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RHO—NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

No letter.

LAMBDA—STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Stanford opened as usual on October 1. After several days of
upheaved and greeting of old friends we are now settled down to the
usual routine.

Our chapter is smaller than ever before this year. Only ten girls
are living in the house, but we are fortunate in having four girls living
in the vicinity with their families. One other, Anna Fitzhugh '25, is
living in the women's dormitory where she is acting as sponsor to the
new women. She will be back in the house spring quarter.

Once more we are facing late spring bidding, with a whole year of
uncertainty ahead of us. We will make a week's formal rushing at the
beginning of winter and spring quarters. Our only rushing function this
quarter will be a tea. Competition is very keen on this campus as there
are ten sororities and only about one hundred and twenty-five new women
have been admitted.

There were several marriages solemnized this summer. Ruth Meisner
and Herbert Darling were married in July and are now living in Boston
Laura Davis and Howard Hamelin and Ellowenc Delahoyde and Daniel
Evans were married in September. Both couples are living in Palo Alto
Virginia Flippen was married to Kenneth Lilly in August. They are
living in Bakersficld.

W A N A KEESLING.

IOTA—UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

Iota is all ready for a big year. We seem to be in the thick of things
now. Since rushing we have had a tea for our pledges and our new
chaperon, Mrs. Catherine Morrill. A stunt has been turned before the
Homecoming stunt committee and we hope to have the homecomers see
Iota win the cup.

Next Saturday we are having a pledge dance. The plans sound very
enticing. Tiny programs shaped like balloons bearing a huge '28 will
correspond with the real balloon favors, also flaunting the numerals of
our freshmen.

These pledges arc worthy of the cleverest dance that could be planned.
They are Ethel Alymer. '27. Chicago; Eva Benson. '28. De Kalb: Louise
Feldwisch. '26, St. Louis; Wilma Law, '28, Savanna; Florence Leetc, '28,
Chicago; Helen O'Shea. '28. Chicago; Mary Leslie Robison. '25, Pekin;
Angelene Saling. 28. Decatur; Bethel Srout, '28, Pontiac; and Roberta
Stroheker, '26, Barry.

Iota is very proud of the scholastic standing on the campus last year.
Not only docs the house as a whole rank high, but several of the girls
have won special honor. Dorothy Dickinson. '25, was made a member
of Phi Beta Kappa. Helen Grimes, '26, and Cherric Malcolmson. '27,
were among the nine university women making 5 point averages. Cherrie,
Margaret Burton and Blanche Smith were members of the new sorority,
Alpha Lambda Delta, for freshman women making above 4.5 averages.

Because Iota did not have a letter in the May number you have not
heard of some of last year's activities. Dorothy D.'s name headed the list
of Mortar Board when it appeared on the Senior bench May Day. She
is also president of Thcta Sigma Phi for this year.

Jane Louise Brown. '26, spends all her spare time making out assign-
ment sheets for the Daily Mini. Gertrude Moore, '25, was one of the
eight campus beauties in the Illio. She also lead the Summer Prom.

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Hester Srout. '24, is teaching some classes in the University High
School and taking courses that will lead to a master's degree at the end
of summer school.

We are sure that the next letter will tell of greater accomplishments
for Iota.
f
e MARGARET BURTON.

s TAU—UNIVERSITY O F MINNESOTA
g Alpha O's at Minnesota have been treading the familiar leaf-strewn
s campus walks for ever and ever so long. For three weeks, at least—
e and that, you know, can be a small eternity. Several of the girls came
back more than a week early, in order to put the house in shape for
rushing. And most of us hardly knew the old place when we came back
f to it. During the summer it had undergone a severe and thorough re-
e
s juvenation. All of the upstairs rooms were decked with new paper, and
e the woodwork simply gleamed with fresh paint. We were all so en-
n thusiastic about our new rooms that we developed a mania for interior
decoration, and sister vied with sister in a competition involving vivid
cretonne drapes, braided rugs, and favorite prints for every wall.
r We are satisfied that this has been one of our most successful
n.
rushing seasons. For, on Friday night, following the week of silence
l imposed by Panhellenic, we pledged fifteen of the finest girls on the
. campus. We are proud to give you their names: Kathryn Remington
e (Dorothy's sister). Thelma Hoff (also a sister), Janet McGregor, Eva

Hammerbacher, Margaret Whitmorc, Winifred Eliason, Helen Lange,
Miriam Thomas, Alva Prouty, Kathryn Haven, Kathryn Pratt, Ethel
Brum. Alice McAulcy. Lavcrne Sigel, and Betty Hankins. The actives
entertained them, after the pledge dinner, at a theater party at the
Orpheum. We have all kinds of faith in these girls, who already dis-
s play such a splendid combination of seriousness, sincerity, and "pep." A
w few days ago, Kathryn Haven was elected vice-president of Bib and
e Tucker, the freshman girls' organization on the campus, and so proved
e that the pledges are strong for activities. Alva Prouty and Lavernc Sigel

are art students, and Miriam Thomas and Tracv Cook, a pledge from
y spring rushing, are actively interested in journalism.
l We may add. modestly, that the actives take some pride in the fact
f that they have brought home one of the first trophy cups offered this

year. We won it, along with three individual prizes, in the Ski-U-Mah
magazine drive. It is a beauty, and really, it looks uncommonly well
. on our mantel. It was presented to us on pledge night, and I'm sure
e that has inspired our new candidates for Alpha O. Lulu Hanson has
, the Gopher team all organized too, and we intend to win another cup
; in the drive which begins next week for the sale of Minnesota annuals.
a
Mrs. Waite. who has come to us only this year, is quite charming
in the capacity of house mother and chaperon. We are planning a tea for
. her, to introduce her to our friends and we wish that all of you could
s meet her. too.
r
, Isabel Welch and Lucille Campbell, who were pledges last year, were
, initiated soon after school began.
,
We held our first open house Saturday. Oct. 11, after the football
game—and it was a very successful social event, too.
Our ranks are swelled this year by a number of girls who have come
t back after a year of absence. It seems good to have Hazel Hitchcock.
Irma Fliehr and Marion Barclay about the house and the campus again.
Mary Goodman still blushes profusely when we question her about
the Sigma Phi Epsilon pin she has acquired since last we saw her in
the spring.
Tau has been very happy to entertain our Grand President. Laura A.
Hurd. at the house over the weekend, from Friday to Monday. She

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divided her time between the active and the alumnae chapters, and
was too busy to accept many social engagements. But we were all very
proud to have her with us, and we hope that she will visit us again.

JUANITA MEDBERV.

CHI—SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

Chi is beginning to settle down after our week of rushing with it
six parties, and unlimited personal rushing. We pledged four tine
girls: Cordelia Vance, Berwick, Pa.; Norma Baker, Richmond Hill, N
Y . ; Eunomia Lewis, Brooklyn, N . Y . ; and Dorothv Mapes, Cornwall

N. Y .

Activities are now reigning, causing the pledges to wonder if they
came to college for studies or activities. Cordelia has already made Glee
Club and University Chorus, while Norma, our artist, is sketching every
thing from the peanut-man at the football game to Liberal Arts build
ing, in trying out for a position on the art staff of the Phoenix magazine
Dorothy is searching every nook and corner this week for news in hopes
of becoming a "regular" on the Daily Orange, our college newspaper.

We are happy to announce the initiation of Carol Kendall, '27, Betty
Whitney, '26, and Mary Harper, '27. Some day, when we build our new
home, it is to be planned by Mary. She is the only woman in the College
of Architecture at Syracuse.

Mary Williams, 25, was elected last May to Eta Pi Upsilon which is
the same as Mortar Board in other universities. She was also chosen a
member of Lambda Tan Rho, honorary Romance Language fraternity.

Mary has added another office to our list, that of president of
Romance Language club. Are we not justly proud of our Mary?

Helen Roszcll. '25, was chosen social chairman of Classical Club this
fall.

Alice Reeve, '26, who left us last year, has returned.
Next week the inter-sorority basketball tournament begins and Chi
is hoping to have its name engraved on the cup. The games are being
played on Hendricks Field, our new athletic held for women.
Syracuse has added another school to the university, that of Public
Citizenship, the first of its kind to be established in the United States.
Elihu Root spoke at the time of its inauguration.
With the installation of Alpha Delta Pi, last May, we now have all
the national fraternities on our campus.
We are often pleasantlv surprised by the visit of the Epsilon girls.
We certainly enjoy seeing them.

HELEN MCNEES.

UPSILON—UNIVERSITY O F WASHINGTON

I know all the chapters will be interested in knowing about the
new girls we pledged this year. A new system of pre-registration rushing
on the campus started one week before registration day. All the new
girls coming to take examinations for gymnasium opened the way for
the new exjieriment which worked out very successfully. The first week
began with a big tea and then was followed by a dinner and luncheon
for the next three days. After this rush the second week dates were
rent out and the following girls were pledged: Edith Broom. Margaret
Burnsides. Vilva Corv. Tune Gaine. Margaret Evans, Dorothv Hesseldenz,
Gertrude McCanne, Helen Jean Randall, and Marguerite Reichart.

We are happy to have with us this year Gladys Ameson from Alpha
Phi and Dorothy Dickinson from Alpha Sigma.

Elizabeth I emley. Anita Mayrand and Loretta Lawler were initiated
on Sept. 23. We were more than fortunate to have Laura Hurd here
to conduct the initiation.

Lois P O T . L A N .

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d NU KAPPA—SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
y Nu Kappa is rejoicing over the pledging of nineteen freshmen this
year. This sets the record, for we have never before taken more than
fourteen. We are hoping that they will be record breakers in more ways
than one because the requirements for initiation have been made excep-
tionally hard. Wc are also looking forward to initiation next week when
we will take three of our last year's pledges, Ethel Ma}' Whitaker, Artie
ts Lee Sypert and Mary Mildred Haughton, into our chapter. We will all
e be glad to welcome them as sure enough sisters.
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l, Our chapter is very active in school work this year. Margaret Pepple
is president of Panhellenic, Mildred Shell is vice-president of the Y . W.
C. A., and Thedadora Elliot, one of our new pledges, is secretary of
y the freshman class.
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es Beta Phi, after one breathless but extremely successful week of
lushing, has started on what promises to be a most happy year. First
and most important of all, let me introduce our seventeen wonderful
y pledges: Adeline Hughes, Angola, Ind.; Peg Coombs, Crawfordsville,
w Ind., Oxford's Woman's College; Jennie Carpenter, Sullivan, Ind., Illinois
e Woman's College; Mary Ellen Jenkins, Big Rapids, Mich., Sullin's Junior

College; Pauline McCoy, Sullivan, Ind., Oxford's Woman's College; Dor-
s othy Bennett, Fort Wayne, Ind.,; Vivian Ellis, Paoli, Ind., Cincinnati
a Conservatory of Music; Alice Cullnane, Kokomo, Ind.; Anne McFall.
Terre Haute, Ind.; Roma Anderson and Marjorie Uecker, Gary, Ind.;
f Laura Montgomery, Muncie Ind.; Catherine Goss, Detroit, Mich., Detroit
City College; Mae Mobley, Summitville. Ind.; Dorothy Sheets, Indian-
s apolis. Ind.; Mary Rogers, Bloomington, Ind.; and Frances Luke, Coving-
ton, Ind., Illinois Woman's College.

i Mildred Schneider deserves much credit for the way she piloted us
g through our mad scramble for "rhinies"; in other words, she was our
rush captain. Our rushing parties which we thought were extremely well
planned and clever, included a Jaqueminot Rose dinner, a "Stop, Eat and
c Laugh" luncheon, a Lavender and Pink tea dance and a Tropical dance.
. Beta Phi girls are well represented on the campus this year. Allison
Bolitho is president of W. A. A., undergraduate representative of Y . W.
l C. A., a member of Mortar Board, an I . U. sweater girl and a member
of History Club. Gladys Alger is head of swimming and a Plaeadis
. pledge. Thetis Kemp is Sophomore Organized representative of W. S.
G. A. Olive Derbyshire is a member of Garrick Club, honorary dramatic
organization. Dorothy Clarke is head of student gymnasium work. Marie
Sullivan is a member of History Club. We have eight girls (upperclass-
men) in W. A. A. The Freshmen are all busy with Garrick Club "try-
outs,'' hockey and soccer teams and other campus activities; fall member-
e ships have not been announced.
g
w Thetis Kemp is our newest and youngest initiate. Last year she was
r the youngest girl in school and an "A" student. We are all very proud
k to have her wearing an AOn pin.
n
e Our regular chaperon, Mrs. Chase of Fort Benjamin Harrison, will
t not come before November 1. Until then, Mrs. Zuck, who was with us
, three years ago, is acting as our house mother.

Last week, one of our pledges. Pauline McCoy, was called home by
the sudden and tragic death of her brother. Lowell McCoy. He was
also a brother of Miriam, our last year's president. We extend our deepest
a sympathy to the family.

d Last Saturday was the DePauw-Tndiaua football game and several
e pirl> from Theta visited us. Beta Phi extends a cordial invitation for all
AOn's to visit her and hopes that their prospects for the year are as
bright as hers. R E Z I N A A. B O N D .

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othy Anderson, took part. Rosalind Marsh, another freshman of ours
made the varsity swimming team.

We have just finished fixing up our house for the fall rushing season
Besides getting new curtains we have painted all the woodwork an
floors. This year's rushing season is important to us because we hav
ten seniors leaving us next June, and so, you see, we are preparing early
Next week we are having another rummage sale, which we plan to hav
as succssful as the former ones. Besides rushing we are devoting our
selves to the many campus activities which come in the fall of the year
and we are still working for the house we dream of having sometim
soon.

DOROTHY ANDERSON.

PHI—UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Phi chapter is very proud of her sixteen new pledges, how we wish
you might all see them. They are: Frances Smith, Washington, Kansas
Janet Blazier and Thora Collins, Wichita, Kansas; Dorothy Merriman
Kansas City, Missouri; Dorothy Ainsworth, Kansas City, Kansas; Gene
vieve Kimball, Neodesha, Kansas; Jessie Marie Senor, St. Joseph, Mis
souri; Avis Stoops, Smith Center, Kansas; Marjorie McKelvy, Water
ville, Kansas; Gertrude Searcy and Edith Adams, Leavenworth, Kansas
Maxine Clark, Kiowa, Kansas; Marian Bolinger, Great Bend, Kansas
Fay Archer, Grenola, Kansas; Olive Weatherby, and Arline Church
Lawrence, Kansas. We think their interest in activities is very wel
distributed. They are going out for Glee Club, Y . W. C. A. and Athletics

We were so pleased to have so many of our alumnae back fo
rush week—Myrtle Webber. Margaret Bolinger Isern, Dorothy Crane
Frances Ringle, Jacqueline Gilmore, Volborg Swenson, Lucilc Jones and
Romona Tucker.

This year was the installation of preferential bidding at Kansas and
everyone is exceedingly well pleased with it, for it seems that it solve
the problem of "spiking" which has been the bugbear of rushing fo
many years here.

Initiation was held September 21 for Gladys Filson and Icy Purcell
We are very glad to welcome them into true Alpha O sisterhood. A ban
quet was held for the initiates at Weideman's Tea Room and a program
of toasts followed. We were so glad to have Katherine Mix, our distric
superintendent, with us that evening.

The active members had a dance for the oledges October 3, and i
was one of the very best parties Phi has ever had.

