1919 September - To Dragma

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THETA

Frances Kelly, '15, attended the summer school session of Columbia
University.

Esther Canaday Day's husband returned from overseas in May and
was very happy to greet his little five months old baby, Helen.

During Convention week, Theta held her first building fund meet-
ing. Alpha Chi Omega was the first to start building and Alpha
Omicron Pi is the second. The initial pledge of one hundred dollars
was made by one of the alumna;, and a committee was appointed to
investigate plans, etc.

DELTA

The last meeting during the college year, 1918-1919, was held at
the home of Madeleine Jeffers, '16, in Chelsea. I t was with regret
that those present heard the resignation of the president, Miss Lennie
Copeland, Gamma, '04. The chapter has felt itself broadened by the
influence of a member from another chapter. The officers for the
coming year are: President, Mrs. W. S. Connell, '04, 3 Oak Knoll,
Arlington; vice-president, Annette MacKnight, '14, Tufts College;
recording secretary, Marion Davis, '15, 94 Pearl St., Somerville;
corresponding secretary, Mildred Simpson, '17, 102 Loring Rd.,
Winthrop; treasurer, Mrs. R. D. Farnsworth, '07, $0 Carver Rd.,
Newton Highlands.

GENERAL

There have been three weddings during the summer. On June
14th Margaret Durkee, '18, was married to George Angell, Tufts, '15,
in Goddard Chapel, Tufts College. Many of the alumna; and active
chapter girls were present. Among the attendants were Elizabeth
Sargent, '18, maid of honor; and Inga Little, '19, Martha Neal, '19,
and Marion Phillips, '20, were three of the four bridesmaids. Mr.
and Mrs. Angell will reside in Washington, D. C.

The marriage of Margaret Fessenden, '15, to William D, Hender-
son, Tufts '14, took place June 18th in Ashfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Emerson (Ruth Seavey, '15) acted as best man and matron of
honor at the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are living in New
London, Conn.

On July 25th, Emily Eveleth, '14, was married to Mr. Vernon K.
Snyder in Little Falls, N . Y. They will reside in Old Forge, N . Y.

Marion Davis, '15, is to teach in Watertown, Mass., the coming
year.

Dorothy Houghton, '15. who gave up teaching last year because of
the serious illness of her father whose death occurred recently, will

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return to the teaching profession in the fall and will take up work in
Haverhill.

Inga Little, '19, will return to the " H i l l " this fall as secretary to
Dr. Andrews of the History Department.

Rena Greenwood, '15, has moved from Main St., Medford, to
Stoughton Street, Medford Hillside.

Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Lambert (Mary Ingalls, '00) have moved from
Curtis Street, to the old Leonard home on Packard Avenue, Tufts
College.

Gertrude Hooper, '15, is to go to the vocational High School in
New Britain, Conn., this year to organize a course in general science.

BIRTHS

On December 29, 1918, Beryl Burnett, to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Wilbur( Beatrice Davis, '12) in Fall River.

GAMMA

Imogene Wormwood Ingalls, '14 (Mrs. Everet) is living in West
Endfield, Me.

Irene Cousins, '11, will teach in Maiden, Mass., this winter.
Gladys Reed, '18, is to be married in October to Mr. Neil Merrill.

EPSILON

CHANGES I N ADDRESS

Betty Gutterson Wood, '17 (Mrs. Philip Wood), Hudson, N . Y.
Helen LaForge Eldridge, '19 (Mrs. Jos.), 1662 Commonwealth
Ave., Newton, Mass.

MARRIAGES

Dagmar Schmidt to Oliver S. Wright in June. Address 2615 S.
13th St., Philadelphia, Pa.

DEATHS

Bertha Yerke, '16, on May 25th, from the results of influenza.

OCCUPATIONS

Betty Neely, '19, is to be assistant physical training director of
women at Cornell this year.

IOTA

Mary Caldwell, Mate Giddings, Velda Bamesberger, and Marie
Steiskal were so fortunate as to be able to attend the Convention.
They returned so filled with inspiration and enthusiasm that the rest
of us are already planning to go to the next.

