Jasper PHILLIPS Entertains (1907)
Mr. Jasper PHILLIPS, member of the Senior College class at Fisk, entertained his classmates with a 4 o’clock luncheon, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 1906, at his home, 317 Twelfth avenue North. Games, music and jokes were much enjoyed. Before leaving the dining room, Mrs. PHILLIPS presented each person with an orange tied with blue ribbon, representing the college colors, and with much enthusiasm, they all sang, “Hurrah for the gold and blue.” Those present were Messrs. Arthur R. WARE, Henry R. MERRY, Brown W. PAYNE, Pratt Thomas OVERSTREET, Thomas P. HARALSON Jr., Alonzo S. BROCK, William A. HOUSE, Misses Jennie Lee NOEL, and Lady Emma Louise PHILLIPS. Mr. PHILLIPS entered the boarding department of Fisk, January 2, where he will remain until commencement in June.
The Nashville globe. (Nashville, Tenn.), 11 Jan. 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86064259/1907-01-11/ed-1/seq-6/>