Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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THE NORMAL ADVANCE 31 with a very charming evening party. The large porch was artistically decorated and was illuminated with J apanese lanterns. Miss Lenna Admire, who had just returned from an auto tour through Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, entertained the girls with an account of her trip. Later the guests proceeded into the din- ing room, which was decorated with plumosa, garden flowers, and hooded lights. Cream fruit, cake, and punch were served. Under each girlls plate was a question to be answered or a topic to be discussed. These were the cause of much merriment. Those present were Edith Gray, Lena Wilson, Eunice Asbury, Lenna Ad- mire, Adda Allen, Katherine Lenard, Lotta and Mary Day, Orpha Cole, Louise Pickett, Lucille Stibbins, and Margaret Lahey. During the summer term Miss Erickson spent one afternoon with the girls and gave them quite a helpful little talk in the way of plans and suggestions for the coming year. Afterwards cakes, salted nuts, and ices were served. During the summer the following weddings occurred: Miss Essie Dinius to Mr. Geo. Van Hoesen, Miss Pearl Jolly to Dr. Van Cleave, and Miss Francis Snyder to Mr. Montgomery. The girls have re-rented the house at 512 North Seventh. Those living there at present are Minnie Parsons, Lucille Stibbins, Grace Burba, Bertha Bickhart, Anna Forbes, and Lenore Burnam, Who is leader. The other ac- tive members of the chapter are, Matilda Mar- kle, Orpha Cole, Mrs. Montgomery, Haziel Woolen, Golda Nance, Margaret Lahey, Louise Pickett, Lita Caughlin, Lora Love, Alice Reem, Grace Nance, and Portia Fuqua of Casey, Ill. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the section gave a spread at the house. Those present were Portia Fuqua, Lillian Coe, Miss Engibess, Miss Carpenter, Grace Nance, Louise Pickett, Lora Love, Golda Nance, F rancis Montgomery, Orpha Cole, Min- nie Parsons, Matilda Markle, Bertha Bickhart, Haziel Woolen, Margaret Lahey, Grace Burba, Anna Forbes, Lucille Stibbins, and Lenore Bur- nam. Miss Fuqua spent Sunday at the House. Plans are being made for some good times and for initiation, which takes place soon. MYOSOTIS The Myosotis girls gave a ttSpikingl, party at the home of Nellie Waller Saturday evening, October 8. The following Myosotis girls returned: Ada Tichenor, Minna Wissing, Bertha Dodson, Nelle Clark, N ellie Waller, Norma Failing, Lanora Rollings, and Annalee Shortridge COED . The new members are: Mary McBeth, Cecil Black, and Helen Sales. MU ZETA With the opening of the fall term the Mu Zeta section reorganized with the prospect of one of the most successful years in its history. - Eight old members are back in school, Nellie Haberstich, Helen Froeb, Emma Dwight, Helen Margaret Connor, Henrietta Way, J essie Sigler, Katherine Kester and Miss Laura Min- turn. A number of members who are residents of the city will also be active, among them Miss B. Pearl Ellis, who is a member of the faculty of the Terre Haute Conservatory of Music; Miss Edna Schmidt, a student at the Conserva- tory; Miss Emma Abbott, Miss Mabel Goss- man and Miss Minnie Hoberg. At a business meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5, the following ap- pointments were made: Leader, Nelle Haber- stich; secretary-treasurer, Helen Froeb; editor, Helen Margaret Connor. F riday afternoon, Oct. 1, the Mu Zetas en- tertained a number of guests with a marsh- mallow toast at the home of Miss Katherine Kester on South Seventh street. The guests were Misses Rae Goldman, Marie Budd, Hazel Holden, Freda Meyer, Vivian Volkers, Helen Smick and Pearl Anderson. In the evening the section attended the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. reception. . The Mu Zetas gave a spread Friday evening, Oct. 8, at the apartments of Miss Laura Min- turn on North Seventh street, having as guests

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30 Cecil Vinson, Ida Irminger, Flora Saupert, Grace Vinson, and Mae Bowsher. The guests were the Misses Marie Budd, Rae Goldman, Bessie Stever, Anita Duenweg, Hazel Holden, Grace Nantz, Hazel Cohoons, Pearl Kuhns, Lois Ruttledge, Letitia F enee, Helen Price, Nannie Pell, and Ada Welte. K A PPA On Wednesday, October 6, the Misses Mar- garet Wallace and Chloe Houghton entertained the Kappas and guests delightfully at a 6 otclock dinner. The rooms were beautifully decorated with the Kappa colors. The faVors were red carnations. Later in the evening a theater party enjoyed ttMary JaneTs Pah at the Grand. Those present were the Misses Jenkins, Beckes, Scott, Kitchell, Kirchoff, Hartly, Kelsey, Butler, OtConnor, and hos- tesses. t On Friday, October 8, the Misses Blanche Beckes and Glen Scott entertained the ,Kappas at a fudge party. The guests spent a very dee lightful evening. The new members of the Kappa section are as follows: The Misses Myrtle Kitchell, Mary J enkins, Glen Scott, and Blanche Beckes. LE OEYGJAS The Le Ceygjas held their meeting for re- organization for the fall term of 1909 Thurs- day afternoon, Sixth street. Miss Phoebe Garman was elected leader, Vergie Jenkins, treasurer, and Maude Ringo, secretary. The members who returned are TEtta Walter, Phoebe Garman, Etta Eber- hart, Vergie Jenkins, Grace Colglazier, Lulu Strickler, Maude Ringo. , The