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Mate Giddings, '17, and Minnie Phillips, '17, attended Chicago
University this summer.

In May, Edna Hunter Bowman, '13, visited her parents at Cham-
paign. Her two lads are so sturdy and happy.

Eva Goodman Miller is moving to California this fall. We regret
to have her go.

Martha Hedgcock, '18, has a position in the high school at New
Ulm, Minn.

Pauline Davis Hollister visited the chapter-house in June when
her sister Edith was graduated.

Louise Woodroofe completed her art study at Syracuse in June.
Florence Moss, '17, is at home during her mother's convalescence.
Margaret Gorham Ebert has much to do with a growing son and
daughter but had "Louisa" to help during the summer.
Mabel Jackson, '15, spent the vacation months at her home in Dan-
ville. She will return to her teaching in the Normal in the fall.
Ada Paisley, '11, holds a position in the First National Bank and
actives and alumnae frequently stop at her window.
Bertha Stein, '18, will resume her teaching at Lovington, 111.
Louise Niersteimer Steven, '12, is living on a farm recently bought
near Tuscola. The house is being remodeled and will be a most
pleasant country home when completed.
Opal Trost, '16, has a position at Rockford. There are four
teachers in her department and she has sewing.
Ethel Brooks will teach in the Chrisman High School. Ethel
spent a week at the home of Atha Fowler after her school closed in
June.
Mary Wills Scholl, '15, is pleasantly settled in a newly acquired
home in Denver, Colo.
Gladys Saffell, '17, spent the summer at Walloon Lake, Mich.
Nellie Hedcock, '16, will return to Ortonville, Minn., to teach this
fall, but a little bird told someone that some day she will go there on
another mission.

Perhaps some of the alumnae did not know that our dear Mrs.
Stowers has been making her home with Inez Downing Jayne. She
always enjoys letters from "her girls."

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scales (Leola Goodman, '14)
Septemer 20th, 1918, a daughter, Miriam Joan.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bonum Lee Kirk (Anna Hoffert, '15)
September 7th, 1918, a daughter, Colleen Jean.

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Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Pettigrew (Elva Pease, '09) March
22nd, 1919, a son, Donald.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L . Shute (Annette Stephens, '10) July
3rd, 1919, a son, John Thomas.

CHI
Our newest alumnae, the 1919's, have nearly all staidly settled upon
teaching positions for next year, we are t o l d : Gertrude H a l l in
Herkimer, Reva Snyder in New Berlin, Ina Miller in Hancock, Greta
Ames in Homer, Mary and Irene together in—but memory fails for
the rest.
Florence Gilger, '16, will teach next year in Boonville, Gertrude
Shew in Dolgeville, and Emily Tarbell, '16, in the Syracuse Voca-
tional High School.
Helen Schrack, '17, this f a l l enters the medical college of the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania.
Lora Thomson Mitchell, '13, represented Chi Alumna; at Conven-
tion last June.
Emily Tarbell, '16, spent a large part of the summer lecturing in her
section of the state and organizing women voters for the f a l l elections.
Florence Hughes, '18, is teaching in New York M i l l s ; Frances
Carter, '18, down in Pennsylvania.
Sadie Campbell, '17, has a position in the high school at Fairport,
A party of eight of our alumnae spent a happy two weeks camping
at Conesus Lake, exchanging news—and making it. The girls who
came were Sadie Campbell, '17, Helen Schrack, '17, Florence Hughes,
Edith Rauch, Bertha Muckey, Frances Carter, '18, Ina Miller and
Reva Snyder, '19.

ENGAGEMENTS

Sadie Campbell has announced her engagement to Franklin

Williams of Fayetteville.

MARRIAGES

Clara Bell, '18, was married May 31st to Ferris Talmage, '18.
They are living in Riverhead, Long Island.

NU OMICRON

MARRIAGES

Ellenna Webb, '18, to Dr. Ray Douglas.