Margaret Matthews visited us en route to her home in Washington
Kansas, after spending the summer in Europe.

Jacqueline Gilmore, '22. was here a few days before she left for
Columbia University, where she will get her M. A.

Dorothy Merriman. one of our pledges, put on the pin of Glenn
Frazier, Delta Chi, today.

Alida Braucher. '24, is teaching Mathematics in the high school a
Hutchison this winter.

Frances Ringle is teaching in her home town at Le Roy, Kansas.
Dorothy Crane is in Leavenworth this year teaching and comes over
quite often to our parties and football games. We are so glad to have
her near us.
Evelyn Starr is teaching Public School Music in Ransom and is com-
ing to visit us soon.
Gladys Ferris is teaching Religious Education in the schools in
Stafford.

ICY PURCELL.

TO DR. IGM. I OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 53

s, O M E G A — M I A M I U N I V E R S I T Y

n. The happy but strenuous days of "rushing" are over, and we girls
nd have settled down to a year of hard work. Inasmuch as this fall saw
ve the installation of a new system of rushing and pledging here at Miami,
y. the excitement usually attending this season was far greater than here-
ve tofore. From Monday until Friday, there was a continuous round of
r- parties, luncheons, breakfasts, etc., and needless to add, many a sleepless
r, night. On Monday night, at Milly Dennison's beautiful new home, the
me alumnae entertained us with quite an original and interesting little party.
Then, feeling the need of some real food, we got ourselves a couple of
hay wagons and rode to a farm house several miles from Oxford; here
we feasted on a most appetizing chicken dinner. But our real "Alpha O"
party was not until Wednesday night. We entertained at the home of
Mrs. Coulter, a patroness, and had a most delightful time indeed. No
bidding was allowed until Friday, at which time written bids were sent
to the desirable girls, who, if they accepted our invitations, were to
h present themselves at a designated place, at an appointed time. You can
s; easily imagine our suspense and anxiety around 10:15; it was, indeed, a
n, "surprise party." We feel amply rewarded, though, and are happy to
e- announce the pledging of the following girls: Louise Rey, Rachael Rob-
s- son, Helen Louise Pohlman. Margaret North, Dorothy Guilham, Mildred
r- Engle, Hazel Engle, Mildred Angle, Harriet Martin, Sara Miller, Barbara
s; Rehyburg. Mildred Holder, Harriet Beaton, Katherine Long, Doris K.
s; All, Marjorie Wilson, Althea White, Virginia Cox and Lois Greene.
h,
ll This promises to be a successful year for Omega as quite a number
s. of her girls are participating in Miami's noteworthy activities. Three
r of the girls are members of Madrigal Club—Frances Ivins. president, and
e, Harriet Beaton and Sara Miller.
d Mildred King, Frances Ivins and Bernadctte Winter are on the "Stu-
dent" staff.
d Frances Ivins has been chosen treasurer of Lambda Tau, and she.
es together with Martha Fishpaugh, is on Student Council.
r B E R N A D E T T E A. W I N T E R .

l. OMICRON PI—UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
n-
m School opened September the 23rd. but we were all back and on the
ct job by the 15th, cleaning house, painting bed room furniture, scrubbing,
varnishing and even craning our long necks to paint ceilings. All this in
preparation for the big rushing season, at the end of which we reaped
it a plentiful harvest, plentiful not only in the sense of quantity, but the

n, best of quality. Our sixteen pledges we wish to present to you now.
They are: Mary Ellen Appleton of Grand Rapids. Helen Belcher of
Manistique. Virginia Crossman of Detroit, Genevieve Eaton of Jackson,
r Clarissa Felio of New York, Nell Grattin of Detroit, Jean Greenshields

of Romeo, Mary Greenshields of Romeo, Doris Kent of Grand Rapids.
n Mary Lawton of Traverse City, Jeanette McCall of Detroit, Frances

Norton of Detroit, Mildred Peckam of Lowell. Winifred Sample of
Detroit. Susan Storke of New York City, and Alice Wessels of Detroit.
at We also have three pledges of last spring: Annette Burkhardt of Mil-

waukee, Wis., Dorothy Nix of Utica, New York, and Josephine Weiler of
r Romeo, Mich.
e Rushing had many happy accompaniments, one of the happiest of
which was the return of many of our alums to meet the prospectives
m- and to join in our entertaining in a most pleasing and helpful way.
Now activities, as well as studies, claim our time and not only the
n "old" girls, but the "new" ones are entering into it all whole heartedly.

Helen Boorman, '25, as Alpha O athletic manager, now leads brave
and stalwart athletes into a championship hockey season. A number of our

54 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

girls are also trying out for class hockey teams, while six are competing in
the annual fall tennis tournament.

Arline Ewing has just made the Michiganensian (the University
of Michigan Year Book) staff.

Betty Hays has been elected to the Senior Girls' Play Committee
And next time we expect to announce others who have made musical
and dramatic societies.
Cupid seems always to lurk just around the corner and try as*she may
(if indeed she tried at all) Ruth Morey could not hold him back, and
so the night of our return to Ann Arbor, at a pretty dinner party, Ruth
announced her engagement to Lloyd Eisele of Phoenix, Ariz., a senior
and member of Delta Chi fraternity. We all know "Ike" and thoroughly
approve—and you should see the ring!!!
"Pat" Brown makes a splendid president.
Miss Phipps, our house mother, is still with us, and the new girls
are beginning to share the love for her that the rest of us all have.

FRANCES MURRAY.

ALPHA SIGMA—UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

No letter.

XI—UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

The fall term has begun and X i has been through her first rushing
season. We are happy to announce the pledging of Camille Cassius, Grace
Lillian Dennis, Fleda Gibbins, Evelyn Lewis, Madge McWhorter, Paula
Montgomery. Mabel Taylor and Vera West. Shortly after rush we pledged
Vilma Chadwell.

I suppose you have all read about Joyce Hopper's death. It was
indeed, a terrible misfortune to us to lose one of our sweetest members so
soon after we became AOn's.

Mary Beth Davies from Theta is with us this winter and it is
useless to try to tell you how glad we are to have her.

Irene Baird was chosen this summer to be one of Oklahoma's ten
most beautiful girls. We are very proud of Irene though she doesn't
seem at all "stuck-up" about it.

Vera Wear passed the test for University Chorus and her success
has fired the ambitions of our other freshmen to try their voices in the
next tryout. Since there are so many activities I shall not tire you with
an account of all our participants.

We held initiation September 20 for Mayme Barr, Mignon Faught,
Mildred Donovan and Agnes Mae Smika.

Lucile Robberson is wearing Clifford Huff's Sigma Phi pin and I
believe that is all the family gossip.

BILLIE WEBB.

TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 55

n ALUMNAE CHAPTER LETTERS
y

e. N E W YORK A L U M N A E
l
We were much too eager in August when we determined to have a
y bridge party of our own in place of the regular October business meeting,
d for by the time September came, with our meeting held at Katherine
h Graham Young's apartment in the Hotel Touraine, Brooklyn, we decided •
r that we needed another business meeting. We had already heard that
y there would be a large Panhellenic party at the Waldorf in November
and since we had had one hundred tickets assigned to us for that we
felt that efforts in behalf of it would more than fill our party cup. It
was at the September meeting also, that we voted in favor of donating
s ten dollars of our General Philanthropic Fund to National Philanthropic

work.

With Rochelle Gachet's departure for the south, we spent most of
our October meeting in discussions which her absence now brings forth.
It is necessary that we have some one to take charge of the stock selling
campaign for the Panhellenic House which she had started so efficiently.
It was finally decided that the officers be empowered as a committee
to appoint a successor. Rochelle's presence in Virginia has caused still
g another vacancy and we all consider ourselves exceedingly fortunate to
e have Edith Dietz's consent to allow her name to be recommended to
a the Panhellenic House Board as our Director on it.
d
The problem of Germaine's Christmas gift was met this year by a
collection at the meeting which netted $5.88! Germaine, our French war
s, orphan, still writes most appreciative letters expressing her gratitude for
o all we have done for her.

s This business session followed luncheon at the Stockton Tea Room,
a pleasant arrangement for our regular meeting. With L a Rue Crosson

n as chairman of the Program Committee, we expect to have many en-
t joyable affairs to tell about later in the winter.

H E L E N B. LEAVENS.

s
e
h SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE

, The first meeting of the fall semester was held at the chapter house
September 6th. Seven new members were initiated. We were delighted to
have so many of the younger girls with us and feel that they will give a
I big impetus to our work. Plans were made for the card party for the

benefit of Sigma and Lambda.
Our football season is in full swing so many of our members are
torn between two emotions when our meetings and the games come on
the same day.
Our treasurer, Genevieve Groce. of Nu Kappa, has left for Honolulu
where she will teach. We wish her success, but will miss her here.
Katheryn Hubbard Switzer is our new treasurer.

The sympathy of the chapter is extended to Emma Schrieber Hunter,
Zeta, '06, whose brother was recently killed in Omaha. In bravely attempt-
ing to save the life of an elderly workman he sacrificed his own.
The card party was held Saturday, October 5th, in place of our
monthly meeting. It was a very successful afternoon and we hope to
have several dollars to give to each chapter.
The alumnae who have met the active pledges are delighted with
them and we all look forward to the sincere co-operation of the active
and alumnae chapters.

HARRIET FISH BACKUS.

TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE

There is so little news to write to you this time! We have held on
meeting, and that an extra one. Last Saturday, September twenty-seventh
six of us met with our president, Muriel Wyman, and made tentativ
plans for the Memorial Service to be held for Lillian McCausland, on
October twenty-eighth, Lillian's birthday. We expect to have members o
our Grand Council and delegates from Boston with us for the service.

In looking through the September To D R A G M A we find that ther
should be another name added to our chapter roll this year. Providenc
is not so large a city as some, but we have not yet located Mrs. Stewar
Crowell of Delta. Will some kind reader please send us the address o
said Mrs. Crowell that we may get in touch with her. We certainl
want to have all the members that belong to us here in Providence know
of our meeting-places, and come to our meetings. Welcome, Helen (Neal
Crowell!

M A U D E E. C. C O V E L L .
BIRTHS

On January 27, 1924. Jane Davenport, to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H
Winters (Edith Brown, Brown '05), at Framingham, Massachusetts.

BOSTON ALUMNAE

The September To D R A G M A arrived the morning of our first meetin
this fall so we have little news to offer. The last Saturday in Septembe
dawned bright and fair and twenty-five of us journeyed by auto, train
etc., to Wakefield, where Inga Little Bouve entertained us in her new
home, and such a good time that we had. After three months' vacatio
we all had so much to talk about. We were so glad to welcome Rut
Bond Westcott from Rho chapter who is living nearby in Reading
Marion Hall discovered her at a college club meeting by means of he
pin (notice the editorial in September apropos of chance meetings
Wista Ogle, our Tennessee member, was away on her vacation at th
time and couldn't come, but we've learned of a Tau girl who expect
to be at our next meeting, Margaret Howarth Nelson, whose husban
is teaching at Tufts this year. We'd be glad to hear of more member
in our vicinity. Inga with Betty Sargent, Ruth Robinson and Mario
Phillips to assist her, served a delicious supper, after which we talke
some more. Our largest meeting for some time.

We are interested in Delta's rushing. There are over seventy fresh
men this year in contrast to eighteen or twenty of the "olden days," s
the choice is wider. "Peg" Norcross has promised her charming hom
for one of the rush parties and we are sure that it will be a great success

The first of September we sent out a circular letter to all Delt
alumnae and any other Alpha O's of whom we knew in the vicinity. Th
letter told briefly of the plans for the year, some gossip and a bill fo
dues. The response has been fine for the president has received notes an
cards from far and near. We feel that such a letter once a year keep
us in closer touch with our girls. Incidentally there were several out a
our first meeting who have never attended before. Next month we hop
to take some definite step on work for the winter. The meeting will b
at Polly's on the Hill.

Eleanor Flint Chaplin, Gamma, has a new son, Daniel Gibbs, bor
in May, 1924.

June Kelly, G '12, is working in Walpole now with the Lewis Manu
facturing Co.

Wista Ogle, Omicron. spent a week with her husband in New Yor
and Philadelphia and then took a motor trip through New Hampshire an
Maine. Her address is Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mas

A L I C E J. SPEAR.

TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 57

LOS ANGELES ALUMNAE
ne Did the rest of you enjoy the last To D R A G M A as much as I did?
h, Just to think that our scholarship is a reality! Congratulations Thelma
ve Brumfield, you have a record of which you may be proud. I think the
on Editor should come in for her share of congratulations too, as the
of Alumnae To D R A G M A was a great success.

The Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter is still concentrating on our
re expansion work at the Southern Branch of the University of California.
ce After spending a great deal of time investigating locals, we decided not
rt to support a petition from any of them. Instead we are sponsoring the
of formation of a new local. A committee has been interviewing and calling
ly on a great many girls, and we hope in time to make a selection of
w which all Alpha O's will be proud. We expect to help in the rushing
l) and organization of this group. Mary DeWitt is on the faculty and

will be their adviser. We were sorry to have Mabel Jackson resign.
However, she is still in the city, and will be able to help us.

At our last two alumnae meetings we have enjoyed having the active
H . girls from Lambda. Anna Fitzhugh told us of the difficulties in the

rushing system at Stanford. It was so interesting to hear in detail the
things about which we have been reading. We all felt in much closer touch
with the university.

We have a new future Alpha O here in Los Angeles. Alice Patten
has a new little Patricia. She arrived August twenty-sixth.
ng Martha Wolff was married to Mr. Robert A. Benkert on May 11th.
er
n, She had a lovely wedding at which there were several Tau and Lambda
w girls.
on
th Virginia Flippen was married on June 23rd to Kenneth Lilly. They
g. had a beautiful garden wedding with an Alpha O wedding party and
er many others in the audience.
s).
he An announcement has iust come of the arrival of Peter Allyn
ts Parmelee to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allyn Parmelee. This is the second
baby which has come to Ruth McCallum Parmelee, the first one being
little Barbara.

nd M U R I E L T. M C K I N N E Y .
rs
on LINCOLN ALUMNAE
ed
Since our last letter the Lincoln alumnae have been very busy, as
we took a more active part in the rushing this year than we have before.
This season three girls were assigned to each party, two to act as
h- hostesses and the third to be sure that everything went smoothly in the
so kitchen. The rest of the older girls took turns acting as chauffeurs,
me calling for the rushees and taking them home. This left all the active
s. girls free to rush. Our college is so large and the competition so keen
ta that we all have to work hard during the week.
he
or Every year our chapter gives one party for the active girls and the
nd rushees, the only time during the week when we are allowed to entertain
ps away from the sorority house. This year our party was held at the home
at of Helen and Elsie Fitzgerald, a carnival with a roulette wheel, fish
pe pond and fortune telling booth in the garden. For prizes we gave cunning
be little gifts made by the different girls. We served the lunch in bright
colored tin boxes and we all sat around in the garden to unpack them.
We feel sure that the rushing was worth all the time, money and effort
rn that we put into it as we have twenty freshmen that we are sure are

u- all going to be good strong Alpha O's and girls that we are going to be
proud of all through their college life.

rk The first regular meeting for the year is to be held next Thursday
nd ^ ' Se e n n and is to be a party for Darrina Turner who is to be married
ss. the fifteenth of this month to Francis G. Paige. Darrina's wedding is
*° be an^ Alpha O wedding. It is to be at the chapter house with the
Alpha O's as members of the wedding party as well as guests.

