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Published by Alpha Omicron Pi, 2015-10-01 18:42:15

1918 May - To Dragma

Vol. XIII, No. 3

278 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICKON PI

As I begin my last chapter letter, I have something of the same
feeling that came over me—I think it was Easter morning in church
—when I realized that for some of us, there were only two and a
half months more before college life would be over. To be sure, we
may go on and take some graduate work elsewhere, but it won't be as
Vanderbilt has been. But I must not dwell on this for it makes me
sad, and this letter should be rather f u l l of the gladness of striving
and achievement.

We all thought the last To DRAGMA was such a good number. The
account of Mrs. Stewart's trip was so interesting and such splendid
articles as the one on "Personal Feeling," the one on "Being on
Time," and the editorial on "Dead Timber," are bound to be helpful.

Since Christmas, the girls have been busy carrying on the work of
different organizations and one new one has been organized. About
fifty girls have formed the "Vanderbilt Unit" of the Girls' Patriotic
League, and we have been doing all kinds of war work under this
head. Mary D. Houston is chairman of the T h r i f t Stamp Committee
and sold $228 worth the first month. We also have a chairman of
knitting and a chairman of Red Cross, and Mary Harrell is chairman
of War Relief Work. Her latest work was for the "Fatherless Chil-
dren of France." We are called on every week to furnish girls to
serve in booths or sell stamps for various occasions and we always
send them.

We recently elected the Y. W. C. A. cabinet for next year, and
Faith Clarke was made chairman of the Missionary Committee—a
very important office. Every year, we have a coed stunt night under
the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. and use the proceeds to send delegates
to the Blue Ridge Conference. Last year, with one of our girls in
charge, we cleared over eighty five dollars. Two of our girls are
assisting in the planning of the program this year and the committee
is quite busy getting the final details straight.

Well, I've told you the principal things we are doing, and I must
not stop too long or I ' l l make the farewell sad. I ' l l think instead,
of all our sisters that Mary D. and I hope to meet when we go to
New York next year. To our senior sisters we send congratulations
and sympathy and to the underclassmen, "Make the most of the time
that is left you." You'll realize when you leave how precious it has
been.

K A T R I N A OVERALL, Chapter Editor.

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ALUMNAE CHAPTER LETTERS

EDITOR'S REPORT
The Editor is sorry to report five delinquent alum-
nae chapters in the matter of letters. The chapters
are Lincoln, editor, Jane Louise Piper; Indianapolis,
editor, Bernice Mitchell; Bangor, editor, Edith Buz-
zell; Portland, editor, Evelyn Cornish; and Puget
Sound, editor, Cornelia Jenner.
In making this report, the Editor has no intention
of being unkind or satirical. But her ideal of having
"every chapter letter in every number" is too well
. known to excite surprise. At the present rate of post-
age it is quite impossible to send individual notices to
editors. The announcement in To Dragma, aided by
the memory, must be sufficient, and the Editor has no
other alternative but to report delinquent editors.
Alumnae letters will be expected for the November
number, and instructions for alumnae editors or secre-
taries will be given in September. Read, then, ye
secretaries and editors, and escape the black list!

NEW YORK ALUMNA

The New York Alumnae Chapter has been holding regular monthly
meetings, and special business meetings as they have become necessary.
As some of our members live i n the suburbs and cannot come to eve-
ning affairs, we have arranged to have a Saturday afternoon tea at
every alternate meeting. The N u chapter-room has been our i n -
variable gathering place.

The January meeting was a supper. Claire Graeffe and Agnes
Dobbins were the committee, and the number of assistants was legion.
This meeting was a lively affair that, I am sure, reminded everyone of
informal college days. Nineteen were present, among them, Helen
Ranlett, who spoke very earnestly and movingly of her war work in
France.

On the Tuesday before the Grand Council meeting, we met to dis-
cuss the proposed constitutional amendments. Helen Henry, who
happened to be in New York, was there, and shed much light on what
would otherwise have been obscure places in the amendments. On

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that evening, we were glad to welcome Enna Lessel, one of our new
Alpha Phi Chapter in Montana.

The February meeting, according to our program for the year, was
Saturday afternoon tea .party. Eve Marty, our secretary, poured
the tea. Gladys Combs, our vice-president, presented a report of the
Grand Council meeting, at which she had represented the chapter.
The marriage of Camilla Jennison and Mr. Hubert A. Eder was
announced. The chapter voted to give ten dollars for Armenian and
Syrian relief. We shaved paraffine and rolled newspapers for trench
candles.

