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as you might guess, she now has her master's degree in Chemistry. Upsilon
is certainly very proud of Helen.

Just before the holiday vacation we had our Christmas party with
Hazel Turtle as Santa Claus. What f u n and thrills! for Santa gave each
girl a card bearing the announcement of the engagement of Ruth Baker '23
and Carl Young, a Lambda Chi Alpha, at Washington.

We are now looking forward to initiation and hope to send names
of twelve new sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi with our May letter.

HELEN HEPLER.

NU KAPPA—SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
The winter term at Southern Methodist University, which has just
begun, finds all the girls back except one pledge Dorothy Palmer, who
being quite advanced in art has gone north to study. We have, this term a
new and attractive fraternity room on the second floor of the Women's
Building. I t is much larger than the other and faces the front of the
campus.

At sunrise on Armistice Day we held a beautiful initiation ceremony
at the home of Catherine Rasbury. We initiated Mary Reynolds, Kather-
ine Price, Bobbie Lindsey, and Nellie Sims.

One night in November an entertainment composed of stunts, dramas
and playlets was staged in Dallas Hall by the Woman's Panhellenic
Council. Two of our pledges Alice Kizer and Margaret Pepple enacted a
Midnight Fantasy. This was Alpha Omicron Pi's number on the pro-
gram. Katherine Price who was on the entertainment committee, was the
author of the title "Powder and Patches" which was used f o r the enter-
tainment.

Since our last letter we have pledged Celestes Charmickle of Little
Rock, Arkansas.

Our Founders' Day celebration was unusually interesting and enjoy-
able. There were many alumnae present and after interesting talks and
discussions on philanthropic work we had a beautiful. cake with twenty-
six candles on it.

Bobbie Lindsey has been elected on the Honor Council staff. Catherine
Rasbury and Lucile Pepple are on the staff of the Campus, our semi-
weekly school paper.

Southern Methodist University announces the granting of charters to
two petitioning fraternities; one was Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the other
was Phi Delta Theta.

JOSEPHINE GARVIN.

BETA PHI—INDIANA UNIVERSITY
One of our happiest events recently was a two days' visit, December
16 and 17, f r o m Melita Skillen. I t was so wonderful to have her with
us f o r her presence makes us feel more of the real meaning of Alpha
Omicron Pi.

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We are happy to announce two wonderful pledges—Mary Emily W i n -
ters '26, of Anderson and Julia Meyers '26, of Shelbyville.

Mary Louise Fitton made Phi Beta Kappa with all of her other
achievements. We are all so proud of her.

Margaret Wight pledged Pleaides, an inter-sorority organization and
made Garrick Club, the selective dramatic association.

Alpha O received honorable mention f o r her house decorations during
Home-Coming week. Again we were honored by having one of the
three best stunts in the annual Show Down.

In athletics, too, we have made a good showing. Five of the girls
made class hockey teams, Kathryn Bolitho, varsity hockey, Gladys Alger
and Dorothy Clarke, varsity rifle team, and Allison Bolitho, varsity
soccer.

Mildred Wight was elected second vice-president of the Freshman
class. W e had initiation—the first in our new fraternity room—for
Rosalie Esarey on October 27th.

We celebrated Founders' Day with a banquet, at which several of our
alumnae gave us wonderful talks about our founders and the fraternity.

W e have had two house dances. Mildred McCoy, Merry Louise Robin-
son, and Iva Wray were with us f o r the first. Miriam McCoy, Mildred
Douglass, Peg Schmalzried, Ethel Heitman, Evelyn McFerren Taylor,
Mary Fletcher Parthemer, Jane Sickles, Mary Scifres, Edith Huntington
and Mary Anderson of Omega have all visited us recently.

We held a Christmas Bazaar, December 4, 5 and 6, at which we
cleared $200 for our University Memorial Fund pledge and over $80 for the
house fund.

Our Indianapolis Alumnae presented us with some beautiful table
linen, Mildred Douglass with three attractive silver pepper and salt sets,
and Jane Sickles, Mary Parthemer, and Peg Schmalzried silk pillows.
Ada B. Smith of Theta sent us a dozen gold lustred goblets. Mrs. Mc-
Crory, our chaperone, made us a Christmas present of a dozen silver soup
spoons. The seniors leave to the house a very attractive floor lamp.

Miles Stevens, Lambda Chi of Wabash College, sent Beta Phi five
pounds of candy; f o r Helen Snoddy is wearing his pin. More candy is
coming too—for Louise H u t t has William Jenkinson's Sigma Alpha
Epsilon pin, Marjorie Weybright has A l Loudermilk's Sigma N u pin,
Marian Koegel is engaged to James Cox of Newberg and Mildred Stoker
is wearing Lawrence Busby's Kappa Sig pin.

Indiana University has another sorority—Chi Omega has recently
been installed.

GERTRUDE B A I L Y '23.

ETA—UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
We all came back to school January 4, after two weeks of a perfectly
wonderful vacation. Ever since school opened again we all have been
extremely busy studying hard f o r final examinations which are but two
weeks off.

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During the past two months, since you last heard from us, we have
taken in three new pledges. They are: Jean Fisher, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
Margaret Stolley, Milwaukee, W i s . ; Persis Talcot, Joliet, 111. We have
also initiated Dorothy Gay, Ottawa, 111., and Deborah Sanborn, Kanka-
kee, 111.

We have all been busy this year with outside activities. Our bowling
team has been doing remarkably well, having won eleven out of twelve
games and so stands a good chance of winning the Inter-sorority Bowling
cup. The skating team has begun practice for the Ice Carnival on Feb-
ruary 10. We are in hopes of winning the skating cup again this year.

For our house fund we have been holding bridge parties charging one
dollar a table. We also have the store selling candy, apples, etc., to raise
money for this same fund.

We are holding a faculty reception January 12 to which we invite all
of our instructors and other members of the faculty.

We are all very sorry to be losing Stelle Johnson who is graduating in
February. Stelle is one of our oldest girls and has long been a favorite in
the chapter. We wish her great success and happiness in her future work.

Eta chapter wishes one and all a very happy and prosperous New Year.

JEANNETTE BOYER.

NU OMICRON—VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
The climax of our rushing season was a tea dance given in honor of
our rushees at the Richland Golf club. This was followed by a dinner
and a usual "Alpha O" night f u l l of "pep" and f u n . The affair proved
very successful and the following Saturday we pledged eight adorable
freshmen. They are Robbie Allison, a little sister whom we are very proud
to claim, Malita Everett, Anne Trice, Katherine Craig, Grace McVeigh,
Mary Thompson, Frances Thompson, and Irene Williams. They have
already caught the spirit of Alpha O and are entering into campus activ-
ities with a great deal of enthusiasm. Anne was elected to "Coeditors."
the Freshman-Sophomore literary club, and Robbie's brilliant grades pro-
claim a future Phi Beta Kappa. Margaret McCoy was elected Secretary of
the 1923 Senior class, and Cornelia Lamb, besides her numerous other
representative offices, is secretary of the Junior class. Also we have sev-
eral girls in both of the inter-fraternity social clubs.

Our Founders' Day celebration on December 8 was even more enjoy-
able than the one last year, and the feature talks on the National Philan-
thropic work and the 1923 Convention were very interesting. We were
glad to have so many almunae with us on that occasion, and wished that
more of them might have been there to help us celebrate.

A brilliant social event of December 19 was the marriage of Mary
D. Houston, our Alumnae adviser, to Charles Madison Sarratt of the
Vanderbilt faculty. They have just returned f r o m Florida and South
Carolina where they spent the Christmas holidays. I am sure that her
many friends in the fraternity at large join with us in wishing her much
happiness in her married life.

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A t last we are building a chapter house! N u Omicron alumnae in all
parts o f the country will rejoice to know that our one time dream has
become a reality. The door w i l l always be open to welcome any Alpha O's
who happen to be travelling in the vicinity of Nashville.

We can hardly wait for Convention to come. I do hope every one of
you w i l l plan to attend, because N u Omicron is looking forward so eagerly
tp seeing you.

N E L L F A I N '23.

PHI—UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
The first thing Phi wishes to tell is the names of its three girls who
have been pledged since the last letter to To Dragma. They are Frances
Ringle, Betty Goldsmith, and Marguerite Chandler.
Glee Star put on an Acacia pin today. This is the first Acacia pin
to be worn by a member of our local chapter. Glee will graduate f r o m
the Fine Arts school in '25.
"Jack" Gilmore '22, who is working on the Kansas City Journal, was
over to the Sigma Chi-Phi Delt dinner dance last night. Jack comes over
to the chapter about twice a month.

Mary Rose Barrons is' working very hard at present, rehearsing for
the University play "The Admiral Crichton." The cast is going to present
it at the Grand Theater in Kansas City, February 9.

A t present, Phi is in the midst of preparations f o r its first formal
dinner party to be given February 2. We are planning on a large number
of the almunae coming back f o r it and to make a real success. Phi chapter
hopes to make this an annual event.

Lucille Jones and Lois Rochester, both members of the sophomore
class, did not return to school after the Christmas holidays. Lois is taking
a secretarian course at her home in Wichita, and Lucille is staying at her
home in Kansas City, Kans. We are expecting them back next year.

A letter was received recently from Merva Dolsen Hennings stating
that she was planning on accompanying her husband on a trip to New
Orleans and on making a round-about trip back north, to make several o f
the chapters a visit, including Phi chapter. We are looking forward with
great pleasure to the visit and hope that it will be so that she can be guest
of honor at our formal.

Kansas University is constructing its first girls' dormitory. I t is a
beautiful stone structure, and it w i l l be ready for occupancy next Septem-
ber.

MARY HOOK.

OMEGA—MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Omega is taking a pause after two breathless but happy weeks of
Christmas vacation to prepare f o r a more breathless week of exams. Our
last scholarship average gives no cause f o r worry, but still the best of us
must cram f o r mid-year finals, especially with the distraction with which
some of the girls are impaired, that of engagement rings and the like.
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Lorenze. We were very unfortunate in losing another pledge last week,
"Red" Murddock, the fortunate, being a certain man from Buffalo. They
will be married in March, and Red just had to leave school to learn to
sew and cook.

We celebrated our Founders' Day in a most glorious manner. Our
thirteen pledges gave us a wonderful banquet at the Spinning Wheel, one
of the best we have had for years. One large room and the entire mez-
zanine were ours. The decorations were beautiful with thirty large
corsages of red roses \ arrayed around a crystal globe with red ribbons
running to each place. Between courses the pledges gave several extremely
clever vaudeville acts in costume.

Our newest patroness gave a delightful Christmas party f o r us before
we went home. I t was chuck f u l l of excitement and pep with a Santa
Claus and gifts. The actives had take-offs on all the freshmen; but the
pledges were not to be outdone. Two engagements were announced, both
freshmen—Cornie Lampsen with a brand new Sig pin and Red Murddock
with a gorgeous diamond.

Omega certainly was on her feet in athletics this fall. More than
half the chapter went out f o r hockey, soccer, or volley ball; most of these
made squads, and several were elected captains. The rest cheered like
mad at all the big games. W e believe the athletic field to be one of the
very best places to break down narrow prejudices and make friends; and
for that reason we encourage all the girls to go out and try f o r teams.

In just a week the Madrigal club will give their fourteenth annual con-
cert. Five Alpha O's will warble, Helen Ballinger taking some of the
alto solo parts.

W e are glad to announce that Beta Phi Sigma, a local sorority here,
has been granted Delta Gamma. This makes six national sororities on the
campus.

VESTA MAGEE.

OMICRON PI—UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The new year has started so well that we can scarcely believe that only
two weeks ago, we Watched all our chances to make 1922 count disappear
into nothingness. But we're doing our best to make a good start in Omi-
cron Pi in 1923 and we hope for great success.

We are still—and shall be f o r a number of years—in the throes of
excitement and work for our Woman's League Building. We have had
our big all-campus bazaar with a dance conducted by the Woman's League
also, in the evening. I t was the first dance of the sort we had tried and it
was a great success. A O n gave a Bridge Tea and was able to turn in
twenty-five dollars to the fund. I n fact, every organization of women
connected with the University seems to spend most of its time thinking of
new ways of making money f o r our much needed building.

This Saturday we have our last event of the term—before examina-
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is required to come in fancy dress—and the most original and striking
idea is awarded a small prize. We are planning hard f o r that.

At last we have succeeded in achieving what seemed to be the im-
possible. The Junior Girls' Play is to be opened for a public performance.
This play is the big dramatic production of the women, and is really very
good. But for various reasons it has been closed to the men of the
campus. After years of trying we have finally succeeded in breaking down
what was beginning to look like an inviolable tradition. A O n is doubly
pleased because she has one girl in the cast, and seven in the chorus of it.
Velma Leigh Carter is our 'specially good actress and we're very proud of
being so well represented.

Dorothy Wylie is still holding our banner high on campus. She has
had her picture taken to be placed among the "Big Men on Campus" in our
campus annual, the Michiganenisian.

W e have given one informal dance in our new house, and we are
planning now on our big formal dance which we hope will be equally
successful.

DOROTHY JACOBS '23.

Some think that words when spoken, go
To an unknown land afar,
To a land of sadness and mystery—
Where many lost things are.

I think there's a place f o r each spoken word
In somebody's heart or mind;
That the trend of some whole life may turn
On a single word that is kind.

ELIZABETH CLINTON, 0 '23.

L E T T H E NORTHERN CHAPTERS SHOW OUR SOUTH-
E R N S I S T E R S H O W W E C A N T U R N O U T . W E ' L L S E EY O U
D O W N I N D I X I E , J U N E 25TH.

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ALUMNAE CHAPTER LETTERS

(No letter from New Orleans. Fine due.)
NEW YORK ALUMNAE

New York Alumnae chapter sends Happy New Year's wishes to all
Active and Alumnae chapters.