58 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

While the beginning to the school year takes some of the membe
of our chapter away f r o m Lincoln it also brings a few girls from out
town. Kate Follmer and Lourene Hendricks arc again teaching in t
Lincoln schools. Melvina Waters is going to be here in the city th
winter but Mary and Winifred took their old positions again. Mary
teaching in this state but W i n i f r e d in tbe schools of Indianapolis. Mart
Walton left Monday for her second winter in New York.

We see so little of each other during the summer, with so many aw
we do not hold regular meetings, that we are looking forward to a ni
winter together.

ELSIE FITZGERALD.

CHICAGO ALUMNAE
A very enthusiastic meeting was held on October 1st at the home
Edith Brown in Ravenswood with about twenty-five members present. O
ravenous appetites rivalled any college sophomores and after thorough
appreciating Mrs. Brown's wonderful dinner, we spent the remainder
the evening bartering for the lovely little novelty pins and prints whi
Gcraldine Kindig brought us from France to sell for the Rho Hou
Fund. We have already made $50.00 on them and they are not all so
yet.
We are very glad to be able to announce at last that we have
lot f o r our house. I t is to be in the first quadrangle and is one of t
best locations possible, we believe. Now with something tangible to wo
for we will be able to strive still harder f o r our new home.
We are especially glad to welcome three new members to our gro
this year, Margaret Avionet, Epsilon, who is with the Research Labor
tories o.f the Portland Cement Co., Cora Jane Strohcker, Iota, with t
Service Station of the Continental and Commercial National Bank, a
Phoebe Wilson Herrold. Rho. who is with us again after a year in
Louis. Her husband, Lloyd Herrold, is with Northwestern University th
year in the Economics Department.
We are sorry to lose our President, Alice Wilson Warner, this fa
Her husband is in the English Department at the University of Iow
We wish them the best of success but wonder what we will do witho
them.
The fall season starts out in fine style f o r us this year by bringi
news of four new AOIT daughters. Dorothy Kerr Soper, '19, has a ba
girl, Louise Evelyn, born on July 16th. Mabel Gastfield Schubert. '1
a baby daughter. Georjean. horn August 4th. Avaline Kindig Scipres.
little girl. Phyllis Hull, born in September. Miettc Brugnot Dcnell. '1
is the proud mother of the fourth girl, born on October 1st. As yet
haven't learned her name.
Helen Brooks. Rho. '21. was married on August 16 to Fred Boy
The wedding took place in the afternoon under a magnificent grove of pi
trees on the Wisconsin River at Tomahawk. Helen and Fred are no
living in Wauwatosa. Wisconsin.
Marguerite Ford was married in Los Angeles last month to Fra
Drees. They arc now living in Hilo, Hawaii, where Mr. Drees is teachin

HELEN SLATEX NELSON.

INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE
The regular meeting of our chapter began with a very enjoyab
gathering at the-home of Elsie Waldo. We were especially glad to ha
with us some new members: Mary Gertrude Manly of Beta P h i ; Ma
Willis Scholl of Iota; and Jesse Crimmins of Theta. I t is to be hop
that every Alpha O in the city will join to make this a particularly su
cessful year for Indianapolis alumnae.

TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 59

ers As usual, work and good times arc being planned. We will meet once
of a month. Sewing for the Children's Ward of the City Hospital will be
the continued, though all-day meetings for this purpose are not probable. A
his committee has been appointed to make arrangements for the State luncheon
is and dance in February, the big event of the year. Make your plans now to
tha come. A Founder's Day luncheon will also be held in December.
way
ice Though Christmas is not very near, our energetic president has already
started the sale of Christmas cards, which has been found an easy way
of to raise funds.
Our
hly A number of our members represented the chapter at the Annual City
Panhellenic luncheon held October 4th at the Indianapolis Athletic Club.
of
ich Mr. and Mrs. H . G. Thomas (Lura Halleck Thomas) and children
use have left Indianapolis for an extended auto tour through the west with
old California as their objective point. They expect to be gone about a
year. Lura will be missed in the chapter.
a
the We were pleased to hear that four Indianapolis girls, three at DePauw
ork and one at Indiana University, arc among the new Alpha O pledges, and
oup we are looking forward to meeting them in the near future.
ra-
the The next meeting will be held at the home of Mildred McDonald.
and We are told that important business will be discussed, so there will be
St. more news in the next letter.
his
all. GERALMXE KIXDIG.
wa.
out NEW ORLEANS ALUMNAE
ing
aby The heat of the past summer, which was extreme, even in New Or-
16, leans, where heat is accepted as a matter of course, has just about
.a withered New Orleans alumnae chapter, and as consequence, there is
19, little or no news to chronicle. Those of us who were fortunate enough
we to escape to cooler climes lost no time in doing so, while the rest of
yce. us spent the warm season in seclusion, reclining in the breeze of electric
ine fans, imbibing cooling drinks, and expending as little energy in the busi-
ow ness of existing as was possible. Even now that October is here the
ank days are warm enough for summer raiment, but there is a tang of fall
ng. in the air and a sort of rustling hint of activities to come.

ble Clara Lee Snyder Hamilton spent a few weeks in town during August,
ave as a guest of her sister, Jennie Snyder Savage, and was the cause of
ary two informal but most satisfying gatherings—one given by Jennie, and the
ped other by Rosamond H i l l Schneidau.
uc-
Rummage sales were held recently on three successive Saturday after-
noons—the object being mainly to sell out all our "stock." as our sales
room has been rented and we have to move. For some reason the sales
were not quite successful, though we took in about thirty-five dollars in
all, which goes, of course, to our Child Welfare Clinic.

We have had no official meeting of alumnae since last spring, but
many of us have met "accidentally" from time to time. The most recent
accidental meeting was last week at initiation when n chapter took in
ten splendid girls. Quite a crowd of alumnae were there, and after the
serious part of the evening, a lovely sociable time was had by all. as
we recounted our adventures of the summer. Gladys Anne Rcnshaw has
just returned from a course of studv at the University of Chicago, and
had many things to tell us of Jean H i l l Boles, who is making her home
in Chicago now. and of Tcan's little daughter, M a n ' Barnett, aged one
year. Dagmar Rcnshaw Le Breton has been out to Berkeley, staving at
the A O i l house there and studying at the University of California. And
Solidelle Renshaw Fortier has a son. Louis Renshaw. about a month
old now. born in the Philippine Islands, where her husband has been
stationed f o r some time. Caroline Slack Adams, with her husband and
two httle sons, is coming to New Orleans to live, sometime in the near
future, which is good news for us all. Emilv Slack and Mary Bolton,
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from Alexandria for the opening; of college and the ensuing pledging an
initiation, and several parties were given in their honor. Margaret Lyo
is teaching in New Orleans this winter, and will again swell the number
of the alumnae chapter.

We hope to have a meeting soon, and to tell more of our work i
the next letter.

ANNA MCLELLAN.

MINNEAPOLIS ALUMNAE
Prolonged preparation, absolute activity, anxious anticipation, com
plete exhaustion and at last exaltation. That is rushing. Diogenes arise
Light your lantern and get busy. Find a man, woman or child who'
give us a safe and sane rushing system. Why a sigh of relief f r o m
alumnae when it's over? Because we were present at our chapter hous
during many functions to assist the actives whenever possible. I for on
take off my hat to these youngsters who are able to live through tw
entertainments a day for ten days. "Rushing" is too mild a term.
We helped to put our house in order this fall. Since noboby, thes
days, would be caught dead with a set of anything, unless possibly teeth
we had the davenport recovered in plain tan denim and the overstuffe
chair in a becoming blue and tan stripe. To mention the livableness o
the house further would be to encroach upon material f o r the activ
chapter letter. The alumnae are proud, however, that the girls can ver
ably conduct their rushing affairs without demolising the furnishings o
their own homes. Our chapter house looks not in any way different to
pledge than it does to a rushee.
Whenever we meet lone Jackson these days we seem to see a
electric flash signal "Bazaar." She sends bushels of letters every month o
so begging or threatening as the case may be. The bazaar is the 29t
of November at the Curtis Hotel.
Vivian Vogel is in charge of the Christmas card sale. She is goin
to make us toe the mark. Her own little insignificant order was th
first one, and amounted to fifty odd dollars. Look at us working lik
beavers.
"Shindigeing" is to be fashionable again among Minneapolis alumna
this season. I t is a profitable business, but above all else it is great fun
Ruth O'Brien is among us once more. She is teaching at th
University high school. Ruth and Grace boast a beautiful basemen
apartment where may gather intellectual giants like themselves.
Mrs. Wheaton of Gamma, Mrs. Grady of Zeta. and Ruby Rapp o
Rho are our latest alumnae from other chapters. They certainly do no
seem like strangers, but fit like old timers. We hope to see them often
Others who have been here longer are Mrs. Meyers of Zeta. who is i
the advertising department at Donaldson's. We are sorry we can't se
her oftener. but when we need the particular kind of help she can giv
she is right there; Jessie Cook King of Upsilon and myself hold length
telephone conversations. Face to face we are also quite well acquainted
Jessie is another loval scout we would like to see oftener; Carolv
Pulling represents AOIT efficiently and effectively in college circles. Sh
is treasurer of the College Woman's Club and of the Faculty Woman
Club. Ruth Warsaw of Rho is teaching dramatic art at the MacPhai
School. Marian Roth of Eta leads a doc's life on the Minneapoli
Journal. A l l reporters lead that kind of a life to hear them talk. Mar
Ellen Chase is on the university facultv. We are sorry to learn that sh
was seriously ill during her stay in Scotland this summer. Inez Jayn
of Iota is such an old standby that to say she has ever belonged anvwher
else seems silly. As for me. T hail from the west, f r o m Alpha Phi. An
can von beat it. our Grand President seemed to blame me for a cold sh
caught while wading snowdrifts in Bozeman.

TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMIC RON PI .,1

nd The most important event since last I wrote is the coming of our
on Grand President. We were very glad to see her personally as well as
rs officially. Her visit was a busy one with convention plans, but not too
busv to inspire us with fresh enthusiasm and greater efforts for convention.

in MARY D . DRUMMOND.

BANGOR ALUMNAE

We had not had a real get-together since our summer picnics, so we
made a festive occasion of our first regular meeting at the home of our
president, Lilla Hersey, on Saturday, September twentieth. We had ice
cream and cake and everything. There was so much news to relate that
m- for the first half hour everybody talked at once and, of course, everybody
e! had a good time. Needless to say, very little business was transacted, but
'd we had a long discussion of ways and means for raising funds for the
m national work. A committee was chosen to arrange the program for
se the coming year. We hope to have many interesting and profitable
ne meetings. Several members of our chapter were married during the
wo summer. Mollie Wheeler married Sam Tyack and is living in Watertown,
Mass. Virginia Colbath married Horace Crandall, Sigma Chi, U . of
se Maine, and is living in Melrose Highlands, Mass. Ethel Packard married
h, Vinton Harkness, S. A . E.. U . of Maine. Three of our number married
ed U . of Maine Phi Gamma Deltas. Lois Mantor married "Jack" Jackson;
of Marie Hodgdon married "Curt" Curtis; and Catherine Sargent married
ve Frederick Marston. Madeleine Robinson.married Dr. Edward Herlihy and
ry we are glad to say that she will continue to live in Bangor.
of
a Before our next letter we hope to have news of more of our Gamma
alumnae.

an MARION DAY.
or
PORTLAND ALUMNAE

th The second Saturday of each month always finds all good Portland
AOIl's together. In September we met for luncheon at the Sovereign
ng hotel, but this winter we are reverting to the old plan of meeting at the
he homes.
ke Our depleted ranks are being recouped with new girls, and a hotel
luncheon gives neither setting nor time for developing the friendships in
ae Alpha O that we find mean so much to us.
n. Violet Krohn of Upsilon has moved to Woodlawn, Washington, and
he is planning to attend our meetings.
nt Laura Hurd paid us the compliment of a fleeting visit last week, and
Caroline Paige entertained at tea in her honor. I t was a treat to all to
meet her again, and a real reunion f o r the Upsilon girls.
of Airs. Frank Burlingham was also a guest at the tea, and we're hoping
ot
n. that her plans to make Portland her home will come true.
in Mabel Hilstrom (Upsilon) surprised us all by announcing her marriage
ee in August to M r . E. R. Walsh of Portland.
ve We urge that all AOIl's when visiting Portland will get in touch
hy with Louise Clawson, Secy., Ga. 5288, or Evelyn Cornish, Pres., Ga. 9382.
d. L U C I L L E HOOD.
vn S E A T T L E A L U M N A E
he
n's We are glad to say that Upsilon has started work on one phase of
il the new national work and has been honored bv the National Fund bv
is receiving a check f o r $250.00 to apply on the orthopedic work. How I
ry would like to be able to tell every alumnae chapter what wonderful work
he is being done but I can not possibly tell you everything. As our orthopedic
ne hospital started in a small wav, so we hope to grow in service as it has
re grown.
nd
he The orthopedic hospital was started by a woman who had a crippled
child She took in another child to help and soon the work outgrew
ner home. Then a few beds were maintained in one of the city hospitals.

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I t has twice outgrown its home and at present there is a pressing n
for more room. I t derives its income from every source, such as bene
lent organizations, generous citizens, interested people and bequests. Wh
one of the trustees was asked the source of their income she said, "
can't tell, it just comes as every one is working for it and it seems t
the 'Lord does provide.' "

No crippled child or one needing a surgeon's care is refused as ca
like these can not wait. The best doctors and surgeons give of th
time and talent, the school board and others give the children an opp
tunity of continuing their school work. I f the parents arc able, they
expected to pay but many can not give anything.

Here is an opportunity f o r all alumnae in the northwest to aid
by financial as well as real interest in the work. By means of our ca
counter in the Orthopedic Tea Shop, card parties, and rummage sales,
hope to be able to do our share in appreciation of the National's inte
in our work.

Vivian So Relle (Mrs. Robert) Williams and family have return
to New York City to make their home after having lived in Paris
several years where her husband was in the art center.

Susie Paige Ehrhardt, '16, with her two children, visited in Seat
Tacoma, and Portland during the summer.

Laura Hurd left October 6th for her eastern trip which is the regu
presidential inspection trip.

Frances Reedy, '20. who has had charge of 800 old people in
Washington Veterans' home at Rctsil. has been appointed head of
dining room of the Women's University Club.

Gladys Kaye Rhine has gone to Los Angeles for a month's vacati
She hopes to be able to locate there before long.

Ethel Kraus, '16, joins the many Seattle girls in New York City.
is attending Columbia University.

Cloretta Moore, from Chi, is teaching in Orting and is a regu
week end visitor in Seattle, the guest of Alice Bronson.

While visiting in Portland, Irma McCormick Crook visited Tess H
strom, '15, and Margery Miller Millar.

MINNIE L. KRAUS.

KNOXVILLE ALUMNAE
It is "rushing season" on the " H i l l ' ' and we are all waiting to
the outcome of pledge day (October IS).
Each member of the Alumnae chapter has pledged to give a dol
to help the active chapter with the rushing parties.
The Alumnae chapter this year has planned to meet with the Act
chapter once every month: in this way both chapters will be brought clo
together. We met with them f o r the first time this year two weeks
and there were about fifteen of the Alumnae chapter and seventeen of
Active chapter present. Both chapters enjoyed the meeting thorough
The prospects f o r the coming year look fine and we hope they will pro
to be so.

