Kappa Alpha Theta Journal, Vol. 31 no. 2

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Ktinrta AXcpa 0f|ia ALUMNA NUMBER JANUARY 1917 VOL. 31 NO. 2 iiiiiin

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Kappa Alpha Theta L. Pearle Green, Editor. Volume 31 January 1917 Number 2 ALUMNAE NUMBER CONTENTS Mothers and daughters in Theta . 107 The Kansas City Panhellenic circus . 122 Work in Theta waiting for alumnae to do . 125 Do you know . 126 About ourselves and others .... 128 Alumnaegraphs . 133 Altruistic work of fraternities .... 136 The Alumnae secretaryship .... 139 Theta service bureau . 141 Alumnae chapters as undergraduates view them 141 How much Theta owes them ! . 146 What alumnae chapters did in 1916 . 159 Alumnae chapter plans for 1917 163 Notices . 167 With the editor . 168 Alumnaegraphs . 169 Scholarship fund committee .... 174 The alumnae secretary and her staff . 175 Theta service board . 180 With alumnae officers . 181 With our contemporaries . 185 Chapter letters and alumnae news 191 Theta service board . 248 All manuscripts should be addressed to the Editor, L. Pearle Green, IS East Av. Ithaca, N. Y. Material intended for publication must reach the Editor by the fir»t day of the months of October, December, February, April. The Kappa Alpha Theta is published the first of Ncvember, January, March, May, at 450*454 Ahnaip Street, Menasha, Wisconsin, by George Banta, official printer and publisher to the fraternity. Price 25 cents per copy. $1.00 per year. Entered as second-class matter October 18, 1909, at the postoffice at Menasha. Wiaconain, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.

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Slanuary 27 Beitie Borke Hamilton Alice AUcn Brant Bettie (Sipton HiniiBry Sfattnalj Jffitrlj #tjaui 01 o life nalnr anil iienotion of tljeae women we owe life prinilege of aiaierljouii in Bappa Alplja Otljeta. ®ljry fyaue ginen na to one another. Jn recognition of tljia anil in memory of tljem me tjere noire our gratituiie. fHay all tljat ia ligljt- ijearteii anil atrmtg-Ijearteii in our featinal crown tljeir efforta anil aerify tljrir iieareat Ijopeal Abbie 3L Jlotia.

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Myrtella Sewell, A Florence Sullivan, M Elizabeth Bridges, A Grace Whitsel, A Helen Grace Murray, M Irene Hammond, A

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Kappa Alpha Theta Volume 31 January 1917 Number 2 MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN THETA Alpha (With affiliations in Gamma , Nu, Phi, Alpha Lambda, Alpha Chi) Mrs Alice Olive Brant (Alice Allen) a charter member of Kappa Alpha Theta, was born in 1851 and received both her A.B. and A.M. degrees from De Pauw university, the first in 1871, the second in 1874. She married Thomas J. Brant in 1878, and died in 1893. Edith Allen Brant received her B.S. degree from De Pauw in 1904. She is now Mrs Fred Travis and resides in Cocoa, Florida. Mrs E. A. Hamilton (Bettie R. Locke) was born in 1850 in New Albany, Indiana. She was a charter member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She received her A.B. in 1871 and her A.M. in 1874 from De Pauw. She was married to E. A. Hamilton in 1876 and now resides in Greencastle. Edna Locke Hamilton graduated from De Pauw in 1900, is now superintendent of the Grace hospital, Chicago. Mrs Frank Hartley (Eulalia Hamilton) graduated from De Pauw in 1905, married Frank Hartley in 1910, and now lives in Rosedale, Indiana. Mrs Archibald Shaw (Hannah Fitch) was a charter member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She received her A.B. in 1873 and her A.M. in 1876. Married Archibald Shaw in 1873 and now resides in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Ella Shaw attended De Pauw in 1905-06 and now lives in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Mrs Henry A. Buchtel (Mary Stevenson) graduated in 1873. Married Rev. Henry A. Buchtel in 1873 and now lives in University Park, Colorado. Mrs W. G. Lenox (Emma Buchtel) attended De Pauw from 1900-02 and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. Mrs W. F. Browder (Ellen Jones) graduated in 1872 and lives in Indianapolis. Mrs Charles Woodfield (Emma Browder) gradu¬ ated in 1900 and lives in Chicago. Mrs John S. Berryhill (Mary Lydia Hanna) graduated in 1874 and resides in Indianapolis. Mrs Earl Young (Irene Berryhill) graduated in 1904 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and now lives in Anderson, Indiana. Mrs Chauncey R. Hammond (Anna Hollingsworth) of the class of 1876 is living in San Diego, California. Mrs. Royal R. Moss

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108 Kappa Alpha Theta (Karoline S. Hammond) who attended De Pauw in 1902-03 is living in San Diego. Karoline received her A.B. in 1908 at Stanford where for three years she was an active member of Phi. Mrs Philip S. Baker (Lou Emma Allen) ’82-ex, is living in Greencastle again after a year in Russia. Mrs George C. Day (Ruth Baker) graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1904. After graduation she taught for several years, and after her marriage in 1913 spent two years in Russia. She now lives in Greencastle with her mother. Mrs Edwin E. Martin (Margaret Baker) of the class of 1911 is living in San Diego. Mrs Charles N. Mikels (Rosa Redding) class of 1882, is living in Indianapolis. Mrs Edgar Neff (Daisy Mikels) died in 1899. Mrs Edwin P. Thayer (Minnie Ridpath) class of 1884 is living in Greenfield, Indiana. Mrs Luther O. Eldridge (Roxanne Thayer) was active in Gamma chapter 1907-08. Mrs William B. Church (Grace Ward) of the class of 1885, is now living in St. Joseph, Michigan. Bernice Church of the class of 1911 is living at home in St. Joseph. Mrs Walton M. Wheeler (Minnie Haskell) of (the class of 1889 lives in Evansville, Indiana. Charlotte Wheeler of the class of 1915 is teaching in Owensville, Indiana. Mrs Morgan Davidson (Eugenia Wheeler) T5-ex lives in Evansville. Mrs W. H. Axtell (Sevilla Cleveland) of the class of 1889 lives in Bellingham, Washington, and is very active in public life, having served several terms in the Washington legislature and having lost election to Congress in November by a small margin. Mrs. Bertram Hussey (Ruth Axtell) was initiated by Alpha Lambda and graduated from the University of Washington in 1914. Mrs H. A. Gobin (Clara Leaton) was active in the old Delta chapter at Illinois Wesleyan. She now lives in Greencastle and is Alpha’s alumnae adviser. Mrs Jacob Bintz (Alma Gobin) of the class of 1910 lives in Waterloo, Iowa. Miss Florine Gobin of the class of 1911 is teaching in San Juan, Porto Rico. Jessie Gobin of the class of 1918 is now active in Alpha. Mrs Jesse W. Weik (Allie Hays) was born in Portland, Indiana, October 16, 1864. For several years before entering college she taught in the public schools of that place. She entered De Pauw in 1885 but left in her junior year. In December, 1890, she was married to Jesse W. Weik of Greencastle. Here she lived until her death March, 1911. Mary Weik of the class of 1918 was bom December 23, 1898, in Greencastle. She entered college in 1914 and is now active in Alpha. Mrs A. T. Briggs (Lenore Alleman) of the class of 1891, liberal arts, lives in West Lafayette. Genevieve Briggs of the

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 109 class of 1916 graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Margaret Briggs ’18, attended De Pauw in 1914-15 and was affiliated into Alpha Chi in the fall of 1916. Her course is domestic science. Mrs Edward Steiner (Sarah Levy) attended De Pauw only dur¬ ing 1891. Gretchen Steiner is doing postgraduate work in De Pauw and is Alpha’s newest pledge. Mrs Frank D. Hester (Marie Gwynne) who attended De Pauw during the years 1892-94 has recently moved from Indianapolis to Greencastle. Frances Hester was pledged to Theta upon her entrance in college this fall. Mrs H. H. Wright (Mary Barwick) of 1889 resides in Green¬ castle. Mabel Wright ’ll, graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors and is making quite a reputation as a teacher of music and a concert pianist in the University of Illinois. Mrs Joseph G. Ibach (Minnie Friedley) was a charter member of Nu. Mrs. W. E. Sohl (Mary Ibach) graduated from De Pauw in 1908 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. She resides in Hammond, Indi¬ ana. Mrs Gilbert Clippinger (Anna Ibach) graduated from De Pauw in 1910 and now lives in Indianapolis. Mrs McDonald Robinson (Bertha Fisher) was born in Green¬ castle in 1872. She attended De Pauw, 1888-90. She married McDonald Robinson in Indianapolis in 1897, where she lived until 1905 when they moved to Williams, Arizona, her present address. Louise Robinson T9, is now active in Alpha. Mrs W. E. Brian (Anna Robinson) attended De Pauw in 1882. She studied history in the classes of Dr. John Clark Ridpath. She now lives in Sumner, Ill. Helen Brian ’17-ex, has taught school for two years in Bridgeport, Illinois, but will again be active in Alpha next year. Frances Brian T7, is now active in Alpha and, besides her studies, is teaching six hours a week in the art department. Mrs N. B. Whitsel (Myrtelle Sewell). She attended Butler college where she was initiated by Gamma. She graduated at Butler in 1886. She was married June 11, 1889. During her college course she specialized in mathematics. Grace Reeves Whitsel T 7, is now active in Alpha. Mrs I. J. Hammond (Elizabeth Bridges) ’90-ex, resides in Green¬ castle. Irene Hammond T7, is now active in Alpha. Beta Martha Rabb, 1920, is the Theta daughter of Mrs Albert Rabb (Katherine Milner, 1886). Their home is in Indianapolis. Mrs Rabb is one of our active alumnae. Just recently she wrote a play which was presented by the Little Theatre of Indianapolis.

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110 Kappa Alpha Theta Martha Wylie, 1920, and her mother, Mrs Samuel Wylie (Jose¬ phine Harmison, 1877). Mrs Wylie has been very ill for the past months and her condition is still very serious. Mary Cagwin and mother, Mrs Harry Fay Cagwin (Creed Meyers, 1889). Hilda Springer and Theta mother, Mrs Charles H. Springer (Ella Rawles, 1888). Mrs Springer is the treasurer of our alumnae club in Bloomington, and is one of the very active members of that organization. She is bending her efforts toward our longed-for new house. Gamma Affiliation with Beta Dora Pendleton Riley who received her A.B. from Butler in 1885, and her A.M. in 1886, is the mother of our Katharine Riley. While in college she was a member of the Athenian literary society, was historian of her class, and did a great deal for her classmates by petitioning the college board for reduction of commencement expenses. She was corresponding secretary and president of the chapter and was delegate to the convention at Greencastle in 1883 and to the convention at Ann Arbor in 1885. Mrs Hilton U. Brown (Jennie Hannah) attended Butler from 1877 to 1879. She was married in 1883 and has brought up a wonder¬ ful family of ten children, two of whom, Jean and Louise Brown Atherton, are Thetas. Jean is at present a sophomore in Butler. Mrs Brown has been a member of the famous Catherine Merril club for thirty years; and has belonged to the Irvington women’s club for twenty years. She was president of the Mothers’ club when it was first organized. Martha East Van Wie, mother of Hazel and Helen, was a mem¬ ber of Beta chapter. Hazel has been out of college for two years, and Helen is now a pledge. Mrs Van Wie, as Valedictorian of her high school class, received a scholarship to the University of Indiana where she was a student from 1888 until 1890. After her marriage, she took up the study of music and received a diploma from the Metropolitan school of music in Indianapolis. She completed her musical work with Oliver Willard Pierce and is now a teacher of piano at the college of musical art. Another of our pledges, little Virginia Allen, had a Theta mother, who has been dead since Virginia was three years old.

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 111 Zeta Affiliation with Delta and Alpha Iota Mrs H. H. Humphrey was Louise D. Richardson, a member of Zeta at Ohio university, Athens, Ohio, where she attended college from 1882-1884. The photograph was taken in 1883, while she was still in the university. Mrs Humphrey has two Theta daugh¬ ters, Helen ’16, of Alpha Iota, and Martha ’20, a pledge to Delta. While in college, Helen Humphrey was very active in athletics. She was a member of basketball and hockey teams and in her senior year enjoyed the distinction of being president of the Woman’s athletic association. Besides her interest in athletics, Helen was closely associated with the Young Women’s Christian association, being a member of the cabinet for two years. Martha Humphrey is just a pledge but has not been found wanting in any respect. Although only in the university of Illinois a short time, she was chosen on the Financial committee of the Young Women’s Christian association the first semester of her freshman year, which is rather unusual. She is interested in all the various affairs of the university as well as in the fraternity. Martha is entered for a four-year course in household science. Eta Affiliation with Iota and Mu We have a Theta mother and daughter, Gertrude Snyder Mar¬ quis (Mrs S. S.) and her freshman daughter Barbara. Mrs Mar¬ quis was active in Mu where she took her A.B. in 1889. Margaret Ewing ’17-ex, is wearing her mother’s Theta pin (Anna Belham Ewing, Iota ’87 — deceased). Louise Ewing is a sophomore this year. Iota Affiliation with Psi Mrs Frederick V. Coville, nee Elizabeth H. Boynton, born Lock- port, New York. Studied architecture at Cornell and graduated in ’89. Was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. She was also a member of Iota of Kappa Alpha Theta. In 1890 she was married to Frederick V. Coville, Cornell ’87, and has since lived in Washing¬ ton, District of Columbia, where Mr Coville is chief botanist in the Department of agriculture. She has been president of the Federation of Cornell women’s clubs for some years, and is interested in all movements for the benefit of women at Cornell. Katharine Coville, daughter of Elizabeth B. Coville. Born in Washington, District of Columbia, 1895. Went to the University of

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112 Kappa Alpha Theta Wisconsin in the class of ’17, letters and science. After two years there she spent a year at home and then came to Cornell to get an A.B. degree in ’18. She was initiated in Psi of Kappa Alpha Theta and is, by affiliation, an active member of Iota now. Kappa Affiliation with Iota Mrs Scott Hopkins (Cora Pierson) B.S. 1884, died 1915. Edna Hopkins, A.B. 1910. Mrs F. H. Hodder (Anna Florence Moon) Iota A.B. 1891, B K. Was vice-president of her class for one year and a member of the Cynic and Ariel boards. T6. Constance Votey, Ph.B. 4> B K. Held several class offices; was president of the Women’s athletic association. Is now in Simmons college where she holds a scholarship.

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 113 ’16-ex. Dorothy Votey. Pursued Literary scientific course for one year ; because of ill health did special work the next three years. Was very active in the Glee club. ’86. Ella Babbitt Baker (Mrs M. N.) A.B. 4> B K. During one-third of her college course she taught a district school in New York, at the same time keeping up with her college work. ’12. Theta Helen Baker, A.B. B K. Theta received her name through an agreement that the first daughter of a Lambda girl of the class of ’86 should be called by that name. Held several class offices; won one-half the prize in the Greek entrance examinations; graduated with highest honors. ’17. Elizabeth Baker. General science course. Is prominent in athletics and class activities, a member of Deutscher Verein and Masque and sandal. ’89-ex. Cora Child Hall (Mrs J. L.) Classical course. Left college at the end of her sophomore year; attended Bryn Mawr college for one year. T8. Helen Mott Hall. Literary scientific course. A member of the Ariel board and Deutscher Verein; active in class affairs. Mu Mu can boast of only two members who have had Theta daughters at Allegheny. On inquiring of these Theta mothers concerning their general interests as undergraduates, they both have modestly pro¬ fessed to have forgotten the greater part of their college activities. However, we know from having a knowledge of the activities of these mothers since becoming alumnae, and from an acquaintance with the representatives which they have since sent to college, that much could be added to these brief sketches if memories were more dependable. Marie Wilkinson (Mrs Daniel W. Howell) entered Allegheny in ’84 and graduated in ’87, receiving an A.B. degree. As she gradu¬ ated with honors, she was on the Commencement program as a speaker. Also, she served on the staff of the Campus , the Allegheny weekly paper. Mrs Howell has sent two daughters, Marie and Jessie, to her Alma Mater. Marie Howell (Mrs George Nichols) entered Allegheny in 1911 and received an A.B. degree in 1915. She graduated with honors, being elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In her senior year she was a member of Classical club and of the Girls’ glee club. Marie was always an enthusiastic and energetic worker in the college Young Women’s Christian association. She was a member of the cabinet as a junior and was president of the association as a senior; this latter

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114 Kappa Alpha Theta office is one of the two biggest offices among the women of this college. Jessie Howell was at Allegheny only two years; from ’14 to ’16. She is now at Oberlin. “Jess” was known throughout the college as being interested in everything and everybody, as well as being into everything and a friend to everybody. As a freshman she was vice-president of her class. As a sophomore, she was assistant basket¬ ball coach, an instigator of the Twentieth century club, and winner of the second prize in the Women’s oratorical contest. Also, she was a diligent and prominent worker in the Young Women’s Christian association. Florence Sullivan (Mrs W. P. Murray) is the other Theta mother. She was at Allegheny but two years, entering in ’84 and leaving in ’86. She was forced to leave college as her health would not permit her to continue her course. She was on the staff of the freshman paper, and also a member of the literary society, then called the Ossoh society. Mrs Murray has one Theta daughter, Helen. Helen Murray (known in college by the informal title “Sprink”) entered Allegheny in ’06 and received her A.B. degree in TO. While in college, she was intensely interested in the work of the Young Women’s Christian association and has since become a deaconess. In her junior year she was delegate to the Young Women’s Christian association summer conference. She was on the Literary Monthly board, was a member of Quill club, Classical club, and German club. Rho Affiliation with Mu and Tau Mrs Thomas Miller (Eva Lee) was a student at Northwestern 1890-92 where she was initiated into Theta by Tau chapter. Her present home is Fremont, Nebraska. Her daughter, Eva Miller, was initiated by Rho chapter in 1914, being now a senior at the University of Nebraska, and editor-in-chief of the Daily Nebraskan. Mrs T. A. Colburn (Anna Coder) is Dorothy’s mother. She graduated from Allegheny college in 1892, her home then being in Meadville, Pennsylvania. She received her A.M. in 1895. Now Mrs Colburn resides in Lincoln, is a loyal member of the alumnae chapter and a wonderful support to her daughter’s chapter. Dorothy Colburn is a sophomore this year and ever ready to do all in her power for her college and her fraternity.

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 115 Tau Lora Hunt entered the preparatory school of Northwestern univer¬ sity as a senior in 1891. Rushing rules were very different from those which we have now ; so that she was pledged to Kappa Alpha Theta six weeks after registration in “prep.” While there she held offices of president of one of the literary societies and vice-president of her class. She entered Northwestern university as a member of the class of 1896 and was initiated into Tau chapter on September 23, 1892. On account of ill health she was compelled to leave college at the end of her freshman year. In 1895 she was married to Mr Blake Bell and has since lived in Harvard, Illinois. Now her daughter, Gladys M. Bell, is a sophomore at Northwestern. She was initiated into Kappa Alpha Theta on February 26, 1916, as the first Tau daughter. Upsilon Carrie Tomlinson Forssell (Mrs C. F.) attended Minnesota for one year only, from 1895-96. Elizabeth Forssell is one of our pledges. She is registered in the academic college. As a student in high school she did exceptionally good work and graduated as valedictorian of her class. She is a member of Young Women’s Christian association, and Women’s self- government association. She also has been elected a member of Players, a dramatic society, which recently presented Devil's Disciple . Elizabeth was a member of the cast. Upsilon Affiliation with Iota Mary Corser Gale (Mrs H. C.) Iota, received her B.L. degree in 1885. At that time active Thetas were expected to refrain from all college activities. The duty of each member consisted in getting the best possible marks, and her responsibility ended there. After Mrs. Gale graduated, she with three other Iota Thetas, Harriet Warner Viall (Mrs W. A.), Helen Corser Belknep (Mrs A. L.), and Gertrude Van Dusen Marx (Mrs G. H.) spent two years in Germany. Mary Gale, one of Mrs. Gale’s daughters, graduated from Minne¬ sota in 1915. She was a student of the English department in the academic college. Her work through her whole college career was of the highest grade, and she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. While in college she belonged to the Women’s self-government asso¬ ciation, Liberal association, and Theta Epsilon, one of our literary societies. Hilde Gale, another daughter, is now a junior in the academic college. Her major is in the history department, and her minor in the

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116 Kappa Alpha Theta German. She is a member of Women’s self-government association, and Theta Epsilon. Phi Phi has the unique distinction of six active members this year whose mothers are also Thetas. These six girls and their mothers are : Bernice Tompkins, a senior majoring in history, her freshman sister, Vivian Tompkins, a member of the tennis team, daughters of Mrs S. G. Tompkins (Nellie May Jones) who received her Ph.B. from the University of Pacific in 1886, where she was a member of Phi. Ruby Virginia Hale, sophomore majoring in the English depart¬ ment and serving as corresponding secretary of Phi. Her mother, Mrs Reuben B. Hale (May Johnston) was a charter member of the original Phi and also has a Ph.B. from the University of the Pacific. Eleanor Marx, sophomore majoring in history and serving as the chairman of Phi’s scholarship committee. Mrs Guido Marx (Ger¬ trude F. Van Dusen) of Iota chapter is her mother. Frances Browne, a junior majoring in art, also has an Iota Theta mother, Mrs Charles B. Wing (Marian Colt). Dorothy Kelly, affiliated from Beta and specializing in journal¬ ism, is the daughter of Mrs W. H. Kelly (Alberta Perry) Beta, A.B. Indiana, 1894. Then Phi has one alumna whose mother is a Theta. Mrs Edward Sherwood (Dorothy Marx) whose mother, Mrs C. D. Marx, as a wife of a pioneer professor at Stanford, had charge of the establish¬ ment of Phi chapter at Stanford university. Mrs Marx was not new to pioneer work for the fraternity, for she herself had been the first girl initiated by Iota’s charter members and holds a B.S. degree from Cornell. Chi Affiliation with Alpha Beta Louise Phoebe Graff (Mrs W. D. Lewis) attended Syracuse uni¬ versity for a year and a half, from 1889 to 1890, but finished two years of work. She was an organ major. She was a charter member of Chi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, being initiated October 10, 1889. In September, 1893, she married William D. Lewis. They are living at Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Jessie Louise Lewis attended Syracuse university from September, 1914, to February, 1916, and was initiated into Chi chapter February 12, 1915. She entered Swarthmore college in the fall of 1916 as a public speaking major, and was affiliated with Alpha Beta in Octo¬ ber. Psi’s Experience It was in 1909 that Psi initiated her first Theta daughter. The day was a memorable one, indeed, in the chapter’s history for it

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 117 marked the beginning of a succession of equally happy events, the welding again into Theta usefulness bits of metal already tempered and tried. Since 1909 eleven daughters of Thetas from near and far have added their strength and enthusiasm to our lot. To begin at the beginning, Martha Merry, now Mrs C. E. Buell of Madison, an enthusiastic Cornell Theta of 1885 not only sent us our first daughter, Pauline Merry Buell, but has since shown that she approved of our treatment of Pauline by sending us two other daugh¬ ters, Mary Van Rensalear and Helen. She is still holding in reserve a fourth future Phi Beta Kappa as well as Theta, and we are hoping soon to have a complete Theta family for exhibition. Not only do the Buells belong to Psi but they also help swell the ranks of the Madison alumnae chapter as soon as they have graduated. Surely Martha Merry has proven herself to be a loyal Theta. This fall Psi’s first own daughter was initiated. Luella Roberts became a member of Psi of Kappa Alpha Theta in the fall of 1892. After completing one year at the University of Wisconsin she taught in the Milwaukee public schools for two years until her marriage to Albert H. Sanford in August, 1895. Of their two children, the eldest, Marian Elizabeth, was pledged as Psi’s first own daughter in the fall of 1914. After a year at Wellesley she returned to Wis¬ consin for her last two years in college and her mother had the happi¬ ness of being present at Marian’s initiation in October. Another one of this fall’s initiates was Helen Harriet Skinner. Adelaide Coe (Mrs E. B. Skinner) was a member of the Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta at Ohio university from which institution she graduated in 1885. Since 1892 she has lived in Madison and has kept up her vital interest in Theta through her connection with the alumnae chapter and by being Psi’s alumna adviser for many years. She has now tied herself even more securely to Theta by giving her daughter to Psi. For the others, let them speak for themselves. “Speaking of legacies” says Dorothy Bell, Psi 1^9 18, “I guess I’m about the ‘legaciest’ there ever was. A Theta mother, a Theta aunt, a Theta sister, and a Theta cousin or two made it almost impossible for Psi to do anything but ‘let me through.’ Mother, whose maiden name was Ellen Chesbrough, graduated in 1890 from Allegheny col¬ lege. Twenty-one years later she sent her daughter Helen to Madi¬ son, who was followed in the course of time by her sister, Dorothy. We’re almost a quorum when we all get together and to say the least it’s mighty nice.” Psi thinks so too. “Mother (Carrie Wilson) is a loyal Epsilon Theta of the class of 1884. She took the scientific course. She was a charter member of the Young Women’s Christian association at Wooster, and a mem-

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118 Kappa Alpha Theta ber of the Willard literary society. Her chapter, which never exceeded fifteen members, had many good times judging from reports. “She has two Psi daughters, Margaret Mary Hughes ’16-ex, has, however, left Psi’s ranks to study in New York and is living with her mother’s sister, Ellen Wilson Work ’86. Margaret is treasurer of the New York alumnae chapter. The other daughter, Anna T8, is saving every penny to go to Convention in June.” Anna Myra Hughes. Our other daughter, Imogene Burch, comments as follows: “I guess we are a topsy-turvy family because mother was brought up in Wisconsin and went to Minnesota to college, while I have lived in Minneapolis but go to the University of Wisconsin. “Mother was an Upsilon Theta in 1894. She has always been very bashful about telling me her activities in college but as near as I can find out I think daddy must have been her major activity. “As for me, I can not only boast of being a Theta daughter but I am also a Theta niece three times over.” J DgB’mSffl TOfl u Omega Elizabeth Blake Thatcher, Elizabeth Thatcher. Elizabeth Blake ’95, did ribt decide to come to the University of California until two weeks before it opened, and had to take every entrance examination, eighteen in all, within five days and on only two days’ notice. Twenty-five years ago she passed the necessary examinations and on entering college became a Theta. Hardly three months have passed since her daughter’s entrance to the university under exactly similar conditions. Elizabeth Blake, now Mrs Thacher, showed considerable ability in English which she selected as her major subject and later taught in her husband’s school. She was interested in French and botany, taking long walks among the Berkeley Hills for botanical specimens, played basketball, and took gymnasium throughout her four years in college. At that time the women’s classes in physical education were held at Harmon gymnasium during the noon hour, for then the boys were safely out of the way. Elizabeth Thacher resembles her mother in the choice of subjects, only instead of tramping the hills for flowers she hunts insects dor zoology and has made the hockey team. What she will accomplish in the future remains to be seen. Louise Bunnell Keeler, Merodine Keeler. Louise Bunnell of the class of 1894, a graduate of Lowell high school in San Francisco, entered the University of California in 1890 and was registered as a limited student. This allowed her to take her favorite subjects only, especially scientific studies, which was

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 119 quite an unusual preference for a woman in those days, for she was the first one to take zoology. Upon becoming a Theta, she lived at the house for a year and a half, but, due to ill health, was forced to leave college in the spring of her sophomore year. In the fall of 1892 she married Charles Keeler, the poet, and they made Berkeley their home. Though married she never lost her interest in drawing and etching — these were her favorite pastimes in college — and illus¬ trated her husband’s books. Her death in 1907 was an unspeakable loss to both family and friends, for hers was a nature of rare spirituality, and attracted the interest and love of all who knew her. Last January, Merodine Keeler, the first Theta daughter of Omega, entered college as a regular student after having graduated from the Ossining school, New York. Unlike her mother, Merodine Keeler is not greatly interested in science but is taking all the art work she can, and hopes eventually to become not only an illustrator but a landscape painter as well. Alpha Beta Alice Taylor Battin (Mrs Ralph Lewis) graduated from Swarth- more college in 1887. At the time she attended college there were no fraternities installed, and she was initiated into Alpha Beta in 1893 as an honorary member. She is a Phi Beta Kappa, and as an undergraduate held the position of highest honor, at that time, for a woman student — that of president of Somerville literary society. She was also a member of the Phoenix staff, the weekly paper, and at her commencement was one of those who read their theses. Eleanor Ashton Lewis was initiated into Alpha Beta in 1910. She graduated in 1914. She was a Phi Beta Kappa, and also a member of Pi Sigma Chi, a local girls’ honorary society. In her junior year she was on the staff of the Halcyon. Alpha Gamma Affiliation with Ohio Gamma Mrs William B. Cockley (Katharine Jones) 1911-1913, was initiated into Alpha Gamma chapter in 1912. While in college she was a member of Strollers dramatic society, Browning dramatic society, and the Women’s council. Mrs Thomas A. Jones (Grace Hoyt) was initiated in 1879 into the Ohio Gamma chapter at Ohio university, Athens, Ohio. Alpha Mu Affiliation with Epsilon Mary and Lela Stophlet attended Missouri university for only one year, Mary coming with advanced standing from Buena Vista college and Leta from the Western college for women at Oxford, Ohio.