A t the March supper party, the committee consisted of Flora T .
Fuller, Cecile Iselin, and the chapter president, beside many willing
and useful volunteers. There were nineteen present. I t was delight-
f u l to welcome a number of Alpha girls who had not been at the
previous meetings of the year. On this evening all of the proposed
amendments to the Constitution and By-laws that had passed the
Grand Council meeting were ratified.

D A I S Y GAUS, President.

SAN FRANCISCO ALUMN-ffi

Dear Sisters in Alpha 0:
Since the last letter San Francisco Alumnae has had three meetings.

Blanche Ahlers entertained us delightfully on January 5th at her
home in San Francisco and some of the Berkeley and Oakland and
most of the San Francisco girls were able to come. You see it is a
trip of an hour or more from the home districts of San Francisco to
the home districts of the other side of San Francisco Bay and many
of the girls, especially those who have small children, cannot spare
so much time. After a short business meeting we had a most enjoy-
able chummy time while some of us knitted and the rest rolled, band-
ages, and then Blanche brought in the most crisp and delicious
cookies; not regulation cookies but the kind the princess used to eat
in the fairy woods after she had wandered all day and came finally
to the little old woman's little old house by the side of the little o-d
gnarled oak tree in our fairy books. Well, Blanche made just that
kind of cookies f o r us; she had other goodies too, but the memory of
those cookies has dimmed my recollection of the rest. I f we hadn't
all of us promised Mr. Hoover to do without wheat altogether now
for five months, I would endeavor to get Blanche to write an article
on how she makes cookies so that you all could learn her especial
secrets.

At our February meeting Dorothy Clarke was the distracted hostess
(as she herself said) although no one could imagine our efficient

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Dorothy ever becoming distracted. We feel especially grateful to
Dorothy because she has been such a trump i n offering to be the dis-
tracted hostess so many times in the last year. So we all journeyed
out to Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, where Dorothy lives, and such a
large enthusiastic meeting as we had. Everyone was just bubbling
over with conversation, but as luck had it we had so much business
to dispose of that everyone had to go home with dozens of things st-'ll
unsaid. Most of the girls, who live near Dorothy and who have
those precious infants, whom it is so hard to leave for very long, were
there and the rest of us were so happy to think that now we would
hear about all the fascinating little ways of our new nieces and
nephews, but there wasn't time.' But Rose Bell did tell a good
one on herself. I t seems that one week-end her husband had been
planning to go out of town on business, and on Saturday Rose went
down town directly after lunch. She said that it was a nice warm
day and she felt awfully sort of warm and drowsy. Well, going
home on the car the people stared at her so queerly that she won-
dered i f anything were the matter with her hat but she thought
nothing more of it. When she got home and when Mr. Bell called
up to see i f everything was a l l right for him to go on his trip, she
told him that she and the baby were feeling fine. Then she went
upstairs to give little Patsy her three o'clock bottle, and she glanced
in the mirror and she was covered with little red spots. She had the
measles! And so, fifteen minutes after she had told Mr. Bell she
was a l l right, she called him up to tell him she had the measles1
And poor Rose was quarantined and couldn't see her very own baby
for two weeks.

On March 2nd Blanche Lewis, one of our learned teacher sisters;
entertained us very pleasantly at her home in central Berkeley. A t
that meeting we were most fortunate in having both Emma Schreiber
Hunter and Elsie Piper of Zeta Chapter with us, but it was unfortu-
nate that only a small number of us could be there to meet them. But
they promised to come often so we are looking forward to knowing
them better. There was one nice thing about having this meeting a
small one for Blanche extended the dining-table way out and we
^ere all able to sit around it and all talk together. I guess you all
nave had the experience of sitting at one end of the room and hearing
everyone at the other end laughing all the time and you were nearly
consumed with the fires of curiosity. Well, that is the nice thing
about small meetings; you don't have to suffer from curiosity.

PEARL L . PIERCE, Chapter Editor.

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BOSTON ALUMN-ffi
Before I begin on the regular alumnae news, I wish to discuss a sub-
ject of interest to seniors and to alumnae. The seniors are looking
out through the doorway of college days and when they gradually
have the glimpses of the world across the threshold with their degrees
finally in hand, may they feel the thrill of great opportunity approach-
ing them. Longfellow has said:

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow
I s our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today.

