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Christmas Dance Enjoyed By Beta Sigma Phi M em bers of the B rookings B eta Iota c h a p te r of B eta S igm a Phi and th e ir g u ests tu rn e d th e Rod and Gun C lub hall into a gay and festive place the night of D ecem ber 19, when the holiday season w as w elcom ed w ith a fun-filled C h ristm as dance. F ir boughs, red ribbons, ami sp ark lin g C h ristm a s trees deco ra te d th e ro a n s , but the su b tle m aneuv.’is of the d ec o ratin g com m ittee cu lm in ated in th e m uch- app reciated m istleto e sw aying gently over th e c e n te r of the dance-floor. The r. fresh m en ts co m m ittee provided the d an c ers w ith a m id night re sp ite of sandw iches, chees dips, jellied salads anil co f fee, and th e v o lu n te e r b a rte n d e rs kept th e b a r w ide open for ta lk ers, jo k ers, th in k e rs and d rin k ers. (P.S. T h ere w ere no brooders!) A1 P hillips kept everyone in m usic-on-records, varying his o f ferings w ith rhum bas, fox-trots, w altzes, bounce- and-stom ps and ! freq u en t re p e a ts on a piece called T he D irty R ag Shag, o r som e I such ft tch in g th in g ; a production w hich bew ilders some, but of w hich o u r A1 is ex tre m ely and defensively proud. If asked nice ly, h e’ll play it any tim e at all. Roy, “W e’re G onna H ave F un T o n ig h t” B row n em ceed proce d- ings, p ersu ad in g guests to check th e ir dignity w hile they danced w ith a broom , tra n s fe rre d annles from u n d e r one chin to a n o th e r th at is). • som eone i scram b le d for a shoe, th en scram bled for a foot to fit it. B etas and th eir g u ests had such a fine tim e th a t th ey plan to re peat th e ir success w ith a sp rin g dance (providing only th a t T he D irty R ag S hag is still av ailab le). T he d ance w as m ade possible nv all th e fo u rteen m em bers of B eta S igm a Phi, and th e ir escorts, w ith special com m ittees as follow s: Used Stamps Requested Brmkings H arbor Pilot D eco ratin g c o m m itte e; J e r ry Be» m, c h a irm an ; N ila Anderson. K a te Lew is and J u n e D c k s o n ; re fresh m e n ts c o m m itte e : Jo V in ci nt, ch a irm an ; W anda T hom p son, E d ith W et hern, F u la J e w e l and Alice Brown. B u\ t . S. S avings W e w a n t to be the first to wish you the best o f e v e ry th in g ! Pacific Motors M e rry Christmas and a Happy Naw Yaar from all of us ta «ill af yaw. T M r Y iiltH d t S o to » marks the end of anothef year of service to you. M ay we thank you fo r/ your patronage end sey, ♦hat we hope fo see you often in the future . . . Have, a H a p p y , H oliday} C. Ed Dempsey and Staff Carl & Hazel Yahr Brookings Feed and Seed Art Knox Insurance Agency nr\ Tike Kerr Hardware & Electre 7 A v eteran in th e VA hospital THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1953 at W alla W alla, W ashington has Mrs. Iren e Koeller, ch a irm a n asked th a t people send him th e ir of the TB seal drive, will fo rw ard used stam ps. any stam p s given for th e p u rp o se T he v eteran , C arl A M alone, along w ith the ones she is c o lle c t fo rw ard s them to a N orw egian ing for Mr. Malone. A n ti-tu b ercu lo sis o rg an izatio n , w hich raises funds for its tight S u b scrib e to th e Brooking»* ag ain st FB by sale of the stam ps. H a rb o r P ilot. Brookings M arket