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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1915
Page
1
Franklin baseball crushed Earlham 8 to 1 Tuesday afternoon in Richmond. Swenson pitched well, guiding the team to victory as Franklin easily found Earlham’s pitcher. The club remains active and looks to repeating the win next Friday at home against DePauw.
Tota Psi Nu sorority hosted a Saturday night event at Mrs. W. H. Unversons residence on West Jefferson Street. The home featured wild plum blossom decorations and fraternity color themes in the dining room. A four course buffet luncheon was served and lily of the valley bouquets served as favors. Local guests included Irene Huntington of Cumberland Anna Griffith of Kempton and Noble Eaton of Lebanon with out of town attendees from Rochester Hope and Indianapolis. Prof and Mrs A T Belknap were chaperones.
Franklin College tennis players Franklin lost to Richardson and Davenport of Buller 6 0 6 0 in doubles. Hunter fell to Eagles field of Wabash 6 0 6 4 in singles. Fannie Hopkins spent the weekend at home near Young America and attended the alumnae banquet. Thelma Hatfeld of Walton visits Lorene McCain. Mrs Nellie Wright visited Indianapolis Saturday.
The engagement of Miss Ellen McMurray daughter of Mr and Mrs Welcome B McMurray 3054 North Pennsylvania street Indianapolis and Maxwell V Bailey of Valley City North Dakota was announced at a 500 party hosted by Miss Mary McMurray in Irvington Pink and white decor with pink peonies and sweet peas accompanied dainty French baskets of pink sweet peas as guest favors Each basket carried a card announcing the engagement with wedding date set for Wednesday June 16 Miss McMurray belongs to Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha chapter of Phi Tau Chi sororities She is a niece of Miss Lillie McMurray of Franklin
The Pi Beta Phi Alumni club held its May luncheon Saturday at Miss Eunice Maga's East Jefferson home. Miss Katherine Magaw performed piano, with guests including Miss Ethel Currier Miss Fanny Minner Mrs Cavins Marshall from Indianapolis and Miss Amy Pickens of Greencastle. It closed a season of monthly winter luncheons.
Prof. John M. Thurber has been invited to serve as judge of the manuscript competition for the National Intercollegiate Prohibition contest. The event will be held in Ottawa Kansas on May 28.
Miss Herriot Palmer, Franklin college historian, spoke before Indiana university's History and Political Science club on Voltaire's Idea of God. She argued Voltaire was misread as an atheist, distinguished atheists from theists and deists, and noted his philosophy aimed to clear rubbish before constructive thought. The talk drew a full audience in the Student building vesper room and was her first university address.
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