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120 Kappa Alpha Theta Both girls were members of the Young Women’s Christian associa¬ tion and played on the basketball team. Laura Belle Gailey (Mrs S. W. Stophlet) was a member of Epsilon at Wooster university, from which she graduated in 1887. She was a member of the Young Women’s Christian association and belonged to a local literary society. After graduation she was married to Mr Stophlet, a member of Beta Theta Pi. Their home is at Flat River, Missouri. Alpha Omicron A filiation with A Ipha Alpha Omicron’s one mother and daughter are Mrs Frank M. Archdeacon (Maggie Webb) of Alpha, and Margaret Archdeacon, of Alpha Omicron. Mrs Archdeacon was at De Pauw from 1880 until 1882. The first year she was in the preparatory school finishing up her high school work and was initiated the second year when she was a fresh¬ man in college. Although she was not able to return afterwards, she never forgot her college days, and particularly her fraternity associations; so when Margaret was ready for college, she sent her to Oklahoma university full of Kappa Alpha Theta, and thirty-four years after her own initiation, she came to Norman to see her daugh¬ ter made as happy as she had been in 1881. In De Pauw, Maggie Webb was a student in the regular academic course and was a member of Philomathia, a literary club. In Oklahoma, Margaret Archdeacon is majoring in history, par¬ ticularly that of Oklahoma and the West. She is a member of the Woman’s council, executive of the Student life department of the Young Women’s Christian association; and president of the Zetale- thian literary society. She will receive her degree in 1917. Alpha Upsilon Affiliation with Epsilon and Kappa Mrs S. S. Estey (Helen Roland Estey) is one of the two Thetas who have given daughters to Alpha Upsilon. Mrs Estey was a member of Epsilon at Wooster university. She took the regular course, emphasizing Latin and Greek. She belonged to a college literary society and engaged actively in college life, although there were fewer activities open then (1885-86) than now. Mrs Estey is a member of the Topeka alumnae chapter. Not long ago, an out-of- town pledge’s mother was here and went to Dr. Estey’s church, since she knew Mrs. Estey. Afterwards, when one of the girls happened to mention that Mrs Estey was a Theta, this mother said, “That is certainly a good point in favor of Theta.” That brief statement sums up the opinion of all who know Mrs Estey.

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Mothers and daughters in Theta 121 Helen Estey graduated from Washburn in 1910. She belonged to a literary society and was on the staff of the Review, the college paper. The next year she spent at Smith and received an A.B. from there also. Then she returned to Topeka, and received an M.A. in 1913. She belonged to Sigma Delta Psi and was one of the first to be initiated after the Kappa Alpha Theta charter was granted in 1914. At present Miss Estey is teaching English and Latin in Washburn college and academy. Perhaps the following description, from the college annual will give a good picture of her — “Helen is wise; in her class she is known as the ‘born educated’ member and during her three years at Washburn she certainly has lived up to her reputation. Her wisdom doesn’t stop with good lessons, however, for she reads people as well as books. Then she has a droll humor¬ ous way of looking at things and expressing her views, which keeps her and her friends amused the most of the time.” She is now secretary of Topeka alumnae chapter. If I were to send in Mrs Thompson’s own opinion of herself, it would be very brief and not altogether truthful, as I know truth, for Mrs Thompson said in her note, “I regret that my record at Kansas university will not permit of my giving you anything like: ‘She led her class in mathematics or language.’ I was only a very ordinary student.” If anyone can imagine Mrs Thompson being fevery ordinary” in anything, that person should put his imagination to use and gain fame everlasting. College friends of Mrs. Thompson will remember her as Fanny E. Pratt, who entered Kansas university in the fall of 1881. At that time there were three years of preparatory, known as the middle, junior, and senior years. Mrs Thompson entered in the junior pre¬ paratory year and remained until the middle of her junior collegiate year, when illness caused her to leave college. The course taken was modern literature and she belonged to the class of 1887. The list of college activities which Mrs Thompson took part in shows that she entered into college life with the same enthusiasm which characterizes her now. She was president of the Oread literary society, winner of second prize in the Faculty Declamation contest, 1884, and of first prize in the Freshman rhetoricals, 1884, and asso¬ ciate Editor of the University Courier . It was while in college that Mrs Thompson’s romance began, and rumor has it that she wore a dress of Mr Thompson’s fraternity colors to a party one time. Now, Mrs Thompson is one of the prominent Topeka alumnae members, having been president not long ago and delegate to last convention. She is always doing things for the college chapter like sending ice cream to spreads, chaperoning, et cetera, and never seems too busy to help us. It seems needless to tell of the high regard

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122 Kappa Alpha Theta which we all have for Mrs Thompson. She is one of those people of whom can be truly used the quotation “to know her is to love her.” The quotation used to describe Mrs. Thompson might well be applied to Ruth, for they are very similar. It seems to be natural for “Ruthie” (she is one of those people you just must nickname) to like people; she just can’t help herself! It is easy to guess that every one likes Ruthie in return. She is now a sophomore at Wash¬ burn, taking the regular course. She belongs to the Young Women’s Christian association and the Biological club. It did not take long to find out that Ruth not only likes people but that she likes to do things for people, at least no one ever knows it if she doesn’t. She always seems glad to come to committee meetings and glad to do work assigned to her. It is indeed a blessing that we were asked to give a list of the activities engaged in, instead of a list of kindnesses done, for the latter would have been an endless task. Alpha Chi Affiliation with Beta Mary McMahon Jones (Mrs John W.) belongs to the class of 1891 at Indiana university, where she joined Beta chapter. She has three sisters and three sisters-in-law, all of whom are Thetas, and now has added a Theta daughter. Her college major was Greek and she was a brilliant student, completing the course in three years. Her home is in Yonkers, N. Y. Betty Jones, was initiated by Beta but is now affiliated with Alpha Chi, having entered Purdue in 1916. Her major is domestic science. THE KANSAS CITY PANHELLENIC CIRCUS The Panhellenic association of Kansas City had a circus, literally and figuratively, in October, braving the perils of Friday the thir¬ teenth, by making that date the night of its opening performance. It was our first concerted action in a large way, so we may be pardoned for patting each other on the back on the strength of the result and considering the world — our local world at any rate — our oyster. The $600 that we cleared is to be divided between our pet projects, the maintenance of our third open air school and the foundation of a scholarship fund for high school girls, the latter undertaking origi¬ nated by, and dear to the heart of, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Our profits would have been at least twice the above amount had not J. Pluvius honored us with his presence on Saturday night. It was the most circusy circus imaginable. As one Kansas City paper put it, we had “Barnum and Bailey backed off the map.” There were tents, seats, circus lights, tan bark ring and performing platform, side-shows — count’em, twelve — side-show spielers, brass

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Panhellenic circles 123 band, wild animals, weird animals, and trained animals, venders of popcorn, peanuts, red lemonade and balloons, ushers, ring attendants, and a detail from the city police and fire departments. In fact it was all complete but the smell. The unmistakable odor of a bona fide circus was the only thing lacking. Imagine a perfect Indian summer night, a fine grassy enclosure, the field of the Kansas City Athletic club who gave us the use of it ; a group of side-show tents and ticket booths, a performers’ tent and the big main tent, ninety by one hundred and thirty-five feet, with seats for one thousand five hundred, all the seats filled, and the spectators awaiting the first performance, which went off in quick step time and without a hitch, by the way, due to the unflagging zeal of our director, Mr Marcus Ford. There is the sudden blare of a trumpet and the Grand Entry Parade is started ; a parade of more than one hundred and fifty per¬ formers in gorgeous costumes, led by the inspiring figure of our ring master dressed in a pink coat, white breeches, high and shiny boots, and mounted on a spirited charger. He is followed by the band; six clowns in purple and yellow who afterwards danced a clown ballet; a dozen or so character clowns who did everything under the sun but dance; equestrian and equestrienne riders, most convincing from the body of the steed up, but giving a glimpse now and then of unmistakable human feet below ; the ostrich, who nipped at so much tan bark and so many fat children’s legs that he was taken violently ill during the performance and had to have his “innards” adjusted by a daring operation that removed an alarm clock and various odds and ends from his internal economy; the gook, a weird and wonderful animal who made his debut to the world on that Friday night; the big black bear and the little baby bear, paw in paw; the fierce lion who walked between four intrepid keepers in a cage which was, before and after the circus, the bars of a baby’s crib ; a clown band, whose costumes, instruments, and music can only be faintly imagined by a brain in the wildest moments of delirium; elephants, a herd of them — kind Christian beasts whose hind legs kneweth not what their front legs dideth — or words to that effect; an ambulance with a real gong and a surgeon and a trained nurse who later rushed to the assistance of the ostrich and saved his life ; Charley Chaplin with an ingenious moving picture camera made of a broomstick, a coffee mill, and two marshmallow cans ; a thou¬ sand dollar beauty in a Shetland pony cart ; acrobats ; an equilibrieste, who in a charming J apanese costume later walked a six-inch suspended plank with all the airs and graces of a finished slack wire artiste; a necromancer who later on the program grew live bunnies from flower pots and colored hankies from tent poles ; Daredevil Daphne, the Diver’s Daughter, a daring damsel who, from a platform near

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124 Kappa Alpha Theta the tent roof, started a dummy down a wire into a tank from which her twin sister threw a bucket of water and emerged, dripping, amid the plaudits of the multitude; a squad of Panhellenic sons of ward school age who raced around the track in relays, each boy resolved to win or die for the honor of his mother’s fraternity ; Greek charioteers whose high strung steeds (biped) mid thrills and spills, raced for the glory of old Greece, and at the end of the parade, as usual, the steam calliope — with an excess of steam supplied by two concealed boys blowing horns — whose shining pipes were the last triumph of the boiler maker’s art. These glories are past and done but several facts have been estab¬ lished — that the public appreciates a good burlesque and that those who have had no college career enjoy a college stunt party for that was what this circus was, on a large scale; that people as a whole dearly love a program of pure fun and nonsense that makes no pretensions at being anything high-brow ; that the Panhellenic association is a strong unit with a membership of clever, capable women who can carry through successfully what they undertake to do and thoroughly enjoy the doing of it; that three months of work — and it was hard work — can make friendships between Panhellenic women and Panhellenic chapters that three years of social intercourse could not effect ; that the Kansas City public makes an indulgent and appreciative audience ; that business men with whom we had dealings were unfailingly courteous and generous; and last, but not least, that the men who gave us so much time, enthusiasm, and “pep” in taking some of the heavy work out of our hands are the most loyal and warm-hearted Fraternity Brothers in the world. Our Theta chapter proved itself far from inactive, five committee chairmen and a third of the performers being Thetas. A Theta was the general chairman, the “Big Boss” as we called her. A Theta sold the greatest number of tickets sold by one individual, and our chapter sold nearly twice as many tickets as any other group. We had a well-managed baby show in connection with the Satur¬ day afternoon performance, over a hundred babies being entered, each child having one or both parents college bred. A dance pavilion, managed by Alpha Phi, drew crowds both evenings. But why enumerate further? It would take a gallon of printers’ ink to describe all the glories of our circus ; and besides the ink, paper is high and therefore scarce. Panhellenic is no longer a mere name to its members or to our community. Marie Nettleton Rose , Rho Convention— June 25-29

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Work in Theta waiting for alumnce to do 125 WORK IN THETA WAITING FOR ALUMNAE TO DO Do you remember back in the busy days at college how much the various little “chapter sprees” meant to us as active girls? Nothing can ever take the place of the cocoa parties, the picnic suppers, and the breakfast parties that we used to have. And didn’t it often happen in your chapters that the expenses of these things, small though they may have been, made them almost prohibitive for many of the girls whose every quarter ^had to be carefully spent on mere necessities? So it was often that we had fewer of these social gatherings than we should have liked. I used to wonder then if there were not many alumnae who could easily spare a dollar or two each year, or even just whenever they happened to think of it. And I still wonder, as an alumna, why we so seldom think to send an occasional contribution back to our chapters to help them to have more of the good times that mean so much in the life of the girls and in their close relation to each other. It is my resolve right now to do something every now and then to help the college chapter in this way, and I urge some others who read this to spare a little from time to time in the interest of better fellowship among our younger sisters. Needed — information in regard to opportunites in almost every kind of work women do. Every alumna earning her own living, or otherwise, who knows of an opening for a Theta, please communicate with the secretary of the Service board. Is any Theta interested in Interior decorating? The secretary of the Service board would like to know. Wanted: interested Thetas to do national work. What are you interested in? What is your ideal of Theta service? Have you any time or thought you can give to your fraternity? The Theta Service board wants to hear from you. Is there an organization of all alumnae of your chapter? If not, are you ready to initiate such an organization? If so, do so. If not, who is the alumna of your chapter who would undertake this? Is there any definite plan for selecting the furnishings of your chapter house? The alumnae are pretty sure to see that the Chapter house buying association, or whatever the name is of the holding company, is well organized and managed, for they have funds invested with it. But how complete is a home, where only the finances are well organized ? The chapter house belongs to the entire chapter, and to leave its management in the hands of a passing procession of inexperienced undergraduates is a grave mistake. Are you ready to start a better system?

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126 Kappa Alpha Theta DO YOU KNOW DO YOU KNOW that a committee of the Service board, reporting on Why Thetas Leave College Without Degrees, the report covering seven semesters, from October, 1913, to February, 1916, has brought out the fact that seventy-five Thetas during that time were obliged to discontinue, temporarily and perhaps finally, their college courses for lack of funds? That means roughly an average of twenty-two a year. DO YOU KNOW that the Scholarship fund was thrown open to undergraduate loans at the beginning of that very period — that is, at the close of the 1913 Convention? — and the fact of the availability of the money published to all chapters? DO YOU KNOW that any Theta, without the necessity of fur¬ nishing security, other than two endorsements, of her note, but with proper scholarship and chapter credentials, is entitled to benefit by the fund — so long as it holds out? DO YOU KNOW that the Scholarship fund has helped in all twenty-six girls — all of those in fact who applied with two excep¬ tions — but according to the figures of the Service board it has received applications FROM ONLY ONE-FOURTH OF THE NUMBER NEEDING FINANCIAL HELP? DO YOU KNOW if any of these who might have had the frater¬ nity’s help are in your chapter? With your present knowledge of the purpose and activities of the Scholarship fund, could you have advised with any one of them ? DO YOU KNOW that it is the duty of every chapter to do all in its power to graduate, and thus put on a self-supporting basis, one hundred per cent of its initiates? DO YOU KNOW that actually only forty-nine per cent of the average chapter’s members receive the degree which they hoped for when they registered as freshmen? How many of these failures to attain the degree are due to the lack of a little timely assistance when the allowance from home is cut down because of business reverses or illness in the family? DO YOU NOT OWE it to your chapter to help your sister who needs it in the kindliest and least embarrassing way? Do you know her — this girl from your chapter who has applied for a loan? Pos¬ sibly you never suspect who she is. Perhaps she keeps her difficulties to herself and goes bravely on, for she is managing the house this semester, and in March if all goes well she hopes to get an assis- tanceship in the history department. It is not much, but something coming in regularly. I£ she only had $150 or $200 she could see her way through, — a senior has so many expenses at the end. oi vbBST nov 3T A 'm ov/vTp g .

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Do you know 127 ARE YOU AN ALUMNA? Then do you remember the semes¬ ter you had to forego college till the family finances caught up? And when you went back, what a difficult time you had to bridge over the gap? And how much an extra $100 would have meant to you your last semester? Then help the junior in your chapter now who is making the struggle to hold on and get through. Take a Life endowment of $25 in the Scholarship fund or find somebody to share the obligation with you. DO YOU KNOW that six Life endowments will help one girl through her senior year and put her in possession of a teacher’s certificate? Six endowments will help a girl through her junior year, and give her time to secure an assistanceship, to serve in the library or otherwise help herself. MOREOVER, DO YOU KNOW that six endowments, amount¬ ing to $150, or the average loan asked for, will assist an indefinite number of girls in the years to come, for each girl who uses the money returns it within two years of leaving college, and it is immedi¬ ately available for the next girl who needs it? DO YOU KNOW that already several of the twenty-six who have received help have gotten on their feet, and have been able not only to support themselves, but also to return their loans to us? Most of these twenty-six girls were seniors working for a teacher’s certificate. Several were juniors and asked for an extension of their loans at the beginning of their senior year to the maximum of $350. One was a freshman whose resources failed her on the very threshold of her college life. YOU DO NOT KNOW how many of your chapter have received this help, because the transaction is of course entirely confidential between the girl, the endorsers of her note, and the Scholarship fund committee. DO YOU KNOW how much your chapter has contributed to the Scholarship fund? DO YOU KNOW that the Kappa Alpha Theta Scholarship Fund now reaching the $8,000 mark, is a creditable and noble enterprise of the whole fraternity? DO YOU KNOW any more direct, more satisfying, more far- reaching way to express your loyalty to your fraternity, than, in the name of your chapter, to increase the fund ? Leaflets, with information, financial statement, and regulations governing undergraduate loans, gladly mailed by the secretary upon request. The Secre¬ tary is Jane Spalding, 134 N. Gates st. Los Angeles, Cal. June 25-29 Theta Reunion The Inn, Charlevoix, Mich.

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128 Kappa Alpha Theta ABOUT OURSELVES AND OTHERS A “Circular letter to our alumni members, chief purpose to inform gradu¬ ates concerning present day Greek-letter fraternities in general and their own fraternity in particular,” in the Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly of February 1916, suggested, and was the model for this article; and so we preface it by quoting the Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly's admirable paragraphs on the present position of fraternities to which we add a paragraph of figures for the women’s fraternities, as the quoted figures only include the men’s organiza¬ tions. “There are about 250,000 living members of college fraternities in this country representing about 1,200 chapters and 1,000 chapter houses, with a total value of about $10,000,000. “The social, business, and political influence of these fraternities is steadily growing, not only in college life, but through their graduate associations of various forms, and the attention of politicians as well as foreign educators has been attracted to them, as evidenced by hos¬ tile action in several states in recent years, and reference to them in an English Educational commission’s report as a most unique and remarkable development of American colleges. “Their chapter houses, not less than 1,000 in number, may be considered the equivalent of dormitories which, but for the frater¬ nities, the colleges would have to provide by endowment and at great cost. More students now live in chapter houses than in all the dormi¬ tories and other college buildings provided for them, a fact establish¬ ing between faculty and fraternity a relationship of greatest impor¬ tance to both. “You may compute from your experience that, exclusive of ordinary hours of sleep, full half the remaining time of the average under¬ graduate member is spent, directly or indirectly, under the influence of his fraternity associations. The fraternity chapter of today fills a far greater office than formerly. It is so recognized and consulted by college authorities that its power and responsibilities are alike increased, which means most certainly that alumni, as well as under¬ graduates must cooperate in general fraternity organization in order to secure and maintain the highest standard in each chapter. “The foregoing very brief reference to the present status of the fraternities is sufficient to make it manifest that their government, not only by undergraduates but by their alumni, must be well organized and efficient in order that the responsibilities to which they have aspired and which they have achieved may be met ably and positively to the end that high standards may be maintained, all benefits real¬ ized, and conservative growth fostered. “It is well to consider the benefits and advantages which the frater¬ nity gives a member ; a home and associates of his choice on entering college; it sets before him high ideals and incentives which help

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About ourselves and others 129 to develop the best that is in him; it helps him to maintain a good scholarship record and to share in various forms of undergraduate activity ; it sets a guard upon his conduct as a member ; in the man¬ agement of its affairs it gives him an acquaintance with business methods; in its halls he acquires experience in debate and speaking which after proves of lasting benefit; its chapter house represents a home influence and opportunity for many precious friendships; it gives him the benefit of acquaintance with many alumni, and with other chapters; it broadens his view of college life and educa¬ tion. n The eighteen national college fraternities for women have, approximately, 59,000 living members, representing 477 chapters in 103 colleges. They occupy 232 chapter houses; the 100 owned by the fraternities having a total valuation of $1,032,800. Q. What briefly is Kappa Alpha Theta? A. It is the first women’s fraternity to bear a Greek name and the first to be organized originally as a national fraternity, and is one of the strong and well-known college fraternities for women. Q. When and by whom was it founded? A. On January 27, 1870, at De Pauw univeristy, by four under¬ graduates, Bettie Locke ’71, Alice Allen ’71, Bettie Tipton ’71, and Hannah Fitch ’73. Q. How many chapters has Kappa Alpha Theta today? A. It has thirty-nine college chapters in leading colleges of the United States (one being in Canada) and thirty- three alumnae chap¬ ters. Q. What is the purpose of Kappa Alpha Theta? A. Briefly, to unite in true fellowship students of congenial tastes ; and through such union to encourge high scholarship, to train for effective womanly citizenship, to widen the college woman’s horizon toward an intelligent interest in all the world, and cultivate loyal friendships and happy associations. Q. How long does membership in Kappa Alpha Theta last? A. For life. Q. Does the fraternity and its chapters own any considerable amount of property? A. The fraternity has endowment funds of approximately $18,000 to date; and the real and personal property represented in our chapter houses is valued conservatively at $135,000. Q. How many chapter houses does the fraternity own? A. There are nine chapter houses owned and sixteen others rented. Three chapters own lots on which they hope to build soon and two others have their building funds almost completed. Q. What are the sources of the fraternity’s income? A. Regular dues from active members, $5 per capita for college chapter members, $1.50 per capita for alumnae chapter members;

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130 Kappa Alpha Theta sales of publications; royalties on fraternity jewelry; national initia¬ tion fees of $3.00 per capita; interest on investments. Q. What are expenses of the fraternity for? A. For convention; office routine; salaries; printing and distri¬ bution of supplies and publications; Panhellenic relations; chapter visiting. Q. What is the annual expense? A. About $4,000 per year, except in convention years when it is about double this amount, or $8,000. Q. Is income adequate to meet expenses? A. Yes, because expenses are kept within income, though the fraternity could use to advantage a much larger amount, especially, needing money for annual instead of biennial chapter visiting, for enlarging and increasing the number of publications and pro¬ viding for their distribution to all members, and for more scholar¬ ship loans. Q. Do other fraternities receive regular financial support from alumnae, aside from voluntary gifts for scholarship and endowment? A. In several fraternities all alumnae members pay regular annual dues, in some compulsory life subscription to fraternity publications is collected from alumnae. Q. What is the present plan of organization in Kappa Alpha Theta? A. The college, and the alumnae, chapters, through regularly elected delegates, exercise all legislative functions through a biennial convention. The executive work is in the hands of a Grand council of five members, president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and editor, assisted by a corps of District presidents, one for each of the nine districts in which the fraternity is divided at present. Q. What other officers and committees has the fraternity? A. An alumnae secretary assisted by a group of state chairmen ; a Service bureau in charge of a board of three, chairman, vice- chairman, and secretary; a Scholarship fund committee; a Keeper of the archives; and a national cataloguer. Q. What duties other than executive routine have the Grand council ? A. The president has general supervision over the scholarship of undergraduates; the vice-president is in charge of extension; the treasurer is responsible for all convention arrangements; the secre¬ tary and editor (at present a combined office) edits all publications, distributes the same, and all fraternity business clears through her office. All members of the Council share in the work of visiting chapters and endeavor in every way to keep in close contact with chapters and their problems. Q. What is the work of a District president?