Our November meeting was held in the home of Pinckney Estes
Glantzberg, Psi. We began with 30 members present totaling 55 before the
meeting closed. That shows what we think of Mrs. Glantzberg as hostess.
Everyone enjoyed a delightful afternoon of tea poured by Margaret Wells
Swift, N u and Carolyn Piper Dorr, Rho; La Rue Kellar Crosson, Psi
sang and Helen Jenks Dietrich, Phi, played several piano selections while a
friend of Mrs. Swift entertained with monologues.

The twenty-sixth anniversary of the founding of Alpha Omicron Pi
was celebrated by a formal dinner at the Cafe Boulevard, New York City.
Much credit for its success goes to Helen Dietrich, Chairman. We were
delighted to have with us our four founders and to hear a few words from
each. Other speakers were Laura Hurd, Grand Secretary; Josephine Pratt
Vice-Superintendent; Rochelle Gachet, our Panhellenic Delegate; and
what dinner is complete without Lillian McQuillin McCausland as Toast-
mistress? So you see we feel that ours was a successful dinner, with our
President's Mary Donlon, Welcome and Alpha O songs aringing, also La
Rue Crosson's solo in between the courses. Decorations were our roses
and red candles.

The first meeting of the New Year was held at Women's University
Club. I n the drive f o r locating Alpha O's in and about New York City,
we found 251 members. W e would like more of these people to join
the active Alumnae Chapter. Plans were discussed f o r a card party to
be given in Mrs. Glantzberg's home, January 12th, f o r the support of little
Germaine, our French child and other philanthropic works of the chapter.
Zilpha Wilde read Germaine's thank you note f o r Christmas gifts (an
apron and a dress) sent her this year.

Below is a translation of a recent letter from Germaine.

MARION R. BENNETT.

St. Jean du Gard, November 10.
Dear Godmother:

I have received your letter. I t gave me great pleasure to hear f r o m
you. I am glad you received my letter. I am ten and a half years old.
I am very tall for my age. I go to school, and I like to go there. I study
geography, grammar, history (which I learn well).

Mama still works in the silk m i l l ; she is tired in the evening. I t is
now chestnut time; the leaves of the trees ate falling.

I beg of you to tell all the dear "Miss" of the society, my gratitude.
St. Jean, November 23.

Very dear Godmother:

I have received my package and I am much pleased with the doll. I

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thank you very much. I t is cold. I go to school. Tomorrow is Thurs-

day, and I am going to my aunt's in the country. I love to go there.

We spend a pleasant day. Mama is still working. I amuse myself by

making dresses for my doll. When I come f r o m school I do my lessons.

Dear godmother, I should like to know you. I should like to have you

come to St. Jean. I thank you all. Respectful salutations f r o m Mama.

Your goddaughter who loves you. GERMAINE.

SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE

Initiation was late this year, taking place at the November meeting, and
we were particularly glad to welcome Mrs. Pride of Delta chapter,—who
has just come to California after eight years in China, and Claire Groce
of N u Kappa chapter.

Early in December, on Monday evening, the 4th, we met with Sigma
chapter at an informal gathering to commemorate the birth of Alpha O,
and to retell again the story of our founders, of their struggles and ulti-
mate successes;—and of the future broader and wider scope of activity
which the tremendous growth of our fraternity has made necessary and
possible.

I t is always good to feel that in our happiness, we do not entirely
neglect the thought of others, and so this year, as has been our custom f o r
some time, we planned a Christmas dinner, and a few Christmas gifts
for the Ghego family of South Berkeley. This family of nine, the father,
mother and seven wee children, were provided with good wholesome food,
fuel with which to cook, and some of the unnecessary but j o y f u l things
of the Yule tide.

A n d so the old year passed and we enter upon the new year, hopeful
that each day, bringing with it its cares and responsibilities, will bring
also, great joy and peace to each member of Alpha O.

A L I C E DE V E U V E CAGWIN.

PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE!

On our December, 1922 calendar we wrote " A O Pi letter due Jan.
8." I t is our opinion that we wrote that letter, but a horribly, dreadful fear
has come upon us that the letter was not written after all! For the sake
of Chapter Treasury we are praying that those fears are groundless, and
that the letter has long since reached Chicago.

Since our letter of September we have had two meetings:—the first
with our President, Muriel Wyman, and the second with Louella Darling.
At the former we were happy to add to our circle Mrs. A l f r e d Potter,
Epsilon '14. Would that more Alpha O girls might see fit to make their
home in or near Providence, R. I . ! Unfortunately the secretary was
again among those absent at the December meeting, and regrets that she
cannot, r ^ o u n t what took place at that time.

4 „*appy New Year to you all!

MAUDE E . C . COVELL.

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BOSTON ALUMNAE

Our first fall meeting was held the last Saturday in October at Edna
Woodbury's in Somerville, with over twenty girls present representing
classes f r o m 1900 to 1922. A f t e r a good talk fest, renewing friendships
after a summer vacation, and a short business meeting, Edna and "Ted"
Fosdick Sanborn served a delicious supper. A f t e r supper we all talked some
more but were particularly interested in "Bicky's" very personal account of
her experience in France while studying at the Sorbonne last year. We wel-
comed Eleanor Richardson Prescott to this meeting, one of our newest
alumnae.

Twenty-six girls went out to Gladys Keith Shute's home in Melrose
the last Saturday in November, when she and Grace Wheeler Woodberry
entertained us delightfully. Beginning with 1900 class, Ethel Davis, repre-
sentative, there were girls present f r o m almost every class up to 1922
which had "Kay" Smith, who had just announced her engagement, Ruth
Earle, Elizabeth Beattie, and Eleanor Prescott. Ruth Pennell's little boy
Jack came in for a minute to greet us but decided not to stay. We were
glad to welcome Stella Dueringer Wells, f r o m Rho, who is in Cambridge
this winter and Eleanor Chaplin, from Gamma.

Elsie Tufts, who was on the committee for the Atlantic City Board
Walk, set us to work making a luncheon set f o r that. I am afraid each
napkin looked different but it sold!

Our December meeting, coming the same day as the Tufts Alumnae
luncheon was held at a lunch room in town with twenty-two girls present.
There was no business meeting but we had a pleasant chat. Especially
were we glad to see those girls who get back only at Christmas: Alice
Rich Wakefield, Isabel Owler Drury, and Annette MacKnight.

Some of our girls went back to college for a rush party and Annette
Wood, f r o m Iota, was also there. I n January comes the Panhellenic
luncheon, when we hope to have more Alpha O's present than any other
fraternity.

A L I C E J. SPEAR.

LOS ANGELES A L U M N A E

Twenty-eight Alpha O's gathered, in September, at the home of
Hazel Crabill for a luncheon given by her, Jess McKenna and Mildred
Stahl, in honor of Viola Gray, our gracious Grand Treasurer, who paid
us an all too short visit. A l l of us in the far west do enjoy every visitor,
so please look us up! The meeting was purely social, altho we did sell a
few of our Christmas gifts, the money going to our scholarship fund.
We will send our student, Nina Gregorian to college for two more years
and do hope she will graduate with honors. She is a Russian girl, whose
father, while he cannot help her financially, is very anxious for her to
have an education, and appreciates very much what the girls are doing
for Nina. Nina earns part of her expenses by assisting a family with
housework but the girls pay her college expenses.

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Erna Taylor held the next meeting, and as usual, was a delightful
hostess. A t each meeting several girls bear the expense of the luncheon,
and the fifty cents that each one pays goes into the scholarship fund,
which is increased quite materially that way. A t this meeting we decided
to hold a Christmas party f o r the girls who were out here all alone during
the holiday season. So on December sixteenth we had a most enjoyable
tea and card party at the Ambassador Hotel. The spacious grounds and
• large lobby of this hotel together with the courtesy of the hotel employees
makes this hotel a wonderful place at which to entertain.

Mildred T a f t Tinkham—Rho—has a son, born January first. We are
all so anxious to see him.

MILDRED HUNTER STAHL.

LINCOLN ALUMNAE

Is it too late to wish you all " A Happy New Year?"
The Lincoln alumnae have had several opportunities to become better
acquainted with the active girls. First there were the rushing parties, then
the day before Thanksgiving the active and alumnae chapter had the an-
nual food sale and early in December our bazaar. There were many
beautiful things sent in for the bazaar; the girls out in the state and even
those in California contributed. I n spite of the disagreeable day we cleared
more than $150 at this sale.

The Monday before Christmas there was the Christmas party at the
house, which many of the alumnae attended. There was a tree, a clever
program by the freshmen and good "eats."

Our last alumnae meeting was a luncheon at the Lincolnshire.
Viola Gray returned home the first of November f r o m California,
where she, with her father and mother, spent several months. I am sure
all Zeta girls will be interested in hearing about Viola's trip. I n July,
while spending a few days in San Francisco, she went over to Berkeley and
had lunch with Daisy Shaw and Margaret Henderson Dudley at the A O I I
house. Viola says the house is beautiful and is so well kept. Later, in
September, when she returned to San Francisco f o r a longer visit, she
stayed several days with the Sigma girls, attended their chapter meeting
and also a meeting of the San Francisco alumnae. More than thirty were
present at the alumnae meeting. Rose Gardner Marx and Daisy Shaw
gave a luncheon in honor of Viola and Laura Hurd, our grand secretary,
to which several of Viola's old friends were invited. Viola spent a day and
night with Emma Schrciber Hunter in Oakland. Viola is very enthusiastic
when she talks about Emma and her lovely sons. Arthur is a fine, big boy
in high school and Maurice, age three is a darling.

Nell Webb Sears with her husband and young son Harrison called
on Viola while she was in Oakland.

When Viola returned to Santa Monica where M r . and Mrs. Gray
had an apartment, she saw Charlotte Wallace Graham, Beth Boynton
Phelps and Jess Correll McKenna several times. With them she attended

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a meeting of the Los Angeles alumnae. It was a luncheon at the beauti-
ful home of Hazel Crabill of Rho. Hazel, Jess and Mildred Stahl were
the hostesses and more than thirty-five girls were present. Maria Studts—
Zeta, who, with her parents, has moved to Los Angeles was at the luncheon.
Viola was very much interested in the work the Los Angeles alumnae
have undertaken—the education of a poor girl who has unusual ability.

Hearing Viola tell of her California visit, made the rest of us long
to go out there too, to see our sisters in A O I T .

CHICAGO ALUMNAE
Greetings to all members of Alpha Omicron Pi and especially to those
living or visiting in Chicago. You are cordially invited to come to the
meetings of the Chicago Alumnae Chapter which are held the second
Saturday of each month at three o'clock. The location of meeting can be
ascertained by calling your Grand President, Evanston 3415 M , or my
number, Evanston 7675.

The October meeting fell on the day of the Chicago-Northwestern
football game and some of us sat out in the rain and watched Chicago
beat Northwestern. Nineteen sensible alums met with Julia Fuller Crane
and enjoyed a pleasant, comfortable afternoon.

In November we were the guests of Goldie Halquist Buehler. Her
two attractive youngsters almost beguiled us from business matters that
needed weighty consideration.

On November twenty-sixth many of our group attended the beautiful
wedding of Carolyn Nethercot and Robert Sawyer John which occurred at
three o'clock in St. Marks Church, Evanston. The wedding was followed
by a reception at the home of the bride.

Our Grand President entertained us on December ninth in her charming
new Evanston home. Margaret Ellen—blessed infant—was the main at-
traction. So many, many "aunties" took turns in cuddling her that only
the sweet disposition, inherited from her mother, kept her f r o m raising a
vigorous protest. Projects for increasing the Rho House Fund were dis-
cussed between admiring hugs and kisses. Many things are brewing and
we are hoping to be able to announce our enterprises as successfully under-
taken by the time of our next letter.

Our January meeting will be held at the Drake Hotel immediately
following the Chicago Panhellenic luncheon. This will be a busy meet-
ing f o r we have much business to discuss both national and local.

MARIE VICK SWANSON.

INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE
We celebrated Founders' Day with a luncheon at the home of Cleo
Woods. Her assistant hostesses were Leola Scales, Lucy Allen and Ber-
nice Floyd. The table, at which eighteen members were seated, was
decorated with candles and place cards. The place cards were booklets
containing the names and addresses of each member. A f t e r a delicious
two-course luncheon had been served, Ethel Hippensteel introduced the

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various speakers. Each speaker was asked to tell the story of the founding
of the chapter she represented, and wherever possible the speaker chosen
was a charter member of that chapter. We have girls f r o m six chapters,
and the founding of these chapters was told by Lucy Allen f r o m Theta,
Elsie Waldo from Iota, Winifred Waters from Tau, Wilkie Hughes from
Beta Phi, Vivian Smith f r o m Phi and Grace Willis from Omega. After
the luncheon a ritual meeting was held followed by a business meeting.

A f t e r some investigating as to what we might do in the way of local
charity work we learned that one of the ways we could do the most good
was by making baby layettes for the City Hospital. Their source of supply
is f r o m one small Sunday School Class which furnishes one layette a
month whereas they require at least fifteen a month. We immediately
started sewing and hope to furnish quite a number of them,

Obtaining magazine subscriptions as a means of earning money seems
to be popular. A f t e r some investigating we had just decided to earn money
for our chapter that way when lo! here came word that the same idea had
been suggested as a way of carrying on the National Work. That seems
to be a splendid way and we all feel that it will be a very successful one.

Two of our most active members of last year have moved away. Lee
Smith is living in Bloomington, Ind., and Ivah Chambers has moved to
Sullivan, Ind. However, we have gained two new members, Elsie Waldo
and Barbara Porter. Also at different meetings we have had as guests
Shirley Armstrong, Betty Heebe and Mrs. Nathaniel Huckleberry.

We send all of you greetings and the wish that this year will be the
happiest and most successful of all.

BEATRICE COOMBS HARRIS.

MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNAE

Happy New Year to everyone! The Minneapolis Alumnae Chapter
feels that it has a pretty firm foundation on which to build 1923 plans,
since the old year ended so well. As we mentioned in the last To Dragma,
Tau Alumnae sold Christmas cards and made a profit of $170. As Doris
Schlampp sold over $60 worth of cards, the prize goes to her. She in-
sists that her reward be a rug f o r the alumnae room in the chapter house.
That makes us all winners, doesn't it? We can't give enough credit to
Margaret Boothroyd, who was chairman of the sales committee. From
experience with our own orders, we realize what her task must have been.
We are planning an even more elaborate campaign f o r next year, with
Vivian Vogel and Margaret Boothroyd in charge. A l l you out of town
people put in your orders early, as we shall begin work September 20.

We had the most wonderful Founders' Day Banquet. The only thing
missing was one of the founders. W i t h that addition our party would
have been perfect. We had a formal dinner in one of the lovely private
dining rooms at the Leamington Hotel. There were over sixty members
present; in fact, the tables were so long that we could hardly see the
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fraternity colors, but instead of roses, we had poinsettas, holly and quan-
tities of white tapers in crystal holders. We were so pleased to have with
us Mrs. Meyers of Zeta, Mrs. Moshier of Lambda and Jessie Cook of
Upsilon. I t seemed like old times too to see Dot. Murphy, Dr. Cecile,
Laura Hartman, Muriel Stewart, Zora Robinson and Elsa Johnson. Mrs.
Jayne was toastmistress and Edith Goldsworthy and Lucile Haertel gave
alum toasts. Enough to say we were certainly proud of all of them.

We have so much business at all of our meetings that we have little
time to be "sociable." For that reason we are planning to have monthly
teas. The first one will be Sunday, January 28, at Beatrice Northy's home.

You shall hear all about it next time.

A L M A G. BOEHME.

BANGOR ALUMNAE
Our October meeting was especially interesting. Muriel Colbath Wyman
was visiting her mother and very kindly invited us to meet with her. We
were indeed glad to see her again. Muriel talked to us about the alumnae
chapter in Providence, of which she is now President.

November was our banner meeting. Marion Jordan and Ailecne
Hobart Libby acted as hostesses at Marion's home in Oldtown. There
were twenty-five members present. Plans were discussed for a men's
Bridge to be held in January, and our Active Party in February. We
also decided to do some sewing f o r a deserving, but needy family in
Bangor, as our Christmas work. Then the day before Christmas each
girl took something in the line of "Christmas Eats" to Helen Dan forth
West's and on Christmas morning these articles, together with the cloth-
ing we had made, a sled, and some small toys were delivered. It was a
happy family that received our gift.

Our Birthday Party was a wonderful success. I t was to have been
held with Ida Dean Suggden but on account of Mrs. Suggden's illness.
Doris Treat very kindly opened her home. A buffet lunch was served
and bridge was enjoyed in the evening. Ruby Hackett Young won the
prize.

Madeline Robinson entertained us for our Christmas meeting.
June Kelly and Lillian Hunt Bolton were our guests. June talked to
us about " L i f e Subscriptions" and we certainly hope to go "Over the
Top." Those of us who could not pay the fifteen dollars outright are
joining by the dollar a month plan. Already eleven names have been
sent in as Life members. We are anxious f o r more. The initiation
and banquet of the Active Chapter is not very far distant and we are
all looking forward to it with much anticipation.

DORIS SAVAGE.

PORTLAND ALUMNAE
Happy New Year to you all! The Portland Alumnae Chapter
starts 1923 with a wealth of happy memories and a host oi good reso-
lutions.

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This has been such a busy, happy holiday season! We feel very
proud over the success of our big benefit card party at Minnie Bau-
mann Force's, on November 18th, and even more proud of our clever,
hard-working and sweet dispositioned committee who put it across so
competently, and extra especially pleased and proud over the exquisite
readings with which our talented Lucile Lloyd honored our guests.

We celebrated promptly and gladly by giving $15 to the Oriental
Colleges Drive and we arc holding a snug balance awaiting further de-
tails as to Alpha O's general Social Service plans.

Our December n u t t i n g was at Caroline Paige's. And if you
were a Portland Alpha O you would know that means an extra nice
party. This time it was an engagement shower for Lucile Lloyd with
a wonderful Christmas tree that remembered not only the blushing
bride-to-be but each and every one of the girls.

Our next meeting is the January one at Ruth Fosdick Davis'.
And, f r o m Maine to California, you are one and all invited to attend,
no, not only this, our first meeting of the New Year, but each and every
one as the months go by. For that is one of our New Year wishes—
all the familiar, loved faces in our magic circle and at least one new
one every month.

And again—Happy New Year!

EVELYN N. CORNISH.

SEATTLE ALUMNAE

Mrs. Fannybelle Leland Brown, Alpha, and her husband are hav-
ing a three months trip to New Zealand and Australia this winter.
They expect to be back in March.

On account of the loss of their home by fire at Durkee, Geneva
Sargison Crary and her husband will be at home in Baker, Oregon,
for the next ten months, where her husband is associated with the
Baisley-Elkhorn Mine.

Alice Bronson, Chi, is now connected with the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.

Hazel Britton has moved f r o m Spokane to Seattle and has ac-
cepted the position of secretary for Better Business Bureau and is the
executive secretary for the Seattle Advertising Club.

Anita Pettibonc is assistant superintendent of the Crescent Store
in Spokane, Washington.

Since her marriage, Bernicc St. John Hanson has moved to
Everett and is often with us in Seattle.

Frances Reedy is conducting the Pied Piper Tea Shop in Salem,
Oregon.

Kate Verd is assistant to Dr. Wannamakcr at the Roosevelt
Clinic, an car, nose and throat clinic.

Marguerite Uhler is associated with the International Banking
Corporation at Shanghai, China. She spent her summer vacation at
Port Arthur, Korea.

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Since Hilda Hendrickson left Washington in 1917 she has taught
in the Normal School in N o r t h Dakota and has attended Wisconsin
during the summers. She w i l l receive her degree this January and w i l l
be in the Normal School in Montana after that time.

Helen Fosdick is teaching forty-seven of the blackest Mexicans,
ranging in age f r o m five to fifteen, in grades from kindergarten to
third, at Willcox, Arizona.

Hazel Grimm Sherry, with her husband and baby are now lo-
cated at 49th street and Siskiyou street, Portland, Oregon. Rose
Elwood Allen also makes Portland her home.

Emil Tarbell, Chi, visited on the coast during the summer and
made the trip to Alaska before returning to Syracuse, N . Y .

The alumnae chapter's g i f t to the active house this year will be
a heavy duty gas range, which is being installed at the present time.

Beryl Dill's engagement to Orville H . Kneen has been announced,
with the wedding in March. Beryl was affiliated with Theta Sigma Pi
and Tolo Club. She won her athletic " W " and was the first woman
to get a Daily Fob. She was editor of the Tyee, the University an-
nual, and assistant editor of the Daily. She is also a member of the
Free Lances and has been in newspaper and magazine work in Seattle
and Bremerton for the past eight years. M r . Kneen is a member of
the American Association of Engineers. He is in business in Seattle
as an industrial engineer.

Anne Seely Gilbert and small daughter, Marion, of Yakima, came
over to spend Thanksgiving with her parents.

Gladys Byham Morgan writes that her children, Louis, age 5, and
Jean, age one, are doing fine in their new home at Brush Prairie.

A t the Founder's Day banquet we were glad to have so many
alums with the aclive chapter.

M I N N I E L. KRAUS.

KNOXVILLE ALUMNAE

The second meeting of the Knoxville Alumnae for the fall was a
"strictly business" one, with committees for Convention to the fore.
It's a bit hard to be businesslike, though, when the mere prosaic ap-
pointment of a committee suggests all sorts of delightful possibilities,
and when Omicron is alternately exalted over the joys of Convention
and palpitating over her part of the responsibility of it. Then, too,
pledge day, at that time imminent, came in for its share of the excite-
ment. We've discovered since then that all our fears on that subject
were groundless, and all our confidence well-based, f o r Omicron is
proud of her pledges (see active chapter letter!) But the other sub-
ject still remains an absorbing one, and bids fair to furnish food for
discussion f o r the rest of the year. Food f o r discussion didn't spoil
our appetites, though, »for the delicious salad course, for it's always
hard to be businesslike when Lucretia brings her refreshments around.

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LYNCHBURG ALUMNAE

This year's New Year resolutions are not yet tarnished with dis-
use and one, which we renew and keep bright always, is our increas-
ing loyalty to Alpha Omicron Pi. We sometimes feel that the fullest
appreciation of its ideal comes only when we are more mature and
consider it in relation to what we see of intolerance and narrow-
mindedness in the world about us everywhere.

Lynchburg Chapter, at the October meeting at Elizabeth Bryan
William's home, decided to contribute a part of our regular dues each
month toward the support of a poor family, of which the Associated
Charities told us. I t will be a small amount but we felt that even a
small sum given regularly was better than spasmodic giving. We also
voted to provide them at Christmas with a basket of provisions and
some toys and clothing f o r the six children.

A t this meeting also, we indulged ourselves further to the extent
of voting to give the active chapter a lamp for the house. They were
getting new rugs and draperies and we wanted to contribute a much
needed table lamp toward the beautification of the living room. Some
of the members of the active chapter who were present at our meet-
ing were very amusing in their efforts to look unconscious and de-
tached as we discussed at length before them how much we could
afford to pay for it, etc.

The December meeting was held with Virginia Strother Blackwell
and the time was largely taken up with making plans for the Christ-
mas of our adopted family. W e each took a child to provide f o r and
Frances Allen was delighted to procure the basket of provisions,
which Elizabeth Bryan Williams was to carry to the family.

W e wish, in conclusion, to send our heartiest good wishes to T o
Dragma and our sisters everywhere, for a happy and successful New
Year!

V I R G I N I A STROTHER BLACKWELL, '17.

WASHINGTON ALUMNAE

The New Year entered auspiciously for Washington Alumnae chap-

ter, bringing with it new members and a definite program f o r local charity

work.
The Washington chapter is most happy to welcome as new members

Helen Henry from New York, now teaching at the Mount Vernon Sem-
inary, Margaret Jean Kutner, f r o m New York, now associated with medical
Journals here, and Mrs. John A l f r e d White, formerly Margaret Penn of
Psi chapter. These three have shown a loyal spirit by throwing themselves
wholeheartedly in the work that is to be done. We are greatly encouraged
by the response from other A O Pi's in the city, who have shown their i n -
terest although they have not actually joined the chapter yet. They are
Mrs. Morris Sheppard, wife of the junior senator f r o m Texas, Helen
O'Rear, Elena Merrick, and Mary Fitch. There are still six more sisters

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whom we hope to bring out to meetings before long. W i l l you continue to
help us by sending names and addresses of Washington alumnae to A d r i -
enne Shreve, 1729 Kilbourne Place, northwest?

Following the talk by Miss Louise O. Beall, secretary of the Asso-
ciated Charities here, our chapter has volunteered to do friendly visiting
for the organization. This work will be, for the most part, in malnutrition
cases, each of us taking a family and supplementing the work of the paid
dietetics expert by making weekly calls on the family and seeing that her
instructions are carried out. The work is entirely voluntary and will rest
with the individual member of the chapter. Already, Margaret Jean
Kutner has agreed to be a friendly visitor to a certain family and Betty
P. Farrington has been doing publicity work for the Charities.

We celebrated Founders' Day with a dinner at the LaFayette hotel,
followed by ritual in rooms we had reserved f o r that purpose. Eight
attended the dinner. To you larger chapters, that will seem small, indeed,
but to us it was a treat to have so many together at the same time. We
discussed at length the national philanthropic work and agreed upon a
definite program which we are submitting to our vice-superintendent.

Two of our number, Pauline Hobson and Margaret Penn White, have
expressed their intentions of going to convention. As we now have all
of nine members, our chapter roll has increased thirty-three and one-third
per cent since October. Three girls at convention would mean the same
percentage of our entire enrollment. I n such a small chapter, percentages
sound much more encouraging. We trust that this letter does not sound
too cheerful—we still have our many troubles or problems—but the Wash-
ington chapter seems to have been engulfed in the wave of Coue-ism
which is sweeping the country. That is, "Every day, in every way, we
are growing better and better."

CORNELIA MUNSELL.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNAE
I t is not often that the Philadelphia Alumnae can throw business
to the winds and have a "real, honest-to-goodness" party. But Founders'
Day afforded this opportunity and every alumna entered into the celebra-
tion with the wholehearted joy of college days. We were not alone in
our pleasure—but had as in former years, Psi chapter and their rushees
as our guests. {Catherine Thomas came down f r o m Easton to be with
us, and Patricia Hart Drant deserted her profession for a few happy
hours. We played bridge in the afternoon, had a delicious supper about
six-thirty; distributed a few little prizes among the freshmen; and after
singing our fraternity songs went home with light and happy hearts.

But we were soon to meet again for a more serious purpose. Our
regular December business meeting fell on the following Monday. Kath-
erine Thomas stayed over f o r meeting in order to give us some ideas about
the National work. The chapter was very enthusiastic about her plan for
raising funds and immediately elected Irene Greene Mather to handle the
magazine subscriptions f o r the chapter.

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After the regular business of our meeting was over we discussed
our Christmas party and decided to have a tree and little inexpensive gifts
as usual. (The purpose of the party, you know, is to fill stockings for
the University Settlement House.) The girls met at the house on the
twenty-first of December, trimmed the tree, gave out their little presents
with many funny speeches and filled the stockings, but were kidnapped by
Evelyn Jeffries and taken to her home f o r refreshments.

Before the next issue our dear president, Avis Hunter, will have been
married so I know you will all join with us on the third of February in
wishing her all the joy and happiness that this world can give.

MARIAN C. LUDDEN.

