1926 February - To Dragma

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Kappa entertained the Alumnae on Founders' Day in a unique
fashion when they invited us to a shower for the house. Whether
tin- occasion made us feel younger from contagion or older by
contrast is debatable, but we had an awfully good time and were
glad of the "get-together" and the opportunity to meet the pledges
and toast the Founders.

We are glad to welcome into our membership this year Bessie
Minor Davis, Kappa '24, and Nannie Howard, Kappa '25, though Nan-
nie expects to leave quite soon for New York where she will attend
the School of Decorative and Applied Arts.
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formMerrs.homGeilminorDe inCwraiddddioeckCoaunndty.family spent the holidays at her

Most of us have stayed at home and there has been no excite-
ment in our midst. Lily Blanks Clark Stokes has been keeping house
for her mother-in-law, who has been quite ill for a number of
months. Frances Allen is still improving, though she will be a semi-
invalid for a while yet. Kathryn Hodges Adams and Lucilc Lamar
Bryant have adjoining apartments in Warwick Lane and arc charm-
ing hostesses to many friends.

EVELYN ALLEN.

WASHINGTON

We were quite fortunate in having a visit from Jo Pratt, who
Stopped off to see us on her way down South to install our newest
chapter, which we all welcome with open arms. We feel a very great
interest in our new chapter, because Pauline Hobson is so enthusi-
astic about it, and has told us so much about the group of girls who
helped to organize it.

The little seed of philanthropic work which Jo Pratt left with us,
has already borne a bud which blossomed on Founders' Day, when
we celebrated with a simple little party at which Mollic Shoemaker
was hostess, and pledged the money, which we would otherwise
have spent on a banquet, for local philanthropic work.

Dorothy Nix, of Omicron Pi, is now in Washington where she
is making her home, at least temporarily, and we were mighty glad
to welcome her to our little party on Founders' Day.

Rose Bowling journeyed to New York, not long ago, to welcome
back from abroad her sister, Dorothy Bowling Townsend, and Dor-
othy's little son whose acquaintance we are all very anxious to make.
Dorothy, with her husband and baby, have just returned from a
two-year stay abroad.

Washington Alr-rae are very proud of the clever and dignified
manner in which Pi Delta has conducted her rushing season, which
was recently brought to a close with the pledging of thirteen lovely
girls.

L LUCILLE HILL.

PHtLADELPHl \

Philadelphia Alumnae chapter is becoming more and more en-
grossed in National Work and we feel that we have at la<t fouirl
the most suitable beneficiary for our permanent support. Although
a number of the girls had been giving personal service to the habys'
clinic at the Children's Hospital, and we had contributed financially
to that institution whenever an Opportunity WSIS presented, we felt
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more and more limited. After a committee had made a thorough in-
vestigation of various other institutions in the city, it was unanimous-
ly agreed that we should make the work of the Preventative Medicine
Clinic of the Marv Drcxel Home our branch of the National Alumnae
Work.

This new work was enthusiastically discussed at our meeting held
at Genevieve Strahly's charming home in Stonehurst on November
seventh. Betty Crosscn, chairman of our committee on Philan-
thropic Work, explained the advantages of our new project. The
Mary Drexel Home is the children's department of the Lankenau
Hospital and the Preventative Medicine Clinic is a new undertaking
which we can look upon as our very own. The current expenses of
the clinic, for bandages, dressings and kindred supplies, will be
borne by our chapter and we hope to be able to provide for all its
needs. We have purchased a sterilizer for the clinic and are working
to provide an adequate instrument cabinet in a short time. In order
to take care of the expenses of this vvork, we have adopted a new
budget, allotting sixty per cent of our total receipts yearly to phil-
anthropic work.

On Tuesday, November 17th, we gave our annual rushing party
for Psi. This was a supper and "Nut Party" in Psi's apartment and
proved to be a very successful affair.

On Monday, December 7, we joined with Psi in observing Found-
ers' Day. After a formal ritual service and several intimate talks
on Founders' Day and the Founders themselves, the pledges joined
the party and a humorous stunt, "A Fashion Show of Alpha O,"
was given by the Psi girls. Then a sumptuous birthday cake and
other refreshments were served.

This Christmas, as in other years, we filled stockings for forty
children at the University Settlement House, to be distributed at
their Christmas party.

ALICE CONKLING.

DALLAS
Dallas Alumnae have now recovered from the Christmas joys
and parties as well as from the celebrations and revelries pertaining
to New Year's Eve. We hope that all of our sorores have enjoyed
these past few weeks as we have.
Dallas is very fortunate in being the city chosen for the Na-
tional Panhellenic meeting for 1926. Congress is now in session.
Makes me almost imagine I'm in Washington when I say that. The
meeting of all the delegates began Monday, Jan. 4. and will end
Friday the night of the 8. There are entertainments galore. The
active chapter of Nu Kappa and our alumnae held a dinner in the
English room of the Adolphus Hotel, honoring our Grand President,
Katrina McDonald of Bay St. Louis, and Rochelle Gachet of Birm-
ingham, our Panhellenic delegate. We are delighted to have them
with us and wish you all could be here too. There is to be the
Panhellenic banquet at the Baker Hotel Friday night. Plans are
being made to accommodate over one thousand "Greeks," men and
women. I am sure'we are all anxious to hear the changes in rules
and regulations that Dallas has inspired.

ELEANOR HORNER HULL.

KANSAS CITY
Since my last letter we have had several very interesting meet-
ings, one being of the ever-popular rummage sale type in the north
end of town. To Valborg Swenson falls most of the credit of

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clearing the twenty-nine dollars, since it was she who suggested
the sale, rented the room and gathered up the greater part of the
old clothes. Had we given ourselves more time we possibly could
have doubled the sum we made — so with the past experience in
mind we're beginning to save right now our old "duds" for a spring
sale.

On December 8 we celebrated Founders' Day with a lap-supper
at the home of Florence Klapmeyer Bruce. Two Phi girls came down
from Lawrence and Mary Rose Barrons came in from Independence.
A jolly good time was planned by Julia Ann Smith and Else Ort-
mann Hodges. Most of the time was spent on a spelling bee of
the chapter roll, which proved most humiliating to those of us who
have been out of college a number of years and have forgotten the
location of the newer chapters. As a prize to the one left standing a
beautiful hand-made handkerchief was given.

During the Christmas holidays we entertained with a reception
and tea for the out-of-town AOns and pledges. Owing to the rain,
not as many came as were planned for, but we enjoyed the afternoon
immensely.

Last but not least: Else Ortmann and Van Hodges were married
October 10 and are now living at 5036 Garfield Ave., in a charming
new home.

Our next business meeting, Dec. 9, is to be at Else's.

FLORENCE K . BRUCE.

OMAHA
We have had two meetings since my last letter. In November
Doris Schumacher entertained us with Winifred Shaw and Hazel
Thomas assisting. Viola Gray was a guest at this meeting. She
came up from Lincoln to tell us more about Zeta's plans and efforts
to secure funds for a new chapter house. If work on the house begins
February 1, as planned, the money must be in the hands of the com-
mittee by that date, so we are hoping every Zeta will be prompt
and do her bit.
On December 5 Esther Smith, Jean Dow and Helen Gould
entertained at the University Club. Thirty girls attended the lunch-
eon. Grace Gannon Grady from Minneapolis and Carrie Marshall
Kline from Weeping Water, Neb., were out of town guests. At
this meeting we voted that at each luncheon we tax those present
twenty-five cents for their lunch and put this money into the treas-
ury.
Laura Peterson spent part of .the holiday season with Mable
Salmon Shuman at Stuart, Florida. She attended the opening of
a new hotel owned by Major Shuman.
On December 30 Jean Dow and Dr. Frank Carman were mar-
ried. We are very sorry to lose Jean from our chapter, but we
wish her much happiness in her new home at Madison, Nebraska.
Margaret O'Brien Ellis is able to be home again after an opera-
tion for appendicitis.
At our next meeting we shall be able to estimate our profits
from the sale of Christmas Cards. Mattie Higgins and Hazel
Thomas have taken charge of the orders.

HELEN HAYES.

SYRACUSE
The chapter house has been the rendezvous for our fall meet-
ings. At the December gathering we met with the_ actives for their
observance of Founders' Day before our own session.

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During the Christmas holidays several of our teachers and
social workers returned to town. We celebrated with a bridge and
tea at Myrtle's apartment and exchanged news bits and reminis-
cences. Esther Hagenbucher Hill entertains us next week.

The alumnae cooperated with the actives in the very profitable
Christmas bazaar held at the house in mid-December.

Just at present we are buttonholing friends and acquaintances,
enticing them to buy tickets for "The Road to Yesterday," for the
•benefit of the house fund.

At the last meeting of the Interfraternity Conference of the
alumnae of Syracuse University committees were appointed to study
the social life among the university women. These meetings are
developing a splendid spirit of cooperation. Frank discussion of
problems is the rule. We are fortunate in having a grand president
with her knowledge of conditions at other institutions as one of the
members of the Conference.

EMILY A. TARBELL.

DETROIT
College Club has been the scene of two enjoyable meetings this
year.
We were very pleased with the results of our bridge tea Novem-
ber 7. Two hundred and forty people attended and among our
patronesses were Miss Phipps and Mrs. Inglis of Ann Arbor, both
of whom are closely connected with the active chapter there. Mrs.
Huntington's presence made the affair quite national and we felt
very proud to have her with us. The club rooms formed an attrac-
tive background for lively groups of members and their friends; and
the whole function went off very gaily, thanks to the untiring efforts
of Dorothy Wiley (our president), Bea Bunting, Helen Howard,
Helen Stevens, Doris Bessenger, Virginia Smith, and Isabelle Water-
worth. In addition to having a good time, we realized a nice little
sum for our philanthrophic work.
Helen Howard was in charge of our Founders' Day banquet,
which was a very, very lovely occasion, indeed. Forty-five guests
gathered to do honor to the first AOns; among these were seven
Omicron Pi girls and our own Helen Silver from Ohio. Dorothv
Wiley welcomed us all and Velma Lee Carter (a visitor from Ann
Arbor) pledged us to the traditions of our sorority, while Mrs.
Huntington explained to us the fascinating way in which those tradi-
tions were born and grew. Next Winifred Benedict delivered a
word of greeting from the Ann Arbor chapter. After songs and
personal greetings all of us went away with our love for A O n held
closer than ever in our hearts.
A most wonderful event has happened to Ruth Sargeant Hard-
ing. She now has a beautiful son, Shirly, Junior. Our only regret
is that he can not be an AOTI.
Marjorie Wiley is in Ann Arbor visiting her family. We wish
she'd come to Detroit and be one of us.
I hear that next week we are going to gather several new
members into our fold. In my next letter I shall be able to give
you their names.