There are so many opportunities and no longer is there the idle
society girl. Women have a greater sphere than ever before. Per-
haps you have heard of the camp for the intensive training of nurses
to be established at Vassar College from June 24th to September 13th
under the auspices of the Red Cross. But this is for the persons
who haven't. The Committee on Nursing of the Council of National
Defense and the Association of American Nurses have given their
f u l l support to the project. The dormitories and all equipment and
chaperonage are provided by the college. The students, a person
having received a college degree, who completes this course will be
received at twenty registered hospitals i f anyone cares for the practical
training and w i l l be given one and one-half year's credit for the
summer work. Information can be obtained by writing to Mrs.
W. S. Booth, secretary, Boston Branch Associate Alumnae of Vassar
College, 14 Chauncy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Another opportunity to receive vocational guidance was given at a
meeting held at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, on March
7th, where employment suitable for college graduates, ranging from
newspaper, telephone, to department store and war work was dis-
cussed. I f you are uncertain as to your ability and your line of work,
write to Miss Emilie J. Hutchinson, Manager of the Intercollegiate
Bureau of Occupations in New York City.

To all the graduating A O n's we wish success.
On January 26th about twelve of the Boston Alumnae had a very
pleasant meeting at the home of Gladys Wales in Cambridge. I t is
so interesting to have our meetings at the various girls' homes for one
always feels more "comfy." We did not waste a moment, for
Gladys had a large number of Red Cross handkerchiefs to hem and
our fingers and minds were active keeping up the pace necessary to
finish and to hear of the business and news as it "went the rounds.

The next event of interest, to enter Boston's domain, was the special
Grand Council meeting held at the New England College Club m
Boston. Surely it is a great inspiration to have the chapters' repre-

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sentatives meet to discuss the welfare and improvements for the frater-
nity. Mrs. McCausland and Miss Henry served as our guides and in
their reports will be shown the splendid way in which the meeting was
conducted. I f only Mrs. McCausland's ideals could be realized,
Alpha Omicron Pi would be greatly improved. There was so much
business that very little time was allowed for sociability and the meet-
ing did not adjourn until nine-thirty.

I cannot give an account of the February meeting held at Edna
Woodbury's home, as I was unable to attend. I asked the meet-
ing to be reported, but up to time of writing it has not arrived and I
dare not delay this letter.

Although the Editor's appeal for information about Alpha Omicron
Pi's relatives in service was sent to the active chapter, owing to a postal
containing several questions such as correct name, relatives in service,
interesting articles for To DRAGMA, name of children, I have received
several replies which will bring news from long silent and dear
friends.

Mary Kingsley, '03, writes that the magazine does not hold her
interest. Let's try to make it do so. She expects to visit Boston this
summer.

Pauline Gardner Donnell, ex-'13—husband, Lieutenant, Signal
Corps, Camp Lewis, Wash.

Ruth Seavey Emerson, '14—husband, Corporal in Hartford Home
Guard.

Genevieve Fosdick, '10—fiance, Herbert S. Sanborn, Ordnance
Dept., New York City.

Eva Fulton Mellish—husband, Engineer at southern cantonment.
Jane Rextroro Maulsby, '10—husband, Lieutenant, Camp Balti-
more, Md.

Edith Vande Bogert Vosburgh, '12—husband, Lieutenant, New
York camp.

ETTA P H I L L I P S M A C P H I E , '13.

PROVIDENCE ALUMNiE
Dear Sisters in Alpha O:

I t hardly seems possible that it is time for another fraternity letter,
that Spring is nearly here, and that any morning when I open my
windows I may see a robin hopping on the lawn.

This has been a cold, cold winter and coal has been very, very
scarce. However, Providence Alumnae has managed to meet each
month and to keep warm too. We met at Lillian McCausland's for
our January meeting, and had a very delightful time. Helen Henrv
was with us again, and we all enjoyed her as we always do.

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I n February we met at Alice Manchester's. We were fewer in
number that day than usual, but those who didn't come don't know
what a good time they missed. One of the best things of the after-
noon was the delicious coffee which Mrs. Manchester made for us.

Helen Rose took us i n for the March meeting. I was unable to
be there and I was sorry for it is the first one 1 have missed since I
came to Providence. I know they had a splendid time, for Mrs.
Rose is one of the best of hostesses.

I was in Bangor five weeks this winter, called there by the sickness
and death of my brother. I want to tell you dear Bangor girls how
much I thought of you, and how I wanted to see you all even though
I didp't get a chance to this time.

