1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 589ought surely to prosper. Plans for a permanent meetingplace were made. The support of the club was pledged tothe active chapter, and it was agreed to celebrate Alumni Dayregularly each year. In the banquet room of Galatoire's washeld a delightful dinner. Bro. Slack, who is rector of alocal parish, acted as toastmaster. Everyone was called uponand responded with a speech. Bro. Steen says that like theSeattle Phis the New Orleans brothers were fortunate in havingan Amherst brother and that it was a happy coincidencethat one of the moving spirits in each of the alumni meetingsfarthest from Massachusetts was an Amherst man. Bro.Johnson is now a curate at Christ's Church, New Orleans.Bro. Steen says he never attended a more enthusiastic meetingof Phis. The room was beautifully decorated with thefraternity colors, and a large Phi Delta Theta flag, contributedby Mrs. Slack, hung over the toastmaster's chair. Phi reminiscenceswere indulged in until a late hour, those narratedby Bro. Slack being particularly enjoyable. Those in attendancewere: Bros. Gesner, Fortier, Allison, Scudder, Dr.H. Tebault, Grantland Tebault, B. Crump, H. Criimp,Kernian, Crippen, Edmonson, Martin, Lewis, G. Upton, J.Upton, Hinton, Smith, Howcutt, Steen, Johnson, Slack andRobinson.WEDDINGS,BASSETT-KINNEY.The wedding of Bro. Carrol Phillips Bassett, Lafayette, '83,to Miss Margaret C. Kinney, took place recently in GraceEpiscopal Church, Newark, New Jersey. Mrs. Bassett isthe second daughter of Mrs. Estelle C. Kinney and of thelate Thomas T. Kinney. Bro. Bassett is a civil and sanitaryengineer at Summit, New Jersey. To the older Phis he iswell known for his distinguished service as president of AlphaProvince, 1881-84; secretary of the General Council, 1884-86;and president of the General Council, 1886-89. His sisteris the wife of that splendid minister and the delightful toastmasterat the New York convention, Bro. John Balcom Shaw,Lafayeltr, '85. The wedding ceremony was performed bythe Rt. Rev. W. C. Doane, bishop of Albany, an uncle ofthe bride. The wedding was beautiful in all of its appointments.LEMLY-MORRISON.Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Robert Morrison tothe marriage of her daughter. Miss Mary Morrison, to Mr.