DOROTHEA COMFORT.

NASHVILLE
Since our last letter appeared in To Dragma we have had the
great honor of entertaining Katrina McDonald and Jo Pratt. Katrina
came for the semi-centennial celebration at Vanderbilt University,

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but we managed to see quite a good deal of her during her short
visit in Nashville. Jo stopped with us for a few days before going
to install Kappa Omicron at Memphis. Needless to say, we enjoyed
having them both very much, and wish the rest of the grand, officers
would follow their good examples sometime in the near future.

The beginning of the new year marks several changes in the
plan and procedure of our meetings. After trying in vain to interest
all alumnae members of Alpha Omicron Pi in Nashville in our chap-
ter, we finally adopted a plan which we believe is going to prove
successful. Each meeting, to be held the first Tuesday evening in
the month, is to be of an entirely different nature. Violet Abbott
Cabeen, Psi '17, and Harriet Owsley, an alumna of Tau Delta, whom
we are very fortunate indeed to have with us this year, arc to plan
the meetings, and we are confident that under such capable manager-
ship our meetings will prove to be both interesting and profitable.
On Tuesday of this month we are giving a bridge party to which
all the alumnae are invited. The chapter house is to be used on all
occasions.

Several days before Christmas Frances Morton, ex-'24, surprised
us all bv marrying a Vanderbilt medical student. We are glad that
he is still a student so that Frances will be with us for a while longer
at least. The lucky young man is Jo Good, Jr., of Atlanta. Ga.

NELL FAIN.

CLEVELAND
Although we regret greatly Martha Whitworth's inability, on
account of illness, to be president this year, yet we arc happy to
have Lucile Dvorak take her place. Lucile, you know, is always a
whiz at whatever she undertakes. This spirit is contagious and we
are starting out this year with a renewed enthusiasm. There are
rumors in the air, however, that Lucile may not be with us the
whole year, so you may know how glad we are to have Iulna Mould,
vice-president.
Hedwig Sloanc is to be Panhellenic delegate until Evelyn Schnee
returns. Evelyn is traveling in "furrin parts" with her husband.
Ethel Raby (Omega '24) is working for the Associated Chari-
ties. Helen Simpson (Omega '25) is at home this year.
At our Thanksgiving dinner party our guests were: Mrs. Louise
Norton French (Rho), Mrs. Miriam Smith, from Painesville, and
Edna Guilbert, a dietitian in one of the Youngstown schools.
Our Founders' Day meeting was a very lovely little Christmas
party at the Women's City Club. Santa furnished his children with a
Christmas tree filled with automobiles, aeroplanes, dolls, and jump-
ing jacks. Grace O'Brien (Tau), who is a psychologist at The
Child Guidance Clinic, and Hedwig Sloane (Epsilon) were initiated.
Martha Whitworth, Mrs. O'Leary, Marion Rothaar, a junior at Ober-
lin college, and Clarissa Scott were our guests for the evening. We
were very happy to have Martha able to be back with us again and
are glad to report that she is improving slowly. Although she is
not strong enough to resume her work, yet she hopes that she can
vi-it us occasionally the rest of the year. Scotty tells us that her
work at the Prince School of Education. Boston, Mass., is fascinat-
ing from the word "go." to the word "finish." Halle's are having her
as a floor executive driving the Christmas holiday season. Plans
for our philanthropic work for the year were discussed, but were
laid on the table for the next meeting since our president, Lucille
Dvorak, suddenly decided to take a vacation trip to New Orleans

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w i t h a five day ocean trip to New York. Guess in whom she is
interested in New York.

Marie Andrews, assistant dean in the North Carolina College for
Women, is spending her Christmas vacation with Mrs. Josephine
Andrews Thoman, Sarasota, Florida.

Marion Arthur is studying this year at the Central Institute
for the Deaf, St. Louis, Missouri.

SABRA ANDREWS.

MEMPHIS
The big thing has happened since our last letter. There is a fully
installed chapter of Alpha O in our city now. Everything was just
perfect. We had the services at Linda Terry's home on the after-
noon of November 20. Josephine Pratt and Mamie Baskerville
initiated; Grace Gilfillan, Minnie Lundy, Katherine Kelley, Cather-
ine Underwood, Elizabeth Laughlin, Dorothy Vanden and Mary
Frances Young. Mary Annie Jones pledged: Martha Ambrose, Vir-
ginia Winklemann and Marguerite Pride.
That night we had a big banquet at the Peabody Hotel. There
were several toasts and the new members gave a playlet and sang
some songs which they had arranged for the occasion. There were
many visitors who were old college friends of ours; we all felt that
it was a gala time for us. Grace Gilfillan, the new president, read
the telegrams, which simply poured in from coast to coast.
The local Panhellenic (at Southwestern) gave a tea in honor of
our visitors. We, ourselves, gave a tea at Elizabeth Clinton's to
introduce the new chapter to the college and the alumnae of other
fraternities in the city.
Josephine Pratt—"Joe," as we learned to call her—won her
way to all our hearts. Stud IHT south again, please.
Ruby Toombs Turnbull, our ex-president, has a new son. We
are sorry he can't be an A O n some day.
Elizabeth Christrup, from Omicron, gave a box party during the
holidays for the girls who were home from colleges.
Now that Kappa Omicron is established and the holidays are
over, we are promising to settle down to serious work. The next
letter, we hope, will tell you something about our charity work.

SADIE RICE RAMSEY.

MIAMI VALLEY
When one considers that faculty folk regard Homecoming with
just about as much enthusiasm as sales people regard the Christmas
rush, then one will also realize how very nice it was to have all the
girls back when we say so ourselves. What wouldn't wc all do to
hear about this sister's newest masculine interest, that one's newest
baby, and that one's plans for post graduate work. When we lost
Esther Fowler Schmalz to the Ann Arbor chapter, we felt that we
had lost our only other-than-Omega alumna. Now, in a sense, Ann
Arbor has repaid us by having Helena Silver of Omicron Pi here
near us this winter. Martha Jane Hitchner of our own Omega has
also been staying out at Brookville (in between her many trips about
these parts), and we reuned with vim and vigor in her case. Mary
Driscoll from DePauw is teaching in College Corner this year, and
that means she has but five miles to come to visit us Oxford folk;
we arc hoping she will come again.
Martha Jane Jaques motored us down to the Hamilton meeting
with Pearl Ayres in December. We two and Ruth Swearingen

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Finkbone were the only ones from outside of Hamilton. Helena
Silver and Martha Jane Hitchner had driven up to Detroit and Ann
Arbor for the Founders' Day luncheon and attendant festivities
This was our first meeting (since our Homecoming meeting was real-
ly nothing but a tea), and Mary Heck presided for the first time. I f
we had to lose Esther Schmalz, then we are mighty thankful that we
have someone like our Mary to become such an able president at
such short notice.

If the blizzard which is now upon us subsides by tomorrow, we
hope to go over to Eaton for a meeting with Helena Silver. Other
chapters have no idea how very difficult it is to get to our meetings.
The Miami Valley is no small unit—it sprawls over many counties
in a long drawn out manner, and in bad weather, it is very difficult
to travel, especially when one must depend upon busses for trans-
portation. Considering all of our handicaps, we do rather well, we
think, but we are hoping to do better.

MILDRED ROTFIHAAR DENNISON.

MILWAUKEE
Our November meeting lingers pleasantly in our memories,
made more pleasant no doubt by remembrance of that wonderful
angel food cake which Peg Leypoldt served after the business of
voting on amendments was disposed of.
The December meeting was a celebration meeting, for we com-
bined Founders' Day observance and the meeting. The meeting,
which was preceded by dinner at the College Women's Club, was a
business meeting, strictly financial. Subscriptions the various mem-
bers had taken were turned in, orders for cards were taken, and we
were really surprised at the amount we have credited now to our
chapter. As a part of our philanthropic work here, Mrs. Margaret
Ball, Mrs. Frieda Dorner, Mrs. Olive Bubholtz, and Dorothy Paull
devoted a day each to the Christmas Seal Sale booth at the Post
Office. The Christmas card order book from Mrs. Gutgesell was
taken to the Milwaukee Children's Hospital, where the superinten-
dent later said it was eagerly sought and thoroughly enjoyed by
the little patients.
During the Christmas holidays, Mrs. Dorner entertained with a
bridge luncheon for the alumnae chapter and town members of
active chapters home for the holidays. Carol de la Hunt, Roberta
Bird, Dorothy Marsh, and Helen Patterson, all of Eta, were present.
We started our January meeting with a dinner at College Wom-
en's Club. The outstanding event was the appointment of a com-
mittee to arrange for a Valentine bridge party, the proceeds of
which we plan to turn over to Eta for their house. Mrs. Graff was
appointed chairman, Mrs. Paulus and Dorothy Chausse to assist
her. Several told of having received a Christmas card from Mrs.
Helen Hoy Greeley—I wish To Dragma might print the verse
Mrs. Greeley wrote for her friends—it carries a message for us all.
Perhaps the Editor can persuade Mrs. Greeley to let us have it. I
know you all would enjoy it as we did.