Love to all A O ITs everywhere

MURIEL COLBATH WVMAX,

For Providence Alumna?.

LOS ANGELES ALUMN-ffi

Dear Alpha 0 Sisters:
I t seems like ancient history to tell of parties during the holiday

season; but those who were at May Goodan's December 27th still
have very pleasant memories concerning that meeting. Many of the
girls from the active chapters, Lambda and Sigma, attended, and of
course the alumnae turned out in force, as we have so few opportunities
to meet these girls. And we have been hearing such lovely things
about the active girls ever since.

I n January we were invited to Rowena Bush's home. There we
discussed the possibility of turning our alumna? chapter itno a Red
Cross auxiliary. We later learned that it could not be done as we
meet only once a month. Of course, all the girls are working for
Red Cross individually, but desire to do more for the honor of Alpha
Omicron Pi.

We did decide that the chapter as a body would join the University
Women's Club. And we hope Alpha O will become one of the best
known and foremost workers of this club.

Frances Chandler Kirkpatrick was with us at this meeting. We
were proud to have her for being such a recent bride, since New
Year's day, we could have forgiven her f o r lax attendance. But never
again, as she cannot now plead distance as an excuse.

Since the meeting Rowena has slipped away to Seattle, and become
Rowena Olmstead, and Margaret Fogel married Dr. Herbert Rich-
man and has gone to El Centro to live. Lila Jacquims has also moved
to E l Centro, so we really have a grudge against that little city.

I n February, we had a regular family gathering at Florence Stew-
art's charming bungalow. We knitted and ate candy, which her hus-

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band made, wished our husbands were likewise proficient, and had
just a jolly good time.

Frances Kirkpatrick was very brave to take us into her new home
for the next meeting, as she had been in it herself only a week. I t is
truly most beautiful, and the spirit of happiness pervaded it to such
an extent, that we concluded to make some Belgian baby happy by
adopting it. We have a month, in which to earn the necessary money,
and will report the "ways and means" at our "next."

We have missed Ella Kates Brown this year. She has been very
i l l , but we learn that she is improving and hope to have her with us
soon.

JESS M C K E N N A , Chapter Editor.

CHICAGO ALUMN2E
Since our last letter the sisters of Chicago Alumnae Chapter have
twice assembled at their regularly appointed place. I n February our
"advertised" meeting came up to all our expectations, as several who
had not been with us before and one or two who cannot be with us
regularly were there. We took advantage of their presence and
initiated them at the close of the meeting. We especially enjoyed the
report of the Executive Committee and that of Mrs. McCausland, for
they made us realize as never before the problems Alpha O has met
and solved, what her growth and increasing strength may be made
to accomplish, and to what ever-widening boundaries her influence is
extending. What a lot can be done i f our leaders in the future are as
well able to cope with the problems of an ever larger and more power-
ful organization as have been those of the past and present!

The first Saturday i n March, I flew up to "our" room a little late
(as is usual with a school teacher whose Saturday mornings are filled
with numerous errands down town) and found fourteen others
gathered there. After luncheon we had a short business meeting and
devoted the rest of the afternoon to a regular talk fest at least those
who didn't have to tear themselves away. Of course, our knitting
needles were busy "looping the loop" ( I got that from a magazine)
while some were describing the wonders of Grace Gilbert's new addi-
tion—no, not to her house—to her family, which you have no doubt
read about elsewhere in this number. We talk much as the rest of
you talk of the war, of the whereabouts of Leonore and her new-
husband, and a host of other things. A t last the thought struck us
that it was time to go home, so we put our things on and talked
standing up. Somehow we were divided into groups and found our-
selves on our homeward way, and I've no doubt that we shall pick
U P the conversation where we left it at the next meeting.

Greetings to you all.

M A B E L C. W A L L A C E , Chapter President.

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NEW ORLEANS ALUMNJE

I n the midst of spring cleaning it is always wise to take an inven-
tory of one's stock, to replenish those things which are needed and to
cast aside the unnecessary and unessential. So New Orleans Alumnae
has had a spring cleaning with satisfactory results. I t has been
constructive rather than destructive.

Somewhere back in the winter, one of the girls conceived the idea
of an Alumnae Loan Fund, the purpose of which is to lend money to
our own active girls, who are i n need of assistance to finish their col-
lege course. This fund is to be raised by voluntary contributions
from both actives and alumna?. A committee of five, including the
treasurer of the alumnae, president of the active chapter, and three
other members elected from the alumnae chapter is to administer the
fund. The plan met with the unanimous approval of the alumnae
association. The college has a similar fund but we felt the need
for one in our own organization.

