Home Coming week: Alpha Delta Pi 75th and Medical Class of '60

Alpha Delta Pi sorority (ADPi) Homecoming 2005 began with a luncheon at the Manitoba Legislative Bldg attended by my wife Margaret (Dolhun) - a member of the Diamond Circle signifying 50 year membership, and our daughter Mary Margaret who arrived from Toronto.

A tour of the Legislative Bldg followed. The formal dinner and dance was held at the Fort Garry Hotel on Saturday (Sept 24th), preceded by a group picture taken on the front steps of the hotel by the one and only Barney Charach. As he took the pictures, he instructed the husbands and escorts that he would let them know when to take pictures as the flash cameras shut his own flash off. At our table all gals were members of the Diamond Circle (50 year members). The orchestra was a music man. I had a couple of dances with my wife and daughter. I was the lucky one to be selected as the Sweetheart by the sorority. All the girls stood around me at the table and sang " Let me call you Sweetheart". In addition, I had the red dot on my place card and was the winner of a beautiful Inuit carving.

On Sunday the members closed their homecoming with a brunch at Elevens restaurant in Lindenwoods. I am not detailing any of the events as I anticipate my daughter Mary Margaret will do this on her blog "haikugirl" I am including a few pictures of this 75th homecoming here.
Incidentally, the Faculty of Medicine had a homecoming breakfast on Saturday for classes 1950, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90, 95, and 2000 in the Brodie atrium of the Medical College. Four members of my Medical Class of '60 including George Yee from Windsor.