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48 To DRAGMA art exhibit here. That the exhibition was a success, or was even here at all,
is due largely to the efforts of a Newcomb graduate of earlier days, now Mrs. Marcellus Whaley (Pi '03), of 4 College Place, Columbia, South Caro- lina.
The idea was formed in her brain, carrying it out meant more than mere brain work. $1000.00 bad to be raised in a town that was, generally speaking, hard up. Mrs. Whaley, nee Read, went begging for the money to every organization in the city. Many of them could give only five dollars from the treasury; so you can sec how much walking and talking she did to get it. As she graduated at Newcomb, of course she won out. By the opening night of the exhibition SWO.OO bad been raised, and she had secured free of charge the use of the Jefferson Hotel ballroom for one week. I don't know how she did all this, or where the last ten dollars came from, but I think Newcomb should be very proud of her.
Yours with best wishes for The Arcade,
MAKGARET H . BKATTIE COURTNEY, 1919.
The clipping follows:
The exhibition of paintings of contemporary American artists, now hung
in the ballroom of the Jefferson Hotel, closes tonight at 8 o'clock after a week that has been marked by the visits of thousands of persons and the favorable comment of many people. The collection, which was secured from the Grand Central Art Galleries of New York, was brought to Columbia bv the friends of art, who have thrown the doors wide open that all who care to do so might view the works free or charge the register showed that 500 persons visited the exhibit from Tuesday until the closing hour last night.
—The Stale, Columbia, South Carolina.
Alpha Phi Girl Appointed Clothing specialist
ip STHER BELLE COOLEY (Alpha Phi), a native of Massa- chusetts and for the past six years clothing speciaalist in the state of O regon, has been appointed clothing specialist for M assachusetts.
Announcement of the appointment was made recently by W. AJ Munson, director of the Extension Service, M. A. C. Miss Cooley, who is to fill the position left vacant by the accidental death last September of Miss Bertha Knight, will take up her duties early iflJ April.
Miss Cooley was born in the town of Amherst, Mass. She re- ceived her B. S. degree in Home Economics from the State College of Montana in 1916. Since that time her experience along clothing lines has been quite extensive and varied.
She taught Home Economics for a year in Thompson Falls High School, M ontana; for two years she was instructor at W inona (Minn.) State Normal school; studied clothing at Columbia Univer-J sity, New York, for a year; for 14 months was clothing specialist
at Minnesota University Farm; and since 1921 has been in her present position.
Massachusetts is very fortunate in securing a specialist of Mi*s Cooley\s qualifications, state leaders at M. A. C. declare. She conieS very highly recommended by leaders in Oregon and Minnesota anil by others who have been in contact with her work. County extension folks in Oregon, when they heard she was leaving, got up a petition' asking her to stay in Oregon.


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<Jllpha O Covers Famous Wills-Nuthall
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Match
"JfX the departm ent of Sports and Athletics in the Literary
for September 17 there appears a story about the Helen Wills— Betty N'uthall tennis match at Forest Hills. Four sports writers for New York newspapers are quoted. Three are men, the fourth is an Alpha O, Gertrude Lynahan (Epsilon). a writer for the New
York World. We quote from the Literary Digest:
Said Helen herself after the match, according to Gertrude Lynahan in the New York World: "Bctt\ is the best player in the world of her age. I thank she will lie the world's best in a few years." At which Miss Lynahan re- marks :
Modesty probably dictated the last statement. Helen is only twenty-one, and, unless some circumstances interfere with her tennis career, she has many championship years ahead of her. In the five matches she played to win the titles she did not lose one set and dropt only eighteen games.
Even the weather, vicious all week, softened Yesterday, and warm sun- shine Hooded the green turf of the stadium courts as the two whit-frocked players took their places. Miss Wills wore the famous eye-shade. Bern's blond head of hair was bound with a blue ribbon.
A bonny, bonny child, this Betty Nuthall. If it be treason, it is also truth, to say the gallery was pulling for her. She was going to be ever- lastingly beaten, and she knew it. but she was not a whit disturbed bv that. When she made a placement, and she made a half dozen more than Helen, in the second set. there was a thunder of cheering. Even when she scored "ii Helen's errors, the gallery could not refrain from applauding.
Play started at a gallop. The first ball served by Helen came back like a bullet and went from side to side and corner to corner before a too enthu- siastic stroke by Betty sent it out of court. In that first rally, the English Kirl displayed the tactics she meant to use. Digging the ball out of a corner, after an exchange of furious drives, she dropt a soft shot just over the net. out Helen was ready and ran up to whip it back.
There were occasions, however, later in the match when this trick worked. »Or one so young. Miss Nuthall has mastered remarkably well the tine art "i changing length and pace. She has court generalship and self-poscssion worthy of a seasoned internationalist.
But what could she do against a player who literally found the three square »»Ches just inside the corners with her shots or shortened her forehand drive w . J ) , u '.'H- ball deftly on a side line, the while she masked its direction? int i "S tost'tmi"-'s- -S|lc t h e m often. And she won the first set
\V m i m i t c s and the second in twenty minutes.
-\Iiss X'uthall's one game in the first set was the sixth, which she won ' Her own service after a net-cord had put Miss Wills at game point. That uerann service, bv the way. gave the American plenty of trouble, and
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a ,i , ^ speeded up her game enormously in the second set, breaking through
-' A'1 s service in the second game. Again she mixed up her fast drives ml ' s , l o n s , 1 °ts, and once she caught Helen with a perfect lob. The mm raced and stroked the ball, only to net it.
feetraoVnK a t —Betty made a spurt which brought spectators to their
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'. Y won the sixth game 4—2. She won the next at love. Dropping lt ovc S1Ccanic
For a! h ' ' ' ' back to win the ninth with stunning placements.
fn.-..a n i °ment it seemed she had a chance of taking the set. but Helen's
^ig shots drov e her into errors, and the American quickly won at 6—\.
o sh-'t ? S l , n n v smile and a characteristic skip, Bettv hastened to the net ley 7 h a n ° s . Then, as the girls pulled on their sweaters. Albert T. Gib- eicree of the tournament, and Louis B. Dailcy, President of the Eastern
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Lawn Tennis Association, came out on the court bearing the tall silver cup emblematic of the national championship, and the runner-up cup, both tilled with crimson rises.
The stroke analysis tells the story, particularly the figures for Miss Xut- hall's outs. She registered thirty-three to Miss Wills' seventeen. The ball came at her with terrific speed that the nicest of timing was required to return it within bounds. There was manv a fine cross-court back-band rallv, but usually Betty's tendency to overhit ended them with an out.
The placement figures are significant too. Miss Wills scored six in the first set. and only two in the last—a pretty good indication of the wav the dogged little Britisher covered court. She herself rang up eight placement* in the last chapter."
Butler University, J{ome of Beta Theta
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contributed by friends of the institution and some bv the National MuseumJ while a considerable portion has been collected by the professors who havfl occupied chairs in this department.
All laboratories are well equipped and each has its own working library.. Additions are being constantly made to the apparatus and equipment of thesq laboratories.
The librarv building was erected during the year 1903. by the liberality^ of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Thompson, in memory of their daughter,. Bona Thompson, who was a graduate of Butler University in the class of 1897. The building is of fireproof construction. The book-stack room, filled! with steel stacks, has a capacity of 60.000 volumes.
And then it is interesting that—
The Board of Directors encourages gifts to endow chairs of instructions A chair so endowed will perpetually bear the name of the doner, or of the one in whose memory it is established. In this wav the following professor* ships have been established:
1. The Jeremy Anderson Chair of Greek.
2. The Demia Butler Crair of English Literature, endowed bv Ovid BuM ler in memory of his daughter. Miss Demia Butler.
3. The Armstrong Chair of Germanic Languages, endowed bv Mr. aodj Mrs. Adison F. Armstrong, of Kokomo. Indiana.
4. The Catharine Merrill Chair of English Literature, a gift made to the; college bv grateful students and friends as a memorial to Miss Catharine Merrill, once an honored and beloved Professor of English in Butler Un9 versity.
5. The Reeves Chair of Biblical Literature, endowed bv Mr. Marshal T. Reeves, of Columbus, Indiana, as a memorial to his father and mother. 1
<9\(e)3> Assistant l^egislrar Appointed
October 1 found Elizabeth Wyman rejoicing- over the new assiB taut registrar who started to work on that day. Alice Cullnauc i I'eta Phi. '27) is to serve, and the active chanters will find her enthusiastic and willing- to help them. We will tell you mure ahout Alice and
her duties in the next issue, and perhaps will show you a likeness W her if she will provide it.


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The Sditor speaks 3
You Have a New Editor
V O U have a new editor. W e hope you'll like her! I f you don't, just let *• her know; it won't do a bit of good to tell anyone else. And again, if you should like her, it mightn't do any harm to her. ton. Sometimes after wading through a pile of chapter letters, she might feel a little en- couraged, if she found a line written to herself. But, anvway, she is here. With this issue she has shown you what To DRAOMA will he like during the next two years—in form and in content, somewhat. Of course, this latter depends on you to a great extent. The editor has just the same organs that you have, so she can't know very well that a Delta girl teaches Hindu in India, that a Kappa has died, that a Lambda member has won distinction, unless you tell her. Just a name and address is enough unless you are so benevolent and talented that vou want to write for her. You'll have a good chance to win
$10, you know, and so much gratitude from the editor.
Then about pictures—don't you like pictures? If we can just sec that
new group we have installed, the face of that famous lawyer or the scene of that strange experience, we feel as if we know all of them. So won't you help by sending pictures with your stories? Don't sav, "Oh, it's so vain to have one's picture published." It's not at all. and none of the rest of us feel that way. do we?
The editor wants to make To DRAOMA the most beautiful and the vera best of all fraternity publications. You must sec that she has stories when they are timely. You must see that she is accurate. You must see that she knows your reading wants. In turn she will give you of her time and ability as far as she is able.
./ Xexc Year Starts
T7ALL. 1927— and we have started on a new year for the active members of Alpha Omicron Pi and a new biennium for the fraternitv at large. 1° each case a new period is beginning, a new chance for development and en-
largement of scope and vision. In the chapters vou have taken the respojjB sibility of molding younger girls, your pledges. And what will the ne\t fouf' years of your influence do for them? Will it make these girls the bey scholars on your campus, girls well rounded in acii\:iies. broad-minded* charitable and sympathetic, the ideal Alpha O's. They wear the sheaf of wheat, the symbol which binds them to us. You must help them in everv way' t 0 acquaint themselves in the ways of your school and in the ways of otiB fraternity. They arc yours to guide—lead them carefully.
In the fraternitv at huge we have old leaders in new positions with a neVj one or so added. Their responsibility, too, is large, but they undertake^ ably. They hope to take us through two years of progress with forcs'iw which will help the fraternity during many davs to come. Wc are glad <l our fraternity's choice.


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/;/ Appreciation of Service
Rochcllc Rodd Cachet has resigned. The statement is brief, but how much it means, for Rochcllc has served Alpha Omicron Pi long and faith- fully. \-s an active member she was president of Pi chapter; she was in the group that organized the Washington alumnae chapter; at the Oreencastlc convention she was elected (Irand Vice President; then upon the death of Lillian McClausland she was appointed to fill the vacancy as Panhellenic delegate; so she has served for some three years. Her interest in Alpha O is evidenced not only by the record of her service, but by the fact that she has missed but two conventions since the first real one in 1908. After all
•these years of the most loval giving of her time and efforts she feels that she must place her duties on new people. Wc arc greedy; wc would have more of her splendid advice, energies, the keen foresight and clear judgment that she has given to us. But we arc glad that she has helped develop the fraternitv as long as she has, and we hope that she will continue to serve though informally.
Greetings, New Chapters
• More new chapters to greet! This time we have two active groups, Chi Delta at the University of Colorado, installed on Mav 14, and Beta Theta. Butler university, installed Oct. 1 ; two groups of Youth whom we have chosen to allow the privilege of wearing our pin and calling us sisters; two groups of girls who have chosen us to be sisters to them. They are young in the problems that confront active chapters. A l l of us must stand ready to help them, and they must feel free to ask for help. We are glad to add their names to our chapter roll.
_ Denver Alpha O's have chosen an opportune time to renew their bonds with each other. Thcv will do much to help the girls of Chi Delta. We congratulate them upon their organization.
Look to January
Next issue you may look forward to more evenings with interesting Alpha O's. Louise Duncan (Omicrcn Pi) is at home from war-torn China, from work in a hospital in Shanghai; Elizabeth Bond, former editor of To DRAOMA went wandering about Europe for six months and discovered what jjally tremendous appetites Englishmen have. Laura Hurd has opened the College Center. Inc.. a novel business adventure in Seattle and Helen Henry (oigma) has established a gift shop in the building. Lillian Kirwin (Tau) "as just closed a successful year as proprietress of a house-boat. Oh, there Will be ever so many more things that will keep you reading for hours because B8BT will all be so different and interesting that you won't dare skip a one. A l , e active chapters will have letters this time. too. There will be more
Poetry, book reviews, interesting points of view from contemporary fraternity ^aRazines, and the very latest news from the alumnae. Hurry up and sub- scribe if you are reading someone else's magazine.