DALLAS ALUMNAE
A few members of the Dallas Alumnae met in October (unavoidably
postponed from May) and elected the following officers f o r the ensuing
year: President, Lura Temple; Vice-President, Lucinda Smith Hubbell;
Secretary, Elizabeth Burgess; Treasurer, Martha Smith Burge; Editor to
To Dragma, Eleanor Manning Walker.

The next meeting was held in November with Lura Temple as
hostess. The chapter showed an increase over the year before. There
were thirteen names on the roll. The added members were for the most
part not new but regained. Martha Smith Burge is with us again after
having lived in Louisville, Ky., f o r about two years. Eugenia Moore is a
new members, however, having finished last year at Randolph Macon.
Louise Pendleton MacDonald of Durant and Maude Rasbury Courtney of
Wichita Falls, were visitors and how like old times it seemed to sit and
chat. The plans of the committee on a national philanthropic work were
presented and the members were asked to think seriously about them so
that when the discussion of the problem took place at the Founders' Day
observance their ideas would have crystalized into somewhat tangible and
feasible suggestions.

Then the Founders' Day observance! W i l l any of us ever forget it?
Margaret Vaughan Branscomb asked to entertain the active and alumnae
chapters in her lovely little home on University Place. The house was
beautifully decorated with the fraternity color predominating. A silver
basket filled with tiny Jacqueminot rosebuds and with a huge tulle bow on
the handle furnished the center-piece for the dining-room table. Red
roses in little silver vases were effectively placed. How well our founders
chose when they selected the fraternity flower! A l l the pledges, and active
alumnae girls were present—and all so radiant. Those who have had
their finger-tips on the pulse of fraternity matters since N u Kappa was
Installed felt gratified and thankful. A discussion of the National W o r k
was held and certain decisions were reached. These were sent to Kath-
erine M . Thomas immediately. And then the birthday cake! What con-
stitutes the ever-new thrill of a cake all aglow with candles! Especially
when the candles number twenty-six and each one means a year of the
life of Alpha Omicron Pi.

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December the twentieth found the alumnae chapter in session with
Lucinda Smith Hubbell as hostess. As it is impossible for Elizabeth
Burgess to attend meetings regularly Josephine Powell Beaty was elected
to take her place. A regular meeting time was decided upon. The day—
the first Friday of the month. The time—one o'clock for luncheon. The
place—The University Club, Oriental Hotel. The plans for the Christmas
philanthropic work were completed. Carrie Crane Kearney was with us
and she said that she expected to be with her father, Judge Crane, for
several months. We are all very anxious to see her three fine children.

ELEANOR M . WALKER.

KANSAS CITY ALUMNAE

The K. C. Alumnae Chapter has been combining its social and busi-
. ness meetings very nicely this winter after the necessity of giving fall

rushing parties has passed.
At a tea at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Uhls the following officers

were elected:
President, Florence Klapmeyer
Secretary, Dorothy Miller
Treasurer, Edith Phoenicie
To Dragma Editor, Jacqueline Gilmore.
On December 18 Mrs. Ann Hall Curdy, an alumna of Barnard,.enter-

tained us very delightfully at the Women's University Club.
During the Christmas holidays we entertained for the active girls who

live in or near Kansas City. . The affair was a buffet dinner at Florence
Klapmeyer's. Alpha O's f r o m Northwestern, Wisconsin, Randolph Macon,
Illinois, and Kansas were there.

Jane Morgan, Phi and Eta, has gone to Milwaukee f o r the remainder
of the year.

Various members have attended the dances and the Founders' Day
and Christmas dinners of the Kansas Chapter.

Elsie Brace, Rho, has been in Chicago all winter managing a con-
fectionery.

An interesting social affair of the late summer was a tea given by
Dorothy Miller for Kathryn Millisack of Denver, an alumna of Kansas.
Kathryn had been living "round the corner" in Denver from an A O I 1 for
a year before they discovered each other—things like this won't happen
when we have our directory.

JACQUELINE GILMORE.

OMAHA ALUMNAE
Our regular November meeting was postponed until December ninth
when Founders' Day was celebrated. The hostesses were Stella Harrison,
Breta Wenstrand, and Grace Gannon. Esther Smith gave a short talk
on the four founders and Helen Hayes talked on the Endowment Fund.
About 24 were present. Mrs. Ayers, Helen's mother, was with us and we
enjoyed meeting her very much. Mrs. Ayers, we understand, has since

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become the house mother f o r Zeta, and we think Zeta is very fortunate.
The Omaha Panhellenic was entertained at a tea on December 16 by

Delta Gamma sorority. I t has been the custom to hold a luncheon semi-
annually, but Delta Gamma holding the presidency, decided on the tea
instead, which proved a.happy idea. The tea was held at the new Nurses'
Home at the Nebraska University Medical College, and over 200 were
present. Blanche Potter has been the secretary. The loving cup was
presented to Phi Mu for the highest scholarship of the past year. A
delegation of about ten members came up from Lincoln for the presenta-
tion.

Our December meeting had been planned f o r January 6, but as a
number of active girls were in town it was decided at the last minute to
hold it on December 29 with Olive Wrightson and Jessie Wigton. Of
course a number of alumnae members were out of town, but that is always
the case when the active members are here. We were indeed glad to see
Jean Dow, Lucille Mauck, Lucille Crapenhoft, Ethel Wiedner and three
pledges, Helen Brown, Helen Gould and Elva Carter.

At a»sale conducted the first part of November we cleared over one
hundred dollars which was sent' to the Zeta house building fund. We are
planning for a magazine sale to be held in the spring. We have had a
chance to meet a number of Zeta members who come here to the hospitals.
In the last month we have seen both Cora Durbin Hale of Malvern, Iowa,
and Hazel Williams Emley of Wisner. We have a Courtesy Committee
which calls upon all Alpha O's in the hospitals.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lueder (Marion Gregg) Iota, announce the birth

of a son on November 14.

MATTIE W. HIGGINS.

SYRACUSE ALUMNAE meetings since the
Syracuse Alumnae chapter has had no formal
October meeting already reported. E M I L Y TARBELL.

DETROIT ALUMNAE

Anyone who doubted the strength of Detroit Alumnae need only to
have been present at the November social meeting of the Detroit Council
of University Women to have been quite convinced that our lung power,
at least, has no equal. As a "Kinder band" we flatter ourselves that we
are quite unrivalled in volume. The stunt f o r the evening took the form
of the Homely Ladies' Journal, life-size, each group in the organization
representing one page or department of the magazine. As one of the
younger organizations, we held the honor of the Children's Page in our
hands, and together with the Doll Dance presented by three of the Ann
Arbor pledges, our orchestra tooted itself lustily to glory.

As a reward f o r our valiant endeavors to uphold the glory of the
children, we entertained our own and only chapter baby, Billy Frances

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Parker, at the next meeting. We arc quite confident that no other chapter
has such a baby, chiefly because there is only one in the world, and we
have him.

At the same meeting the announcement was made of Betty Gratton's
engagement to Christian Youngjohn '24, Law, of Ann Arbor. Also Helena
Silver, one of our out-of-town members, came down from Lapeer, where
she is assistant Psychologist at the Michigan State and Home Training
School, to attend the meeting. Altogether it was quite an occasion. We
are hoping to have the girls from the surrounding towns drop in on us
often during the year.

Not long ago the various Detroit collegiate organization had charge of
a benefit perforance of "The Rivals," produced by a local stock com-
pany, to help raise a fund for the establishing of institutions of higher
education for women in China. Our representative to the council served
actively on one of the committees, and the rest of us sold tickets to friends
and acquaintances alike. The affair proved successful enough to wipe out
the pledge and make us optimistic about future ventures.

Our Founders' Day meeting was held at the home of Ruth Sergeant
Harding, where we reviewed again, in spirit the work of those who gave
us the ideals we uphold and the goal we strive for.

E M M A G. JACOBS.

NASHVILLE ALUMNAE

The alumnae meetings, held regularly once a month, are enjoyed so
much that no one misses i f there is a possible way for them to be pres-
ent. I t is the only chance some of us have of seeing each other and we do
not like to let a single opportunity slip us by. However, the alumnae
chapter is not only trying to bind its own members closer together, but also,
to co-operate in every way with the active chapter and always be ready
to help it. A t present most of our efforts have gone into work for Nu
Omicron's new home.

The alumnae and active chapters celebrated Founders' Day together
at Sarah Hopkins with an informal party but it was one of the "peppiest"
parties we have had. Every one entered so thoroughly into the spirit
of good comradeship that we all left feeling more than ever the fraternity
spirit towards each other. Florence Tyler spoke to us about a plan for
some definite philanthropic work which we hope to organize soon.

Mary D. Houston married the 19th of December, Dr. Madison Saur-
ratt, dean of the students and professor of mathematics at Vanderbilt Uni-
versity. She had an elaborate wedding with a whole string of attendants
(Mary Annie Landy Jones was her matron of honor and Louella Whorley
Higgins an attendant) and a lovely reception afterwards at the Centennial
Club. She and her mother went to New York to purchase her trousseau.
We are all rejoicing that she will still live in Nashville.

Every one has missed Mary Annie Landy so much since her marriage
has taken her to Memphis to live. A l l the girls loved Mary Annie, and Xu

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Omicron has always felt that she belonged partially to her. I t has been
dreadfully hard to give her up.

MARY JOHN MCCOLLOUGH.

CLEVELAND ALUMNAE

Our chapter has a new president, Peggy Betz, who was elected at
the November meeting after Mrs. Miriam Smith resigned. Miriam is
kept very busy with her gym classes which she teaches daily.

Mrs. Edna Mould was elected treasurer to succeed Mrs. Margaret
Angell, who resigned from the Cleveland chapter. Mrs. Angell is spending
the winter in Massachusetts with her parents. She was hostess to the
chapter in October, just before she left.

At Founders' Day celebration, which was held at the home of Margaret
and Dorothy Betz, Marion Arthur and Dorothy Doller, both of Omega,
were initiated into the chapter. Twelve were present at this meeting, among
them Mrs. Boles of Pi, who is living in East Cleveland. We hope she
will soon be one of our active members.

Geraldine Meek attended the Founders' Day banquet in New York.
Florence Keyerleber is keen about her social service work at City Hospital.

The chapter is planning a rummage sale to be held early in February,
to raise money for the Scholarship Fund. Beryl Zemer is chairman of the
sale committee. Nine were present at the January meeting held at the
home of Avis Coultas Stevens.

L U C I L E DVORAK, Omega.

ALUMNAE NOTES

OMICRON
Harriet Greve spent *he Christmas holidays with her sister, Mrs. M i l -
ton Jarnagin. in Athens, Georgia. Mrs. Jarnagin was Dorothy Greve, one of
the charter members of Omicron chapter.
Alice Calhoun Cox (Mrs. Mack) and her husband have sold their
farm, and are now, with their three babies, living in Nashville.
Helen Kennedy '13 spent Christmas in Knoxville. Helen is Home
Demonstration agent in Selma, Alabama.
Martha Lou Jones '16 who is Instructor in the English Department of
the University, spent the Christmas holidays with her family in Bailey,
Tenn.
Christine Moore came to Knoxville, for the Christmas holidays, from
New York, where she is taking physical training work at Columbia.
Mae Stokely, who is doing Y. W . C. A. work in Santiago, Chile, is at
home in Newport, Tennessee, f o r a month's vacation.
Emma Albers Hunt (Mrs. James O. Hunt) and her family will spend
the winter in Miami, Florida.

MARRIAGES

On November 18, Genevieve Shea 0- '21 was married to John
David Reddick, Kappa Sigma of Memphis.

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Elizabeth McDonald, O. '21 was married on October 15 to Eugene
McClamroch, ( K 2 ) of Knoxville. After a bridal trip in the East, they
have returned to Knoxville to make their home.

Mary Annie Landy, O '18 was married on Nov. 9th, to Robert Jones,
A. T. O. the brother of Martha Lou Jones, also of Omicron. I n her wed-
ding, Mary D. Houston, of Omicron and N u Omicron, was maid of honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones will live in Bailey, Tennessee.

ZETA

Nell Webb Sears, of Oakland, Calif., with her small son, Harrison,
has been visiting in Lincoln with her sister, Mrs. Fritz Harris.

Helen Johnson Cobbey of St. Louis, spent the month of November
in Lincoln with her parents.

Helen Wehrli has been elected a teacher of Latin in the high school at
Birmingham, Alabama. This semester she taught Latin in the Teachers'
College at Wayne, Nebr. while Elsie Ford Piper enjoyed a leave of absence.
Elsie returns to Wayne the 22nd of January.

Lourene Bratt Wishart of Deadwood, South Dakota was in Lincoln
for several weeks this fall, visiting her parents. M r . Wishart, who was
recovering f r o m a severe illness, accompanied her.

Mabel Richie Fordyce is now living in Hanlock, Nebr. Mabel has
not been at all well the past year, but we arc hoping she will soon be able
to be around.

Winifred Waters came from Indianapolis and Mary came down f r o m
Omaha to spend their Christmas vacation with their parents and sister,
Mellie.

SIGMA

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Whitamore, (Virginia Cook) of London, England,
spent Christmas with her parents, before going on to the Orient. The
Cooks entertained at an afternoon of Bridge on December 9th, in honor
of Mrs. Whitamore.

Margaret Weeks Ball is back in Berkeley again, after an absence of
many months.

When you go to Sacramento, be sure to call on Geneva Watson, ex
'11, who is conducting what she terms a "Home Exhibit," and where she
helps home builders to find exactly what they need f o r their comfort and
pleasure.

Among the travelers of last summer, Gladys Gale and Vira Georgeson
returned to tell us of their interesting experiences. Nothing could be more
fascinating than to take a trip with Gladys to England, France, Germany,
Austria, Italy and Algeria, in which latter country she spent four delightful
months, both in the city of Algiers and out in the desert. Vira came back
after an absence of a year or more in New York and Europe, and has been
spending the holidays with her family in Eureka. We understand though,
that New York calls her again, and it will not be long before she goes
back to her work there.