CEIL PENNYBACKER

LYNCHBURG ALUMNAE
A f t e r a long silence, Lynchburg again joins the lists. Sorry
haven't been more locqnacious in the last year. We are forming t
year with ten present members and two brides to come. You see
Alumnae chapter works hand in hand with Kappa and the young m
of the town. We have seven of the total list of members to our ma
monial credit. I f desperate, come to Kappa and we'll do our alumna
best for you. Lucille Sumat, president of last year's senior class, marr
Mr. Stafford Bryant of this city on the 9th of October, and Lily Blan
Clarke, May Queen last year, is to marry William Stokes, also of Lyn

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need burg, on the 20th of November. We are completely charmed to have
evo- them in our chapter. I don't believe Eugenia Moore (Mrs. William
hen Lipscomb), has been officially welcomed into our midst. She's another of
"We our snatches from Kappa. We snatched her all the way from Dallas last
that October. "Siz" Williams has a new baby and a new house all at once.
ases Some people have all the luck.
heir
por- The rest of us arc plodding along, struggling either with our own
offspring or with the ones that kind superintendents hand out to us.
are
d us We claim a part of Thelma Brumfield, as she used to live in Lynch-
andy burg. We're mighty proud of her record and glad of her good fortune.

we Good health and walking ability to every one everywhere in this
rest glorious fall weather.
ned
for KATHERINE HODGES.
ttle,
ular WASHINGTON ALUMNAE
the On the first of October we held a very informal meeting at Rose
the Bowling's new home. I t was more of a farewell to Margaret Kutner than
ion. a meeting, for we were all anxious to hear her final plans and to impress
She on her that she was to keep us well informed as to her new life and ex-
ular periences. While it seemed wonderfully good to be together again, after
Hil- the long separation during the summer, we all felt somewhat sad. for
over us hung the shadow of Margaret's departure on the 25th of October,
see for Africa, and the State of Matrimony. And after all it is a long long
llar way from Washington.
tive However we do have something bright to look forward to this fall.
oser Indeed a great deal. We expect to swell our number, which at present
ago is four, with the graduates of last June who arc now making their homes
the in Washington.
hly. Then too. we have the great thrill of installation in store f o r us.
ove For on the 25th of October. Lambda Tau of the University of Maryland
will become a chapter of AOn, and our president, Amalia Shoemaker, is
R. to be sponsor for them. Naturally we are looking forward to this big
event with a wonderful amount of interest. Think what it will mean to
we us to have an active chapter so near. Tt will naturally bring us into
this closer contact with the activities of our fraternity.
the
men ROSE BOWLING.
atri-
aely PHILADELPHIA ALUMNAE
ied We had our first meeting of the fall, Monday night. October sixth.
nks There were eighteen girls present, representing Epsilon, Kappa and Psi.
nch- It was great f u n to get together after the summer's separation and to
talk over A O I I gossip.
Ruth Cotton. Psi '19, has been made Assistant Dean of the School
of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
The rumor was confirmed that Patty Locffler of Epsilon was married
in June to George Diffenbach.
On Labor Day, Kay Snively announced her engagement to Dr. Charles
Stewart. U . S. N .
Sylvia Sutcliffe told us that Mary Glowacki had been in town on
Sunday, but as usual for only a few hours. That's the only way we ever
hear of Mary—she's always just passing through Philadelphia, never stop-
ping long enough to see any of us.
To get back to the meeting Monday night. Avis Rumpp announced
that we have one thousand dollars in our building fund towards buying a
house for Psi. We realize how the need is growing more urgent each
year for a house where the girls can live, and we are devoting half of
our energies to this—the other half, to our National work. This vear
several of the girls are going to work Thursday afternoons at the Chil-
dren's Hospital.

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Psi's rushing season is f o r the first three weeks of November and the
alumnae always give them one party. Last year, we had supper at the
house after the Penn-State game, and after supper we had the "Candle
Light" service, which girls who were at the Convention at Whittle Springs
will remember. I t was so successful, I believe we are going to use the
same idea again this year in our party.

MARGARET MILES.

DALLAS ALUMNAE
This summer the Texas sun broke all records and to attend a meeting
was to ruin a complexion. Nevertheless the Dallas alumnae held their
regular sessions. The chief thing accomplished was a glorious amount
of small talk but occasionally between the filling of the lemonade glasses
or in a lull in the conversation a glimmer of formal business did emerge.
Most tangible of all such perhaps was the rushing party planned at leisure
during the summer and executed with great eclat at the Lakewood Country
Club on an exciting afternoon just before another trembling freshman
class made its great decisions.
At the September meeting, the chapter heard the report on our first
Rummage Sale held in Little Mexico several months earlier. We voted
to divide the proceeds between the National W o r k Fund and our own
scholarship fund. The sale had been a success financially and educa-
tionally. We learned that at rummage sales in that section of the city
you have to have on hand two detectives for every saleswoman and that
no small Mexican must be allowed to leave the premises without careful
scrutiny of the extent and character of the bulge to his pockets. We
also found that men's things sell much better than women's—which is
sad news for husbands. Armed with all this knowledge and encouraged
by our success we are holding another rummage sale shortly. Then there
is to be a bazaar just before Christmas. Subscriptions to magazines and
orders for stationery are being taken by a most efficient committee. A n -
other committee is investigating the mysteries and profits of the Christmas
Card business. A bridge benefit is on the boards though the date has not
been set. Our plan is to continue the division of funds mentioned above,
between the National W o r k Fund and our local scholarship fund.
The September meeting was at the home of Lucile Pepple and every-
body caught up on the personal news. Lucile Bradford Whiteman and Maud
Rasbury Courtenay are back in Dallas again to everybody's delight. Mar-
garet Vaughan Branscomb is back after an absence of a year bringing
with her a new baby. On the other hand Margaret Thomas tells us that
she will be away in Austin f o r most of the winter. Louise Pendleton Mc-
Donald has a little son, born in July, named Malcom Eldridge. Louise
Wadsworth Zeek was made to tell the story of her drive from Boulder,
Colorado, to Dallas, accompanied only by her two year old son Stephen.
She says she was careful never to get a puncture except when a young
and gallant gentleman was at hand to change the tire.
The Dallas Alumnae chapter is a very live and very enthusiastic in-
stitution. Within a few years we have grown from a davenport full to
a very large room f u l l . But most of us are f r o m Nu Kappa or Kappa
chapters and we are especially anxious to get in touch with sisters living
in Dallas who are from other chapters.
"No more till next time."

MARGARET VAUGHAN BRANSCOMB.

KANSAS CITY ALUMNAE
This is to be a "long distance" letter as I have been away f r o m
Kansas City for about six weeks, having been called to Lawrence,
Kansas, by the death of my sister, so I know you will all forgive me i f I
fail to recount any of the AOIT news from our Kansas City alumnae
chapter.

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The "cat is out . of the bag!" I t escaped August 31 at Florence
Klapmeyer's house when she announced her engagement to M r . James
Bruce of Kansas City to a few of her A O I I and K . U . friends, whom
she had invited to a very charming and delicious dinner. Florence says
"Not until next spring, at least" but we are not going to be surprised
to receive announcements at any time. We were surely delighted to
have Jane Morgan with us at this little announcement party. Jane has
been in Madison and Milwaukee for the last year or so and only came
home long enough to change her name to Mrs. Rudolph Zimmerman
("Zimmie" as the Phi girls call him) and has already returned to M i l -
waukee where she will make her home. Don't forget us. Jane. T o both
Florence and Jane go the best wishes of the Kansas City Alumnae chapter.

Rush week at Lawrence attracted quite a few of the Kansas City girls
and they all seem highly pleased with the fifteen pledges whom Phi took
at that time.

Clarice Gardner, who has been in Kansas City and the vicinity this
summer, has left with her family f o r Austin, Texas, where she will go
to school this winter. We will also miss Julia Anne Smith, who has
resumed her teaching f o r the winter, and "Jack" Gilmore. Jack was at
Leavenworth last year and often came in to our meetings. This year she
will spend in New York City, rounding out her journalism course at
Columbia University. We are to gain at least one new member, though,
for Margaret Matthews is planning to spend the winter in Kansas City.

Vivian Strahm Smith (Mrs. Dr. Lester) of Indianapolis, spent a
day here last month on her way back from a visit with her parents in
Lawrence, Kansas. There is only one trouble with Vivian's visits—they
are entirely too short.

Ruth Ewing. our M . D . member, has finally given in to the call f r o m
the East and is now located at Belmont Hospital, Worcester, Mass. We
certainly miss Ruth and hope she will eventually establish here office here.

We had counted so much on having Blanche Coventry H i l l with
us this winter but she has decided to finish her work for her degree
and is now in Lawrence at the A O n house. We think it is wonderful
for Phi chapter that they can have her with them but it is certainly our
loss. However, as long as Dr. H i l l is here, we know Blanche will be
with us over the weekends.

In our next letter we hope to be able to have a good deal of con-
structive AOn and welfare work to report for the Kansas City chapter
as we are planning to get mighty busy in that direction at a very earlv
date.

MARY E. ROSE.

OMAHA ALUMNAE
The first meeting of the year was held on Saturday, September 27th,
at the home of Blanche Potter with Mattie Higgins and Helen Hayes
assisting. Twenty-four Alpha O's were present f o r luncheon and busi-
ness session.
Jean Thompson, f r o m Rho, who has come to Omaha to teach in the
public schools, will be with our chanter this year. She and Georgiana
Jeffrys Westover, who recently moved to Omaha, attended our first meet-
ing.
An announcement of the marriage of Ruth Parker, Zeta, to Ernest
Atkinson, was read. Ruth will live in Lincoln.
The summer trip was the subject uppermost. Stella Harrison and her
husband had a cruise on the Great Lakes, goingr via Detroit. Cleveland.
Buffalo to Toronto, and spending some time at the Clifton on the Canadian
side of Niagara. Nell Bridenbaugh summered at Madison and Bess
Mitchell spent some weeks at Clear Lake, Iowa. Helen Ayres visited in
Minneapolis with Grace Gannon Grady, one of our recent brides. Laura
Peterson attended the Photographers' Convention in Milwaukee. Margaret

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Carnaby visited in Iowa City, Iowa, and Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Lorene
Davis and Dr. Davis motored to Detroit, ferried to Canada and con-
tinued their motor trip of some forty-five hundred miles through the east,
visiting New York, Albany, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and other points.

Helen Gould returned from "rushing" in Lincoln with most favorable
reports about the pledges.

Just now our chief concern is ways and means to secure funds f o r
National Work.

HELEN HAYES.

TACOMA ALUMNAE
No letter.

SYRACUSE ALUMNAE
Our chapter is still breathing sighs of satisfaction over the success
of the house party which under the capable direction of Sadie Campbell
Williams we engineered this August at the chapter house. Forty girls
appeared during the ten days that the house was turned over to the "old
crowd." From making cinnamon toast in the kitchen to a pillow fight
in the dorm we re-lived the days that used to be and discovered what
everyone has been doing since she left college, twelve or seven or four
years ago. Our list is an envious one: Billy Shubmchl Barkman, '09;
Nellie Retan, '10; Camilla Jennison Eder, '12; Polly Emmerling Stage
(all the way from Arkansas) and Grace Cummings Vincent of '13; Ruth
Dibben, Gertrude Jennison Sellen, Edna Wendt Hemstreet, and Edith
Smith Hausner of '14; Mary Cullivan Parkhurst. Martha Sargent Sheals,
and Mildred Williams Hover of '15; Florence Gilger. Gertrude Shew, and
Emily Tarbell of '16; Sadie Campbell Williams, Helen Schrack. Edna
Hausner, Ethel Hausner Lattin. and Ruth Melvin of '17; Frances Carter,
Florence Hughes Clark, and Edith Rauch of '19; Mary Adams, Irene
Becker, and Florence Lawthcr Rich of '19; Eleanor Cullivan and Esther
Hagenbucher H i l l of '20: Nora Knight King and Marian Knapp of ' 2 1 ;
Edna Williams Ingham, '22; Marjoric Townscnd. Beatrice Barron. Mildred
Sittser, and Edith Gessler of '23; and Teddie Petri Oelrich and Doris
Knapp of '24. Gladys Wales of Delta and Mina Gordon and Ruth Hawks
of the actives also visited us. The guest of honor was Jean Lattin,
Syracuse, and A O I I to-be. class of 1940.
The brides are " A t Home" in Syracuse. We have three recently
settled in our midst. Esther Hagenbucher H i l l , Jessie Lewis Rice, and
Teddie Petri Oelrich. Tudie Marks is teaching at Baldwinsville, just out-
side the city. W i t h these recruits we are planning a busy season f o r
the alum chapter. I n November we shall sponsor a Sunday afternoon
"Open House" f o r students and faculty at the chapter house. As for
making money—Bea Barron is taking orders for stationery, Myrtle has
charge of a food sale at one of the department stores downtown. I n
addition we shall sell Christmas cards and hold our usual movie benefit.
Our first meeting of the fall held at the chapter house the evening of
September 30 produced numerous enthusiastic ideas.

EMILY A. TARBELL.

DETROIT ALUMNAE
It is so long since To DRAG MA has had news from Detroit Alumnae
chapter, that we are going to favor Alumnae Readers with a lengthy
letter. Our account of the May meeting which should have been in the
September To DRAGMA may seem rather stale, but for the sake of some
of our beloved Alpha O's who are far away f r o m us we hope the rest
will not be bored.
At our May meeting, the following officers were elected: President,
Bee Bunting: Vice President. Gladys Hindman; Treasurer, Marion Tanner;
and Secretary, Dorothy Jacobs. At that meeting, held at Betty Gratton
Young John's, we were eighteen in number, a splendid turnout.

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e In June we were delightfully entertained at the Woman's City Club
- by Helen Frost Rath for luncheon.
,
. During the summer no meetings were held. Bee Bunting had a
e chance to become well acquainted with Pat Brown and Melita Skillen
on her European Tour this summer.

The Seniors of '24 of Omicron Pi chapter purchased material f o r
drapes in Cleveland for the chapter house, as a parting gift. The Detroit
r Alums offered to help them make the drapes during vacation. Many of

us were away and September rolled around before we knew it and no
drapes. Specials and letters came thick and fast between Dorothy Wylie
in Shelby, Velma Leigh in Cleveland, Lorraine Price in Buffalo and Ruth
Harding in Detroit, with pleas to help the poor Seniors finish drapes
for rushing.

s I n desperation one week before rushing we met with Ruth Harding,
l with thimbles, needles, thread and electric sewing /nachincs, six strong,
s to work. Everybody meant business. When we began on the costly
d material, we thought we had to do more than we bargained for. But
t Alpha O's never fail, so between pressing hems, basting, and stitching, we
t finished eight pair, fringe and all. The next evening we met with Bee
r and finished the casement windows and Wednesday night about nine o'clock
; Bee Bunting carried the precious drapes out to the house. We think
e the curtains helped rushing along as our active chapter pledged seventeen
h adorable girls and we know the drapes won their hearts as well as our
h Alpha O's.
, We have much news of our Alpha O's with regard to engagements,
d marriages, babies, and professions.
a Louise Duncan, of all people, is engaged. The lucky man to get this
, Alpha O prize is Alexander Stuart Clarke of Georgia Tech. who is at
e present in Shihkiochiwang, China, in interest of Tobacco Products Cor-
r poration. His home is in Tampa, Florida, so that we have some hope
; that they may make their home in this country. He is twenty-eight
d years old and very good looking. He'd have to be to have our Louise.
s
s Louise spent her vacation f o r six- weeks in the American School
, at Kuling, China.