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To DRAGMA Uncalled
Often
Hloomington installation
By GERALDINE KINDIC;, Installing
FUR the benefit uf the many who missed the story of Blooming- ton's installation in their letter last May, we retell the story. Only a little more than ten years after the foundingof Beta Phi chapter, a loyal and an enthusiastic group of Alpha ( )'s in Blooming-
ton decided to form an alumnae chapter. The petitioners included two former presidents of Beta Phi. Helen Duncan and Mary Neal Mcllvcen. It was with considerable pleasure that I went to Bloom- ington on Feb. 5 to install the chapter. The installation was held itl; the active chapter house, and four chapters were represented at the service: Eta. Theta, Omega, and Beta Phi.
After the ceremony, a lovely banquet was held in the home oifl Hanna Blair Neal and a business meeting followed. The efficiency with which plans for the evening were carried out augured well fori the success of the new chapter. Reports come that they have found time to give a dinner for Beta Phi seniors, besides regular meetings of their own, and they have other projects for the benefit of the active chapter. This is a valuable addition to our fraternity organi- zation.
Denver Girls l^enew 'Bonds
By CATHERINE RASBURY FLYTHE, Installing
Officer
DE N V E R alumnae chapter was formally installed on the evening, of May 16. two days after Chi Delta at Moulder had become 9 chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi.
Viola Gray, Irma Greenawah who guided both Chi Delta ana Denver Alumnae through their organization. Helen Campbell (Rho) and 1 left Boulder on the morning of the sixteenth and after a wonderful drive through the foothills of the Rockies arrived >i: Denver that afternoon. Irma took us directly to the attractive home of Kalhrvn Acton ( Phi), where later on the alumnae gathered f°r an informal dinner. I enjoyed it so much! The table was beautifully
appointed with the red roses and red candles which spell Alpha O toj us all. and we were instantly "at home" with one another. Soonl we were discussing the development of the Denver chapter, our babja chapter at Boulder, and the chapter and campus life at the various colleges we had attended. The seven charter members of DenV^I Alumnae represent six active chapters—Epsilon. Lambda. Zetaa Omega, Phi. and Rho.
After dinner we drove to the home of Edna Brown MorflSj ( Lambda) where the installation ceremony was held. Several <|B the girls remarked that it was the first time in years they had bee1! present at an Alpha O service of any sort. Then the thought carol
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fraternity at chapters widely scattered over the country, had found the opportunity to again organize under the bond of Alpha O, thus to work together for her interests and to have her high ideals con- stantly before them.
My train left that same night at twelve, and it was with thc regret which I have found is always present when Alpha O's part that I bade my charming Colorado sisters adieu.
Tau Girls Win 'Prizes
TLTAYK you ever been lucky in a contest? Then you know how Lisa J L J L Steinmetz (Tau) felt one day in May when she was informed that she was the winner of $1000, the second prize awarded in the W. B. Foshay company advertising contest. In conjunction with an artist she had written a complete series of "ads" to be used in their financial and investment campaign work. The competition was na- tional, a New York woman winning first place. The judges were chosen from among the best advertising experts in the country, so Elsa's distinction is by no means a small one.
HPAU girls seem to he gifted in winning. Carmen Frazee ('29) outclassed competing men and women in a swimming race at Tracy, Minnesota, this summer. The prize was $25. Carmen was rushing chairman at Tau for fall rushing. One wouldn't suspect
her of being a swimmer.
Jfotp Do You Do, 3\ew Officers
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fraternity, and everyone who knows her will be happy that she has accepted this office. We will introduce you more formally to her in die January issue of To DRAGMA.
Die editor of To DRAGMA is really about the only new name in die group. But if you read the last issue of the magazine, you have met her. You see when Elizabeth Bond went off to Europe, she asked VVilma Smith Leland (Tau '25) to take charge of the May K 8 u e - That's how that was. Now she is the editor. There isn't a |>reat string of fraternity work to put after her name. In fact she J&s been only treasurer of Tau. but she does boast a Phi Beta Kappa !c e y, membership in Lambda Alpha Psi, honorary linguistic fratern-
and a Bachelor of Arts degree. Magna cum laude, all in the two .*aiN s n e S p c n j a I Minnesota. A young daughter doesn't seem to
Under her activities which vary from editing To DRAGMA to literarv on the Minnesota Alumni Weekly,
so you have met them all. They sound very promising, don't
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A Brownie drives at J^ambda By DOROTHY MARGARET QUINN
]T])0 you believe in brownies? Well, 1 do! A long, long time ago when I was very wee, the brownies were very real little playmates, who hid about unded tables and chairs, and scampered out at the most un- expected times. I always walked, oh! so carefully for fear of crushing one of the dear little things, and never, never sat or lay down without first making very sure that one were not asleep on my bed or chair. Then one day some wicked children scoffed at my belief—children have a way of being so knowing at times—and gullible little thing that J was, I put my little friends "way away" in a far corner of my heart with some other
of my fondest memories of childhood (you notice Hji didn't throw them entirely out), and then cried and cried that night in bed because—oh! just because!
Years and years later I came to college, and thenJ
all of a sudden, the brownies that must not have been]
hidden very securely away, all tumbled out one day, for I had joined a sorority that had a real, live brownie, for a member! All at once everything came back to me—f remembered the bad children, who had destroyed my faith in the wee folk—1 wondered if a bad ogre hadn't put an end to them and their belief—I wondered if thev weren't sizzling someplace, and 1 remembered the story I had loved—the one about the poor tailor who worked so hard that the brownies befriended him and thereafter did the chores and set his house to rights. That was when 1 found out about the Alpha O brownie. It was as clear as anything! Why, she sets Lambdas house to rights, just as the brownies did in the story of the poor tailor!
Why, they even call her "Brownie," they are so sure, and believe in her sorj even 'tho her name is really Aileen Brown—which really isn't so very much like "brownie" after all!
Speaking of names, it just occurred to me that the tact that her name,, Aileen, and the term "active," have the same initial and total number of letters might in some way be significant in accounting for Aileen Browns ability to do so many worthy and admirable things in college, 'tho of course, I know that her being a "brownie" is of most importance.
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by her participation in the various extra-curricular activities that play such an important part in college life.
Ailccn's versatility is commendable for, strange as it mav seem, her activities have not been limited to one or two fields, but rather, have embraced all phases of campus life. In athletics, she made both the hockey and tennis teams, and in addition served as tennis manager, and as a member of the W omen's Athletic association. In journalism her tw o years of faithful and brilliant service on the staff were crowned by her election as women's editor of the Stanford Daily. Too, she is a member of the Stanford Journalistic club, and of Theta Sigma Phi, women's national journalistic, fraternity. Her executive ability was rewarded by her election to the office of vice-president of the class of 1927 for two terms, and her appointment to the executive committee of the associated students of Stanford. In addition, Aileen has served on Panbellenic f o r tw o years, at one tim e holding the office of secre- tary to the group. A desire to do welfare work found an outlet through "Brownie's" work in Sophomore Cabinet of Y . W . C. A., and we find that in this carefully rounded career that not even dramatics have been neglected, for Aileen Brown's name has had its place on the programs of a number oi productions, including "Princess Ida," "Ride a Cock Horse," and "Football
ies."
Just as Lambda chapter, and all of Alpha Omicron Pi is ready to pay homage to Aileen as one of their shining lights, so too, docs Stanford uni- versity recognize her excellent and faithful service. One of the highest honors that can be awarded a Stanford woman, that of being chosen to serve as a big sister, or sponsor to the Freshman women has been Ailccn's; too, she was elected to, and is now president of "Cap and Gown," the senior women's honor society, and again, the very prettiest tribute that can be accorded a Stanford co-cd, that of being chosen, along with one Stanford man, to con- stitute the flower committee, has come to Lambda's "active." T w o students are selected each year to perform this traditional and beautiful rite of placing flowerson the mausoleum wherein the Stanford family rest.
To those of you who met Aileen Brown at convention, this writcup, and the accompanying picture, are rather superfluous. Tudeed, mere words cannot reproduce the real "Brownie." can they? I'm to Alpha O's who have , | ( 't been so fortunate as to have already made her acquaintance, and who long ago discarded their brownies along with their dolls and "jackstones," wc of Lambda chapter lovingly present Aileen Brown, one of your sisters, and one of w hom you may be duly proud.
Spsilon's (§unny Is Versatile By MARIE C. JANN
][T was our desire to gratify the readers of this excellent magazine by hav- '»g a picture of Helen Worden in this issue. Foolishly we neglected to consult the heavens, and did not know that Miss Worden's personal photog- rapher would come down with the mumps just when we needed him most. v°wever he has recovered in his own good time, and to anyone who will send yX cents in stamps we shall be more than happy to forward a new and de- 'Khtful study of "Sunny" from her best picture (critics all agreed)—"A Star 1 Epsilon." Miss Worden will autograph each and every picture with her
highly*"1 0 '
ing them handsome souvenirs which her admirers will prize BB?°W •'l a t 'bat's off our minds we shall proceed to sing the praise of our n m -' sister, which wc do in all sincerity, and would like to do more clo- e -v- Truly "Sunny" has one of the warmest and most freely given smiles
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Besides being a very sympathetic and thoroughly human being, "Sunny" is one of the mixlern Dianas, a leader of women with a very fair following 1'f the dominatcb masculine sex, and a shining Bgbl in tin- field ol intellect Her athletic prowess is proved by the fact that she made Penthama, honorary athletic society. Her leadership, general activity, and fine spirit won her a place in both Raven and Serpent, and Mortar Board. Her position won her a student was assured upon her initiation into Alpha Kappa Delta, and PM Beta Kappa. (After the last named event, the Epsilon sisters congratulated! each other on the scholarly turn the chapter had taken, and considered bring- ing this to the attention of Grand Council—this remark in the strictest con-j fidence, of course!)
"Sunny" is now president of the Cornell Y . \Y . C. A . Since Y . YY. work; has been her particular hobby in college, "Sunny*s" presence in this office] promises a most successful year.
As yet we have said nothing about "Sunny" as an Alpha O. All that we have said so far really means just one thing—that "Sunny" is very truly an Alpha 0, in the deepest meaning we attach to the name. That "Sunny" is the kind of Alpha O we would like to be, is the nicest thing her Epsilon sisters can say of her, and which we do say very sincerely. ( And we don't care if she does know who wrote this!)
What Did (Convention <jMean to tyou?
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from Seattle and Alpha O. Convention was decidedly out of sight for me, but very much in mind. For had not my May issue of To Dragma been forwarded, and did 1 not know the very hour the "Special" left St. Paul? Mentally I convened, too; the jolly crowd on the train, two busy days in Glacier (I could well imagine those, for I had just come from a nudith in the eternal snows and blooms of Switzerland), lovely Pugct Sound, Mrs. Perry's smile, the fragrance of the rose and joyous hospitality. Thin, in late July Convention was really brought to me in the A () Pizette, whose five issues were read and re-read. A welcome touch of home after nearly six months' absence. And I'm sure that the verv next best thing to being at an Alpha 0 gathering is reading about it on the shores of lovely Winde-
mere."
Of course, convention means bits of the guests; we often wonder
if the worried and hurried hostesses get much out of it besides work.. .Apparently Seattle alumnae did, for Margaret Shotwell (iregol* wrote this to us:
"'What convention meant to me as a hostess' will be an expression ofjOSS that any Cpsilon Alpha O would make who was present at convention. VVej considered it a very great privilege to open our homes and our hearts to oV Alpha O sisters, some of whom came such very great distances to visit us. The memory of happy smiling faces i>, one that we shall treasure always, aild our most sincere hope is that those days of perfect companionship are tt\ collections that our guests can also make with pleasure. Whenever time per* mits, we want you to return to Seattle and renew friendships made during the Convention of 1927. W e will be so happy to welcome you."
Convention 1928 will be as much fun and inspiration as any of the V'}f"\ You can't afford not to attend at least one Alpha O convention in your | H To meet your sisters from over the states, to meet people whose names you learned first in the Grand Officers' list, to see our pin worn b\ e\er\ Hl f l
there, to be an active Alpha 0 again—all this you'll tion. Go!
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Yes. it is perfectly legitimate, for that small gold rose, beautifully designed, is the new Alpha () recognition pin. You may order one, the price being
$2.50.
Have you seen an Alpha O wear-
Mary Brown (Eta '21) has moved ing a small gold rose on her coat? to Los Angeles.
On page 19 the two column make-
up is not a mistake. It was done by
the editor with the express purpose
of showing you what a two column
lay-out in the front of the magazine
would he like. We believe that it The Alumnae Notes department lends professionalism to the make-up should exceed the Alumnae Chapter °* the magazine, and it is certainly Letters department in size and inter- niore pliable than the one column est. Here every Alpha 0 should find hook make-up now used. We hope all the news of her sisters. The >'ou will express an opinion to the
editor at once. The make-up of the
The editor can clip these notes to the alumnae notes which the Alumnae editor sends in.
As for the alumnae editor, she may or may not be the alumnae chapter editor (see directory of officers, ac- tive and alumnae lists), she records all the personal happenings of the chapter to which she as an "active" belonged. Here is the place for posi- tions, new addresses, traveling sisters, marriages, engagements, births and deaths.
gM J°nals. guests in attendance. It cm rcco«"d of the alumnae of your 2 act.,nK as a "nit-A"Personal
Minnesota.
All members who base changed addresses should notify the Registrar at once in order that letters and an- nouncements mav be sent to her.
January issue of To DRAGMA will de- l*nd on your likes or dislikes. Write now.
alumnae chapter editor may assist by sending in all personal items of which she hears. Do not incorporate them in your letter, however. Find out at once whether you serve both offices.
Altunnae editors! This is for vou.
please note the difference between notes.
Alumnae chapter letters a n d Alumnae
*otcs. A chapter letter should con- LOST: Fannie Buttcrficld (Kappa) go onlv the recorded happenings, and Margaret Penn White (Psi) are
octal and business of vour alumnae among the missing. As the radio an- ^apter. lt should contain an ac- nouncer says, anyone knowing of
tipU n t
,0 1 m c c t i n g s . bazaars, card par- their whereabouts, please notify the
ncc
banquets, luncheons, benefits. editor. Wilma Smith Leland, 5715 s, picnics, social service work, Minnetonka blvd.. St. I'.ouis Park,
'"' ,v>,nI forn °f I ) : i I K T '"
separate f o , , o w i n <?
she?., olll(1
o n t,K"
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To DRAGJH
Sn Qreek Circles
TBe cPanhellenic Qreed
the fraternity undergraduate mem- good scholarship, f o r the guardians of good health, for wholehearted co-operation with our college's ideals for student life, for the main- tenance of fine social standards and the serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Good college citizenship as a preparation for good citizenship in the larger world of alumnae days is
the ideal that shall guide our chapter activities. We, the fraternity alumnae members, stand for an active, sympathetic interest in the life of oiir un- dergraduate sisters, for the loyal support of the ideals of our Alma Mater, for the encouragement of high scholarship, for the maintenance of healthful physical conditions in the chapter house and dor- mitory, and for using our influence to further the best standards for the education of the young women of America. Loyal service to chapter, college and community is the ideal that shall guide our fra-
ternity activities.
We, the fraternity officers, stand for loyal and earnest work for the realization of these fraternity standards. Co-operation for the maintenance of fra- ternity life in harmony with its best posibilities is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.
We. the fraternity women of America, stand for preparation for service through character building inspired in the close contact and deep friendship of fraternity life. T o us, fraternity life is not the en- joyment of special privileges but an opportunity to prepare for wide and wise human service.
bers, stand
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Type Standardization, an Unvoiced Qharge
Occasionally someone rises to re- mark that college fraternities are Snobbish. Whereupon any orthodox college Greek will indignantly tell you his pet proof to the contrary, about the hoy from nowhere who had
self better than the rest of the males on this mundane sphere, the word is misapplied. Such a man is a fool. Or if it means the man who is a bootlicker to wealth and a toady to position, who fawns on the great and scorns the Iowlv. the word is again
absolutely nothing but the fellows all
liked him. so they took him in. He misapplied. He's just an ass. But if washed dishes, or what have you, it means that one prefers the society for four years, and, by George, there of his own kind, people whose tastes was not a more popular man—etc., and interests arc similar to his own. Etcetera! Also blah. Such an ex- then most of us arc snobs, and glad ception purely proves the ride. Let's of it. In which case there are worse be more honest, at least with our- things than snobbishness. Of all selves. Fraternities are snobbish, col- criticisms that have been launched at leges arc snobbish. Society, and life, the college fraternity system in the and the world arc snobbish to some 150 years of their history, it seems degree. But the point is that there that the only legitimate charge has
A Word to Seniors and Alumnae
are degrees of snobbishness. And just what do you mean bv snobbishness? If it means a man who considers him-
never been voiced. I refer to the risk of standardizing into a type.—The College fraternity News of Chicago.
From the few of you who think of your sorority as belonging to col- lege days only, and whose interest al- ways superficial, will vanish when yon are graduated, we would ask that you
you and would rather that vou cease are our sister though you may long <° wear the badge of "One of Ours." have been gone from the family
2,ou have never really belonged to us. circle. Should your davs of bcwildcr- •the sororitv had much to offer vou ingly complex and hurried living Prt vou asked little, received little bring only husks to you, remember Vthough more than you deserved) and
lav aside your little jeweled pin in
the treasure box of vour youthful
souvenirs. T o you it has meant little
except as a sign of social distinction
a "d as an "Open Sesame" to the and then to keep alive the remem- magical door of social contacts vour brance of a sisterly love that was once own personality would scarcely have vcrv real and precious. We could achieved. We arc disappointed in wish always to be reminded that you
derstood.
th
s
nothing in return. But vou arc joining the ranks of mature and women and will surely
that a loving welcome awaits you al- ways at Sigma's Shrine.
P »
SLu not *°H°°"wearingapin
To those more devoted sisters of the class of 1927 who joined Sigma, not for the brief span of their col- lege days, but for life, we older alumnae extend warmest greetings as vou come to us. For four years you have devoted much of your time and thought and talent to loving labor on that richly patterned and intricately woven web that we call sororitv life. The work of your college days is
nose meaning vou have never un-
ot
J° hcr
of the alumnae of 1927. pla'v °ritv has meant much, has
Sor
lav vv',a',>'ir' niu'cr^ra(lt'atl' andti2U^avcK'vcnStaRrcatdeal
rehi J a t v n " ''ave given has been
achi'.11^ a hundredfohl. You have finished, but vou will not cease to C v i ; d a sweeter and liner woman-
hood through vour sorority and you have labored faithfully to repay the debt of obligation to your own col- lege generation.
If. in the years to come, vou let newer and more urgent duties and loyalties crowd out all but the me-
mory from your heart, we hope that vou will still wear the Triangle now


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weave. Yon will not let your loom lie idle now that vou have the skill and artistry to produce a cloth of liner text lire and greater heautv ! >u will hut transfer your enthusiasm and energy from one chanter to another. Your sphere of lahor and love has only been enlarged. You have been privileged to know and work with only a small and limited group of your sisters. Your opportunities have now grown wider. As never before, you will realize that vou lie-
To DK.\(,M.\ it primarily belongs, on the new-
comer.
As to your relations with your own
collegiate chapter or the one close at hand, vou will not let yourself drift away. This is appallingly easy to do. From your more mature judg- ment you will often wisely advise: your younger sisters, and sometimes they will listen, oftcner not. If you are touchy, you will be offended when they insist on making their own mis- takes; but if you are loving and wise,
long to a great national organization. vou will smile (constrainedly per-
Heretofore vou have belonged to Alpha or Omega chapter of Sigma Kappa. Y ou arc now Sigma Kappas. Your provincial viewpoint has been transformed into a bigger and finer national feeling; and a limited oppor- tunity for service enlarged until it knows, henceforth, no bounds. As an emblem of vour constant love and devotion, it is fitting that you continue to wear daily throughout your life the little gold Triangle that says
proudly. "I am a Sigma Kappa."
As to the definite wavs in which vou will now as an alumna serve your sorority, the first thing vou will
do after commencement will be to join the nearest alumnae chapter (membership-at-large is the last re- sort). On account of the distance you may be aide to attend only our or two meetings a year but (he alumnae chapter will keep you in touch by letter with all their activities.
In the second place, you will make sure that your correct address is al- wavs on Bile with your collegiate and alumnae chapters and with the Tri- angle. Our "Lost. Strayed or Stolen" list is too long! And. of course, you will see to it that you get every number of the Triangle and read it!
Then you will go to your alumnae chapter meetings in spite of the fact that you will feel a little strange at first, for vou will find a new range of subjects of conversation and new spheres of interest and activity. But vou will keep right on going until you fit into the group—until vou "make yourself at home"—as the old saying nuaintly and accurately describes this process of making new friendships, since it places the responsibility where
haps) forgive little sisters, and for- get your hurt. Then vou are alffi ready to begin the cycle again—and! sometimes they will be guided !
And you will try to help your sis- ters in their rushing, with solid sub- stantial help in the kitchen and else-: where behind the scenes: with vour presence where the social ease and tact of older women can prevent awk- ward moments and lend prestige and dignity; and you will keep on and on' as the years go by with your rccotna mendations of worth-while girlsJ Often the chapter will not accept vour friends; sometimes you will al- most agree with the husband who. cynically said, " I think the surest way
to keep a girl out of chapter is for an alumna to recommend her." But you will just have to remember
I bat when you were in college yoU l couldn't get some of your best friends into the sorority and. of course, you can't now. But vou can patiently and tactfully mold the sentiment of the chapter so that in most cases they Wg| turn instinctively toward the rijffl type of girl. You will quietly let them know that you, at least, arc inrj terested in the girl of character andj ability, rather than in the girl who rsl merely superficially attractive.
Tn doing these things you will fail at times just as in all else that yoUj undertake. But if you love yooffl sorority and love and sympathize] with your younger sisters, you w»fl persist in your kindly offices, even ajjl the cost of rebuffs or slights, which] are usually unintentional, but if n*3*! arc of trilling importance as weighed! against the ultimate good of thel sorority. Y ou will find little sister* often too hurried and flurried M|


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thank you properly for your efforts, these good things for Sigma there is but in the final analysis they do ap- a great reward!—Sigma Kappa Tri- preciatc vou—and in the doing of unfile.
(ffivindlers Cfear Tfiis Alpha 0 (Continued from pat/e 7)
"The first investment a man should make is in two hank accounts, a savings account and a checking account. Next, he should buy a home. As a third investment he should buy first mortgage bonds. Local mortgages are usually worth while. A man seldom loses in investing in his own town.
"The worst swindles are those that victimize widows. At least they make me more indignant than any other kind of fraud. The 'sucker lists,' as the grafters call them, are compiled by them reg- ularly from death notices in the newspapers. They mail out litera- ture urging widows to invest their insurance money in such-and- such a 'security.' Or they take to the widow some worthless stock with her husband's name on it. saying that $100 will finish paying lor the 'investment.' We tight the 'sucker list' grafters with their
own weapons. After compiling a list in the same manner we send each widow a warning letter, telling her not to make investments without a thorough investigation. There is no charge to the public lor Better Business work and last year more than a thousand widows were given advice by the Seattle Bureau alone.
There's a buisness reason for having these Bureaus. W e're not •parting the swindlers for purely altruistic reasons. They are a serious menace lo established business. They take from the mer- chants money that would normally go into trade."
And now that vou know something of the work that this very peresting Alpha O does, let us tell you about herself. She worked her way through the University of Washington, helping others as well as herself. During the war she was Upsilon's house manager; pnditions were bad. prices high, but she made ends meet by going *o the markets and doing the buying herself. She has won several pips lor speeches which site has delivered before advertising groups, a tndal and countless letters of the highest praise.
But she is not just a prosaic, stilt-collared business woman. She ffieps her <.wn attractive apartm ent; her teas are noted for the good she serves, and the quaint dishes which she uses. She is a number of Seattle's Mountaineers, and likes nothing better than a k e m tin- mountains. Iler hobby is as individual as everything
e
s e about her— adopting other people's children.
She has helped one girl through high school and college. At Present she is giving the pleasures of childhood to four youngsters. Erf e , £ht to twelve and savs enthusiastically that she is having *r e ; it fun dressing them.