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ENGAGEMENTS

Helen Porter announced her engagement to Willis Grandi at a Bridge
party at the Clarement Country Club.

Martha Gallagher announced her engagement to Clement J. Brake,
a Phi Kappa Psi, at a beautifully appointed tea at her home in Piedmont.

Lorene Kinney has announced her engagement to Charles Honeywell,
Alpha Delta Phi.

MARRIAGES

On July 31, Gertrude Schieck was married to M r . A. L. Smith of
Berkeley, where they are living at 2718 College Avenue.

On September 12, Harriet Rinder was married to William S. D i n -
widdie Jr.', at St. Marks Episcopal Church, Berkeley. Lorene Kinney was
maid of honor and all of the active girls preceded the bridal party to the
altar. M r . Dinwiddie is a Sigma Phi, and the couple will make their home
on Chabot Road, Oakland.

Dorothy Mosely became the bride of Walter Collins at a pretty
home wedding at her home in Piedmont on September 19th. Helen Potter
was maid of honor. M r . Collins is a Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and the couple
are now making their home at the Colonial Apartments, Bakersfield.

Frances Morris was married on December 6th to Kenneth Dyer, Alpha
Kappa Epsilon. She was attended by her sister, Connie, an active Alpha O.

A L I C E DE VEUVE CAGWIN.

THETA
Frieda Pfafflin Dorner has bought a new home in Milwaukee and her
present address is 542 Milwaukee St. She writes, " I n June I was in
Evanston at a Chicago Alumnae meeting where nine chapters were repre-
sented and several of our grand officers present. Mrs. Harriet Fish Backus,
a Sigma girl, has been living here for some eight months and we have
become warm friends. Helen Hoy Greeley of N . Y. and Washington, was
a week-end guest at our summer home in August. She was stumping the
state for La Follette. I wish all the girls could meet Mrs. Greeley as she
is exceptionally brilliant and very charming personally."

Cecelia Bate's present address in New York is 406 W . 20th St. She is
enjoying her work very much as buyer f o r the A r t Department of the
Dennison Store.

Ivah Wark Chambers is delighted with her home in Worthington,
Ind. She soon met Nellie Jean Ingersoll and as a result they have become
warm friends with many interests in common.

Ruth Harwell Hachman enjoys her home life in Conncrsville, Ind.,
where she has lived for the past five years. Rema Risk of Theta chapter
also lives in Connersville.

Ruth Little is in Frankfort, Ind., again this year, teaching under dif-
ficulties as the new high school building was not completed at the beginning
of the school term. Edna McClure Forrest also lives in Frankfort. Just
recently the Forrests have bought a new home.

Helen York is teaching her second year in Mishawka, Ind., and by

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so doing hopes to have her life license at the close of the present year.
Helen has joined the South Bend Panhellenic.

Since early fall Ruth Ritchie Jones has been seriously ill, but now she
is rapidly regaining her health. This is truly good news to all Theta girls.

Ethel Carver Martin is quite busy these days with two interesting
daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Frances. Besides, Ethel is affiliated with
the literary life of Rockville, Ind., her home.

As Emma Louise Biedenharn is continuing her studies itt Boston this
year instead of in DePauw we shall claim her with the Alumnae. Her
address is. Students House, 96 The Fenway, Boston, Mass. She is study-
ing voice with Theodore Schroeder and expression at the Leland Powers
School. Boston is extremely interesting to Emma Louise, a girl from
Louisiana, and she also enjoys having Pauline Place and VevVille Hosman
of Theta there. 20.3 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass., is VevVille Hos-
man's address. Her work is along dramatic lines, both at Emerson College
of Oratory and at Harvard. She and Mrs. Stockbarger, our former
chaperone, have renewed their friendship and they are enjoying the theater
and concerts together.

As usual more honors have come to Judith Sollenberger. I n October
the Little Theater of Indianapolis selected the four best short plays sub-
mitted to them by Indianians. Judith's "The Wedding Gown" received
first place. She also received honorable mention on two other plays. These
are to be published by Bobbs-Merrill and Judith will receive a royalty.
Just at present Judith is spending most of her waking hours in the English
Seminary of Illinois University, reading weighty volumes of Butcher's In-
terpretations of Aristotle's " A r t of Poetry."

Since moving to Terre Haute, Agnes Lakin Phillips has been able to
keep in touch with DePauw affairs by attending the Alumnae Banquets and
the Panheilenic meetings. She has found that Fae Tribble Maxedon of
Beta Phi is living in Terre Haute. This had a significance other than both
being Alpha O's. When Beta Phi was established Fae wore Agnes's pin
and they really became acquainted then. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips attended
the American Legion Convention at New Orleans in November.

Mary Duncan Cates has always been an enthusiastic member of Theta
even if geographically she isn't very near to the chapter. Recently she
gave a dinner in honor of her son, Edwin, who is a senior in high school.
A l l the guests were college students or prospects f o r next year.

Esther Morris Dowd has moved to one of these strictly modernized
farms near Westfield, 111. and so Dr. Dowd can conduct a stock farm
along with his veterinary practice.

Louise Carter comes from Seymour, Ind., to Indianapolis once a week
to take a dramatic lesson at the Metropolitan. Lucille Lockman teaches
piano at this school and just before Christmas she gave a recital. We
Alpha O's who were fortunate enough to attend felt very proud of our
sister.

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We are also watching with great interest the musical career of Iva
Smith O'Hair, who is appearing under the name of Nolanne O'Hair. On
Nov. 5th in the Carnegie Hall Studios in New York she sang with six
other artists, giving an American Composer Afternoon of Music before the
Madrigal Club. Mrs. O'Hair gave a group of Fay Foster's songs. A n
interesting feature of the program was the presence of the composers them-
selves, who played their own groups f o r the artists who sang them.

Verne Laming and her mother will spend the winter in Fort Wayne.
Last spring Allison MacLachlan Murphy entertained the Alpha O's living
in Fort Wayne and Verne says their intention is to get together more often
this winter.

Mabel Allen White, whose home is in Sacramento, Cal., has spent
most of the last year in recovering f r o m some nervous trouble. She is
looking forward to a visit in Indianapolis with her parents and other
Alpha O's living there.

In September Avis Kelley Etter removed to Greencastle and is living
next to the Phi Psi House and across from the Lambda Chi. These keep
her informed that there is a college in town, otherwise she might not be
so closely connected with college affairs as she has four children to keep
her at home.

Estella Montgomery is teaching again in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and
she sends us the message 'that she would be glad to meet Alpha O's who
are wintering in the Southland.

I f anyone is truly enthusiastic over her work that person is Flora
Frazier. She desired to be in Chicago this winter in order to be a
Grand Opera fan and she has surely had her wishes come true. She is
teaching Latin in a very select girls' school located at 1106 Lakeshore
Drive, Chicago. Now that she has become adjusted to her new work she
plans to continue her study of voice.

MARRIAGES

A recent letter from Edna Glendining reveals the fact that she was
married Dec. 24, 1921, to M r . Kenneth O. Reiff. During the past year they
have been traveling through the United States and Canada, and in the
spring they expect to visit South America. Mrs. Reiff's permanent ad-
dress is Bryant, Ind.

On Dec. 24, 1922, Cora Frazier was married to M r . Rudolph Jesse at
the home of the bride's sister in Ben Davis, Ind. The wedding which
occurred at noon, was followed by a Christmas dinner. Although this
was a family party, Lucy Allen was most happy to be included. M r . and
Mrs. Jesse will make their home at 202 E. 56th St., Chicago, 111.

LUCY E. ALLEN.

DELTA

At last it is a reality! The long talked of, much be-sung, but little
expected new Chem. Lab has arrived! A t least a red brick building with
that name carved over the doorway has appeared on Sawyer Ave., just in
front of the back of the Girl's Gymnasium. I t surely was a shock to see

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it when we attended the games this fall at the Oval. To the girls who
attended state universities and heavily endowed schools the advent of a new
building may mean nothing but to every Delta girl who has worked in the
old "lab" or who has even been on the H i l l , it brings a thrill and she
may say "Well, the Jumbo drive did do something."

A t the annual Tufts Alumnae luncheon held at the Fitz Carleton in
Boston last Saturday, and of which our Boston alumnae president, was
chairman, Marion Jamieson Morrison '17 and her sister, Lora Jamieson '21
entertained us with music. Madeline Jeffers Copeland '16 was reelected
Treasurer of the Association and Alice J. Spear was elected Clerk for the
ensuing year, while Octavia Chapin '13 is still on the Board of Directors.

We have lost several of our girls from the Boston association but our
loss is New York's gain. Eunice Bassimer '22, is working as her father's
secretary in New York City. Barbara Peterson '22 writes "because of my
change in address, I will belong to the New York alumnae association."
Her address is 2738 Kingsbridge Terrace, New York City, Zilpah Wilde
'11 is teaching in New Jersey but gets over to the meetings and writes how
much she enjoys them. Marion Bennett '20 is teaching geometry in the
Mineola High School.

Gladys Harrington '22 is studying at the Roxbury Hospital to be-
come an x-ray technician.

Louise Holt '22 is studying at the Sargent School of Gymnastics in
Cambridge.

We are glad to have Eleanor Richardson Prescott '22, a regular at-
tendant at the Boston Alumnae meetings. Eleanor is living at 14 Summer
St., Medford and taking special courses at Harvard where her husband is
an instructor. She and her husband enjoyed a trip to Virginia this sum-
mer, by auto.

Ethel Bartlett Hayward '97, has a daughter attending Wheaton College
this year.

Madelle Cummings de Levandowski ex '98, is teaching in Miss Cham-

berlyne's School.
Katherine Stebbins Stevens '98, whose address is 55 East 75th St., New

York City, was called to Marshfield Hills this summer because of the death
of her father.

Emma Paul Price '02 is now living in Berkeley, Cal., with her children.
Grace Wheeler Woodbury '05 is teaching in the grammar grades in
Melrose, Mass.
Dorothy Brown Fuller '06 is studying at the A r t Museum School in
Worcester, Mass.
We were glad to see Alice Rich Wakefield '09 who was here from
New Jersey for the Christmas holidays. Her son, now eight years old,
celebrated Christmas by contracting the mumps. Alice says that Dora
Thayer Miner writes that she enjoys Eugene, Oregon, very much. I won-
der i f any Alpha O's out that way have discovered Dora.
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and still holding her good position in the Boston office of the Curtis Pub-
lishing Co. We are glad to see her and "Ted" Woodbury out at our
meetings.

Marion Shorley '11 is editor in chief of the medical journal of the
Harvard Medical School.

Etta writes that Pearle Longley Crawford '12, visited her this summer
with her husband and older daughter, Nancy. "Nancy is five years old,
adorable and a miniature Pearle."

Edith VandeBogart Vosburgh '12 has moved to Dallas, Texas. A

chance for a Delta member in the Dallas Alumnae Association.

I must quote parts of a letter f r o m Fran Huntington Harbison '12

f r o m Cooperstown, N . Y. She says "Such a busy summer and f a l l ! chick-

ens, garden and children. One Sunday we went to Herkimer and

found where Em (Emily Eveleth Snyder) lived, and went up and rang the
bell. Em came and embraced me; I said, 'Something is burning!' Emily
said with a laugh, 'It's all burned.' Same old girl she always was and the
sweetest boy baby."

Annette MacKnight '14 is doing very successful work in the English
department of the Springfield (Mass.) Technical High School. She is sav-
ing per pennies for a trip to Europe next summer and at the last meeting,
Doris Morse '17 and Marion Davis '15 were planning to do the same.
Marion, by the way, has changed from Watertown, to Bicky's old position
in the French department in the Lynn Classical High.

Katherine Bickford '11 has charge of the French department in the
Brookline High School.

Edith Johnson Donald '15, is reported to be very active in the social
life of Shawsheen Village, that delightful little town controlled by the
American Woolen Company f o r its employees.

We all sympathize with Margaret Fessenden Henderson in the serious
illness of her baby son, who has been in the hospital f o r several months.
Margaret's address is 12 Bemis Road, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Mildred Simpson '17, who is with E. A . Rollins Co., Bankers, took
a wonderful trip to Canada with Appalachian Club.

Every one will be glad to hear that Margaret Durkee Angell '18 is to
spend the winter at her home on the H i l l . She worked with her mother
on the Atlantic City Board walk, a charity bazaar held before Christmas,
where the Tufts Alumnae Association had a booth to help raise their
pledge for the Jumbo endowment fund f o r the college. Many of our girls
worked very hard on it, for an eight days bazaar means quantities of ma-
terials and much time volunteered for selling.

Madeline Perkins '18, is laboratory assistant, f o r Dr. Goodall, a Bos-
ton physician.

Ruth Robinson '19, is director of the children's department of the
Trinity Neighborhood House, in East Boston. Betty Sargent '18 has
some clubs over there and "just loves i t . "

Katheline Snow, ex '19 is taking her last year at T u f t s Medical School.

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We clip the following f r o m the Tufts Weekly:
H . Louise Prescott '21, Box 474, Foxboro, Mass. "Living happily at
the expense of my pupils! Still teaching math at Foxboro. Manage to
keep busy with girls' sports, boys' and girls' glee club, Camp Fire group,
S. S. class, choir, and Sports Club."
Edith McKee, ex '24 is assistant principal of the high school at Vienna,

Md.

ENGAGEMENTS

Kathryn Smith '22 to William Brackett, Tufts '20, a Ztfta Psi man.

•Kg ' °l l

MARRIAGES

Mary Grant '20 was married on July 17, 1922, in Goddard Chapel,
Tufts College, to M r . Ralph S. Charles, Tufts '23. They are living on
Greenleaf Ave., Medford Hillside. M r . Charles is finishing his college
course. Mary is studying f o r her M . A. at T u f t s also.

