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University Daily Kansan
Monday. Sept. 12, 1955.
MRS. ELEANOR L. HOOKE
MRS. J. H. KREAMER
Saga Of 2 KU Housemothers
Mrs. Eleanor L. Hooke, housemother for the Delta Upsilon social fraternity, has served continuously with one house longer than any housemother on the Hill.
Before she became a housemother, Mrs. Hooke studied music in Germany. Since that time she has become so interested in planning meals for the fraternity she didn't have time to continue her playing. She said the boy's favorite is a steak dinner, and she always aims to please.
When Mrs. Hooke first came to the Delta Upsilon house she said there were no homes in the area, and they were practically living out in the country. Since that time, she said she is much happier to look out the windows at night and see the nearby lights.
During the last 10 years Mrs. Hooke has spent her summers in Boulder, Colo., as a hostess at Blanchard lodge. She said she enjoys this work and is able to keep in contact with the fraternity members when they stop over night during their vacations.
After spending 27 years with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity as their housemother, Mrs. J. H. Kreamer of Beloit, has returned after her retirement to fill in until the fraternity is able to hire a new permanent house mother.
The fraternity honored Mrs. Kreamer with a tea after her 25th year of service, which was longer than any other University of Kansas housemother or Phi Delt mother in the nation. She has been a mother to six generations of Phi Delts.
Her knack with extra touches and her urging during intramural games, are two of her many assets the fraternity has appreciated during her quarter century of service. She is known for her ability to remember the names of returning alumni and their wives.
During the war and depression years Mrs. Kreamer kept the fraternity books, did correspondence with the national headquarters, ordered pledge pins and collected dues. The fraternity claims she is better informed on Pogo and sports than many of the boys in the house.
Traditional Bridal Customs Are Passed Down From Many Lands
With the exception of wedding dates, the bridal customs that have come down to us from earliest times are relatively the same. According to government figures, the June bride is no longer distinguished from brides of other months. Marriages occur the year-around with less than a five per cent variation between any two months.
In all other respects today's bride follows the traditions that have been passed down from many lands. Even the word wedding is an outgrowth of the ancient custom of marriage by purchase. The groom-to-be gave a "wed" of money or cattle as the purchase price of his future bride.
The long association of champagne with wedding receptions has been the traditional toast to the bride since the 17th century. Before that time white or red wine was served at weddings.
The old shoe custom comes from Egypt. In ancient times the father of the bride handed his daughter's sandal to her groom as the mark of authority in transferring the bride to the new husband's care for the rest of her life.
The throwing of the bridal bouquet was first started in France with
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the throwing of the bride's garter. The 14th century bride flung her garter as an omen of luck to whomever caught it. As time wore on the bouquet came to be thrown, and then as now, the lucky girl who caught it is supposed to be the next
bride. Another french custom is the loving cup from which both the bride and groom drink- and plight their truth before the toasts are drunk in their honor.
A custom from early times in England brings the word bridegroom. It was customary on a wedding day for the new husband to wait upon his bride at the table and since such a servitor was known as the groom, the word was handed down.
The bride wore red in medieval times. It is said that Anne of Brittany was the first bride to wear white when she married Louis XII.
Italy of the Middle Ages initiated the "ring bearer" custom. Small boys bore the ring on satin.
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