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To DK\I;M.\
lAlumnae
Chapter J^etters
New York Meets During Summer By RUTH R. DIBBEN
cOn April 28 we gathered at the home of Gladys Terry. It was a real treat to have Bervl Dill Knecn of Upsilon cliapter with us at that meet- ing. Mrs. Knecn told us a lot about convention plans and about Seattle. She also brought some very lovely pictures of Seattle and vicinity to show us.
On May 28 we met in Scarborough, where Mrs. Lora Souther land enter- tained us at a never-to-be-forgotten picnic luncheon. How we feasted on the delicious baked beans, ham, salad, etc.! I hesitate to tell how many hot biscuits we all ate. But it's a fact that most of the girls stopped at the
San Francisco
By AIM SHREVE BELSIIAW
brought together again by a cry froffl! the treasury for more funds. Tirne was limited and the means for rais- ing funds seemed lacking, but oUtfJ President was undaunted. She senw out a call to the members for dona", tion for a rummage sale. One day*
mmtNow that we are scattered to the
mountains and the seashore and are
busy with vacation sports it is diffi-
cult to recall our meetings during
crowded May and Tune. With what
a thrill, though, do we remember our
meeting in May! Business was set
aside in order to do honor to the
Seniors of Lambda and Sigma, and
wc gathered at the Fairmont hotel in.
San Francisco for luncheon and at a stall in Oakland's Free Market,!
bridge. The luncheon, all declared was the best ever, and the table was lovely with a large basket of spring flowers, sprays of hawthorn and pink candles. Gav corsages marked the places of the Seniors. At the close of the luncheon Rose Marx told us what Alpha Oniicron Pi meant to her, and what il would mean to the Son
and presto! the demand of the treas-1 ury was supplied.
At the end of Mav a few gathered] at an impromptu tea at the home of Harriet Backus to meet Louise Ben~j ton Oliver. We were sorry that more were not present to enjoy her account] of the approaching convention.
In lune a business meeting \vas
intostation to be weighed before going, home. After lunch we sat in the sunshine and discussed the amend- ments to the bv-laws. And then Mrstj Southerland very graciously took usj through the beautiful grounds ana] buildings of the Scarborough school, which is conducted by Mr. SoutheH land.
About thirtv girls met at the Wil- liam and Marv Tea Room for the summer meeting on July 20. After a short business meeting most of the girls went to the Fifth Avenue Play House to see a movie by the Moscow Art Players.
rFetes Seniors
wttstbboEPhaC.w'iors as Alumnae urging them tOjj affiliate with some Alumnae chapter. Shortly after this meeting we were:
artia^mmK••inS ttg*-asUK

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for all the business to be attended to before the summer vacation, but of course we managed to sandwich in some gossipy news. That reminds me of the sandwiches. They were delicious, and so was the lovely sun- shine cake.
Providence Tells
By MAUDE E. C. C'OVKU.
In Vpril we met with /Mice Tows- Louella was very short of necessary ey, our new member from Jackson information. Hut thanks to as-
ollege, who is busy at Brown. She sistance at hand the forms were duly
Convention literature. We tried moment's notice, so that all regula- o persuade Louella and Helen to tions were complied with. You may
Boston Elects New Officers By GLADYS H. TASKER
n g l y strong, and the ,|, "' ' felt a renewed interest , | meetings. New officers elected
epresent us at Convention, but thev imagine how delicious lobster and
ould not yield to persuasion, al- hough thev would have gone if—
Helen Rose entertained us in May o the music of a steam drill in the treet. It was quite a stunt getting o Helen's house through and over anks of dirt, and over temporary ridges. Hut anyone would gladly vercome obstacles to reach Helen. ven Martha Sheals showed her erseverance bv arriving in spite of aving taken the wrong car originally, nd been obliged to return to the enter of the city to get started right. Ih^ was about the busiest meeting
oar history. The Alumnae Report ith forms to be filled out was due " be mailed the next day. And
cream paste with ice cream tilling and chocolate sauce tasted after such a hectic business meeting.
And in June wc had a picnic (!) at "Tat" Vose Handv's house. And such a picnic! Wc went from Provi- dence to Manvillc in three cars— Louella, Jennie and Martha, Helen and Muriel and Merle, Alice Tows- ley and the secretary. "Tat's" sister also joined the party. And it zvas a party! Never was seen a more glori- fied picnic—such good "cats" and served so daiutilv indoors, at small
tables. This was certainly a right merry close to our meetings of 1926- 27.
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held at the home of Emma Hunter. Helen Cantine of Alpha Sigma, acted s secretary pro tern. Cornelia Mor- is was appointed delegate to conven- ion, and there was much talk about t. Plans were also made for giving rushing partv at the opening of the
Hhsemcstcr. Wc scarcely had time
akes of a delightful hostess. Our made out, and (the secretary drew up eeting was made most interesting a brand new set of Uv-Laws at a
Hie annual meeting for the year , l s oiir April gathering held at Les-
Margaret Fessenden Henderson ('15),
first vice president; Emma Stevens
Hooper Macmillan's home in (Nu). second vice president; Lorea
I'iir •• t,' •
Reports from those who at- lamieson, recording secretary; Gladys
Leslie's "Sandv" and Bryant Moore, corresponding secre- much alive and tary; Mildred Gersumky, treasurer;
S ? T .
t , K l t l i , t l e c i K h t
,ncri asi emu '
sa,,i that wcre vcrv
t! l n d
ood \ n w a s a , I u r a b l e a n < 1 s o
'n(Ied .1 t l l i s m i T , m ' - : Spear ,c v , 'a r s •''•'Rent service nd» i a l l , m nac chapter president.
row T k ': u l c r s l l i l' the chapter has
s llavi
In nt"m "l y v c a r a r e a s follows: •' n c Kelley (Gamma), president;
Gladys Harrington Tasker, editor To PRAGMA; Alice Spear, Panhellcnic delegate; and Frieda Farnsworth,
chairman nominating committee.
The picnic scheduled for June at Doris Morse's in South Easton was held as planned on lime 4. Everyone went armed with a spoon and bowl, for we had clam chowder and every- thing. Boating and bathing facilities
were provided, but the weather was
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still too cold. It was such fun cook- ing bacon on long sticks over an open fire and eating clam chowder made on the spot, not to mention the ice cream with fresh crushed strawberry sauce.
Convention over, we announce with pride the election of Octavia as Grand Vice President. It is an honor; we know she will do wonderful work as always. After convention Octavia visited Lake Louise and Banff and is spending the rest of her summer at Bear Island, Lake Winnepesaukc, New Hampshire.
In time to be read at our last meet- ing came a most interesting letter from "Dickie" Prescott ('22), written from Berlin. May 19. 1927. She has been spending a year with her hus- band in the principal cities of E u - rope. It is interesting to hear about these lucky Alpha O's who are ex- periencing something out of the ordi- nary. Her letter will be found else- where in the magazine.
At the annual meeting of the Tufts
Alumnae association, Octavia Chapin
retired after three very successful
years as president. At the same time
Alice Spear ('12), was elected first
vice president and Louise Atwood
("97) was reelected corresponding
secretary, and Margaret Durkee A n -
gell, chairman of the nominating com-
mittee for next year. The seniors
of Tufts college were the guests of
the alumnae, so a program was ar-
ranged which might be helpful to
them in choosing their vocations,
other than teaching. Different
alumnae gave short talks on their
work, and among them were Dr. Car-
vill ('99), Optometrist, Genevie moved to Summit Hill, Pa. Her Haven ('09) for the past fifteen
years instructor in English at the Perkins Institute for the Blind, and Alice Spear who is attempting to raise the standards of filing to their proper level, by educating the office
executives to see that some one other than the office boy or the janitor should be intrusted with the disposal of valuable papers.
Alice Spear was chairman of her class committee to arrange for their fifteenth reunion. It took the form of a houseparty at Deer Cove Inn, Swampscott. They spent Friday and
address is 336 E . Railroad street. She says it is a wonderful country, but- wishes some Alpha O's were near, j
"Dot" Houghton flew from N. Q to Boston when she came here f°'.: her vacation. While she didn't enjoy it too much, she is still eager to try it again to see if she can weather " better.
Jane Rextrow Maulsby (TO) is ex- pecting to come on from Pittsburg W August to spend the month • Glouster.
On the boat going from Seattle W Vancouver Octavia happened uP°B
To DRAGMA Saturday there and reached the
"Hill" in time to take part in Alumni Day. This is the only class which treats the girls on an equal footing with men, and they celebrated to^ gether.
The class of '22 had their fifth re- union celebrating with a banquet served by a caterer at the home of Dr. Neal (our "Nimmie" and Peggy Neal's home). There were about thirty present.
Our congratulations to Ascha Bean (Gamma), on her appointment as Dean of Women at the University of Maine to begin in September, 1927. Ascha has been teaching the last semester in Maiden high school, and
although not a member of Boston Alumnae had attended Delta's frater- nity meetings a few times.
Our congratulations also to Mary Heald (Delta '22), on her appoint- ment as Dean of Women at the Fair- haven high school for the coming year.
Marjorie Dean plans to spend the next school year in Greece, teaching in a boys' Industrial school.
Etta Phillips MacPhie is intensely interested in work for the blind in Lowell, where she lives.
Maxine Melson (Ex. '28) who has been studying art in New York city this winter, is spending the summer abroad.
Clara Russell is sporting a new car this spring.
Grace Wheeler Woodbury ('05)». who is spending the summer in Maine, is president of the Melrose Teachers club for the coming year.
Adeline Huntington Cooper has
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Ruth Burbank Pennell ('16) and her son, Jack. Ruth wasn't able to leave in time for Convention, but stopped at Yellowstone on the way out. After several weeks in Pasadena she will return in time for school.
Ruth Burragc, daughter of our Louise Eames Burrage is studying at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital.
Under cover of a letter from Rosa- lie Colli) i'22) come the following items unearthed at a meeting as ex- plained below. Rosalie modestly ex- plains that her own position with the Lowe Paper company of Ridgefield, N. J., consists of climbing ladders,
alumnae. J
us
t now "Willy" and
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Mary Hall arc living on Garden street, Cambridge. They have an apartment, a flivver and everything. "Willy" has left Slattery's to be sec- retary to a broker, while Mary is writing Economic papers in collabora- tion.
"Dickie" Prescott sailed for Amer- ica on June 21 after spending the year with her husband in the prin- cipal cities of Europe. They will re- turn on October 1 to spend next win- ter in Geneva where Dan will teach at the Jean Jacques Rousseau Insti- tute. They have been in Florida with Dan's folks for the month of August.
"Ruth Morris ('25), has forsaken the drama and adopted a literary career. She brings to the scandal sheet of the Now York Journal a certain Puritan delicacy that reflects the impressions left upon her voung mind by Professor Gray. On Wed- nesday next she sails for Europe with important assignments."
t Ruth Morris' house, where I have Rathered all this information) is He- lene Barnes ('26). After a Babson statistic job, the nice open-air occupa- tion of social service among the low- est on the East Side ought to seem »Ke a vacation to her—but it doesn't."
It was difficult to keep up with the "omadic habits of the younger
Marriages
"Dot" Rourke was married on Sat- urday, June 18 to Steve Gilligan, of Tech. "Beattie" was maid of honor.
Eleanor Rickard ("Rickie") was married Saturday, June 25 to Dick Reardoii (Tufts), in Franklin, Mass.
Ruth Bagley ('21) was married on July 11 at Newport, R. L, to Paul W. MacGregor. They will live in Pcabody, Mass.
Births
To Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Willis (Ethel Remele, '08), a son, Robert Remele on March 19.
To Mr. and Mrs. Brackett ("K" Smith, '22) a second son in June.
Deaths
Our sympathy is extended to Fran- ces Huntington Harbison ('12) and Adeline Huntington Cooper (T6) who lost their mother in July.
"The last recruit to the Thursday ns
descending into tanks, and supervising
the manufacture of a couple of tons
of color a week. "They dignify im- in her home the evening of May 28 position by the term 'Director of
Chemical Development' sometimes—
and sometimes they just call it chem-
ist."
eT?l' Broadway Benevolent and -Bright Lights Association (meeting
a
iorm,„
Rt
e chief (
members. Mrs. John a graduate student and an instructor
h Umnac
ii
.
Lincoln
Entertains District Superintendent By RUTH FARQUHAR
nu^tt l V -t U s
f« -V l t l ' vacations to cooler regions
enjoyed an outing of several weeks at the Minnesota lakes.
Helen Reynolds of Wayne who was
during t l l c
summer were
vcrsions of Lin
Rni
son U R h
f""a s .school closed with her family on June 11 from New York to spend ra,.t n e i r summer home in the Colo- the summer months abroad. Her entirm o u n t a i "s where thev spent the trip included visits to England, lv /\rS !!!n m e r - M r s - William Beach- France and Italy.
l M a b l e Williams) and her familv Lillian Wright returned in August
(A 'mic (ones) left as at the Universitv the past year, sailed
Engagements
At a three table bridge party given
Alice Harrington ('25) formally an- nounced her engagement to Maurice Norman Winslow ('25), S. T. A.