A L I C E J. SPEAR '12. •

GAMMA

Achsa Bean '22, is teaching Biology and Physical Training in the High
School at Reading, Mass. She resides at 6 Kingston St.

Mrs. Lilian Hunt Bolton visited her parents in Old Town at Christ-
mas time.

Florence Balentine Hanaburgh, '05 is teaching French and Biology in
the Buchanan High School, New York.

Molly Reed '07, has moved to 3409 Durall Ave., Baltimore, M d .
Flora A. Howard is Home Demonstration Agent in Piscataquis County
with headquarters in Dover-Foxcroft.
Edith Flint is teaching Home Economics in Williamstown, Mass.
Eleanor Flint Chaplin lives in Hyde Park, Mass.
Fannie Flint Packard lives in South Paris, Maine.
Margaret Flint Jacobs is living at 1121 Bedford Ave., Larchmont,
Norfork, Va. She has a fine family of two boys and three girls. Wish
she who was Helen Scott of N o r f o r k would call on her some day!
Zella Colvin is teaching at the University of North Dakota, Grand
Forks, N . D. Hope we see her in Bangor next summer! Last summer
she and another teacher drove west a la Ford—to Portland down to San
Diego. Come this way in 1923!
Maude Colcord is doing interesting work with the Plymouth Cordage
Co., at North Plymouth, Mass.
Celia Rice Gallagher is living at Camp Gaillard, Canal Zone. I t is a
big post up in the hills where her husband, Dr. Gallagher, is stationed.
She writes that she enjoyed meeting a sister f r o m Wisconsin Chapter
Katherine Baird—Celia will probably be there until July, 1924.
Alice Whitten has returned to her home in Belfast. She had not been
enjoying the best of health, but is much improved now.
Beth Hanley Dan forth is with the United Clipping Bureau in New
York City.

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Edith Tate Brawn '07 who was always "lost" in our directory is
at 79 Glen Ridge Ave., Glen Ridge, N . J.

Mr. and Mrs. F. L . Harmon (nee Ella Wheeler) have recently
moved f r o m Lynn, Mass., to 511 Central Avenue, Cranford, N . J. M r .
Harmon is now factory engineer for Hall Switch and Signal Co.

Pauline Mansur Freeland has moved to Maiden, Mass.
Of the thirteen alumnae who were elected to membership in the
recently formed University of Maine Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa we
were proud.and glad to note the names of our own sisters: Marion
Genevieve Boland '02, now assistant professor in Bucknell University,
Lewisburg, Pa., Lennie Phoebe Copeland '04, professor of Mathematics
at Wellesley college; Joanna Carver Colcord '06, of New Y o r k City;
Pearl Clayton Swain '99, head of public speaking department in Port-
land H i g h ; Marion Balentine Reed '07, of Baltimore, M d .

Mr. and Mrs. Seth Libby (nee Helen Greeley) are at home on '
Noyes street, Woodfords, Maine.

The author of "An Instrument of the Gods," published by the
MacMillan Co., is a brother to our own Joanna Colcord.

DEATHS

Claire Weld Durgin, in January, 1923, at Sault St. Marie, Ontario.

EPSILON

Betty Neely '19, is spending the winter w i t h her parents in Phila-
delphia. Her address is 1553 East Montgomery Avenue. Betty spent
several weeks in Ithaca this fall as assistant to Dr. White, the Dean
of Women.

Kathleen Colpitts, ex '16, whose stage name is Kathleen Wallace,
is appearing w i t h a stock company in Denver, Colo. Kathleen w i l l be
remembered by all who attended the Syracuse convention, where she
entertained with several clever sketches.

Irma Greenawalt '21, is teaching Home Economics in the Edison
School, Denver, Colo., and is living at home. Her address is 85 South
Sherman street.

Evelyn and Dorothy Hieber are at home this year and are both
teaching in the Utica Free Academy.

Alumnae of Epsilon are active in the various Cornell Alumni or-
ganizations. Martha W h i t w o r t h '15, is president of the Cornell
Women's Club of Cleveland; Joanna Doulow '18, is secretary of the
Cornell Club of Utica; and Anna Allen W r i g h t '09, is one of the
leaders and at various times has held practically all of the offices in
the Cornell Women's Club of Ithaca.

ENGAGEMENTS

Announcement is made of the engagement of Sally Campbell '17,
to M r . Burt Smith, Dartmouth '12, Delta Tau Delta.

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The engagement has been announced of Evelyn Hieber '18, to
Vernon Higgs Schnee, of Cleveland, Ohio, Cornell '19 and a member
of Alpha Tau Omega.

Dr. and Mrs. Veraims A. Moore of Ithaca have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Mary Eastman Moore '20, to Horace
Ellsworth Shackelton, Cornell '19, a member of Kappa Delta Rho.

The engagement is announced of Marie Adelaid Stanbro '21, to
Edmund Burke Osborne, Cornell '21, Chi Psi, of Montclair, N . J.

MARRIAGES

On June 14, 1922, at the Chapter House in Ithaca, Anne H o r t o n
Morrow '17, became the bride of Thomas Charles McDermott, Phi
Delta Theta. The wedding was attended by a number of the alumnae
and the entire active chapters of Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Delta
Theta. The McDermotts are at present living in Ithaca, next door to
the Chapter House, so that Anne continues to dispense "first aid and
comfort" to all the girls.

The second wedding of the year in the Morrow family occurred
on October 28, 1922, when Margaret Weir M o r r o w '21, and John
Arthur Pope '22, Delta Tau Delta, were married. Their address is
Crittenden Road, Rochester, N . Y .

On Saturday, September 23, 1922, Florence Elizabeth Coupe '19,
and M r . Raymond Meagher, of Saranac Lake, N . Y., were married at
Florence's home in Utica. Alpha O's present included Evelyn '18 and
Dorothy Hieber '20, Joanne Donlon '18, and Helen Langdon Hughes '19.

Announcement is made of the marriage last September, of Irene
Green '19, to John Mather, 3rd, University of Pennsylvania, Phi Kappa
Psi. They are living at Ardmore, Pa.

RHO

Elsie Brace of Kansas City is running a book and g i f t shop in
Oak Park.

Louise H o f f m a n is working in the offices of the Foster Agency in
Jacksonville, Florida.

Esther McClellen, Rho '23, is attending the University of Indiana
this year and is living in the attractive new Alpha O house there.

Ethel Wilman is teaching at Springfield, Illinois.
Kathryn Brown Murphy and her two children have been visiting
Kathryn's mother in Hillsboro, Illinois, since the death of M r . Brown
this past summer.
Lenore Doniat Braun, who has been back home f o r a visit, was
the guest of honor on two occasions when Edith Brown and Doris
Wheeler Bach entertained for her.
Julia Norton Clemes has sent word to have her To Dragma sent
to her old address, 727 Foster street, Evanston. We shall all be very
glad to see her back home again.

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Christmas cards have been received from "Gee" Nizze, Hildegarde
Reimer, and Kate Blum from Dresden, Germany.

Stella Dueringer Wells writes that she and Roger are enjoying
life in Boston and Cambridge and that she has met the Boston
Alumnae.

Marguerite Symonds Bruer has been very i l l at the Presbyterian
Hospital in Chicago.

Helen Quayle is secretary of a recently formed city Panhellenic
in Oak Park.

Ruby Rapp has been visiting in Evans-ton during the holidays.
Esther Vincent, whose father died early this fall, is at home tak-
ing care of her mother, who is i l l .
Alice O'Leary, Rho '23, who is a senior at Smith College, was
home for the holidays.
"Jerry" Meek writes that she and her brother Stanley are planning
to drive from Cleveland for the spring dance. Let that be a lesson to
some of us other alumnae.
From an interesting letter f r o m Coila Anderson Hansen:
"W alter is tickled to death that we have another boy and they are
both going to be football players for Northwestern—and Walter says
that all we need now is nine more boys and we will have a football
team of our own. I'd like to know where my daughters are. coming
in! It's a great life if you don't weaken."
Marion Abele made over $100 for Rho chapter house fund by
selling Christmas cards.

MARRIAGES

Carolyn Nethercot's marriage to Robert Johns took place on
November 25. Her address is 31 N o r t h Chapel street, Waukegan,
Illinois.

DEATHS

The sympathy of Rho Alumnae is extended to Grace Gilbert in
the loss of her father, and to Pauline Pearson Huffman in the loss of
her mother in the first week of January.

On November 27 occurred the death of Florinc Sefton Meek '15,
the second member that Rho has had to give up to our Alpha Omega
chapter. She had been in poor health for a long time, and during the
past two years, very i l l . She endeared herself to her family and
friends by her courage and patience under severe suffering. North-
western had her but one year, but she loved the university, and most
of all, Alpha O. Florine is survived by her husband and father and
mother, who still reside at Greciisburg, Indiana.

LINTON KING AMES.

IOTA

Gretchen Hulsebus '22 is teaching at Lewiston, Illinois.
Maurine Lantz is on the faculty of Eureka College.

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Jean Glenn is teaching at Owaneco, JII., and visits the chapter
occasionally.

Erna Keller O w « 1 is teaching al Decatur. Illinois. While attend-
ing Teachers' Conference, she managed to find time to call on Peggy
Ebert.

Katie Hughes '22 is teaching music at Cicero, Illinois.
Frances Cottrell has returned f r o m Los Angeles where they had
expected to make their home.
Marie LcSaulincr Hoffman is now living in Portland. Oregon, and
says they are all as happy as can be.
Frieda Harshbarger '22, who is teaching at Rapidan, spent Christ-
mas at the home of Kay Wesson '22 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Ermina Smith Price motored to Lrbana for the Ohio Game and
enjoyed meeting all the pctives. Ermina is apparently doing two
things very well, keeping a lovely home for their sturdy son, and as-
sisting her doctor-husband in his office.
Peggy Ebert is busy getting settled in their beautiful large home
on Prospect avenue, Champaign.
Jana Wiley Rowland's letter bespeaks a happy family and home
life. James likes school fine and Helen is a very active little sister.
We've heard that Louise Clark Blood is in Chicago but we've had
no address or other news from Louise.
We had almost lost Mary Putnam, when Hazel came to the res-
cue with the much wanted information "Putty" is teaching at New-
Castle, Delaware, after spending the summer at Cornell.
Helen Whitney spent most of her Christmas vacation studying,
and taking the teachers' examinations, and then she journeyed to.
Cazenovia for a visit with Inez Sampson Ranney.
Grace Gantz is teaching at Washington. 111., and enroute home
for the holidays she visited Dot I wig at Peoria. Dot is head of the
home economics department at the college at Kvansville, Indiana. Her
last letter tells of a terrible experience in the ('. ..v. E. I . wreck when
she was returning from her Christmas vacation.

Mary Wills Scholl is so busy with school, club, and church work
that she has almost no time to write letters. Her two boys are fine
specimens of healthy boyhood, and L l o y d is ready to enter school.

Minnie Philips is continuing her medical course. Her address is
1849 Jackson Boulevard. Chicago, I I I .

We were surprised to get a letter postmarked Marfa, Texas, and
more surprised to learn from the contents that Pauline Davis Hollister
i^ living there after two years in the Orient. I'nfortnnately, Pauline
made it a strictly business letter and didn't mention the baby, or I'.ditb.

Ina I loltermann Clarahan wrote that she sees Ks, Hazel, and
Ruth Parr Lindsay real often, and is hoping to locate some A O Pi's
in Oak Park.

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Ora Williams who is wintering at St. Petersburg, Florida, writes,
"I've been down to the Fountain of Youth but don't feel many years
younger yet. Perhaps I will by spring."

In October, Nelle Erskine Benjamin—one of Iota's staunchest
supporters of the building fund—mailed a check f r o m her Canadian
home. December brought another check and letter, but f r o m Apart-
ment 514, 4300 Drexel Boulevard, Chicago, where Nelle says they
will, be until March, or permanently if her husband likes his new work.

Gladys Saffel Barr is so busy these days, purchasing and installing
lovely furnishings in their attractive new home.

Eliza Garman Schoening is living at 7400 Crandon Avenue, and
teaching in one of the Chicago H i g h Schools. We are so sorry that
her husband has been so i l l since October.

Ruth Holman is teaching mathematics in Kokomo, Indiana. I n
order that time may not hang heavily, she takes an active part in the
Y. W . C. A., the Greek Club, the Kokomo Day Nursery Association,
the church, and a few other organizations.

The holidays always bring many Iotas to Champaign and Urbana.
Frances Trost. Opal Trost Sheppard, Mabel Frances Henry, Lucie Bur-
wash, Esther Van Doren Malcolmson, Hazel Stephens Bodenschatz and
Leola G. Scales all visited their parents over Christmas. Did I forget any?

Maude Bacon Nolte and children visited in Champaign over
Thanksgiving Day.

Marion Kenney spent her vacation in Chicago, where she at-
tended the dance given f o r Iota's house fund, and visited Iota's recent
brides. Marion is loud in her praises of their skill as housekeepers
and cooks.

Maybelle Dallenbach Denhart, who gets lonesome in far-away
New York, was happy to have her parents with her at Christmas time.

Marie Rutenber Leslie entertained her parents at her home in
Brookline, Mass., over the holidays.

Louise N . Stevens is very busy since little Barbara was taken into
their home, but "would be willing to be much busier just to have her."

Elva Pease Pettigrew is planning to come to Urbana f o r initia-
tion in February.

Annetta W o o d is enjoying her study in Boston and finds it most
interesting to meet so many A O Pi sisters there.

Nila Edmundson Ervin is leading a strenuous social life in her
home at H a r t f o r d City, Indiana. Nila says Jessie Fay is now living
at 817 W r i g h t Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin.