Esther Hagenbucher was married in Tunc and lives in Syracuse—
Number 4 Onondaga Place. The Alpha O's had a shower for her be-
fore she left Detroit.
y Lela Baker Arrowsmith's address is 40 Woodside Ave., Toronto. Fern
d
- Jordan had luncheon with her this summer.
r Stella Dueringer Wells has a baby girl, Lois Elizabeth. Docs anyone
know her correct address?
Emma Jacobs worked on her master's degree this summer at Columbia
s and will continue again in February.

Betty Gratton Young John has charge of the English department of
. Teachers' College in Detroit.

Isabell Waterworth is teaching English and Dramatics in Northern
High School.

Mariorie Kerr is private secretary to Walter Boynton in General
Motors Building.

Lorna Ketcham is teaching in Highland Park.

Beatrice Bunting is alumnae advisor for Omicron Pi.

We have made plans and hope for a very successful year. First
and foremost we have definitely decided to be more than a social group.
e Gladys Hindman has charge of our local welfare work which will con-

sist of making garments for the Florence Crittendon Home, the sewing
to be done at our meetings. We are planning a Thanksgiving basket f o r
a very needy family.

We arc working on Christmas cards, magazines and stationery to
swell the National Fund.

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Two new members for Detroit are Mrs. Miles B. Stephens and Mrs.
Clarke. May we urge any Alpha O's who come to Detroit to look us up.
We extend to you a hearty welcome.

RUTH HARDING.

NASHVILLE ALUMNAE
We have been scattered about among the few cool spots in the state
through the summer, yet there have been enough left in town to have
four or five tables of bridge every two weeks. This has been quite a
pleasure to all concerned and it helps wonderfully in keeping the interest
alive through the dull season.
We are hoping to have a large number in our chapter this year.
Florence Tyler, who was formerly our president, will be in the city taking
special work in Peabody College. Nell Fain will be in Vanderbilt getting
her M . A . She has been attending Peabody this summer.
We are contracting the spirit of rushing from the actives and expect
to help them as much as the law allows.
Mary John Overall McCullough (Mrs. Dewey) has moved to St.
Louis where she will join her husband. We are so sorry to lose Mary
John from our chapter.

HELEN H . MORFORD.

CLEVELAND ALUMNAE
Our chapter has not yet organized for the winter's activities, so that
I have no news of interest for the November To DRAGMA.
By the time the next letter is due T hope to have an outline of our
proposed program f o r this year to send in. but at present all I have is a
sincere wish of "good hunting" in rushing for all of our undergraduate
sisters.

EVELYN H r E B E R SCHNELL.

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA ALUMNAE
No letter.

MEMPHIS ALUMNAE
A f t e r a pleasant summer, our various members are back in Memphis,
ready for work. During the summer we lost Julia Rather, who married
and moved to Mississippi.
Quite a number of our chapter roll are teaching this year. Sadie
Ramsay and Dorothy Nolan are at Central High School. Elizabeth Clinton
is patiently teaching at grammar school because she cannot get into high
until she has some experience.
Adelaide Gladden is working at the Cossit Library. Linda Best
Terry is working very hard as president of the Parent-Teachers' Associa-
tion of Snowden school. lone Mathis Adams is president of the Renais-
sance.
In September our chapter was hostess to Panhellenic. We met with
Dorothy Nolan who is president of the city Panhellenic this year. A t
each meeting we study some of the new books of the day or have talks
on subjects of general interest. We have representatives f r o m a large
number of fraternities and a good membership.

ELIZABETH CLINTON.

MIAMI V A L L E Y ALUMNAE
The world at large must have been startled on September 16, by the
elegantly worded account of our first alumnae rush party which appeared
in the Hamilton papers. We who had been at the party were astonished
to learn of the unusual splendor of the affair. Stripped of all glowing
phrases the facts are: the Miami Valley chapter gave a rush party for

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Omega on the first rush day at the homes of Mother Clark and Mildred
Dennison. Billy Moore and Ada were the chief musicians, Pearl Ayres
aw ands the artist, " B i g " Scotty was the entertainment promoter, Leafy Jane
Mildred were the sandwich makers and cup washers. Helen Haller
sent us lovely favors f r o m California, and some of the husbands strung
up lanterns and were generally useful. Have any of you other chapters
better cooperation?

The first meeting of the year was held at the home of Lillian
Daugherty Moore in Hamilton, September 27. We discussed the aftermath
details of the party, and the prospects of our philanthropic sewing. Billy
is to take charge of the distribution of materials—and right well is she
doing her work, f o r as I write a huge bolt of material stands at my
side ready to be turned into garments f o r the hospital.
The Homecoming Reunion meeting is to be in Oxford—in Martha
Jane Jacque's new apartment. We are planning to meet immediately after
the game. After the formal meeting we hope to reune with all alumnae
whether they are members of the chapter or not. Visiting husbands will
have an auxiliary meeting at the Dennison House.

MILDRED ROTHHAAR DENNISON.

MILWAUKEE ALUMNAE

Milwaukee has an alumnae chapter at last! Installed October 14 by
Laura Hurd.

To Mrs. Frieda Dorner belongs the credit, for she was untiring in her
efforts to round up the scattered AOII's in Milwaukee. She brought the
petition around to all of us to sign, invited us all to her home for a
preliminary meeting. To her belongs the credit of establishing our chapter
—bringing about the realization of a dream long hoped for.

The newly organized chapter now has ten members, and hopes to
increase its membership very soon. And there is a good representation
too: Frieda L . Dorner, Theta; Shirley E. Davis, Eta; Catherine Fleming
Fredericks, Eta; Edna Hunter Bowman, Iota; Margaret Welkes Ball,
Sigma; Margaret Stolley Leypoldt, Eta; Dorothy E. Paull, Eta; Marion
K. Habhegger, Eta; Dorothy Chausse, Alpha Sigma; and Dorothy L.
Wiesler, Eta.

We had dinner at the Milwaukee Athletic Club preceding installation
which took place at Mrs. Domer's home.

Laura H u r d stopped only long enough to install our chapter and
enthuse us about National Work project and the next convention. She
was on her way to install the new chapter at Maryland. We very much
regretted not being able to see more of her, for a longer visit would
have been far more satisfactory.

DOROTHY WIESLER.

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ALUMNAE NOTES

PI

ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement of Edith Bradley, '25, to Hooper Philips Carter has
been announced.

The engagement of Jacinto Lobrano, ex-'24, to Edmund Talbot,
Tulane, '22, has been announced, the wedding to take place early in
December. M r . Talbot is a Sigma Nu.

Helen Bovard announced her engagement to Robert Morris Franklin,
at our house party last year.

Anna McLellan, '19, announced her engagement to Arthur Ordway
Kastlcr, Tulane, '20. The wedding will take place in December.

BIRTHS

To M r . and Mrs. Clem Weston (Maia Morgan, '22), of Logtown,
Miss., a daughter, Maia.

To Captain and Mrs. Louis J. Fortier (Solidelle Renshaw, '16), a son,
Louis Renshaw.

SIGMA

Vera Georgeson Ferguson. '16, whose home is in Yonkers, New York,
has been visiting in Berkeley.

Marian Black Wagner, '20, with her little daughter, is visiting in San
Francisco from her home in Los Angeles.

Emma Black Kew, '13, will soon be in the new home she is building
in Glendale, near Los Angeles.

Lucille Young Hammit, '21, has moved to Burlingame.
Ruth Jackson, '22, is now employed by the Pacific Gas and Electric in
San Francisco.
Myrtle Glenn York is living in M i l l Valley.
Florence Weeks, head of the physical training department in the Oak-
land schools, has been busy with the rebuilding of her home which was
destroyed in the Berkeley fire of last year.
Elaine Standish Massie, '12, is located in Berkeley, where she is im-
porting gifts from the Orient. We are all hoping for the complete
restoration of Dr. Massie's health.
Virginia Booker Wickenden has a g i f t shop in Berkeley. W i t h V i r -
ginia's artistic ability we feel sure she will be successful.
Consuela Osgood, '21, has just returned f r o m a delightful trip to
Alaska.
Rose Von Schmidt Bell, '09. has been taking the lead in "Fashion,"
an old time play produced at the Players Club in San Francisco. You
would have to see Rose to appreciate how lovely she must be in it. She
is also active in plays given by the various Berkeley clubs. W i t h a home
to manage, two fine children, and all these activities. Rose still finds time
to keep up her interest in Alpha O affairs.
Grace Morin, '10, has gone to New York to study interior decorating.
We hope Grace will join the New York Alumnae.
Mary DeWitt, '13. is teaching English in the Southern Branch of
the University of California.
Leona Mudgett Crawford. '12. with her family, is visiting on the coast.
Professor Crawford is teaching in Penahau LIniversity of Honolulu, and
is here on his Sabbatical leave. Last year Leona had the thrilling experi-
ence of being on the steamer "City of Honolulu" when it was burned
at sea. A f t e r floating around in life boats for hours they were rescued
by passing steamers.
Marian Crosett Strong has moved into her beautiful new home in
Berkeley.

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Mr. and Mrs. Homer Norris and family are now located in Berkeley.
Mrs. Norris was Alice Freuler, '13.

MARRIAGES

Virginia Booker was married to James Wickenden at San Diego in
January.

Gladys Selwood was married to William Carithers, Jr., in San Fran-
cisco, September 3rd.

BIRTHS

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith (Gertrude Smith).

DELTA

"A husband who attends conventions is a great asset! That means for
me largely a visit to U . of Michigan, where I had such fun picking up
two darling AOn guides to the campus." From Esther Fowler Schmalz,
'23, of Dayton.

Marjorie McCarty writes f r o m 1443 Spring Road, Apt. 204, Washing-
ton, D. C.: "Don't you think I'd better join the Washington Alumnae
group! I don't know a single AOn here." I've sent Marge the address of
the president.

Kathleyn Snow, 19, Medical School, '23, is living at 6 Parley Vale
Road, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

My information about Mildred's wedding was rather meager before.
She was married at a home wedding on July 19, 1924, to Max Gesumsky,
Harvard, '17, and is living at home at present. M r . Gesumsky is in the
advertising department of Lever Bros., manufacturers of Lux.

Ruth Earle, '22, is doing secretarial work at the Woman's City Club
in Boston.

From New York comes a very nice letter from Alice Towsley who is
with the Russell Sage Foundation, not the Rockefeller, as previously re-
ported. Besides her work she is taking two courses at New York Uni-
versity Graduate School in anticipation of her Master's degree. She re-
ports Marion Russell, also '24, as being secretary to a social worker at
the Henry Street settlement house. Her address is 265 Henry St., New
York City. "Timmie" Brooks is also working in New York but Alice
could report no more details.

Mildred Sullivan. '22, who is teaching in Wakefield again this year, is
living with Inga Bouve.

Rumors say that Gladys Bryant is to be married October 11 and Lorea
Jameson will be a bridesmaid. But this letter must go in before that date.

Mary M . Cushing, '04, and her sister have an apartment on Parker
Hill Ave.. Roxbury.

Isabel Owler Drury, '13, with her two daughters, spent the summer in
Dennis, and saw quite a bit of Alma Wiley, who was in Plymouth.

Doris Morse. '17, spent part of her vacation with Annette on Long
Island Sound. Later she went to Chatham at the time Alice Spear was
there f o r her holidays so they had a little reunion.

Leslie Hooper MacMillan. '14. has just moved into her new home in
Waban. She was at our last meeting and reports her boys as lively
youngsters. Besides her home and babies, Leslie gives the physical exam-
inations to the girls at Tufts.

Annette MacKnight, '14, will teach in Brookline High School this
year.

A new address for Helen Rowe Foster, '17, is 65 Clarendon St., New-
tonville, Mass.

Our sympathv is extended to Mary Grant Charles who lost her father
recently and to Ruth Bagley. whose mother passed away in September.

Lucia Sleeper, '27, is teaching this year near St. Johnsbury, V t .
Eleanor Prescott. ex-'22, has her five year old nephew with her this
winter. He is a dear.

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MARRIAGES

October 4, 1924, Margaret Kimball, ex-'19, to Edward B . Maynard,
M . I . T. They will live in New York.

In September, Dorothea Cunningham to Kenneth Chisholm. They
will live in a new home they have built in Medford, Mass.

BIRTHS

To Mildred Sproule McLeod, '22, a son, Robert Earle, in July.

ALICE J. SPEAR.

EPSILON
Gladys Combs Terry's daughter Barbara is three years old, and not
three months old! Errors do creep in but this one, a correction of a
note in the September issue of To DRAGMA, must have been typographical
because Clare Graeffe Kearney and Peter Leavens and his mother all
saw Barbara on her third birthday and having witnessed her fine develop-
ment and her limitless energy, no one connected with Epsilon could possibly
forget that she is three years old.
While on her way to Yellowstone last summer, Marion Darville, '12,
stopped at M i d West (formerly Salt Creek), Wyoming, and visited for
a week with Agnes Dobbins Watt, '13.
Elizabeth Anderson, '24, is teaching in the high school at James-
town, N . Y. Martha McCormick, '24, is also teaching, but is planning
to continue her vocal studies next year, possibly in Paris.
Helen Gsand, '23, is continuing in Y. W . C. A. work at the Harlem
Branch in New York City. Her address is 74 West 124th Street.
Part of Katherine Lyon Mix's. '16. summer was spent in the east
visiting her family in Hudson, New York, and her husband's family near
Utica. We wonder i f Katherine is still as busy with her big house
and what outside position she has this year, in addition to all her other
activities.
As usual, Dagmar Schmidt Wright, '18. has been flitting in and out
of New York and its adjacent territory. Business trips must be hurried
ones for her. f o r her husband is engaged in their business at home in
Philadelphia and must make his trips around that city upon her return!
Calista Hoffman Warne, '18. and her husband have been enjoying a
three months' visit in the States from Peru. While their little daughter,
Dorothy Jane, stayed with her grandmother in Lewiston, they took a five
weeks' motor trip through the cast.
Florence Coupe Magher, '19, has been visiting in Utica with her
small daughter.
News also comes by way of Utica about Patty Loeffler Dieffenbach.
'18. She is housekeeping in Bryn Mawr, as well as assisting her husband
in the editing of a weekly newspaper.
The list of European travelers during the summer includes Elsie
Smith, '24, and Vera Yereance, '24 as well as Melita Skillen, '11, who
went as chaperon with a large group from Chicago. Dorothea Trebing
was with her mother, while Dorothy Hieber, '20. went with a party of
teachers f r o m Utica.
Mary Donlon. '20. had a glimpse of Mary Albertson, '17, as she
stopped a few minutes in Ithaca on her way to Yellowstone with a friend
of hers from Asheville, N . C. They were apparently looking forward with
great glee to their western trip in a Ford.
Florence Warner. '24, is at the Cornell Medical Schol in New York.
Alice C. Green is an instructor in chemistry at Hollins College, V i r -
ginia. Her home address is 1443 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Heller. '22. is at the Medical College at the University of
Pennsylvania, starting her third year there.
At the time of writing Elsie Smith. '24. Vera Yereance. '24, and
Marion Huntoon were expecting to return to Ithaca for rushing.

