The Stetson Weekly Collegiate

(Sty §>X?X&tm M^klq Calkgtate The Only Students' Publication of John B. Stetson University VOL. xxv DeLAISD, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1913 NO. 22 PI BETTA PHI FRATERNITY. Mr. and Mrs. Soloman entertained the mem-, bers of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity at a banquet at the College Arms Friday evening. Besides the members of the fraternity, there were also present as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon, Mr. and Mrs. Beener, friends from their northern home in Dayton, Ohio, and Dr. and Mrs. Hulley. On account of the rainy evening, Mr. Solomon sent for thr girls by automobile and on their arrival at the hotel, they were ushered, after being received by their host and hostess in the parlors, to a suite of rooms to remove their wraps. The space around the banquet table in the dining room was filled with huge palms and ferns, screening it with their tall branches from the view of the rest of the dining hall. As a centerpiece, pink begonias were gathered into an immense boquet from which tendrils and sprays of green asparagus 'ferns, generously interspersed with pink phlox, trailed down the entire length of the long table and in accordance with Easter, tiny little chickens and rabbits were scattered at artistic intervals over the white cloth. The piace cards were also in keeping with the Easter season and bore the inevitable Easter chickens and rabbits. The guests headed by Mrs. Solomon and Dr. Hulley, joined in line and marched in couples to the dining room where an elaborate ten-course dinner was served. After the banquet, an experience not often open to Stetson students was enjoyed when not only the fraternity members, but all the guests of the hotel gathered to hear Dr. Hulley recite poetry which never fails to bring together a crowd and to win applause. It was with great difficulty, however, that he could be induced to respond- to an encore. A musical program consisting of music by Misses Allen, Eldredge and Hulley had been arranged by Mrs. Solomon, after which followed the usual evening concert by the College Arms Orchestra. This concert was especially pleasing as the orchestra complied with several request numbers and several boxes of "Huylers" the gift of Mr. Solomon, circulated aiibng the company through the evening. To Mr. and Mrs. Solomon, all the fraternity girls, who were so magnificently entertained by them, owe the pleasure of this delightful banquet and an evening which shall stand forth predominantly among all the social affairs of the fraternity. # Miss Rosella Martin was the guest of Miss Ella May Davis several days last week, coming from her home in St. Augustine to attend the Sigma Nu Banquet Friday evening. SIGMA NU BANQUET. The Sigma Nu reputation for delightful functions has decreased not an iota—in fact it has risen in the minds of all those present at their annual banquet given at the College Arms Friday night, March the twenty-eight. Mu chapter has already established a name for itself in the social annals of Stetson. Every function given this year has been delightful and set apart from the rest of its kind by its originality. The banquet was begun at 7:30 to allow the young ladies from Chaudoin, who were given a special dispensation by Dr. Hulley for the occasion, to return home before midnight. After the guests had found their seats Mr. Rosenberg called the chapter roll, every member being present except Professor Waterman who was prevented from attending by sickness. Then the Toastmas- ter, Robert Anderson, gave a short speech of welcome to the guests and fraternity representatives, assuring them that the hospitality of Nu Sigma had been taken with them into Sigma Nu, and welcoming them in the name of Mu Chapter into the Sigma Nu banquet halls. The "eats" were delicious, the service faultless and at the end of the eight courses every one found themselves in the most receptive of moods for the splendid speeches that followed. The first speaker of the evening was Robert Milam, followed by Claud Jones. Dr. Farriss delivered the last formal speech of the evening. All the speeches were splendid, models for all would-be after dinner speakers. Informal speeches were given by Al Phillips, who strove in vain to kill the insinuations against his veracity that had been made during the evening. "Pink" Braumlick established a reputation as a wit by his crushing exposure of Andy, who had refused to let him speak at seven different times during the evening. Rat Goldsmith said that the most harrowing experience of rathood was in being called upon to speak, when the rat has nothing to say. The programs were unique in every particular. The challenge was thrown out to the guests to decipher the next course, which was no easy matter. A large part of the enjoyableness is due Mr. Anderson, who acted as toastmaster. Every introduction and word and phrase was appropriate and any banquet that Andy presides over will be a success. A writing of the affair would be incomplete without a mention of the young ladies, whose presence made the occasion so enjoyable. Every one of them looked the best ever, and everyone knows that words are inadequate to describe them. STETSON QUARTETTE. The quartette spent the last of the week in Pierson, giving a concert on Saturday evening. The boys were entertained by the Petersons, and are loud in their praise of host and hostess. Arriving at 2:00 p. m. we sat down to an enormously splendid dinner to which we one and all did complete justice. After this sumptuous repast, we spent a couple of hours in looking about the town, under the pleasant guidance of three of Pier- son's fair ones. A point of particular interest was the horticultural farm, where several varieties of beautiful ferns are grown. At the time of our visit, the proprietors were busily preparing a shipment of fifty crates of asparagus fern to a firm up in Connecticut—incidentally, we gathered some fine roses. Although we were just recovering from the effects of a tremendous dinner, Mrs. Peterson surfeited us at supper-time with an abundance of good things. Never was fed so well in my life! At the concert, Mr. Peterson sang with his son, our Rudolph, a Swedish hunting song, to which Bros. Mahoney and Longstreet hummed an accompaniment. Thic number brought hearty applause. The Pierson audience constituted a very enthusiastic aggregation of listeners to our vocal attempts. We are glad to have sung before them. After the concert, our audience gave us a very delightful reception, with subsequent refreshments. We enjoyed this function exceedingly. Ye Scribe was obliged to return at midnight, so it is impossible for us to further continue this narration. I only know that we all four most thoroughly appreciate the courtesies shown us at this hospitable little town. — R. J. L.— # From Monday until Wednesday of last week the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity, with the help of Dr. and Mrs. Hulley, whose guest she was, entertained Miss R. Louise Fitch of Galva, Illinois, national editor of the Delta Delta Delta Fraternity. Monday afternoon in a deligntful "at home" on Mrs. Hulley's piazza. Miss Fitch received the patronesses, mothers and girls of the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity. Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon, Katherine Harkness and Marie Russell Stevens entertained in honor of Miss Fitch. And on Tuesday evening from six until ? the Alpha Kappa Psi girls "picknicked" joyfully at the home of Helen Taylor. Wednesdav morning, after an auto ride around DeLand, Miss Fitch left for Daytona from whence she goes on to Panama.