A few weeks ago, Mary Frere Caffery invited the alumnae and
actives to a knitting party. Mary is living at the Naval Station,
where her husband, Lieutenant Caffery, is stationed. Unfortunately
the actives could not be present, as the date selected conflicted with
a basketball game and the last rushing day besides. A l l of us who
went had a lovely time. Mary asked us to knit squares for an Alpha
Omicron Pi 'quilt to be sent to Belgium. Someone took all of the
worsted that was left to the actives and they have worked energetically
ever since.

Our Americanization work has developed into quite a problem.
Since I lines Morris left New Orleans after her wedding, the immi-
grants have refused to attend classes. Innes was evidently the draw-
ing card. We are hoping to be able to renew the lagging interest, but
the prospects are not cheerful.

This is "Save the Babies" week and many Alpha Omicron Pis are

doing their bit to aid the worthy cause.
Speaking of babies reminds me of two pleasant surprises. Nell

Bres Eustis presented us with a delightful little niece not long ago
and shortly afterward Ernestine Bres McClellan who could not be
outdone by her cousin, announced the arrival of Donald Stuart Mc-
Clellan. So we proud "aunties" are jubilant and gay, and the dea
babies will probably be spoiled to death.

Sad was the day when Hazelle Beard left us for "green fields and
pastures new." She accepted a position to teach English and history
in the Savannah High School. Hazelle's leaving caused a vacancy in
the psychology fellowship which you know she was holding. We are
to be congratulated though, for Mary Surr»"- - ' ' 7 . was elected to the

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position. Mary is quite a busy person this year. She is the editor
of the woman's page in our morning paper, and is actively interested
in all the vital topics of the day.

One cannot mention Mary without thinking at once of Teddy, our
alumnae editor. I suppose you have been wondering all this while,
why Teddy's name is not signed to this letter. Would that it were!
The poor child is simply smothered in work. You know she is to
get her Master's degree in English this year and she is working hard
on her thesis now. Please do not criticize her assistant's letter too
severely.

Our Lake Charles Alumnae are staunch and true and they are cer-
tainly an asset to Alpha Omicron Pi. The following extract from a
letter written by Mildred Renshaw is very interesting.

"We have formed a City Panhellenic in Lake Charles at which the
following fraternities are represented: Delta Delta Delta, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Delta,
Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Delta Pi, and Alpha Omicron Pi. And there
are more Alpha Omicron Pi's than any others. I t was started by an
Alpha Gamma Delta, who is the wife of one of the cadets stationed

out here Our work will be to help out all we can with

Red Cross work, and to do the kind of things which as fraternity and

college women we should be best fitted for. We thought of sending

things to our soldiers in hospitals, etc."

I t is good to know that our girls are so interested in the needs of
the country.

Best of luck to all of you,

RIETTA GARLAND,

Treasurer of Pi Alumna.

MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNA!

Since our last letter, the Minneapolis Alumnae have had two meet-
ings, one in January at the chapter-house and the other i n February
at Beatrice Northey's. Our January meeting just happened to come
on the day on which the members of the active chapter were initiating
six girls, and as all wanted to be present at the initiation, we thought
it best to meet at the house. Over half of our alumnae chapter were
there. The initiation was beautiful and the most impressive I have
witnessed. The six initiates are all prizes, and we are proud of every
one of them. Toasts were given by some of the members of the active
chapter, and each of the initiates had to say a few words. Needless
to say, humor and comedy were well intermingled with the more
serious side of the entertainment, and Alma Boehme, toastmistress,
surprised us all by her wit and ready repartee. Then Mary Ellen

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Chase talked "house." Did you know that the members of Tau
Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi are to have a new chapter-house? A l -
ready the pledges have been sent out and our members are responding
generously. We particularly appreciate the financial help of the alum-
na; of other chapters belonging to the Minneapolis Alumnae. Much
praise is due to Mary Ellen Chase whose enthusiasm, business ability,
and personal interest are a constant inspiration to us all.

The chapter has recently suffered a great loss, as Edith Golds-
worthy, one of our most industrious workers, has left town to teach in
Aberdeen, South Dakota. She is taking her sister's place in the public
schools of that city, as general science teacher, as her sister has
accepted a position in one of the Minneapolis high schools.