Ruth Bernreuter Watts writes—"I had a wonderful summer
abroad; was married on my return to New York; drove home in a new
"coop"; took typhoid on the way; am awfully crazy about my husband
and we get along swimmingly. We're living with my parents but w i l l
move into our new house in the late spring. That's my story."

The following alumnae returned for Homecoming: Helen Brauns,

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Leila Sheppard, Ina H . Clarahan, Hester Srout, Mildred Holmes,
Minnie Frances Harris, Jean Glenn, Leola Goodmann Scales, Mildred
H . MacDonald, and Ellen Kittenger Grover.

The Teachers' Conference usually brings a large number of Iotas
back to the campus. "Bee" Levy, Helen Brauns, Esther Brauns
Lash, Leila Sheppard, Hester Srout, Grace Gantz, M . Frances Harris,
Jean Glenn, Mildred Holmes, Charlotte Hagebush, Mae Brady, Ethel
Brooks, and Erna Rcller Owen all returned for the Conference.

Iota has quite a colony in Indianapolis now—Mildred H . Mac-
Donald, Leola G. Scales, and Jana W . Rowland have recently been
joined by Barbara Porter who came to teach, and by Elsie N . Waldo
who found a place just a few blocks f r o m Mildred and Leola. Elsie
and John's new address—2850 North Delaware Street.

Susie Hash Hubbard sent a nice, long letter but we regret to hear
she is in such poor health. Susie always enjoys T o Dragma and
thinks "Betty is giving us the best magazine we've ever had." She
thinks it would be a fine idea to give T o Dragma for Christmas gifts,
and then once started, the recipients would never allow the subscrip-
tions to lapse. The letter also reminisced a bit, recalling how she,
Ada and others trembled before the calm gaze of Betty Hiestand
(Smith) and Margaret Wyne who came down to inspect the petition-
ers for Iota's Charter.

Inez Downing Jayne has recovered f r o m a painful and unpleasant
experience involving the extraction of her wisdom teeth, a stiffened
jaw, an operation, and an abcess which had to be lanced twice. She
told us about her sunny little family—Violet w i t h big blue eyes and
fair hair, and Martha Louise with equally as large brown eyes and
dark brown hair. Inez tells many complimentary things about Tau
girls and their home and about the Founders' Day Banquet at which
she presided.

Bertha Stein is teaching at Santa Ana, California—but goes home
to Pasadena nearly every week-end. Bert's parents live next door to
Nina Grotevant's parents, so Bert and Nina have jolly times whenever
Nina and her Ford coupe come home f r o m her school at Maricopia.
Bert also says that Marie Stejskal is teaching at Santa Monica.

A l l Iota joins in extending sympathy and love to Mary Caldwell,
whose father died very suddenly December 15th, just a year and a
day after Mary's mother passed away. M a r y has returned to the
plantation at Earle, Arkansas, which she and a brother are managing.

The Champaign-Urbana Alumnae Association, and the active
chapter are deep in the many plans to raise money for Iota's house
fund. The bazaar proceeds netted about $150.00, and its success de-
pended much on the co-operation of the alumnae who sent such pretty
articles. Various rummage and food sales have done their bit to
swell the bank account, as did also the profits f r o m the sale of Skeezix
dolls, and the commission earned from Christmas card orders. And

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if each alumna remembers to send $10.00 in payment of her note, Iota
w i l l accomplish her aim—and the balance on her lots will be entirely
paid before the annual meeting of the corporation, February 10th.

MARRIAGES

On November 10, 1922, Esther Brauns became M r s . Clarence R.
Lash. Helen was maid of honor and Maurine Lantz was bridesmaid.
Shirley Kimmelshue and her husband, and Ina Holtermann Clarahan
and husband were present. Esther and Cap are living at Augusta, 111.

ENGAGEMENTS

Elsey Gayer has announced her engagement to Delbert L . Wells,

of Monmouth, S A E at Illinois. No definite date for the wedding has

been set but Elsey promises to furnish us another news item.

Mildred Holmes '22 has announced her engagement to Vivian

Green, Sigma Pi.

A N N A HOFFERT KIRK.

TAU

Mrs. Meyers of Zeta Chapter is living at 315 Laurel Avenue, St.
Paul. She is fashion artist at Donaldson Co. W e certainly hope that
Mrs. Meyers w i l l make her permanent home here as we enjoy having
her with us.

'Mrs. Moshier of Lambda Chapter has recently been w i t h us quite
often. The Moshiers are living at New Richmond, Wis., but are able
to make the trip to Minneapolis by automobile quite easily. Mrs.
Moshier has been taking a course in cereal chemistry at the univer-
sity as she has been chemist in the Moshier M i l l at New Richmond.
I t is fine to have her w i t h us.

Gladys Holman is back f r o m California and is taking a business
course.

We were so sorry to hear that Frances Graham had to give up
her library work at Chisholm because of her health. She is at her
home in Rochester and we surely hope she w i l l be entirely recovered
by now.

Lillian Kerwin is spending the winter at her home in Franklin,
Minn.

Some of the alumnae were fortunate enough to be present at the
Christmas party that the active chapter gave for thirty poor children.
Uncle Ed. was Santa Claus and f r o m reports we wonder who had the
best time, the hosts or the guests.

Alice Cheek is in Los Angeles doing advertising.
Alice Buckley is teaching at St. Margaret's Academy, Minneapolis.
Katherine Bremer has just returned f r o m a 5,000 mile automobile
trip in the east. She is brimming f u l l of enthusiasm, especially of the
glories of Annapolis. E n route she visited our "baby chapter" at A n n
Arbor of which she brought glowing reports.

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MARRIAGES

We have just learned of the marriage of Ella M . Breed to Carl
Cramolini. M r . and Mrs. Cramolini are living at 1614 Grand Avenue,
Apt. 51, Milwaukee, Wis.

On November 7, June Louise Wimer was married to M r . W i l l i a m
John Phillips at Arcadia, California. M r . and Mrs. Phillips w i l l be at
home in Goldfield, Nevada.

A L M A G. BOEHENE.

NU KAPPA

Nu Kappa has a challenge to make to the other chapters. W e
believe we can offer the highest percentage, both as to quantity and
quality, of babies under five years old, by the time convention meets.
So get your baby show ready—and will somebody please appoint some
unbiased judges?

We hope our members who have moved f r o m Texas, or are visit-
ing away, may meet our sisters in other states. Among those who are
visiting away are Rhea Burgess Perrin and Eleanor Horner H u l l , who
are in New York. When Eleanor returns home, it will be to a new one,
that is now under construction in Country Club Estates, Dallas. Lora
Thacker Kraus ( M r s . A . R.) is living in West Point, Nebraska.
Genevieve Groce is publicity manager for a theater in San Francisco.
Carrie Crane Kearney brought us news of Genevieve when she came
home on a visit. I t has seemed like old times to have Carrie in Dallas
again, and we hate to see her go back to California.

Annie Kate Gilbert spent Christmas in Dallas, with her mother
and father. Since Annie Kate has been a Nat'onal Y . W . C. A . sec-
retary, and moved to New York, we miss her very much.

"Babe" Rasbury and her mother entertained for Maudie (Mrs.
Courtney) and Florence Allen Volk, in November. Among' the
debutantes who helped receive was Eugenia Moore ( K '22).

Mr. John Wynne Barton has declined the presidency of the
University, and we are all so disappointed, especially since it means
Nelle won't be living in Texas.

MARRIAGES

Florence Allen to M r . Harold Volk, on the twenty-third of November.
We were all so happy to welcome Florence at the January meeting of the
Dallas Alumnae.

DEATHS

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Bess Herrick Littlefield and M r .
Littlefield who lost their infant son in December.

BETA PHI

Helen Armstrong, who graduated at the Battle Creek School of
Physical Education last year, is in charge of the physical education work
in the high school at Fairfax, Oklahoma, this year.

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Lela Baker is in Detroit, but we do not have her address or know

what she is doing.
Mildred Begeman is teaching in the high school and in charge of

girls' basket ball in Bruceville, Indiana.
Mrs. Harold Blackmun (Ruth Carnes) has a new address in Niles,

Michigan—1399 Regent Street.
Lela Buckingham has resigned her position with the American

Red Cross in Washington, D. C, and accepted a scholarship at Johns Hop-
kins University, Baltimore.

Adelaide Gladden is staying at home this year—372 Boyd Avenue,
Memphis, Tennessee.

Opal Halleck stayed out of school to teach and has a position in her
home town, DeMonte, Indiana.

Mildred McCoy is taking dietetics at the Robert W . Long Hospital,

Indianapolis.

Miriam McCoy is teaching at her home, Sullivan, Indiana.

M r . and Mrs. R. W . Maxedon (Faye Trible) have a new address,—

44 Gilbert Avenue, Terre Haute, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parthemer (Mary Fletcher) are living at 3113

South Harrison St., Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Mary has just returned home
from a visit with her mother and \Jfk active chapter in Bloomington.

Nellie Prall is teaching in LaCrosse, Indiana. Her address is Box
118.

Mabelle Schmaltzried is teaching at St. Joe, Indiana. She expects to
return to school next year.

Vivian Shough did not return to school but has an office position at
her home,. 1105 Indiana Avenue, Newcastle, Ind.

Jane Sickles is suffering with a nervous breakdown and has been spend-
ing the last two months in bed at her home in Indianapolis. Her doctor
says she must spend at least another month in bed.

Mary Scifres is teaching at Mt. Vernon, Indiana. She makes the third
Beta Phi girl to accept a position there this year—Nellie Covalt and
Madge Oliver are also in Mt. Vernon.

Merry Louise Robinson is at her home—North Vernon, Indiana—for

the year.

Dallah Tinder is teaching in the high school at Cortland, Ind. Her

sister, Mary, went to Depauw University this year and is an Alpha O

pledge there.

Alda Jane Woodward is teaching at Liberty Center, Indiana.

ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement was announced in January, of Charlotte Abbott to
Mr. J. G. Templeton of Indianapolis. M r . Templeton is a Phi Delta
Theta from Miami and Northwestern University, and is now engaged in
the real estate business.

MARRIAGES

Lillian Nesbitt, ex '21, was married last summer to M r . Howard K .

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Groff, of Burlington, Wisconsin. They live in Milwaukee—at 192 12th
Street—where Mr. Groff is in the insurance business. Mr. Groff attended
Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, and is a member of Beta Theta Pi.

EDITH E. HUNTINGTON.

ETA

Eta's associate members in Madison have conceived a plan of co-opera-
tion between the active chapter and the out-of-town alumnae. There are
eleven of us; the first of each month we each write to two old girls. These
letters contain personal news, news of the chapter and news of their old
classmates. A t our following meeting, the answers to these letters are
read aloud. This news in turn is included in our letters to the next group
of alums, assigned. The plan, though young, has been hailed with en-
thusiasm, and heartily supported.

Helene Bowersox Burke has recently moved with her family, from
Edon, Ohio, to Bryan, Ohio, where she lived previous to her marriage.

Beulah Kerns of Moline, Illinois, has recently returned f r o m a ten
month's stay in Los Angeles, Cal.

Irene Folckemer is teaching French this year at the University of Des
Moines.

Katherine Jackson is planning tg resume her social service work, in
Pittsburgh, the first of the year.

Clara Nehrlich is teaching chemistry at Milwaukee Normal this year.
Marion Roth is living in Minneapolis with her parents, and is attend-
ing business college there.

ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Ruth Engebretsen
of Whitewater, Wisconsin, to John Dorr also of that city. The wedding
is to take place this spring.

MARRIAGES

Garnet Kleven and Willard Lowe, both of M t . Horeb, Wis., were
married November 21, 1922.

Announcement has been received of the wedding of Eddina Douma
and Walter Grasse, both of Sheboygan, Wis., Oct. 28, 1922.

The wedding of Dorothy Bassett and Richard Knott, both of Ottawa,
111., took place, Sept. 28, 1922.

Esther Gruenhec.k and Clarence Murray were married Sept. 4, 1922.
They are living in Fond du Lac, Wis., which was the home of both before
their marriage.

Jennie Martin was married to Everett Jones, Sept. 16, 1922. They
are living in Madison at present, where Mr. Jones is attending the uni-
versity.

Dr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Bogart (Rose Alice Harloff) moved into
their new home October 1. Their address is 942 Fort Wood St., Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. A t home to all Alpha O's.

MRS. OSCAR RENNEBOHM.

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ALPHA PHI

Mary Stranahan '22 and Dorothy Noble '22 were on the Vocational
Congress program. This meeting for the high school girls of the state
was held in Bozeman in November.

Irene Abrahamson '18 is at her home in Red Lodge, Montana, recover-
ing from an operation for appendicitis. The operation was a success and
"Abe" will soon be able to resume her duties as a teacher in Wyoming.

Helen Tripp Davis '22 has been enjoying an extended visit with her
parents in Butte, Montana. She was joined by her husband during the
holiday season. They will return after the first of the year, to their home
in Vancouver, where Mr. Davis is a member of the faculty of the Uni-
versity of British Columbia. They are both enthusiastic about Canada.

In November, Alpha Phi alumnae had several happy reunion parties
with Leila Linfield Nye '20, Mary Stranahan '22, Helen Rose '21, Helen
Tripp Davis '21, Dorothy Noble '22, Ethel Young Ecton '22 and Florence
Aiken Upsilon "22 in attendance at Bozeman.

Erma Laselle Collins '17, Helen Tripp Davis '21, Genevieve Hall '20
and Mary Egan '22 were joined by the active chapter in Missoula to witness
the "Bobcat-Bruin" game on Armistice day, the outcome of which has not
yet been decided. A t the banquet in Missoula given by the alumnae of
the University of Montana, with Governor Dixon and alumnae of Montana
State College as guests, Mary Egan spoke in behalf of the alumnae of
Montana State College.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Menke (Blanche Border '18) are making their home
in Dillon, Montana. Blanche has been entertaining her sister, Evelyn
ex '21 and Helen T. Davis in her new home.