CHANGES I N ADDRESSES

lone Blair Goodpasture (Mrs. Lurton), Gallatin, Tenn.
Alice Colsher, Winchester, Tenn.

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Mary Harrell Rogers (Mrs. Walter), Jacksonville, Fla.
Kllenna Webb Douglas (Mrs. Ray), Huntington, Tenn.

OMEGA

Katherine Zwerner Thebaut, ex-'21, (Mrs. D.) is living in Marys-
ville, Ohio.

Marie Andrews, '18, Beryle Zemer, '12, Helen Lindsey, '14, Ruth
Swearrugon Finkhone (Mrs. Ben), '14, Mildred Bercaw, ex-'21,
Charlotte Haarlammert, and Julia Rogers, '16, were initiated in June.

N E W Y O R K ALUMNiE

GENERAL

With the courtesy of N u Chapter and the kindness of the Civic
Club, New York Alumnae have had regular and well attended meet-
ings all spring. We feel greatly enlightened, too, for various dis-
tinguished members have spoken to us. In February Miss Colcord
discussed the emergency work of the Charity Organizations. She
described the relief work on two occasions, those of the torpedoing of
the S. S. Carolina and the Perth Amboy explosion. In March Mrs.
Humiston told us some of her experiences in the night court of New
York City. Miss Henry discussed our fraternity as a national
organization in our A p r i l meeting. At each meeting we have had
some message from our French adopted daughter, Germaine.

The annual meeting and election of officers came in May. Eva
Alia Marty, Sigma, was reelected president; other officers elected
were: vice-president, Clare Graffe, Epsilon; treasurer, Cecile Iselin,
N u ; secretary, Lucy R. Somerville, Kappa. We rushed through the
business, I fear, for we were anxious to hear Margaret Kutner tell of
her adventures in Germany. She had been in Germany during the
entire war and described conditions and life there from 1914 to
November, 1918, and then let us ask as many questions as we could
think of. There were ten chapters represented at this meeting, so
there's no doubt in our minds about our being a national organization.

We hope you will come to our meetings when you are in New York.
The second Tuesday of each month is the day; for the time and place
ask the officers.

L U C Y R . S O M E R V I L L E , Secretary.

LINCOLN ALUMNJE
Doris Hosteter w i l l teach this year at Gering, Neb., and Ester
Perkins will teach in the schools of Nebraska City.

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MARRIAGES

Isabel Tyson to Henry Slattery, June 5th, 1919, at Skidmore, M o . ;
present address Clearmont, Wyo.

Helen Eckles to Albert A. Hoppe, February 22nd, 1919, at Lincoln,
Neb.; present address, 1207 S. 27th St.

Essebel Rohman to Owen Gordon Pritchard, March 31st, 1919,
at Lincoln, Neb.; present address, Kenosha, Wis.

Florence Durbin to Dr. J. William Baer, September 4th, 1918, at
Malvern, Iowa; present address, Malvern.

Cora Durbin to Rolland LeRoy Hall, November 13th, 1918, at
Malvern, Iowa; present address, Malvern.

Mildred Gillilan to Laird Potter, May, 1918, at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa: present address, Lincoln, Neb.

Emily Winifred Trigg to Sergeant John Llayd Myers, A p r i l 16th,
1919, St. Paul, Minn.

WASHINGTON ALUMNA

GENERAL

We of the Washington Alumnae Chapter are all members of a work-
a-day world, and because we are primarily workers, the two evenings
a month that we snatch away to play together are all the more pre-
cious. Of course our meetings are not all play; one of our two
monthly meetings is a business one, but in one way or another we have
managed to have lots of good times together. One time it's a dinner
together with our president over at the War Workers' Hotel, and a
meeting afterward in one of the cozy parlors there: another time it's
a little movie party to see Nazimova in the photo-play written by one
of our very own, The Red Lantern; or a picnic supper and grand
romp out in Rock Creek Park. Sometimes we let the men in on our
fun and have a little dance, but usually we are too selfish to share our
play-time with anyone outside the mystic circle.