DoRTHY L. WlESI.ER.
CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE
Along in the spring of last year, a few of us were lamenting
the fact that the north side of Chicago is so far away from the south
side and that, therefore, so few south side girls could get to the
Chicago Alumnae meetings. And then, somewhat like a spontan-

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eous combustion, came the thought, "Why not have a branch on
the South Side?" So, with representatives of several chapters, some
of whom had not been to an Alpha O affair for fourteen years be-
cause of Chicago's "hugeness," the Chicago South Shore Alumnae
chapter came into being. We represent seven chapters—Iota, Eta,
Omega, Pi, Beta Phi, Theta and Rho, and meet the second Tuesday
of each month. Our officers are: Vera A. Riebel, Rho, President;
Maud Bacon Nolte, Iota, Secretary; Lucretia Loring Adomeit, Theta,
Treasurer.

Our first important event this year was the Founders' Day ban-
quet, at which Stella George Stern Perry was the guest of honor,
thanks to our president and her committee. In addition to our regu-
lar meetings, we plan a men!s night and a children's picnic. We
seem to have started well and we hope to supply a real need along
the South Shore of this big city.

JULIA FULLER CRANE.

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ALUMNAE NOTES

ALPHA

a On January 26, Jessie Wallace Hughan and Norman Angell r dgearV"e
lecture on "In ternationa l Organization and the New Social O
This lecture was one of a series of six sponsored by the N Y
Chapter of the League for Industrial Democracy on the problems
of the new social order.

DEATHS

The following clipping is from the N. Y. Times of January 17
1926. Mrs. Hamilton became a member of Alpha while a graduate
student.

Mrs. Edith Hulbert Hamilton, wife of Everett Hamilton, died
yesterday at her residence, 30 Fifth Avenue. She was a founder of
the Women's National Republican Club, and prior to her long illness
had been a speaker and worker for the Republican Party. She was
a graduate of Vassar College and held the degree of Master of Arts
from Columbia University. Before her marriage she was for years
a member of the staff of The Nczv York Sun. She had contributed
poetry and fiction to the magazines, her last storv being published in
The Saturday Evening Post.

NU

Jean Burnett Tompkins (Mrs. L. S.), ex-'ll, is regional director
for the Manhattan Borough of the N . Y. League of Women Voters.
She is also a member of the committee on publications of that body,'
which has just prepared a pamphlet and map giving facts relating
to the World Court and the proposed entry of the United States.

Emma Calhoun Stephens (Mrs. W. C ) , '07, is now living at 102
Lakeview Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

Alice Day Jackson (Mrs. Percy), '04, is president of the Consum-
er's League of New York.

Helen Arthur, '0l, who is manager of the Neighborhood Play-
house in New York City, is on the Exhibit Committee of the Fourth
Annual Exposition of Women's Arts and Industries to be held Sep-
tember 21 to 26 at the Commodore. On Tanuarv 2, Miss Arthur spoke
to the International Club on "The Art of the Theatre."

Frances Froatz, '25. is full-time coach for the girls' hockey team
of New York University. This is the first season of inter-school
hockey for N. Y. U.

Margaret Welles Swift (Mrs. Frederich J.). '20, is an active
worker for the Florence Crittenden League, which maintains a
home for unfortunate girls in N. Y. C.

KAPPA

ENGAGEMENTS

Mrs. J. U. Rust announces the engagement of her daughter Clara
to Mr. Ferris Bailey of this city. The wedding will take place in
February and will be of great interest here and elsewhere. Clara
was a member of Kappa chapter for four years.

ZETA
Helen French, who is teaching this year in Hibbing, Minnesota,
spent two weeks with her mother Mrs. Jennie French in University
Place. Mary Herzing, of Waterloo, Iowa, arrived on Christmas day

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and spent the holiday week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F . N.
Herzing. Lucile Mauck came from Omaha and stayed over the week end
w i t h Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Mauck.
Jean Dow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dow of Omaha,
was married to Dr. Frank D . Carman of Madison, December 30, 1925.
Bonnie Hess, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George J. Hess of Wayne
became the bride of Hugh H. Drake of Kearney on December 29.
Mr. Drake is county attorney of Kearney county, so after a short
WPeipdedri n gt r i p the couple will make their home in Kearney. Elsie
and Helen Reynolds from Lincoln, Gladys Rice of Neligh
and Gladys Sharrer of West Point all went to Wayne to attend the
wedding. .

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Will Noble (Arline Abbott), a son, Thomas Abbott,
on November 7.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd W. Ryman (Pauline Moore), a son, Richard
Wesley, on October 16.

Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Kokjer (Winifred Clark), a daughter,
Phyllis Marcia, on January 2.

DEATHS

We are sorry to have to announce that since the last issue of
To DRAGMA Jessie Kreidler's father passed away at their home in
bi.ilerton, Nebraska.

ELSIE FITZGERALD.

SIGMA

Rose Marx spent a few days in Los Angeles with the Los
Angeles Alumnae chapter. She attended the Founders' Day luncheon
and had a most enjoyable visit.

Robertson Jeffers, husband of Una Call Jeffers, '04, has just pub-
lished a book of poems and has been hailed by critics as the greatest
poet of modern times. In fact, his works have been compared to
those of Shelley and Keats.

Isa Henderson Stewart is teaching the primary department at
the week day church school in Berkeley.

Lucille Grieg Campbell has been spending the last month in
California, from her home in the east. We extend our sympathy to
her in the loss of her devoted father.

Gertrude Davis Arnold, wife of Julean Arnold, American com-
mercial attache in China, is visiting on the coast.

The eventful day of the big football game between Stanford
and California was celebrated by the Stanford chapter with open
house to all AOHs and their friends. Sigma alumnae, as well as the
active chapter, had the great pleasure of being most cordially enter-
tained at luncheon by the Stanford Alpha Os.

ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement of Helen Scheick to John Hallcnheck has been an-
nounced. The wedding is planned for the early part of February and will
take place in Berkeley. Following the wedding the couple will go to Florida.
They will make their home in New York and later in the year will travel
to Europe.

BIRTHS

To Emma Black Kew, of Los Angeles, a son, born in Decem-
ber.

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DELTA
Dorothy Bartlett Buck writes from California, where she is
spending the winter, that it is glorious there. She was planning to
attend an alumnae meeting. Her address is 1421 Rock Glen Ave.,
Glendale, Calif.
Charlotte Lowell, '03, and Elsie Tufts spent the New Year's
week-end in Canada, where they enjoyed winter sports with Dr.
Tozier's party.
At last we've located Edna Woodbury Webb (through the kind
offices of Christmas cards!) and her address is 414 Front St., Wey-
mouth.
Most of the active chapter and several of the alums* attended
the opening night of "The Kick Off," Frank Craven's play in which
Ruth ("Bimbo") Morris, ex-'25, had a part. She was here only two
weeks, but was out on the Hill quite often.
Kathryn Holden, '13, who is with the Dairymen's League Co-
operative Association in Newark, N . J., is living at 35 Waverly Ave.
Rena Greenwood Smith and Marjorie Dean are the latest recruits
to the bobbed hair group. They both look very sweet.
Octavia Chapin, 13, attended a meeting of the New England
Chemistry Teachers' Association in Bridgeport, Conn., on Dec. 5,
and spent the week-end in Connecticut.
Annette MacKnight Harvey, who lives at 18 Ware St., Cam-
bridge, is convalescing from quite a serious illness. Annette says
she would love to see any of the girls.
Alice Spear spent four days in New York early in December.
Besides doing the usual things one does in New York, she attended
the Tufts Alumnae Luncheon of New York which several of our
girls attended. Eunice Bassemir and Marion Bennett, both of whom
are teaching in their home town on Long Island; Marion Russell and
Marjorie Buchanan, the former continuing in the Henry St. Settle-
ment; Dorothy Houghton, '15, AVIIO is teaching in Richmond Hill and
taking courses three mornings a week at Columbia (Dorothy spent
most of those four days commuting between Long Island and my
hotel with papers under arm but we did have such a good time!).
Gertrude Bartlett Wilson was also there but left promptlv to get
her twelve year old daughter ready for a party. And Kathryn
Holden came over from Newark, where she is engaged in industrial
chemistry. Besides a nice visit with Mrs. Perry, Alice was able to
stay over for New York Founders' Day banquet, which was cer-
tainly a privilege. I t was such fun to see the many girls who had
been at one Convention or another, the Founders, Jo Pratt, Helen
Henry and all the rest.
Alice Harrington, '25, is keeping house for her father at 65
Raymond Road, West Hartford, Conn. Gladys spent Thanksgiving
there.
Blanche Hooper was in Hartford with Gertrude for the Christ-
mas holidays.
Frances Huntinton Harbison writes very interestingly from
Cooperstown. 1925 was a bad year for the farmers in New York,
with wet weather and early frost. "Fran" substituted for three
months this fall in the local school until a regular teacher could be
secured. Billy is in school and Peggy went while Fran was teach-
ing.
"Timmie" Brooks came back to the Hill and helped with rush-
ing and now is living nearby at "The Brown and Blue" on Packard
Ave. Willie Koelsch was also back for a week.

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Helen Rowe Foster entertained several of her 1917 class at
luncheon recently. Young Mr. Foster keeps Helen rather busy.

At the formal dinner that Delta gave as their big rush party,
Clara Russell, Wista Ogle, Betty Beattie and Alice Spear helped in
the kitchen while some of the newest alums sat down to dinner to
assist in rushing. It was a wonderful party and was well worth
our efforts.

ENGAGEMENTS

'25—Alice Harrington to Morris Winslow, Tufts '25, S. T. A.
'21—Ruth Bagley to Paul U. MacGregor of Lowell.
'20—Marion Phillips to Harold H. Porter of Salem, Tufts '20,
A . T. O. Mr. Porter is now engaged in business in Connecticut.

MARRIAGES

Mildred Sullivan was married on September 20, 1925 to Ralph
Bonnell and is living on Plaisted Road, W. Medford.

BIRTHS

Joan King Inman to Louise (Cottie) Prescott Inman on Nov.
19, 1925, at the Norwood Hospital.

Leslie Anna Crosby to Martha Neal Crosby on Dec. 16, 1925.

ALICE SPEAR.