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About ourselves and others 131 A. To be “big sister” to college chapters of the district, to aid the alumnae chapters in organization and work; to advise the Grand council, to visit every chapter of the district at least once in every two years. Q. What is the work of the alumnae secretary and her assistants, the state chairmen? A. To mobilize our alumnae strength and keep every member in touch with fraternity needs and opportunities for service. Q. What is the Service bureau? A. The service bureau serves as the utilizer of all proffered help from alumnae; it conducts studies and investigations for the Grand council ; has a vocational adviser staff to advise with undergraduates puzzled about careers; and its committees are working to solve some of the fraternity problems, such as ideal plans for financing and building chapter houses, the improvement of rushing conditions, the solving of the one-year-student problem. Q. The Scholarship fund committee does what? A. This Scholarship fund committee has charge of the frater¬ nity’s Scholarship fund, both its collection from voluntary contribu¬ tions and its investment, it also acts as the board of award for schol¬ arship loans. At present the fund is approximately $8,000, and this year eighteen girls are enjoying college through loans from the fund. When the fund is large enough, it is to support a graduate fellow¬ ship as well as undergraduate loans. Q. Does the fraternity engage in any work other than for the sole benefit of its own members? A. By our chapter house building loans we have helped in a number of colleges to solve the housing problem. Beside our national scholarship fund several chapters have individual scholar¬ ship loan funds. At present only members benefit by these funds, but this is simply because the funds are as yet inadequate to meet the need within our chapters alone. Our alumnae chapters are frequently engaged in some active civic enterprise, as is set forth elsewhere in this issue. The studies undertaken through the Service board are expected to make some real contributions to the college problems of today, and in time our vocational bureau, if money for printing can be found, may serve all college women. In the past two years many chapters, both college and alumnae, have been actively working in war relief, notably the California chapters and especially the Toronto ones. Q. Is there any organized effort made to improve scholarship? A. The Grand council regularly receives reports on the scholar¬ ship of all college chapters. The Grand president and District presi¬ dents endeavor to encourage good work and to solve the problem of the delinquent or uninterested student. Several chapters have

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132 Kappa Alpha Theta scholarship trophies which each year bear the names of the year’s honor students, or of the class with the best record. The Effi¬ ciency contest gives 50 per cent of its credits on scholarship attain¬ ment and the fraternity has recognized distinction in scholarship by convention distributed prizes. The fraternity magazine each year publishes a Scholarship honor roll and a comparative report on the standing of fraternities in colleges where we are represented. Q. How many undergraduate members of Kappa Alpha Theta today? A. December 1, 1916, there were 942 active members in the thirty-nine college chapters. Q. How many alumnae members are there? A. Up to May 31, 1916, there had been 7,205 initiates into Kappa Alpha Theta, 6822 of whom were then living. Q. How many of these alumnae belong to alumnae chapters? A. December 1, 1916, there were 1,007 alumnae enrolled as active in the 33 alumnae chapters. Q. How are the alumnae members of Kappa Alpha Theta organ¬ ized? A. In every city having 15 or more resident alumnae, an alumnae chapter may be organized; in a number of cities (see Geographic index of 1916 catalogue) efforts to arouse and unite the alumnae have not yet succeeded. Where there are too few alumnae for a regular chapter, the alumnae secretary’s staff aims to encourage the formation of alumnae clubs, with the hope that later they may grow into alumnae chapters. Some college chapters have definite organization of their own alumnae, usually formed in connection with some chapter house building corporation. Q. What is the purpose of alumnae chapters? A. To keep the alumnae in touch with one another, to keep them informed on fraternity business and problems, to make possible the effective use of their services in maintaining the fraternity’s position and in increasing its usefulness and power. Q. How would one start to organize an alumnae chapter or club? A. By writing to the Alumnae secretary, Helen Reed, 2343 North Meridian street, Indianapolis, Indiana, who is ready and eager to supply all possible information and encouragement for such enter¬ prises. Q. Does Kappa Alpha Theta need any further organization of alumnae than now provided for? A. Yes. There is urgent need of an effective, active organization of the alumnae of every college chapter. Its purpose to keep alumnae in close touch with the active college chapter ; to provide it with wise advisers along scholarship, vocational, policy, and progress lines; to

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Alumtuegraphs 133 establish and maintain a continuous plan of chapter house manage¬ ment and control ; to* insure the chapter being a useful, desired element in the life of the college. This purpose could be accom¬ plished through a group of alumnae officers and committees, who would visit frequently with the college chapter and through reports to all members point the way for all to serve chapter and college effectively. Service, not contributions of money, would be the desid¬ eratum of this chapter alumnae organization. Q. What has brought about the change of theory and organiza¬ tion in fraternities that more and more emphasizes alumnae activity and responsibility? A. The growth in colleges that demands a corresponding growth in number of fraternity chapters and in increase of membership in each chapter ; the need for intelligent action against threatened antifraternity legislation, and of the dissemination of correct infor¬ mation about fraternities to offset the sensational stories of the oppo¬ sition, as well as the devising of methods that will correct the causes of just criticisms; the great increase in value of chapter property; the widening of the interests and activities of fraternities. The fraternity must either consist of a number of loosely associated clubs bearing the same name, or of a closely united organization proceeding upon definite lines to serve members and college, and directed by a high-grade business organization that shall represent the fraternity’s sincere endeavor to attain its ideals and contribute real service to the cause of woman’s education. Q. What is the most important problem of Kappa Alpha Theta, if she is to take advantage of the opportunities now offered to college fraternities? A. The most important problem if we are to avail ourselves of our opportunities, and one of the most difficult to solve in every frater¬ nity is — to arouse and maintain the active interest of alumnae members in the affairs of their chapter, fraternity, and college. The work for fraternities is “growing in scope and importance, in dignity and worth.” Therefore, it is necessary that alumnae as well as under¬ graduates be well organized. We urge every member of Kappa Alpha Theta to now resolve to take an active interest and part in the affairs of her chapter, fraternity, and college, to be faithful in the execution of that resolve, in order that Kappa Alpha Theta may be an influence for the best in college life. ALUMN^GRAPHS (With appreciative thanks to many of our- exchanges for copy or ideas.) What have I done or what can I do to promote the efficiency, prestige, and prosperity of my own chapter? It would be easier to keep in touch if my chapter were a little more businesslike in answering letters, or if it did not send notices

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134 Kappa Alpha Theta of reunions to my address of four years ago, in spite of the fact that I have repeatedly sent the chapter my present address. Chapter traditions must come from the alumnae. A woman receives from her fraternity as she gives to her frater¬ nity. I can’t keep up my interest without doing something. There are a hundred things I could do, if my ship would come in; but in the meantime, I can keep up my interest by sharing with the college girls some of the things experience has taught me to value. It is the alumnae’s responsibility to work the reforms in modern fraternity life that are needed to place fraternities before thoughtful people in their true light. How utilize the force and power of alumnae for the best inter¬ ests and good of fraternity and college? There is nothing alumnae can do more appropriately, or more helpfully to the cause of education than to encourage the maintain¬ ing of high scholarship. We are no longer merely a college girl’s sorority. We have grown into a woman’s fraternity. This means responsibilities. Who could better assume that responsibility than our several thousand, experi¬ enced, university-trained alumnae? Conditions in colleges change rapidly, so what was a wise policy ten years ago may be entirely inadequate today. Through lack of interest in her chapter, an alumna denies to the present college girls the privileges that other alumnae made a sacri¬ fice of time and money to give her when an undergraduate. A chapter needs the inspiration that comes with visits from alumnae. Unless alumnae visit the college frequently enough to know the changes in college life, no matter how good their intentions, their advice will not be very valuable. The fraternity is a living thing, not a statue. The time is coming when the existence of fraternities will depend entirely on the action of their alumni. We must watch over the college chapters as we would over our own younger sister. If a chapter feels that its alumnae expect a certain standard to be maintained, there will be second thought before action is taken that will jeopardize that standard. We are in a position to look at things from a broader viewpoint than can the college members, for we have passed through all the _

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Alumncegraphs 135 stages, outsider, rushee, pledge, initiate, active member, and now alumna. The promises you made when freshmen to stand by high ideals of sympathy, helpfulness, and loyalty are just as binding upon you as alumnae. Renew your youth by a visit to that fountain of perpetual youth, a chapter of enthusiastic undergraduates. A chapter which does not keep up its alumni connections is like a house divided against itself, like a bank without despositors, like a single soul on a desert island. Every alumna should visit the nearest college chapter at least once a year. We so readily forget how much we, when undergraduates, appre¬ ciated what the alumnae did for us and how we looked to them to make the advances and felt hurt if they didn’t. If there is not something worth while in fraternity life, how account for the enthusiastic loyalty of many alumnae? It would be easier to keep in touch with my chapter if once in a while I was told something of what was doing in chapter and college. How many of us have known a weak college chapter made strong through the untiring efforts of alumnae ? In conversation with an undergraduate fraternity woman, I expressed disapproval of certain customs of the chapter. Her reply : “The things you do not like and deem unworthy of real fraternity spirit, and I feel the same about them, are the direct result of the influence of alumnae, who like and encourage these customs that bring criticism to the chapter.” For those who can afford it, it would be a glorious privilege to establish a fund in a chapter that would see some worthy girl who lacked the necessary financial backing, through her college course with the incomparable benefit of four years of fraternity life. Charges brought against fraternities are snobbishness, frivolity, secrecy, low scholarship. Such criticisms and prejudices ’tis the alumnae’s work to overthrow. How destroy the sense of orientation which too often leads alumnae to regard graduation as a river of forgetfulness. Alumnae chapters as groups of trained women, should be ready to do any work that may come to them. College faculties would welcome gladly a system of alumnae super¬ vision of chapter houses..

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136 Kappa Alpha Theta ALTRUISTIC WORK OF FRATERNITIES In the Adelpheari of Alpha Delta Pi for May, 1916, appeared a most interesting symposium on Altruistic endeavors of Panhellenic sororities. We could not find space in this issue for that article, but we felt that our alumnae number would be more symmetrical and valuable if it takes note of the main alumnae interests of our neigh¬ bors, and so this meager review of the symposium. Alpha Gamma Delta National policy to encourage and endorse individual social service on the part of members, chapters, and clubs. Aims to specialize on individual service, with the First Grand vice-president as director of all activities of this character. Chapter work reported includes teaching of settlement classes, hospital visiting, playground work, war relief, infant welfare leagues, Christmas dinners, and sewing for children’s institutions. Nationally working for a Scholarship fund to assist girls complete their college courses. Alpha Xi Delta Has a national scholarship fund for use of graduate students. Every chapter required to do some social service work each year, the kind left to the chapter to choose. Many of the chapters specialize on Christmas trees and dinners for little children. Alpha Phi Has a national social service committee, whose first important work is just completed, namely a directory of Alpha Phi social workers. Several chapters maintain scholarships in their colleges, others teach in settlements, or are interested in children’s hospitals and homes. Alpha Chi Omega Built and furnished a studio at the Macdowell Memorial colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Working on a scholarship fund, also has loan funds in several chapters. Observes March 1 each year as Hera Day, which is a day of “sacrifice and work for others by chap¬ ters and individual members; no requirements as to what chapters shall do on Hera day but each feels a responsibility to make this day count for something really worth while in the lives of others less for¬ tunate.” Beside the more usual forms of service, one chapter annually gives a Christmas party for the newsboys of the city, and another sends some child for a two weeks’ outing each summer at the Young Women’s Christian association camp. Alpha Delta Pi Modesty, we suppose, led Alpha Delta Pi to omit her own work from the symposium, but here is a bit about one of her newer activi-

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Altruistic work 137 ties. A bureau of occupations and chaperons, which advises under¬ graduates along vocational lines as well as acts as a clearing house for information as to vacancies, openings, and other opportunities for entering positions. The chaperon part of the bureau’s work is to make operative throughout the fraternity the plan of fellowship chaperonage endorsed by National Panhellenic. Chi Omega Reports from college and alumnae chapters show each engaged in some one of the usual avenues for helpful service. The fraternity advises college chapters to do relief work, and alumnae chapters to do constructive work. Policy is for every alumnae chapter to become an active member of its state’s federation of women’s clubs. Delta Gamma Working to complete a scholarship fund. Unique and successful methods reported for raising this fund are — the publication of a cook¬ book which netted $600, chartering a theater and stock company for a benefit performance, the sale of a fraternity bookplate. Delta Delta Delta Believes fraternities can do much to supplement work of colleges in preparation for life, so centers efforts on active chapter organiza¬ tion as a business training. Endeavoring to increase endowment so as to keep a travelling officer in the field all the time to further perfect organization. Alumnae are organized in departments, includ¬ ing employment agency concerned not only with positions but also with satisfactory lodging and social intercourse, and a system of vocational advice by members in professions. The fraternity has gone on record at convention after convention as opposed to any outside philanthropy as a fraternity, so what is done individually by chapters is not a matter of record. Gamma Phi Beta Has two national enterprises at present — the establishment of a permanent endowment and the raising of a central fellowship plan to be administered by the Association of collegiate alumnae. Indi¬ vidual chapters do much altruistic work of character similar to that noted under other fraternities. A scholarship of $100 per year at Wisconsin, and a Christmas dinner and entertainment at the Denver Craig colony for destitute tubercular men are the most unique services reported. Kappa Delta Philanthropic work is handled by each individual chapter. Has done much war relief work recently, especially for the Christmas

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138 Kappa Alpha Theta ships. In one city, once a week the women employees of a factory are entertained at the noon hour. While the following has an espe¬ cial appeal: “A little six-year old girl has been taken to support. She is the only girl in a large and very poor family of boys. She was clothed and sent to public school. Twice a year the girls go to see what she needs for the coming season. Then they take her around to the stores and fit her up. They usually have a small special assessment or the girls simply donate certain articles of cloth¬ ing. On Thanksgiving they have a basket sent to the family. At Christmas time they give her quite a number of nice toys, candy, and fruit, and also remember her six brothers in a smaller 'way. Quite often they take her for a ride and see how she is getting along. Her schooling costs practically nothing — the only expense is her clothes. The girls think it a great pleasure to take care of her, as she is an attractive, chubby little thing, and whenever it is time to get her fitted out there is a discussion as to who can go.” Kappa Kappa Gamma An undergraduate students* aid fund was established in 1910 and is meeting a real and vital need in enabling girls to complete their college courses. Pi Beta Phi Has a graduate fellowship, already enjoyed by eight members; and an undergraduate loan fund not yet adequate to meet all the calls made upon it; but chief interest is in the Settlement school. This school is at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and was opened in 1911 with one teacher in a one-roomed building. In 1916 the school owned a modern six-roomed school building, and a comfortable home cottage, and had a school staff of five workers. All the alumnae of the fraternity have given, and continue to give, generous support to this enterprise. Phi Mu Does no social or philanthropic work as an organization except to support a scholarship fund, to which each alumna of the fraternity contributes one dollar a year. On Founders’ -day every active chap¬ ter member contributes as many pennies as Phi Mu is years old. Individual chapters are active in the usual forms of service. One alumnae chapter supplies a certain quota of milk daily to its city’s free milk stations. There is a growing conviction in the fraternity, however that they “should have some definite, centralized social work.” Sigma Kappa Now discussing what her national philanthropy shall be. Indivi¬ dual chapters all follow some line which their immediate circum-

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The alumnce secretaryship 139 stances suggest. “It is a question whether or not we would, under present conditions, and in face of present needs, accomplish more as a fraternity, or whether we do not really get more individual stimulus by coming closely in touch with those for whom we are working by seeking out and choosing our individual work in our particular sur¬ roundings.” THE ALUMNA SECRETARYSHIP For many years all fraternities have acknowledged that alumnae organization is the one weak point in the fraternity system. In short it is, and has been an animated question mark. Kappa Alpha Theta realized that this portion of her organi¬ zation was not as strong and as efficient as it should be, and so decided to strengthen it. Therefore, at last convention it was decided that a great deal more stress should be placed upon the alumnae in hopes of bringing them into closer touch with the frater¬ nity and with one another by means of clubs, chapters, and Theta literature. To bring about this end the ponvention created the office of alumnae secretary with a staff of state chairmen acting as her aids. Just about a year ago the alumnae secretary received her appoint¬ ment. Such matters move slowly so, of course, there is not a great deal accomplished as yet. Letters were immediately sent to various persons suggested by the Grand council, requesting them to act as state chairmen. There are still a few states without chairmen; but it is hoped that this condi¬ tion will soon be remedied. Then a second letter was mailed outlining in detail the work of each chairman. She was urged to get in written, or personal com¬ munication with every Theta within her state and then to make a file of the following data: name, husband’s name, college, chapter, num¬ ber of years in college, degree, present occupation, subscriber to Theta publications, fraternity activities ; suggestions for improvement of Theta, and general information. They were also requested to ask each Theta to subscribe for the Journal and Bimonthly, but at least for the latter which is very inexpensive and is the official business publication of the fraternity. Suggestions were given for the organization of clubs and chapters, and a request for data regarding clubs already formed. Each chairman was also to attempt to interest every Theta in her state in the present day problems of the fraternity and to enroll her as an active participant in fraternity affairs. Needless to say the chairmen have done perfectly splendid work and deserve a great deal of credit, as their task is by no means a small one. Nearly all of them have sent out snappy letters or return

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140 Kappa Alpha Theta postal cards, or have communicated in person with all of those who could be located by means of the new catalogue. The result is, a great deal of interest is being manifested through¬ out the country by persons who have been out of touch with the fraternity for years. Suggestions are coming in from many who are being aroused, and who wish to help keep others awake. Clubs already existing here and there are being discovered and their inter¬ ests are becoming known, while in return they are receiving informa¬ tion concerning the activities of the fraternity. Some of the clubs are considering the advisability of applying for alumnae charters. In towns where four or more Thetas reside, clubs are being organized and all have the privilege of calling upon the chairman, the secretary, the Service bureau, or the Council for help in any plans that they may care to pursue. Several alumnae chapters which have never had any national interest are asking for some specific work to do for the fraternity. All of these marks of interest are encouraged and watched because Theta has plans and ambitions for her alumnae and is more than anxious to carry these to success. The alumna at large must be better informed of what her frater¬ nity is doing, as well as of the advancement being made by other fraternities. Only by such comparisons are we able to judge our¬ selves in a frank and sincere manner, and see wherein we are weak, for often times it is when we feel that we are the strongest that we prove to be the weakest. Perhaps many do not appreciate the need of a stronger alumnae structure. Unless there is perfect unity and solidity among both the college and alumnae members, the organization will be a weak one. The control of the fraternity is left to the alumnae ; why shouldn’t they be drilled for this work? One never knows when one will be called upon to serve as an officer or on a committee. In college the fraternity girl accepted all that the fraternity had to offer. Why shouldn’t she attempt to repay that and also to help others by giving a little of her time, interest, and work? A solid alumnae unit enhances the dignity of the college chapters, as well as the whole fraternity. Many more reasons than those enumerated make it imperative for a fraternity to have an exceedingly strong alumnae organization. Therefore let each member as she leaves college realize the necessity for her to affiliate with some chapter or club and thereby, in her own small way unite, bind, and strengthen the alumnae, the college chap¬ ters, and the fraternity as a whole. Helen Marie Reed . Three alumnae chapter problems — how to enroll and gain the interest of new members; how to insure regular attendance at meet¬ ings; how best aid the fraternity nationally.

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Alumnce chapters 141 THETA SERVICE BUREAU Last year the Service bureau was busy along six different lines : investigations of rushing, scholarship, why Thetas leave college with¬ out degrees, chapter house conditions, vocational advisers, and a start on the new history. The last number of our magazine con¬ tained the reports on rushing and scholarship, and told the chief reason why Thetas leave college without a degree — the financial one. The investigation of chapter house conditions is not yet com¬ pleted. The vocational advisers have stood ready to help all inquirers as far as they could, but there have been some slips due to wrong addresses or trouble with the postoffice department. However, there have been very few inquirers and the Service board is under the impression that a system of employment bureaus is what is wanted. Therefore, one of our dreams for this year is to have some Theta, in every city large enough to have an alumnae chapter, who will be all ears and eyes for business opportunities for college girls. Shall we exclude teaching opportunities? According to the personals in the journal, more graduates are teaching than are busy in any other one line of work, and we must be able to be of as much service there as elsewhere. The San Francisco alumnae has been doing vocational advice and employment work for a year with much profit to the California Thetas. But other Thetas need it just as much. Some day Kappa Alpha Theta is to have a new history and a start has already been made in that direction. You will probably hear much more about it later. Laura Gilman, Secretary. ALUMNA CHAPTERS AS UNDERGRADUATES VIEW THEM (Some months ago we turned the tables on the college chapters by a series of college chapter letters written by alumnae. This issue we planned to give the college chapters a chance to get even by a series of reports on alumna? chapter meetings. Many replied with charming reports, but we did not have room for all, so have chosen these few as a “get even” group, which may amuse as well as inform. Please don’t feel alarmed at the frivolity of the reporters, they were invited not to be too serious, for we didn’t want the alumnae to entirely over-awe their younger sisters. Did they?) ST. LOUIS ALUMNAE The day is calm and peaceful— quiet reigns on the campus, but out on the athletic field the pink peace is rent by piercing shrieks. Hockey practice is going on. Suddenly a blue-smocked figure breezes out on the field. The referee’s whistle blows, shrieks subside. The newcomer has asked a question, “Any wearers of the Kite present?”

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142 Kappa Alpha Theta A small figure with streaming hair and a smeary countenance steps forth. A whispered consultation ensues. “But you’ve got to come, A. J. You’re a senior, and you’ve never been to an alumnae meeting. They sent an invitation to the whole chapter but it just arrived at three o’clock. The meeting is at four. I tell you, you and K. B. are our only hopes. You must come.” The scene shifts to the chapter room, on third floor of McMillan. Two dignified, solemn-faced seniors enter. About thirty girls, some young, some 'older, are piled on the chairs and couches talking furiously, laughing loudly, some busily sewing. “Girls, the meeting has come to order long ago !” The President’s voice can be faintly heard above the tumult. She raps wildly on the table with her gold hat pin. The talking subsides, almost ceases. The meeting begins. The roll call reveals more absentees than mem¬ bers on hand. The President humorously comments upon it. All unoccupied eyes center on the corresponding secretary who promptly wriggles. “I’m sorry. They didn’t all know about the meeting, you see, I lost the list and — ” “Do you know where I found that list?” Up speaks the sister of the secretary, “The baby was playing with it. The poor dear had most of it chewed up and almost choked to death.” General laughing ensues. “Order ! Order !” screams the President. Half quiet reigns once more. “The minutes, please.” They are ticked off. “Any corrections?” A stout girl on the arm of the davenport looks up with sudden inspiration. “You forgot about the extra sacks of coffee we decided to lay in before the price went up.” A general howl goes up. “Wake up, for goodness sake. She read that first thing — ” “Well of all the - ” Again the hat pin interrupts. A baby cries in the next room. “Quick, let me out.” A tall thin youthful vision in velvet extricates herself from the depths of an arm chair, stumbles through the door, dropping her sewing on the way. “We’re to decide today whether we shall send chewing gum or red hots to the Panhellenic carnival.” “Chewing gum, chewing gum.” “In the form of a motion, please.” “I move we send gum to the Panhellenic carnival.” “Second.”

