“Immediately after the alumnae had renewed their vows and the initiates had taken theirs for the first time, all went to the Butler Hotel for the first Pi Phi banquet ever held in Seattle. It was certainly good to be there. Both alumnae and initiates felt honored to have present Mrs. Ina S. Soule, one of the founders of the fraternity, and Mrs. Rainie Adamson-Small, its first Grand President. Miss Lucy Hammond, Colorado Beta, acted as toastmistress while all sang Pi Phi songs and listened to toasts so informal that no one was allowed to escape expressing in public the congratulations which each had been giving privately all the evening. Among the Pi Phis present must be mentioned, besides our two guests of honor, Mrs. Soule and Mrs. Small, Mrs. Loe Ware-Cross, Nebraska Alpha; Mrs. Sylvia Ware-Ireland and Mrs. Florence Denny-Heliker, Maryland Alpha; Miss Keith, Michigan Beta; Mrs. Nettleton, Iowa Iota; Mrs. Gephart, Iowa Theta; Mrs. Grace Hancher-Beck, Iowa Alpha; Miss Mabel Wilson, Ohio Alpha.”

Reference Data:

The Arrow of Phi Beta Phi, Vol. 23, by Phi Beta Phi, 1906, page 176