GAMMA

Eleanor Murray Archer and voung daughter, Jean, have returned
to N. Y.

Ida Bean Sugden and her husband are spending the winter in Florida.
Betty Bright spent the holidays with her parents in Bangor.
Imogene Wormwood Ingalls is living in Piecefield, N. Y.
Sarah Brown Sweetzer, of Portland, Oregon, is visiting her family
at Oldtown, Maine.
Marguerite Tibbetts spent Christmas with her mother in Bangor. She
is doing social service work in Boston.
Lilla Hersey is studying at Boston University this winter.
Marion Day spent Christmas with her sister in Shelbourne, New
Hampshire.
Irene Richardson Conner, '09, has completed a course in library
work and has accepted a position in the Rutland Public Library.
Catherine Cary, of Houlton, is teaching in Massachusetts this
winter.
Mrs. Frederick Marston, of Newton, Mass., was at her home in
Sargentville for a visit recently.
Helena Derby, Rowena Hersey and Lilla Hersey spent the
Christmas vacation at their homes in Bangor.
Zella E. Colvin, '16, is now instructor in mathematics at the
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

DEATHS We extend our
Her father died
Doris Currier Treat's mother passed away.
sincerest sympathy.

We sympathize with Rachel Bowen Adams.
recently.

BIRTHS

A daughter, Jean, to Eleanor Murray Archer, December 16.

EPSILON
No less an authority than Professor Bristow Adams writes in
the Cornell Countryman that Ruth Oviatt '24, "is rated as one of the best
reporters on the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

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Another journalist is Gertrude Lynahan '22. After a summer
in Europe, Gertrude returned to take a position on the staff of the
New York World. She had a front page by-line article recently on
the effect of the coal strike on the women and children of the miners'
families.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schnee (Evelyn Hieber '18), spent Decem-
ber in Europe, Mr. Schnee having been called there on business.

Elsie Smith '24 is teaching various subjects, including music, in
a small town near her home, which is in Rutherford, N . J. Elsie's
hi other is a freshman in the university.

Sally Searles '21 is teaching the second grade in the school in
her home town, Ccdarhurst, Long Island. Nellie Davenport '21
has chare of the home economics work in the schools at Hicksville
Long Island.

Ruth Balcom Burdick '21 is living in Milton, Wisconsin, where
her husband is associated with his father in the Burdick Cabinet
Company.

Two other 1921s who are in the west, are Lydia Godfrey, who
is teaching in Hillsboro, New Mexico, where there are cowboys and
other exciting diversions, and Irma Greenawalt, who is living at
home in Denver, Colorado. Irma spent the summer in Ithaca study-
ing for a doctorate and is teaching again this winter.

Hilda Goltz '21 is president of the Cornell Women's Club of
Buffalo. She was active in the Cornellian Council drive in Buffalo.
Irma was state chairman for Colorado, Margaret Mashek '24 was
state chairman for Delaware, and Nellie Davenport '21 was county
chairman for Nassau County, N. Y.

Alice O'Neill '22 was appointed assistant director and bacteriolo-
gist of the Cayuga County Laboratory at Auburn, N. Y., the appoint-
ment being effective October 1. Alice is living with her mother at
128 South Hoopes Avenue.

Marion Hunton '24 managed the business end of a tea room
and gift shop last summer. She is now teaching English and coach-
ing dramatics at a private school in Germantown, Penn. She lives
at home and her address is 116 East Upsal Street, Mount Airy,
Philadelphia.

At the December meeting of the Cornel Women's Club of New
York City, Dorothea Trebing '23 was in charge of the program con-
sisting of a Co-Ed Revue which depicted Miss Cornellia in 1875,
1890, 1910 and today. Assisting Dodo were Elsie Smith, Vera Yer-
eance and Elizabeth Anderson '24, and Margaret Smith '25.

Jean Britjht '21 is teaching this year in Linden, N . Y., and is
living at 11 West Gibbson Street.

Louise von Roeder '25 has been taking graduate work at the
University of Nevada. Her address is 545 University Avenue, Reno,
Nevada.

The Mordoffs have apparently felt the urge to move to Florida,
for the word is passed about that Laura's new address is 421 Hill-
crest Avenue, Orlando, Fla.

Florence Warner, '24, is a junior in the Cornell Medical Collece
in New York, and is living at 78 Bedford Street, New York.

Elizabeth Heller '22 took her M. D. degree last June and is now
at home in Williamsport, Penn., but nobody seems to know exactly
what she is doing.

Betty Pratt '22 was playing in New London with the Richard
Mansfield Players until December. She then had her tonsils remov-
ed, reports that she is now feeling much better and hopes soon to
have a New York engagement.

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The ladies of leisure this year include Dorothea Trebing, '23,
Vera Yeareance '24 and Elizabeth Anderson '24.

Agnes Dobbins Watt '13 spent the summer in the East. She
studied in summer school at New York University and after the
session closed, her husband joined her for a trip before they returned
to Salt Creek, Wyoming, where Agnes is this year principal of the
high school.

MARRIAGES

Elsie B . Blodgett '22, to Charles D. Ludlum '22, on August 25,
1925, at Corning, N . Y. They are now living at 236 East 23d
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Florence J. Foster '23 to Albert J. Durkee, of Homer, N. Y.,
in the Congregational Church there on September 2, 1925. Their
address is 16 Elm Avenue, Homer.

Marjorie G. Kimball '24 to John R. Gephart '24, in the West-
minister Presbyterian Church at Auburn, N. Y., on June 13, 1925.
The bride's attendants included Margaret Mashek '24, Louise von
Roeder '24, Vera Yeareance '24 and Virginia Carr '27. The Gep-
harts spent the summer in Syracuse but have now moved to Pitts-
burgh, where Jack has a position with the Concrete Steel Company.

Marion Staples '25 to John Fessler Haller '25. They are living
in Burlington, Vermont.

BIRTHS

To Dr. and Mrs. Walter Denslow Way (Hilda Greenawalt '19) on
September 16, 1925, a son Walter D., Jr. Dr. Way is practicing in
Westport, New York.

RHO
It seems that in any news item from Rho the most significant
event of many years was the delightful visit we had from Mrs. Perry.
To say that we all unreservedly fell in love with her cannot begin
to express the happiness that she brought the active and alumnae
chapters by her week-end with us.
Louise Lowry is very much with us again, and not at all eclipsed
bv her famous brother. She has been offered a faculty position in
the mathematics department at Northwestern, and though she says
it isn't absolutely certain yet, we are sure that she will be teaching
logarithms soon. It's not at all bad to have "Tim" Lowry for an
A O n "brother!"
Agnes Biesemeier was home for the holidays. Being a faculty
member of Vassar seems not to have changed her from her usual
nice self. She has been receiving a number of press notices upon
her work in the title role of "Mary the Third," given by the Pough-
keepsie Players.
Frances Urman is working in the Trust Department of the
First Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago with Edith Brown. Can you
imagine Frances in such a prosaic place as a bank?
Helen Thompson, we hear, is in San Antonio, and expects to
sail for Biarritz in May.
Ruth Tombaugh has driven up twice this fall from Burlington.
What is a matter of 400 miles between sisters? You all knew, of
course, that Helen Tombaugh was married to Carl Lehmann in
June and is living now in Des Moines? Connie Cederholm is mar-
ried and living there too, but nowhere can I find her announcement,
so I can't tell you about it properly.

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Billie Judson spent a very busy month or two in Chicago this
summer. San Francisco is a long .way, and we were sorry to have
her go back.

Agnes Eiberg is still in her position as secretary to the Assist-
ant Manager of the Edgewater Beach Hotel.

Eunice Marthens Gemmill has moved to Miami, Florida. When
she is settled we hope to hear of the wonders of the new land-of-
hope from her. Miami sounds like a grand Panhellenic and inter-
fraternity ball, combined.

Hildegard Reimer is married and traveling in Italy at the pres-
ent time, expecting to live permanently in Poland. Again, I can't
tell you her new name. There'll be that much more to look forward
to next time I Continued in our next—.

ENGAGEMENTS

Alice O'Leary to Malcolm Ross Byron of Toronto, Canada.

MARRIAGES

Verceille Pilling ex-'25, to Roy Day, a "somebody" in the North-
western Commerce School, some time in July, 1925. We just heard
about it at Founders' Day banquet.

Marie Dolf to Arthur Edward Odegard, June 15, 1925, the after-
noon of Commencement Day. They're living in Chicago.

Marion MacKay '21, to Frederick Schmidt, June 24, 1925.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham J. Hennings (our own Merva), the third
son, Robert Edward, in July. And he's a happy, model child like
his brothers and sister.

Dr. and Mrs. Lyndale Von Stephenson (Gerry Meek), a son,
Thomas David, Nov. 7, 1925. Gerry says he's a darling, but she
won't bring him to meeting with her yet.

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Young (Katherine Graham), a daugh-
ter, Margaret Graham, December 19, 1925. Even though it has been
too long a time since we have seen her, Kay is still very close to
our hearts, and we are most happy to hear of the new daughter.

DOROTHY DUNCAN.

IOTA
Barbara Porter is in New York studying at Columbia University.
She is living at 622 W. 114th St., Apt. 63. As most of you know,
she has taught Spanish for the last two years at the Arsenal Tech-
nical High School of Indianapolis, but was granted a leave of
absence this year to study.
Martha Hedgcock Foote had planned to visit Anna Kirk in
December, but had to postpone her plans when both Colleen and
Mary Anne developed whooping cough. Of course Martha dared
not expose her boys. It is hard to guess which was the more dis-
appointed—Anna or Martha—for they hadn't seen each other for
five years. In addition to being sisters in Alpha O, they both mar-
ried Acacians, and it was at the home of Anna and Bon that the
romance of Martha and L. S. budded and blossomed. (I'm not
betraying any secret there, am I Martha?) We all know just how
much pleasure such a visit would have afforded both the girls—to
say nothing of Colleen's interest in Martha's boys. Can't you just
see her? Incidentally, Anna, we hope that by the time these notes
are in print whooping cough will be an event of the past at your
house.