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Alumnce chapters 143 “If that is all the business, the motion for adjournment is in order - just a minute.” She smiles sweetly at the senior representa¬ tives in the corner. “Can’t we have a word from one of the actives?” The two exchange glances, K. B. rises. “I am sure that I speak for the chapter when I thank you for the very kind invitation you sent us to visit you today. It has been so helpful and inspiring. I wish the whole chapter might have been here.” “I move we adjourn.” A chorus of “Second,” “Eats, Eats.” “Where is that darling baby? — Oh I forgot to read that letter from L. Pearle about convention — but it doesn’t matter, it can wait. Me for that chocolate cake!” Alice M. Johann PHILADELPHIA ALUMNAE The Philadelphia alumnae chapter held its monthly meeting the day before the Haverford-Swarthmore football game. This enabled a larger number to attend, as they could combine both events. It was interesting to discover that these staid and dignified alumnae — so awe inspiring when at college meetings — could be quite as gay and frivolous as undergraduates, when their meetings are made in¬ formal. They discussed their work, their husbands, and their chil¬ dren, and the fraternity, with equal animation, and no one attending the meeting could doubt of their ability to talk convincingly upon any and all of these subjects. Although the first part of the meeting was very informal even knitting needles stopped clicking while one of the members gave a most interesting acount of the work done by the little New Jersey library with which she is connected. This talk was a decided con¬ tribution to the meeting, and gave a clearer idea of library work in general. After the meeting came the grand climax in the form of a deli¬ cious supper, with its accompanying merriment and chatter. It was quite evident that Theta good times do not end with a college diploma. Alpha Beta . LINCOLN ALUMNAE Time — November 25, 3 p. m. Place — A cozy living-room in Mrs W. E. Hardy’s home. Girls — Members of the Lincoln alumnae gathered together for their monthly meeting. Several active girls are present as guests. Mrs A. “Girls, if you will kindly lay aside your discussion con¬ cerning the plans of Mrs H.’s new home we will proceed with what little business we have for this meeting!” Theta Alumna — But Martha isn’t here yet! Mrs A. — She’ll come, I’m sure. Last meeting the following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs Guy Reed, president; Helen Madison, treasurer; Mrs

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144 Kappa Alpha Theta Eugene Holland, corresponding secretary, and Alice Proudfit, editor. (A general murmur of discontent follows.) Mrs L. — “You should have been at the meeting — then you wouldn’t have been appointed. Mrs A. — “Now for the banquet” (wonderful plans are set forth; alumnae letters have been sent out and more are to follow from time to time; there is a special movement on foot to bring back not only all the graduate girls but to try and have the five charter members). Special individual letters are to go to all of the out-of-town alumnae urging them to prepare to come. A committee was appointed to be in charge of the evening and with the cooperation of the active girls a wonderful program is to be planned to commemorate Rho’s thirti¬ eth anniversary. Mrs A. — “The active girls have sent word for us to join them tonight at formal pledging. Can’t - here’s Martha and the babies!” (All business is laid aside and after the babies had been duly admired, tea was served and the Theta meeting adjourned for another month. TOPEKA ALUMNAE Helen Cook The Topeka alumnae chapter held its monthly meeting at the home of Bertha Hull Campbell, Saturday, December 2. Only sixteen of the forty-five members were present because some had not yet recovered from the company and rush which accompany Thanks¬ giving holidays. There is always some danger of an undergraduate being over¬ whelmed upon meeting the whole chapter at once. But Topeka alumnae managed to overcome this difficulty beautifully. They ex¬ posed themselves gradually to the timid undergraduate. In fact so gradually that thirty-five minutes after the meeting was called the undergraduate experienced her last thrill and found herself at last in the presence of them all. The Topeka alumnae chapter is, however, by no means so lax in other matters as in punctuality. The interest with which business was dispatched by these elder Thetas made the undergraduate realize that growing old in Theta was something to look forward to. Although the meeting had perfect parliamentary order, it lacked the stiffness which such a meeting takes on in less experienced hands. When the treasurer announced a satisfactorily large sum in the treasury and the president prefaced a remark which turned to be on a different matter, with “Is it possible?” even Mrs. Whitcomb, able lawyer and disciple of Robert’s Rules that she is, giggled. Several times the undergraduate had to close her eyes and pretend not to listen to the fine things they were planning to do for the college chapter. She had just decided that the meeting was almost as good

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Alumnce chapters 145 as college chapter meeting, when the “eats” came in ! Well, you know the effect of “eats” on an undergraduate. She went home counting the years until she, too, would be a member of Topeka alumnae chap¬ ter. Christina Ward SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE The meeting of the San Francisco alumnae chapter was held at the home of Mrs Kleeberger here in Berkeley. As we were informed of it several days beforehand, four of our seniors, the only ones not having classes, were able to attend. After the usual committee reports, Helen Spalding from Stanford gave a talk, telling how she thought the manner of choosing a frater¬ nity group could be improved upon. Miss Spalding was in Stan¬ ford for two years, during which she lived at the Theta house, then left college for four years. Upon her return she went to live in the dormitory, and had many interesting, and one might say pathetic things to tell of the attitude of the non-fraternity girl towards the fraternity girl. This phase of the talk was very interesting to me, for while I realized that there must be some feeling among the non¬ fraternity girls, I hardly realized that the hurt at not being taken into a fraternity was so deep and lasting. Miss Spalding championed the cause of the college chapter, by saying that the alumnae should not blame the college chapter too much for the things it does; that everything is done in loyal whole¬ some faith. The alumnae should remember that the college chapter inherits their standards. She spoke of the unconscious democracy within the chapter as the one thing that justified the existence of the college fraternity, and deplored the fact that that democracy could not be extended to the whole university. She pointed to the fact that the fraternity chapter as well as the whole university, is a heterogeneous company, and should realize that it represents the whole campus. The delusion of aristocracy she considered as the worst thing about fraternities. Miss Spalding told of the differences in the life of the fraternity freshman and the non-fraternity freshman : the one radiates happi¬ ness while the other suffers a depression, a self -depreciation. The fact that fraternities are beginning to see the evil in selection after a short rushing season is shown in the fact that in some places there are indications of a change; a pledge that awaits scholarship efficiency tests. It seemed good to the undergraduate to realize that older Thetas are taking such a lively interest in the welfare of the fraternity, and are willing to help the college chapter in its endeavors. Omega

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146 Kappa Alpha Theta CHICAGO ALUMNAE Breathlessly I tore into the elevator, and ordered the boy to rush me to the seventh floor. There I ran wildly all around the Blue Fountain room at Marshall Field’s in search of the Chicago alumnae meeting of Kappa Alpha Theta. But I could find no such assembly. I asked a maid, and she replied, “Yes, it’s here, but there ain’t none yet!” So, exactly one minute after the appointed time, I sat down at the place of meeting to catch my breath, And I waited ! In fifteen minutes or so, the chapter members began to arrive, and as the secretary was the only member who knew why a mere undergraduate, and a very youthful-looking one at that, was present at this august meeting, I was eyed askance, and many puzzled glances passed between various members. I was, however, cordially welcomed, and thoroughly enjoyed the little joke between the secre¬ tary and myself. At last five members had arrived, and the meeting was called to order, exactly thirty-five minutes behind time. Much very useful work was discussed, and I was very much impressed with the spirit of personal sacrifice which seemed to be in every Theta present. Plans were discussed for the Scholarship fund, and not a Theta considered personal inconvenience or effort in planning the enter¬ tainment. The unselfishness of the group made me realize more than anything else has done, I believe, the power of development and the “sweetness and light” which lie in Thetahood. Founders’ -day luncheon was next talked about, and enthusiastic plans are now on the way which spell a big success. At a quarter of one the meeting was adjourned for luncheon. But on account of a pressing engagement at home, the undergraduate visitor could not stay. And so she regretfully departed, murmuring to herself, “Oh dear ! If only they had begun on time ! ! !” Imogen Voorhees, 9 18 . HOW MUCH THETA OWES THEM! DISTRICT I Arda Knox, District president Arda Knox, Beta ’94, just reelected president of District I has, from her undergraduate days, been a splendid Theta. Of her several college honors the most unusual was being elected president of her class, a distinction never before, or since, conferred on a woman at Indiana university. Her teaching career in the Indianapolis manual training high school has been notable, one of her special successes being organization work among the boys of the school.

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How much Theta owes them 147 She has served Theta frequently, and with distinction: twice as undergraduate delegate to National convention; once as alumnae delegate to the same; as adviser to Gamma chapter; as president of Indianapolis alumnae chapter; and in her present position, president of District I. Mrs John Jay Griffith, deputy to District president Edith Holmes Griffith entered De Pauw in the fall of 1898 and was pledged to Kappa Alpha Theta after a hard rush. She says she didn’t do a brilliant thing all through the four years, and that her mind was chiefly filled with having a good time. Evidently only a part of her mind was so filled for with some part of it she won Phi Beta Kappa. Since her connection with the Indianapolis alumnae chapter, she has done invaluable work in systematizing, correcting, and keeping up-to-date the directory of Thetas living in Indiana. She was never known to fail in any task assigned her and is “that rare animal in committee-land, ‘Absolutely Dependable., ” Mrs Hillary A. Gobin, Alpha adviser Clara Frances Leaton’s childhood was largely spent moving about in different pastorates of her father, with the exception of the period during which he was president of McKendree college. Her pre¬ paratory education was divided between Woman’s college at Jackson¬ ville and Blackburn college, a Presbyterian school at Carlinville, Illinois. When she had completed her junior college year at Blackburn the family moved to Bloomington, Illinois, the seat of Illinois Wes¬ leyan, where Delta chapter was then located. She was initiated into Kappa Alpha Theta in 1884. In 1887 she was married to Harry L. Beals, then in the ministry. The year following he was elected to the faculty of De Pauw uni¬ versity where he served until shortly before his death in 1893. In 1895 she was married to Hillary A. Gobin, then president of De Pauw, and since that time has made her home in Greencastle. She is the mother of three daughters, all members of Alpha chapter. Mrs Charles H. Springer, Beta adviser Ella Rawles graduated from Indiana university in 1888 and for three years thereafter taught in the Greensburg high school. In 1891 she married Mr Springer and has since lived in Bloomington. Always she has been intensely interested in Theta’s work and Theta’s plans and has been several times president of the Theta alumnae club of Bloomington. At present she is the treasurer of the Theta building fund and is earnestly working for a new chapter house for Beta chapter.

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148 Kappa Alpha Theta Along with her home duties, she has been engaged actively in church work, and club affairs, and has been treasurer of the Social council of women for many years. As Beta’s adviser she is well loved and very necessary to the success of every plan. Sarah E. Cotton, Gamma adviser Miss Sarah Cotton graduated A.B. from Lake Forest college and later received an A.B. from Stanford university. She was acting Dean of women at Indiana university during the summer of 1912. She also taught in the Indianapolis schools for several years. Notwithstanding her other duties, Miss Cotton has been a very active Theta. She was a member of Beta and served as its president. She has been president of the Indianapolis alumnae chapter and was active in the work for the rechartering of Gamma. In 1907 she was a delegate to the national convention, from 1907-1909 president of Beta district and a member of the Grand council, from 1913-15 president of District I. Miss Cotton is now assistant to President Howe of Butler college. As busy as she is, she always finds time to help the Thetas. We all love her and could not get along without her. Stella Scott Vaughan, Alpha Eta adviser Have you ever been to Vanderbilt? Then don’t read this — for everyone who has ever been there knows all about Miss Stella. And it is always “Miss Stella” — she scarcely recognizes Miss Vaughan when she is so addressed. Her father, Dr. W. J. Vaughan, was one of Vanderbilt’s earliest, most brilliant, and most loved professors and Miss Stella spent her childhood on the beautiful old campus — from the very first being filled with love and enthusiasm for her college. Later on, she attended the university, and Ph.D. would not have been beyond her ambition, had she not been handicapped by ill health. Miss Stella is a charter member of Alpha Eta. She has been an unflagging worker for us ever since we drew our first breath of fraternity life — yes, and even before. She has done so much for Kappa Alpha Theta, because she is big enough not to confine her love to the fraternity alone — her circle of love includes the whole college. She has attended several national conventions. She has handled many delicate situations with utmost tact and judgment, and her sense of justice is very marked. Her influence among all the girls, both as a gymnasium instructor and as an adviser to women, has been the very best and wisest. She stands for the highest code in athletics as well as in social life. One of her strongest characteristics is her sense of humor; she is always a welcome comrade with all the girls — her quick sympathy makes her one of them. You have been, you are now, you ever shall be enshrined in our hearts, Miss Stella!

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How much Theta owes them 149 Mrs Franklin S. Crockett, Alpha Chi adviser Bird Goslee entered Oxford college in 1908, but fortunately for Theta transferred the following year to De Pauw, where she was initiated by Alpha chapter. Her health failing, her college course was interrupted, and a year later she wras married to Dr Crockett, now a surgeon in Lafayette. Mrs Crockett early became interested in Phi Lambda Psi’s ambi¬ tions for a Theta charter and largely through her enthusiasm and untiring efforts, its petition was endorsed by all Indiana Thetahood. When in May, 1915, Alpha Chi chapter was installed, the cere¬ monies took place at Mrs Crockett’s home, where the visiting officers were guests. Since we have become Alpha Chi of Kappa Alpha Theta, Mrs Crockett has been our most efficient, unselfish, and loyal adviser. Without her wise counsel we might never have survived the trials and difficulties of our first year in a chapter house. The alumnae Theta club of Lafayette owes its existence, too, to Mrs Crockett, who was its first president, an office she continues to hold because no one can fill it so well. She is also president of the Lafayette Greek club (a city Panhellenic) which under her leader¬ ship has done much to promote good-fellowship among the fraternity folk of the city. DISTRICT II Elva Leonard, District president “A biography of me! My dear, you know not what you ask. In the first place, I’d have to confess I’ve had several birthdays since I was born in Napa, California. After that I just went to school and went to school, finally graduating from the University of Minne¬ sota. Then I just stayed at home.” So wrote Miss Leonard, but those who know her, know that is merely the skeleton of a very busy and devoted life. She has been one of the most loyal of Upsilon members, first as an undergraduate and then as an alumna — in the latter capacity having been one of the working members of the chapter house board. At home she was the companion for many years of an invalid mother and the home- keeper for the family. Now that death in the past year left the home empty of both father and mother, Elva is actively at work as a secretary in the Minneapolis associated charities. (Since this sketch was written, the Grand council has received, and with keen regret accepted the resignation of Miss Leonard as District president, pressure of duties elsewhere making it necessary for her to give up the work.) Mrs Jessie Macfarland Priestley has been appointed to fill out the remainder of Miss Leonard’s term of office. Mrs Priestley now lives in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, where a small daughter is her

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150 Kappa Alpha Theta chief avocation. She is well known in the fraternity where she has had a versatile experience. Graduating in 1900 from the University of Nebraska, where she was an active member of Rho chapter, she soon moved to Los Angeles, and from then until her marriage and removal to Wisconsin was always busy in the affairs of Los Angeles alumnae chapter. She was twice president of District IV, the antece¬ dent of our present Districts VI and IX. In this capacity hers was the double duty of inspecting the three groups now Alpha Lambda, Alpha Nu, and Alpha Xi chapters and of acting as the installing officer for each of them. To her new position she brings experience, enthusiasm, and ability. Deputy to District president (Not yet chosen) Marian Leatherman, Delta adviser A graduate A.B. from Cornell in 1907 and B.L.S. in 1916 from the University of Illinois, Miss Leatherman took to Delta the experi¬ ence as an undergraduate member of Iota and an alumnae member of Pittsburgh alumnae chapter. Miss Leatherman is a member of the University of Illinois library staff, having charge of the history and political seminary library, one of the departmental libraries housed in Lincoln hall. She is closely in touch with the problems of her chapter, for she boards at the chapter house, and thus knows all the news from day to day. Alta Miller, Tau adviser Alta Miller is known to all Thetas who have attended a conven¬ tion in Chicago, or visited in Evanston, Illinois. She is a graduate of N orthwestern, taking up music after her college course was capped by an A.B. After study in Chicago, she went abroad where she was a pupil in Berlin of George Fergusson, and in Paris of Jean de Reszke, Oscar Seagle, and Shriglia. Before she returned to America, she was invited to become a member of the faculty of the North¬ western university school of music, being offered the position just under that of the Director of the department. She accepted this position in 1907 and still holds it. She teaches in her own home, where she is so fortunate as to have a large studio. She does con¬ siderable recital work and has held some important church positions. While more than busy as house-keeper and musician, Miss Miller always has time for Theta, whether it be attending an alumnae meet- ing, or solving the problems of Tau, for ever since she was an under¬ graduate in Tau, it has been “Alta” who has been the final authority, the perpetual creator of enthusiasm, and the source of thoughtful service to all the younger girls.

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How much Theta owes them 151 Upsilon Adviser In this capacity has acted the president of the District, Elva Leon¬ ard, and the chapter is hoping that it isn’t to lose her services, now other duties are crowding her hours. Mrs J. W. Parkinson, Psi adviser Ann Mary Strong received a B.L. from Wisconsin in 1894. She was a charter member of the Madison alumnae chapter and its dele¬ gate to the Minnewaska convention. Mrs. Parkinson has always kept in close touch with Psi, being on the chapter house board as well as chapter adviser. Selma Louise Hassell, Alpha Psi adviser (This versatile lady does double duty, so read about her on page 178) Daisy Thompson Ingold, Alpha Psi adviser Miss Ingold graduated from Lawrence college A.B. in 1909, win¬ ning special honors in Latin. She was an undergraduate member of Kappa Upsilon and among the alumnae who signed its petition for a Kappa Alpha Theta charter. She is, therefore, a charter mem¬ ber of Alpha Psi and one whose work for Theta has been as con¬ sistent, enthusiastic, and continuous, as was her work for the charter. She is now an instructor in Latin at Lawrence college ; is active in the Appleton branch of the Association of collegiate alumnae; and news editor of the Alumnus , the weekly alumni magazine of Lawrence college. She is also an active member of the Theta alumnae club of Appleton, which is zealously working for the day when Lawrence will have graduated enough local girls for them to petition for a charter. DISTRICT III Mrs Kendal Overturf, District president Eugenia Rounsavell entered Ohio State university in 1904 and withdrew in 1907 to teach home economics in the Columbus public schools. She was initiated into Alpha Gamma chapter October 6, 1904. In 1907 she was chosen delegate to the national convention in Chicago. On leaving college Mrs Overturf joined the Columbus alumnae chapter and represented that chapter at the national conven¬ tion in 1915. At this convention she was elected President of Dis¬ trict III. Last year she was the alumnae delegate to the Panhellenic council and at present she is President of the Columbus alumnae chapter. For the past six years she has been alumna adviser to Alpha Gamma chapter. In this capacity Mrs Overturf has played the part of “Big Sister” in every sense of the word. She has been untiring in her energy and most unselfish in giving herself to this work. Her counsel is always full of wisdom and her enthusiasm for the things that are worth while is indeed contagious.

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152 Kappa Alpha Theta Hazle T. Cairns, President's Deputy Hazle T. Cairns entered the University of Cincinnati in 1902, graduating in 1906. She went back to do graduate work in 1907, but never finished up her M.A. work. She taught three years in the Winton Place grade school; studied elocution with the best teacher in the world for eight years or more and now teaches debating, public speaking, and interpretative reading to the seniors and juniors of Hughes high school. She also has staged dozens of plays and hopes to be able to continue this work as she has not yet made her fortune. She is one of the V. C. P.s, who became charter members of Alpha Tau of Kappa Alpha Theta in 1913, and she was one of the most enthusiastic members of that memorable delegation from Cincinnati to the 1915 Convention. This year she is adviser of Alpha Tau. Mrs William Cady, Eta adviser Myra Post Cady has been closely associated with Eta chapter every since she was initiated a charter member of the revived Eta. She has also served the fraternity in various positions, terminating in two constructive terms as Grand president. She is active in Detroit alumnae, of which she was a charter member, too. Florence Grauel Miller, Mu adviser Mrs Miller, one of Mu’s most enthusiastic and lovable alumnae, received her A.B. from Allegheny in 1908. She was one of the “Senior Six” chosen to speak at commencement exercises and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. While in college, she was most pro¬ ficient in literary work although no social function was ever com¬ plete without her charming presence. She now writes children’s stories for the Pittsburgh Christian adiwcate. On account of ill- health during the past year or two, we have seen little of her but now that she has recovered at least, partially, we love to drop in at her attractive home for just a friendly chat or for the straighten¬ ing out of some trouble. Another attraction there is her altogether charming little daughter, Virginia Jane, just “free yearth” old. Alpha Gamma adviser This office is held by our loved District president, Mrs Overturf. Without “Gene” there’d be no Alpha Gamma, we undergraduates think sometimes. Hazle Cairns, Alpha Tau adviser (See top of page)

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How much Theta owes them 153 Ruth Townley, Alpha Omega adviser Miss Townley is an alumna of Mu chapter and Allegheny college. She teaches algebra at Schenley high school, Pittsburgh. As presi¬ dent of Pittsburgh alumnae and adviser of Alpha Omega she is very active and efficient. DISTRICT IV Anna Sanford Ward, District president Anna Ward has always made her home in Burlington. In Septem¬ ber, 1911, she entered the University of Vermont and graduated Ph.B. in 1915. Miss Ward became a member of Lambda chapter in her freshman year and was always an earnest and efficient member, her loyalty and devotion to the active chapter ever increasing. She has always been ready to give freely of time and self. She has been able to do much for Theta because of her mother’s deep interest in the girls and her willingness to open the beautiful home where a warm welcome always awaits them. At various times since her graduation she has done practical work in the bank of which her father is treasurer. She is a member of the board of directors of the Incorporate alumnae of Lambda and recording secretary of the Burlington alumnae chapter, where she has endeared herself to its members and brought much help and inspira¬ tion to the chapter. Margery Watson, deputy to District president Elected too late for sketch to be obtained. Iota adviser ’Tis this chapter’s mishap to have a Council member in town, and because she hasn’t the presence of mind to say “No” when asked for service, Iota has “L. Pearle” as an adviser when other chapters let her alone. Mary R. Bates Miss Bates is a Vermonter by birth and education, the daughter of a much beloved Vermont minister and a graduate of the University of Vermont, 1894. At graduation she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and for several years has served as secretary of the local chapter. For three years a teacher, she reluctantly left the profession for college library work when sought out by one who knew her fitness for the place. Since 1898 she has made herself essential to the atmos¬ phere and efficiency of the library of her Alma Mater, where her scholarship is always to be relied upon and her joyous youthfulness endears her to class after class of students.

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154 Kappa Alpha Theta Mrs C. M. Hincks, Sigma adviser Sigma’s alumnae adviser is Mabel Millman Hincks, “little Mabel,” as Sigma and Toronto alumnae affectionately call her. We are very proud of Mrs Hincks, not only for the fond interest she has always had in fraternity affairs but also for the brilliant course she took at aollege. Being graduated in 1907 with the Governor General’s medal in Modern Languages, she continued postgraduate work in Toronto for a year when she was awarded a fellowship in French at Bryn Mawr. During her four years in college Mrs Hincks found time for many outside interests and amongst these was the local group which made application to Kappa Alpha Theta. Since Sigma’s instal¬ lation convention at Philadelphia in 1905 no Sigma delegation has been complete without her and for three years past she has been our District president too. As Mrs Hincks has always lived in Toronto she has kept in very close touch with all our chapter activities and many a time have we thanked our lucky stars for “little Mabel’s” good judgment. Just at present, I may add we are being a bit neglected for a very fascinat¬ ing and important little person, Margaret Maude Hincks. Mrs G. H. Stilwell, Chi adviser Mabel Parker comes from a pedagogical family, both her mother and father being teachers. She entered Syracuse university in the fall of 1898 and received in 1900 the A.B. degree, with Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude. After teaching in or near Syracuse for seven years, she married Giles H. Stilwell, an Amherst graduate and a Syracuse lawyer. She was initiated into Kappa Alpha Theta in October of her fresh¬ man year and, though a city girl, lived at the chapter house during the last year and a half of her college course. In the fall of her senior year she was president of the chapter. She was instrumental in organizing Syracuse alumnae chapter in 1905, and was its first delegate to the convention at Philadelphia. She has held several offices in the alumnae chapter at various times and was one of the committee of Syracuse alumnae which revised the national fraternity constitution five years ago. She was also on the committee which was instrumental in securing the money for purchas¬ ing a chapter house for Chi chapter and has been president of the board of directors of the stock corporation which owns the house, since its formation in 1912. DISTRICT V Marie Davis, District president “What’s Dot I’m?” asked a patient in the hospital ward, as the attending physician diagnosed him pertussic.

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How much Theta owes them 155 So likewise — “What’s Dot I’m” — ask I as our Editor diagnoses me, an officer with a “Biography Brief.” A Theta. Yes. And proud of it ! As an active member, at first quiet — awed — and all eyes and ears. Next, possessor of a workable tongue unloosed by chapter duties and “momentous problems” to be solved. Ambitious not to be the chapter “Dummkopf.” And then, as eager to repay Theta for the friend¬ ships, joys, and broadening influences due her, as to be a disturbing element at chapter gatherings and house-parties. As an alumna, glad for a chapter in which to continue my Theta interest. Anxious to have this chapter a Big Sister in reality as well as in name and indebted enough to Theta to carry the odor of Black K. A. T. Scholarship fund coffee on suits for month® (packing and delivering did it) so others might enjoy college and Theta. As an officer — Ambitious to have Kappa Alpha Theta’s high aims and splendid ideals — proclaimed through each chapter — recognized — appreciated and made use of by our College Faculties. A life — Uneventful. Doubly Happy because of Theta but over 100 words! Mrs Nell Koken Mann, Deputy to District President. Jeanette Wheeler, Kappa adviser. Mrs J. H. Avery, Rho adviser. Winona Petring, Alpha Iota adviser. - Alpha Mu adviser. Mrs Carl Anderson, Alpha Rho adviser. Louise McNeal, Alpha Upsilon adviser. DISTRICT VI Helen Green Cross, District president Helen Green graduated from Stanford university in 1910 and by stepping into the ranks of alumnae, made many a Stanfordite feel his, or her, years, for Helen had been known to them when undergraduates as one of the “campus children.” She was a very active member of Phi chapter, busy with countless social affairs, and prominent in college activities, so prominent as to win as a senior membership in Cap and gown. Since graduation and marriage to Robert W. Cross, a University of California graduate, she has lived “about the Bay” and been a member of San Francisco alumnae chapter. Mrs Cross’s talents have found expression through interior decorating and she is now an active member of a firm of Interior decorators, The Roy F. Coyle company of 68 Post street, San Francisco. With rare executive ability, Mrs Cross combines an enthusiastic, humorous outlook which, with her social charm, make her “just one

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156 Kappa Alpha Theta of us” with the youngest freshman, for to grow up was quite beyond her, literally or figuratively. Deputy and Phi and Omega advisers. As the election of District president in this district was not completed till late in November, these positions are not yet filled. DISTRICT VII Amy Baker, District president All biographies seem to begin with somebody’s birth, so I guess I’ll be born in Trenton, New Jersey, on December 2, 1890. Jumping with Tapid strides, I prepared at New York City Normal and Friends’ central school, Philadelphia, for Swarthmore college, where I entered in the fall of 1908. With great gratitude I note the fact that sophomore pledging was then the rule, and so I became a Theta on October 2, 1909. Graduated with A.B. degree in 1912. Then came a one year Secretarial course at Drexel institute, followed by one year of Secretarial work and one of Orthopaedic social work in the Social service department of the University hospital in Philadelphia. Last year I taught in the Secretarial school of Drexel institute, where I am again this year. Mildred G. Hoadley, Deputy to District president, A.B. Swarth¬ more 1912. Present occupation, studying in School of domestic science and arts, Drexel institute, Philadelphia. Anna D. White, Alpha Beta adviser, A.B. Swarthmore 1912. Present occupation, entering independently in business of raising flowers for florists, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Ruth Taylor, Alpha Delta adviser, A.B. Goucher 1911. Present occupation — teaching chemistry in Western high school, Baltimore. Clarissa Pettit, Alpha Kappa adviser, A.B. Adelphi 1915. Pres¬ ent occupation — teaching private school, Brooklyn, studying stenog¬ raphy at Adelphi ; conducting summer camp for girls. Sallie T. M. Harmanson, Beta Beta adviser, A.B. Randolph- Macon 1899. M.A. 1900 R. M. W. C. Two years at University of Berlin, one semester at University of Paris, one semester at University of Grenoble, studied abroad 1909-10 and summer of 1913. Present occupation — Adjunct professor of German R. M. W. C. and this year, Acting head of department of German at that college. DISTRICT VIII Mrs Earl Gafford, District president Alice Rankin received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1907 where she was a member of Kappa chapter. Married Earl Gafford in 1908 and moved to the tiny country town of Oak Hill,

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How much Theta owes them 157 Kansas, which was close enough to Lawrence to make visits there quite frequent. In that way I was able to continue my interest in college and chapter activities. We came to San Antonio, Texas, four years ago. At first I missed the college town atmosphere, until by some good fortune I was elected President of District VIII. This office has given me the rare opportunity to continue my fraternity interests in three universities. Golf is my present fad, a fad easily acquired in this city of sun¬ shine and flowers. Mrs H. G. Henne, deputy to District president The year after I, Inez Gordon, graduated from high school in my home town, Chillicothe, Missouri, I went to Lindenwood college. While there I joined the Greek-letter fraternity, Eta Upsilon Gamma, which was the only secret organization in the college at the time and a strictly “boarding school sorority.” Missouri university then claimed my attention for two years, and while there I became a Delta Psi— the local which became Alpha Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, and I am glad to state I am a charter member of that chapter. I am not sure just what my strong points are. I didn’t make Phi Beta Kappa, although I never failed nor was conditioned in a single course. My social life could scarcely be designated as a “career” and here I am married to a lawyer, namely one Herbert George Henne and living in this small German town of New Braumfels, Texas. Last year Mrs E. R. Gafford, the worthy President of District VIII, appointed me as her Deputy and since that time I have thor¬ oughly enjoyed being in touch with Theta work again. I am just fifty miles from Alpha Theta chapter and have been fortunate in being able to see the girls frequently. I am a member of the Austin alumnae chapter and of the Woman’s Panhellenic organization in San Antonio. Anna Wood Simonds, Alpha Theta adviser Miss Simonds received her B.A. from the University of Texas in 1907. When a freshman she joined a group that called itself, “Barbs elect.” In the process of evolution it was only a step to B.E. and later to Beta Epsilon. Then came the struggle, for Beta Epsilon aspired to wear the kite. After many months of work which sorely tried their patience, they at last became Alpha Theta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. Of the new chapter, Miss Simonds was the first secretary, and later vice-president. Out of college, Miss Simonds still kept in touch with the chapter and made it a point to know every initiate personally. She is alumnae delegate to Panhellenic as well as chapter adviser. A year ago, she

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158 Kappa Alpha Theta was again a charter member of a Theta chapter, this time the Austin alumnse chapter, which she serves as corresponding secretary and archivist. She is a member of a number of clubs, connected with the work of the Young Women’s Christian association and with the Austin women’s suffrage association, as well as a D. A. R. Mrs Philip C. Kidd, Alpha O micron adviser Ina Mary Johnson entered upon her college career at the Univer¬ sity of Oklahoma, in 1908. She was pledged to the local fraternity, Eta Beta Pi, which was petitioning Kappa Alpha Theta. The following year she went to National Park seminary. During that year, a charter was granted to Eta Beta Pi and when Ina returned to Oklahoma in 1910, she was immediately initiated. So loyal and enthusiastic was she that the second semester, she was elected presi¬ dent of the chapter. On November 27, 1912, her knight (one Philip Connor Kidd) came riding and took her to St. Louis, Missouri, where for six months she enjoyed the luxurious ease of a banker’s wife. At the end of six months, Ina longed so for Norman and Alpha Omicron that Phil brought her back to us. She is a very busy woman, now. Between her attendance at all the football games (necessitated by the spectacular playing of her famous young brothers) and the care of one of our sweet little pledges-to-be (Mary Lelia Kidd), we can claim but the small amount of her time which we can demand from our alumna adviser. Mabel Rose Sivewright, Alpha Phi adviser See page 177 DISTRICT IX Mrs C. C. Dodge, District president Estelle Dodge (born Riddle) arrived here or hereabouts one Christmas vacation some years since, via Girard, ^Kansas. She received her education at public school and in Father’s newspaper office, a typical country printshop of the early Tudor variety. Later she went to Kansas university, where she became a Theta, also an advocate of deep breathing, votes for women, and other luxuries. While at Kansas university she reported for one of the town’s daily newspapers, thereby clinching the fatal habit. Following graduation she did newspaper work in Topeka and Kansas City, then in New York City, where she also attended Columbia for a time. By and by she plunged into the great adventure, her companion in daring being Clyde Coburn Dodge, a Kansas newspaper man. The really venture¬ some part of it was when they began publishing a newspaper in the Far West. The field of their labors was Ontario, Oregon, and there they remain to this day.