68 To DRAGMA- from California where she spent a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity
( about three months and Mrs. Will Logan (Maud Pierce) and her family enjoyed a trip to New York the latter part of August. Mrs. F. E. Beau- mont (Luree Beemer) and her family spent the entire summer at their home in the Colorado mountains.
and was an Innocent. The past year he was editor of the Cornhusker, the annual of the university.
One of the prettiest of the earhj< fall weddings in Lincoln was that of Darleen Woodward and William Francis Jones Jr., which was solem- nized Sept. 8. at 8 o'clock in the eve-
wMHGgascMrs. Francis Paige (Darrina Turn-
er) and her brother spent some time ning at Westminster Presbyterian in Burlington, la., with their father; church in the presence of one hundred Evelyn Wilson enjoyed a motor trip and fifty guests. Her. sister, Dorothy of several weeks with her parents to Woodward Barnard of Springfield, Chicago, and Mrs. Floyd Ryman O., was her matron of honor and the
(Pauline Moore) and her husband bridesmaids were Dorothy Hilsabeck
took an extended motor trip into the of Loup City and Pauline Gellatlv of north lake region and Canada. Red Cloud, all Alpha O's at Nebras-
fiona albecatothAdoouAurabOne of the interesting gatherings ka. A reception followed at the
of the summer was the luncheon given by a number of the active and alumnae girls for Margaret Moore of Tecumseh when she stopped in
home, and Darrina Turner Paige was in charge of the dining room. Among the girls who assisted with the serv- ing were Margaret Watson Edwards. (Catherine Smith Fairchild, and Ethel
Lincoln for a short time enroute to
Seattle to the Alpha O convention. Widener Bentlcy. Pauline Moore
About sixteen girls met at Le Petit Gourmet and then accompanied Mar- caret to the train.
Ryman was in charge of the giftj room and guest book. The members; of the active chapter attended in I body and joined the alumnae in sing-, ing a chapter song during the recep-j tion. We hope that Darleen will join the Lincoln alumnae chapter at out- first meeting. We want all the girte
To compliment her daughter, Mrs.
Hawley Barnard of Springfield, O.,
and to announce the engagement of
another daughter, Darleen Woodward
to William Francis Jones, son of out this winter. We need everyone Mrs. W. J. Jones of McCook, Mrs.
E. E. Woodward entertained at a 1
o'clock luncheon Aug. 4 at her home,
2412 Ryons. Places were arranged
at small tables for eighteen guests
including from out of the city, Do- ing party which the active and rothy Hilsabeck of Loup City and
Pauline Gellatly of Red Cloud (both alumnae groups gave at Eastridge
Zeta alumnae). Garden flowers in a Country club the night before DaH
variety of summer colors formed the leen's wedding. She left for Kansas!
decorations on the tables and through- City soon after the wedding, and a!
out the rooms. Confection wafers large group of the girls accompanied! in pink and blue, tied with ribbon, her to the train. We hope for an^
served as favors at each place and to each was attached the place card and announcement of the coming nuptials —so read an announcement in the so- ciety section of the Sunday paper in which Darleen's picture was featured on the first page. Darleen and "Doc" as he is more familiarly known were married on September 8 at 8 o'clock in the evening at Westminster Pres- byterian church and have a darling
other brief visit from her upon hefj return to Minnesota from Oklahoma-^ The alumnae are planning a rush-; ing party for W ednesday evening ofj rush week. All the parties must bffl
held at the chapter house, although the alumnae take charge of the Wedf nesday night affair.
Ruth Judge left early in Septembjjl
for Denver for a visit with Manorma
"»effe°n»vfi*bungalow all ready to move into. Swanson. Manorma has been teach-)
"Doc" was graduated this year and took a prominent part in activities while attending the university. He is
ing in Lincoln for several years, bu| has gone to Denver where she has « position for the coming winter.
to do the things we want to do.
Mary Rose Barron s visited the local chapter a few days last weelfj and was just in time to attend a rush-
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Los Angeles Gives Dinner for Visitors By BETH BOYNTOX PHELPS
The Los Angeles alumnae chapter as represented at convention by uriel McKinncy, Helen Haller,
elen Shields, Lucille Derr, Dorothy raham, Florence Clendenen and Ol- Seibert.
The home of Erna Taylor was the ene of a very enjoyable dinner
given in honor of several girls from convention who stopped in Los An- geles on their wav home. They were taken afterward to the Hollywood Bowl to hear one of our famous sym- phonies under the stars. W e hope they will all come back to Los An- geles to live in the near future.
Chicago Helps Rho Move By DOROTHY
Into New House
SPEIRS
We arc looking forward to our rst fall meeting, which will be held Saturdav, Sept. 10. and are making special attempt to get in touch with l AOII's in Chicago and have them come regular members of the Chi- go Alumnae chapter. I should like extend a cordial invitation, through e medium of this letter to any OII in the city who we perhaps not know is here, to come otit to r meetings. Any and all Chicago OII's are more than welcome and ged to make known their where- outs.
During the summer recess things, except in a social way, have been practically at a stand still. We are making plans, though, for an ex- tremely active year. Just now the new chapter house at Northwestern is our prime interest, and we are all working hard and very much excited about getting established in the new house. The new furniture is now being moved into the house, and we are looking forward to the first rush- ing party which will be held there next week.
Indianapolis
Gives
Benefit
Bridge
honors for the evening being carried off by Melva Pickett and Miriam Oilar. The eats and the prizes were lovely, and everyone present agreed that the tournament had been the most pleasant way we have yet dis- covered of making money.
We know you are all rejoicing with us that our efforts of four years have finallv resulted in the new Butler
"g they undertook has been a suc- ss, and the reading of the treasuer's oort met with unanimous approval. f-ater on in lune, we held our final dge party at the home of Elsie aldo. At this time all three °Ups combined. High scores for e tournament were made by Susan "en. Gertrude Manlev. and mvself,
lovely new girls! W e can hardly wait until installation time, and will do our best to help this fine group establish itself to the honor of Alpha O.
And now for those personal items which may interest the sisters who are not too bored to peruse the re- mainder of this initial effort.
Gertrude Manlev, our out-going president, announces that she will spend August in the East, details not yet arranged. Ruth Jones and M il-
Bj LI RA HALLBCK THOMAS
Our June meeting was one of the
ost enjoyable parties of the year.
committee of all members who had
t entertained or assisted during the
inter were hostesses. They served
a delightful candle light dinner at
e home of Esther Rosencrans. Later
e held ritual meeting, and installed
r new officers. Ruth Jones, presi-
nt, Ada Smith Trueblood, vice pres-
ent ; Katherine Schmidt, treasurer ; chapter. How we wish you could 3r_v Mills, recording secretary; know personally everyone of our hel Hippensteel, Panhellenic repre-
ntative; and mvself as correspond-
g secretary. Last year's officers
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dred MacDonald will spend two weeks at Lake W awasee with their respective families. Elsie Waldo, hus- band and baby report a most enjoy- able vacation in Traverse City, Mich. Katv Schmidt is spending the summer at Lake Wawasee. Rumor has it that Katy has at last set the wedding date for September. W e are glad she is to remain in our city.
We arc sorry to lose a faithful member in Jane Sickels Mitchell, who
To DRAGMA has left us to live in Newcastle. Oil
the other hand, we hope to have some gains. Marjorie W eybright has ac- cepted a fine position as manager ojl the White Cafeteria, and has joined our group. We hope also to include Rosalie Esarev, who was married recently, and will live in Indianapolis. Beatrice Coombs Harris has returned to this city after living for a year in] Terre Haute.
Nezv Orleans Gives Baby Party for By EDITH BRADLEY CARTER
Rnshees
Vacation, like all good things, must end. Our various wandering sisters are regretfully returning one by one filled with news of delightful summer places and good times with which to regale the poor unfortunates who were obliged to swelter at home.
Louise Church spent a wonderful summer in Canada and speaks with great gusto of swimming in icy lakes, boating, etc. Ruth Kaster was in Massachusetts. LTelcn Franklin had a delightful auto trin to Texas. Mar- garet Pedrick divided her time bet- tween the Gulf Coast and home. Jacinto Talbot and her small son were at their delightful summer home in Arkansas. Betty Quarles was a counsellor at a camp up in Virginia.
Earlv in the summer we had a wedding: Magda Chalaron and Tho- mas Green. How Magda was able
Minneapolis Plans
By JANET HOWRY
Midsummer is always a difficult time to stir up chapter news. We have had no meeting since June, since so manv of the girls planned to be away for the summer. The first meeting of the fall is to be Tuesday evening. Sept. 13. at the chapter bouse.
On Alumnae Dav, which was June 14, we entertained at the house at a Candle Light T ea. Dorothy Hill and Margaret Brix were in charge, and they planned a very delightful time for us. A few of the old crowd returned for the tea. Min Hansen had come up from the southern part of the state. Wilma Arnold Mac-
Gregor was down from North Da- kota, and Helen Gates and Mavfflfl Bender, both of whom spend their winters teaching were in town aO*i came to the tea. Of course, conven- tion was much talked of. as the tim© was so near for the delegates "ifl leave.
Speaking of Convention, did yQj| know that Tau ran off with two
the honors again this year? Before Betty Bond left for her trip abroad,- Wilma Smith Leland had been alH pointed to take over Hetty's task a* Editor of To DRAGMA, SO W i M | edited the Mav issue last spring Wilma also took Betty's place as fl
to keep it a secret and make all her preparations at the same time waw more than we could see. But very few even suspected it until a few days before the wedding.
Next month there is to bo another wedding. Andrea Martinez is to marry and go to Chicago to live. Chicago is so far away we hate tpj think of it.
The big thing in fratcrnitv circles just now is rushing. The air fairly buzzes with it. The alumnae are:! busilv engaged in planning their reg-: ular party for the actives and rushces.. It is to be a baby party, T think, and will take place some time before the opening of schools. And individual] members are also planning parties. There are teas, luncheons, bridges,! swimming parties, and what-not everTM dav.
Bazaar,
December
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OCTOBER, 1927
delegate to convention, and while there was herself elected to the office of editor to To DRAGMA for the com- ing year. She had already proved the kind of magazine she could give us, and this showed that all liked her work. Then "Kot" Bremer Matson was elected national treasurer, so we have one of the Executive Committee in our midst.
The "actives" are busily planning their rushing parties for fall. The alumnae will again take charge of one of the parties for the "actives," and this party, as last year, will be at Wilma Smith Leland's charming home in St. Louis Park. The party went off so beautifully last year, that we arc eager to accept Wilma's hos- pitality again. Adele Ziegelmaier is in
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charge. T h e partv will be Sept. 23. Plans for the bazaar are already under way. Wc will have the Curtis atrain this year, with December 3 as the date. Lucille Hacrtel is chief planner, and vou most likely will hear from her before long. Can't you hear her saw "Now send your material earlv and avoid the rush." Betty Bond was foresighted and bought linen in England to make towels for the bazaar. We will all scramble to
huv one of them.
Tf this could onlv wait until after
the meeting next Tuesday, T know that T would have manv more things to tell vou. Wish vou all could drop in at the meeting—it would be grand to sec all the old crowd again.
terialized when we entertained the ,lv
Enjoys a Baby
Party
We Gamma's have developed an in- satiable inquisitive complex waiting to hear all about the Convention, and we hope the next one will be less
'Occidental" so that at least one representative can be present. W e are consoling ourselves by believing that our lack of representation at the Convention has been partially offset by our well attended meetings during the year.
Our Mav meeting was held at the home of Corrine Young in Brewer with Mary Cousins as a very wel- come guest. As an outgrowth of the nieeting Rachel Adams is now presi- dent; Priscilla Knowlton, vice presi- dent ; Doris Treat, secretary; Frances nurke, treasurer; and Alice Dunham,
Jo'DRAGMA editor.
Among our financial adventures we ""d that the sale of Christmas cards •s the most successful. W e received a wonderful bid from a new com- "•iiiv. and wc are accepting it under tnc charge of Doris Treat.
Jhe gala event of the season ma-
quainted with the active girls. Even- one participated in the games and impromptu stunts, and the afternoon was over before we realized it. Tt is needless to say what happened to the delicious "eats."
On June 25 wc bad our annual baby narty at Priscilla's home in Hampden. Fifteen babies have a wav of putting pen and enthusiasm into anv party, and we hope that thos" who are mothers enjoved it as much as the others did. Frances Smith and her son from Winterport. and Helen W ooster Cleaves and her two kiddies were particularly welcome guests, for thev seldom get back to see us. W e were also glad to sec Kav Stewart and Estelle Beaunre again after their absence of a year.
During Commencement W eek the active chapter entertained us at tea. Tt was another of their enjoyable social events and one that we patiently look forward to each year. Among the alumnae present were: Mabel Wilson of Hartford. Conn.; Barbara Howeof Concord,N.H.;BettyPea- body of Portland; and Betty Towner,
Packie Darkness, Kav Marston from Massachusetts.
'.' '' girls at the home of Doris |*eat on Mav 21. These informal njeetmgs afford us the congenial at-
Bangor
By ALICE S. DUNHAM
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To DRAGMJ
It is indeed a wonderful experience for a chapter to be hostesses to an
glimpse of the fraternity as a whole and glean the inspiration therefrom. And so Seattle alumnae have had a lovely summer basking in the memo- ries of the happy convention week.
I)e Kay, another member of Alpha Phi chapter, we are glad to hear has
come to Seattle to live.
We are sorry to lose two of our members to New York. Helen AHSfl (Upsilon '24) will enter Columbia for her Master's degree. Helen .Moj"
Portland Has a Summer Outing By ANNE REID STEELE
nic at her summer home near Rhodo- dendron. We all had such a good time, and everything tasted so deli- cious in that mountain air.
Helen Smith has invited us to picnic at her summer home on Oswego Lake. So. although we have not had formal meetings during the summer, we have had some verv enjoyable times to-] gether.
We anticipate some new members in our group this fall—Esther Nord- strom Skelton has moved back tct] Portland and will meet with us. Ott! lune 25 Harriet Peat (Alpha Rho). was married to Felix Subject, and they will make their home in PorH land. Theirs was such a pretty wed-
ding, and of course, an occasion for Zi reunion of many of the girls. Hazel Williams has been with us this sum- mer, but in September she is leaving for Hollywood where she will act asj superintendent of a day nursery. We all think this is rather a departure from high school teaching, but know
that the youngsters will love her. i
Carrie Becken Brevman's young I son, John Charles underwent a serial OUS operation for appendicitis, but ISi getting along nicely, and soon will be able to run a race with brother lames. And now I believe that this is all the news 1 know.
Merva Hennings
C . KORRES
of the fraternity and Alta Atkinsori (Alpha Phi). Miss Henry has opened Alpha O convention. In the first the "Distinctive Gift Shop" in Laura place the chapter gets really to know Hurd's new College Center of which
one another during those many we must tell you later. Alta is 9SA months of preparation when they sistant to Ruth Lusby (Upsilon), di- work and play together so many rector of dining halls at the Univefl times. Then, as a group they have a sity of Washington. Mrs. Nonnan
Although attendance somewhat diminishes as summer comes, the Portland alumnae have had some very enjoyable meetings. In April we met at luncheon at the Elks' club, and the chief business of the day was election of officers. Caroline Paige is our president, Laura Kilham, recording secretary, Helen Bacon M c C a i n , corresponding secretary, Hazel Sharv is treasurer, and to me was wished the job of telling you all about us and our doings. Hazel Sharv entertained us at luncheon in May.
The Tune meeting was held at the home of Helen Becken Connell near Hillsboro. She is living on a dairy-
farm, and you can imagine the deli- cious luncheon that she served us. We had a short business meeting and dis- cussed convention, and all became so "enthused" that we felt we must at- tend by fair means or foul. Helen said she was going if she had to ride one of the cows. Mable W alsh's ador- able young son, Peter, furnished the chief entertainment by his attempts at walking. Helen took us over the farm and explained dairy methods which was very interesting to those who only know city life.
On Sunday, July 3, Caroline Paige invited the Alpha O's and their hus- bands, babies and sweethearts to pic-
Seattle Entertains By EDITH
Thanks to convention we have also
added two new members to our
chapter. Helen Henry (Sigma), of ford ('21), who has been active iB| New York, past grand secretary Seattle alumnae for the past ttim


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years will also spend the winter in more with her entertaining readings.
Word has come of the marriage of Beth McCaUsland (Upsilon '20) and Orvis Sandusky, who has just re- turned from Oxford where he was a Rhodes' scholar for the past three years. Thcv will both teach in Holly- wood for the coming year.
Merva Dolsen Hennings, past grand president of Alpha Omicron Pi will be in Seattle September 28 at which time the Seattle alumnae plan to have their first meeting in her honor. She will be the guest of Laura Hurd for the day.
Maud Moseley ('24) has left for Honolulu, where she will be in the library this year.
Marguerite Uhler Dcnnison writes of an interesting experience in China recently. The marines were stationed
New York.
As a group, Seattle alumnae have
Hilda is on the faculty of the Uni- versity of Utah.
Another visitor in Seattle this sum- mer was Helen Fosdick (Upsilon) who is connected with New York university. While here, Hazel Brit- ton entertained with a tea for Helen at the Alpha O house.
only been together once since conven-
tion, the occasion being the annual
picnic at the Kraus home, on Puget
lound. Several Tacoma girls and
their husbands motored over for the
occasion. However, the girls have
been together in smaller groups many
times during the summer as there
have been several out of town girls her husband was on the faculty of visiting in Seattle who have been the
Alice Campbell Cole (Upsilon '24) left Seattle in June for Texas where
inspiration for entertaining. Bettv Rupe Schneider ('23), and small daughter, Julia, of New York city, have spent the summer with Bettv's parents in Seattle. Dolores Neil Mc- Colloch and Lois Wiley, of Pittsburg, also visited their parents and friends during the summer months.
Laura Hurd has launched a most interesting and unique business ven- ture, and we arc all more than happy to see our Laura so successfully stepping to the front in the business world. She is president of College Center Inc.. the home of the leading specialtv shops on the Pacific Coast, located in the heart of the University
the summer school. They are now in Boston where Kenneth will teach at Harvard this year.
district. This beautiful building, with
the center a gorgeous lobby in Span-
ish architecture with arch ways and
iron grill doors, is an outstanding
achievement. A s Laura says, "This
js a department store with specialists
in charge of each department." And have returned to Seattle. They it is. There is everv kind of an ex-
clusive shop from Helen Henry's Gift Shop to the Collegiate Haberdashery Ittd Tailor. Good luck, Laura! W e are all with you.
Nellie McCall Owen, with her two young children, spent the summer in ^eattle. where Nellie attended the University of W ashington summer school. Her home is in Spokane, V\ash.
The many friends of Esther Knut- s o " Hailie will grieve to hear of her sudden death in Tulv in Seattle. £"cr an Alpha O funeral her body P»s sent to her home in Kansas for pBftal.
Hilda Hendrickson. another U p - F°n girl who has been away for a
vis'?t l m c ' r c t l l r n c d t o Seattle for a " and charmed the girls once
brought back with them a fine young son, Carl Jr.
Since our last T o DRAGMA the AOII's have done their share to swell the vital statistics columns. Estellc Wheeler was married to Frederick Flannigan, Acacia, at the AO II house in the early summer. Cornelia Jenner ('24) has announced her engagement to A. Lewis McCIain ol* Bostpn- They will be married here Oct. IS. it is planned.
Hazel Turtle Davis ('23) has an- other baby girl, named Patricia Adair. Ruth Jordan Peterson ('23) has a new son; Mabel Anderson Knight ('23). of Newark, N. J., a daughter; and Florence Semon Heikle, of Ho-
quiam, a daughter.
We arc happv to welcome Ruth
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right across the street from her apartment, so she and some other American girls, organized volunteer service for the hoys. Marguerite's official job was to change Chinese money into American and vice versa.
Seattle alumnae are looking for- ward to a wonderful year. With Margaret Shotwell Gregory ('23) as
To DRAGMA president, and a corps of ethusiastic
workers under her, the chapter hopes to accomplish many things this year.
We are especially anxious to know of any Alpha O's moving to Seattle and want them to join us at the Alpha O house the second Monday of each month at 7 :30 o'clock.
OCKnoxville Sends News of Members By LOUISE MANNING MCCI.EARY
LhamepeLsumvilto .NdreMrEforFringSomehow the first letter of the fall always rather misses its mark. Theoretically such a letter is in- tended to give information—longed- for gossip of the actives and their rushees. the alumnae and their jobs and their babies. Practically it re- solves itself into a mad scramble for news—any kind of news, for the "ac- tives" are not yet here, nor, for that matter, have most of the alumnae re- turned from their summer exodus to the mountains or the shore.
We are hoping to have present at our first meeting Martha Prettvman, who is now M rs. Leon Jourolman, for she and Leon were married on July 27, and are to live in Knoxville. The Morgans, too, are with us again, for Lucy is planning to take a busi- ness course, and Fay has opened a sort of News Service Bureau in con- nection with the University Extension work. Helen Kennedy has been here this summer for a short vacation, but has gone hack to her Demonstration work in Clearwater, Florida. From near-by comes the news that Jess McFarland Cullen is now M rs. John Alberson Thompson, of Rogersville, Tenn.—quite near enough so that Jess ought to be able to run down for an occasional visit with us. Au^- brey Faulkner Jennings and her hus- band have adopted two adorable chil-
Minn Elois Hunt, our newlv-elected
president, announces that the first
meeting of the vear, which is to be
at her home, will not be called until
the "actives" are back on the "Hill"
and can discuss with us plans for
the rushing season. It will be a busy
meeting, for there is much besides
rushing and plans for the year to
be talked over. Frances Deane and
Frances Coykcndall must tell us of Jean, three—and have moved with
SmecileofftiooccWeetttheof OmiFinJaiPQReKionnowhlighs*'<Us r ?"ftheir trips abroad this summer. Blossom Edmunds has been to T exas, Alice Cox to Alabama, and Lucretia Bicklev to Virginia. Llewellyn John- son Thornton and her husband mo- tored to New York, where they met Mr. and Mrs.W. E.Andrews (Mary Taylor Johnson) of Belmont Park, Long Island, and spent a gay week. It was particularly hannv in that they had with them Billy McLemore Stew- art and her husband, ami Elizabeth Bicklev, who has been ill in a sanato- rium near New York, but is now much better. Billv and Jim, Llewellyn
and John motored home together, and now Mary Taylor is due for a little visit.
them into a new home on the Dutch Valley Road. Mary Rowe Moore has been Councillor at White Sulphur Springs, and is to teach this year all the University of Cincinnati. Harriet Greve has spent the summer flitting with her sister, Dorothy Greve Jarnn gan, from their mother's summer coM tage at Gatlinburg to Chattanooga| and Jefferson City, with an occasional peep at KnoxviUe. And even those of us who have stayed prosaically « home have enjoyed the most wonder- ful mountain weather, for such a summer we have not had since Con- vention vear.
And so—we'll tell you all the nev?S next time.
Mr
dren—Rodney, four and a half, and
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TOBER, 1927 75 Lynchburg Tells of Members
By E. M. ALLEN
ynchburg alumnae as a chapter ve been inactive during the sum- r. Our letter therefore becomes rsonal.
ucilc Lamar Bryant spent the mer with her parents in Rock- le, Md., and has recently returned Lynchburg to occupy a new home.
an Atkinson Craddock and chil- n were in Dinwiddie county with s. Atkinson for several weeks.
velyn Allen travelled in Europe ten weeks,—enjoyed meeting ances Mount from Cornell and be- with Nannie Howard in Paris.
Nannie expects to continue her stud- ies there until next March.
Kathryn Hodges Adams has moved to a new home on Princeton Circle. Virginia Allen who has been in the Belgian Congo three years is ex- pected home this fall for a nine
months' furlough.
Bessie Minor Davis will be in New
York all winter taking a secretarial course at M iss Conklin's school.
Our chapter welcomes as a new member Fannie Germany of Monroe, La., who was married in June to Bowling Jones, formerly of Peters- burg, now of this city.
W ash'ington Alumnac at Tea for Rushees By MILDRED C. BLANDFORD
ince early in the summer our etings have been discontinued. Lu- Hill, our president, has flown to points West for a long vaca- n, and the rest of us have been upied with hectic vacation plans. hear that Lucile stopped in Mari- a, Ohio, just long enough to be niaid of honor at the wedding an old chum.
ur last gathering consisted of a scellaneous shower for Dorothv ch (Ex '29) which was held at cde Hill's home. Soon after, we the pleasure of attending the dding of Dorothy and Eugene ng (Maryland '26). They left at ce for their new home in Glen- ra.La.
the Alumnae chapter members
o were in W ashington were de-
ted a t the opportunity of meeting
. George H . Perrv during the *k-end of Decoration Day.
ur greatest pleasure, as a chapter,
Participating in the parties and
n t s of Pi Delta, and occasionally
ng of a little assistance. Several
group of girls who will be Maryland freshmen this year, at the home of Ellen Jane Keiser on September 10.
Amalia Shoemaker was at the tea, and so was Pauline Hobson. who has been visiting her sister in W ashing- ton.
It is great to realize that Alice Cushman will be teaching in W ash- ington this year and will again be an active member of the Alumnae chapter. W e are overjoyed that Ger- trude Chestnut ('27) and "Joe" Blandford ('27) are to be at the University of Maryland this year. Also that Gene Clements Brooks ('26) and Betty Michael will be in town, as each one will make a wel- come addition at our growing chap- ter.
Traffic in the vicinity has been somewhat augmented and complicated by three new cars recently acquired bv our members: Mildred Bland- ford's and Betty Swenk's are Chev- rolets, and Lucile Hill's is an Essex.
We expect to hold our first meet- ing of the year on Sept. 21.
Buffet Luncheons