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Martha and L. S. are living on a fruit farm at Tunnel Hill, 111.
Perhaps some other Iotas besides myself noticed in the January
issue of the Illinois Alumni Notes that L. S. was named along with
Harvey Sconce, A. N . Abbott, F. I . Mann, O. W. Holt, and other
prominent Illini, on an advisory committee of the College of Agri-

C U Nellie H . Roske has moved from Minnesota to Mt. Carmel, 111.
We know Martha is glad to have Nellie nearer to her. She—Nellie
—has two little girls and a baby boy.
Speaking of whooping cough, Inez Sampson Ranney wrote Anna
that she was convalescing from a severe illness when little Daphne
and Joel caught whooping cough.
Jana Wiley Rowland is now living at 304 Evans Ave., Valparaiso,
Ind. Elva Pettigrew expects to move to Indiana too. She hopes
occasionally to get to alumnae meetings at Indianapolis. Continu-
ing with the Hoosier state, Mary Wills Scholl is again in Indiana-
polis and is the new treasurer of the Alumnae chapter there.
Leola Scales has left Indianapolis and she and Walter like
Florida very well. They are at Haines City, Box 84.
Maurine M. Vinecore is now living at Pontiac.
Mildred MacDonald adopted a dear girl baby in August and
named her Joan. Some day little Joan will doubtless realize just
how lucky she is. . , ''
Susie Hash Hubbard visited in Champaign and Urbana over
Homecoming and had such an enjoyable time that she promises to
go again soon.
Nelle Erskine Benjamin and her husband have come down from
their Canadian home to spend the winter in Chicago.
Florence Moss Fairbanks and Mr. Fairbanks left after the holi-
days for their annual two months in California.
Helen Scott, of Omega, but Iota adopted, is studying journalism.
Her address is Hendrix Hall, Columbia, Mo. Everyone here in
Houston speaks exceptionally well of the journalism school there,
Helen. , ,. .
Pearl Robb is temporarily located in Chicago, but her perma-
nent address is 504 N. Roosevelt Ave., Bloomington, 111. _
Ethel Brooks is again teaching at Tulsa, Okla., with enjoyable
work and happy living conditions. Her street address is 510 S. Den-

ver. Of course Margaret Helen Waldo will be duly recorded under
BIRTHS, but we must add here that she has brown hair, blue eyes,
sleeps all the time and gains rapidly. -
Elsie wrote about poor Sheppie's troubles. In October she was
severely and critically ill with milk poisoning. She fooled them all
and was about to get well, when she was in an auto accident. Two
broken collar bones and other injuries kept her in a plaster cast in
a hospital for several weeks.

Elaine Buhrman Iry visited her parents in Illinois this summer.
Frances Fowler Browne was back for the Homecoming and
Chicago games. She, Bob and the boys are all fine.

May Brady Poirot visited her mother at Cullom this fall. She
says her baby boy is the dearest ever and boasts of sixteen dimples.

All of you will, I know, be as happy for me to pass on to you
a Christmas greeting from Aunt Bettie Pettit to Anna, as I was to
have Anna pass it on to me. "Nursing has occupied most of my
year, although this fall I was custodian of a fine exhibit of etchings
for a time, and for a month have been in the same Lantern Studio
as for two winters previous. Son is selling display fixtures to jew-

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elers, opticians and department stores. Enjoys it, and we are happy
together." (34 Benefit St., Providence, R. I.)
the Tlohses osyf mhperathmyotohfere. very Iota is extended to Lucie Burwash in
muchMabreytteTr,ehMonaryh.as been quite i l l with the flu. Hope it's much,

Bertha Stein is teaching in a Mexican school this year, and
expects to be thoroughly Mexicanized by the end of the term.
Bee Lery and her mother are in San Louis Obispo, just a few
blocks from Nina G. Abbery. Bee reports that Nina's baby is ador-
able—very light hair and one mass of ringlets.
Mate Giddings spent an afternoon with Ruth Newton shortly
before Christmas. She reported that Minnie Pido was getting quite
experienced in vaccination—she vaccinated some 1,200 people before
Christinas.

paignThaelumbanzaaearhealndd, nCethteridstmabaosutca$r1d20.sale which the Urbana-Cham-
Ray Wesson is back in La Crosse, Wis., after trying teaching
last year, and has decided to be a librarian or .
Kay, Anna Kirk and Ruth Newton, bless 'em, voluntarily sent
me most of the above news. It was a mighty thoughtful act on
the part of each of them, for they know I'm almost down in the
gulf, where Iota news items are few.

KNGAGEMENTS

Kay reports that Helen Wolfe has "gone and got herself engaged
to Henry ("Hank") Erskine—one time of Sparta, Wis., now of Chicago."
Chicago."

MARRIAGES

Dorothy Hull to Mr. Bergman at the Hotel Lincoln in Urbana,
with a beautiful ceremony.

BIRTHS

proudA onfewhersobnoytso. Ruth Bernreuter Watts in October. Ruth is mighty
Margaret Helen, born to Elsie and John Waldo, Nov. 7, 1925.
Richard Lantz Dickinson, new son of Mildred and "Dick," born

Aug. 31, 1925, at Eureka.

MARY CAI.DWF.LL WEDGE.

TAU
During the first week in December Betty Bond forsook us for
Chicago. She visited Mary D. Drummond and attended the Found-
ers' Day banquet in that thriving village.
St. Margaret's Academy in Minneapolis appreciates Alpha Os.
Dorothy Hines '25 is the second Tau girl in recent years to teach
there.
New York has temporarily claimed our own Gertrude Hartman
'18. She is pursuing a library course, there.
The newly weds, Bernice Nelson Gambell '24 and her recently
acquired husband, have announced that they will attend the winter
formal. Bernice is working with Joanna Colcord in the Children's
Protective Society. She is a warm admirer of her co-worker.
Nora Rolf '23 was recently seen in a Minneapolis street car.
She is associated with the Minneapolis public school system in a
medical advisory capacity.
Laura Hartman '12 is separated by a mere continent from Ger-
trude. She is now a true Californian. Nothing is unusual save the

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weather, so we expect something unusual from her pretty soon now.
Alice Buckley Goodwin '21, and her husband spent Christmas

week in Chicago. She reports having enjoyed breakfast in the
diner with Ruth O'Brien '18. Ruth claimed she was going to spend
the holidays with Grace in Cleveland, but who was the mysterious
man who met her at the Chicago Union Depot?

Mary D. was entertaining a Montana Alpha O when she was
called on by a group of Minneapolis alums.

Edna Schlampp Johnson '24 was conspicuous by her absence
from the banquet. She really worries too much about friend hubby
to get all this publicity.

Elsa Steinmetz '18, was recently elected chairman of the House
Fund committee. She made a wonderful success of selling the
Christmas cards. We cleared nearly $200.

Winifred Whitman made a flying trip East during Christmas vacation.
Win is trying to locate an internship in New York or Philadelphia next
year—for this spring she earns the right to put "M.D." after her name.

CHI

We should like to bring to the attention of our energetic legisla-
tive bodies the necessity for a law compelling people to write on
their holiday greeting cards more than a simple "Merry Christmas—
Love,—Annabel." Then 'twill be possible to bring each other's
histories up to date at least once in a twelfth month. As it is, we
know only that scores of Chis still think of Chis when December
ends. I t is not such a bad knowledge for the new year, though, at
that.

Mary Adams, efficient as usual, proves an exception, for her
card brings the long-sought information that Gertrude Hall's new
name is Mrs. Allan B. Snow. Now, please, will some one send her
address?

Tweed's baby, according to its Aunt Mary, is "a darling child."
Mildred Hover writes a letter headed New York City and post-
marked Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, to say that she is now living
in Rutherford, New Jersey. Figure it out, if you can!
And here is another puzzle: Ruth Dibben supplies news of others
in a letter which bears an address in Pleasantville, New York.
What in the world is she doing there—and why doesn't she say so?
Camilla Jennison Eder has been supplying in the Cortland
schools.
Edith Smith Hausner is school librarian in Vernon, New York
—or is it Verona?
The completion of her civics text book is to be Gertrude Shew's
next achievement, we hear. This is a share (though only a shade")
less terrifying than the geometry of last summer. There is hope
that she will in time descend to our level.
Helen Howalt, besides continuing her office work in Syracuse,
has been taking some extra commercial courses in the Central City
Business School.
Kennels of cocker spaniels are absorbing most of Ethel Haus-
ner Lattin's attention at present.
Edith Gardner, so they say, is pastor's assistant in a Philadel-
phia church.
While your attention is upon the Philadelphia region, you might
as well hear that Helen Schrack's address will be changed this
spring from that long familiar 5-10. "Having lived in one house for
the last twenty years," she writes, " I am expecting to be in a state
of confusion for months before and after the moving." Anything

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Dozens of you must have wandered back to Syracuse for the
Colgate game, but the only one to say so was Lillian Battenfeld, who
reported a glimpse of no alumnae except Emily, Grace Cummings
Vincent, and Peg Kreisel. Her accounts of the actives were glow-
ing enough to draw back to the chapter house all who have money
to ride or strength to walk.

Perhaps her opinion spread. Certainly the late list of those
who sought Syracuse for the holidays is pleasantly long: Mildred
Riese, Edith Gessler, Mary Cullivan Parkhurst, Kay Gilcher, Helen
Roszell, Edith Rauch and Florence Gilger O'Leary. The chatter at
the bridge party for which they gathered is a thing we should all
have liked to hear.

BIRTHS

Genevieve Canfield Mason's daughter was born last August.
There is a little masculine Hover, not yet six months old, I
believe. Mildred did not tell me anything at all about him, save that
she must stop her letter to attend to his bath. Such a casual men-
tioning is scarcely maternal, is it?

FRANCES CARTER.

BETA PHI

IllinoMisi.riam McCoy's address is 1321 Lafayette Avenue, Mattoon,
Julia Myers, who entered school at DePauw this fall, and affili-

ated with Theta chapter, has left school to accept a teaching position
near Columbus, Ind.

