Show I SOCIETY I IThe The Christmas Christinas holidays proved tobe to tobe be he a Yer very Joyful time in spite of the depression owing to war conditions and with the advent of the new year the military note nole has been paramount in all social affairs Many announcements of or engagements engage engage- ments and marriages of interest to university people have been made during during during dur dur- ing the holidays s. The marriage of Thomas flees a prominent junior and Miss Theo Nelson Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son of Mount C Pleasant took place December December December De De- cember in the Salt Lake Temple Miss Marjorie who was a Gamma Phi pledge and Lieutenant Sidney Young were married December December Decem Decem- ber her Irwin Clawson and Miss May Gray were married December Both are arc well known university graduates graduates graduates grad grad- the bridegroom being a Pi Kappa Kappa Kappa Kap Kap- i pa Alpha man and the bride a former former member of the F F. F. F F. F society They left for honeymoon before Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Clawson returned to his post at Linda Vista Alpha Chi sorority gave its annual Christmas party at its house the even evenIng evenIng evening ing of December A Christmas tree that contained presents for all members was the center of the deco deco- rations Dinner was enjoyed by the members The committee in charge included Uarda McCarty Jessie Beeson Deeson Dee Bee son Miriam Jones and June Street Phi Alpha Epsilon entertained at a Christmas party part December 20 at the fraternity house Dancing was enjoyed enjoyed en en- joyed joed by twenty five couples Maurice Roche was chairman of the committee in charge A large and enjoyable dancing party was given December by the first year members of Pi Kappa Alpha in honor of the active and alumni men The affair was as held at the Tennis club and was enjoyed b by over thirty couples Alvin Glen Holt and Chauncey Brewer Drewer were in charge of arrangements The Christmas dance given b by the tho university for the Fort Douglas soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers before the holidays holida's was a decided decided decided de de- success Fully five hundred were in attendance An elaborate Christmas party was the one given by the Sigma Chi fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- December A Christmas tree was a feature and the fireplace was hung with stockings The favors were knitting holders in the form of dutch dolls Supper was served cabaret cabaret cabaret ca ca- baret style A six-piece six orchestra furnished furnished furnished fur fur- music for dancing Jack lIar Har Harrington rington Wilford Romney and Roy George were in charge of arrange arrange- ments Miss l Rae Hanson a member of the 1916 graduating class and a Chi Omega was married Christmas eve to Sergeant Earl Rice at San Diego The marriage of Miss 1 Edith Smith a member of last years year's junior class and William Villiam T. T Patrick took place on New Years Year's day Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Rebecca Clawson and Wendell Smoot Miss 1 Clawson is a member of the Chi Omega fraternity and amI Mr 11 Smoot is a Phi Delta Theta man Pi Kappa Alpha entertained at a watch party part New Years Year's eve Dan Dancing Dancing cing sing and cards were enjoyed during the evening Alvin and Gerald Lambert had the affair in charge The members of or the Gamma Phi sorority entertained the alumnae members members members mem mem- bers at tea Sunday afternoon December December December De De- cember at the home of Dorothy Cannon on First avenue Kathleen Roberts Gay Groesbeck and Dorothy Cannon formed the committee in charge |