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n a e
attended
the tea
Dallas By
given to
to Have
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PENDLETON LYTE
l c Dallas alumnae disbanded for rothy Tucker Wilkes. Convention ^"Wnier in May, after a delight- was the principal topic of discussion, n d interesting meeting with Do- and Louise Wadsworth Zeek so ably


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discussed the questions, amendments,
and plans regarding- the Seattle gath- undertaking. Their work this last ering, that we realized the wisdom year proved beyond a doubt that they of our choice in selecting her as our surpassed every other sorority and representative and delegate. Atten- substantiated each alumnae in her be- tion was given to plans for the fall, lief that Nu Kappa truly deserved and "As the old order changeth, the Jessie Wallace Hugban cup. yielding place to the new," we adopt-
ed a new program. It was decided
to change the plan of the meetings
to buffet luncheon, instead of tea, as
OCTand wc kOupginwhicbeneat thAmopleasout Th11 wby aAthlhas been our custom to have as Duke university. We deeply regret guests at each meeting four girls this loss, but we wish for her and
from the active chapter, possibly two
initiates and two pledges; and finally
to elect one memher from the
alumnae chapter to act as study-plan
officer, so that we may learn more
thoroughly the workings of our soro- tion. Roberta Rav "summered" in rity, and the current questions con- Kentucky, South Carolina and Vir- cerning sororities in general.
Before our final meeting the active
chapter entertained us with a lovelv
luncheon at the University club. It tion gained from summer vacations i was a real pleasure indeed to meet as incentives, we intend to make this] all the girls, for the chapter boasts vear one of real accomplishment, and! of thirty-five of the most attractive in this aim we know we share thel girls on the S. M. U. campus, and plan of every alumnae chapter oil we felt inspired to do everything pos-
Did make my way to Philadelphia, fall being come, to put myself in the way of winter activities, and there
turned from abroad and bursting with exuberant memories. However, mindful of my apoplectic condition*
Philadelphia
By MARGARET MCHENRY
did find a card demanding a To DRAG- she leaving T devoted my waning letter at once which did bring on energies to the To DRAGMA letter*
a return of the old apoplexy. The
ensuing decrepit condition rendered
me almost unable to receive a visit
from Betty MacOwen, newly re- the field of apoplcxv.
Kansas City Gives Bridge Tea By MYRTLE W. BROWN
Our May meeting was held at the Wc- were greatly disappointed as none home of Valberg Swensen. Evelyn of the eleven girls sporting new fra- Starr Bloomer stooped at Kansas ternity pins saved anv of their fitty- City on her way to Springfield, Mass., five pounds of candy for this biffj where she spends the baseball season event .
with her husband. "Jody," who pitches for Springfield.
Julia Ann Smith is abroad this summer.
traveling*
"?e arpyie0 h^ n \v1 u 'JAs yet we have not received :l!1-v motored to Milwaukee on her vaca- Convention news since Valberg tion. Swensen and Marguerite Chandler
Valberg Swenson, Irene Peterson, have not returned to Kansas OW'\ and Mvrtle Brown attended Phi's We are anxiously waiting to see therfl. Senior Breakfast at Lawrence, Kan. and hear of their wonderful times
The last of May Nadine Hodges
To DRAGS! sible to support them in their every
Lucinda Smith Hubbell is leaving in September to make her home in Durham, N. C . where Dr. Hubbell will be a member of the faculty ofJ
her family every success and happi- ness in their new position.
Louise Zeek has returned from Boulder, Colorado, where she joined her family after her trip to convene,
ginia, but has returned to Dallas for the winter season.
Suin Odue chapSo fromInhusbern LoDr. nortMfor GracOmaDoalumlege visit"i OBla fehoji.OInteWith fall, cool weather and inspira-1
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the main- interesting things that now must have taken place.
r June meeting was held at the e of Dorothy Miller Slasor at h time plans were made for a fit bridge tea. The tea was held e home of Marguerite Chandler. ng the fifteen tables we were ed to have Gladys Ferris as an
of town guest.
e Phi chapter entertained Aug. ith a swimming party followed luncheon at the Kansas City etic club.
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girls arc out of the city. Emily bell went to convention, we all d her. for we would have liked ave been there too. Perhaps she Pass some of the thrills on to
ln s h e sets back.
: »ad a picnic at Thornden Park
une. Mvrtle Ciccarelli was our
York to live. We will miss her be- cause she has been such an enthu- siastic booster for Alpha O. Here's your chance, seniors of 1927, to show your metal.
We had thought we would have other parties during the summer, but as vet none have materialized. It
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce
(Florence Klapmcver) a son, lames Jr.. April 13.
To Dr. and Airs. L. V. Hill (Blanche Coventry) a son, Howard Mortimer, June 29.
To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Isern (Margaret Bolinger) a son, Ernest Richard, July 10.
To Mr. and Airs. Francis Brown (Myrtle Webber) a daughter, leanne Marie, July 22.
To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Slasor (Dorothy Miller) a daughter, Doro-
thy Jane, July 27.
Dish an ds for the Summer By ALICE SHEEHY
mmer time among our alumnae maha is not a very busy season to the fact that very few of the ter are here at the same time. we dispense with our meetings June until September.
June Esther Smith with her and and children drove to north- Minnesota and spent a month.
rene Davis and daughter, with Davis spent their vacation in hern Minnesota.
innesota called Helen Ayres, too, she went to Minneapolis to visit e Gannon Grady, formerly of ha.
ris Schumacher attended her nae reunion at Lindemood col- in Missouri and on her return ed for a month with her parents ak, Neb.
anche Potter and her family had w enjovable weeks at Lake Oko-
Syracuse
ur activities have not been very honor guest as this was her last meet- nsive 'his summer; so many of ing with us before going to New
Welcomes
By NORA K. KING
Mabel Salmon Shuman, fonnerly of Omaha but now of Stewart, Fla., spent the summer visiting her mother here.
Winifred Moran Shaw announces the arrival of a new daughter for Alpha O.
Edith Swain McDermott of Greely was in an Omaha hospital with a new baby boy.
Margaret Carnaby Hayes who now lives in Minneapolis has been called here several times because of the serious illness of her father. She has returned home again.
The active members of Zeta who live here take charge of the rushing during the summer, and we alumnae assist in anv way possible.
Lillian Bihler (M rs. Ernest) is our new president, and we are look- ing forward to our September meet- ing when we hope that every Alpha O in Omaha will join with us and give her efforts to her fraternity.


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doesn't seem possible that in only Please, won't someone send us six weeks the fall season will be some suggestions for unique methods upon us. of replenishing our treasury?
Detroit Invites Nezv Girls By MARJORIE G . KERR
Like othe alumnae chapters we Omicron Pi graduating class of '27
OCTNixoderbhave been disorganized all summer. Now that vacation is over, everyone's getting more serious-minded, and our plans for the fall are shaping to- wards an active year for the Detroit Alumnae chapter. Wc have a cos- mopolitan crowd. At least we may call it such, for we hail from almost every chapter of Alpha O.
we may look forward to seeing Nell Gratten, Marjorie Webber, Margaret] Clark and Doris Sellcck. Last year] Marjorie French (Beta) occasionally] appeared in our midst, and we are- glad to say she's going to be formally initiated Monday. Frances Barrett] (Omicron Pi '26) who taught schootj last year in Durant, Mich., is moving'; to Detroit this fall. "Fran" is a gen-H eral favorite, and we are glad to know she's going to join the ranks.
haveThe first get-together this fall was
at Joanna Huntington's (Epsilon) on
Tuesday, Sept. 5. It was a very en-
joyable, informal affair and, true to Lois Eastman (Omega) is on aj
on tthe Dr. the of min thnexta vaRuto LJuneAlphDora'24).theirpromNasentesidesDorodentFainNasAlumTuttter, Bowtrip, the nnghRood. Thinnuform, Joanna was the perfect hostess. Active girls from Omicron Pi chap- ter came as well as the alumnae, and spirit were high and clatter strong
trip east just now, but we plan on/ locating her when she returns and]
Ruth McBride Hall (Omicron Pfl as everyone talked—of convention '26) was in Detroit last year—rather
and vacations, but mostly of conven- Highland Park. This year we arti tion, for of course this has been a hoping to see more of Ruth. Meet-
gala year for Alpha Omicron Pi. ings wouldn't be complete withoutI
How we wish we might all have been at Seattle! Congratulations to Joanna, our Grand Secretary. Her activities have done much toward helping to mold and stabilize the Detroit chap- ter. We are all proud to have her numbered among us.
The alumnae are turning out in full regalia Monday evening, Sept. 12, when our first formal chapter meet- ing for the fall is to be held at Doris Bessinger Hovvlett's (Omicron Pi'26). ''Ginie" Van Zandt (Omicron Pi '26) is our president for another year so we are sure of a good leader. We
are expecting many new ones to join
Feme Jordan (Theta). She's juSH back from a trip to Indiana.
Laura Leazenby, another Theta has been on a trip to northern Michigan! and Duluth. Helen Stevens (BetaJ Phi) is our vice-president for thej coming year. She's been off on vaca-j tion, too, but the place has gone frontl my memory. Lenora BonahantJ (Theta) is with her family in In-1 diana at present, so we won't see herl for a while.
have her meet the girls.
homO's Ever('26Deltyounthis Sareceus among whom wc may name Judy
Tenkins and Katharine McFall of name must lie mentioned here, how-
Beta Phi ('27). Onita Illingsworth Clarke also of Beta Phi has been in Detroit some time, but owing to her husband's sickness she has been un- able to enter into the spirit of our alumnae chapter. She's joining us Monday, and we welcome her. From
Nashville Tells
ever, for she has just returned from China. This isssue of T o DRAGMA O£| the next will undoubtedly contain $1 story about Louise's m ost intcrcstinjSjl three years. She's looking well and | very happy and wearing a diamond1! on the correct finger, too. Bring hintl in, Louise, and introduce him.
of Weddings
By RUTH FAIN THOMAS
True to form, June proved to be ville Alumnae chapter. Ann Trice the month of weddings for the Nash- ('26) was married to Dr. II. C
"Ginie" V an
all about the Omicron Pi girls, stfl we won't infringe on her story. I Louise Duncan's (Omicron Pi '22)11
Zandt is
telling
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n, professor of History at Van- and the members of the alumnae ilt university, on June 16, at her chapter have been thrown together
her in the chapter.
Louella Whorley Higgins ( E x '20), who is now living in Pittsburg, spent several weeks here with her mother.
he same day, or perhaps it was other way around. Her husband, Belo Stone, also graduated from university in June in the school edicine, and will be an interne e V anderbilt hospital during the year. Wc are hoping to make luable member out of Sarah.
th Fain ( E x '24) was married uttrell Thomas of Nashville on 15. Her attendants were also a O's,—Nell Fain ('23), and Dean Childress Newman (Xi She and her husband will make home in Nashville where he is inently connected in business.
shville, we feel, was well repre- d at the Seattle convention. Be- the three Nu Omicron girls, thy Bramwell ( E x '24), presi- of the alumnae chapter, Nell ('23), a former member of the hville chapter and Southern nae superintendent, and IJ carl le ('21), formerly of this chap- were there, and brought back ing accounts of the wonderful and the good times they had on Island. We wish that all of us t have been able to share their fortune.
e vacation season has brought merable visitors to Nashville,
Ewing Ford ('25) were here on a visit during the summer, and it seem- ed like old times having them back with us. Mary Harold Rogers (Ex '19) with her three children spent two months with her parents at W'ar- trace, Tenn., and on the return trip to her home in Jacksonville, Fla., stopped over in Nashville for a short stay. Nell Fain ('23), after attend- ing convention and spending the re- mainder of the summer with her par- ents, has returned to T allahassee, Fla., where she will resume her du- ties as instructor in English at Flo- rida State college for women.
The girls in our local chapter have been spending their vacations in vari- ous interesting ways. Virginia Mar- tin ( E x '23), our last year's presi- dent, has just returned home from Camp Nakawana, Mayland, T enn., where she served as director in mu- sic in the junior camp. Violet Ab- bott Cabeen (Psi '17) and her hus- band are spending the month of Sep- tember in Philadelphia.
In just a few weeks more we will have our first meeting of the year, and we are looking forward to hav- ing a large chapter and many good times together.
e in Jackson, Tenn. Three Alpha
served as attendants—Maleita
ett ('26), Mary Elizabeth Sharp
), and Harriet Owsley (Tau
a '23). Ann and her brilliant
g husband will be in Nashville family even for so short a while. year, and we are fortunate to
rah Sawyer ('27) married and
ived her degree from Vanderbilt Mary Thompson ('26) and Sarah
constantly during the summer for parties. Katrina Overall McDonald and her three small sons spent sev- eral weeks with her mother. We arc always glad to have Katrina and her
Cleveland Meets at Regnat By VIVIANDAY
e April meeting was taken up ipally with the election of oth-
fort j fj_
:
dwig Sloane, president; Gertrude '. secretary; Dorothy Doler. urer; and Vivian Day, editor to
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^ ° ^ c e r s assumed their duties May meeting which was held
as usual at the High Noon club. Our annual picnic was planned at this time and held on June 4.
The Panhellenic activities for May consisted of a tea held at the Cleve- land at which time Mrs. De Marcus Brown of Indianapolis spoke and a dance on May 21 at the Westlake hotel.
For the past two meetings, we have
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been glad to have Isabcllc W eybright with us. She is visiting her sister before locating in Pennsylvania.
Florence Keyleber, one of our wealthier members, went abroad this summer. Grace O'Brien has moved to an apartment up town over the Red Cross center and with her an- tique furniture and original tower room it is worth visiting.
A letter without an announcement is a letter without a thrill hut the nearest thing to that I can give you is to say I should like to have some authentic information about Dorothy Doler to give, but to get it you will have to write a personal self-ad- dressed envelope, I am afraid.
It is with great enthusiasm and pleasure that I write of a romantic wedding which occurred in our chap- ter this summer. Margaret (Peg) Betz, after all of our careful watch- ing and waiting, was quietly married on July 11 at the Lakewood Method- ist church to Charles lames Smith. Mr. Smith is an attorney in Cleve- land and is connected with the law firm of Day & Day. "Peg" told no one except her mother and >istcr who were the only guests at the wedding, and her mother helped out by fur- nishing the ring. But vou can't blame her, since she knew it herself only
an hour beforehand. However, don't misinterpret my last statement. Mr.
To DR VGH Smith had asked her the question
some time ago, hut they had not de- cided on a definite date for their marriage. After the wedding, the groom took a wedding trip for two weeks to his home in Iowa. Upon] his return both the bride and uroont went on a trip east, and while ill Xew York visited Lucile I)\orak Kirk. They are at home now at 1290 W. 104 street. Cleveland.
Arline Ewing attended convention and came back filled with enthusiasm as is always the case after an Alpha () convention. She was made District] Superintendent of Ohio Valley, andl we are proud of that.
The regular summer Alpha () pic- nic was held July 16 at Arrowhead at the cottage of Gizella Berkner.
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Mould are the parents of a new son, Neijl Mchines Mould, horn Aug. 7.
Hedwig Sloan, president of oun chapter, while in Buffalo this sum- mer, was entertained by three Alpha O's. They reported they were ord ganizing an alumnae chapter in that
city.
Avis Coultas Stevens is much im-
proved in health and will teach school this winter.
Our first meeting of tin- year wi" he held Saturday evening, Sept. 24, at Regnatz where we are to have din- ner and hold our meeting afterward.
OCTOtle buponRoeon littleBirmingham Hears of Convention By MARY HAMILTON HORTON
School days! Yes. we "alums" chelle was bubbling over with their tingle and thrill to the core at the glowing accounts of Seattle's hos*3 verv thoughts of rushing, for the pitality. Their slogan is now un^ mere fact that that we are alumnae animously "Go west, young girl, SO" makes us feel no less enthusiastic west!"
our aOuwith nellelargetor ^spoany'"at namn••aenall . •u-todirem . In over the very promising year to come.
There is another reason why we have
such an unusual amount of "pep" here
in Birmingham; for, what with the
tang of salt air, the hustle and bustle
of giant cities, the breath-taking before. Mamie Baskervill is at the! beauty of canyons and gorges, and
the romance of summer camping still exerting their influences, who could but be optimistic?
old Baskervill place in Mason. Tenpj It isn't at all hard to keep Mamie down on the farm, but it is exceed^ ingly difficult to get her to come hom*-,
noJ One of us—hare one—set sail f°f our latest meeting in July with Ro- sky, on Tuesday, that she was goiflffl
Ellen Barnett, Knoxie Faulk, and
Rochelle Gachet had the unusual op- Europe in July. Can you imagifl*j portunity of going to convention, and anyone's announcing out of a cleaf
to
C b rMndLorena Norton has been in NeW; York just "playing around"—taking courses in piano, to be exact, and filling each moment with an experi- ence more fascinating than the onCi
to Methas homold less old.
Whe "Heold Thasporand Estecised"cophas Mabouwhiccide—Not nor How activnew *oombe j,