Mrs. Russell Hippensteel may be addressed in care of Edwards
Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Hippensteel is superinten-
dent of the Edwards Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H . Pearce, Jr. (Alice Heald) made a motor
trip through the East in October. Evidently Alice is just as peppy
as ever. Recently she has been assisting in her husband's office
three days a week, besides running her home and caring for three
children. Frances is secretary in a loop office in Chicago.

Marjane Gladden is an enthusiastic member of the Memphis
Alumnae and was an ardent worker for the new chapter which
recently went in at Southwestern University. She is working in the
Memphis Library this year and Adelaide is spending the winter in
St. Louis at Library School. Marjane expects to go to the New
York Library School at Albany next year.

Mildred McCoy left the Riley Hospital the first of the year to
become manager of the cafeteria for the Bell Telephone Company
of Indianapolis.

Ind. Mary Louise Robinson is a kindergarten teacher in Logansport,
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Alda Jane Woodward, Mabel and Ethel Heitman spent the past
summer on a trip through the southern and western states, visiting in
all eighteen states and going as far west as the coast.

Marion Koegel is teaching English and history in the Cropsey
(111.) high school this year.

Dr. and Mrs. Lee T. Smith (Lee Combs) are now living in
Kenvil, New Jersey, where Dr. Smith has a chemical position with
the Hercules Powder Company.

Among the Beta Phi alums who attended the Founders' Day
luncheon at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis early in December
were: Helen Devitt Woodward, Mary Gertrude Mauley, Jane Sick-
els Mitchell, Merry Louise Robinson, Louise Hutt Jenkinson, Mil-
dred McCoy, Susan Smith Allen, Lura Halleck Thomas, Fay Bryan
Allis, Helen Nash, and Dorothy Sheets.

MARRIAGES

On September 12 occurred the marriage of Iva Wray, of Craw-
fordsville, and Mr. Roscoe C. Lavin, of Indianapolis. The wedding
was in Miami, Florida, where the Lavins are now living.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blair Wright have the honor of announc-
ing the marriage of their daughter Margaret Sanders to Mr. Harold
Cortland Wilson Monday, the seventh to December, one thousand,
nine hundred and twenty-five, Church of the Transfiguration, New
York." So reads an announcement recently received by Beta Phi
alums. Margaret was president of the Beta Phi during her senior
year in school and since graduation has been studying dancing at
the Ned Weyburn studios in New York, her home. Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson are at home in Homstead, Florida.

BIRTHS

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Busby (Mildred Stoker), of 516 West 9th
St., Anderson, Indiana, announce the birth of a daughter, Betty Jean,
in November. Betty's father is prosecuting attorney of Madison
County.

ALPHA PHI

The class of 1918 has made a firm New Year's resolution to
keep its circular letter circulating. "Mickey" McCone Farris, Martha
Johnson Haynes and Ruby Hodgkiss Hagen write letters overflow-
ing with news of their lovable babies and baby. Harriet Arneson
is working in a bank in Hoquiam, Washington. Myrtle Kuhns and
Irene Abrahamson seem to be very content in each of their respec-
tive places of abode. We hear vague rumors that Mary " D " is
moving to Evanston to live. Blanch Border Mencke is recovering
from a recent operation and we are mightv glad to have her in
Butte.

Lucille Staebler is certainly taking advantage of her stay in the
South, in that she is seeing the land. She spent the holidays in
Florida.

Several of the girls were in Butte during the holidays. Evelyn
Border spent two days here, and tells us she is very happy in her
teaching work at Billings. She enjoys a visit with Leila Linfield
Nye occasionally.

It was good to see Chloe Cox again when she stopped here on
her trip back to Kalispell.

Marlyn Judd Hausman is also here and brings us news from our
active sisters, whom we're looking forward to seeing again in Feb-
ruary.

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Alice Stranahan was our other cherished visitor, and when
Mayme Egan, "Hankie" Moebus Bolitho, Marie Moebus, "Judy"
Judd Hauseman, Peg Conkling Donohoe, Peg Chrystal, Erma La-
Selle Collins and Alice and myself got together, with Mercedes
Staebler as an active representative, it almost seemed like fraternity
meeting again, and that wonderful thrill that always comes again
when we sing "Alpha O."

MARY L . BALDWIN.

NU OMICRON

MARRIAGES

A beautiful wedding of the early fall was that of Sarah Hopkins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hopkins, to Mr. Roy Thompson. A
number of lovely parties were given in their honor. The wedding
was a home affair and their new place on Garland was beautifully
suited for it. Sarah was in full bridal toilette and her costume was a
Parisian creation which she purchased while abroad this past sum-
mer. Mary B. Allison and Mary Thompson were among the girls
chosen as attendants. Virginia Martin presided at the piano. After
a trip to New Orleans the couple moved to Old Hickory.

A wedding of much interest to the chapter here was that of
Mary Lou Hart, daughter of Mrs. Mary Hart, to Mr. D. G. Faulk-
ner. The wedding took place at the home of the bride on Decem-
ber 28. Cornelia Lamb rendered the bridal music. Mary Lou was a
junior in Vanderbilt. They will make their home in the Belcourt
apartments on their return.

A wedding which came as a surprise to her large circle of
friends was that of Frances Morton to Mr. James Good. The wed-
ding took place in Columbia, Tennessee on December 22. The
young couple will make their home at present with the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. West Morton, in Bell Meade.

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Higgins, of Wilkinsburg, Pa., a
daughter. She arrived November 13 and her parents have named
her Louella Whorley for her mother.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Rogers, twins, a boy and a
girl. They arrived in Jacksonville, Fla., near the middle of Decem-
ber. Mrs. Rogers will be better remembered as Mary Harold.

Born to Dr. and Mrs. Batty Coker (Margaret McCoy), on Aug-
ust, 24, 1925, a daughter, Georgia Ann, at Vallejo, California.

PSI

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Mary Ware Fahnestock, Psi, to Robert L. Flather, Beta Theta
Pi, LTniversity of Pennsylvania. Now living in Washington, D. C.

BIRTHS

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Natalie Johnson and Ethel Rabey are studying at Western Re-
serve University, Cleveland. "Nats" is in the Group Service Course
and lives at Merrick House. Ethel is working part time as well as
pursuing an M.A.

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Marcella Wilson is teaching English at home. Rumor says that
she is engaged, too.

"Connie" Lampson Lee, with Mary Emily and Frank, were at
home for the holidays. I believe that they are living in New York
City, where Frank is teaching. Mary Lee is at home in Mansfield,
but before Christmas she joined the Cleveland AOns for a while.

Addie Lou Winston is attending a secretarial school in Bowling
Green, Kentucky. She spent last summer in New York, and you all
know that a "good time was had by all."

Mary Young is teaching in Ft. Wayne this winter. At Thanks-
giving she visited in Chicago and at Christmas went to New Orleans.

Lots of us went "tripping" during the holidays, it seems. "Peg"
Betz journeyed out to Chicago to visit Roma Lindsey Saunders,
and the Scott's went back to Ohio from East and West.

Lucille Dvorak saved her summer vacation until late fall, then
went to New Orleans and by boat up to New York, and finally back
and if you look carefully you'll find out why she stayed for a few
days in New York.

At the time of the Denison-Miami game, several alumnae had
luncheon at Rikes. They were "Vet" Maggee, Mildred King, Martha
Jacques, Esther Schmidt, Martha Jane Hitchner, Helena Silver and
Mildred Dennison.

Speaking of Rikes, recalls McVee. We hear that the book de-
partment is prospering and we offer congratulations—hearty ones!

"Janie" Hitchner did not go to the new position until after
Christmas. Instead, she stayed with her family during the fall.
One week-end she went to Indiana University.

Esther Henderson may be found at the sign of the Bronze
Lantern in Columbus. "Mother" Clark saw her in the fall and says
that she is the same dear "Henny."

ENGAGEMENTS

Lucille Dvorak ex-'19, to George Willard Kirk of New York
City.

DEATHS

Mary Boynton Hamilton '19.
The first break in Omega's circle came with the sudden death
of our beloved "Mary B." in November. Friendly, sunny-dispositkmed,
lovable, brilliant—"Mary B." won us long ago as she has won count-
less friends since her college days. Our sympathy goes out to her
parents and husband.

OMICRON PI

Another year—1926! But we still are carrying on as in 1925.
Marian and Frances Murry were home at Tawas, Michigan for the
holidays. Marjorie Kerr kept house in the new apartment while
they were away.

"Dot" Wylie was in Ann Arbor most of the vacation time, but
was very much on the job when school started again. Irene Swain
spent a few days with Dorothy this last fall. Irene had given up
her position in the bank and was seeking new fields to conquer
elsewhere.

Elizabeth Hayes spent New Year's in Grand Rapids as the guest
of Lucille Bellamy. She had a glorious time and brought back
greetings from all the girls there. Louise Boer is now a private
secretary and the other girls are teaching.

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One week-end, not so long ago, Eleanore Eaton and I had a
short visit together at the chapter house and she hinted at Gene-
vieve's marriage this June. That must account for Genevieve's
decision not to return to school.

Doris Bessinger has given up her teaching career.

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Detroit. * *' J t |
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Swazye Monroe, but when we do it is always of good times.
Bca Hoek Findlay has been back to Ann Arbor several times.
Isabel Waterworth is teaching night school. She has been very suc-
cessful in coaching one of the finest debating teams in a Detroit high school.
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MARRIAGES

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Emma Jacobs to Walter Bergman, of Ann Arbor, Dec. 25, 1925.

BIRTHS

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VIRGINIA VAN ZANDT.

ALPHA OMICRON PI CALENDAR

1925-1926

(The postmark on late letters is the evidence which determines a fine.
Do not wa-t until 9:00 P. M. the last day to mail your report—they might
not stamp it until next morning.)

February 10—Chapter Treasurer mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

March 1—Active Chapter President mail report to District Superintendent.

Alumnae Adviser mail report to District Superintendent.

Alumnae Chapter President mail report to District Alumnae Superin-

tendent.

