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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
6
A scribbled query column scanning holiday letters asks about etiquette for gifts and dating. It includes jokes about Santa, presents, romance, and a faux etiquette board with humorous questions and light banter.
Theodore M Whitfield alias Gandhi, a 6 foot 3 3 4 inch student at University of Richmond, is chosen to portray Santa at Kaufman Department Store after Dean W L Prince recommended him. His height and humor impress department store officials and he prepares to begin duties during the Christmas season.
After a recent tryout for the senior play Fashion the school announces the male cast including George Freedley Lewyn Davis Adam Trueman Warren Chappell Roy Saunders and others. The first rehearsal is set for January 5 at 7 30 p m in the Red Cross Building.
A committee on focal arrangements led by Dean W Prince will preside over an expected attendance of 400 at a meeting. Members include Dr Susan Lough Miss Maude Woodfin HH Handy Ed ward B Willingham and other notable university figures. Delegates from America Great Britain and Canada will attend with papers from William Ky Dodd Basil Williams J C Carlyle Richard Meath Dabney and James T Shotwell. Most sessions occur at the Jefferson Hotel, the convention headquarters.
The piece describes a student who has mastered the art of hand shaking and by his force of personality attracts children to his ogre presence while promising gifts from Santa. An audible report near Fourth and Broad Streets is noted as unreliable. Theodore M. Whitfield passes a life test and contemplates becoming an actor after the Santa episode.
Westhampton held its annual Christmas service with gift cards given to students and faculty. Faculty and alum readings, seasonal refreshments with candy and apples, and a guest list including Misses Mary Alice Hannah Ryland and many others marked the event.
A brief tribute notes sympathy for a girl described as having a complexion one cheek higher than the other, offering condolences and a somber reflection on her enduring condition.
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