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159 What alumna chapters did , igi6 Mrs A. J. Quigley, Alpha Lambda adviser Alpha Lambda considers itself the most fortunate of the whole thirty-nine chapters, for she has as her alumna adviser a Theta who will scarcely need an introduction, Josephine Meissner Quigley. She has convinced us that the more one has to do the more one can do, for in addition to the care of her bungalow and three chubby tow- heads, our beloved “Joe” can always find time to give our problems careful thought. I can see her as I write, tall, well built, with red cheeks, shining wheat colored hair and severe blue eyes, the outward sign of that dependableness which makes us feel in a time of trouble, “Well, Joe can straighten it all out.” Norma Hendricks, Alpha Xi adviser Miss Hendricks is also alumnae delegate to Panhellenic and knows all the ins and outs of fraternity life at the University of Oregon. Herself a native of Eugene, she has known personally the members of most of the applying groups, and was a charter member of Beta Epsilon, the first local among women and the predecessor of Alpha Xi chapter. Upon graduating from the university, with honors, she taught for one year and then went to Wellesley college for graduate work in German and to enjoy the privileges of a year near Boston. For the last year she has been society editor on one of the Eugene papers. Verne Gaddis, Alpha Sigma adviser Verne Gaddis is assistant Registrar at the State college of Wash¬ ington, from which institution she received the degree of B.A. in economics and history, “with Honor,” in 1910. She was a charter member of Alpha Sigma chapter and this is the second year that she has been the chapter’s confidant and adviser. WHAT ALUMNA CHAPTERS DID IN 1916 Read Before the Pittsburgh Alumnae, March 4, 1916 When I was assigned the task of ascertaining the information about other alumnae chapters, I wrote to thirty of the thirty-one chap¬ ters (Pittsburgh omitted) and have to date received twenty-one responses to my inquiries. In quantity of work the responses would indicate that they range from doing practically nothing, to very active and efficient effort in several lines. In kind of activity there is less difference. Out of the twenty-one chapters, five report that their meetings are purely social. The majority report a mixture of sociability and social service work. A few are sufficiently unique in their activities to warrant special mention and I present at the end of this paper, reports from them as they came to me.

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160 Kappa Alpha Theta None meet oftener than once a month, seven, eight, or nine months out of the year. Chicago reports that they are raising funds for the new woman’s building at Northwestern by a series of enter¬ tainments and frankly admit that fraternity interests are with them of secondary importance. Cleveland is devoting time at each meeting to preparing garments for soldiers and striking miners. Columbus is also engaged in philanthropic work. They have for some years supported a room in the Children’s day nursery as a memorial to Thetas of the chapter who have died. They meet late in the afternoon and remain to a six o’clock supper which is arranged for by committee. Burlington and Cincinnati show the typically feminine interests — social and looking after their “baby chapters.’’ Boston because of the great area over which their members are scattered find it difficult to keep in close touch as a group but devote themselves either individually or in small groups to social service. They insist that their meetings be simple and have kept their annual dues down to the amazingly low sum of 35 cents per person. Tacoma though a very young chapter is taking up the Scholarship fund for their special effort in behalf of general fraternity interest. Seattle has a very congenial alumnae organization which does things with the usual western spirit. Their yearbook shows a large chapter roll and nine meetings of diversified entertainment and devices for money making. Baltimore thus far has done nothing this year but is evolving a plan for making money for the Scholarship fund. Toronto, as might be expected, is devoting her energies to work for the soldiers in the European War; however, in times of peace they are almost to a unit interested in and doing very effective social or settlement work. Providence alumnae is compiling a history of Alpha Epsilon chap¬ ter and at her meetings sews for the children of the Lakeside pre¬ ventorium. Portland alumnae is very enthusiastic in furthering the musical education of Marjorie Maxwell, a Theta who shows unusual talent and is training for Grand Opera under Daddi in Chicago. With the consent of the other Northwest chapters, Portland alumnae gave her what funds were left over from convention last year, and since that time have been giving various entertainments, fudge parties, et cetera, to raise money to assist her. Those who were at Gearhart will recall that she sang several selections before the convention. Pittsburgh alumnae have since the establishment of the Scholarship fund made that its financial objective. The regular meetings aside

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What alumna chapters did , igi6 161 from the necessary business are of a purely social nature and are held by invitation at the homes of members. Lincoln, Evanston, Omaha, Topeka, and Vermilion, report that they are doing nothing of general interest for the fraternity at large, but enjoy the meetings socially. The remaining chapters seem to me to be doing things in so worth¬ while and efficient a manner, that I am going to let them speak for themselves : Los Angeles alumnae. Her chief mission in life for a number of years was the mothering of the Scholarship fund. After that became one of the interests of the general fraternity, the chapter took up the Immigration work of the local Young Women’s Christian association. Since the Scholarship fund committee of the fraternity is composed of Los Angeles alumnae it comes in for a large share of our efforts. Last summer at convention our delegates gave a series of Travelogues for its benefit, conducted a “California Food Sale” and sold a Califor¬ nia Cookbook. The last venture resulted quite happily, the treasurer turning over to the Scholarship fund committee a little more than $100 clear profit with perhaps 200 books left for sale next Christ¬ mas time. As the books sold for thirty-five and fifty cents and the expense of producing them was $97 you will see that each member pushed their sale and showered cookbooks upon all her friends. To return to the Immigration work, two years ago the Young Women’s Christian association established a new department under the name of “International institute for young women,” with one of our strong members, Sue Barnwell, as Immigration secretary. There was no provision for funds for this work in the Young Women’s Christian association budget, so our chapter saw its opportunity to stand by one of our members and at the same time become part of a great movement. An Immigration committee was formed and has since been very active. It solicited furnishings of all sorts for the new quarters, furnished volunteer workers for housekeeping, office work, English classes and visiting. Not long since the Institute, largely through the interest of Miss Sada Johnson, a Theta, secured a long lease at small rental of a fine old mansion, fallen into decay and left stranded in the heart of the foreign district, with the understanding that the Institute put it in repair. Miss Sada Johnson and Miss Ida Lindley (both Thetas) secured donations of lumber, paint, paper hangings, et cetera, from leading firms, and at small cost the Institute was nicely housed in a great house with plenty of room for girls, classes, parties, and all the activities incidental to such work. When alas! a defective flue caused a fire which took the roof and 1 damaged the upper floors. Much of the work had to be done over, but now all is moving smoothly. It still needs much in the way of furnishings. At each meeting we pass a list of needs and each member checks off any item

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162 Kappa Alpha Theta which she can supply. Each member also gives what time she can spare, to the work whether it be a morning each month or a day each week. Some of our brightest, busiest young girls are teaching English to groups of foreign women or are conducting girls’ clubs. Thus far the Institute has concerned itself chiefly with immigrant women from Russia, Italy, Spain, France, Mexico, and Germany, having native visitors to go into their homes to secure their interest first. While the progress seems hampered by lack of money, time, and workers, still when we look back over the tangible betterment of the conditions of many of these women, we feel we are doing something. Many other individuals and organizations, beside Los Angeles alumnae chapter, are working for the Institute. Since the war we have kept up a monthly subscription for relief of war sufferers. In order to do a little more along those lines we have no new yearbook this season, making those of last year do. At our meetings we pursue no line of study, just meet for informal but delightful luncheons together followed by a regular business meet¬ ing. San Francisco alumnae has a miniature Service board. A social service committee, whose duty it is to gather names and addresses of Thetas in California who are in any profession and who will lend their services to the college chapters. At each chapter house there is a list of such names to whom the girls may write to find data on the various vocations they are interested in. Then, we are working in cooperation with the Association of collegiate alumnae, who are undertaking a survey of vocational opportunities for women other than teaching. Our chapter is to investigate the civil service posi¬ tions open to women. Philadelphia alumnae has splendid meetings with large attendance. The president appoints an executive committee whose business it is to plan the programs for the meetings. The aim is to have inter¬ esting meetings and if possible to have Thetas who are prominent in the various activities planned as programs to come and talk; for instance, the November meeting was a literary meeting and Miss Margarite Campion, a former member who is now in New York doing editorial work, gave a most interesting talk on four recent American books. The December meeting was devoted to Peace, and Mrs W. I. Hull, a very prominent peace worker, gave a splendid talk. The January meeting is always the “Frolic” to celebrate Founders’-day with a play or take-off and a vaudeville (this meeting is the most popular). February meeting is to be devoted to “Social service,” and a Theta from Bryn Mawr is coming to talk. Some¬ times we have a musical meeting and our soloists and pianists and violinists perform. Programs last about an hour and come imme¬ diately after the business meeting, then follows supper. Our chapter

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Marie Howell Nichols and Jessie Howell, daughters of Marie Wilkinson. All of Mu. Emma Lane Votey and Her Four Daughters. All of Lambda.

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Phi — Mrs. Hale, , Mrs. Wing, T. Vivien Tompkins, Ruby Hale, Bernice Tompkins. Eleanor Marx, Dorothy Kelly, Frances Brown.

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Alumnce chapter plans , igiy 163 sends a representative to the Swarthmore college chapter meetings once a month and in turn they always send a representative to our meetings. In this way we keep in touch. Indianapolis alumnae. This is centennial year in Indiana, so we have planned our meetings to show us something of Theta history here. We had a meeting on early days at De Pauw, one on early days at Indiana, and another on old Northwestern Christian college, now Butler. Then we have had little playlets to show the pioneer school and so on. This would probably only appeal under circum¬ stances such as are existing in Indiana. Then there is our social service work. We cooperate with Miss Edna Henry, a Theta, who is director of social service for the Indiana university medical college. Last year we took care of several cases that ordinary charity could not discover, brightened the last days of a Theta mother who had come to poverty, and did many things that seemed vastly worth while. A little money goes a long way with Miss Henry, so we decided to have only tea and wafers for refreshments, the surplus from those entertain¬ ments to be used for social service. Our chapter gives an annual Founders’ -day luncheon and state dance to promote mutual interest between the college girls of the various colleges and the alumnae of the state. Isabel Clingensmith, Pittsburgh alumnce ALUMNA CHAPTER PLANS FOR 1917 AUSTIN ALUMNAE. Will meet the first Friday in each month. Aim, to lend assistance to Alpha Theta in every possible way. BALTIMORE ALUMNAE. Will have two meetings a month, one in the afternoon for those who can not come at night, and one at night for those who are working in the day time and can come at night. Everyone is welcome to attend both meetings. BOSTON ALUMNAE. Will meet each month at the home of some member. The dates are January 27, March 10, April 21, May 26. All Thetas welcome at meetings and can obtain directions for reaching each meeting by writing or phoning the secretary, Mrs Melville Eastham, 2 Prescott street, Cambridge. BURLINGTON ALUMNAE. Last year the aim and the accom¬ plishment were helpfulness and good fellowship among ourselves and the college chapter; the retention of college and fraternity spirit in the busy women who make up the alumnae chapter; and a real interest in Theta as a whole. To do these things we have talked freely and purposefully in the formal meetings and over the tea and sandwiches afterward. We kept in close touch with Lambda, for they came to us on Saturday afternoon and we have gone to them on Saturday evenings. The same plan will be followed in 1917, with meetings on the Saturday nearest the fifteenth of each month.

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164 Kappa Alpha Theta We shall have a vital and enthusiastic interest in Convention. Those who have been to convention before are saying already, and making others say, “I want to be at Charlevoix in June.” CHICAGO ALUMNAE. For three years has been earnestly working to increase membership, which has risen from 15 in 1914 to more than fifty this year. The informal teas held each month at the homes of Thetas on the North, South, and West sides of the city have helped to increase the numbers, and the attendance at the monthly Field’s luncheons, too. This year, will help financially an undergraduate member at Tau, planning to alternate this aid yearly between the two college chapters of the state. CINCINNATI ALUMNA. Meets on the third Saturday of the month at homes of members; on every fifth Saturday in a month holds a joint meeting with Alpha Tau. In November, 1916, dressed dolls for the Children’s hospital, and will have talks by various social workers of the city at other meetings of the winter. Some members prefer improving programs, some social relaxation, so we have both types at times. COLUMBUS ALUMNAE. At the first meeting for the winter Professor Pierce gave a talk on his experiences in the American hospital in Paris, while we made bandages and binders which will be sent to the hospital. We enjoyed this meeting so much, that we plan to ask other interesting people to talk at other meetings of the winter. We will probably enlarge upon our work at the Day nursery, too, as they are going into a new building and will give us a much larger room for our beds. DETROIT ALUMNAE. Meets the first Saturday of alternate months, starting in October, for luncheon at the College club. In the other months have evening meetings at homes of members. Visiting Thetas can ascertain time and place of meeting by calling Mrs Leroy Perine, 458 Chicago Boulevard. The past year did much to help Eta finance her new home and will continue this work again in 1917, by silver offerings taken at evening meetings and some sales, such as our recent tea and baked goods sale. At our evening meet¬ ings, various members are to give sketches of their college chapters, and as there are nine college chapters now represented in the chap¬ ter, we look forward to enjoying this new feature. We will also be very busy with convention plans and will hope to meet you all in June, 1917. INDIANAPOLIS ALUMNAE. Program for the winter is: A “real fraternity meeting” conducted by Gamma college chapter, a Christmas party, “Original war experiences” by members, Foun- ders’-day celebration, A play, An exhibit of relics, A fashion show, An original story by one of our authors. Meet every second Satur¬ day of the month at homes of members.

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Alumnce chapter plans, 1917 165 KANSAS CITY ALUMNA. Is really doing a worth-while work. Since we have taken hold of something definite, the interest in our meetings has grown and our chapter is more enthusiastic. Our principal work is helping Mercy Hospital. Before I tell you about our work, I would like to tell you what sort of an institution we are endeavoring to help. Mercy Hospital is a hospital exclusively for the care of sick and deformed children of Kansas City. Children from birth to sixteen years old are admitted. No member of the committee or member of the staff is in any way financially interested in the hospital, nor do they receive any wage for service rendered. The work is absolutely of a gratuitous nature, done in the name of charity. For some time had been very much interested in this hospi¬ tal, and had sent money at different times, as well as sewing for them. A little over a * year ago we decided to send them thirty dozen eggs each month. In order to meet this expense we have been selling “K. A. T. Coffee.” We order the coffee through the St. Louis alumnae chapter; it is delivered by two of our members the first of each month. So far 160 lbs. has been as much as we could dispose of a month, but this winter everyone in the chapter is taking such an interest, we are planning on increasing the amount ordered, and thus in turn adding to our coffee fund. Besides buying the case of eggs, we have been able to use our “coffee money” for flowers, helping in the open air schools and various other places where money is needed. Through Panhellenic we have been helping with open air schools in the poorer districts of our city. And this fall we were very busy, working with Panhellenic for a scholarship fund to help girls through the Kansas City high schools. Money for this fund was raised by giving a circus. Miss Buechle, one of our members, was put in charge of the circus. And we feel very proud of the part Kappa Alpha Theta took in making the circus a success. During the coming year we hope to do more for Mercy Hospital than we were able to do during 1916, ‘and we will continue to help Panhellenic whenever we are called upon. — Alice Lininger MADISON ALUMNiE. Meets second Saturday of each month at the homes of members. The chief aim is to hold together, in a social way Madison’s quota of busy alumnae, and keep a continued interest in things Theta. Annually give a Phi Beta Kappa celebra¬ tion in honor of members of Psi elected to that body. Stand ready at all times to help and advise the college chapter. NEW YORK ALUMNAE. The program for the year calls for meetings the first Saturday of each month under the following cap¬ tions: “Get acquainted” tea; Your Christmas sewing or war relief; Founders’-day tea, Alpha’s our guests; Alpha Kappa chapter our

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166 Kappa Alpha Theta guests; open meeting; card party and election of officers; our May outing. There is to be a “surprise program” at each meeting, too, in charge of two members, but you can’t know about these until they are in the past tense. NORMAN-OKLAHOMA CITY ALUMNA. Meet at noon on the third Saturday of each month in parlors of the Lee-Huckins hotel, Oklahoma City. Our aim to help Alpha Omicron. Our plan to increase our funds by selling more Black K. A. T. coffee, and secure contributions from the scattered alumnae, in order to make a substantial gift to the chapter house on Founders’-day. Also plan to help the college chapter in its work for high scholarship. PITTSBURGH ALUMNAE. Plans for the year not completed but meetings will be similar to those of 1916, with special emphasis on convention plans and Scholarship fund. Last year’s program included meetings with programs on “Theta history,” “What other alumnae chapters are doing” “Readings from Theta’s of ncfe,” “Scholarship fund,” and “Service board.” Was active in the installa¬ tion plans for Alpha Omega, and on Founders’-day united with that chapter in a formal luncheon, with the Grand president as toastmistress. Other unusual meetings were a Theta picnic, a guest evening, and a Christmas party. PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE. Meet the third Friday in each month, sometimes in afternoon, sometimes in evening, at homes of members. Busy collecting data for and writing the history of Alpha Epsilon chapter. Plan to sew for charity, both at meetings and between, under the guidance of Elizabeth Morrison, a Theta worker of the Associated charities. Plan to discuss the subjects of fraternity interest along lines of the Study program last year. SYRACUSE ALUMNAE. Program for year includes four supper meetings with Chi at the chapter house, and four program meetings. In November Mrs Horace Eaton spoke on The college woman and the community. In February we anticipate a Founders’- day talk by Mrs A. B. Comstock, Iota. In March, a program of American musical composers, arranged by Laura Cowan Wilson. In April we entertain Chi’s seniors and in June comes the annual reunion banquet. TACOMA ALUMNAE. The chapter is divided into three parts: married, home economics teachers, and a miscellaneous trio — a hos¬ pital house manager, a physician, and a journalist. Once a month we meet on common ground at Theta luncheons and we reminisce and plan to raise money for the Scholarship fund and discuss the high cost of living. Last year we were busy organizing and making each other’s acquaintance. For six months we “matched up” common friends: “Where are you from? Beta? Oh, I’m from Eta. We had a girl once who affiliated with your chapter, Gladys Smith, or was it Thompson,

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Notices 167 anyway it was Gladys; do you remember her?” and so on until every one finally knew every one else and all her past room-mates. This year we are planning big things in the way of gold dollars for the Scholarship fund and after Christmas we will execute some very gilt-edged highway robbery for the same. TOPEKA ALUMNAE. Meet on the first Saturday of month at homes of members. Visiting Thetas are asked to let us hear from them by calling Helen Estey, 819 Harrison Street. Our plans are formed with the idea of making ourselves better backers of our college chapter in town, Alpha Upsilon. As money seems to be the ever ready oil that makes the wheels go round, we have been selling K. A. T. coffee and have developed quite a flourishing business. Last year we paid the interest on Alpha Upsilon’s lot fund and hope to do the same this year, as well as have a nucleus for chapter house furnishings. We expect to be well represented at convention, and so are plan¬ ning to brush up our knowledge of fraternity affairs in our winter’s programs. VERMILION. We hold our alumnae business meeting at the chapter house upon the afternoon of the first Tuesday of the month. We take with us baskets of “eats” and after the meeting the college chapter and the alumnae have dinner together, and the alumnae, who can, stay on for the college chapter meeting. Then on the third Tuesday of each month we have a so-called social meeting of the alumnae at one of our homes, thus binding together the alumnae in its plans for the college chapter. NOTICES Two questions chapters have asked to have discussed in the Journal. How much time should a girl give to fraternity work in her daily program? What is the cost of fraternity membership, that is of local expenses, in various colleges and universities? Copy on these questions, or a volunteer to investigate the answer to the last one, will be welcomed by the editor. Kappa and the Editor wish to correct an error in the catalogue. The name of Gertrude Reed, initiated by Kappa in October, 1904, was inadvertently omitted from the roll. She is a most loyal and valued member of Kappa and the mistake is deeply regretted. Her address is 825 Western avenue, Topeka, Kansas. SONG-BOOK, The edition of our song-book is exhausted, so no more orders should be sent, as they can not be filled. Mrs C. M. Stephens (La Belle Mahon) has accepted the task of editing a new song-book, which it is hoped to have ready for printing by Septem¬ ber, 1917. Gladys Drennan, delegate of Alpha Omicron to District V con¬ vention, would appreciate the loan of films of pictures taken at that reunion. Address: Theta house, Norman, Oklahoma.

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168 Kappa Alpha Theta WITH THE EDITOR AN ALUMNAE NUMBER has been a dream of the office for some time. At last we have it. It is with hesitation that we send it to the printer, for it isn’t like the dream, although it has much good and interesting copy we know, thanks to the hearty cooperation of many an alumna (and college member) too. The biographical element is rather too large in proportion to other sections, we fear, but after all people are interesting and when we planned Mothers and daughters in Theta , we did not know we were blessed with so many, nor did we realize how many active fraternity officers there were until we had them all marshalled together as copy. Not one could we omit, I am sure you will agree. And you’ll agree, too, that the pictures are charming, now won’t you? Lambda’s Votey family is the largest Theta family and Phi’s six undergraduates today with Theta mothers is a record, too. Sometime we hope to have a “sisters, cousins, and aunts” article, to supplement the account of this inner family circle of Theta. Who wants to prepare such copy? SPACE, SPACE, is the problem of the moment. There is yet at hand much copy that belongs in this issue, but there is no space for it. We were tempted to omit the chapter letters, but remembering how we used to turn first to read the letter from our own far away chapter (and still read its copy first) we thought that would be unpopular with the alumnae. Still, with prices soaring, it becomes a question whether we could not have better chapter letters and a better rounded magazine, if we followed the practice of some of our con¬ temporaries and had chapter letters only every other issue. The chap¬ ter editors at least would vote for that plan, wouldn’t they? Thanks to those same editors, or was it to the new despatch cards? there are no missing chapter letters this time, nor were any “second call” notices necessary. SPEAKING OF PRICES. Last March we bought the stock for this year’s magazines at a one cent per pound advance over the usual price. By the time the November issue appeared, this same paper was quoted on the market at an advance of four cents over what we paid. So we saved close to $300, if the price goes no higher, because our treasury could finance an advance buy. Did you know it takes close to 5000 pounds of paper to get out a year’s four issues ? WE WISH we could reproduce the fascinating program of the wonderful Kansas city Panhellenic circus. But we’ll have to be content this time with Mrs Rose’s exciting story. The program, drawn by a Theta, shows 32 Thetas on the circuit, and there were others helping, too.

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Alumnce graphs 169 AN EXPLANATION. After we asked alumnae chapters to send for this issue a report of their work in 1916, we heard of the Pittsburgh alumnae report, and so, through the kindness of Miss Clingensmith, we substituted her paper for the symposium we would otherwise have had to compile ourselves. We trust this explanation will be accepted as satisfactory reason for the nonappearance of that copy and that no alumnae chapter editor will feel that her work was not appreciated. It was appreciated, and its results credited against that monster, the “1500 word requirement.” A SUCCESS this issue will be — if it bestir you to offer YOUR services to the Service board, if it increases either the roll of one alumnae chapter, or the alumnae chapter roll, if it gives the Schol¬ arship fund a larger balance, if it reveals to the undergraduates a vision of alumnae possibilities that will insure their being active alumnae by and by, if it recalls to you happy memories. A QUESTION has arisen from this issue’s plans. Should we have an alumnae department as a distinct part of every issue? We have felt there was no reason for drawing a line like that. You see we want to pretend (at least) that every reader reads all the magazine , and fear that such a department would lead the alumnae to read that only, and the college members to skip such pages. IN CASE YOU WONDER why the Grand council finds no place in the numerous lives of this issue, we will explain. The copy sent about them, they could not accept as probable, let alone possible ; and the copy they wrote themselves, if printed, would leave them no shred of excuse for trying to fill their jobs. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ALUMN^GRAPHS No chapter need despair if it can hold the interest of its alumnae so that they can be depended upon to keep in touch with its affairs, urge members to higher standards of scholarship, and give them advice and counsel, on matters of personal and chapter concern. Fraternity houses must be run on strict business principles, and here the oversight of competent alumnae is greatly needed. Many things must be done by alumnae and we must have all alumnae and not just part of them to share in these big undertakings. Merely as an alumna, unless you belong to an alumnae chapter, you have no opportunity to influence the policies of the fraternity except by sympathetic touch with a college chapter’s problems.

