. Mass: Reply by Hester
Fifield. '29 of Portland; 1.-THE Helm,
by Myrtle Main, '27 of Patten; 1.-THE
Bow" by Marjorie Dunstan, '27 OF
| fOIlld0u, reply ny NAL SuCL llS HO
bolt, '2S of Waterville: 1.-THE An
Choir" by Evelyn Foster of Water
Vile; and THE Rudder" by Laurice
Edes of Sangerviile.
! Impromptus were given by the
alumnae present who were the Misses
Gwendolyn Johnson, eX '27 of Water
vile; Marion Sawyer, ex '27 of Port
land; Marie Buzzell, '25 of Water
Vile; Mildred Otto, ex '25 of Law
renee; Alice Manter. "a of Water
vile; Pauline Abbott, '21 and Mar
garet Abbott, '23 Of Waterville: Mir
lam Tyler, ex '26 of Allston; and
Mrs. Dorothy Chaplin Nichols. '23 of
Gorham. Impromptus were also CIV
en- by the two delegates from Beta
Gamma chapter at the University OF
New Hampshire: Miss Ruth Ham
mond, 49, and Miss Ruth Pitcher, '99.
An interesting program was given
after the toasts were finished. 1t con-
sisted Of a vocal solo by Miss Alice
Manter. "a recitations and original
Phi Mu songs by the freshmen; fancy
dancing by Evelyn Foster. '2S: part
of the play, THE Old School t
Hick'ry Holler." by the juniors and
| a piano solo by the skilled pianist.
| Miss Ruth Pitcher of New Hamp-