This association of girls from all parts of our country, some of
them coming from large chapters, some from small, from chapters of
years of experience and from those that are very young and wobbly
on their feet,1 has been of untold value both to the development of the
fraternity as a whole and to the girls themselves. I t has resulted in
an exchange of ideas on fraternity work, and a better understanding of
the problems confronting the different chapters, and at the same time,
in the broadening effect which always comes from contact between
different types of personalities, all inspired by the same ideal. We
feel, therefore, that even i f all the girls should complete their war
work with the expiration of the summer and leave the charter in

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lonely solitude on the wall of our one stationary member, the Washing-
ton Alumnae Chapter would have been decidedly worth while, both
to us personally and to our fraternity as a whole.

This month we shall lose a number of the girls, though there is
some consolation in the fact that we are losing them to other chap-
ters ; Helen Duncan, Edith Huntington, Helen Ralston, and Zolan
Kidwell are expecting to go back to college; Margaret Mitchell goes
back to take a business position at the University Hospital in Minne-
apolis; Caroline Pulling will leave for Minneapolis too in a few
weeks, and May Puruess has gone for a vacation in Boston and the
Maine coast, after which she will make her headquarters in New York.
Since our last chapter letter was written, we have had three additions
to our crowd, and very valuable ones too: Hazel Hayes from Theta
Chapter and Pauline Hobson from Omicron have come to Washington
to take positions in the War Risk Bureau, and Margaret Durkee Angel
from Delta has come to live in Washington permanently, we hope.

R E B E C C A B. L A M A R , Chapter Editor.

PHILADELPHIA ALUMNA CLUB

Dear Girls:

This is going to be a combination letter about the girls of Psi
Alumnas and the Philadelphia Alumnse Club, all in one. The sum-
mer is barely over, and we have had no meetings since last spring,
so there is very little news to tell. Just before our last get-together,
the Alumna; Club had planned a boat ride and picnic down the
Delaware River to Wilmington. We all looked forward to it with
much joy, when, oh sorrow, just at the time when we all should
have been starting for the boat landing, dark clouds covered the
sky, the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled. Really, it did
not look promising for a river picnic. By starting time the sun was
again shining and—just two Alpha O's found themselves on the boat
Wilmington bound. The girls who feared the storm surely missed
a good time. Helen and Cecelia sailed away in state and enjoyed
the picniciest picnic they had had for a long time—and such tales
of A O Pi days in college as were that evening recounted!

The Alumna Club, though very young, has undertaken to help in
the good work of the Needlework Guild, and during this summer
the girls have been employing their spare moments knitting garments
which are to be forwarded by the Guild to the Grenfel Mission in
Labrador. We hope to continue this work during the winter, and
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us. Our winter meetings will not be, as they were last season, in the
hall of a Recreation Centre, but in the Psi House on the University
of Pennsylvania Campus. As you doubtless know Psi is supporting
a whole house this year, and we are to have the privilege and pleasure
of using the Meeting Room for our monthly gatherings. I am sure
it will give us a real "homey" feeling, and we are looking forward
to our first meeting which will be next month. I t is our plan to help
the girls of Psi in the upkeep and management of their house, and
we feel that by holding our meetings under their roof the active
chapter and the alumna: will be held more closely together, and the
spirit of cooperation will be keener.

This letter is mostly about what we hope to do. Since we have
had no meeting, I cannot report what we have done, but 1 am sure
the summer must have opened new roads of interest to many of us
and after confidences have been exchanged at our first meeting I will
let you in on some of the secrets. Just now, all I can say is that I
hope you will have as happy and as successful a year as we are
looking forward to.

Fraternally yours,
C E C E L I A G. G E R S O N , '17, Chapter Editor.

GENERAL

Beatrice Barrington, Psi '16, has retired from the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, where she had been employed in a very important posi-
tion, and is enjoying a rest with her family in Mt. Holly, N . J.

Nan Hanna, Psi '16, is teaching English at the West Philadelphia

High School for Girls.
Ruth Cotton, Psi '19, is acting as secretary and assistant to Dr.