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170 Kappa Alpha Theta In the preservation of traditions the alumnae can correct mistaken ideas or recall to the chapter duties that should be fulfilled. If you do not put business methods into college fraternities as they are constituted today, as they must meet the problems of today, they will perish, they will pass away. More than ever the older brother feeling on the part of alumni has manifested itself in recent years. The impulse was always there and as the fraternity system has developed it has found focal points for its manifestation. How can the alumnae chapter know what the college chapter is doing when they meet together very rarely and then only in a social way? What is the chief fault of the alumnae? Lack of efficient organi¬ zation to express their power and enthusiasm. A postscript to a chapter letter : “If you get a chance jack up our alumni — not one has been up this year.” A plaintive cry often heard and so often unanswered. There never was an undergraduate who welcomed the task of writing to alumnae for funds, and no alumna ever enjoys getting such letters. If alumnae would help chapters to help themselves, there would not be many occasions for this sort of embarrassment. It is absolutely necessary to let the alumnae know that we are interested in each of them personally, and not just speculating as to how much they can do for us. Each alumnae chapter has many chances for service ; then be on the lookout for these chances and meet them in whatever form they come. Alumnae do not enlist for three months or three years, but for life. The standing of our fraternity before the world is largely up to the alumnae. There is a class of men, sometimes found even in a fraternity who give neither time, money, or interest unless they see a prospect of personal return. Fortunately such fraternity men are not numerous and may sometimes be billy sundayed into a better position. Annually the selection of members, who will maintain standards in the social realm, in college activities, in scholarship, becomes more important. To attain this end alumnae must be on the alert continually. The fraternity must meet changing conditions and keep in step with the advancing fraternity world. Only through the willing and loyal support of both undergraduate and graduate members can this be accomplished.

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Alumnce graphs 171 Let us give enough of our time, energy, and money to the college chapter so it will be said alumnae exert a good rather than a negative or harmful influence. If a girl can not afford to give in time, energy, or money, let her give generously of love, interest, and enthusiasm — these three often accomplish as much good as the other three. Alumnae living in the city where there is a college chapter should attend at least one chapter meeting a month. In general the best of alumnae chapters are maintained with a good deal of difficulty. The prescription is work — not fancy work, but some worthy absorbing interest. If alumnae would undertake the development of the best in the col¬ lege chapters, not by force of authority, but by way of fraternal assistance and cooperation, the chapters would welcome such aid and the alumnae club take on new life. Contact between the younger and older men makes not only pleasant acquaintances but lasting friendships; it is a cure for self¬ ishness, preserves usefulness; dissipates care and worry; and is a recreation. Alumnae organizations are a real benefit to the unknown graduates coming to a strange city, then if ever in need of dependable advice and real friends. In these days of crowded college calendars, the assistance of alum¬ nae is necessary in helping younger girls live normal, reasonable lives. To help college students find a purpose in life and a burning desire to accomplish worth-while things is a high form of social service. The idea is growing that more adult supervision is needed in the administration of college chapters. Only alumnae can give such aid. A great field for valuable work, a laboratory where women are in process of making, is open to willing and interested alumnae. Needed — organization of the alumnae of every chapter, to desig¬ nate who shall look after this and that alumnae duty and then see that they do. While in college a fraternity member receives infinitely more incalculable benefits than he actually pays for, and these benefits continue on a small scale after graduation. It is not unjust to expect the alumnus to take advantage of the opportunities constantly presented to him of repaying the fraternity. When using such words as “pay for” and “repaying” in con¬ nection with alumni obligations and opportunities in nine cases out of ten, it isn’t pay in dollars but in interest and service that we mean — unfortunate that there is no adequate synonym, as the mind first associates those words with money.

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172 Kappa Alpha Theta The fraternity gains or loses as its alumnae meet the work of the hour with courage, faith, and honesty, or shirk it in weakness, doubt, or self-deception. Alumnae, talk to entering students of fraternity merits, standards, ideals. Alumnae, give your chapter the chance to know your friends among the entering students, before they are pledged by other fraternities. The chapter house is not the home of some certain group of under¬ graduates. It is a home of which every alumna is a part, for to it she has contributed both materially and morally. Some concessions should be made to the great body of alumnae who live far from their chapters. The old refrain is that the chapter never writes to the alumnae except to ask for something. How many of us ever write the chapter, or visit it to encourage a change in that attitude? One of the most difficult problems is to find and use the fine ideas of the quiet, shy people who don’t hold office, who don’t write, but who do have splendid plans for doing worth-while things. Any girl however strong and loyal should never be left to herself to keep her fraternity spirit alive. We need business methods in college fraternities because we need fraternities. As undergraduate chapters have become housed in comfortable homes the alumnus has found a concrete family hearthstone to which he can bring his memories, devotion, and love, and to which he naturally brings along all he can of help and aid. When fraternities were mere social groups twenty-five or fifty years ago, living an isolated life, without location, without a habi¬ tation, they did not need a very high degree of scientific organiza¬ tion. We need the fire of alumnae enthusiasm when college activities seem to be crowding out fraternity interests. How little a letter costs in time or effort, yet how richly it pays in giving pleasure to one who is far away and in holding her inter¬ est. Doubting the ability of a certain official to determine whether the members of a petitioning group were such as to make a desirable chapter, an undergraduate asked the official’s age. On being told that it was under thirty, he remarked: “Well, perhaps he is not too old to judge.” Over thirty we are evidently fossils with no ability to judge human nature.

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Alumnce graphs 173 The college girl is valuable to the fraternity, but the earnest, willing alumna is indispensable. To this alumnae chapter the most important thing is being a big sister to our neighboring college chapter. If in rush season alumnae would take charge of arrangements for social affairs, the college girls would have time for both rushing and studying. Why not a loan fund for the uniform equipment of chapter houses ? Every fraternity girl must realize that some day she will be an alumna. A modern chapter house will go on the rocks, will become a ship¬ wreck sure enough, if intelligent methods are not adopted and used in its management. Every alumna knows her duty to her chapter, but she fails to per¬ form that duty. She takes no personal responsibility, but rests assured that some other alumna will look after matters. Chapters send out letters to their alumnae at least once a year. Such letters represent much thought and effort, and some expense. How many alumnae live up to the dictum they would impose on the girls, “Answer every letter immediately upon its receipt,” when it comes to the annual alumnae letter? Without intelligent organization, without wise direction, without sound financing, fraternities will meet the fate of the weak and defective organisms of all society. Alumnae are in the narrow, literal sense, inactive members of their chapters, but their interest and activity should never diminish. Letters to alumnae, though circular in form, are personal letters and their recognition and treatment as such would bring immense gratitude to the chapter. There may still be chapters who do not see the true position of the alumna with regard to her chapter. These, probably, are the chapters who talk about “arousing the interest of alumnae.” Sit down and think for a while. We must either show that the fraternity has a prominent place in the life of alumni, or we must break one of our dearest idols by frankly confessing that a fraternity is a social society intended purely for undergraduates, a society joined in a fit of boyish indiscretion and in later years thought of with a smile; perhaps with a pleasant smile, but a smile all the same. To keep anyone interested in an organization, we must give them something to do.

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174 Kappa Alpha Theta What is the part of an alumna, and how can we see to it that she plays that part? The value of the fraternity to an alumna depends very largely on the alumna herself. Doubtless alumnae are responsible for conditions that existed in their time, and for tolerating conditions that exist today. They may well accept the accusation. But now that they see more clearly and are ready to make reparation and remedy the conditions, they must have the right to do so. Alumnae efficiency means the unified strength of the alumnae. Membership implies obligation to serve. A lot of us shirk it, and a lot of us shut our eyes to it, but it is there just the same. All the money the alumnae possess, if given to the fraternity, would do little good, as compared to well-directed personal effort of alumnae in behalf of college chapters. We must expect to give just as much, if not more, to our alumnae than we expect to receive from them. SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMMITTEE Edna Wilde Brooks (Mrs E. H.) chairman. B.L. California 1904. District chairman of education for California Federation of women’s clubs. President academy (junior department) Cumnock school, Los Angeles. Ray Hanna, financial secretary, A.B. Stanford 1910. Teacher English department, Manual arts high school. Specialty, Spanish language and history, and South American relations. Retiring Dis¬ trict president. Jane McC. Spalding, secretary, A.B. Stanford 1906. Belgian relief committee. Alice Hicks Muma (Mrs Irwin J.) California 1910-1911. Bel¬ gian relief committee. Specialty, music and amateur dramatics. Grace White Lavayea, B.A. Minnesota 1903. Graduate work at Stanford. Teacher, English department, Manual arts high school. Specialty, social work among high school girls. Maude Philips. A.B. Michigan 1901. Teacher, history depart¬ ment, Polytechnic high school. Ada Edwards Laughlin (Mrs Homer) Stanford 1894-98. Treas¬ urer Los Angeles Belgian relief committee. Specialty, Young Women’s Christian association. Edith Hill Powers .(Mrs J. M.) A.B. Stanford 1898. Phi Beta Kappa. Teacher, Thirty-first street intermediate school. President of Los Angeles alumnae chapter.

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Alumnae secretary and staff 175 THE ALUMNAE SECRETARY AND HER STAFF The pleasant duty of portraying to the Theta world the character and personality of our alumnae secretary has fallen to my lot. As I look back over my college life and think of the girls of Gamma, she stands out as a leader and one that personifies that broad fraternity ideal for which we are all striving. As fluffy haired, hazel-eyed maiden she is pleasing to meet on all occasions because of her cheerful disposition and energetic spirit. She is an all-around girl. A girl of wonderful ability : capable of adapt¬ ing herself to all occasions: one who was popular with the faculty and the student body as well as her own fraternity. Gamma was always proud of her because she was prominent in the dramatic club; was editor of the college annual; and a tireless worker for the benefit of the chapter and the college. Since she graduated from college she has developed to meet the demands of the world, but at the same time she has never ceased to keep her interest in her fraternity which is so dear to her. This is Helen Marie Reed, our alumnae secretary of whom we should be justly proud. Mary Bragg Hughes , Roxana Thayer Eldredge The editor echoes all the above sentiments in spite of the fact that the Alumnae secretary protests. She is too modest, as behold her life as she would tell it: “This is so flowery it makes me feel like a dead one. It isn’t I. It is merely some fancy of their minds. I told them to tell people that I had large feet and ears, a maiden lady with two gray hairs. That I spent my life chasing sunbeams off the dusty furniture — but they didn’t.” State Chairmen Alabama. (Not found yet) Alaska. (Not found yet) Arizona. Mrs L. W. Klene, Katherine Winaus she was when an undergraduate at the University of Southern California and a mem¬ ber of Omicron chapter, and later active in Los Angeles alumnae. Mrs Klene is a life subscriber to the Journal. She spends her winters in Berkeley, California, where she knows many Thetas. Arkansas. Mrs R. P. Bowen (Eloise Bramlitt). A.B. University of Missouri, 1911, member of Alpha Mu chapter. California. Vesta M. Wagner. Phi, A.B. Stanford, 1913. Canada. Alice Ball, Graduated from the University of Toronto in 1911 with the gold medal in mathematics, an unusual honor to be won by a woman, Miss Ball being the second one ever to have won it. The next year was a fellow in mathematics at the University and was the only woman who has lectured in that department. Is now teaching mathematics in one of the collegiate schools of Toronto.

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176 Kappa Alpha Theta “It is hard to say what my interests now are, for so few of us here have time to think about anything except the war. I am very much interested in athletics for girls and in the Young Women’s Christian association.” Colorado. Mrs Carson W. Smith (Mabel Baum). A.B. Stanford, 1905. One of Phi’s members who always has time for fraternity interests as well as for two charming small folks. Mabel was known in college days as the girl who always had ample time for everything, and her calm ability to control and organize all duties and pleasures still keeps pace with her kindliness and enthusiasm. Connecticut. Elizabeth Dean. Ph.B. Syracuse, 1901. An alumna of Chi who is a steady subscriber to the Journal , and whose renewal always comes promptly, with an additional dollar for the magazine to go to some friend. Delaware. (Not found yet) District of Columbia and West Virginia. Margaret Connor, intro¬ duced to the magazine’s readers last issue, as the potato expert. December 9 is to see the first fruits of her labors as state chairman, in a gathering of all Washington Thetas. Florida. Mrs H. W. Rankin. A.B. Kansas, 1908. Alice Tem- plin may be the name by which her college friends will recognize Mrs Rankin best. She is alert and always ready to respond to any request for Theta news, though living far from the fraternity’s populous centers. Georgia. Mrs A. B. Stewart (Rose Tate) B.S. Vanderbilt, 1912. where she was a member of Alpha Eta chapter and of Phi Beta Kappa. Idaho. Mrs Claude S. Winstead (Anna Boeman Skinner). A.B. Goucher, 1907, a member of Alpha Delta chapter, who did pioneer work in gathering together isolated western Thetas, even before state chairman became an official title. A life subscriber to the fraternity publications. Illinois. Eva R. Hall. Tau, A.B. Northwestern, 1890. It seems unnecessary to introduce Miss Hall, to whom Theta is indebted for years of faithful service, both as district and national officer. She has installed several chapters, visited many more, and is known to have the widest Theta acquaintance and best memory for names to fit faces of any one in the fraternity. She has just accepted the added position of National cataloguer, for which she is most admir¬ ably equipped. Theta will not want for progress so long as she can claim such faithful workers as “our Eva.” Indiana. Edestina Hendrix. A.B. Indiana, 1906. Edestina repre¬ sented Beta at the Philadelphia convention and her enthusiasm and “pep” were features of that convention, as were also her funds left in the hotel safe while she went to New York, that money-devouring

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Alumnce secretary and staff 177 city. She teaches in Shortridge high school and is active in Indian¬ apolis alumnae chapter. Iowa. Bonnie Marshall. A member of Alpha Delta chapter who has lived West and met many Thetas. There are those who say her perfect devotion and enthusiasm for fraternity work have but one flaw — her handwriting. Kansas. (Not yet found) Kentucky. (Not yet found) Louisiana. Mabel Rose Sivewright. All who went to Gearhart or entertained that party en route know Mabel Rose. Her own esti¬ mate of herself isn’t half as interesting as we know her to be. She was a charter member of Alpha Phi and she is still active in its behalf, this year being the chairman of Panhellenic at Newcomb, a post always wisely held by an alumna. She is alumnae adviser for the chapter, too. As state chairman she is working ‘‘laboriously to the end that all Louisiana Thetas will be either active or associate members of the alumnae club now flourishing in New Orleans.” Maine. (See under New Hampshire) Maryland. Helen Harrison. A.B. Goucher, 1913, the third mem¬ ber of Alpha Delta to accept the work of a state chairman. Some record of alumnae enthusiasm from one of the younger chapters. Massachusetts. Mrs E. A. Ingham (Mary Wickwire) A.B. Wash¬ burn, 1914, where she pursued her music course at the same time and received a certificate in voice from the Washburn conservatory along with her college degree. Was a charter member of Alpha Upsilon, the installation preceding her Commencement by a few weeks. “After a year at home in Larned, Kansas, learning the culinary art was married to Edward A. Ingham, Phi Delta Theta, Washburn, 1911, Massachusetts institute of technology, 1916. We have a little boy, Edward Wickwire, aged six months. He takes up most of my time. Otherwise I am trying to keep up to my hus¬ band’s dignity and be a Technology Matron.” Mrs Wickwire is a very active member of Boston alumnae, too. Minnesota. Mrs Robert Thompson (Nella Williams) Upsilon. Known to fraternity officers as the most efficient, cheerful, and prompt alumnae chapter secretary or treasurer ever serving the fraternity in such office. Mississippi. (Not yet found) Missouri. Mrs W. W. Horner (Elinor Hall). “At eighteen years I began my subsequent Theta career by belonging to the Eta Epsilon Tau’s at Washington university, who petitioned long and earnestly before they won a Theta charter. In June, 1908, I married a certain Sigma Chi who, while a senior, had prevented my “fizzling” in fresh¬ man chemistry. Selah ! We now have a home, very precious to us ; three sons (Frederic 7 years, John 4 years, Richard 2 years) who are ditto; and my interests seem chiefly to center in my family and

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178 Kappa Alpha Theta in my fraternity.” Mrs Horner is a frequent contributor of bright copy to our magazine, and elsewhere in this issue appear illustra¬ tions of the very effective work she is doing as state chairman. Fortunate indeed was Alpha Iota as a new chapter to have Elinor active, and as fortunate since is not only Alpha Iota but also St. Louis alumnae chapter, whose coifee market was long Mrs Horner’s attic, and her small sons the expressmen. Montana. Esther May Birely. A.B. Montana, 1914. Delegate to 1913 convention, where she was lovingly known as “Monty.” Nebraska. Mrs Fred M. Deweese (Alice Towne). A.B. Nebraska. 1905. Married 1909. Lives in the country and indulges in the many activities of a farmer’s wife, but not sure yet whether she classifies as a farmer or as an agriculturist. At present she is very busy trying to keep up with a three-year-old future Theta, and a two-year-old prospective Theta beau. Nevada. (Not yet found) New Hampshire and Maine. Mrs Fred Dawson (Edith Acker¬ man) . “My chief interest is in my home. Mr Dawson and I have two small sons who, with plenty of outside interests, keep me very busy. The 1908 round robin from Chi, a very fat and flourishing bird, has succeeded in keeping my class all very well in touch with Theta affairs. This, together with the Journal and several visits to Chi have kept me from getting entirely away from Theta.” New Jersey. Anna Lippincott Miller. A.B. Swarthmore, 1915. Took a course in stenography last winter and hopes to complete it early in the new year. Lives at home and is active in Collegiate alumnae, the College club, and Philadelphia alumnae chapter. New York. Mrs H. M. Williams (Elsa Bergen). A.B. Barnard, 1902. A charter member of Alpha Zeta, and very active in the New York alumnae chapter, which she represented at the 1915 convention. New Mexico. Mary Alice Boyd. B.A. Oklahoma, 1907. Charter member of Alpha Omicron and a Theta who never fails to keep in touch. Living at the University of New Mexico, of which her father is president. North Carolina. (See South Carolina) North Dakota. Selma Louise Hassell was one of the original group formed at North Dakota university to petition Kappa Alpha Theta for a charter, so is a charter member of Alpha Pi. For seven years has been clerk of the County court of Grand Forks county. Her experiences as such have been many and varied, one of her duties being to issue marriage licenses; she almost made the mistake once of putting her own name in a license in the place of another “Selma.” She is active in church work. Has attended two Theta conventions and knows that is an opportunity no Theta can afford to miss. Is especially enjoying her meetings, as alumna

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Alumna secretary and staff 179 adviser of Alpha Pi, with the chapter’s pledges. When Alpha Pi wants to know anything ’tis always “well, ask Sallie, she knows.” Ohio. Oklahoma. Mrs A. E. Patrick (Daisy Paota White). Initiated by Psi November 2, 1898, when a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. After leaving college lived in Pasadena, California, and was a charter member of Los Angeles alumnae. Married Decem¬ ber 28, 1904, and moved to Chandler, Oklahoma. Last year became again a charter member, this time of the Norman-Oklahoma city alumnae chapter. Five years Regent Washington Irving chapter of D. A. R. ; President Round table club; graduate, 1916, of Standard teachers’ training course of the International Sunday school associa¬ tion. Keenly interested in Alpha Omicron. Oregon. Eleanor McClaine. A.B. Oregon, 1914. Represented Alpha Xi as delegate to 1913 convention. Pennsylvania. Gertrude Adams. A.B. Swarthmore, 1906. Keeps in touch with Theta all the time. Rhode Island. Mrs R. B. Snow (Millicent Rawson Leete). A.B. Brown, 1902. Phi Beta Kappa. Married in 1904 to W. M. Cotton, jr. who died in Nevada, Missouri, September 1908. In 1914, Mrs Cotton married Mr Snow. She has two children, Richard Leete, aged nine, and Millicent Melville, aged eight. “The children are per¬ fectly normal healthy youngsters; good when they are good, bad when they are bad. To be a good wife and mother ; to run my home efficiently ; to teach my children to be good citizens ; to do some church work; these are my interests and activities. I’m quite happy and contented.” South Carolina and North Carolina. Mrs Hughes Mayo (Zaidee Theall). “I graduated from Cornell in 1908 and was married in 1911, with Charleston as my new home. My little girl Virginia, is almost four, while her exceedingly active little brother, Hughes, jr. is two and a half. Just now we are happy to have Helen McFarland, Iota 1908, as a guest and she has taught my baby to lisp “Kappa A’ja Feta” in the most engaging way. My only activities except keeping the energetic little bodies out of mischief are in getting the Cornell women of the state in touch with one another, and trying to effect an organization of the Thetas of the Carolinas, a rather difficult task in both cases because we are so scattered.” South Dakota. Mrs Carl Anderson (Mabel Perry). A.B. South Dakota, 1898, M.A. 1900. The first initiate of Alpha Rho’s charter members and now the sympathetic adviser of the chapter, as well as chairman for the state. Mrs Anderson was born in Potsdam, New York, but like many a down Eastern family, hers went West while she was yet a child. Was married in 1901. “I have two darling children, Robert, aged seven and Helene Louise, aged two. Bobbie is in his second year at school and enjoys it in his quite sweet way.

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180 Kappa Alpha Theta Louise is teaching her mother how little she knows about children. My home, my husband, and my babies are the great interests of my life about which everything must rotate. Theta, I think comes next in my love and devotion. I do enjoy it so much.’* Tennessee. Ada Raines. B.S. Vanderbilt, 1911. Phi Beta Kappa. Texas. (Not yet found) Utah. (Not yet found) Vermont. Mary J. Simpson. Ph.B. Vermont, 1913. Phi Beta Kappa. I still feel at home with Lambda, so cordial is my welcome on the infrequent occasions when I can visit them. I began my pro¬ fessional career at People’s academy, Morrisville, Vermont, by teach¬ ing nearly every subject in the curriculum at the rate of eight periods a day. The second year I reduced the subjects to five and the periods to six and felt justly proud. That year ended with the wonderful trip to the 1915 convention, whither Lambda went eleven strong, to return with a bigger conception of Thetahood and new zest for work in her behalf. Again I taught at Morrisville, with Nina Shepardson, Lambda T4 as a co-worker. This year I am teaching in the high school in Montpelier. We have ideal conditions in which to work and plenty of interesting material to work with. A large foreign population furnishes me with little black-eyed Lam- pertis, Pellinis, and Stecholvichs, who are a new and interesting experience. I have become the Guardian of a group of Camp Fire girls and am also busy in compiling the alumnae statistics for Ver¬ mont. Virginia. Mrs J. G. Scott (Marie Beard). A.B. Cornell, 1912. Washington. (Not yet found) West Virginia. (See under District of Columbia) Wisconsin. Olive Simpson. B.A. Wisconsin, 1912. Delegate of Psi to the 1911 convention and ever since very active in the interests of the fraternity at large. Wyoming. (Not yet found) Volunteers or nominees for the vacant chairmanships will receive a warm welcome. THETA SERVICE BOARD Flora Melville Cotton, chairman, graduated from Brown univer¬ sity in 1904. Her first teaching was as a student teacher, while doing graduate work at the university, in the Classical high school of Providence; she then taught a year in Barre, Vermont, and another at Reading, Massachusetts. She is now a member of the faculty of the Classical high school, Providence, where she teaches mathematics.

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With alumnce officers 181 For four years she was the energetic, efficient, and much-loved president of Providence alumnae chapter. Aside from her vocation and her work for Theta, she is this year teaching cooking to two Girls’ Friendly classes, serving as a member of the altar committee of her church, and tutoring in Latin and mathematics. Margaret Mulford Lothrop, vice-chairman, graduated from Smith in 1905. She later studied at Stanford where she became a member of Phi chapter, and received an A.M. in 1915. Her home is in Concord, Massachusetts, but most of her time is spent in California, where she is at present an instructor in the economics department of Stanford university. Laura Richards Sherman, secretary, received an A.B. from Brown university in 1906, the following year she did graduate work in education and was a pupil teacher at the Classical high school in Providence. Since, she has taught English and Latin in Newbury - port and Providence, at the same time taking extension courses in Italian and Spanish. In addition to church work and committee work for her college class, and the work on the Service board, Miss Sherman is chairman of the local committee of the Brown alumnae association. Like Miss Cotton, she joined the fraternity through Alpha Epsilon chapter, which was active at Brown university from 1897 to 1912. WITH ALUMN7E OFFICERS The Service board has to make its acquaintance through letters and there are many delights and some discouragements in that work. Some letters, the delights, come with offers of work, stating exactly what kind of work is wished and what the qualifications of the appli¬ cant are. Here is a message of good cheer: “I want to remind you that I am always at the service of the Board and to ask you to send me just such information as you did last April whenever you can.” Other letters contain reports of work done and tell of the interest in the work. Then some actually go so far as to give praise and encour¬ agement to the Board. But there are others! One letter came demanding why informa¬ tion had not been received on some subject when an inquiry had been sent a month before. The chairman was under the impression she had never received that inquiry and investigation proved her impres¬ sion correct. That was the fault of the Post-office. And it may be the same trouble when the board receives no answers to three or four or five letters to the same Theta. Let us hope that that depart¬ ment mends its ways soon. We talk a great deal about the disadvantages of having girls leave college soon after initiation, because they are going out into the world with only the most superficial knowledge of the real and deeper

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182 Kappa Alpha Theta meaning of fraternities and a very slight acquaintance with the facts with which all Thetas should be familiar. Are we not getting this same condition in these alumnae who are initiated and perhaps never attend more than one or two meetings afterward? I think some regulations should be passed which would force these people to pass some examination before initiation, or stipulate a certain number of meetings to be attended and a course of study which they should pursue after initiation. I am sure they would find it profitable and am certain that as a fraternity we should be protected from criticism. I have really found a fault in our beloved kite — when pinned in its proper place, it doesn’t mix well with baby’s head. First a wiggle and then a loud yell proclaims the fact that its four sharp points have proved uncomfortable, and a regretful mother has to remove her well-loved pin. The work of state chairman for Rhode Island is, in truth, no work, for Thetas from away rarely come, unhappily, to our tiny state. There are now but six resident Thetas who are from chapters other than Alpha Epsilon, and the majority belong to the Providence alumnae chapter. — Mrs R. B. Snow. With the ever-increasing number of people coming South in winter, I’m sure there must be many Thetas whom we in Charleston would like to meet; perhaps we might be of some help in sight-seeing or arranging for a boarding place, since most tourists stop over in historic Charleston for several days. Won’t you let us know if you are planning such a trip, also when and where you will stop? Mrs Hugo Mayo, 2 Orange St. Charleston, S. C. In a very small degree the experiences of the Editor have been mine these days. Anxiously, but in vain, have I watched and hoped for letters from seven of my ten Maine and New Hampshire Thetas. I implored and besought them to reply in time for this report, but only two have done so. I am not without hope of hearing eventually, for none of my letters have been returned. There are ten of us — five from Lambda and one each from Alpha, Iota, Kappa, Mu, and Chi. I had the pleasure of a delightful visit with Mrs Woodruff, of whom you read in the November issue, this October while in Bruns¬ wick. She is indeed a loyal Theta. Ethel J. Humphrey of Pike is doing office work with a manu¬ facturing concern. This is from a recent letter: “It is a far cry from the work I planned to take up but has its interesting side. I am fortunate in being near a Theta sister at whose home in Vermont eight Lambda girls from different classes have met for a luncheon or week-end each spring for the last four years. The girls of ’09 (my class) have kept their round robin in existence to date and we are thus enabled to keep in touch.”