Mary Egan is teaching in the high school at Butte, Montana.

MARRIAGES

On Octber 22, Ethel Young '22, was married to Ray Ecton (Sigma
Alpha Epsilon) at the home of her sister in Bozeman, Montana. A t pres-
ent they are making their home in Manhattan, Montana.

OMEGA

Shorty Sheldon, ex '23 is doing substitute teaching at home. She writes
"Most of my bad little eggs are about twice as big as I am, but 'pay no
tenshun.' We must tell all of you alum sisters that Shorty comes to us
engaged to "Socks," a Beta from Dennison, who lives and works in her
home town.

Jane Sickles has been sick at her home in Indianapolis this fall. She
is better now and we all wish her a speedy recovery. She wishes a little
black kitten. Anyone having the same, please forward. Although Jane
has been at Indiana University f o r the last two years, we still feel that
she belongs to Omega too.

Roma Lindsey '20 is living in Austin, Texas. Her sister Helen '14
writes that Roma expects to go to housekeeping soon.

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Marion Arthur '22, writes how the Clevelanders enjoyed their banquet
held at the Betz home December 8. Dot Betz and Marion were on the
"food committee" and sang Rosie O'Grady and all the old standbys while
working. Hearing those two names in connection with food and song
should take several of us back to "suite days" in Hepburn.

Frances McNutt, ex '22 was graduated from Ohio Weslyan last June
and she is teaching this winter at Morrow, Ohio.

Harriet Rains is visiting her sister in Wilson, N . C. Hat seems to
like it so well that she writes, " I may stay all winter."

Addie Louise Winston '22 is teaching in Finchville, Ky. The southern
life there just suits her. She comes from that state and is used to it.
Addie Lou came back to visit at school Thanksgiving week-end and a cer-
tain Sigma Chi saw that she got to and from Cincinnati safely.

Several actives and out-of-town alums were seen in Cincinnati Thanks-
giving day. In fact Henny, Scotty, Grace Willis and Francis Ivins were
sees in Mills hastily snatching lunch before the big game. Mart Jaques,
Billy Ozias, Lura Grant, Helen Haller, Lil Hempel, the McLennans, Bernie
Shuey and Coxie were others seen at the game.

Peg Wagner Lunger visited school on her return to Ohio this fall f o r
a visit with her family.

May Young '21 has "turned teacher" again.
On the day when Miami played Dcnnison at Dayton the Alpha O's had
a lovely luncheon at the Gray Manor. Twenty-four were present.
December 9 the Alpha O's held a Founders' Day banquet in Hamilton,
Ohio, at the Hamilton Club, and plans were made to form an alumnae
chapter whose center should be Hamilton.
Mary Boynton Hamilton '19 writes to present this small scribble—
"I've nothing to write except I ' m pursuing the elusive dust germ to its
lair most of the time and sling a wicked skillet all of the rest." She is
housekeeping at 716 W . Sixth St., Marion, Indiana.

Martha Hitchner '18 is at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, where she was
operated on for appendicitis. She is getting along splendidly.

On December 8 the Cincinnati Alpha O's held their Founders' Day
banquet at Ermina Price's in Wyoming. Six Omegas, one Theta and one
Iota Alpha O enjoyed being together. They discussed many things but
gave Mrs. Gilbert's letter and convention most of the time. They will
hold their third meeting in January with Lillian Hempel. After their
first meeting in November they were glad to discover through the Novem-
ber To Dragma, Grace Gardner Scully, Theta, who has lived in Cincinnati
a long time but who knew no Alpha O's there.

Emily Nash Zeigler '17 writes "We are back in Kokomo. John is a
chemist at the Kokomo Rubber Works, and I am enjoying a life t>f ease
and comfort." She spent the summer in St. Louis where her husband did
research work.

Helen Lindsey is teaching Latin and French in the Greenville High
School.

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Ruth Cox '20 accepted a teaching position in October in the Kenton
High School. Coxie likes her work there but she still finds time to visit
O x f o r d often with the help of Red's new Ford.

Charlotte Haarlammert Ragan '22 sends her new address—709 East
State Street, Ithaca, N . Y . We hear that she is enjoying both school and
married life.

Julia Rogers '16 has been located at last. She spent last winter at
Bakersfield, Calif., and is now living in Sacramento. You will find more
about her under "marriages."

Roma Lindsey Saunders '20 and her husband spent Christmas week
with Sid Lehrer Stephens and her husband in Abiline, Texas. Fate
dropped those two Omega sisters in that far off state and so they very
much enjoyed being together again.

Alumnae will be sorry to hear of the death of Leafy Corrington
Hilker's father and of Lillian Daugherty Moore's father.

Home coming this year found several sisters back in old Oxford. We
all hope to get back for initiation in February. "Make it 99 44/100 per
cent," Milly says and with nobody wanting to be 56/100 per cent we should
have everyone there.

ENGAGEMENTS

Mildred Rothaar '19 to M r . Jackson B. Denison, Assistant Professor
of Economics at Miami.

MARRIAGES

Julia Rogers '16 to Edward Waldron of Oswego, N . Y., on December
28, 1921 at Hollywood, Calif. They are now living at 1217 O Street,
Sacramento. Calif. M r . Waldron is employed by the Chevrolet Automobile
Company, and Julia is working in the California State Library.

Lura Grant '21 to Mr. Robert Brown, Phi Delta Theta, Miami, on
December 24, 1922, at Loveland, Ohio. Lura writes that she is too ex-
cited to do anything sensible until after January 1, so we don't know where
she will be living.

OMICRON PI
Two great inducements f o r O IT alumnae returning to Ann Arbor
this fall were the new house and the football season. But now that the
foot ball season is over, and we have all clambered from basement to gar-
ret in the house at 1052 Baldwin we still find ourselves going back at every
opportunity. Probably because we like to sit in the big davenport by
the fireplace and get acquainted with the delightful new members of the
chapter, results of fall rushing.

The Wylie girls, Hildah Bateman, Irma Schnauffer, Eleanor Eaton,
Emma Jacobs and Betty Gratton were in f o r at least one of the games.
Alumnae were represented at the pledge dance in November by Bea
Smith and Helen Frost, from Detroit, and Hildah Bateman and Irma
Schnauffer from Concord, Michigan.

On the eleventh of November those of us who belong to the Detroit
alumnae chapter attended at Emma's home a meeting which was not

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exactly "without rhyme or reason," for, after the regular meeting we
learned through our poetically inclined hostess of Betty Gratton's en-
gagement. Of course it wasn't exactly unexpected news, but we were
all as excited as i f it had been, and listened eagerly to reasons why
Teachers' College should get another head for their English department.
The chief reason is a Michigan Law of the class of 1922.

The eleventh seems to have been a great day f o r we have received
the announcement of Marie's wedding which took place on that day. She
was evidently married with as much calmness and self-possession as though
she were back in Ann Arbor and going to Van's f o r a hot ham sandwich.
Carleton is now radio engineer for the Westinghouse and they are living
at 1765 Sunnyside in Chicago.

Betty and Marjorie Wylie are living in Battle Creek now, where Betty
is Y. W . secretary. Bea Smith and Bea Bunting, having served their
apprenticeship in the Detroit Library System,.now bid fair to become real
"book-worms." Lelah Stephens has been made Dean of Women in the
Logansport High Schools.

ENGAGEMENTS

Ida Elizabeth Gratton '20, of Detroit, to Christian Youngjohn of

Texas.

MARRIAGES

Marie Watters, ex '23 of Montpelier, Ohio, to Carleton E. Butler also
of Montpelier. They are now at home at 1765 Sunnyside, Chicago, 111.

HELENA SILVER.

BIRTHS

O To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Edmunds (Blossom S w i f t ) a daughter,
Blossom Irene (junior!!)

O To Mr. and Mrs. M . K . Bruce (Johnetta Hancock) a son, John Han-
cock Bruce.

0 To Mr. and Mrs. Julian Leach (Margaret Conover '18) of St. Paul,
Minnesota, a daughter, Margaret Ann.

Z To Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Evans (Eloise Harper)" a son, Donald
John, on Oct. 30, 1922.

Z To Mr. and Mrs. John M . Rosborough (Annie Jones) a daughter,
Margaret Annie, on Nov. 24, 1922.

1 In July, to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Holt Drake (Evalyn Homage), a
daughter, Eleanor.

2 I n July, to Mr. and Mrs. Chesley Osburn (Kathleen Mains), a son.
2 I n August, to M r . and Mrs. Rollo Wheeler (Christine Finnell), a son,

Rollo Simpson.
2 In November, to Mr. and Mrs. Burt Schwartz (Jennet Miller), a son.
2 To Mr. and Mrs. John W . Winston, Jr. (Ethel Moroney) a daughter.
2 To Mr. and Mrs. Edington H . Detrick (Helen Mclntyre) a daughter.
0 On July 10, 1922, a daughter, Florence Emeline, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur

Cates (Mary Duncan.)

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© To Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. DeWolf (Irene Newman) a son, Leland
Cooley, on Nov. 22, 1922.

T A son, Holyoke Purinton, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Adams (Mar-
garet Holyoke) of St. Johnsbury, Vt., Oct. 30, 1922.

E On April 26, 1922, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Crowley (Katherine Don-
Ion) a daughter, Mary Honor.

P A t Kokomo, Ind., on October 14, 1922, there was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter P. Hanson (Coila Anderson) a son, Phillip Francis.

I To Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Browne (Frances Fowler) a son, Robert
Bell,, Jr., on Nov. 20, 1922. -

I To Mr. and Mrs. Hiley Ward (Agnes Fuller) a son, Jack Fuller, Dec.
30, 1922.

I To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lueder (Marion Gregg) a son, Nov. 1922.
T To M r . and Mrs. Earl Neutson (Viola Miner) a baby girl.
T To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Quigley (Louise France) a baby girl. Little

Miss Quigley was born in China, where Mr. Quigley is doing work in a
university.
T To Mr. and Mrs. K . C. Batchelder (Edith Olin) a baby girl.
N K To Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Zeek, Jr., (Louise Wadsworth) on Novem-
ber 24, a son, Stephen Wadsworth.
N K To Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Waltman (Frances Cummings) in Novem-
ber, a daughter.
N K To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Herrick (Lillian Brown) in October, a daugh-
ter, Virginia.

B * A son, Mclvin Edward, to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wooton (Ruth
Farris) on November 4th.

B $ A son, William Heald, to Mr. and Mrs. William Pearce, Jr. (Alice
Heald) on October 1st.

Q To Mr. and Mrs. William Bolander (Esther Schmidt) a daughter,
Mary Anne, August 8, 1922.

YOUR FAMILY WILL APPRECIATE YOU MUCH MORE
ON YOUR RETURN FROM A W E E K SPENT A T W H I T T L E
SPRINGS. LET'S GO!

Whittle Springs Hotel

T h i s is the attractive place where
the next convention w i l l he held.

This hotel features the entertain-
ment of conventions, large gatherings
of all kinds—banquets, teas, private
dinner and dance parties—and all
social functions. I t is considered the
most popular resort hotel in the state
where pleasure reigns to the fullest.

Recreations consist of golf, swim-
ming, dancing, horseback riding, and
all other out of door sports.

Delegates attending this convention
should arrange to spend at least-two
or three weeks at the hotel after the
convention. This stay w i l l be one of
much pleasure and benefit.

Information iladly furnished

Manager, Whittle Springs Hotel
KnoxviUe, Tennessee

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ALPHA 0 PARTY TO TOUR EUROPE

SUMMER 1923
Can't You Go Along ? ? ? ? ?

A Party is being organized under the Temple Tours to tour
England, France, Italy, Switzerland and the Lowlaads. The
plan is for the group to f o r m at the fraternity conifention in
Knoxville, Tenn., June 25-30; go f r o m there to N e w ' Y o r k for
three days (July 2-4); then to Montreal via the Hudson River,
Lake George, Lake Champlain (July 5-6); and sail from
Montreal for Liverpool on July 7. The European itinerary will
be:

July 15 Arrive Liverpool.
July 16-23 London and three-days' auto trip to Wind-

July 24-29' sor, Eton, Oxford and the Shakespeare
July 30-Aug. 5 country.
Aug. 6-11 Paris.
Aug. 12-14 Grenoble, Nice, Monte Carlo, Genoa.
Aug. 15-26 Rome.
Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Naples.
Sept. 3-7 Perugia, Florence, Venice, Milan, Lake
Sept. 8-11 Maggiore.
Sept. 12 Simplon Pass, Interlaken, Lucerne.
Sept. 22 Strasbourg, Metz, Verdun, Argonne, Brus-
sels.
Amsterdam, The Hague.
Sail from Antwerp.
Arrive at Montreal.

W h a t could be more f u n and more broadening and mentally
stimulating than such a trip with a group of your fraternity
sisters, under expert direction! The party w i l l have as conductor
throughout the tour M r . Herbert Richard Cross, Professor of
History and A r t in the University of Michigan.

To be an exclusively Alpha O party there must be twenty
in the group. Reservations should be made as soon as possible.
Last- date for making reservations is March 15th.

POQT • Knoxville to New York (small reduction if a special
V*wO 1 • convention rate is secured—Pullman included,
but no meals) $ 35.00
Passport 10.00
Three days in New York "As you like it," but
at least 10.00
New York to Montreal (all expenses except meals) 20.00
European tour (includes ocean passage; European
transportation; hotel accommodations; sight-
seeing—admissions to museums, cab fare, auto
and carriage trips; all fees at hotels, etc., ex-
cept on Atlantic steamers; a special port-
manteau—no trunks allowed) 1,100.00

Complete details of the trip given on request. Also informa-
tion concerning shorter and less expensive tours. Address all
inquiries to:

ROCHELLE RODD GACHET
561 West 163rd Street -- New York City

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