March 3—Chapter Secretary mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

Study Plan Officer mail report to district member of Committee on

Examinations. »

March 10—Chapter Treasurer mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

April 1—District Alumnae Superintendent send report to Grand Vice-

President.

Active and Alumnae Officers should be elected by this date.

April 3—Chapter Secretary mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Panhellenic

Delegate. $2.50 fine.

April 8—Active and Alumnae Editors and Alumnae Assistant Editors

will mail material for May To DRAGMA to Editor. $5.00 fine.

April 10-^Chapter Treasurer mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

May 1—Reports of chapter elections shall be mailed to Registrar by this

date. $3.00 fine.

Active Chapter President mail report to District Superintendent.

Alumnae Adviser mail report to District Superintendent.

Alumnae Chapter President mail report to District Alumnae Super-

intendent.

May 3—Chapter Secretary mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

May 10—Chapter Treasurer mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

May 15—All annual reports from Active and Alumnae Chapters,

Grand Officers, District Superintendents, District Alumnae

Superintendents and Chairmen of National Committees shall

be mailed by this date to the Registrar. The Chapter Secre-

tary's report shall include a correct copy of the chapter by-

laws. Additional $2.50 fine for omission of by-laws. Chapter

Treasurer's report shall include budget for the following

year. $2.50 fine.

June 3—Chapter Secretary mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Pan-

hellenic Delegate. $2.50 fine.

June 10—Chapter Treasurer mail report to Registrar. $3.00 fine.

August 8—Alumnae Editors and Alumnae Assistant Editors send

material for September To DRAGMA to Editor.

DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS

1925-1926

FOUNDERS OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

Jessie Wallace Hughan, Alpha '98, 132 West 12th St., New York, N . Y.
Helen St. Clair Mullan (Mrs. George V . ) , Alpha '98, 25 East 83rd St,

New York, N. Y.
Stella George Stern Perry (Mrs. George H.), Alpha '98, 9 St. Luke's

Place, New York, N . Y.
Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, Alpha '98, 456 Broad St., Bloomfield, N . J.

OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Grand President, Katrina Overall McDonald (Mrs. C. C ) , Box 188, Bay
St. Louis, Mississippi.
Grand Secretary, Joanna Donlon Huntington (Mrs. James C ) , 1919
LawTence Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Grand Treasurer, Rose Gardner Marx (Mrs. Ralph), 1028 Oxford St.,
Berkeley, California.

Grand Vice President, Josephine S. Pratt, 156 West 170 St., New York,
N. Y.

Grand Historian Stella George Stern Perry (Mrs. George H.), 9 St.
Luke's Place, New York, N . Y.

Registrar, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, 456 Broad St., Bloomfield, N. J.
Extension Officer, Margaret Vaughan Branscomb (Mrs. Harvie), 1102

No. Duke St.. Durham, N . C.
Examining Officer, Octavia Chapin, 102 Summer St., Medford, Mass.
National Panhellenic Officer, Rochelle Rodd Gachet, 2214 12th Ave. N.,

Birmingham, Ala.
Editor of To DRAGMA, Elizabeth Bond, 3137 Holmes Ave. S., Minneapolis,

Minnesota.
Business Manager of To DRAGMA, Kathryn Bremer, 855 West 7th St., St.

Paul, Minnesota.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
Atlantic District (N, A, t , E, X, * , IIA).

Amalia Shoemaker. 1812 G St. N. W., Washington. D. C.
Southern District ( I I , O, K, NO, TA, KO.)

Lillian Chapman Marshall (Mrs. Carl), Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Ohio Valley District (0, I , B$, Q).

Geraldine Kindig, 428 East 21st St., Indianapolis, Ind.
Great Lakes District (P. T, H, On).

Melita H. Skillen, 5902 Magnolia Ave., Chicago, Illinois.
Mid-Western District (Z, NK, A*, S).

Mary Rose Barrons, 5700 Central St., Kansas City, Mo.
Pacific District ( 2 , A, T, A 2 , K 6 ) .

Daisy Shaw (Mrs. Norman), 71 Tunnel Road. Berkeley, Calif.

ALUMNAE SUPERINTENDENTS

Atlantic District (New York, Boston, Providence, Bangor, Washington,
Philadelphia, Syracuse.)
Kdith Huntington Anderson (Mrs. A. K.), No. 4 Heatherbloom
Apts., State College, Pa.

Southern District (New Orleans, Knoxville, Lynchburg, Nashville, Mem-
phis, Birmingham.)
Nell Fain, 315 22nd Ave. N.f Nashville, Tenn.

Ohio Valley District (Indianapolis, Cleveland, Champaign-Urbana, Miami
Valley.)
Mary Neal McIIveen (Mrs. A. V.), 221 East 7th St., Bloomington,

Indiana.
Great Lakes District (Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago

South Shore.)
Margaret Boothroyd, 4744 Garfield Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn.

Mid-Western District (Lincoln, Dallas, Kansas City, Omaha, Oklahoma
City, Bozeman Ass'n.)
Catharine E. Rasbury, 5005 Gaston Ave., Dallas. Texas.

Pacific District (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma
Ass'n.)
Muriel McKinney (Mrs. V. W.), 528 N. Formosa Ave., Los Angeles,

Calif.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

New York—Ruth McDonald (Mrs. J. G.). 434 West 120 St., N. Y. C.
San Francisco—Margaret S. Eddy (Mrs. A. J.), 902 San Benito Road,

Berkeley, Calif.
Providence—Muriel Wyman (Mrs. P. H.), 225 Norwood Ave., Providence,

Rhode Island.
Boston—Alice J. Spear, 32 Pierce St., Hyde Park, Mass.
Los Angeles—Martha Benkert (Mrs. R.), 4002 Walton Ave., Los Angeles,

Calif.
Lincoln—Helen Hoppe, (Mrs. A.) 539 S. 27th St., Lincoln, Neb.
Chicago—Marion Abele, 1340 Glenlake Ave., Chicago, 111.
Indianapolis—Cleon Wood (Mrs. F. S.), 2946 Washington Blvd., Indian-

apolis, Ind.
New Orleans—Margaret Lyon, 1210 Broadway, New Orleans, La.
Minneapolis—Myrtle Abrahamson, 3212 Dupont Ave., S., Minneapolis,

Minn.
Bangor—Helen West (Mrs. W. F.) 4 N. Park St., Bangor, Me.
Portland—Mary Morphey, 228 N. 20th St., Portland, Ore.
Seattle—Edith G. Korres (Mrs. E. R.), R. F. D. 6, Lake Forest Park,

Seattle, Wash.

Knoxville—Vivian Logue Seymour (Mrs. A. F.), Rose St., Knoxville,

Tenn.

Lynchburg—Virginia Blackwell (Mrs. H. G.), 154 Norfolk Ave., Lynch-
burg, Va.

Washington—Marjorie McCarty. 1443 Spring Road, N. W., Apt. 204,
Washington, D. C.

Philadelphia—Stella Wells (Mrs. R. H.), 611 Dayton Road, Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Dallas—Josephine Beatty (Mrs. J. O.), S. M. U., Dallas, Tex.
Kansas City—Mary Rose Pecha, 4328 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
Omaha—Helen Hayes, 115 N. 33rd St., Omaha, Neb.
Tacoma—
Syracuse—Emily Tarbell, Lock Box 518, Syracuse, N. Y.

Detroit—Dorothy Wylie, High School of Commerce, Grand River and
High Sts., Detroit, Mich.

Nashville—Helen H . Morford (Mrs. T.), 1705 Cedar Lane, Nashville,
Tenn.

Cleveland—Lucille Dvorak, 3880 Washington Park Blvd., Cleveland, O.
Champaign-Urbana—Mary Tehon (Mrs. L. R.), 606 W. Nevada St.,

Urbana, 111.
Memphis—Elsie Paxton Keebler (Mrs. R. S.), 1700 Poplar Ave., Memphis,

Tenn.
Miami Valley—Mary Heck, 203 Elwin Ave., Hamilton, Ohio.
Bozeman—Marlyn Hauseman (Mrs. D. M.), 320 S. 5th Ave., Bozeman,

Mont.

Milwaukee—Frieda Dorner (Mrs. F.), 548 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee,
Wis.

Birmingham—Mrs. G. B. Baskerville, 1616 10th Ave. So., Birmingham,
Ala.

Chicago South Shore—Vera Riebel, 1541 East 6th, Chicago, 111.
Oklahoma City—Mildred Meade, 1645 W. 10th St., Oklahoma City, Okla.

ACTIVE CHAPTER SECRETARIES

Pi—Dorothy Folse, H . Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, New Orleans,
La.

Nu—Anna J. Hughes, Park Ridge, N . J.
Omicron—Elizabeth Walker, University of Tennessee, Box 4077, Knox-

ville, Tenn.
Kappa—Elizabeth Darling, R. M. W. C, Lynchburg, Va.
Zeta—Mildred L. Sweet, 2101 Washington St., Lincoln, Neb.
Sigma—Jean Hawkins, 2721 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.
Theta—Dorothy M. Baldwin, 304 So. Indiana St., Greencastle, Ind.
Delta—Margaret Pettigrew, Capen House, Tufts College, Mass.
Gamma—Clara Peabody, Mt. Vernon House, Orono, Me.
Epsilon—Marion Whitwell, The Knoll, Ithaca, N. Y.
Rho—Margaret Brown, 2010 Sherman Ave., Evanston, 111.
Lambda—Helen Gladding, Box 1367, Stanford Univ., Calif.
Iota—Cordius King, 712 West Oregon St., Urbana, 111.
Tau—Catharine Pratt, 914 4th St. S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
Chi—Mariba Morse, 603 University Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.