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With alumna officers 183 My neighbor Theta is Amelia Shapleigh, Iota, 1891, Phi Beta Kappa. Miss Shapleigh had a fellowship in 1893 from the College settlement’s association and worked and studied under Mrs Ellen Richards of the M. I. T. collecting dietaries at Hull house, Phila¬ delphia settlement, and Denison house, Boston. She has visited her chapter informally several times and is a subscriber to the Journal. In answer to questions as to her work and chief interests, she says: “When I was in college I became much interested in social reform as expressed in the college settlement movement then first begin¬ ning. I lived in the settlements at Hull house, Philadelphia, and Boston for two years and was on the electoral board for some years afterward. While my family duties have kept me from devoting myself to this work since, I have never lost the ideal and inspira¬ tion gained in the settlement. I have three foster children, mine since their babyhood, and I think my chief “work and interest” center around them just at present! It is my high ambition to know personally every one of “my nine” and to have them all subscribe for the Journal. — Mrs. F. M. Dawson. Would I had more real news to report about us all in Missouri, but results are just beginning to come in. On October 25 I sent out nearly 300 letters (“battle cries,” Maxae Buechle of Kansas City alumnae called them). I have received to date two score replies from which will follow some quotations. The Kansas City alumnae chapter seems quite remarkable; they undertake and accomplish an amazing amount. But I do wish, as with our own St. Louis alumnae chapter, that a greater percentage of resident Thetas were active in the chapter. The St. Joseph Thetas, though few in number, should take up some definite work. Modesty forbids any boasts of the St. Louis alumnae, but we do so thoroughly enjoy each other that our heartfelt wish is to widen our circle to include every Theta in St. Louis or the surrounding country! Still we sell our “Black K. A. T.” coffee as ever, and we were able thus to help local Panhellenic send $100 to Ridge farm for convalescent children. This summer a delightful break in quiet island life brought me to lunch, after infinite correspondence, with Mrs Laura Norton, Eta, in Portland, Maine. She, too, was summering in Casco Bay, and my pleasure in seeing her after ten years was most sincere. The quaking fear which I had upon the last occasion (she was then inspecting our petitioning group at Washington university) was happily supplanted by Theta camaraderie. It’s such a pleasure and comfort to realize that no day however hectic, goes by without its thought of Theta, and, when you realize that a “day” of a maidless mother of three, means chauffering for a family whose demands to be in various spots at simultaneous times

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184 Kappa Alpha Theta are sandwiched in between baking and darning, you may know one of the chief charms of Theta. One may go days without seeing a dear Theta face or hearing choice Theta “gossip” but the Theta Kite is still in the air, (to plagiarize from Efale Brown’s Banquet toast) — one can always catch hold of her string of memory and aspiration and feel her pull ! That is why a Theta alumna, who knows the fun of working with Thetas new and old, longs to have every initiated Theta reinitiated into the blessed state of active Theta alumna-hood. Connect your¬ self with those belonging to you. Get hold of that Theta Kite string with one hand, and with the other grab some indifferent Theta by the hair! — Mrs W. W. Horner. It has been suggested that the name and address of each state chairman should be a part of the Directory. The Editor agrees, but while printing prices continue to soar, and timely copy to accumulate, the two pages additional for this information seems unavailable. Perhaps the names in The alumnce secretary and her staff, supple¬ mented by the Catalogue will be a poor substitute for such a list, until we can find space. Extracts prom letters written to the Missouri Alumnce Secretary From St. Joseph, Mo: “Eight years of life in Mexico City made fraternities and college days seem almost like another existence. But at a Theta luncheon this summer I found that there is a most attractive bunch of St. Joseph Thetas.” From the “right sort.” “Never having been a ‘stray sheep’ I am still enjoying the Journal and intend to as long as I live.” From a St. Louis Theta after visiting Oklahoma Thetas: “Owing to my health, I have been far away from fraternity affairs lately, and it feels good to be getting in touch with things again. Doesn’t it seem wonderful to go into an absolutely strange crowd of people and in less time than it takes to tell, to be made to feel perfectly at home? In the two days with the Oklahoma Thetas I certainly acquired a much broader idea of what a national organization can mean. I am quite sure that I have never met a more splendid, attrac¬ tive bunch of girls. I think we miss so much at Washington univer¬ sity by not having fraternity houses. It is almost impossible for the girls to know their whole chapter in the intimate way which living together affords.” From an Ozark, Missouri, Theta who winters in California: “Last winter I was a member of the Los Angeles alumnae chapter and am again this season. I have been taking a great deal of interest in the chapter. To me Theta stands for everything. I find that a great many Thetas once away from their chapter let go of all ties. I don’t understand why their interest should loosen when there is so much work to be done, and the Journal and Bulletins to read. I look

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With our contemporaries 185 forward to the Journal more than I do to any other magazine. My duty in the Alumnae chapter is to call on all visiting Thetas and invite them to meetings, et cetera.” I should like to see the time when every alumna truly felt herself a member of Kappa Alpha Theta first, and of her chapter second. Of course, we all speak and write as if this were the case, but in the hearts of most of us, Kappa Alpha Theta stands as the symbol of the love and companionship of the girls we knew in college. With that feeling comes, too, the attitude toward fraternity policies and problems carried over from our undergraduate days — things that were new and revolutionary in the fraternity then seem so to us still, although time and circumstances may have made them conservative. If each of us could feel on graduation that we had entered the “thirty-third degree” of Thetahood, so to speak, no longer limited by a single chapter, no longer having to be classified by group, but standing as an individual unit of the whole, would this not give us a sense of responsibility and fairness in fraternity problems broader than anything we have known ? WITH OUR CONTEMPORARIES Scholarship — An appeal to the alumni (Education commission Phi Gamma Delta.) The standard of scholarship in American universities is conditioned, broadly speaking, by three things: first, the attitude of the undergraduate toward the curriculum; second, by the point of view of the alumnus; and third, by the requirements set by the faculty. The latter is, theoretically, the most important of the three elements; but as a matter of fact, such is the power of the so- called human equation in our modern education, it is generally least important of all. . . . Whatever standards or rules for scholarship a faculty may set, unless the men both in and out of college can be impressed with the essential values of such requirements, they will be met by the majority of students, with the minimum of necessary effort. . . . Few of our educational institutions, outside of a small group of technical schools, are prepared to enforce their standards without fear and in spite of reproach. . . . The result is that both undergraduates and alumni come to look upon a scholarship standard with an indulgent or smiling eye. Whether they analyze their feelings or not, the impression gets abroad among them that even the faculties can be induced to overlook anything but a flagrant breach of the law — and this in turn can only mean that the standard itself is not a thing of supreme importance. If our educators individually condemn what they invariably approve in their official capacity, it is not strange that the alumni and the undergraduate come to regard scholarship as the amiable whim of impractical people. And so our alumni have developed for themselves a strange theory of education. They will often arise at reunion dinners and, after a story of the consulship of Plancus — told often with much feeling — solemnly inform the undergraduates present that really the best thing a man gets out of his college is the friends he makes there, or sometimes it is called “the opportunity to

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186 Kappa Alpha Theta rub shoulders with different kinds of fellows from all over the country” or “to mix with men.” This theory is always heartily applauded by undergraduates — and no wonder, for every human being likes to have confirmed what he wants to believe. And there is nothing so readily believed as a half-truth. It is only when the undergraduate substitutes this half-truth for the whole truth that difficulty begins. If the curriculum is merely a part of a necessary routine with which even the faculty are lenient, in their corporate capacity, then by all means, say the undergraduates, let us get the real good out of college life that the alumni tell us about. Nor can one blame them much for this attitude, considering their youth and inexperience. The chief responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the alumni, who look back upon their own college days through a rosy haze that grows less and less like the truth with each reunion, until about the twenty-fifth, when they become pessimists, whereupon the undergraduate ceases, and rightly, to believe them at all. But up to the stage when the alumnus decides that the undergraduate is no longer the earnest fellow he knew his classmates to be, he is an industrious spreader of the gospel of fellowship as the major function of college life. And the undergraduate eagerly absorbs this doctrine — for it is a complete excuse for all his actions. If he Spends the evening with a crowd of friends instead of studying, he is only applying literally what he has been told time and again. To turn now to the fraternity aspect of the question, it is not altogether surprising to find the same state of affairs largely true in our chapters as in our colleges. In the majority of cases, the desire to meet the scholarship require¬ ments is based upon the wish to keep the membership of the chapter intact, or else “to make a good showing” or “the best showing” in comparison with other fraternities. These are laudable ambitions, not to be despised in any off-hand generalizations, yet they are at the same time symptomatic of the alumni and undergraduates attitude as a whole. . . . In the opinion of the writer, it follows that no set of rules or regulations passed by individual chapters or by all chapters will have much effect upon the present situation. Such would but multiply the mechanical devices which most faculties throughout the country have already liberally provided. The heart of the matter is to be found in the tone of the undergraduate life itself. Until that i9 improved — until scholarship as scholarship is recognized at its true and lasting value, little more can be done than has been done already. Therefore this appeal for better scholarship spirit is addressed primarily to the alumni — for in their hands is the key to the problem. The alumni of our colleges and universities can make the tone of under¬ graduate life whatever they wish it to be. If at reunion time, as they talk to undergraduates and when they send their sons to college, they will impress upon them that the spirit of scholarship is at least as desirable as college, athletic or fraternity spirit, the young men will respond. At present their attitude toward college is but a reflection of the alumni attitude. Let the alumni base their appeal upon high motives — not upon what is expedient, but upon what is best. We wish to keep our numbers large, for that means more men ar* receiving a college education — but we must not keep our numbers large at the expense of our educational standards. We wish our students to have the inestimable advantage of meeting and knowing all sorts and conditions of men — but we do not wish these aims to be their sole aims. In short, it is time, indeed, that our alumni remember the old ideals of the fraternity. — Professor J. R. Crawford, Yale, in Phi Gamma Delta. From the undergraduate’s viewpoint. In what ways can a closer relationship be cemented between graduate and undergraduate? How can the alumni cooperate with the active membership of the chapter?

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With our contemporaries 187 One of the simplest and yet most effective means of retaining your interest in the chapter is by visiting us frequently and giving us a chance to become better acquainted with one another. Don’t think it is necessary to wait until Commencement or some other special occasion — the door is always open and there is at all times a cordial welcome awaiting every brother from Maine to California. If no occasion to visit us presents itself, make the occasion. It will be well worth your time and effort to see for yourself how the college and fraternity have grown as well as to renew old friendships and associations and make new ones. If you cannot return and see us personally, you can make it possible for us to keep up our connection with you through the medium of correspondence. In order to bring this about, you must let us know where you are, at least to the extent of informing us whenever you make a change of location. This will require but little time on your part, and the results that will accrue to both you and us will more than make the slight effort expended profitable. It is also within your power to aid us very appreciably in the all important matter of perpetuating our membership. Every fall we are confronted with the problem of selecting a suitable freshman delegation, and, since it is by its members that a fraternity is made known, and judged, this is obviously a matter of vital importance to every one connected with the fraternity and especially with this chapter. You can do your part by spending a small portion of your time in interesting desirable young men in Bowdoin and Delta- Upsilon and letting the college office and the fraternity know about them in advance. The college office will willingly supply them with literature on Bowdoin, and we shall be only too glad to entertain them at the chapter house and give them a foretaste of what Bowdoin i9 and what she stands for. Kindly address any information con¬ cerning prospective Bowdoin Delta U’s to the chairman of the Rushing com¬ mittee. — Delta Upsilon Quarterly. Just be one of us! I heard a little story the other day — a true story, of course. (Those of you who are Methodists will appreciate it especially.) It seems that a minister and his wife had three small boys whom they had never left alone until one winter evening when a noted evangelist came to town. That was such a special occasion that the parents, after much discussion, finally determined to go and leave the boys as housekeepers. So they gave the youngsters very care¬ ful directions and went off to church. The boys were conscientious, but in their zeal they piled too much wood into the stove and set fire to a neighboring partition. They succeeded, however, in putting out the fire and when the father and mother came home all three excitedly tried to talk at once. So the father said, “This won’t do. One at a time, please. Now, John, tell me your story.” “Well,” John said, “there was a fire and I poured on water and put it out.” “That’s good,” said father. “Phil, what did you do?” “There was a fire and John stood on a chair and I got some water in a dipper and passed it up to John to put out the fire.” “Fine! Charles, what did you do?” Charles was a tiny little fellow, but he answered promptly, “Oh, I stood in the corner and jumped up and down and shouted ‘Amen, Amen,’ just as fast as I could.” As Sigma women we’re a band of individuals of varied tastes and interests. Yet, even with our wide range of abilities, our diverse occupations, our several

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188 Kappa Alpha Theta homes in city, town, or country, we have oue unfailing point in common We’re each striving to get the most possible out of life. The keynote of the century’s aim is service. Among ourselves, we might call it by the humbler term of helpfulness. Hand in hand, friends of college days, we stood. With school life past, comes the opportunity to widen the circle and draw in others. With a little of the independence, helpful service and enthusiasm of the minister’s small sons, let’s stretch out our hands to each other. No, this isn’t a sermon ; but it is a plea to Sigmas, big and little, old and young, not to disappear immediately after graduation, cherishing Sigma as a pale, fragrant petal in the lavender of memory, but to be really one of us and to give us of the experience and inspiration that comes with the years. Just simple encouragement and interest, linked with a measure of friendship, will help us all in the old, old game of living. — Sigma Kappa Triangle. Alumni supervision — Its importance to the collegiate chapter. The nature of the fraternity as a college institution creates distinct prob¬ lems of administration. The entire personnel of a chapter normally changes in a period of five years: the freshman of 1915 is gone in 1920. Furthermore since the chief executive officer is usually a senior in college, the administrative office is in new hands each fall. These conditions, of themselves, should account for a wide variation in the effectiveness of the organization of a given chapter within a very short period of time. The present note seeks to suggest one mode of minimizing the danger inherent in this situation. A college fraternity chapter, like any other business and educational unit, should have a carefully formulated general policy, which it should be the conscious effort of each year’s administration to further. Necessarily since governing conditions vary so greatly from one college to another, and there¬ fore from one chapter to another, it is not feasible to set a single form to which all should conform, except, perhaps, in most general terms; and such an enunciation of a broad policy Sigma Nu has given in the Declaration of principles adopted by the seventeenth Grand chapter. Yet much contained, in that Declaration is, after all, material which the very nature of our organizatio-n should, it would seem, take for granted. Any “brotherhood of college men should seek to constitute “an integral part of the undergraduate life” of every college in which there is a chapter. So much seems fundamental. ... But it is with the policy not of the general fraternity, but of the individual chapter, that we are now concerned. What of the detailed relationships which are created by the conditions peculiar to the individual college? For these it would seem that a most careful analysis by mature men should be made in order that the chapter life be directed in the way most surely to secure the best long-run results. The great thing is to secure the effective cooperation of the alumni chapter. However full of enthusiasm and even of idealism a group of college men may be— even granted that they may be much more enthusiastic than idealistic — the fact remains that in certain directions under- graduates are inexperienced and therefore ignorant. The phrase college men” is after all a misnomer, especially as applied to members of the two lower classes. College matriculation seldom transforms an irresponsible, and not infrequently spoiled, high school boy into a man. Men are made by responsibilities. One of the great services of a fraternity to a man is that it offers an opportunity to assume responsibilities measured fairly to his capabili¬ ties, and previous experience — or lack thereof. But the alumni can bring rea experience, gained in college and afterwards, to the solution of chapter prob¬ lems, and to the formulation of general policies governing the chapter activities.

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With our contemporaries 189 There is a presumption that alumni can analyze adequately the long-run effect of acts, in the committing of which the undergraduate has only the short time point of view. To give the alumni an active ‘voice in the establishment of chapter policies insures continuous interest in the work of the chapter. The strongest fra¬ ternity chapters I have seen have been those chapters where there has been active participation in choosing men and in guiding the chapter life once satisfactory men have been picked. Nor is there any conflict of interest as between the active chapter and the alumni. The interest of both bodies is identical : the welfare of the chapter as an institution ; the creation and main¬ tenance of a real “man factory.” — 2 N Delta. Alumnae — Volunteers wanted ! Enlist now for service in your fraternity. Why do our members not achieve the great success which they ought to when Jrou consider the tremendous advantage which they have been given by being permitted to attend the institutions of higher learning? . . . Because of the improper selection of professions or careers by the boys ; an utter lack of intelligent advisers to the young boys while they are passing through the very crisis of the formulative periods of their lives. Perhaps if you have read thus far you are inclined to believe that I am exaggerating the percentages of failures among our graduates. The easiest way for you to clear your mind of this idea is to take down the list of all of those men who have been members of your chapter and try to mark the names of those men who have achieved the success which they ought to have achieved, considering all of their advantages. I am sure, unless you belong to a must unusual chapter, that you will not be able to find ten per cent of men in that class. Some of the other ninety per cent are total failures, and the rest have achieved only a mediocre success, and one which they could have obtained if they had never been inside of a college. In many cases their college training has been almost a total loss and has been of no assistance to them, and in only the very rare cases, has the boy been able to get out of his college experience as much as he should have gotten. We may be “the heirs of all the ages,” but we are most certainly not being put in proper possession of our inheritance. By that I mean that every year boys with practically the same previous experiences, similar home lives and education are going through the very bitter experiences of applying in practice what they have been studying. All of them see ways that they could have fol¬ lowed so as to make the beginning of their careers at least pleasanter. But as things are going now, we are not using these experiences to make the way easier for the boys who are now in college and who are still to come. And this in spite of the fact that we have in our possession an institution admirably adapted for the purpose of aiding and guiding the young men — our fraternity. For the purpose, therefore, of increasing the number of our members who can be called successful, I propose the following plan: I. At the time the boy is initiated, or shortly thereafter, the local graduate chapter association, acting through one of its officers in conference with the head of the chapter, designate two counsellors, one of whom shall be from the profession which the boy has chosen, and one from some profession as different as possible from the one he has chosen. Both of the counsellors are to be at least ten years older than the initiate. II. The counsellors are to be charged with the duty of talking, preferably at some place away from the college campus, with the boy at least twice every

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190 Kappa Alpha Theta year — the oftener the better, of course, so as to learn the boy’s ambitions, his ideals, his faults and his capabilities. III. The counsellors should inform themselves of the boy’s plans, courses which he proposes to select, and the professors under whom he intends to study, and should generally keep in touch with the character of the work which the boy is doing, the activities in which he is interesting himself in college out¬ side of his studies, and whether or not he has any habits which would tend to retard him in his work. Care, of course, must be taken in these meetings and inquiries so that the counsellors may not become mere monitors or assistant professors. The meetings should be arranged as informally as possible and all manner of scolding should be entirely eliminated. The counsellors should consider whether or not the boy is trying to learn a profession in which he has at least a reasonable opportunity of succeeding, and should attempt to put before the boy, not in any spirit of pessimism, a definite statement of what his professional life is likely to be, where he must live his life, etc. so that the boy may form his own conclusions based on ideas obtained from a man who is actually in his chosen profession. There will be an endless number of ideas that will suggest themselves to the counsellors if they devote merely fifteen minutes to the consideration of any particular boy’s case. And the inevitable results will be that hundreds of glaring errors which are now committed, will be prevented. The plan is so simple that the surprising thing is that it has not been thought of before. I know that it is an excellent one because some of the graduates of my own chapter acted unconsciously in the position of counsellors to myself, and they saved me from making what I now know would have been very serious mistakes. The most natural objection to be made to such a plan is that the professors should do just this work. My answer to that proposition is that the professors, except in very rare instances, are men who are not capable of achieving success in the practical, everyday world. There is as much truth as there is cynicism in Bernard Shaw’s often quoted remark that “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” Besides, most men,' after they have been teaching for a few years, become petty tyrants, utterly unable to get or retain the confidence of children or, particularly of college boys. Fathers or relatives also cannot advise the boys because advice from that source is never taken as seriously as advice from thoroughly disinterested parties. The plan may not work with every boy, and it may be that we haven’t enough good counsellors to go around at the present time ; but it certainly will work in many, many cases. Another good result from the plan would be that the counsellor would feel a responsible and direct interest in some particular man in his old chapter, and we may be very sure that there would be frequent conferences between the two counsellors during the four years or more that their particular charge is in college, and that they would watch him after he graduated and would have a very natural pride in his career. The counsellors would also, because of this direct localized interest, have a more general interest in the fraternity itself. Putting this plan into effect will cost absolutely nothing. It is work which cannot be done successfully and must not be attempted by the National frater¬ nity, either through its Board of archons or through its field secretary. It should be undertaken by the graduate associations of the particular chapters or by two or three interested alumni who would take upon themselves the desig¬ nation of counsellors for the first few years, until the scheme took hold definitely. — Phi Gamma Delta.

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Chapter news 191 CHAPTER LETTERS AND ALUMNAE NEWS For typed copy we thank Alpha, Delta, Lambda, Mu, Sigma, Tau, Omega, Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Eta, Alpha Theta, Alpha Iota, Alpha Nu, Alpha Xi, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Pi, Alpha Sigma, Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi. The following members have been reported by assistant editors as especially helpful in gathering alumnae personals. Our appreciation of this service is yours — De Etta Holmes and Hilde de Brine of Chi, Gertrude Reed, pledge to Upsilon, Beatrice Shakeshaft of Alpha Upsilon, Margaret Sperry of Psi, Helen Gooch of Alpha Rho, Pauline Whittlesey of Omega, Winifred Watson and Bernadine Field of Alpha Theta. Under the stress of much copy for this issue and the impossibility of increas¬ ing the size of the magazine while printing prices continue to soar, we have been forced to condense chapter letters somewhat. But we have left out no essential news, and from a study of letters as they appear, many chapter editors may learn how to tell the news interestingly within the 300 words set as chapter letter maximum. ALPHA — DE PAUW UNIVERSITY The last few weeks have been strenuous but delightful ones, due to the annual fall festivities. In the middle of October, ground was broken for Rector hall, the new dormitory for women. It was a very impressive ceremony, and Mr and Mrs Rector of Chicago, the donors, Mr Roy O. West of Chicago, and other prominent alumni were present. The dormitory is to cost $100,000 and its plans include many features of the finest dormitories in the country. November 4 was Old Gold Day, the fall home-coming day for all alumni and friends of the college. The day began with a special chapel service, at which Bishop Hughes, a former president of the university, was the principal speaker. Followed the annual class scrap, in which the sophomores were victorious. In the afternoon there was a football game, which De Pauw won by a comfortable margin. A feature was the appearance, between halves, of an extra edition of the college paper, issued by the women. Mary Alice Davis T8, was editor-in-chief, and Jessie Gobin T8, and Louise Robinson T9, were on the reportorial staff. The final event was the Old Gold Day Vaudeville, staged in the new gymnasium. This year a new plan was followed, campus organizations, instead of the various fraternities, gave the numbers. Theta was well represented, as Lois Shouse T9, was leading lady in one play, Carlotta Cooper T7, gave a solo dance in “The evolution of the dance” presented by the Women’s athletic association, and several other Thetas had important parts in the same number. The first aquatic meet ever held at De Pauw occurred November 25 in the new gymnasium. It was an interclass meet between the girls. Florence Heritage T7, and Grace Whitsel T7, were the individual stars of the event, the former taking two first places, and the latter winning one first, one second, and one third place.

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192 Kappa Alpha Theta De Pauw has not been omitted in the appeal that is being made to better conditions in the prison camps of Europe. Representatives of both the Young Men’s Christian association and the Young Women’s Christian association have been here, and as a resulr, approximately $1,000 has been pledged for this wonderful cause. Alpha is proud to announce a new pledge, Miss Gretchen Steiner, of Grinnell, Iowa. Miss Steiner is taking postgraduate work in De Pauw and is also assisting in the department of public speaking and English composition. 27 November 1916 ’96-ex Elizabeth Speed McFadden (Mrs E. R.) is now living at 1634 Chase av. Chicago. Sophia M. Steese, Chi ’ll, and Idabelle Towsley, Alpha Chi ’15, are teach¬ ing here. Miss Steese is the physical director of women, and Miss Towsley is at the head of the home economics department. ’95 Grace W. Birch is teaching in Springfield, Ill. She read a paper at the recent State high school conference at Champaign. ’04 Mrs George C. Day (Ruth Baker) is now at home in Greencastle with her mother, Mrs Lou Allen Baker ’82-ex. Her husband, Mr Day, is doing Y. M. C. A. work in the prison camps in Russia. ’87-ex Mrs Robin Stunkard (Emma Ridpath) of Brazil recently entertained the Theta alumnae club at her home. ’86 Mrs Lemuel H. Murlin (Ermina M. Fallas) visited recently in Green¬ castle. Her home is now in Boston where Dr. Murlin is president of Boston university. ’03-ex Mrs Dwight Ritter (Edna M. Taylor) of Indianapolis was a visitor at the Theta house over Old Gold Day. ’12 Florine Gobin is teaching in the government schools of San Juan, Porto Rico. ’19 Ruth Price who is teaching in Decatur, Ill. spent Thanksgiving holidays in Greencastle, the guest of Era Bence ’ll. ’97-ex Mr9 William A. Hough (Ella Marsh) and daughter, of Greenfield were Old Gold Day guests. ’12 Gladys Martin and Albert Cobb, A T A, of Attica, Ind. are to be married early in Dec. The wedding will take place at the home of the bride’s parents in Attica, and they will be at home on a farm near the same place. ’16 Dorothy Thomas, Mary Clippinger, and Genevieve Briggs were guests at the Theta house during the week-end of Old Gold Day. Mrs James Murray and Miss Isabella Hughes, both formerly active in Gamma, were guests at the Theta house over Old Gold Day. ’17-ex Dorothy Reynolds and Edwin Jessup of Indianapolis were married Nov. 11, in the All Soul’s Unitarian church of Indianapolis. Carlotta Cooper ’17, wa9 the only attendant of the bride. ’18-ex Irene Selby is teaching in one of the district schools just outside of Indianapolis. ’15 Mrs James B. Davis (Clarice Weer) of Brazil, Ind. was a recent visitor at the Theta house. ’11-ex Orbie Mason is Director of women’s activities and physical director at the Central M. E. Church of Detroit, Mich. Hazel Hardacre McManus (Mrs. L. W.) is living at 418 W. Euclid av. Detroit, Mich.