Ruth Paine, also, has left us. She and her mother have gone to
live in San Diego, California. Needless to say, we shall miss her
greatly.

We are very glad that Bertha Marie Brechet has given up her
trip east, and is still to be with us.

We were very pleasantly surprised to receive a visit from Helen
Pierce Munro, who is again in Minneapolis for some weeks. We
enjoy seeing our out-of-town alumnae so much. Their return brings
us the refreshing inspiration of wider horizons.

Fraternally,

ELSA STEINMETZ.

KNOXVILLE ALUMNffi

Since our last letter the chapter has had the usual meetings, but they
have been more for pleasure than for work. The Fatherless Children
of France have profited to the extent of a few more of those awful
black aprons and a few more of their indecent under garments, and
Emma Hunt is now giving us a layette to make for a French baby.
Some of us and our children represented these same orphans i n The
T h r i f t Stamp Parade, and marching in a drizzling rain in those ugly
black clothes, the children looked just as forlorn as any orphans
could look.

We are trying to be patriotic and not lament over losing Blossom
Swift Edmunds, whose husband has volunteered his services and goes
to Washington at once to work in the Shipping Board Department
and from there expects to go to France.

Alice Calhoun Cox has with her now her sister, Dorothy Calhoun
Winton, T r i Delta, and her little girl. Captain Winton has gone to
France. There are three brothers-in-law in the Calhoun family in the
active service.

A t the time of initiation we had a visit from our loyal and faithful
Williams girls from Chattanooga. Roberta is now Mrs. John Mc-

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Callie Divine, and just as happy and busy as ever. She seems to
have taken up new duties and not dropped any of her old ones.
Harriette is still teaching, but peculiarly interested in camps.

That seems to be all the interesting news. The rest of us are sew-
ing and knitting and struggling with measles and colds and corn
bread and war gardens, and in the words of Hashimura Toga, I am,

"Hoping you are the same
Yours truly,"

LUCRETIA JORDAN BICKLEY.

LYNCHBURG ALUMNiE

Lynchburg Alumna; has had two very interesting meetings since
writing to To DRAGMA.

I n March we met with Susie Gannaway i n her new apartment on
Federal Street which is very attractive and cosy. Anna Taylor and
Elizabeth Sales came from Kappa Chapter.

A very pleasant visit was mine to Bernice Sheppard Heard, Kappa,
in Danville. She is just back from bidding her brother, Dr. Paul
Sheppard, goodbye, as he sailed for France as surgeon for an aviation
corps.

Our April meeting was with Nan Atkinson Craddock, and we were
certainly glad to be with Nan as she is just back from a visit to her
home near Petersburg. An election of officers was held and the f o l -
lowing were elected:

President, Clara M . Cleland.
Secretary, Virginia Allen.
Treasurer, Ella Butler.
Grand Council Member, Francis Allen.
We have adopted a French Orphan, Marguerite Bourger, through
Miss Ann Rankin of the Southern Woman's Magazine. Also we have
knit Belgian squares and fourteen were turned in at the last meeting.
Most of us are doing individual work at the Red Cross rooms. Clara
Smith, Kappa, spent the Easter holiday here.

CLARA M. CLELAND.

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ALUMNAE NOTES

PI

Virginia Withers is going to Chicago to study this summer. She
is going to do work in French.

Sue Gillean has accepted a government position in Washington.
Rochelle Jachet is also doing war work for the government.
Anna Many is teaching in Sue Gillean's place at the Newcomb
High School.
Lily Dupre has accepted a position in Lake Charles for the rest
of the year.
Audrie Provosty (Mrs. Clifton Walker) of Chicago visited in New
Orleans for several weeks. She was present at the last alumnse meet-
ing.
Blythe White's brother, Horace, is in active service in France.
Lillian Fortier has two brothers in France, Louis, who is a lieuten-
ant in the Engineering Corps and Warren, who is with the New
Orleans Base Hospital.
The alumna; regret deeply the death of Lillian Chapman Marshall's

baby.

KAPPA

Mrs. S. A. Williams, nee Elizabeth Bryan, spent the week-end i n

Lynchburg.
Annie Earle Reed, '17, is visiting Mrs. G. G. Craddock. She

accompanied her sister, who entered college the second term.
Eliza Wallis, ex-'19, is now filling a position as teacher in Badin,

N . C.
Mrs. Bryant Herd, n£e Bernice Shepherd, spent a few days here

as the guest of Mrs. James Cleland.
Patty Paxton, '14, was married in November to Mr. John Keebler.