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Joanna Donlon Huntington, '18, has just returned from Syracuse,
where she went for Chi's rushing period.

M y address has changed to 251 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn, N . Y.,
and I am still hoping for cards with a line of news about every Epsilon
girl.

HELEN BUNGART LEAVENS.

IOTA

I am writing these notes from Denver. I couldn't stand it. I just
had to come west again this summer. Those of you who have been
there or live there know how it gets to you and holds you. And brings
YOU back! I am going on to Yellowstone Park to visit my sister there,
and then on to Great Falls, Montana, to visit another sister. Then
back to Louisville and husband.

Bertha Stein had intended coming east for a stay this summer. How-
ever, when I was in Champaign in July there was some doubt of her
coming, due to her father's illness. I hope you did come, Bert.

Nellie Hedgcock (Nellie, your married name is in my file back in
Louisville; you'll always be just Nellie Hedgcock to me anyway) and
Martha Hedgcock Foote are spending part of the summer with their
parents in Plymouth, 111.

Annette Wood again coached the summer play at the University. She
is returning to Okmulgee for the school season.

Ethel Brooks may also be in Oklahoma this next year. She had a
very flattering offer from Tulsa.

'Gladys Hall, one of this year's graduates, will teach in Valmeyer, 111.,
this year. Gladys, by the way, was elected permanent secretary of the
1924 class.

Marie Ruteuler Leslie visited in Champaign-Urbana at commence-
ment time. She and her husband returned just a short time before that
from Europe.

Velda Barnesberger motored over to Champaign one day from Decatur
where she was visiting her uncle. She will return to Okmulgee where she
has had marked success in experimental education.

Freda Harshbarger also spent some time in Decatur, but not on such
a pleasant mission. Poor Freda had to undergo an operation for appen-
dicitis. She is greatly improved now.

Mary Wills Scholl has moved from Denver to 132 N . Denny Ave.,
Indianapolis, where Clarence is to do bacteriology work. May has spent a
considerable part of the time this summer with her sister in Watselsa.

Esther and Dave Malcomson drove with Dave's mother to the east
this summer. They hiked back over the mountains. Mollie Ann stayed in
Champaign with Mrs. Van Doren.

Mate Giddings has resigned at Illinois and has accepted a position at
Purdue University. I can hardly imagine Iota without Mate right there in
the Twin Cities. Before the school year ended the Twin City alumnae
gave a farewell party f o r her—a surprise and she was so surprised. And
so happy with the farewell gift they presented her that she was entirely
overcome. Wish I could have been there. Not that I want to see Mate
overcome but because I love her so.

Some of the girls back for commencement were Bess Barnett, Barbara
Dennison, Marie Leslie, Elsie Waldo and Elva Pettigrew.

Leila Scales spent a part of the summer visiting in Champaign.
Lucie Burwash added to her fund of knowledge by attending the Uni-
versity summer school.
Atha Fowler and Beth visited Ethel Brooks in Kankakee in the early
summer.
Mabel Jackson had intended visiting in Illinois this summer, but
"business first" said Mabel, so California held her.

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Returning from a house party with some fellow teachers, Marion
Kinney met with an automobile accident. The car was completely wrecked,
but no one was hurt.

Elsie and John Waldo motored to Washington in the spring, to attend
a chemical society meeting.

Katherine Mclntyre is still with the Western Electric Company. She
is making her home out in the old Greenwich Village.

Hazel Stephens Bodenschatz and little son visited in Champaign in
June. Nettie was there also.

Maybell Dallenbach Denhart was also a Twin City visitor this summer.
Louise Woodroofe is spending the summer at an art colony.
Minnie Pido Phillips is now a full fledged doctor.
Cora Jane Stroheker accepted a position upon her graduation in
June with Strauss Bros, of Chicago, selling bonds.
Florence McKinley, another senior, will teach in the normal school at
De Kalb, 111.
Louise Adams, still another senior, will teach near her home, Alex-
andria, La.
Dorothy H u l l has announced her engagement to E. M . Bergman of
Du Quoin, 111.
Dorothy Dunn Huffman's latest address is Stevens Point, Wis.
Lora Sutherland is teaching reading comprehension in a Manual Arts
High School this summer.
Kay Wesson and Helen Wolfe will teach together at Sparta, Wis.,
next year.

BIRTHS

Bertha Stein writes of the birth of a little one to Nina Grotevant in
the earl}' summer.

Born to Nila Edmundson on May 2, a boy, William Edmundson. Girls,
I'm sorry—but your husbands' names are also in my file at home.

On the same day, Frances Fouler Brown's second little boy was born.
The following girls also have additions to their families:
Florence Srout Trigg, Jean Glenn English. Esther Brauns Lash. I
regret I can't give you any further details. I heard about these in a
very roundabout way. Maybe I can supply fuller information next time.
Through an unintended error, the birth of Lillian Frances to Lottie
Pollard was not reported before. Little Frances was born in October,
1923.
Edward Maurice, born to Shirley Mann Kimmelshue on April 2.

MARRIAGES

Jean Gregg to Owen Main on a Saturday in June, at the Lincoln
Hotel in Urbana. They will live in Casey, 111.

Frances Grove to Clifford Skogh on June 6. They took an automobile
trip to the east and are living in Chicago.

Minnie Frances Harris to Carl Faust. July 17, in Chicago. They are
living in Virden, 111., where Carl is a lawyer.

Mildred Holmes to Vivian Green in June at Chicago. Vivian will
coach at Waukegan, III., and M i d and he will live there.

Ruth Terwiliger to G. B. Eeakley of Okmulgee, on June 7. M r .
Beakley is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is principal of a
high school in Okmulgee. They are spending the summer at Berkeley,
California.

Lora Moulton Ross to Marcus S. McCollister on April 30. A t home,
White Hall, 111.

Elaine Buhrman to E. D. Ivy. They are living at 2105 Summitview
Ave., Yakima, Wash.

MARY CALDWELL WEDGE.

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TAU

Mayme Bender is quite thrilled over her new position teaching in
Long Prairie, Minnesota; the social whirl absorbs most of her time.

Margaret Borum St. John made a short visit at the chapter house
during rushing.

Katherine Bremer and her sister Louise report a peppy time at the
Wisconsin-Minnesota game to which they drove down.

Margaret Kendall made a short visit to Minneapolis in August and
a great many of us regret not having seen her.

Bonita La Favor was down for a few short days. We hear you're
wearing a diamond, Bonnie. We wish you loads of luck, but who is the
man ?

Helen Gates likes Frazee, Minn., well enough to begin her second
year teaching there. Careful Helen!

Lillian Kirwin was in Minneapolis for a few days but only a few
of us saw her.

Rita He^crty is spending this year in Minneapolis.

MARRIAGES

Mae Moren, ex-'23, was married to Willard (Pat) Johnson, Sigma
Nu, at a pretty home wedding Nov. 8. Margaret McHugh, '25, was her
maid of honor. Mae and Pat will live in Cloquet, Minn.

Elizabeth Duvall, ex-'25, was married to Lawrence Goodell Anderson
at the home of her parents in Minneapolis early in September. Marie
Bremer, '24. played during the ceremony. M r . and Mrs. Anderson are at
home in Minneapolis. We are glad that Elizabeth can be with us fre-
quently.

Martha Wolfe was married to M r . Robert A. Benkert on May 11th
in Los Angeles.

IRENE FRASER.

CHI

Helen Gregory, '20, returned to her work in New York City early
in September after a summer spent in California with her people.

Clarita Moore, '20, has taken up her residence permanently in the
State of Washington where her family is located.

You cannot imagine what a delightful surprise was given to me this
summer. Just think! I entertained the Newlyweds. On their return trip
to Syracuse, Frank and Ted ( M r . and Mrs. Frank Olrich), came into
collision with the iron braces of the Nine Mile Bridge between Schenectady
and Amsterdam. Fortunately neither was hurt but the Ford needed atten-
tion. So I had the pleasure of their company on their honeymoon, though
I did have to miss the wedding.

And again, about two weeks ago, as I entered the "Coffee Shop" •
in Cortland, who should I find but Ethel Williams, '20, and a gentleman
who proved to be her husband. When Ethel became Mrs. Edwin Ray
Hoskins, I have not as yet been able to find out. But they are living at
55 Main Street, Trumansburg, N . Y.

Lillian Battenfeld. '18, is filling two positions this year, one as her
dad's housekeeper and the other as a history teacher in the Amsterdam
High School.

I f every Chi alumnae would drop me a postal telling me newsbits
about herseif or any other Chi girl, I might be persuaded not to detail
each and every one of my encounters and experiences.

DEATHS

Chi girls sympathize deeply with Lillian Battenfeld. '18. in the death
of her mother during the month of August. Many of the girls knew her
and loved the brightness of her visits at the chapter house.

PEG KREISEL.

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UPSILON

MARRIAGES

Helen Welch and Harry Beall were married on Sept. 5th. A t home,
Raymond, Washington.

Mabel Anderson was married to M r . Thomas Knight on the twenty-
seventh of August at the home of her mother in Edmonds, Washington.
They will be at home in Newark, New York.

Helen Nelthorpe, ex-T9. was married to Dr. Austin B. Dc Freece on
July 5th. Dr. and Mrs. De Freece will make their home in Chicago.

BIRTHS

A son, John Greylen Flagg to Helen Grey Flagg. on Sept. 29, 1924.

BETA PHI
Lillian Mullins, '24, is teaching English and history in the high
school at Manila, Ind.
Mary Scifers, '24, teaches English in the Lafayette (Ind.) high school.
Jane Cline's address is R. R. 1, Uniondale, Ind. She is teaching
domestic science in the Rock Creek Township high school near Bluffton.
Mrs. Harold Blackmun (Ruth Carnes) is teaching this year in a
grade school near her home at Niles, Mich.
Juanita Braxton teaches Latin and English at Paoli, Ind.
Elizabeth Miller has returned this year to the high school at Vincennes
to teach public speaking.
Alda Jane Woodward enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls during her
vacation. She is teaching in the South Side High School at Ft. Wayne
this year, and may be addressed at 1123 Kinsmoor.
Miriam McCoy is teaching Latin and English in the high school at
Culver, Ind.
Madeline Snoddy spent her summer vacation visiting in Detroit and
Chicago. She teaches English and physical geography in the high school
at her home, Covington, Ind.
Mildred McCoy recently resigned her position as dietitian in the Johns
Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore to accept a similar position in the new
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. Her new
work began on October 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris (Beatrice Coombs) are living at 2933
North Delaware St., Indianapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wooten (Ruth Farris) are living in Rossville,
Illinois, this year where Mr. Wooten is teaching in the high school.
Mildred Douglass is again teaching in Huntinghurg, Ind.
Vivian Day and a girl friend f r o m Cleveland sailed from New York
for Paris on September 6. According to Vivian, "We'll stay either a
month or a year—a year i f we can find a job, otherwise a month or until
our money is gone." The past year Vivian has been employed in her
father's office in Anderson.
Mrs. Paul Meifield (Mabel Lewis) has been made chairman of the
program committee of the Indiana League of Women Voters f o r the
year. A recent issue of the Indianapolis Sunday Star carried a very good
picture of Mabel and a copy of the year's program which she has out-
lined for the League. Her home is in Frankfort. Ind.
Mrs. Albert Mcllveen (Mary Neal) is registered f o r part-time work
in the Indiana University School of Music this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwin Thomas (Lura Halleck), Betty and Jimmy, left
Indianapolis in September on a motor trip to California. They camped
along the way and stopped at points of interest in Colorado and New
Mexico. Lura has been i l l this summer and they are taking the trip with
the hope that it will improve her health.

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Shirley Armstrong is a senior this year in the Indiana University
School of Medicine at Indianapolis and lives at the Y. W . C. A. Blue
Triangle Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Huntington (Gertrude Bailey) moved to their new
home at 645 North Walnut St., Bloomington, in September.

Esther McLellan, '24, is engaged as a dramatic coach. She is sent
from place to place to direct home talent plays.

Katherine McFall teaches English in the high school at Clinton, Ind.
Her address is 558 Walnut St.

Helen Reiff did not return to school but is teaching at Remington,
Ind.

Isabelle Weybright's address is now 14407 Potomac St., Cleveland.
The actives very much regretted Mildred Wight's decision to remain
at home in New York City this year. Both she and Margaret are studying
dancing at the Ned Weyburn studios.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whittington (Vernettc Yelch) are now living in
Danville, Va. Jack is in charge of the boys' club work for the Danville
Y. M . C. A., and Vernettc is teaching history in the high school.

MARRIAGES

Last June 25th Susan Smith was married to Lloyd Allen at her home
in Eaton. Susan met M r . Allen while on a trip to California two or
three summers ago, and she says they are planning to take that same
romantic trip over again next summer and attend the Shrine convention.
He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a member of Acacia.
They live in Indianapolis where Mr. Allen is a member of a firm of
architects. Their address is 42nd Street and Boulevard Place.

Delia Tinder and David W . Billingsly were married on June 4 at
Delia's home in Cortland. Ind. M r . Billingsly was a member of Phi
Kappa Psi at DePauw and is engaged in the furniture business in Seymour,
Indiana, where they are living.

Mabelle Schmalzried and William Ballenger were married on August
2 at Peg's home in North Manchester. Bill is a member of Sigma Pi and
is this year completing his work f o r the B. S. degree in medicine at
Bloomington. Peg is teaching botany and English in the Stinesville high
school and also completing the work for her A. B. degree. They live at
339 South Walnut St., Bloomington.

BIRTHS

A son, Robert Spaine, was born on August 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Spaine
Armstrong (Mary Duncan) at their home near Bedford.

ETA

Lydia Lacey and Peg Melaas Spengler came back for rushing. We
all appreciated their help and wished that more of our "alums" could
have been here.

Lydia sails this month f o r Honolulu to take up hospital work there.
What could be more perfect than a year in Hawaii.

Helen Hoyt Greeley from N u chapter is here preparing for her
Doctor's Degree in Political Science.

Freda Dorner of Milwaukee is organizing an alumnae chapter there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Strothman (Jeanette Boyer) are moving to Denver,
Colorado.
Elizabeth Riley is teaching this year, in the Kentucky Mountains, and
is having lots of interesting experiences.
Flo Alcorn is in Social Service work in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

MARRIAGES

Margaret Woodruff and Robert Rewey were married September 12
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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BIRTHS

To Mr. and Mrs. Ned Strothman (Jeanette Boyer), a son, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.

GRACE G. AUSTIN.