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thers of us have set sail upon lit- arks of their own, for other lands, the seas of matrimony: Celia buck ('26) married Leon Walker June 17, and they have a dear apartment near the Edgar E l -
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r April meeting, we combined entertainment of the local Pan- nic. It was a delightful occasion, ly attended—almost too much so my peace of mind, for I was nsible for refreshments, and so
more than was customary came, I suffered the torments of the eel ie s t there should not he suf- t food. There was!
¥ a y 2 0 ' M r s - P c r r > ' P a i d u s a n
o-bnef visit. The alumnae gave nner for her in the Pompeiian
°f us Pr?sent-3,1(1 1 can^
mber any occasion more marked
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recording secretary in place of Agnes Hines. resigned. LaVerne McNelly explained the operation, cost and other details of the Mile of Pennies plan. After lively discussion, we de- cided temporarily to substitute penny saving among the members only. I
thing all mv trades people must know about the plan and desire to help, be- cause I've never had so much penny change.
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aT our thimbles and found
W e've been
some interesting visitors lately. Clara Murray Clcland and Sadie Ramsay Woolwinc were here for the dinner we gave Mrs. Perry. Margaret Vaughn Branscomhe spent a day or two with Shirley Lake. Mary Hills Faxon Divine came over from Chat- tanooga for a fortnight with her
mother. Julia Rather (she has a mar-
ried name which I don't know) was visiting here at the time of the ac-
Europe on W ednesday? Felicia
calfe did that verv thing, and she
been entertained in her ancestral ('28) married Demps Lanning in e in Switzerland—a picturesque
castle (think of it!) with count-
rooms and halls, countless years
Memphis Visits K.
By ROBERTA WILLIAMS DIVINE
ell, as the old clown says, when Kappa Omicron's Kitchenette. We cartwheels into the circus ring, liked doing that. We chose Elizabeth re we are again "—hack on the Hale to represent us at Convention job of writing for To DRAGMA. and discussed and voted on the vari-
t used to be my favorite indoor t, but that was back in the high far-off days when Virginia Judy rly and Mary Ellen Chase exer- their personality in extracting y." Let's see if mv trusty Corona forgotten its cunning!
emphis Alumnae chapter is near t the most enthusiastic unit with h I have ever been associated.
ous questions that she might go fully instructed.
On June 2, Kappa Omicron gave us a most charming party in the new- ly opened fraternity house. Those girls are delightful hostesses, and we enjoyed the attention as well as see- ing the house. W e admired their mauv gifts, and I am afraid rather openly approved of our own present to them—French draperies and a tru-
but Linda is incomparable! Our June meeting was held in the
heat nor close of Southwestern, new house, with Josephine Conger as vacation-scattering have damped hostess. We elected Shirley Lake
much of this is due to our dear ly huge davenport upholstered in e chapter and how much to our crimson velvet.
president. I won't attempt to de-
liott, Juniors, over on South Thir- tieth street. Harriett Cottingham
July, and they seem to be helping "fraternity row" along by living within two blocks of the Elliotts and Walkers. We shall be sure of a large attendance at meetings this year, provided they are held on the corner of T enth avenue and Thirtieth street. Alice Weed was married to Mr. Spratt during the summer.
O.'s New House

at the Pcabody There were
na a
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82 To DRAGMA tive chapter's house warming and Pennsvlvania and New York. Linda
came to it with Martha Lou Jones. Phoebe Paxton (and isn't she a love?) was the guest of her sister, Elise Keebler, and came to our June meeting. She gave us some dandy good tips on rushing.
Harriette Williams Melton and small Roberta Louise (my godchild) are spending the fall with me.
Genevieve Shea Reddick and babies motored to Knoxville with her family for a summer visit.
Grace Gilfillan has returned from an extended motor trip to Michigan,
Best Terry and Bill (bless him!) made one couple of a jolly party of young married folks who spent a week at the Inn at Shiloh National Park. Elizabeth Clinton has spent the summer in New York where she was awarded her Master's degree at Columbia in June.
My nicest news for closing. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCallie Divine (Mary Hills Faxon) announce the
birth of wee Mary Hills Divine Chattanooga, July 13, 1927.
Until .January!
OCTgirland teriaItselvhaveus. sistebeaWgoinMarmonin tand thatOklahoma City Helps
By ZALIA LI LI.
The Oklahoma City Alpha O's are all looking forward to helping the active chapter at Norman with rush which will be Sept. 13 and 14 and have already assisted the girls in a little pre-rush bridge party which was held in Oklahoma City, July 30.
Emily Hess, our Alumnae chapter representative, and Stella Fortier, Tulsa, who attended convention, give us a very interesting account of it, and we all have hopes of attending the next one.
We are very glad to have Helene Brasted here in Oklahoma City, even if it is only for a short visit. She hasn't been with us for two years
now. since she is teaching school jj§ Texas.
Mrs. Nelle Emenheiser (Nu Kap- pa) who has been in Oklahoma City a number of vears left us early in June and is now living in Austin, T exas.
Emily Hess is engaged to T. &j Hopner. who is connected with the Southwest Bell Telephone company. Their wedding will be an event <M November.
We will start our regular meetings! in September, and know that we arft| going to accomplish "wonders" tins year, due to the fact that the alum- nae girls in Norman arc going to COS operate with us.
Mhaveour to coas wbut withOunet MCnPM follosnor"eac*or J-eniW geveBUza*-°s a Bnmry ' "ss"tasvir 'W Chicago South Shore Anticipates
By ELIZABETH HOOD
The South Shore members have been doing their share of globe trot- ting this past summer. Maude Nolte and family had a delightful trip west, including Lake Louise, Ore., and California. Helen Cooney and family spent their vacation in Colorado and Kansas. Julia Crane and family sailed
From England Sept. 16, they having spent a delightful year abroad. Vera Reibel, our president, spent the sum- mer in Wisconsin resting up after a strenuous winter.
W olfe
who was quite
ilfi|
Milwaukee Picnics at Pine Lake
twbe s ses ^ ^ rBy FRIEDA It is useless to say, that one finds
it rather difficult during the summer
L . DORNER
to find enough news to justify writing of a letter of this kind.
affairWith Xi's Rushing
Fall
Helen
during the early summer with asthma:! is fine again.
We arc all anxious to get together,; having been apart all summer afl;(M hope to accomplish great things thffl winter.
Florence Triggs (Iota) recent| moved from Urbana to Chicago an" is living at 7235 Jcfferv avenue. V|B hope to have her as a new nieinber this fall.
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our chapter, who can inspire us with new enthusiasm for greater growth. The outstanding event of our sum- mer was the picnic at the Dorner summer home on Pine Lake, Sunday, June 26. The girls and some of their husbands and children made merry all day, swimming, canoeing and eat-
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s come and go on their vacations, it is most difficult to collect ma- l of interest.
has been hard to adjust our- es to the fact, that we no longer our dear Helen Hughes with Our whole sororitv has lost a r, who was as charming and utiful of soul as she was of body.
e feel badly too, because we are
g to lose Dorothy Chaussee and
garet Seymour, who leave this
th for their homes in the West,
he pursuit of greater happiness
occupation. We trust, however, can live those golden western days the fall will bring new girls to on Puget Sound with our delegates.
Madison Holds Raffle By GRACE G . AUSTIN
adison Alumnae chapter members scattered for the summer. At last meeting, in Tune, we A-oted ntinue our monthly get-togethers e alwavs have such good times, vacation plans have interfered our intentions.
r June meeting was held at Gar- Kleven Lowe's cottage on Lake dota. W e combined business pleasure and had a picnic feast wed by a tramp up the lake e, and a long talk down on the h. It was also a farewell party three of our charter members. ce Goodrich Hoffman has moved Wilmington. Delaware; Gladvs ndge Cardiff to Milwaukee, and beth (Betty) Riley has left for Angeles where she will teach in vate school for girls. W e are
sorry to have them go and shall them at our meetings this winter.
few dollars were added to our urv Tune 18. when we took over "fl^e.inent of the Madison Ser-
^hop for a day. The active
are proud of our fast growing fund, and hope that we may be able to bin- lots of things for the new house when it is completed. The Lingerie Chest w-hich was raffled off in May wras our largest financial success, and we owe a big "Thank vou" to all of the Eta alumnae who sent pretty "un- dies" and checks to help fill the chest. There were so manv dainty things
that everyone in the chapter want- ed it.
Of course the new house monopol- izes the biggest share of our con- versations in meeting and out. The corner of Lake and Langdon streets,
has finally been chosen as the site, and the house plans are under way. There will be many busy days ahead for we are finding that a new house is quite a responsibilitv for a group so inexperienced in house-building.
We hope that the out of town "alums" will make an effort to come back for rushing this fall, and will be able to come to one of our meet- ings. Our chapter is so very new that we are anxious to hear of the ex-
Bloomington Has Gay Meetings By GRACE MILLER
^V o °ten and Rosalie latter. South Henderson street. Fol-
nd p 3 r r i s
f , r e y r
n h / t
were charming host-
'^""J meeting of the
lowing the regular business session the evening was snent in bridge,
On Wednesday evening, May 4, we entertained the seniors of the active
1 Alumnae cha )ter thc b e ' 1 ' -
generously con-
scoured the home attics. We ters.
',,. ?
irls very
ed dresses, coats and hats, and periences and doings of other chap-
ln
.g held at the home of the
ing and all look forward to some day in 1928, when we can spend another day like that.
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chapter with a formal dinner partv in the Reserve room of the Hotel Graham. Mary Neal McTlveen, acted as toastmistress, and much to our dis- may called for remarks from each of the "alums." Baskets of vari-colored tulips and strands of smilax deco- rated the tables. Pink folders deco- rated with bright colored fans served as place cards and programs for the dinner.
Roma Lindsev Sanders and Louise Rogers delightfully entertained us at the home of the former. North Fess avenue, at the last meeting before ad- journment for the summer months. A feature of the evening was a mis- cellaneous shower complimentary to Helen Duncan.'who was leaving on a European tour for the summer. A delicious supper was served by the hostesses. Mary Neal Mcllveen was chosen as our representative to the convention at Seattle.
A most enjoyable picnic was held in July. W e all met at the Cascades Park for the event and enjoyed a sumntuous "pot-luck" supper.
The evening was spent in games and conversation. W e were so glad to have with us Edith Huntington Anderson of State College, Pa., who has been here visiting her parents, also Maury Elizabeth Miller, who has ben teaching at Miami, Fla., and Mabel Jane Cttne, who has been at- tending school in California.
To DRAGM: diana university with the class of '2
She was a member of Panhelleni council and quite active in university affairs. After an extended wedding trip they will make their future rw sidence in Bloomington where Mr. Carpenter is employed as City Engi- neer. We are so glad to have Doro- thv back with us this fall.
From all reports the girls all seem- ed to have had a wonderful summer.. Helen Duncan has just returned from a European tour, and we are anxious to hear of her interesting experi-a ences. Hanna Blair Neal spent sev-j eral weeks at Lake James, Ind. Mary Neal Mcllveen upon her return from the convention at Seattle left for Chi- cago for an extended visit. Rosalie Borland Esarev spent several weeks at the various lakes in Wisconsin! Louise Rogers spent her vacation in the northern lake regions.
Irene Tones will be with us this winter. She has an excellent position! at the universitv library. W e are soj sorry to hear that Laura Alexander! and Marv Helen Smith McCov wilfl not he with us this winter. Laura has accepted a position at Gary, Ind.. for the winter, and Alary Helen will re- side in Indianapolis. Pearl Mavsfl will be with us this winter. She haS'j a position as teacher in the Bloorfl-J ington high school. Margaret Stew^J art, of Connersvillc. was a guest ofl Ruth Farris W ooten. for severaM weeks this summer. Roma Lindseyl
OCTris. Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Dorothv Nash ('24) Sanders is planning on being here.
will assocInPipecharKobyJohaand drickJuly viewQuesrenewnew of tfindrousAlsoconst°t talumThcall gow| f tne and Carl Carpenter, the marriage taking place in early fall at Terre Haute. Dorothy graduated from In-
Roma's husband has accepted a pos'*
Denver Alumnae chapter was or- ganized May 16. 1927. at the home of Edna Brown Morris. W e were for- tunate in having our seven, which at the present time consists of the entire chapter: namely, Edna M o r r i s (Lambda). Irma Greenawalt (Epsi- lon), Evelyn V an Horn (Lambda), Helen Gump (Omega), Carrie Klein (Zeta). Helen Campbell (Rho), and Kathryn Acton (Phi).
Two installing officers, Viola Gray of Lincoln, Neb., and Catherine
Flythe of Dallas, Texas, were at that time in Boulder, Colo., installing tWl Chi Delta chapter of the University of Colorado. Immediately after a n fairs were settled there, the two o l "j ficers came to Denver, where tltf. were taken on an all day trip '"y1 . mountains by Irma Greenawalt. UFj on returning to Denver in the ev j ning. a dinner was held at the hofljj of Kathryn Acton in honor of 0 1 new Alumnae chanter. After di"11* we drove to the home of Edna M°
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OBER, 1927 85 and there were installed by the school year as Alpha Omicron Pi
have a chapter here—at least an iation— soon.
fact six of us—Mrs. Caroline r Dorr (Rho) (and one of Rho's ter members at that!), Madeline , Dale Davis, Hilda Goltz, and nna Buecking—all of Epsilon; last of all, myself, Kathryn Ken- (Rho)— met one evening in at my home with that end in . How to go about it was the tion before us and in between
ing old friendships and making ones we decided to get a hold he directory so that we could more AOH's whom we knew t be living in Buffalo and vicinity. we decided that we must h?--«> a itution so that we could learn he ways and manner of an nae chapter.
e very next day I had a 'phone from Mrs. Gordon Sloan, better n as Hedwig Sloan, president he Cleveland Alumnae chapter,
had heard of our meeting and
as how to go about this business of forming a chapter. We ButTalonians sure enough appreciate the Cleveland
chapter's peppy president.
At a second meeting the same six
were present—and another, Anita Goltz (Epsilon). A form letter which is being sent to all Alpha O's who are listed in the directory as living in Buffalo or vicinity, was composed. (We hope that if we have overlooked any that those Alpha O's will get in touch with us—communicate with Kathrvn Kcndrick, 46 Parker avenue, Buffalo, N.Y.)
Hilda and Anita Goltz have invited us to have our picnic, a sort of an informal getting-acquaintcd party (at which time we hope to have gotten enough Alpha O's together to form that long-wanted chapter) sometime in September at their summer home on the C anadian shore.
So wish us luck—all you alumnae chapters! Perhaps by the next issue of To DKAGMA there will be a Buf- falo Alumnae chapter.
Subscribefor ToDragma<J\(ow
t h e
real fraternity spirit wished
by showing the real Alpha O spirit. Our chapter being small and very new, there is little to write in this first letter. The last meeting was held in the late spring, and since then wc have all been scattered for the summer months. However we hope to have enjoyable meetings this com- ing winter season, and to do some
real active work.
The Embryo Buffalo
By KATHRYN KENDRICKS
ict officers.
ith the aid of the Alumnae, the
Delta chapter held their first ing party Aug. 12 at Lakewood ntry club, one of Denver's beauti- lubs which is located four miles de of Denver, with the moun- as a majestic background. Eigh- of the very best girls of Denver rushed, and we hope that our rado chapter can start her new
—no alumnae chapter has been to know of our success. She has nized in Buffalo as yet. But we offered us her assistance—and al- a O's who have found each ready she has written valuable hints this summer arc hoping that we
Chapter Writes
ATC'll the mails for the January issue of To DRAGM A. If you
have married or moved don't forget to send your new name
address to Miss Wyman, 345 Broad street, Bloomlield, X. J., at Uvvont e
^ " £ * the issue without extra charge unless the change er
^ bands °y January 1. And you Alpha O's who read your bor'.s issue this time you'd better send in money for a subscrip-
once. Y ou can't afford to be without your fraternity's mouth- - Send it to Miss Wyman, too. Do it now!
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OCHcagin 3
A number of Zeta girls who have been residing elsewhere since their marriages or who have been teaching at distant points spent the summer in Lincoln. Margaret McNcrney who teaches in Springfield, 111., has been in the city with her parents and at- tending summer school. Helen French who teaches at Hibbing, Minn., visit- ed her mother in University Place. Dorothy Gannon who taught during the past year at Fairbury spent a part of the summer at home and the remainder of the time was in Min- nesota with her sister, Mrs. Vincent Grady (formerly Grace Gannon). L a Vern Wright who taught at McCook last year also was in Lincoln for the summer.
Word has been received from Mrs. Allan Wilson (V ero Erwin) who went to California nearly two years ago, that she and Allan are locating soon in Hollywood where Allan is in the motion picture business. Their present address is 221 N. Vendome, Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Laird Potter (Mildred Gillilan) formerly of Red Cloud are also in California.
Mrs. Jack Graebing who was Mer- cedes Abbott before her marriage in Ohio last summer, is planning to re- turn to Lincoln this fall for a visit with her mother and her sister, Mrs. Myron Xoble (Arline Abbott).
Marriages
The wedding of Marcella Stock- man of Red Cloud and Vernon S. Nedrow of Hartington took place June 21 at the Episcopal church in Red Cloud. Both Marcella and Ver- non attended the University of Ne- braska. Vernon is affiliated with Pi Kappa Alpha. They are making their home in Hartington.
One of the pretty summer wed- dings in Lincoln was that of Mary Herzing and Howard M . Parmelee which took place July 12 at Mary's home. Only members of the family
and a few close friends were presents Both Mary and her husband are graduates of the University of Ne- braska. When in school Mary waSi a member of Mortar Board and of Omicron Nu, and Howard is an Alpha Chi Sigma. They spent their honeymoon at Lake LeHomme Dietl in Minnesota and have returned tffl make their home in Lincoln this yearjj
The marriage of Edith Simanek oil Prague and William Greer of St] Joseph, Mo., took place in Omaha\ early in June. Following a wedding! trip to St. Joe and Kansas City they
are making their home in Humboltj Edith attended Columbia university and was graduated from the UniveM sity of Nebraska with Phi Beta Kappa honors. During her last year in school she was president of Zeta chapter.
Esther Brehm and Henry Renken of Talmage were married at her home earlv in June. Mildred Brehm. who is also an Alpha O was her sis* ter's only attendant. Their honey- moon was spent in the Ozark moiin* tains.
Frances Aiken has returned to Lin- coln after spending the summer nil Yellowstone park. She will be kin- dergarten assistant at Saratoga school again this year.
Evelyn Wilson who was a kinder*, garten assistant in Lincoln last % v l 0 J ter is returning to school for P3 " time. She will also be a part tune kindergarten director in one of tKj city schools.
Alumnae S^otes
Zeta
By RUTH FARQUHAR
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TOBER, 1927
elen Gould who has been in Chi- o several wars, spent her vacation Council Bluffs with her parents
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and came to Lincoln for a short visit with Ethel Widenes Bentlv.
Sigma
By ADA SHREVE BELSHAW
Gam ina
By ALICE S. DUNHAM
e were so glad to have had such large representation at convention from the accounts of all they oyed the week immensely. Among se Sigma girls there were Rose rx. Rose Bell, Mary Pierce, Mar- et Dudley, Helen Henry, Frances ward, Rosalinda and Josephine ese, Grace Guyles, Cornelia Mor- Ruth Burchhalter, Altreada Scar- o, Ruth Henderson, Marian ith, Delight Frederick, Harriet
ckus, junior, and Myn Force and ma Hunter, both of Nebraska, but h loyal members of the San Fran- o Alumnae chapter.
e of course are delighted over new Grand President, Rose Marx, know that all Alpha O's will n realize what we know, that our
se is one splendid example of ely and capable womanhood.
lorence W eeks is spending the mer in Europe and reports a most nderful time.
ary Shuman and Alice Parker re also abroad for the summer.
e all sincerely regret that Helene llins has moved to Los Angeles.
Our great loss is the gain of the Los Angeles chapter.
Virginia Esterly, dean of women at the University of Oregon has been in Berkelev during the summer ses- sion.
We greatly miss Mattie Butler Harris, our capable secretary who has moved to Sacramento where her husband has opened his law offices.
Some of the girls had the great pleasure of meeting Stella Perry dur- ing her short stay in Oakland.
Gladys Bfitton is spending the siunmcr here from her home in New Jersey.
Helen Hcnrv spent a week in our midst before her return to Seattle to open her gift shop. We surely wish our loyal Helen all kinds of success in her new work.
Births
Blanche Hearst—we don't remem- ber which.
Gladys Yander Naillen McDonald —a daughter.
Lucille Greig Campbell—a daugh- ter.
Georgia Meredith Oliver—a daugh- ter.
Ihere arc quite a few of our nae here this summer, and wc are 'inu that wc- mav have a picnic real "get-together" to talk over tunes.
argaret Holyokc Adams, with family, is visiting her parents in
in Bangor after studying the past winter at Columbia university.
Marion Day returned from an in- ti li sting trip around the world but did not stay with us long. She went to Portland to study a business course.
Mabel Peabody Wilson is now liv- ing in Seal Harbor where her hus- band has recently taken a position. We hope that you can come to some of our meetings this year, Mabel.
Wc regret that Rowene Hersey ('23) has had to spend part of her summer vacation in the hospital.
Theresa Jackson ('24) was married in January to C. R. Hersum, and they arc living in Germany. Address, in care of Noton Gesellschaft, Wes- seling by Cologne.
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Position as Home ionstration agent for Piscatacpiis "U v and accepted a position as
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Mrs. Ceylon Archer (Eleanor Mur- ray, E x '25) with her daughter. Jeanne, is spending the summer months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Murray at Hampden Highlands. Grace Murray is at home for several weeks. She is training at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital in Boston.
To DR.V;MA
OCTguidworBeulah Osgood ('26) is attending in the Sawver Memorial Congrega- the summer session at Columbia. tional church at Jonesport. Frances Edwina Bartlett (Ex '28) is at Puller, new president of the active University of Maine summer school. chapter, was maid of honor; and several other Alpha O sisters were bridesmaids: Anne Stinchfield, Irene Lcrette, and Ethel Cummings. Frances and her "hubby" are spend- ing the summer in Maine, but in September will go to Hartford, Conn.,
Engagements
The engagement of Anna Stinch- field ('27) and Lieutenant Vermette of the University of Maine Military department was announced recently. The wedding will take place in Sep- tember.
Marriages
Barbara Dunn ('29) was married June 18 at her home in Orono to
An engagement announced last spring was that of Helen A. Peahody and Gifford Davis of Portland. Helen graduated from Maine this year and Mr. Davis from Bowdoin.
where they will reside.
Births
To Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Libby (Ai- leene Libby), a bov, Seth Browne on May 14.
To Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Wis- well (Ruth Savage), a girl, Mary Louise on June 29.
By the time this is in your hands our house, O U R house, will have the knocker on the door, a piano in the living room, food in the kitchen, and a set of house rules already be- ing lived up to and broken by many young sisters who have no idea how many years we've looked forward to the first rushing season, the first dance and the first initiation in the new house. We'll be "just alums" when we come back to see the pro- duct of many years' grief, but we can smile at each other from the corner of very-old eyes, and say, in the most approved manner for such as we, "Well, I declare! Now, when I was in school—" and altogether be- have as though the house really be- longed to us. (Which it does of course, though we won't disillusion them just at first.)
With which editorial comment let's proceed to the business of the day. If I diverge unnecessarily into a long story of the beauties of the Canadian Rockies, the flowers of Moran
school or the charming personality of Rose Garner Marx you'll know that convention has left its lasting im- pression, as all of them do, and 1 can't remember just who once be- longed to Rho and who didn't.
First, about some of the very new and shiny young alumnae, who are trving their best not to answer to that name. Rita Biondi has been in- structing in zoology this summer at:' Northwestern, and plans to go on with her Fellowship next winter, liv- ing, perhaps, with Eleanor some- where near the campus.
Ruth Batterson is still working in the library at school, and will prob- ably continue there for the time being.
Anfore Rho
By DOROTHY DUNCAN-
montsmiliProf. Elmer
spending the
they will be at home on Bennoch street. Orono.
R. Hitchner. After summer in W isconsin,
Offitypeard numand she him.at ashe the lock garefive thingMofficsummpositbrokthe hteentComday.
On June 15, two days after she re- ceived her degree from college, Frances Sawyer was united in mar- riage to Homer Worchester of Hart- ford, Conn. The wedding took place
Helen Street, with miraculous good luck, obtained a position teachmS English in the same high school where Lucile has been for a year and will be again. Dolton, I think it is.
vJ -M;te"la
t5re ' Eleanor Goodrich is very nicely set' for the future under Dr. Howards
sheiThhearbusyin Athis Boiwill K.rptis , d c - at 2lust c'ub. °'uy Thgirls IreneBlsy.mn x c vPW, retalto rvthe ffinict