Minnick, School of Education, University of Pennsylvania.
Virginia Kern, Psi ex-'21, is at present connected with the Good-

rich Tire Company.
Violet Abbott, Psi '17, is assistant to Dr. Ames, Dean of the

Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania.

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EXCHANGES

We thank the other fraternities for their exchanges during the pre-
ceding college year and we trust it may be their pleasure to continue
our name on their list for the coming year. The members in Alpha
Omicron Pi on the Exchange List are as follows:

President, Mrs. N . L . McCausland, 517 Angell St., Providence,
R. I .

Editor, Mrs. E. I . MacPhie, 49 Daniels St., Lowell, Mass.
Panhellenic Delegate, Mrs. B. F. Stewart, Jr., 2655 Wakefield Ave.,
Oakland, Cal.

The Y . W. C . A. has asked the various college publications to make mention
of the following opportunity.

A large per cent of the college women of this country have been helping to
run the war machine. On November eleventh the power was turned off.
Those on whom the country has relied for war work, it naturally turns to now
for reconstruction. The "Help Wanted" signs have simply been removed to
other windows. The need is so great for the college-trained woman and the
field of service so varied, that the question resolves itself into one of personal
inclination. Now, if ever, is the time to translate into action the thinking in-
spired by the war.

In seeking a professional opportunity, the Blue Triangle of the Y . W. C . A.
has a special significance for the college-trained woman. The program of
reconstruction that the Association is planning, in this and other countries, calls
for her general and specialized knowledge.

This plan includes: Social and recreation work among industrial women;
Club organization and activities in communities affected by the war; Social
and educational work among foreign-bom women in the United States; Exten-
sion of the Y . W. C . A . to women of France, Russia, China, and other lands;
Physical directors and recreation leaders; Cafeteria directors; Business secre-
taries; Religious work.

Intensive and regular courses of training are provided in these subjects for
qualified candidates in all parts of the country. Such a candidate for a position
in the Y . \V. C. A. must have a college education, or its equivalent in experience,
or technical training in household Economy, physical training, or business train-
ing. She must be at least twenty-two years of age and a member of a Protest-
ant Evangelical church. Address the Personnel Bureau of the National Board
of the Y . \ V . C. A., 6oo Lexington Avenue, New York City.—Banta's Greek
Exchange.

CONSTANTINOPLE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
(Cut from article in Banta's Greek Exchange)

Constantinople College should be known and supported by all Americans.
Its office in this country is at 7 0 F i f t h Avenue, and D r . Samuel T . Dutton is
the treasurer of the board of Trustees. Most of all, are friends of the college

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anxious to have the sympathy and interest of students throughout this great
country. America has a tremendous task in the Near East. No student of his-
tory or lover of humanity can fail to appreciate its appeal.

The medical school at Columbia University has been opened to women.
—Banta's Greek Exchange.

THE COLLEGE WOMAN AND RECONSTRUCTION
(The following was taken from an article in Eleusis of X O)
One of the largest fields for women's work in reconstruction is along physical
lines. Trained women are badly needed in military hospitals for reconstruction
aides and for carrying on the occupational therapy work. This has as its main
function the teaching of new trades to disabled soldiers. With great surgical
skill ingenious mechanical limbs have been invented and these can now be sup-
plied to the disabled man. After he has learned to manipulate them he is
taught a useful trade adapted to his particular case and he is prepared to
again become an economic contributor. Surely no work could be more praise-
worthy than this and the woman with a broadened horizon could be an infinite
influence for good.

Many of us thought when the peace news reached us that our opportunity
to serve in the great world conflict was past and many persons sincerely regretted
this. However, this is not the case, for the opportunity for service is still
greater now and one has the opportunity to serve all mankind, not merely his
own country. The clarion call for the trained woman sounds loud and clear.
Arise, college women, and answer it.—From Banta's Greek Exchange.

WHAT IS A CAMPUS?
The girls do not wear their pins upon their campus, and wear them con-
cealed when they are with college people.—Reprinted from Kappa Alpha
Journal.

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