ALPHA PHI
The first homecoming of the year occurred in October, when Marie
Moebus and Chloe Cox, '23, Margaret Chrystal, Helen Chase Walter, and
Mary Baldwin, '24, returned on pledging day to greet their six wonderful
new Alpha O sisters.
The class of '24 proved to be a teaching corps with the exception of
Margaret Conkling who is taking some post graduate work and also do-
ing clerical work in the Registrar's Office, and Mary Maxey Kirk is living
in Helena and keeping house f o r her "wonderful" new husband.
Lucille Staebler has strayed furthest away and is teaching in Greens-
boro, North Carolina. She lectured on "Color" for a crayon pencil
company and worked from New York to North Carolina. We expect
our "Lou" to travel much further too. Harriet Nordstrom is teaching
in La Junta, Colorado. The other '24's didn't leave old Montana. Thelma
Newkirk is at Glascow, Alice Stranahan at Belt, Helen Waite at Roundup,
Helen Qiase Walter at Rapalje, and Margaret Chrystal and Mary Bald-
win at Butte.
Mary Stranahan Morphy returned to Havre with her husband to spend
a month's vacation this fall.
Mary Egan is a critic teacher at the State Normal at Dillon.
Blanch Border Mencke is also teaching in Dillon, and we find "Gladie"
Mathews close to them at Helena. Marie Moebus is teaching in Butte
after her fine trip east this summer. She gives thrilling accounts of her
visits with "Mary D " and Betty Hiestand Smith.
Lillian Drummond Thompson stopped at the chapter house on her
trip through Bozeman, and writes in the "Log" book that she "misses
the old familiar faces." So say all the alums.
Etta Haynes is private secretary for a woman lecturer. Etta travels
ahead and books her engagements and generally manages the business end.
Helen Tripp Davis with her adorable baby daughter came to Butte
from her home in Vancouver, for Henrietta Moebus' wedding. She plans'
to stay until after the holidays and the six "Butties" are planning gala
times together, and devising schemes for helping the active chapter.

MARRIAGES

Henriette Moebus. '21, and Irving Bolitho were married in Butte on
October 14. Marie Moebus, '23, was bridesmaid and Helen Tripp Davis,
'21, was matron of honor. I t was a beautiful home wedding with a flower
girl, ring bearer and all the other necessary requisites—including, of
course, our "Hankie" as the most charming of brides. Alpha Phi girls
who were present were Marlyn Judd Hauseman, Florence Aitken, Margaret
Chrystal. and Mary Baldwin. "Hankie" and " I r v " left f o r a honeymoon
trip to California. They will live in Butte, where he is in the banking
business.

ENGAGEMENTS

Again Margaret Conkling does the unexpected thing, and instead of
tripping off to New York to study literary art, announces her engagement
to Carrol Donahue, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

BIRTHS

To "Billy" Leach Knight and Frank Knight, a daughter, Henrietta
Jean. Bozeman, Montana.

To Lillian Evers Swan and Leonard Swan a daughter, Shirlev Ann,
Livingston, Montana.

MARY L. BALDWIN.

TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 79

NU OMICRON

ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. and Mrs. W . A . Beasley announce the engagement of their
daughter, Bessie Cahill, to M r . Currey Kirkpatrick White. The wedding
will be solemnized on Tuesday, October 7, at Tulip Street Church. Bessie
graduated from Vanderbilt in 1923 and was a prominent figure in college
activities while in school. She was chapter president. M r . White is a
young banker. Bessie will live near Nashville. Frances Beasley, her
sister, and an Alpha O, and also a sophomore this year, will be maid
of honor.

MARRIAGES

Mrs. T. H . McCoy announces the marriage of her daughter, Margaret,
to Lieut. B. B. Coker, U . S. N . , which took place quietly September 6.
Margaret graduated in the class of 1923. Lieut. Coker is a graduate of
the Medical School of, Vanderbilt. He is a member of the Sigma Nu and
Alpha Kappa Kappa (medical) fraternities. They have gone to Cali-
fornia where they will be located.

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Perry announce the marriage of their daughter,
Augusta, to M r . Robert Schofner of Nashville. The wedding was solemn-
ized September 20. A f t e r a wedding trip they are at home with the
bride's parents on Belmont Blvd. Augusta is a Phi Beta Kappa, and has
always been a worker in our A O I I chapter. She was chapter president
and is now president of the Nashville Alumnae chapter. M r . Schofner
is a former Vanderbilt student and is a young business man of the
city.

Wedding number three was that of Bessie Beasley, '23, and Curry
White. I t was a beautiful church wedding which the entire chapter had
the pleasure of attending "within the ribbon." N u Omicron sends best
wishes and congratulations to all three couples.

BIRTHS

Born to M r . and Mrs. Norman Boyd, a son, Norman Jr., September
20. Mrs. Boyd will be remembered as Dimple Sneed.

Our alums are making great strides in the teaching profession. They
are very scattered but our hearts are with them no matter where they are.

Cornelia Lamb, '24, is teaching Physical Education in Raleigh, N . C.
Elizabeth Perry, '24, is teaching chemistry in Huntsville, Ala. Josephine
Wymer, '21, is teaching there also and they are very pleasantly located
together.
Louise Thompson, '24, is teaching English and history in Jonesboro,
Arkansas.
Pearl Tuttle, '21, is teaching English in Humbolt, Tenn.
Sarah Ewing Ford (Mrs. W . W . ) and little son have moved to Birm-
ingham, Ala.
Frances Thompson is spending the' winter at her home in Mont-
gomery, Ala.

HELEN H . MORFORD.

PHI

-Hazel Dugger was married September 7, to Norton Dowd, Alpha Tau
Omega, and is now living in Wichita, Kansas.

Romona Tucker left September 7 f o r Oakland, California, and was
married to Ellsworth Armour, October 1, at the Little Chapel at Riverside
Inn. They will make their home in Oakland.

Zolan Kidwell was married to M r . Thomas Hallinan, on the twenty-
fifth of September at the home of 'her brother in New York.

OMEGA
A delightfully entertaining letter, written "Under the Umbrella," at
Ocean Park beach, Los Angeles, came from Peg Betz, too late for the last

80 TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

To DRAGMA. Peg attended summer school at the University of Cali-
fornia, Southern Branch, but she did not study all the time! For she says,
"We took in all the sights we had time f o r ; sleep was the only thing we
did not see much of." She, with Helen Haller and Ruth Cook made a
happy trio on more than one occasion. Peg is back in Cleveland again
this year. She decided she was too much of a home-bug to leave her
big sister and stay in the west.

Sophie Nichol attended summer school at Indiana State.
Peg Westfall was Counselor at Wiseacres, the Dayton Y. W . C. A.
camp, during the summer months.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bohlender (Esther Schmitt), with wee Mary
Ann, enjoyed a motor trip through northern Ohio last summer. They
stopped and had dinner with Henny at the Bronze Lantern in Columbus,
and called on Katherine Zwerner Thibaut.
Charlotte Haarlammert Ragan, with her Alan, stopped in Oxford
and called on old friends, before "Fording" back to Palmer College,
Albany, Missouri.
Addie Louise Winston is teaching at Elkton, Kentucky, this winter.
MoVee Lindsey has been promoted to the position of buyer in the
book department at the Rike-Kumler Company in Dayton. MoVee is
wildly enthusiastic about her work. She spent a delightful two weeks last
summer, motoring through the east with M r . and Mrs. Runkle.
Mary Young stopped off in Oxford for a bit of a visit on her way
to enter the University of Chicago, where she will work for her master's
degree in sociology this winter. Her address is 48 Green Hall.
Helen Scott saw Grace Willis Smith in Knoxville last summer.
Scotty says, "We had lunch together and gossiped for a whole day at
Whittle's; so that we could see where the rest of the AOn's had enjoyed
convention.
Edna Gilbert is teaching in Youngstown, Ohio, again this year.
Lucille Dvorak spent a few days the first of October with Milly
Dennison in Oxford. She was enroute to Cleveland, after a year spent
in the south in Chautauqua work. Lucille is as "pepful" as ever, and
says, "The experience of the past year makes me appreciate two things—
Main Street (no truer book was ever written) and good dentists!"
A nice, newsy letter comes from long-unheard-from Alice Venn. Until
the September To DRAGMA came, she did not realize how much she was
missing in being out of touch with the fraternity, and now is anxious to
get back. Alice left Newport High this year and is now teaching at
Norwood, Ohio. She motored to Kansas City and spent the month of
August with Jessie, who is in the office of the Fred Harvey Restaurant
Company there. Jessie went out to visit cousins last November and liked
it so well that she stayed.
I wish you might all see the two darling pictures that Martha Hughes
Fry sends—one of Fry's "love nest," the other of Howard Hughes Fry
and his "muddy." Mart seems to think heaps of that little son!
Martha Jane Hitchner called on old friends in Oxford the last of
August. She was on her way back to Philadelphia, where she will be
with the White-Williams Foundation again. Her work with them really
ended October first, but they wanted to keep her on a while longer with
the Junior Employment work. A f t e r that she will be in the employ of
the state and connected with the Mothers' Assistance Fund. I t all sounds
very complicated, but Martha says it is just about the same as school
counseling. Whatever that is! She and Lucille Dvorak had tea and a
confab together one day in September.

MARRIAGES

Arretha Mae Cornell, '18. to Mr. Leroy P. Sheriff on Thursday, July
tenth, at Columbus, Ohio. They are at home at 145 Broad Street, Wads-
worth, Ohio.

TO DRAGMA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI 81

BIRTHS

Howard Hughes, son of M r . and Mrs. H . O. Fry (Martha Hughes,
'23), on June 27, 1924.

LEAFY CORRINGTON HILKER.

OMICRON PI
These brief notes come with an apologetic explanation from the writer
who is just at this time in the upsetting midst of moving and all that
goes with it, including papering, varnishing, etc., etc., and the very scat-
tered notes that I had made have been lost somewhere.
Some of the newest recruits to the teaching profession and the cause
of higher education are: Florence Fiebig, Helen Howard, Marion Murray,
Virginia Smith, Isabel Waterworth, and Dorothy Wylie. Florence is
teaching in Portland, Mich., where school begins a week late on account
of the farmer boys. Helen is in the center of the great silk industry at
Belding, Mich. No doubt she is raising little silk worms as pets. Marion,
I hear, is at East Lansing, although I have not been officially notified.
Ginnie is in the heart of the fish and fruit industry at Traverse City. Any-
one desiring some nice fresh fish may notify her. Isabel is teaching them
oratory and dramatics at Northwestern High in Detroit. Dot is going to
do substitute teaching in Detroit.
Marjorie Kerr has entered the business world and is a private secre-
tary at the General Motors Corporation in Detroit
Velma Leigh Carter is, by her own confession, vice-president, director
of student progress, advertising staff, text writer, and occasionally office
girl, for a correspondence school for training social hostesses for hotels,
clubs, steamships, etc.
Marjorie Wylie is attending the National Kindergarten College in
Chicago.
Abigail Roberts is at Columbia University this year.
Peg Ewing Wagner and her husband have bought a new house in Ann
Arbor, and she says we are all cordially invited to visit her.

IRENE M . SWAIN.

XI

BIRTHS

On August 10, to M r . and Mrs. Charles Hair (Bess Browning), a
son, Charles.

ALPHA OMICRON PI CALENDAR
1924-1925

(The postmark on late letters is the evidence which determines a fine.)

November 1—Alumnae chapter president report to District Alumnae Super-
intendent.

November 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Chapter study plan officer mail report to district member of Com-
mittee on Examinations. $2.50 fine.

November 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
November 15 or earlier—All active and alumnae chapters make plans for

the observance of Founder's Day.
November 15—Treasurers of active and alumnae chapters and associations

pay Grand Council dues to Grand Treasurer. Fines for late pay-
ments.
December 1—Alumnae chapter president mail report to District Alumnae
Superintendent.
Active chapter president mail report to District Superintendent.
Alumnae Adviser mail report to District Superintendent.
District Alumnae Superintendent mail semi-annual report to Grand
Vice President.
December 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Panhellenic
Delegate. $2.50 fine.
December 8—Founder's Day Observance throughout the fraternity. Send
greetings to Founders. Feature National Philanthropic work and
send in contributions, magazine and stationery orders.
December 10—Chapter Treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00
fine.
January 1—The Nomination Committee will receive nominations for Grand
Council Officers and Committees until February 1.
January 3—Chapter Secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Study Plan Officer mail report to district member of Committee
on Examinations. $2.50 fine.
January 8—Active and Alumnae editors, and alumnae assistants mail ma-
terial f o r February To DRAGMA to Editor. $5.00 fine.
January 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
January 15—Prepare f o r fraternity examinations.
February 1—Alumnae chapter president send report to District Alumnae
Superintendent.
Active chapter president mail report to District Superintendent.
Alumnae Adviser mail report to District Superintendent.
February 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Panhellenic Dele-
gate. $2.50 fine.
February 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.

MARCH 1—ALL MEMBERS PLAN T O A T T E N D CON-
VENTION.

March 3—Chapter secretary send report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine
Study Plan Officer report to district member of Committee on Exam-
inations. •

April 1—Alumnae chapter presidents report to District Alumnae Superin-
tendents.

Active chapter president report to District Superintendent.
Alumnae Adviser report to District Superintendent.
District Alumnae Superintendent send report to Grand Vice President.
Historical exhibits should be ready for convention.
Before this date active and alumnae officers should be elected. Elect

able members as convention delegates and elect Grand Council
members.

April 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Panhellenic Dele-
gate. $2.50 fine.

April 8—Active and alumnae chapter editors and alumnae assistants mail
material for May To DRAGMA to Editor. $5.00 fine.

April 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Treasurer. $3.00 fine.
April 15—The Nomination Committee notifies Grand Council of nominees

for Grand Officers.
May 1—By this date reports of chapter elections shall be mailed to the

Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
Notify Tan that you will be at convention.
May 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
May 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
May 15—All annual reports f r o m active and alumnae chapters, Grand

Officers, District Superintendents and District Alumnae Superin-
tendents, etc., are to be mailed by this date to the Grand Secretary.
The chapter secretary's report is to include a correct copy of the
chapter bv-laws. Additional $2.50 fine for omission of by-laws.
Chapter treasurer's report is to include budget f o r the following
year. $2.50 fine.
June 1—Notify Tan that you ivill be at convention.

Alumnae chapter president report to District Alumnae Superintendent.
Active chapter president report to District Superintendent.
Alumnae Adviser report to District Superintendent.
June 3—Chapter secretary mail report to Grand Secretary. $2.50 fine.
Chapter Panhellenic Delegate mail report to National Panhellenic Dele-

gate. $2.50 fine.
June 10—Chapter treasurer mail report to Grand Secretary. $3.00 fine.
j u n e 15—Reports of all national committees filed with Grand Secretary.
J U N E 30-JULY 6—CONVENTION A T RADISSON INN,

CHRISTMAS LAKE, MINNESOTA, T A U CHAP-

TER, UNIVERSITY O F MINNESOTA, HOS-

TESS.

August 8—Alumnae editors and alumnae assistants send material for Sep-
tember To DRAGMA.

Note carefullv: A l l monthly reports of chapter secretaries must include
the customary initiation reports. On June 3rd a report marked ''final"
must be sent in. In this especial care must be taken to report the last
initiates of the college year. Chapter treasurers shall also send a re-
port marked "final," which shall be mailed as soon as the books are
closed.

DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS
1924-1925

FOUNDERS OF ALPHA OMICRON PI
Jessie Wallace Hughan, Alpha '98, 132 West 12th St., New York City.
Helen St. Clair Mullan (Mrs. George V . ) , Alpha '98, 118 W . 183 St.,

New York, N . Y.
Stella George Stern Perry (Mrs. George H . ) , Alpha '98, 45 West Thirty-

f i f t h Street, New York, N . Y.
Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, Alpha '98, 456 Broad St., Bloomfield, N . J.

OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Grand President, Laura A. H u r d , Box 99, Station F, New York City.
Grand Secretary, Melita H . Skillen, 5902 Magnolia Ave., Chicago, 111.
Grand Treasurer, Katrina Overall McDonald (Mrs. C. C ) , Box 188, Bay

St. Louis, Mississippi.

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

Grand Historian, Stella George Stern Perry (Mrs. George H . ) , 45 West
35th St., New York City.