OBER, 1927 8 " ance. This summer she has been nie" Cedarholm there, too (sorry we
king leisurely in the Personnel can't remember people's married
d Kay Moss will be married be-
this goes to print. She and der to give herself every possible
h or two, but is now the same ng Peggy again.
better since her last operation for appendicitis, but she gave up her long-planned trip to convention in or-
ce on campus while learning to in the morning, with Dr. How- concerning himself about the ber of letters she has mastered looking forward to the time when can copy his masterpieces for Of course, she doesn't like that ll! When school starts this fall will be established regularly in Personnel Office of the McKin- Campus working with M ar- tta Fenn—hours four to nine, days a week. Thus doing the she loves best of all.
ary Stephenson filled in at the e during mv month away this er, and now has a promising ion with Davis & Davis, Inc., a erage firm just three doors down all. In other words, on the thir- h floor of the Wrigley building. e and have lunch with us some names) and learned that she will be living in Chicago permanently.
Two Alpha O's from far corners of the west are in Evanston this sum- mer taking graduate work. Margaret McKay from North Dakota, who is living at Willard, and Helen Camp- hell from Pueblo, Colorado. Their future plans have not been divulged.
Louise Lowry is in Europe giving the natives a treat and learning more funny stories about Hispano-Suizas and German beer-gardens. Perhaps I misrepresent the true facts, though. I should have said first that she went over for the purpose of studying. In the fall she will be back to fill her new position on the teaching staff of the University in the Mathematics department.
And Merva, who disappointed so very many people by not going to convention, and then sent a wire full of love to everyone there, has left the
0 R T O ° LO"Ka time.
,rfai-et Snook will be back in n'M i c h - f o r hersecondyear
mUS C in the pub,ic schoo,s '
Alpha Epsilon. To those who were in school a few years ago Granville's name is familiar as the famous back- stroke man on the swimming team, breaker of records and— funny-bones. That the announcement was sudden
- 0Use-b u t (lon'tk n o w w h e r e
rough a roundabout source I
that "Peg" Tawse Mathes is
furnishing their new bungalow city for a long vacation somewhere drian, Mich. She was quite ill on a lake in Indiana. She is looking winter and came home for a much better and feeling decidedly
sie" have their apartment, and
soon be added to the growing
p of young marrieds on the north
chance of complete recovery. No one can possibly know, except those who work with her, how much of her time and interest and energy she gives to
Marion Warnes Miller is living
0-something on Arthur avenue, Rho chapter. More than any other
across from the Edgewater Golf one person or group of people it is Now if Lola and Vic would Merva who is responsible for the
move north—. house we go into this fall, and merits our never-ending thanks and grati-
rough some of the Kansas City tude.
we learned at convention that Engagements
Peterson is well, happy and On July 30, at a luncheon at the
It's about time for another Orrington hotel, Mrs. Biondi announc-
to Evanston, isn't it, Irene? ed the engagement of her daughter, e a new house to offer as bait,
to a lot of people we haven't Rita to Granville Dickey, Sigma
^F B r o w n has finished her see- and unexpected made it the more in-

tC a R 0 i n
a c ala ,:f, »rcate
Simmons and came Ju n e - W e s a w h e r a t
Day tea in the un-
s
working now. W e met "Con-
Course at
teresting. No date has been set for the wedding, since Rita is going back to school to work for her Master's thisyear.


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them but the family plate. They left before we did and went down to La? guna Beach for another honeymoon, but Dot writes now that she is burn- ing eyelashes and biscuits learning to cook, and is happier than she has ever been before. Their address is; 4461)4 Willowbrook avenue, Holly- wood, California, and all letter- will be more than welcome. 1 can guaran- tee you an answer worth waiting for —if you'll wait.
Births
To Air. and Mrs. Donald C. Rqsj (Ada Campbell) a son, sometime in
May.
To Mr. and Airs. H. Grafton Cajl lisle (Helen Hawk) a daughter on June 3, Jean Louise.
OCTBon ster, El$100submInvetionHard Wisgoesvvill and menthis Licity.saw Marriages
On June 11 Marion
Albert O. Miller were married at Marion's home in Oak Park. They are now living in Rogers Park, and everyone is glad to have them so near the campus.
On June 25 Dorothy Pearson was married to Howard E . Signor at St. Louis, with no one present but the immediate family. "Howie" and "Dot" started across the country al- most immediately in the "family Ford," and reached Los Angeles July 9. "Howie's" father and mother had found one of those unbelievably pic- turesque small bungalows for them in Hollywood, and they proudly en- tertained us while we were there, having none of their own things with
Bettv Bond has just returned from a six months tour of Europe. S—sh —scandal—she had a permanent in Paris and wasn't very enthusiastic about it, so when she got to Eng- land she had her beautiful tresses shorn, and it looks just splendid. Betty and Dorothy Womrath spent some time traveling together before Dorothy left for home.
Marie Bremer was also "over there," and she and Betty spent ten days together in Paris. Alarie got home shortly before Betty.
Betty left for Columbia on Sept. 20. She planned to take up library work. A week later she came home—Co- lumbia was full. We'll be glad to have her here this winter.
Alyrtle Abramson spent some months at her home at Red Lodge, Mont., this spring, as she was quite ill. She is back now, and we hope- she is here to stay.
Frances Graham McClure has been visiting her family in Rochester all summer. She and her young son plan to be with Betty a short time before returning to their home in the east.
Alarion Conlin is attending Busi- ness college and will go into secre- tarial work here in the city. We will be glad to have her among our ac- tive "alums."
Winifred Whitman is now a f'OT fledged AI. D. She is practicing, and is the attending physician at 1 State Girls' home in New York. 1
Grace O'Brien was in Duluth this summer for her vacation. She is now head psychologist for the Child Guid- ance Clinic in Cleveland.
Ruth Jones went to Alaska this summer and while there, met "Kot Bremer Afatson and her husband* "Kot" had taken the trip after con- vention. Ruth came back to Minne- apolis with them and visited Mvrtle "Abe" during her short stay.
lone Jackson is in San Fernando, Calif., doing dental clinic work. She has a Ford, now, and travels to all the towns in the county.
Elizabeth "Spike" Reinertsen did play ground work in Duluth this sunv mer. She has been teaching , n Brainerd.
Dorothy Womrath returned fronl her year abroad with two certificates from the Sorbonne. She is now tak- ing a secretarial course and will take a position in Alinneapolis.
Lucille Haertel was in California this summer and attended s e v e r a J Alpha O parties while there.
was given by the Los Au£e 'e S alumnae for the convention delegate^ She brought back news of the Taffl girls who are out there.
"'Ellawashreasa vnoboinstawafsummighindirily Of j>estby thriltivit|jPPmosnesswliUt c m °r "aaCsumS jW arnes
and
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By JANET HOWRY
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OBER, 1927
onita L a Favor Keck is planning
taying in Alinneapolis this win- and will attend the university.
sa Steinmetz won a prize of 0 for the best advertising scheme itted to W. B. Foshay and Co.—
stment Securities. Congratula- s, Elsa.
azel Hitchcock and Harriet How- will both teach in Fond Du Lac, ., this winter. Afayme Bender to Fairmont. Alarion Barclay teach in Arlington, Wash. She her mother will have an apart- t there. Alarion was in Oregon summer.
la Kline is now in New York While Betty was in Paris, she Lila pass in a taxi, so Betty
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jumped in, and they spent the day
together.
Tis an ill wind," observed little Cinders, "that blows nobody's dry on the line." By the same oning, I suppose, 'tis a good wind, ery good wind indeed, that fills dy's eyes with dust. Take, for nce, that beneficent breeze which ted so many Convention-ward this mer. Even that, Chi alumnae t well regard with some mild gnation, for it robbed us tempora- of our chief Syracuse reporter. course, Emily Tarbell did do her to make up for her dereliction sending post-haste f rom Seattle hnjr accounts of Convention fes- ies and a little concerning the six y Chis who enjoyed them. A l - t were we enticed into forgive- .
^unewest °four alumnaeto ,h ,,A l p n a O historv being made in West was Gertrude Hildebrand,
whom the trip made an exciting uation present.
lanta Atoore is teaching this
mer in the graduate school of the
.yersity of Washington and the
And that's all for us from Seattle! News of Ruth Guthrie Woodruff in Dallas and Kay Jenkins Clement in Chicago, of whom Emily hoped to catch a glimpse on her way home, will have to wait until next time.
A little chat I had with Nora King, however, keeps me from the precarious pleasure of aping too ex- clusively the habits of Alark Twain, who boasted, you recall, that he could remember anything wdicther it had happened or not. Fortunately our alumnae president could give a pretty good account of her chapter members.
One of them, Alyrtle Alunson Ci- carelli, can no longer be so classed, I suppose since she has moved to New York, where her husband is to do work as a psychiatrist in the hospital on W ells Island.
The Owen twins, too. are living in New York, I hear.
Thelma Vinal is teaching in Buf- falo Normal this summer.
Alildred Riese is attending summer school at Cornell.
Nora herself has been motoring about the country with her aunt. She enjoyed the privilege, which the rest of us were regrettably denied, of see- ing something of Ina Miller Higbee when she stopped off in this section on her way to her Alaine camp.
Gertrude Shew has been busy as
Marriages
Chi By FRANCES
CARTER
8 h a m
Normal—outonsomeis-
ywrote Shewag pUn
s,
SoEmi
,
_
'v,Sp?ncl a few days witn lier-
etimc oi ner letter sne was i?- -
sleeping sickness. She is
•Bronson. Alice, it is start- •hear-,iasbccn111for tw0
w,th
vering now verv slowlv.
Dorris Bowers ('25) was married toJackL.GartononJune17ather home in Le Alars, Iowa. Her address is 624 Kennesaw avenue, N. E.,At- lanta, Ga.
Gladvs Bamberry to W ayne Gil- bert, a Alinnesota man, on July 30.
Dorothy Remington ('25) to Ro- land Cutts, a Senior Medic at Alinne- s<ita,Sept.21.
Births
Mildred Haugland Clagett, a boy, on Aug. 29.
Alae Aloran Johnson, a girl, Del- phine Alae, on July 8. Alae and her family are living at Cloquet.


