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THE MICHICAN DAILY

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MAgERS WIL DRAsW
FOR HOCKEY OPPONENTS

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Dorntories Will Observe
Many Christmas Traditions

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All women who have taken dolls to
dress for . the Y.W.C.A. Christmas
workshop, are asked to bring them in
to the office of Newberry hall during
the first part of this week.
There will be a Christmas vesper1
service at 5 o'clock tomorrow in thel
south parlor of Newberry hall. The
singing of Christmas carols will form
a part of the program.
The regular weekly tea given for
the Graduate women students will be
held at 4 o'clock today in the play-
room of Betsy Barbour dormitory.
Mrs. Brand Blanshard will. be host-
ess.

EXPECT To OPEN INTER-HOUSE
TOURNAMENT BEFORE
HOLIDAYS
House athletic managers will meet
at 4:30 o'clock today in Barbour gym-
nasium to draw for opponents in the
inter-house basketball tournament.
Five houses will draw "bys," and it is
therefore to the advantage of each
house to be represented at this time.
The same system used for determin-.
ing adversaries in the hockey contests
will be used this afternoon.
"Games will start as soon as possi-
ble," said Miss Erley, the basketball,
coach, "Everyone seems anxious to
have the schedule well under way by
the time the holidays begin." For this
reason there will be n second oppor-
tunity to draw offered to the houses
not represented at this meetiag. If
the house athletic managei cannot be
present, she may send a subs;itute.
Patronize The Daily Advertisers,

Among the most interesting tradi- j lower floors who are waiting in their
tions observed in the women's dorm- Idoorways light their candles from the
itories are the annual Christmas part- tapers of their friends and take their
ies. Martha Cook, Betsy Barbour and places at the end of the line. More
Helen Newberry dormitories all hold guests than is customary have been
Christmas parties shortly before the invited this year among them being
holidays, Emilie Sargent, '16, who was the first
At Helen Newberry residence the house president of Martha Cook and
Christmas party is to be held Thurs- who will attend the ceremony with the
day night. The boar's head ceremony, board of governors. The breakfast
a house tradition, will take place dur- ends with toasts and with the sing-
ing the course of an old English din- ing of college songs.
Tier. Two girls dressad as pages bear Betsy Barbour house held its Christ-
in the boar's head on a silver platter mas entertainment Sunday. The Yule
and carry it about while carollers sing log ceremony-took place in the late
Christmas songs. Following the din- afternoon as the residents, singing
ner the old English play, "St. George carols, fild downstairs to the drawing
and the Dragon," is presented and the room to join the assembled guests.
actors end their play by singing and With appropriate rites, the Yule lug
dancing, was ushered in, placed on the hearth
The annual Christmas breakfast at and lighted. The ceremony close1
Martha Cook dormitory will be given with the singing of carols as the ser_-
Friday morning. The residents and iors lighted the Christmas candles and
their guests file down from floor to placed them in the windows.
floor bearing lighted candles and sing-
ing carols, and as the procession pass- It's -trua efficiency to use Daily
es through the halls, the girls on the'Classitfeds.--AdIv

Mrs. H. G. Wenkler will be hostess
at the Michigan Dames party in her
home at 610 Thompson street, at 8
'clock tonight. Each member is re-
quested to bring a gift the cost of
which is not to exceed 25 cents. The
articles will be auctioned off and the
proceeds will go toward the flower
The Business and Professional Wo-
nmen's club will hold a regular month-
ly meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the
city Y. W. C. A. A short Christmas
play will be presented and each mem-
.ber is requested to bring an inexpen-
ve toy that will be given to a poor
hild through the city welfare league.
Pi Lambda Theta will hold a regular
business meeting at 7:30 o'clock to-
morrow in the library on the second
,oor at Martha Cook dormitory. The
meeting will be a short one because of
the concert in Hill auditorium, but it
is Important that all members be pre-
sent.
The last lesson in basketry will be
given to the members of the club lead-
ers' training course at 7:30 o'clock
this evening at Newberry hal, or be-
fore 5 o'clock tomorrow. Mrs. H. C.
Coffman will give the lesson, whic
will complete the course.
Frances. Ames, '23, will be at the
Polly Little Teassho pe to take orders
for Himmelhoch's store in Detroit only
on Wednesday of this week, instead of
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A joint meeting of the Athena soci-
ety with the Adelphi House of Repre-
sentatives will be held at 7:30 o'lockI
tonight in the Adelphi rooms.
Freshman Girls' lee club will have
a rehearsal of Christmas carols at 5
o'clocktonorro in .the middle parlor
Barbour gymnaspi m.
Gargoyle To Issue
Women's Number1
"A Women'so C yl,"an issue
composd of sores, drawings and
jokes writton and contributed by the
women themselves is the plan of the
Gargoyle staff for the next number of
that magazine.
Prizes will be offered for the best
drawing and story received by the
staff for this publication. All women
on the campus are eligible to compete
in the contest. The success of this
experiment to devote one issue of the
magazine to stories written by the wo-
men is entirely in the hands of the Un-
iversity women, the editor states.
Material should be sent into the pub-
lications office on -Maynard street be-
fore Friday if possible, but it will be
accepted any time during vacation.
Bursley Returns
From Conference
J. A. Bursley, dean of students, and:
Mrs. Bursley, returned Sunday morn-
ing from a 10 days' stay in New York
City. The Friday and Saturday fol-
lowing Thanksgiving, Dean Bursley
attended the sessions of the national
1nterfraternity conference which were
being held at the Pennsylvania hotel
in that city,
Last week he attended the annual
convention of the American Society -
of Mechanical Engineers, also held in
New York.;
Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. 10.-An'
explosion occurred in Fort Ruden on
the outskirts of Bucharest at 6:30 o'-
clock this morning. It is reported
there was a great loss of life.
Robbers broke into the office of the
Ideal Electropure creamery, First and
Liberty streets, at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning and escaped with about $200.

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Mail.
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"'The Cat and the Canary' is
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laughs."-N. Y. Telegram.
"A spooky, thriller, mysterious
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"Get a hair-net before going to
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N. Y. Journal,
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time they're slipped on include negligees,
quilted satin robes and underthings ex-
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tinted ribbons and fine embroideries are
here in abundance. Gift selections made
from the Lingerie sections will surely
please.

With all the warmth of wool and all
the daintiness one could possibly
wish, these quilted satin robes are de-
lightful for lo&nging, in this season of
chilly days. Priced $25.00.
Exquisitely embroidered by hand,
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their seats."-N. Y. American.
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romance."-N. Y. Post.
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"A certified 'grade-A' thriller."-Life.

The dainties, perkeiest Slippers Milady
evcr stepped into are of blacg satin, with
bows and ribbons for trimming, $3.50.

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