Le Ceygj as entertained thier girl friends at an afternoon tea, on October 9, at 414 North Sixth street. During the afternoon the girls had their palms read by the fortune teller and fished from a great fish-bowl in one corner of the room. . The parlors were artistically decorated with THE NORMAL ADVANCE W September 29, at 414: North autumn leaves and golden rod. The idea of autumn was also carried out in the refresh- l ments. . The guests were: The Misses Amelia Peters, Genevive Engibus, Hilma Gustafson, Ada Car- . penter, Cora Anderson, Liby Olson, Barbara VVagle, Emma Engling, Louise Murphy, Flor- ' ence Speaker, Florence Peck, Veronica Feuere stein, Revell Worley, Mary McIntosh, Lee Ada ' McCready, Willa Cline, Ora Voyles, Cecilia Black, Iris Fish and Emma Coffin. LLAMARADA The Llamarda reunion for J une, 909, was one T of the most delightful the section has had. A dinner party was given at the Llamarada . House. The rooms were beautifully decorated with a profusion of fiowers, among them a large number of American Beauties, all gifts to girls in the graduating class. delicious three course dinner was served. The girls Spent the afternoon in talking over old times, singing college songs, and taking snap- shots. The honor guests were: Maybelle Car- . ter, Nelle Lamb, Lenna Admire, Elsie Coss, J anette Lamb, and Golda Nance. The others present were: Mae Lamb, Anna Paul, Fern Col- glazier, Louise Pickett, Haziel Woolen, Eunice Asbury, Nellie Paul, Margaret Lahny, Lita Caughlin, Lora Love, Orrelle Fidlar, Lena Wilson, Orpha Cole, Katherine Lenard, Bertha Bickhart, Alice Reem, and Florence Carithers. Regrets were received from Adda Allen, Mar- guerite Swengel, Pearl Jolly, and Marguerite Moudy. At the opening of the summer term, J uly 5, a picnic was given. The weather was very dis- agreeable, so that the picnic had to be held in- doors. The parlor of the Association House was used. The affair was quite a success. Those present were Misses Lenard, Wilson, Fidlar, Love, Stibbins, Lotta and Mary Day, Burnam, and Reem, Messrs. Clippinger, Hyde, Youngblood, Montgomery, Fuqua, Cornelius, and Wright. Miss Orrelle Fidlar entertained the section At noon a :

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32 ' Rae Goldman, Hazel Holden, Helen Smick, Freda Meyer, Olive Brown,Marie Budd, Vivian Volkers, Vera Runyan and Mary Radcliff. The section members present were Nelle Haber- stich, Henrietta Way, Helen F roeb, Katherine Kester, Helen Margaret Connor, Jessie Sigler, Emma Dwight, Mabel Gossman, Edna Schmidt, Emma Abbott, Minnie Hoberg, and Anita J aenisch. PI ZETA The Pi Zeta Sororiety is well represented at I. S. N. this term, eight 01d members having returned for this new year. With such a good beginning the sororiety expects to see this the brightest and best year it has ever known. The Pi Zeta girls entertained at the Mansion House F riday evening, October 8. The parlors 4 were beautifully decorated with the sororiety colors, blue and yellow. The evening was spent in games7 contests and music. Prizes were won by The Misses Budd, Casto and Meyer. At 8 oTclock a delightful ttspreadh was laid and the tteatsh enjoyed by thirteen hungry lassies. THE NORMAL ADVANCE E x' Favors were small Pi Zeta pennants. The guests were the Misses Casto, Meyer, Budd, Streever, Goldman, Price and EngiJms. Mem- 7 bers of the sororiety present were the Misses , Broadhurst, Cole, Black, Carr, Brooking and i Edington. i ZETA ZETA They Zeta Zeta sorority held its first regular meeting of the term Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Hattie Stirwalt, 1000 South Sev- enteenth Street. During the afternoon music and a literary contest were enjoyed, after which refresh- ments were served. The following young ladies were initiated and taken in as members of the sorority: Misses Katherine Rogers, Bessie Spradling, Willie Cline and Laura Ellis. Those present were the Misses Mathilda Tormohlen, Mary Rogers, Besse Spradling, Hattie Stirwalt, Kel- sey Allen, Katharine Rogers, Rena' Stirwalt, Willie Cline, Laura Ellis and Anna Piepen- brink. LOCAL and ALUMNI Guy Speakers, Junior, has charge of the mathematics in the Sullivan High school. Edward Byers, 09, is principal of the High School in Fayetteville, Ark. Halcie Fair, t09, is teaching in the grades at Connersville. Loris Julian, t09, is superintendent of the Kempton schools. Hazel Shortridge, t09, is teaching mathe- matics in the J asonville High School. Susie J aques, t09, is principal of Kempton High School. George Benham, 09, has a position in the High School at Clay City, Ind. I. S. N. has a representative in F ort Scott, Kansas. Oscar Farris, t09, is head of the his- tory department in the high school of that place. ' Herman Whitsett, t08, is teaching manual training in Chicago. H. W. A. Hemmer is principal of Cass Town- ship High School at Holland, Indiana. Sarah Adelaide Flemming, 09, is head of the department of modern languages in the Uni- versity of Vincennes. Hubert Fischer, 08, is in Los Angeles, Cal., teaching manual training. Marion Sammis, C. C. T09, has charge of the Latin in the Occidential College, Los Angeles, Cal. Orelle Fidlar, 07, C. C. ,09, is teaching music and drawing in Brazil. Claud Breckner, t08, is doing work in the Michigan University. E. D. Long, C. C; tOS, spring assistant in methods this year, is head of the Latin de-