They are now living in Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. Nan Atkinson Craddock with her little son spent the winter

with her mother in Champe, Va.

SIGMA

Emma Black was married to Mr. William Stephen Webster Kew
on December 22nd, 1917. They are living in Washington, D. C |
where Mr. Kew is connected with the United States Geological
Survey. He is a graduate of the University of California, and
received his Ph.D. degree there in May, 1917.

Letters have been received from Georgia Meredith Oliver from
Africa. She left six months ago with her husband shortly after their
marriage last year. She surely will have interesting stories to tell
when she returns.

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THETA

ENGAGEMENTS

Abelene Ellis, '21, to Glenn Lyon, $ T A .
Grace Norris to Walter Pritchard.

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Baney, a son, John Irvin, March 15th.

DELTA

Mary Kingsley, '03, is studying for Ph.D. at University of Illinois
and has filed her name for an instructor's certificate.

Pauline Gardner Donnell is living with Mrs. Kingsley.
Dora Thayer Miner, '09, is a busy worker in D. A. R. War Relief
work, serves on Pittsfield College Club Conservation Unit, and has
been in a Red Cross money-raising campaign. She is writing a paper
about the Drama League for the College Club and we hope to have
it in this magazine soon. Jane Miner was born March 6th, 1916.

Martha L . Wonson, '98, says she will take To DRAGMA "after the
war." She is active at Red Cross Headquarters.

Josephine B. Folsom, '07, is very busy with church Red Cross com-
mittees. She has already entertained the Gamma girls. She has
three children—Frederick Milo born May 21st, 1912; Lois Josephine
born July 4th, 1913; Ella Elizabeth born September 15th, 1915.

Clara R. Russell, '04, has not missed giving one night a week to
Red Cross surgical dressing unit since October.

Helen Brown Keating, '97, has charge of Red Cross rooms on
Wednesdays. Mr. Keating is doing his bit by enrolling in U . S. Public
Service Reserve.

Florence Fray Clark, '09, writes that she enjoys hearing from the
girls and will take the magazine. Her son, Walter, Jr., was born
August 16th, 1907.

Beatrice Glidden Palmer, '10, has a little baby born in February.
Octavia Chapin, '13, and Raymond W. Newton, A T A '15 Tufts,
announced their engagement on Christmas day.

GAMMA

GENERAL

Peggy Cheney, ex-'19, was a recent visitor on the campus.
Margaret Holyoke spent the Easter vacation in Spartanburg, S. C ,
where her fiance is stationed.
Florence Harvey is located at Portland, Me., where in her capacity
°i trained nurse she is actively engaged in Red Cross organization
work.

292 TO PRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carroll (Margaret McManus) March 25th,

a girl, Isabel Rose.

LAMBDA

MARRIAGES

Rowena Bush to Mr. R. L . Olmstead.

BIRTHS

To Lieut, and Mrs. E. H . Quinlan (Lily Morrison), a daughter,

Mary Louise.

IOTA

GENERAL

Mary (Wills) Scholl whose home is in Colorado, is in Illinois
visiting her parents. She expects to make a call upon Iota before
her return.

ENGAGEMENTS

Mary Bruner, '12, announced her engagement to Mr. Leo Tehon
at a dinner at the chapter-house on January 7th. Mr. Tehon is an in-
structor in the Botany Department at the University of Illinois.

The engagement of Marie Rutenber, '15, to Mr. William Leslie
was announced on March 18th. Mr. Leslie is a Methodist minister
at Jacksonville, 111.

BIRTHS

A son, George Arthur, Jr., was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bow-
man (Edna Hunter, '13) on December 1st.

DEATHS

Harold Wood, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland S. Fowler

(Atha Wood, ex-'17), died on March 5th after a brief illness with

pneumonia.

TAU

GENERAL

Gladys Armstrong has been in a hospital at Redlands, Cal., for a
serious operation, but returned to her home and is said to be recover-
ing as fast as possible. Her address is 250 Grant St., Redlands, Cal.

Do you all know that Gertrude Falkenhagen is a dietitian in Niag-
ara Memorial Hospital at Niagara Falls, N . Y.?

These girls have been in Minneapolis over the Easter week: Elsa
Feldhammer, Helen Pierce Munro, Margaret Wood, Edith Mitchell
Toland, and Marguerite Gillette.

Cassie Spencer is making a name for herself at the Normal Uni-

versity, Los Vegas, N . M . , as a critic teacher.

