The Gavelyte, October 1910

I I ' l'l 11; ; \ I. IL, • .. I r111Lo. Id •nt.• :~nd tlw pro. JH·d f111· th,· y,•:ff Oiw of th, I ,admg •vc>nt 8 of th I arl' lmghl. Wl 1 an• rnosl glad, rww s >ason was lhe r ccpli m given by th' mPmherH, lo WP I com" you into our . o– Philo Lil •rary oci ty to lh new I ci ,ty anrl hopP that you ~ ill find it l,oth student and alumni. a plcahtn· and a profit to work :ind ,·n- The beautiful hall was artistically I joy yourselv •. with u,i. As for us, "" cl corated with palm and ferns. know that we will b, h Ip cl much by two-cour e supper was served. I your pr sencP with us. 1r. G. . tewart acted as toastmas- 1 The annual op •ning r ce1 ti"n WHs r and a number of Loa ts were giv n giv n this y ar as usual. SevPral day. by the alumni, members and friends. befor the time appointed for it, all the The favors were Philo pennants of new students, Philo mc>mbers, alumni burnt leather tied with the Philo colors, of both societies, ~nrl friends rec ivcd · black and gold. I invitations. The remainder of the evening was The evening of the 30th was unu ·ual- pent in·various contests and an enjoy-11y fine and about 125 guests njoy d able evening was sp~nt by all. , the hospitality of the society. One of Philo ha ·ecured a goodly number of I the amm:ing and entertaining feature . the new s~udent . Our aim is quality I of the evening was a "baby-picture" not quantity. . guessing contest. The baby photo- The first progr~m will be held .octo- ; graphs of about 17 or 18 of the guest· ber 10, and promises. t? be v ry mter- were ecur d and placed on the wall e ting and entertammg. Everybody where every one could see them and welcome. ' · · d h I Ph - 1 1 h I each one was given pencil an paoer Work upon t e an~ua 1 . 0 P ay as and told to gue s whose pictures they already begun and will be given some- , M W . ht . d th . . . were. rs. . . ng receive e time m the near futu1e . . f th b t All are looking forward with interest priize ord : es ~es · f to the Inter-society contest which will ns~ea 01 securmf p~·~:rs or sup– be held sometime during the next few I perht e guests were '. J e 1In~hgrfoup~, eac group representmg an l'IS am1- months. ly, With Miss Lelia Morgan at the piano, all the families assembled and PHILO OPHIC marched to the dining room below, Although the Philosophic Society lost , where each family was seated by itself. so many of its faithful members last The color scheme of pink and white spring through graduation, she is re- was carried out in the refreshments, ceiving her full hare of the new tu- which con ist d of cake, hon-froid, cal-