Extension Officer, Rose Gardner Marx (Mrs. Ralph), 1028 O x f o r d St.,
Berkeley, Calif.

Examining Officer, Octavia Chapin, 102 Summer St., Medford, Mass.
National Panhellenic Officer, Rochelle Rodd Gachet, 402 Grace-American

Building, Richmond, Va.
Editor of To Dragma, Elizabeth Bond, 3137 Holmes Ave. S., Minneapolis,

Minn.
Business Manager of T o Dragma, Kathryn Bremer, 855 W . 7th St., St.

Paul, Minn.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
Atlantic District ( N , A, T, E, X, # ) .

Joanna D. Huntington (Mrs. James C ) , 1328 Seymour Ave., Utica,
N. Y.

Southern District ( n , K, O, N K , N O ) .
Lillian Chapman Marshall (Mrs. Carl), Bay Saint Louis, Miss.

North East Central District ( 0 , P, I , B $ , H , Q, O n ) .
Mildred H . McDonald (Mrs. W . T . ) , 2852 N . New Jersey St., I n -
dianapolis, Ind.

North West Central District (Z, T, $, S).
Katherine L . M i x (Mrs. A r t h u r ) , 1134 Louisiana St., Lawrence. Kan.

Pacific District ( 2 , A, T, A $ ; A S ) .
Daisy M . Shaw (Mrs. Norman), 2924 Claremont Ave., Berkeley,
Calif.
ALUMNAE SUPERINTENDENTS

Atlantic—Esther Baker, 8416 Lefferts Blvd., Richmond H i l l , N . Y.
Southern—Catherine Rasbury, 5005 Gaston Ave., Dallas. Texas.
N . E. Central—Grace Gilbert (Mrs. S. H . ) , 2714 Hartzell St., Evanston, 111.
N . W . Central—Mattie W . Higgins (Mrs. L. A . ) , 6547 N . 24 St., Omaha,

Neb.
Pacific—Florence R. Aitkin, 104 S. Block St., Bozeman, Mont.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER MEETING DIRECTORY
New York

Pres.—Anna Elizabeth Boyer, 2996 Perry Ave., N . Y. C.
Tel. Sedgewick 6828.

Meetings—First Saturday afternoon of each month. Place announced

San Francisco
Pres.—Frances Corlett Howard (Mrs. C. N . ) , 1118 Laurel Ave.,
Berkeley. Calif.

Meetings—First Saturday of each month at Sigma's home.

Providence
Pres.—Mrs. Perley H . Wyman, 225 Norwood Ave., Providence, R. I .
Tel. Broad 17735.
Meetings—Second Saturday of each month at half past two at the
members' homes.

Boston
Pres.—Alice T. Spear, 32 Pierce St., Hyde Park, Mass.
Tel. H . P. 0193-W.
Meetings—Last Saturday of the month at the members' homes.

Los Angeles
Pres.—Muriel T. McKinney (Mrs. Verne C ) , 330 S. Alvarado, Los
Angeles, Calif.
No report.

Lincoln
No report.

Chicago
Pres.—Helen Slaten Nelson (Mrs. L . K . ) , 2658 Ewing Ave., Evanston,
111.
Tel. University 2769.
Meetings—First Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the members'
homes.

Indianapolis
Pres.—Elsie Noel Waldo (Mrs. J. H . ) , 330 East 47 St., Indianapolis,
Tel. Humbolt 4120.
Meetings—Second Saturday of each month at the homes of the mem-
bers.

New Orleans
Pres.—Mary Bell Owen (Mrs. W m . Miller), 1309 Nashville, New
Orleans, La.
No report.

Minneapolis
Pres.—Margaret Boothroyd, 4744 Garfield Ave. S.
Tel. Colfax 5129.

Meetings—First Tuesday of each month at 7:30 at the chapter house.

Bangor
Pres.—Lilla Hersey, 11 Graham Ave., Bangor, Me.
Tel. 1114W.

Meetings—Last Saturday of each month at 2:30 at the members' homes.

Portland
Pres.—Mrs. R. G. E. Cornish, 1403 Wisteria Ave., Portland, Ore.
Tel. Garfield 9382.
Meetings—The Second Saturday of each month at the members' homes.

Seattle
Pres.—Bervl Kneen (Mrs. Orville), 4329 2 Ave. N . E.
Tel. Melrose 3602.
Meetings—Second Monday of each month at different places.

Knoxville
Pres.—Mrs. H . M . Cox, Fountain City, Knoxville, Tenn.
No report of meetings.

Lynchburg
No report.

Washington
Pres.—Amalia Shoemaker, 1413 Massachusetts Ave., N . W .
Tel. Franklin 463.
Meetings—First Tuesday of each month at 5:00 at the members' homes.

Philadelphia
Pres.—Natalie L . Collins, 6220 Wayne Ave., Germantown.
Tel. Germantown 6505.
Meetings—Time and place varies.

Dallas
Pres.—Lucinda Smith Hubbell (Mrs. J. B . ) , 219 Haynie Ave., Dallas,
Texas.
Fourth Wednesday of each month at the homes of the members.

Kansas City
Pres.—Maude Waters (Mrs. A. R.), 416 West 62 St. Terrace.
Tel. Hiland 4237.
Meetings—Last Sunday of each month at members' homes.

Omaha
Pres.—Helen Hayes. 411 South 38 St., Omaha.
Tel. Harney 5050.
Meetings—Last Saturday of each month at 1:00 at the members' homes.

Tacoma
No report.

Syracuse
Pres.—Emilv A. Tarbell, Lock Box 518, Syracuse.
Tel. Salina 75F22.
Meetings—Last Saturday of each month at different places.

Detroit
Pres.—Beatrice E. Bunting, 2730 Lawrence Ave., Detroit. Mich.
No report of meetings.

Nashville
Pres.—Augusta Perry, 2705 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, Tenn.
No report of meetings.

Cleveland
Pres.—Edna Studebaker. 1619 E. 77 St.. Cleveland.
Tel. Pennsylvania 1324-M.

Champaign-Urbana Association
No report.

Memphis
Pres.—Josephine Johnson Hobson, 1263 Sledge Ave., Memphis, Tenn.
Meetings—no report.

Miami Valley
Pres.—Leafy Jane Hilker (Mrs. H . V . ) , 325 N . Third St., Hamilton, O.
Tel. 1167.
Meetings—Second Saturday of the even months. Time and place vary.

Milwaukee
No report.

Birmingham
Pres.—Ellen Wood, 1023 Sycamore St., Birmingham, Ala.
Meetings—No report.

ACTIVE CHAPTER SECRETARIES
Pi—Charlotte Voss, 1105 Fern St.. New Orleans, La.
Nu—Clara E. Van Emen, 417 W . 21 St., New York City.
Omicron—Mary Hills Faxon, University Campus. Knoxville, Tenn.
Kappa—Gladys Fore, R. M . W . C, Lvnchburg, Va.
Zeta—Gladys Sharrar, 2101 Wash, Lincoln, Neb.
Sigma—Meriam Collins, 2721 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.
Theta—Alice Reeves, A. O. Pi House. Greencastle, Ind.
Delta—Madeline Snow, Capen House, Tufts College, Mass.
Gamma—Beulah Osgood, Orono, Me.
Epsilon—Elizabeth McAdam, Sage College, Ithaca, N . Y.
Rho—Elenor Goodrich^ 1928 Sherman. Evanston, 111.
Lambda—Mary Virginia Dungan, A. O. Pi House, Palo Alto, Calif.
Iota—

Tau—Elizabeth Mann, 914 4 St. S. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
Chi—Helen Howalt. 603 University Ave.. Syracuse, N . Y.
Upsilon—Merle Wolfe, 1906 East 45, Seattle, Wash.

Nu Kappa—Roberta Blewett, 404 Haynie, Dallas, Texas.
Beta Phi—Marie Sullivan, A . O. Pi House, Bloomington, Ind.
Eta—Carol de le Hunt, 626 N . Henry St., Madison, Wis.
Alpha Phi—
N u Omicron—Cornelia Cralle, 2115 Highland Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
Psi—Irva Bair, 3459 Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Phi—Marie Isern, 1144 La St., Lawrence, Kan.
Omega—Mary Lee, Wells Hall, Oxford, Ohio.
Omicron Pi—Lucile Bellamy, 1052 Baldwin Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alpha Sigma—
Xi—Marjorie Stafford, 311 S. Webster, Norman, Okla.

ACTIVE CHAPTER EDITORS
Pi—Charlotte Voss, 1105 Fern St., New Orleans, La.
Nu—Gertrude Bennett, 1669 East 22 St., Brooklyn, New York.
Omicron—Elizabeth Hale, University Campus, Knoxville, Tenn.
Kappa—Beryl Madison, R. M . W . C., Lynchburg, Va.
Zeta—Darlenen Woodward, 2419 Ryoas, Lincoln, Neb.
Sigma—Isabel Jackson, 2721 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.
Theta—Musette Williams, Poplar St., Greencastle, Ind.
Delta—Olive Byrne, Start House, Tufts College, Mass.
Gamma—Helen Peabody, Mt. Vernon House, Orono, Maine.
Epsilon—Marion Staples, The Knoll, Ithaca, New York.
Rho—Margaret MacKay, Miller House, Evanston, 111.
Lambda—Wana Keesling, Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Iota—Margaret Burton, 604 West Main St., Urbana, 111.
Tau—Jaunita Medberry, 1520 W . 27 St., Minneapolis, Minn.
Chi—Helen McNees, 603 University Ave., Syracuse, New York.
Upsilon—Lois Pollom, 1906 E. 45 St., Seattle, Wash.
Nu Kappa—Kathryn Mason, 3526 Gillon Ave., Dallas, Texas.
Beta Phi—Rezina Bond, A . O. n . House, Bloomington, Ind.
Eta—Janet MacQueary, 626 N . Henry St., Madison, Wisconsin.
Alpha Phi—Elizabeth Powers, West Menden Hall, Bozeman, Mont.
Nu Omicron—Irene Williams, 2115 Highland Ave.. Nashville. Tenn.
Psi—Dorothy Anderson, 3459 Woodland Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Phi—Laverne Stugard. 1144 La St., Lawrence, Kansas.
Omega—Bernadette Winter, 9 Bishop Hall, Oxford, Ohio.
Omicron Pi—Frances Murray, 1052 Baldwin, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Alpha Sigma—Mary West, 935 Patterson, Eugene, Oregon.
Xi—Billie Webb, 311 S. Webster, Norman, Okla.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER EDITORS
New York—Helen Leavens ( M r s . A . ) 251 Cumberland St., Brooklyn, N . Y .
San Francisco—Mrs. Geo. S. Backus, 355 Adams St., Oakland, Calif.
Providence—Mrs. Louis Covell, Box 245, Barrington, R. I .
Boston—Alice J. Spear, 32 Pierce St., Hyde Park. Mass.
Los Angeles—Muriel McKinney (Mrs. V . W . ) , 469 No. O x f o r d Ave., Los

Angeles, Calif.
Lincoln—Elsie Fitzgerald, State Journal Co., Lincoln, Neb.
Chicago—Helen S. Nelson, 39 So. La Salle St., Chicago. 111.
Indianapolis—Geraldine Kindig, 911 W . D. Woodruff Place, Indianapolis.

Ind.
New Orleans—Anna McLellan, 2198 Napoleon St., New Orleans, La.
Minneapolis—Mary Dee Drummond (Mrs. W . C ) , 1435 West 31 St.,

Minneapolis, Minn.
Bangor—Marion Day, 84 Highland St., Bangor, Maine.
Portland—Mrs. R. G. E. Cornish, 1403 Wisteria Ave., Portland, Ore.
Seattle—Minnie Kraus. 6041 Beach Drive, Seattle, Wash.
Knoxville—Ceil Pennybacker. 1304 E. 5th Ave., Knoxville, Tenn.
Lynchburg—Kathryn Hodges, 2490 Rivermont, Lynchburg, Va.
Washington—Rose Bowling, 3821 Kanawha St., Chevy Chase, D. C.

Philadelphia—Margaret Miles, 5447 Ridge Ave., Roxborough, Phila., Pa.
Dallas—Mrs. Harvey Branscomb, 404 Haynie Ave., Dallas, Texas.
Kansas City—Mary Rose, 370 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
Omaha—Helen Hayes, 312 South 37th St., Omaha, Neb.
Tacoma—
Syracuse—Emily A . Tarbell, Lock Box 158, Syracuse, N . Y .
Detroit—Cora May Wiedeman (Mrs. E. G.), 206 S. Washington, Ypsilanti,

Mich.
Nashville—
Cleveland—Mrs. Vernon Schnee, 2304 Bellfield Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
Champaign-Urbana—
Memphis—Mrs. R. C. Hobson, 1263 Sledge St., Memphis, Tenn.
Miami Valley—Mrs. J. B. Dennison, 1210 Tallawanda Road, Oxford, Ohio.
Milwaukee—Dorothy Wiesler, 2400 Hadley St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Birmingham—Mary E. Wood, 1023 Sycamore St., Birmingham, Ala.

C O M M I T T E E S FOR 1924-1925
Committees on National Work—

I — Fellowship Award—Grand Vice President, honorary chairman.
Atlantic—Chairman, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, Alpha.
Southern—Gladys Renshaw.
N . E. Central—Lucy Allen, Theta.
N. W. Central—Carolyn Pulling, Delta.
Pacific—Mildred L . Sylvester, Upsilon.
I I — Aid for Handicapped Children—Grand Vice President, chairman;

Alumnae Superintendents, members.
Committee on Finance—

Chairman, Grand Treasurer; members, Helen T . McDonald, Eta, and
Mary D. Drummond, Alpha Phi.

Committee on Fraternity Organization—District Superintendents, members.
Committee on Expansion—Chairman, Extension Officer.

Atlantic—Pinckney Glantzberg.
Southern—Mary A . L . Jones, Omicron.
N . E. Central—Marion Abele, Rho.
N . W. Central—Charlotte Uhls, Upsilon.
Pacific—Lucile C. English, Lambda.
Committee on Rituals and Traditions—

Chairman—Stella G. S. Perry, Alpha; The Founders, Laura A. Hurd,
and Rose Marx, life members; Grand Secretary and Study Plan
Officer.

Trustees of Anniversay Endowment Fund—
2 year terra—Louella Darling, Beta.
4 year term—Helen St. Clair Mullan, Chairman, Alpha.
6 year term—Mary H . Donlon, Epsilon.

Scholarship Officer—Edith Goldsworthy.
Song Committee—Chairman. Mae Knight Siddell, Sigma, Lower Lake,

Cal.; Ivah S. O'Hair; Margaret Perry Maxwell.
Vocational Guidance—

Atlantic—June Kelley, Chairman, 16 Everett St., Norwood, Mass.
Southern—Lenora Perkins, Kappa.
N . E. Central—Helen Haller, Omega.
N . W . Central—Esther Hagenbucher, Chi.
Pacific—Erna G. Taylor.
Committee on Examinations—Chairman, Examining Officer.
Atlantic—Avis H . Rumpp, Psi.
Southern—Florence Tyler, Nu Omicron.
N . E. Central—Mary Mcllvean, Beta Phi.
N . W . Central—Grace Schumacher.
Pacific—Florence Weeks.
Committee on Nominations—
Chairman—Margaret Branscombe (Mrs. Harvey), 195 Claremont Ave.,

Apt. 60. New York, N . Y .
District Superintendents, members.

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