Mae Middleton is at Morris, Minn., a member of the state agricul-

tural school faculty.

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BIRTHS

Matie Stoner Ebeltoft has a little son, William Harry, born Febru-
ary 2nd, 1918.

CHI

At our annual banquet in February we introduced our new mem-
bers to the following alumna:: Nellie Retan, '10, Gertrude Jennison,
'14, Vera Ingalls Bliss, '15, Mary Cullivan, '15, Elizabeth French,
'15, Elizabeth Main, '15, Edith Resseguie, '15, Florence Gilger, '16,
Emily Tarbell, '16, Ruth Dibben, '17, Edna Hausner, '17, Ruth
Melvin, '17, Leta McClear, '17, and Marion Mount, ex-'20.

Theresa Maxwell Zimmerman, '13, spent several days with us before
she left for the South, where her husband is in the Medical Corps.
From what she writes, we know she too is doing more than her bit
helping the boys in the service of Uncle Sam.

Ruth Guthrie Woodruff, ex-'17, is living i n Brooklyn now to be
near her soldier husband.

Florence Shafer, '14, stopped off to see us this winter on her way
to a convention at Ithaca.

Florence Burkins, ex-'13, heads the Commercial Department of
Montpelier Seminary, Montpelier, Vt.

Elizabeth French, '15, is carrying on organized Junior Red Cross
work in connection with the Syracuse North Branch Library, of which
she is in charge.

Florence Gilger, '16, Emily Tarbell, '16, Gertrude Shew, '16, and
Ruth Guthrie Woodruff, '17, visited us at Christmas time.

Agnes Crowell Rood, ex-'17, is living now in Amherstburg, On-
tario, Canada.

Ruby Davis, '14, is spending this year studying for Y. W. C. A.
work.

Florence Lawther Rich, ex-'19, represented Chi at the special Grand
Council meeting in Boston, and incidentally, she writes, became
acquainted with many delightfully cordial members of the Boston
Alumnae Chapter.

We are expecting back at Easter time Grace Cummings, '13, M i l -
dred Williams Hover, '15, Florence Gilger, '16, Emily Tarbell, '16,
Sadie Campbell, '17, Helen Schrack, '17, Clara Bell, ex-'18, Mary
Cullivan, '15, and Gertrude Shew, '16.

MARRIAGES

Ethel Nina Hausner, ex-'17, to Claude Lattin, on October 11th,
1917.

M . Camilla Jennison, '12, to H . A. Eder, on January 18th, 1918.
Vera Louise Ingalls, '15, to Robert Bliss, February 14th, 1918.

294 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

BIRTHS

On October 27th, 1917, to Dr. and Mrs. H . M . Mitchell (Lora
Thompson), a son, christened Henry Miller Mitchell.

NU KAPPA

Erma Baker (Mrs. Carl Patton) has moved to San Antonio in order
to be near her soldier husband, who is stationed at Camp Travis.

Nelle Graham is still at Graham. Her duty in war time has been
to fill a soldier's place. She is teaching a large number of her
brother-in-law's advanced music pupils, thus releasing him for mili-
tary duty.

Lucinda Smith's war work is of the most interesting sort. I t con-
sists in entertaining homesick young aviators from Lone Field and
Camp Dick.

Nell Harris was married last June to Mr. T . W. Emenhiser, and
is now living at Hadden H a l l , Oklahoma City, Okla.

Maude Rasbury still comes to the university twice a week for music
lessons. The rest of her time is divided between Red Cross work and
"keeping the home fires burning."

Margaret Vaughan is loath to leave the A r t Department of the
university, and is staying a few days longer with Louise Wadsworth
Zeek and Margaret Bonner Bentley. She wants to finish some special
work in illustrating before going home to join the army of "nonpro-
ductive parasites," as she has always called them.

Margaret Bonner Bentley, in spite of the responsibility of a big
house and two wonderful babies, still finds time to give five days
a week to the Red Cross. She and Margaret Vaughan are helping to
write a propaganda play to be produced here soon under the auspices
of the Publicity Department of the Woman's National Council of
Defense.

Louise Wadsworth (Mrs. C. F. Zeek, Jr.) has just returned from
a winter in Florida. She is living in an attractive bungalow near the
university, and the girls are greatly enjoying her hospitality.

There are ten alumnae of Alpha O living in Dallas from N u Kappa
and Kappa Chapters, and we are looking forward to the time when
we can establish an alumnae chapter here.

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