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usual writing, Nora rather vaguely new suburban home or in the Adiron- put it, "some other kind of a book." dack camp time alone can tell. I also
Mrs. Gilger's serious illness has ran.
OC(REasIndkept Florence in Syracuse this sum- mer.
Marriages
facpubMto of MserSocfrofrodreteenthadicThiaretricthe M(MThe cottage to which I wrote you
Lillian Battenfeld retired this spring, ding is reported, that of Beatrice that lady, with customary impulsive- Barron, who on June 2 was married
ness,hastakennotfortheseasonbut toE.D«Hovey.
for a whole year. She and Helen Schrack have been contending all summer for the pleasure of enter- taining each other, but whether the meeting will occur in Helen's pleasant
Faye Bryan Allis (Mrs. L . T.) has changed her Indianapolis address to 769 W allace street.
Lura Halleck Thomas (Mrs. Gwinn) is the new corresponding sec- retary of Indianapolis Alumnae chap- ter.
Louise Hutt Jenkinson, Bill and young son are permanently located in Indianapolis where Dr. Bill is prac- ticing medicine. They live at 1808
College avenue. Louise has engaged a nursemaid and succumbed to the lure of teaching again. She spends her forenoons directing the art work of the Blaker school and has a very fine and interesting position.
Mary Elizabeth Johnson is living in Indianapolis at 4252 College ave- nue, and studying organ.
Bemice Leihr has been in Indiana- polis all summer at 20.30 North New Jersey street. She plans to return to California for the winter.
Other members of our Indianapolis colony include: Mildred McCoy at 826 North Delaware; "Peg" Schmalz- ricd Ballenger at 1603 Central ave- nue; and Iva Wray Lavin (Mrs. R. C.) at 2215 North Meridian.
Mary Gertrude Mauley and her mother have recently returned from a motor trip through the eastern and New England states.
tion touring Colorado and Yellow- stone Park. She will teach in Gary this year.
Laura Alexander has resigned her. position in the I. U. Extension DivH sion to become assistant to the Direc- tor of Adult Education in Gary. Her oflice will be in the Emerson school
Mary Lou Fitton has a position ill the library of Columbia university and is also taking some graduate courses.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ileaton (Allison Bolitho) are both attending Northwestern university this year,
and Kenneth is also pastor's assistant j in an M . E . church in Evanston.
Mary Esarey is a member of the law firm of Winters and Foskett, aim West Palm Beach. Her address im Box 1552, Lakeworth, Fla.
Dr. and Mrs. Ray Borland (Rosa- lie Esarey) are living in Blooming- ton at 340 S. Henderson street. Dr- Borland is associated in his medical 1 practice with Dr. Homer Woolleryj I and Rosalie is office assistant andi nurse for the "firm."
Elizabeth Miller is again teaching English and public speaking in the | Central high school, of Miami, Fla. Her address is 236 N. W. Fifty J eighth street.
polis to Newcastle, Ind. World.
Frances Lux is doing clerical work Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Lichen-I
in Los Angeles and lives at 836^2 seher (Mildred Schneider) live 3««
WaI'. DGrace Miller is living at home i° j Bloomington and is a member of thC-1 Sickels) have moved from Indiana- staff of the Bloominc/ton EvenV&W
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mitchell (Jane
South Normandie street.
Esther Mc Clellan spent her vaca-
2934 Oliver street. Fort Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Hcrold T . R°s S
PhiThe month of brides seems mis- named this year, for only one wed-
Births
David Allen arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Hill (Esther Hagenbucher '19) on Au-
gust 31.
Beta
By EDITH HUNTINGTON ANDERSON
Phi
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osella Stoner) are living at 717 usual I am anxiously awaiting news
t Seminary street, Greencastle, from everyone, so if you aren't re- . Herold is a member of the ported in this letter it must be your
ulty of De Pauw university in the lic speaking department.
argaret Weybright has returned the Hoosier state and is manager White's Cafeteria in Indianapolis.
aryEllenJenkinsisdoingsocial vice work for the Children's Aid iety of Romeo, Mich., forty miles m Detroit. She has charge of m seventy-five to ninety-five chil- n ranging from six weeks to nine- years, and it is her duty to see t each child gets the proper me- al, dental and psychological care. s work is done by clinics. There forty boarding homes in her dis- t, and it is also her duty to place children in boarding homes.
r. and Mrs. Harold Parthemer arv Fletcher) are living at 246
own fault!
To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Par- themer (Marv Fletcher), a daughter, Mary Wade, on Aug. 12.
To Mr. and Mrs. Spaine Arm- strong (Marv Duncan) a daughter. Phyllis, on Tulv 28.
To Mr.and Mrs.Arthur L.Eichen- seher (Mildred Schneider) a daugh- ter, Mildred Jean, on July 11.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Busby (Mildred Stoker) a daughter, Jo Anne, on June 30.
Marriages
Mary Helen Smith was married to W. H. McCov on Sept. 4, 1926. Mary Helen has been a teacher in the Bloomington public schools for sev- eral vears and at the same time taken
shington blvd.. Oak Park, 111.
orothy Bennett is living at 331 courses in Indiana university. The
s,Immer, but got no details. As ton where they will live.
Alpha Phi
MARIE M . MOEBUS
ve much news to give to I'll begin with Home-coming for
' f.s e e 'n ff so many of the Alpha you. Then, too. Convention is just Ssummer
Births
adia Court, Fort Wayne, and McCoys are now living in Indiana- hing in the public schools. polis.
r. and Mrs. Mvles B. Stevens Mvra Esarev was married in June elen Snoddy) live at 2557 West to George S. Mayse, of Indianapolis.
nd blvd.. Dunedin Court Apts., . Detroit. Mich.
elen Duncan returned the middle August from three months spent Europe. In spite of the fact that captured no Duke or Prince she a most delightful time, and visit- England, France, Holland. Bel- , Germany, Switzerland and y.
he Andersons and family (Edith
ntington) have returned to State
lege after two months spent in
omington and Minnesota. Not
y Alpha O's were encountered
the trip, since most everyone scem-
to be on vacations too, but in
ianapolis I saw Ethel Bender Hip-
steel and Vivian Smith and in
, I U -r through Covington we called
Madeline Snoddy. F rom her I « that Pauline Cox was married
Mr. Mayse is connected with a bond house, and thev live at 4530 Washing- ton Blvd.. Apt. 16.
Mabel Heitman was married this soring to Paul Landis, of Warsaw. For the past two years Mabel has taught in the Logansport high school. Thev arc living in Warsaw, Ind.
Helen Nash ('25), and D r . Edgar Hunt, both of Tcrre Haute, were married on June 6. Helen taught in Indianapolis last year, and they are at home there for this year while Dr. Hunt takes his interneship in a local hospital. He is a member of Phi Chi and Alpha Omega Alpha.
Dorothv Nash ('24) was married to Carl B. Carpenter, of Blooming- ton, at the Baptist church in Terrc Haute on August 27. Mr. Carpenter is a graduate of Ohio State and at present is city engineer of Blooming-


ull | . it seems to me, I a great place to gather news._
una


that's as far back as my news goes.
Erma Collins and Henrietta Bolitho
came back all inspired after being Seattle together and did have much- with the Alpha Phi "iris again. You
know how it is—just one round of
greetings and parties and new babies
to sec. I know you are anxious to
know who came back for Home-com-
ing. From out of town came Char-
lotte Coolev Dickason ('22). Alice
McConc Ferris ('18). Margaret
Conkling Donahue ('24), Martha
Johnson Haynes ('18), Mary Maxey
Kirk (*24), Erma Lessel Collins, and
Henrietta Moebus Bolitho.
W e are all quite excited about Ruth Dawson's position. Y ou have heard of the marvelous hotel erected at Gal- latin Gateway, Montana (the new en- trance to Yellowstone Park). Ruth is managing the dining-room in the hotel for the summer. She took twelve of the Senior girls from Mon- tana State college to assist her.
Our Chloe Lyndon hasn't forgotten] us even though she has moved to Canada. She and her husband hadi an exciting three weeks in Calgar'J Alberta, when Charles took hisi majorship in the Canadian Army. 1
due tJusPhi's man later vieveSageRose.lyn Band On to glFred fronews annou. Oujoined"ve iThe Butte Alpha O's had a nice
visit with Lillian Drummond Thomp-
son. Lillian with her two children,
her sister and family stopped over
in Butte one dav with Henrietta Bo-
litho, enroute to California. Lillian
is just the same as ever and expects
|0 have a grand visit with her family
and the Alpha Phi's in California.
She will, no doubt, see Etta Haynes
Dobbins, who has a position in the
University of California infirmary.
Her husband is taking post graduate August. Their mission was a venfj
Junwork at the university. Azalea L i n - sad one, as Lucille's sister, MercedesJ field Sager is doing extension work passed away very suddenlv, and they|
in San Diego County of California. Azalea's husband has been in very poor health.
came to attend the funeral.
Several of the girls from Bozeman
came over to attend Mercedes' fune- ral. Dorothy Scott. Ruth Dolinger, Bernice Crane, and Florence .\nder- son drove over on Sundav. They WWI Klva Budd in Butte. "Bud.lv" cajjl over from Missoula as she has b f H attending summer session at the UWM versity of Montana. .
lit Now for positions! Two of our
Seniors, who have joined the alumnae
ranks, have secured their positions.
Alta Atkinson is assistant manager
of the Commons at the University of
Washington. Helen Solberg is teach-
ing science at Darby, Montana. Mary
Maxev Kirk and her husband sailed
for Honolulu on August 13 from
Seattle. They will both teach at
Schoefield Barracks (twenty miles
nut nf Honolulu) and are rated as then drove up to Seattle togethefij
ves a v'r- officers. Thev are located in a reg- ular Montana center.
W hile in Portland thev had a gralj visit with Mary Stranahau Morphea "Strannie" is just more than busy. * she is working for her Master s 1'
ah
that VAll those who went to Convention
are still overcome with the grand gree and even writing stories. •"'
ftars thoughts of it. Helen Solberg ('27), Alta Atkinson ('27), and Marie Moe-
Wow „,- y bus ('23) represented the "alums." The actives and "alums" went to
Powegraduhospizabettil Dto finfun, in spite of the fact that we were quite crowded in the drawing-room. W e are all planning to go to the next one, and hope more Alpha Phi - will be there. You can't imagine how nice: it is to meet sisters from all over the] States. After Convention, Marie Moebus visited with Helen Tripp Davis in Vancouver, B. C.
Leah Hartman Batch has moved to! Newell, S. D., where her husband in in the Reclamation Service, Depart-] nu nt of the Interior. They are just a two-hours' ride from the Black Mills.
Henrietta Bolitho has been elected president of Phi Omega Sigma for1 the coming year. This fraternity is an organization for Women's Day speakers at Montana State college.] This year the group presented the fire-place room in the Women's Build- ing with a set of copper book-endsj and two of Foley's books.
Lucille Staebler Strudwick ('23) and her husband spent a few days ffll Butte. Montana, during the month ofj
st'cars,Profe"a < iesmenc"'PomHi thgflHcHenrietta Bolitho and her husha'VJI drove to the western coast for the" vacation. Thev met her sister. ^'a r 'j
Moebus. in Portland. Oregon, : i n °
, whispered to us that she had sold a I
T o DRAGMA
OCTOarticlMoni0 1
> chnom eanowfitobli

o illness.
t heard today that the Alpha had a regular reunion in Boze- this summer. Others who came than Home-coming were: Gene- Hall Rees. Azalea Linfield r, Leila Linfield Nye, Helen Florence Atkin Anderson, Eve- order, Blanche Border Menkc, Harriet Nordstrum Kimmons.
Births
April 7, a splendid boy came adden the home of Lvnnie and Bullock.
m Ada, Montana, comes the that Marcy and Tom Ross are ncing a boy born on April 14.
Marriages
r Thelma Newkirk ('24) has the matrimonial ranks and will n Alamagorda. N . M . The cere-
Omicron
passed away early this spring. Our sympathy is also extended to Mary Egan whose brother died recently.
It is with deep sorrow that we must write of the death, on Aug. 2, of Mercedes Staebler, who passed away suddenly at Butte, Montana. Those who knew her, remember her as full of life and activities, a charming personality. Only recently had she graduated from Montana State col- lege, and had planned to teach at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, this fall. The name of Mercedes Staebler will ever linger with all the girls of Alpha Phi chapter. She worked un- selfishly in the interests of Alpha Omicron Pi, and her college and in spite of her illness during the last two years, she held her own at the
top of the honor list and in activities. The sympathy of the chapter goes out to her sorrowing family.
By VIRGINIA e—memories of feverish hours
V A N
Pi
ZANDT
A l p , , a °'s '"arched to receive
Ve (!c,i ,,tC(l
r t " '» saving "Oh, and ruler. Marv has been home in
lv hcc out of
•• ° °" " allege Romeo after spending several weeks
'
" « t "remember romantic and adventuresome ideas :reot
»«hts of one of a few nation of Bettv Cossitt. Some one rat
an'°', her vou are eager to tells me that she will replace Tecum- i about these girls of the class seh, Mich., for Porto Rico.
rs. She is now a R. N., having
ated from the Good Samaritan
tal in Portland last June. Eli-
h will remain at this hospital un-
ecember, as she has some work Chresteson Kruger, whose father ish up on account of lost time
Deaths
Mary Car* of Charlotte. Mich., udy, of faint hopes and wild and Mollv Pcckham of Grand Rapids of blue-books and heartless attended summer school at Ypsilanti. ssors, of moon-lights and sere- There thev took observation courses , of last good-bves and Com- in teaching methods. Mary will ement. Across Ferry Field teach in East Lansing and Molly in Grand Rapids. While 1 am mentioning as and at the stirring sound teaching I recall that Mary Green- e bugle to become a part of our shields. Elizabeth Codv. and Elizabeth ron Pi alumnae. Von and T Cossitt will also be wielding the chalk
Pep
, ""•
a,1(1 v<nv
silently but
" ! Purpose, to keep voting and she will launch her career. All the Vth11fcB1
BER, 1927 95
e to the "Christian Science mony took place on May 22, in Little tor." They also saw Elizabeth Rock, Arkansas, and Thclma's name
r "just finished college, you
0
|
ange the subject to other topics
t such enlightening nature. W e as.de the thought of fleeting
in New York city with her aunt. She has a position in the Mt. Clements high school. Betty Cody has been at the lake the entire summer and cer- tainlv has not been worrying about the trials of the third and fourth grade. Flint will be the city in which
r
—n,
ustnow
lcsitatc am
j
quick
.
eei
n" i' " '"^rested in the have seemed to slip from the determi- tno
is now Mrs. Walter Miller.
Our sympathy is extended to Gladys


96 To DRAGMA
Telling fairy and goblin stories to No words could describe what we little children on the play field has saw and felt. The real significance been the interesting occupation of of Convention, of our all being-to- Doris Selleck. So much has she gether, working and living together* fascinated the imaginations of her of the impressiveness of candle light- little listeners that the Detroit Recre- ing, of initiation and the memorial ation has offered her a permanent service, and deepest of all the reali-
OCTposition.
A sore foot rather tied Nell Grat- ton in the house for some weeks, but what does it matter when one has a marvelous trip to plan and dream about? August found her better and making those dreams come true by spending six weeks traveling through the West and Yellowstone Park. After Nell returns to Detroit she will enter Social Service work.
A trip in itself was Nell Dickin- son's drive home to Denver and Ster- ling, Colorado. She hopes to do busi- ness work in Detroit or Chicago.
So another four years has rolled by and another class has come to take a place in the work-a-day world. A l l that they have prepared for, all that they have dreamed for. they are to
zation of our trust in carrying on for Alpha O. A l l that, one can not write] about, one must feel it.
Margaret Clark will help her father in his office. She has been enjoying the coolness of Grosse Isle. Majorie
Webber, Annette Burkhart, and Ma- jorie Miller plan to be at home this fall. Majorie Miller says that she is going to work, but has not yet decided definitely what to do. Just relaxiiffl from the strain of being Seniors haf] been their special program and up in Menominee Falls you will find An- nette. If you come to Detroit you will find Majorie Webber, and a few! miles awav in Romeo you will meet Majorie Miller.
We enjoyed the hospitality of our sisters in the West and the beauty ojjj the scenery. But when we reached
begin working out for themselves. Chicago we felt that home thrill, and
You and I send to all these sisters, our best wishes for success and happi- ness.
then the grandeur and the magnitude of the mountains were beautiful asij a memory. Betty Hayes had left us in Seattle to visit in California and "Arlie" continued to Cleveland from
highfromtobeBut the thrill of Commencement
could never over-shadow the thrill
of Convention, and for weeks our Chicago. As we sped through f«
BordBeen¥otj"i r .conversation was a buzz of tickets,
side trips, costs, and clothes. Specials our trip and still more happy to be and telegrams were just a part of home.
every day life, and telephone calls
were a mere trifle. Finally with all
the cares of professions and school
teaching left aside, we collected at us and then Fate in the form of the Michigan Central station on mid- chicken pox intervened, and it was night, June 22. I fully expected to impossible for her to come. Not that have a police flier dash up, as really
the crowd and excitement warranted
it. Arline Ewing had come over
from Cleveland in the afternoon.
One by one, Joanna Huntington,
Virginia Crossman, Josephine Weiler,
Jean Greenshields, Betty Hayes,
Winifred Sample, and I drifted in.
With our collection of relatives and living in Seattle now. One after* eVr
friends I simply ask you to vision noon we just drew apart from j ? ]
certhe rest of the scene for your self. one. and Erma asked questions and ne
I ,i 'If I were to write you all about our talked—talked for hours telling {
wonderful trip I would quite run out all about you. She is so happy. a'Jj a
of words. (I can feel some one say, she and Tommy send love to yon ' "quite impossible my dear," but I They hope to make a visit East soO" assure you that it is an absolute fact). and stop over in Ann Arbor. .
WHinmiliar countrvside we were glad fof
WHe eKOk•Haroe pfore cnuspr"ii-We missed not having Trcne Swain with us. She had planned to be wit"
Irene is still subject to those childis" diseases but others in her office seeffl to be, thus making it necessan Irene to work at that particular tiwc-
I
» t: '" gom"J hth- , Another Omicron Pi awaited oitf
arrival in Seattle none other than 18
- ' forErma Schnauffer Tomlinson. She I
While school closed for some, * I
HvedotheschoMajUniseveSaltMajtin- fall.has that her MicBergBoois pthis whesomrett DetrhickMShe awastituThisUnit0rco

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trips through that southern region. Margaret Hanselman Underwood arrived in Ann Arbor after several months abroad. She and Merle have
About June 26 Winifred Benedict and her mother left for an eight-week tour through Europe. Cards from along the way tell of a wonderful time spent in all the important cities. Best of all for Winifred was the fact that she never noticed the least inclination to the usual trouble of sea voyagers. This was her main fear in going.
Gladys Hinmon and Isabelle V an- derveer taught summer school in Northern high school. "Glad" plans on some short trips at the close of
honor. Helen is the only girl the summer term.
Michigan. She will sail in Oc- A tiny white card brings the1 mes- r to study at the University of sage that Patricia Marie has arrived
eaux. This summer she has at Phoenix to make happy the home working on her master's. Betty of Ruthie and Lloyd. She came May ngjohn will complete her study 25. To them and Patricia we all her master's degree also.
send our best wishes.
" t this time—Cali-
,' - Somebodv whose name writes "Bea" Finley. Then she con-
dista
S\t •takes hcr therc? A
"KateMonroe'sbabvisdarling,"

r
"°t know.
tinues to describe Kate's new home. .; seems to be a busv month, "Bea" and "Chuck" Finley have been
Leaving old duties, as- at the lake week-ends or taking short
lpr
s o
t
ay down South in Carolina, n Frost Rath and Harry are at e university. Helen writes that ry has been promoted and will rincipal in Miami, Florida. Be- entering school thev enjoved a
e in southern waters.
om the war-torn far East, Louise an came after four vears' service
Finally June days end, and July makes appearance with more news.
July—Frances Norton spent the entire month at the lake near Lexing- ton. As a result of resting, swim- ming, and a general marvelous time she has gained weight. I can not tell you the number of pounds because that is a mutual secret between us. I simply must keep my own gain as
he hospital at Shanghai. Four quiet as possible!
- is a long time to he awav from
e and friends, and we are clad Irene Lutz left the entrancing ave her back again. Until De- fancy of buying sport clothes for all s h c ^ in Detroit and her customers for a two weeks' trip
agam will leave for distant lands
n0 n£ U°
through Ohio and a lazy few days on the farm.
f - Newbv ar- When they haven't been away com- ilom Texas—the same Helen pany seems to have found its way
rs it opened, and at summer not changed by Texas or marriage. ol many Alpha O's were busy. After a few weeks round of parties orie Wylie attended school at the the pleasures of our fair city no versity of California. She spent
ral weeks traveling enroute from
Lake City. Dorothy writes that
orie will he a critic teacher for
Kalamazoo Normal school this
It has been some time since she
heen in these parts, ami we hope
this will mean that we can see
oftener. At the University of taken an apartment in Ann Arbor. higan Betty Youngjohn, Emma
man, Frances Barrett, and Helen rinan lugged textbooks. Emma lanning to leave Teachers' college winter and live in Ann Arbor re she will keep house and finish e courses of study. "Fran" Bar- and her familv plan on moving to oit where "Fran" will try- her at substitute teaching.
ore honor to Helen Boorman! has received a scholarship rded by the Franco-American In- te on International Education. vear only 15 girls from the ed States have received this
With her house-keeping she is also continuing her library work.
j sbem
mitt i ' ."" "ing new travels, trips around good old Michigan. lon,e Helcn
longer seemed to hold the lure, and Helen returned to Ira and the love- ly weather of her adopted state. Since then she and Ira have had several