Society
By Catherine Spall
Bridge teas, a number of engage
ments, three weddings, formal and in
formal dances and entertainments for
campus visitors, comprised the social
affairs of the week. The Flonzaley
concert, a delightful event of Tuesday
evening, was enthusiastically received
by the appreciative audience composed
largely of University men and women.
The rustic lad and lass, the country
bumpkin and other rural characters
made merry at the sophomore barn
dance given at Dreamland Hall Friday
evening. The excellent music kept the
dancers keyed to a gay tone, and every
thing from the first notes of the or
chestra to the fateful lottery at the
end of the dance, was a success.
Patrons and patronesses were Profes
sor and Mrs. Melvin Solve, and Dean
Grace Edgington.
That the seniors are making good use
of the remaining months of school, was
evidenced by the exceedingly informal
dance which they gave Friday even
ing at the men’s gymnasium. The cus
tomary lucicrous costumes were worn,
and the many Paul Joneses and tag
dances were jolly affairs.
Professor and Mrs. W. F. G. Thacher
were patron and patroness for the
event.
Mrs. Jessie Thompson Balderstone,
of Chicago, who is the visiting delegate
of Alpha Phi fraternity, was feted at a
number of affairs during her visit the
past week as a house guest at the Al
pha Phi residence.
Wednesday evening the upperclass
men were the hostesses at a picnic at
which Mrs. Balderstone and Mrs. Jes
sie Stearns were guests.
Friday afternoon an informal tea
was given by the fraternity with Mrs.
Balderstone as the incentive for the
function, held in the Alumni hall of
the Woman’s building. Mrs. Balder
stone, Mrs. Jessie Stearns, Miss Rae
Peterson, and Miss CQoe Thompson,
constituted the receiving line. Pre
siding at the tea table were Mrs. Colin
V. Dyment and Mrs. Walter Nicol.
Seventy-five matrons and maids called
to meet Mrs. Balderstone during the
tea hours which were from 4 to 6
o ’clock.
The marriage of Miss Felicia Per
kins, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Perkins,
to Paul 0. Harding of Chicago, Illi
nois, which was solemnized at Queens
wood, the country home of the bride’s
uncle, William B. Dennis, at Carlton,
Oregon, on Friday evening at nine
o ’clock, was an important social func
tion of the week and of unusual inter
est to the campus, because of the prom
inence of Miss Perkins in college ac
tivities while here
The bride was attired in an old ivory
satin gown, and from a band of rare
Duchess lace which encircled her fore
head, fell her veil, ending in a long
court train. She was attended by Miss
Maron Bowen as maid-of-honor and the
girls of Pi Beta Phi. The bride was
given in marriage by her uncle, Mr.
Dennis, and the Reverend Bruce Giffen
of Eugene officiated. Proceeding the
ceremony Miss Bernice Alstock sang
“The Sanctuary.” Miss Mildred Brown
•played the wedding march from Lohen
grin.
Mrs. Harding received her degree
from the University in January, ’23,
having majored in the department of
education. She was well known on the
campus, prominent in Y. W. C. A. work,
a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, Pi
Lambda Theta, and Scrool and Script.
She is to be an initiate of Mortar
Board, which will be installed on the
campus soon.
The bridegroom is a graduate of
the University of Nebraska. He is a
member of Sigma Xi, national honor
science fraternity and of Bushnell
Guild. '
Mr. and Mrs. Harding are motoring
to Los Angeles, Cal., where they will
live. Mr. Harding is a civil engineer
and will engage in work in that city.
The entire Oregon chapter of Pi Beta
Phi with the exception of several fresh
men, drove to Carlton for the wedding.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Edna
Datson and Miss Evangeline Foster.
A number of prominent people from
Portland and vicinity were also pres
ent. Following the ceremony, a recep
tion was given.
At a delightful bridge tea given Sat
urday when Nu of Gamma Phi Beta
entertained in honor of Mrs. C. D.
Borer, guests to make sixteen tables
of bridge were invited. Besides the
honor guest, Mrs. Borer, in the receiv
ing line were Mrs. George H. Reed, and
Miss LeLaine West. The rooms of the
chapter house were very attractive with
cut spring flowers and blossoms.
Mrs. Rorer is a patroness of Gamma
Phi Beta sorority.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Marvel Skeels and Del Ober
teuffer at the Pi Beta Phi house Sun-1
day was made known when the tiny j
pink baskets containing forget-me-nots ;
were tipped over and the cards conceal
ed beneath them were revealed.
Miss Skeels is a senior in the school
of music, a member of the Glee Club,
Mu Phi Epsilon, Kwama, and was
awarded the Gerlinger Cup in her Jun-!
ior year. Del Oberteuffer will be re
membered in the role of Yell King,!
and is a Beta Theta Pi fraternity man,!
a well known trackman, a member of
To-Ko-L>o, Phi Delta Kappa and
Friars, He is a senior in the depart
ment of physical education.
• • »
Miss Henrietta Thompson of the
Women’s International Foyer of Berke
ley was a guest at Hendricks hall dur
ing her visit on the campus the past
week, in the interest of international
relations between foreign and Ameri
can students. In compliment to Miss
Thompson a picnic was held at Coburg,
on Tuesday evening, for which a group
of University women were hostesses.