Upsilon—Dorothy Hesseldenz, 1906 E. 45th St., Seattle, Wash.
Nu Kappa—Lois Turner, A. O. U. Box, S. M. U , Dallas Tex.
Beta Phi—Mary Ellen Jenkins, 703 E. 7th St., Bloomington, Ind.
Eta—Hester Butterfield, 626 N. Henry St., Madison, Wis.
Alpha Phi—Helen Noble, 119 So. 6th Ave., Bozeman, Mont.
Nu Omicron—Robbie Allison, 1111 18th Ave. So., Nashville, Tenn.
Psi—Grace E. MacMullan, 3425 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Phi—Gladys Filson, 1144 Louisiana Ave., Lawrence, Kan.
Omega—Ruth Riegel, 49 Bishop Hall, Oxford, Ohio.
Omicron Pi—Garissa Felio, 1052 Baldwin Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alpha Sigma—Georgie Davidson, 754 13th Ave. E., Eugene, Ore.
Xi—Bessie Mignon Faught, 735 Asp St., Norman, Okla.
Pi Delta—Edith F. Burnside, University of Maryland, College Park, Md
Tau Delta—Janie Hill, 1825 14th Ave. No., Birmingham, Ala.
Kappa Theta—Ruth Koster, 718 N . Heliotrope, Los Angeles, Calif.
Kappa Omicron—Dorothy Vanden, 1145 Central Ave., Memphis, Tenn.

ACTIVE CHAPTER EDITORS

Pi—Elizabeth Land, 2429 Octavia St., New Orleans, La.
Nu—Ruth Lawler, 29 West 97 St., New York, N . Y.
Omicron—Helen Hobson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
Kappa—Phoebe Paxton, R. M. W. C, Lynchburg, Va.
Zeta—Ruth Palmer, 516 N . 15th St., Lincoln, Neb.
Sigma—Marjorie Mills, 2721 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.
Theta—Musette Williams, Poplar St., Greencastle, Ind.
Delta—Ruth Field, Capen House, Tufts College, Mass.
Gamma—Frances Fuller, Ballentine House, Orono, Me.
Epsilon—Dale Davis, A. O. EL House, Ithaca, N . Y.
Rho—Dorothy Spiers, 1322 Lunt Ave., Chicago, 111.
Lambda—Aileen Brown, Box 1367, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Iota—Wilma Law, 712 West Oregon, Urbana, 111.
Tau—Mary V. Goodman, 914 4th St., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
Chi—Marion Moody, 603 University Ave., Syracuse, N. Y.
Upsilon—Margaret Bare, 3728 N . 28th St., Tacoma, Wash.
Nu Kappa—Numa Ablowitch, Box 243, Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas.
Beta Phi—Vivian Ellis, A. O. EL House, Bloomington, Ind.
Eta—Jean Jewell, 626 N. Henry St., Madison, Wis.
Alpha Phi—Mary Alice Powers, 119 So. 6th Ave., Bozeman, Mont.
Nu Omicron—Caroline Williams, 2115 Highland Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
Psi—Maude Frame, 3425 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Phi—Gertrude Searcy, 1144 Louisiana Ave., Lawrence, Kan.
Omega—Bernadete Winter, 49 Bishop Hall, Oxford, Ohio.
Omicron Pi—Marjorie Weber, 1052 Baldwin Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alpha Sigma—Jane Dudley, 754 13th Ave. E., Eugene, Ore.
Xi—Genevieve Bacon, 733 Asp St., Norman, Okla.

Pi Delta—Elizabeth J. Taylor, A. O. I I . House. College Park, Md.
Tau Delta—Mildred G. Mullins, 312 Sarah Ave., Birmingham, Ala.
Kappa Theta—Freeda M . L'Allemand, 853J^ Heliotrope, Los Angeles, Cal.
Kappa Omicron—Martha Ambrose, 958 S. Willett, Memphis, Tenn.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER EDITORS

New York—Marjory K. Manton (Mrs. T. C ) . 115 Sunset Lane. Tenafly
N. J.

San Francisco—Harriet F. Backus (Mrs. Geo.), 355 Adams St., Oakland,
Calif.

Providence—Maude Covell (Mrs. L . E.), Barrington, R. I .
Boston—Helen N . Crowell, Arlington Heights, Mass.
Los Angeles—Marion B. Wagoner (Mrs. Carroll), 4821 Oakwood Ave.,

Los Angeles, Calif.
Lincoln—Helen Fitzgerald, 1971 D. St., Lincoln, Neb.
Chicago—Marion Abele, 1340 Glenlake Ave., Chicago, 111.
Indianapolis—Geraldine Kindig, 428 East 21st St., Indianapolis, Ind.
New Orleans—Louise Church, 1711 Valence St., New Orleans, La.
Minneapolis—Alice B. Goodwin (Mrs. J.), 2719 Humboldt Ave. S., Min-

neapolis, Minn.
Bangor—Aileene Libby (Mrs. Lewis), 105 Centre St., Oldtown, Me.
Portland—Oriel Campbell, 4211 68th Ave. S. E., Portland, Ore.
Seattle—Beryl D. Kneen (Mrs. O. H . ) , 4329 2nd Ave. N . E., Seattle,

Wash.

Knoxville—Lida Moore McLean (Mrs. H . ) , Washington Pike, Knoxville,
Tenn.

Lynchburg—Evelyn Allen, 1012 Federal St.. Lynchburg, Va.
Washington—Lucile H i l l . 309 S. Car Ave., S. E., Washington, D. C.
Philadelphia—Alice Conkling, 3533 N . 21st St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Dallas—'Eleanor H u l l (Mrs. Leon), 6722 Oram St., Dallas, Tex.
Kansas City—Florence K . Bruce, 5836 Oak St., Kansas City, Kan.
Omaha—Helen Hayes, 312 S. 37th St., Omaha, Neb.
Tacoma—

Syracuse—Emily A . Tarbell, Lock Box 518, Syracuse, N . Y.
Detroit—Dorothea Comfort, 2605 Ford Court, Detroit, Mich.
Nashville—Virginia Martin, 1705 Broad St., Nashville, Tenn.
Cleveland—Velma Carter, 1433 Olivewood Ave., Lakewood, Ohio.
Champaign-Urbana—
Memphis—Sadie Ramsay,

Miami Valley—Mrs. J. B. Dennison, Tallawanda Road. Oxford. Ohio.
Bozeman—Dorothy Noble Scott (Mrs. S. G.). Evergreen Apts.. Bozeman,

Mont.

Milwaukee—Dorothy Wiesler. 2400 Hadley St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Birmingham—Ellen Barnet, 1322 S. 19th St., Birmingham, Ala.
Oklahoma City—Zalia L i l l , 621 E. 7th St., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Chicago South Shore—Julia F. Crane (Mrs. R. S.). 5332 Woodlawn Ave.,

Chicago, 111.

COMMITTEES

1925-1926

Committees on National Work—
1 —Fellowship Award—Grand Vice-President, Honorary Chairman.
Atlantic—Chairman, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, Alpha.
Southern—Gladys Renshaw, Pi.
Ohio Valley—Iva Smith O'Hair, Theta.
Great Lakes—Carolyn Pulling, Delta.
Mid-western—Viola Gray, Zeta.
Pacific—Edith Chapman Korres, Upsilon.
I I — A i d for Handicapped Children—Grand Vice-President, Chairman;
Alumnae Superintendents, members.

Committee on Finance—
Chairman, Grand Treasurer; members, Helen T. Donald, Eta, and

Laura A. Hurd, Upsilon.

Committee on Fraternity Organization—District Superintendents, members.

Committee on Expansion—Chairman, Extension Officer.
Atlantic—Katharine M . Thomas, Kappa.
Southern—Mary A. L . Jones, Omicron.
Ohio Valley—Mary Gertrude Manley, Beta Phi.
Great Lakes—Mary Danielson Drummond, Alpha Phi.
Mid-western—Gladys Rice, Zeta.

Pacific—Lucille C. English, Lambda.

Committee on Rituals and Traditions—

Chairnwn, Stella George Stern Perry, Alpha; The Founders. Laura A.
H u r d and Rose G. Marx, life members; Grand Secretary and Study
Plan Officer.

Trustees of Anniversary Endowment Fund—
2 year term—Katherine Stebbins Stevens, Delta.
4 year term—Helen St. Clair Mullan, Chairman, Alpha.

6 year term—Mary H . Donlon, Epsilon.

Scholarship Officer—Edith Goldsworthy, Tau, 103 W . 52d St., Minneapolis,

Minn.
Song Committee—Chairman, Janet Howry, Tau, 1664 Van Buren St., St.

Paul, Minn.; Etta P. McPhie, Delta; Thelma Robertson, C h i ; Flor-
ence Tyler, N u Omicron; Mac Knight Siddell, Sigma; Margaret
Perry Maxwell, Phi.
Committee on Vocational Guidance—
Atlantic—Helen N . Henry, Sigma.
Southern—Mary H . Baskervill. Kappa.
Ohio Valley—Martha Whitworth, Epsilon.

Great Lakes—Marion Abele, Rho, Chairman, 1340 Glenlake Ave., Chi-

cago, 111.
Mid-western—Pauline Mills Edwards, X i .
Pacific—Carolyn Paige, Upsilon.

Committee on Examinations—Chairman, Examining Officer.
Atlantic—Katherine Stewart, Gamma.
Southern—Margaret Lyon, Pi.
Ohio Valley—Geraldine D. Canfield, Theta.
Great Lakes—Beatrice Bunting, Omicron Pi.
Mid-western—Doris Ingram, Alpha Phi.
Pacific—Edna Betts Trask, Rho.

Committee on Nominations—
Chairman—Edith A. Dietz, Alpha; Alumnae Superintendents, members.

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CONTENTS

Our Newest Phi Beta Kappas 289
Visitin' Around with the Grand President 296
Dear Old Oxford 305
"Rushing" Here and There 310
"Mother" Templeton, of Lambda 320
Fellowship Awards 322
The Great Northern Way to the Pacific Northwest 325
The Chapter Newspaper 336
A Brief History of Mortar Board 338
Alpha O Mothers' Club 342
Kappa Alpha Theta Makes a Study 344
Panhcllenic Deans of Women 348
Make It A Tradition 354
Interesting Items • • • • 355
Announcements 357
"Our Say" 360
Active Chapter Letters 362
Alumnae Chapter Letters 385