Cigars were passed at the Kappa Sig
ma house Wednesday evening when
Ralph Van Waters, class of ’26, an
nounced his engagement to Miss Vir
ginia Whiting of Portland, daughter
of Mrs. A. S. Whiting. Mr. Van Waters
is the son of Rev. Van Waters of Port
land. No date has yet been set fof the
wedding.
Theta Sigma Phi, women’s national
journalism fraternity, was the hostess
at an enjoyable informal silver tea
Thursday afternoon at the Journalism
Shack. The affair was in the nature
of a tea dansant. The money obtained
from the event is to be used by this
organization in converting the room
into a recreational and lounging room
for women journalists.
About the rooms were clever pla
cards and drawings of the furnishings
to-be. During the tea hours many
members of the faculty and students
in the department of journalism called.
This was the first tea dansant, which
both men and women attended, to be
held on the campus and was a very
interesting affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clarke and
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Watson enter
tained the active members of Kappa
Kappa Gamma with a formal dance at
Hotel Osburn Friday evening. Mrs.
Clarke and Mrs. Watson are alunnae
members of the fraternity and well
known young society matrons of Eu
gene.
The engagement of Miss La Verne
Levis, formerly of the class of ’24,
and Mr. R. Preston Whiting of Eugene,
w’as announced at a dinner party at.
the Chi Omega house, Thursday even
ing. Miss Levis is a member of Chi
Omega sorority. Mr. Whiting attended
the University of Washington and is
a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
The sun porch of the Woman ’s build
ing was the scene of the Phi Kappa Psi
informal dance with which they enter
tained Saturday evening. The dancing
room was very attractive with its dec
orations of spring greens, ferns, wild
current and palms. The color scheme
on the programs was of red and amber
with the lettering of the fraternity
embossed "upon them.
Attending the function were forty
five couples which included a number
of out-of-town guests. Acting as pat
rons and patronesses for the function,
were, Dean and Mrs. Eric W. Allen,
Professor and Mrs. W. F. G. Thacher,
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl.
* * *
A garden effect with profusions of
apple blossoms and spring flowers, was
interestingly carried out, in the decor
ations for the Alpha Beta Chi formal
dance given in the Woman’s building
Friday evening. The programs were con
tained in the leather date books which
were the favors.
President and Mrs. P. L. Campbell,
Professor and Mrs. Edward Decker,
and Professor and Mrs. Alfred Lomax
were included in the list of patrons
and patronesses for the event.
* * *
Miss La vena Kerr of Milwaukie,
Oregon, and Mr. Roscoe Brannaman,
of White Salmon, Washington, were
married at the Presbyteran church at
eight o’clock Wednesday evening, in
the presence of but a few intimate
friends. Miss Vivian Bates of Milwau
kie was bridesmaid, and Jack Beck,
a student in the University was best
man. The couple plan to reside at 360
East Eleventh Avenue.
Mr. Brannaman, who is a sophomore
in the University, intends to complete
this term here, after which the couple
will probably move to Milwaukie. The ]
bridegroom played on the freshman
baseball team last year and is well
known in ahletics.
* » *
The officers of the Catholic Daugh
ters of America were the honored guests
at the large reception and dinner dance
with which Newman club entertained
Saturday evening. Cut spring flowers
were used as the centerpieces on the
tables and about the about the rooms.
• » •
A motif of pink, black and white was
used in the decorations for the informal
dance of Alpha Xi Delta held Saturday
evening at their chapter house. Japanese
lanterns, wild currants, and spring flow
riiuM
[ers adorned the rooms, and the programs
were of pink, black, and white.
Partners were obtained for the fea
ture dance in a novel manner. Each of
the men present took a ribbon of a may
pole which was placed in the center of
the room and by unwinding the may
pole the girl’s name was obtained from
a dainty basket at the top of the pole.
Mrs. Mildred Giffen and Mrs. A. Wells
were patronesses.
Upperclassmen of Kappa Alpha Theta
entertained Saturday afternoon with a
bridge tea for a number of University
girls.
The engagement of Hubert Schenck,
post graduate in the department of geo
logy and a member of Phi Beta Kappa
and Sigma Delta Pi, to Miss Wanita
Carstens, a sophomore who is a member
of Sigma Kappa at the University of
Washington, was announced Wednesday
night at the banquet of the Condon club
section of G. M. S. A. U., held at Hotel
Osburn.
* • •
The marriage of Miss Dilla A. Howe
and Mr. James Taylor which came as a
surprise to their friends, was solemnized
on the vening of April 6, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnes of Monroe street
The large number of guests who had been
bidden to the party were unaware of its
nature until the marital decorations and
emblems aroused their suspicions.
Promptly at 9:30 a Filipino stringed
orchestra began the wedding march and
the couple appeared. Reverend C. E.
Dunham performed the ceremony.
Miss Howe is a sophomore in the Uni
versity majoring in Household Arts, and
is from Barstow, California. She is very
much interested in foreign students and
is an active member of the Cosmopolitan
club. Mr. Taylor's home is in Los An
geles. During the war he was in active
service in the navy. At present he is a
radio operator at Big Creek, California,
wehe the couple intend to make their
home temporarily. Later they expect to
move to Los Angeles.
• • •
Sigma Pi Tau fraternity entertained
with an informal dance at their resi
dence Saturday evening, at which 20
couples were present. Sprig flowers were
effectively arranged in the decorations
about the rooms. The dainty programs
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