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Chapter news 193 BETA — INDIANA UNIVERSITY Hurrah! To all alumnae who are recent enough to know about the terrible enmity between Purdue and Indiana, we bring glad news. Purdue did not score over us in our big final football game of the season. That we did not score over Purdue is a fact just to whisper about — the score was 0 to 0. How many of our alumnae ever come back for Foundation day? You know it comes on January 19, and if you could hear the fine speeches and see the splendid play that is part of each year’s pro¬ gram, wa know you’d all gladden our hearts by coming down — or up, as the case may be — this year. And that isn’t all — there is a big banquet and we girls will promise to take good care of any who come. We have a rare treat in store this winter. Rose Stahl is to come to Bloomington under the auspices of’ the Indiana Union, and play in Mrs. McChesney. She will be followed in a few weeks by the Coburn players in Yelloiv Jacket. We deem ourselves fortunate in having a University organization that brings these people and Maude Adams and the Cincinnati symphony orchestra and many other fine things to us. Our freshmen have bought us a new Victrola! It was such a surprise, and it isn’t the only new thing about the house, either. We have much needed new furniture for our parlor. We march all our very close friends in to inspect it, and it is so beautiful and com¬ fortable — even the table — to look at. Every piece but that has been sat on by joyful guests who nearly go to sleep on our comfort¬ able davenport. The alumnae are largely responsible for this addi¬ tion and we just can’t thank them enough. We have a fine scheme for keeping down expenses and for encour¬ aging the “pay in advance” idea. All money that goes through the regular channels of board, room, and fraternity dues is paid under one head to a financial committee. Thus we obviate the necessity of having so many people always “collecting” for certain things. And for every week that the girls pay in advance, there is a definite deduction made, fixed on a sliding scale. The plan is so successful that the town girls are going to adapt it to their needs and we’re all going to “get rich quick” from our deductions, and help the fraternity, too. 27 November 1916 Ruth White >18 Mary Jane Carr has been obliged to leave college on account of illness in her family. ’07 Miss Genevieve Brown is making an extended auto tour of the West. ’97 We were glad to have Mrs Amos Blacklidge (Lenora Alexander) of Rushville, spend a few days at the Theta house last spring during the pageant. ’92 Mrs. Arthur A. McCain (Ethel Rondthaler) is now living in Crawfords- ville and is an active member of the Musical amateurs and the Dramatic club. ’97 Miss Ella G. Marthens who has been teaching in Shortridge high school for several years, has been quite ill this fall.

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194 Kappa Alpha Theta ’97 Mabel Thompson of Elizabethtown writes, “The interest in the Alumnae association grows every year. There is no reason why Indiana university should not have as enthusiastic support as any eastern college.” ’05 Anna Weir, now Mrs Richard B. Osborne, is running a ranch in the state of Wash, near Portland. ’90 Mrs George H. T. Scribner (Josephine Pittman) is now living in Seattle, Wash. Last fall Mrs Scribner’s three sons were on the Mexican border as members of Co. I and the First Regiment Band. ’15-ex Nancy Conwell is now Mrs William Thompson. She is living in Connersville, Ind. ’15 Ruth Herdrick is teaching English and dramatic art in the high school at Prescott, Ariz. ’15-ex Harriet Pilger is now Mrs George Crittenberger and is living in Anderson. ’14 Dorothy Thornburgh of Indianapolis is one of the very successful teachers in a large high school there. ’04 Born, Oct. 1916, to Mr and Mrs B. De Busk (Matella Druly) a daughter, Elizabeth Ann. Address: Eugene, Ore. ’14-ex Martha Vogelsong is in Detroit, Mich. Address: 78 Philadelphia av. E. ’07 Hazel Mowers, house-manager of the Northern Pacific hospital at Tacoma, spent a three months’ vacation visiting in Ind. and Ill. Mrs. H. P. Perrill (Charlotte Knox) is living at 2333 Channing Way, Ber¬ keley, Cal. Her husband, Lieut Perrill, has been sent to the Pacific coast to command the U. S. gunboat “Yorktown.” Mrs Charles Gotschall has moved from Chicago to Vincennes, Ind. Mrs Kegwin (Creed Myers) new address is 2407 Park av. Indianapolis. Maurine Starling took the part “Indiana” in a recent state-centennial cele¬ bration in Indianapolis. She is teaching in the C. E. Emmerich manual training high school of Indianapolis. GAMMA — BUTLER COLLEGE This has been a prosperous college year so far, as we have finished third in the list of secondary colleges in football, and basketball plans are well in progress. We are planning to publish the Drift, a college yearbook, which has not been attempted for several years. The numerous clubs are breaking records in membership and activity, and we have a Glee club which gives fine promise. Duzer Du is planning a play in which Genevieve Downs is to play the leading role. After much discussion, we have again adopted the Honor system with a few changes in the Constitution which we hope will make it successful. We miss our last year’s seniors, and the girls who did not come back, very much, and are always pleased when they visit us and join in on our good times. We are preparing for a big celebration in honor of our tenth anniversary; the program includes a tea at the home of Mrs Kingsbury, with musical program; and a dinner and fraternity meeting, after which the freshmen will give their stunt, at the home of Mrs Hilton U. Brown. We hope that every Gamma Theta from Greenfield to Los Angeles will come.

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Chapter neivs 195 Our chapter attended a meeting of Indianapolis alumnae chapter at which we gave the program, a real college chapter meeting. We hope the alumnae enjoyed the meeting even half as much as we. Mrs Mick served refreshments to that immense crowd with her usual highly appreciated hospitality. We hope that they will invite us again. On November 25, we treated ourselves to a chapter party at the home of Marybelle Pigman. We didn’t realize before what pretty little girls and handsome little boys we had (especially in Agnes Foreman and Urith Dailey). We all acted in accordance with our costumes and played games that we played long ago. We are looking forward to our Christmas dance December 21, and also to the State dance and luncheon in January at which we hope to meet a large number of our alumnae and Thetas from other col¬ leges. We are proud to announce two fine new pledges, Dorothy Allen and Miriam Buttwiler, both of Indianapolis. Mildred Morgan ’20 Helen Marsh visited Edna Hines at Indiana university. *19 Laura Pantzer and Genevieve Downs attended a 2 X dance at Wabash. Irene Pritchard, Marianne Copeland, Hazel Rodebaugh, Mildred Morgan, and India Wilson spent the week-end at Purdue, attending the Indiana-Purdue game and enjoying the hospitality of Alpha Chi. ’i8 Katherine Burton also attended the Indiana-Purdue game, afterwards visiting Cordelia Higgins at Lebanon. >i8-ex Harriet Dithmer is visiting Helen Duke at Wisconsin, after which she will go to Illinois university to attend a B © II dance. *20 Helen Biederman and Marie Hamilton will also attend the B 0 II dance at Illinois. Irene Pritchard, Marybelle Pigman, Hazel Rodebaugh, Anna Junge, Mary Louise Rumpler, Urith Daily, Marie Hamilton, Laura Pantzer, Lois Blount, Pearl Thomas all attended the Butler-De Pauw game on Old Gold Day, and visited the Theta house. >15 Ruth Cunningham is teaching at Manual and Technical high schools. ’i6 Miriam Wilson who is attending the University of Chicago spent Thanksgiving with her family. ’i8-ex Isabelle Hughes spent Old Gold day and the ensuing week-end at De Pauw. ’i4-ex Mrs James Murray (Lucy Hughes) spent Old Gold day at De Pauw. ’io-ex Mrs Ernest Foley (Jessie Morgan Ragsdale) of Bloomington has been visiting in Indianapolis for three weeks. ’14 Eda Boos is teaching German in grade schools in Indianapolis. ’15 Marie Peacock is also teaching in Indianapolis. Elizabeth Ray is teaching in Southport. Born to Mr and Mrs Maxwell Bailey (Ellen McMurray) on July 24, a daughter. ’14 Mary Parker has returned from a two months’ visit in Denver. ’14 Gwyneth Harry visited Marjorie and Berenice Hall at the time of Gamma’s celebration. ’15 Berenice Hall is engaged to Elbert Glass, A T A, of Indianapolis.

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196 Kappa Alpha Theta ’ll Born to Mr and Mrs S. J. Offutt (Nelle Reed) on May 14, a daughter, Margaret Anne. ’ 1 2-ex Born to Mr and Mrs G. L. Moffett on June 6, a son, James William. Laura Lindley was married to Samuel Searle in June. Born to Mr and Mrs Claris Adams (Ruth Davenport), a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, on May 29. Gladys Copeland was married to Walter C. Holmes, 4> K 'P, in April. Her address is The Elms, Springfield, Ill. Those present at the home-coming dinner in honor of Gamma’s birthday included the following: Margaret Axtell, Mrs Benj. Keach (Lesley Clay), Mrs Jess Hughes (Mary Bragg), Alice Mummenhoff, Mrs Sam J. Offutt (Nelle Reed), Mrs George Rafert (Ethel Stewart), Miss Sarah Cotton, Mrs Edward Mick (Minnie Clark), Miss Emma Clinton, Mrs. Mary Eichrodt (Mary Clinton), Mrs Boston, Charlotte Allen, Katherine Riley, Mrs Cora Campbell Barnett, Mrs H. J. Alford, Mrs Sally Hizer, Helen Hand, Helen Andrews, Charlotte Bachman, Mary Lockhead, Miriam Wilson, Mrs Schultz (Helen Lewis), Beth Wilson, Mildred Morgan, Irene Pritchard, Mary Wheeler, Mary Louise Rumpler, Miss Arda Knox, Bernice Hall, Gwyneth Harry, Marjory Hall, Helen Tipton, Bonnie Applegate, Cordelia Higgins, Isabella Hughes, Lola Connor, Ruth Cunningham, Eliza Paramore, Eileen Morgan, Loraine Jefferies, Lucile Adams, Helen Reed, Elizabeth Ray, Katherine Burton, Anna Junge, Agnes Foreman, Mary Zoercher, Urith Dailey, Marybelle Pigman, Hazel Rodebaugh, Jean Brown, Marie Fitzgerald, Genevieve Downs, Genevieve New, India Wilson, Eda Bachman, Edith Dailey, Florence Fuller, Marion Bottsford, Laura Ann Reed, Laura Pantzer, Marianne Copeland, Mrs Luther Eldridge (Roxanna Thayer), Mrs Hazel Dow, Mrs Ernest Foley (Jess Rags¬ dale), Mrs Walter Krull (Clara Lancaster), Mrs Clifford Harrod (Florence Ker), Mrs Lawrence Garriott (Beulah Meek), Mrs Theo. Kingsbury, (Cornelia Goe), Mrs Homer McKinstray (Josephine Wiest), Mrs Hugh Wilkinson (Ann Hughes), Mrs Claris Adams (Ruth Davenport), Mrs James Murray (Lucy Hughes), Katherine Kenny, Hilda Kinder, Hazel Van Wie, Mrs Carl Harris (Lois Brown), Mrs Sam Searle (Laura Lindley), Eda Boos, Marie Peacock, Rebecca Noland, Mrs Joseph W. Mullane (Marie Pritchard). Mrs Mark H. Brown (Lillian Bailey) is now residing in Memphis, Tenn. where she is soloist in one of the churches. Mrs Clifford Herrod (Florence Ker) of Altoona, Pa. is visiting her mother Mrs John Ker. Jeanne Stewart is attending Dr Curry’s school of expression in Boston this winter. Mary Parker has returned home from an extended visit in Denver, Colo. Beth Wilson is now acting as chaperon in the Theta house at Purdue uni¬ versity. Vera Jacobs of Cincinnati is visiting in the city. Mrs Ernest Foley (Jess Ragsdale) of Bloomington has come with her three children to spend the holidays with her mother. Mrs Anna Osborne Wilkinson has returned to her home in Marion after a visit here. Mrs Josephine Wilkinson Lowe and children are here from Illinois to spend the Christmas holidays. DELTA - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Delta, fortunately, has been well prepared for the alumnae number of the Journal by the annual Illinois “Home-coming,” November 17-19. There were forty alumnae back to make the 1916 Home-com¬ ing the biggest and best that we have had. At our banquet there

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Chapter neivs 197 were eighty-five Thetas and pledges. Six alumnae came early in order to attend initiation on November 16 when Amalie Wesseling, Bernice McNair, Anne Chesley (sister of Alice Chesley Whitehead) and Ruth Detwiler were initiated. We hope that other girls will come to visit us during the year, for any time is a proper time for a Theta Home-coming. We want to tell all the Delta girls how much we enjoyed reading their letters at our little Sunday morning service. The ‘‘old girls” were so glad to renew their old friendships if only by letter and the rest of us felt much better acquainted after hearing them. We hope to have more letters next year but most of all we want to have you yourselves. Our next initiation will occur after the beginning of second semes¬ ter; Junior breakfast is late in the spring. If anyone has an engage¬ ment to announce, the juniors will be glad to cooperate with the alumnae at that time. Just now the university is growing very rapidly. There are 1,300 women students — which is a marked increase. A new education building and a new music hall have been started and the corner stone of a girls’ dormitory laid. The donnitory will accommodate a hundred girls and is located in Urbana on Nevada street. The trus¬ tees, the president, the faculty, and the new Dean of women are showing new enthusiasm in the affairs of the women. Delta has at last a chaperon, who is here to stay and be our mother by proxy for the rest of the year at least. She is Mrs M. M. Clark, recently of Los Angeles, California, and has been connected with colleges and universities for a good many years; first as the wife of a faculty member at Indiana state university, and later as a mother to girls in Smith and Oberlin. Mrs Clark is well acquainted with the fraternity, having a Theta daughter, Mrs Gwenn Clark Roney, Tau, of Evanston. Marian Manley Delta alumnae who attended Home-coming were: Lavinia Stinson ’14, Ella Burns Meyers ’i6-ex, Hortense Gettys Hill ’i6-ex, Ruth Fruland ’17-ex, Helen Johnson ’17-ex, Louise Shipman Wagner ’08, Catherine Planck Kircher ’14, Patience Pennewell ’17-ex, Marguerite Bennett ’16, Minnie Parker Stultz ’08, Jennie Parker Richards ’12-ex, Mildred Laurence Wheeler ’12-ex, Gertrude Humphery Kimmel ’io-ex, Margaret Major Castle ’12-ex, Helen Jordan Truitt ’ll, Virginia Taylor Iiasse ’o8-ex, Edith Reid Gerrie ’o8-ex, Pearl Higgein- botham Collins ’08, Lucilla Fullenwider Savage ’09-ex, Hortense Wickard ’15, Edna Goettler ’16, Viola Sonntag ’08, Ruth Hyndman ’08, Gladys Lovewell ’18-ex, Gladys Fishleigh ’14-ex, Lillian Riddle ’12, Jane Link ’15, Leone Merritt ’17-ex, Florence King ’14, Irene Bollman ’19-ex, Miriam Samter ’13-ex, Sally Ford ’17-ex, Margaret Harris Lewis ’14, Fay Willerton ’14, Norma Love Davidson ’06-ex. Lucille Pritchard, Elizabeth MacGregor, and Lewise Halladay of Psi, and Gladys Young of Tau were guests of Delta during Home-coming.

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198 Kappa Alpha Theta Jessie Isa Lummis ’02, Hortense Wickard *15, and Edna Goettler ’16 were in Urbana the week-end of Nov. 24, attending the high school conference of this district. Helen McDonnel from Tau was also attending the conference and made her home with us during that short time. ’09 Ida Mattis Snyder has a little daughter born Oct. 25. ’08 Ruth Hyndman was married Nov. 25, to Asa Bryant Cutler, A 0. At home after Feb. 1, R. R. No. 1, Hood River, Ore. ’15 Hortense Wickard is principal of the high school at Greenup, Ill. ’14 Florence King is the head of the household science department in the Richmond, Ind. high school. ’16 Marguerite Bernett will enter a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, as dietitian, Jan. 1. ’17 Leone Merritt who is taking public school music at Northwestern, will receive her degree in Liberal arts from the University of Illinois in June. ’ 18-ex Gladys Lovewell is studying in the Chicago normal school of physical education and teaching in settlement house. ’09 Mary Gibson Vance has moved from Alexis, Ill. to Shelby ville, Utah. Her husband is connected with the College of Utah. They are very muca pleased with their new home. ’10-ex Emma Munsell Bullard was married Nov. 5 to Charles Clark Elling¬ ton. Address : Mechanicsburg, Ill. ’08 Viola Sonntag has announced her engagement to Edmund M. Busch, 4> r A, of Joliet. ’14 Geraldine Bullard Newcomb has a little daughter, Deborah, born Sept. 34. Ellen Huntington Whitten (Mrs A. F.) has a second son, born in Oct. ’12 Lillian Riddle is doing graduate work at the University of Chicago. Address : 6033 Woodlawn av. ’04-ex The engagement of Juliet Scott of Denver to W. P. Cassell of Pitts¬ burgh is announced. Mr Cassell is secretary of the National fire insurance co. Mary Gibson Vance (Mrs W. F.) is living in Caldwell, Idaho, where her husband is pastor of a Presbyterian church. ’08-ex The engagement of Alice Riley to F. A. Healy, A T A, of Aurora has been announced. ETA — UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN With pleasure and with pride we introduce our eleven pledges: Ailene Brush ’18, of Port Huron from Northwestern; Amy Elliott ’18, of Indianapolis from Sweet Briar college; Katharine Davis ’18, of Detroit from Junior college; Helen Balz ’19, of Indianapolis from Butler college; Elizabeth Avery ’19, of Port Huron from Emma Willard school; Lucile Crissey ’19, of Highland Park; Gay Wilgus ’20, and Winnifred Plobbs ’20, of Ann Arbor; Barbara Marquis ’20, and Dorothy Williams ’20, of Detroit; Hertha Raid ’20, of Cleveland. Affiliation service will be held December 4 for Nell Keller, Beta, and Glady Lynch, Epsilon. Rushing was carried on under difficulties. We had no home in which to entertain. We scarcely saw each other, for we were scat¬ tered all around Ann Arbor, two or three girls in a house; we could not eat together ; what could we do ? But our difficulties were solved by kind patronesses, Theta friends, and alumnae who opened their

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Chapter news 199 homes to us; we lived with them and gave teas, dinners, vaudeville “stunt-parties” and dances. We gave luncheons in the tea-shops and at the country club and took all rushees through the new house. House is really the only thing we can talk at present with any great degree of intelligence. You can not know how happy we are to be moved in and settling the two upper floors. We are so proud of our pretty rooms, so enthusiastic over our dormitory system, and so eager for the downstairs to be finished. Mother Vedder’s apartment has just been finished and she is with us again. The dining-room and library are to be finished immediately, and we expect to begin serving meals on December 4. The reception room and living-rooms are to be decorated during Christmas vacation. We are to have a house¬ warming, December 10, and we hope a great many alumnae will come. The unfinished condition of the house made it impossible for us to have a fall initiation, so we are looking forward to the one in Feb¬ ruary. On November 25 in Packard academy we gave our annual dance to the pledges. 28 November 1916 Doris E. Porter ’15 Mary Elizabeth Lynn was married to Frank Findlay, A X, of Niagara Falls, N. Y. in Nov. ’09-ex Born to Mr and Mrs J. M. Walker (Julia Benedict), of Cordele, Ga. a daughter, Oct. 1916. ’13 Ruby Severance Gripman (Mrs Rae) is living at 440 Commonwealth av. Detroit, Mich. ’15 Annie Williams is doing recreation work at the Dwyer school in Detroit. *12 Josephine Davis is executive secretary of the Animal welfare association, Detroit, Mich. ’06 Ann Mulheron is in the Public library of Los Angeles, Cal. ’ll Mary Mulheron is connected with the juvenile court work of Detroit. Address : 259 Lincoln av. ’12 Grace Koon’s address is; City receiving hospital, Detroit, Mich. Elsie Weitz of Cleveland has made frequent visits to Ann Arbor, as she is chairman of the interior decorating committee. Elfrieda Weitz and Mrs Weitz of Cleveland visited the Chapter Nov. 20. ’17 Rowena Bastin is back in the university doing special work. We were glad to have Beatrice Lambrecht ’16, Esther Cook ’16, and Mar¬ garet Armstrong ’15, with us Thanksgiving. ’11 Augusta Bookmeyer, ’15 Annie Williams, ’15 Margaret Foote, ’12 Louise Tuttle Kingsbury (Mrs G. W.), ’11 Grace Koons, Mr and Mrs R. B. Gripman (Ruby Sevenance ’13)1 and ’16, Beatrice Lambrecht were here for the Michi- gan-Pennsylvania game. At the time of the Washington-Michigan football game, we were delighted to have eleven Alpha Iota Thetas here. Alumnae present on pledge day were : Bertha Ballard, Elizabeth, Annie, and Olivia Williams, Myra Post Cady, Charlotte Bissel, Esther Cook, Leona Belser, Josephine Davis. Alumnae here during rushing season were : Charlotte Walker Stone, Emma Heath, Mrs Walker, Mrs Eastman. The chapter extends since sympathy to Mary J. Tinsman ’19 in her recent bereavement of her father.

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200 Kappa Alpha Theta ’04 Dr Kathleen Anderson resigned her position as city bacteriologist for Tacoma, spent the summer in Chicago attending clinics and learning the dernier cri in anasthesia, and intends to open an office in San Diego to usher in the young of Southern California over the Twilight route. IOTA — CORNELL UNIVERSITY At last we are in our new house. After six weeks of living about, we are more anxious than ever for the year together. Miss Sudder- miester, our chaperon, has entered into the spirit of things as well as any of us, doing without a few luxuries until the experimental stage is over. With trunks still in the bedrooms, and workmen putting finishing touches to woodwork and decorations, we are doing our first enter¬ taining. Five Chi members are at Cornell for a Student volunteer convention. We are enjoying them even though ill prepared as yet for company and trust that they, who are experienced in house-keep¬ ing will understand. Despite the difficulties of rushing minus even a chapter-room, the season has been very successful. Our nine pledges, Jeanette Warner, Vassar ’18; Silence Rowlee, Louise Roux, Eleanor Willingmyre, Lois Webster, Marjorie McKinley, Ruth Millard, May Thropp, and Harriet Buckout ’19, are among the most splendid of the incoming girls. Mrs Lee (Ruth McClelland ’16,) gave a tea at her home for the alumnae in Ithaca to meet the pledges. The new girls had dinner Thanksgiving day with the Thetas in the house, and after each meeting, the pledges are invited for the refreshments. Initiation is December 15. This will be the first year to have it, as well as the banquet, in our own house. This is but the beginning of a series of events to keep us busy. We hope to give a small dance and a reception or tea to the faculty and our alumnae before Christ¬ mas vacation. As you can see, Iota is feeling very optimistic. Here’s luck to you all. Elizabeth Stufflebeam Helen L. McFarland’s address is 2101 Bellevue Rd. Harrisburg, Pa. Alice Graves Kidder has moved from Redding, Mich, to Los Angeles, Cal. ’09 Queenie' Horton Sailor (Mrs R. W.) has moved from Oak Park, Ill. to Ithaca, N. Y. Helen Spaulding ’16, has a position as a landscape artist with Miss Beatrix Farrand. She is, however, ill at the present time. Ann Kerr ’16, is teaching in Auburn but we are always glad to see her on her week-end holidays. Jean Holmes, ’16, is teaching nature study at Holton-Arms in Washington, D. C. Madeleine K. Church ’17, is very busy with the Student conference which is held this year at Ithaca. Margaret MacClanahan ’16, is teaching domestic science at the Polytechnic school for girls in Portland, Ore.

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Chapter netvs 201 KAPPA — UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS There are but two chapter events planned, so far, for the rest of the year — the Christmas dinner, December 13, and the Spring party, the date to be announced later. In this alumnae number, Kappa is very proud to announce her scholarship record for 1915-16. Theta again leads in scholarship, and will be the first to have her name engraved on the scholarship cup awarded by college Panhellenic. November 18, our alumnae entertained us with the very cleverest of stunt parties. We were invited with much formality to the marriage of Miss Constant Leona Chase to Mr Wood B. Benedict — our “pres¬ ents” being desired. Before the ceremony, telegrams of congratula¬ tions from Shadow Lawn and Oyster Bay were received, and later anxious messages from the groom who had stopped at Mars for repairs for his airship. The entire bridal party was deliciously funny — solemn bishop, whose pessimistic warnings might have discour¬ aged any young bride, the tall, fair, self-confident bride, the short, timid, French-looking bridegroom, and the complacent relatives, Mr and Mrs O. B. Joyful and the bride’s grandmother. Many and wonderful were the gifts, most of the cut glass bearing the mark of the Kress Shops. Later, the special edition of the daily paper appeared, containing elaborate accounts of the wedding, and clever personals concerning each wedding guest. The freshman Katsup was completely satisfactory to the critical audience of upperclassmen. Our rushing captain’s dreams were revealed as visions of rushees following, as in a trance, the huge key and arrow dangled tantalizingly before them. After this clever scene, the upperclassmen found their various accomplishments adapted to the program of the closing day of a country school. They saw themselves in ruffled aprons, huge bows, white “best” dresses, and pink gingham ; they heard orations, solos, poems, and dialogues, indicating that their present inclinations had been apparent in these youthful tendencies. College Panhellenic gave its annual dance, November 18. Five organizations gave clever stunts, providing amusement for those girls who did not care to dance. Alpha Chi Omega presented a mysterious masked dancing chorus ; Gamma Phi Beta, an old English Christmas play ; Alpha Xi Delta, a movie, “Before and after taken,” revealing all the secrets of rushing; Sigma Kappa, an operatic star resembling Tetrazinni, and Alpha Delta Pi, a clever production of the romantic Lochinvar legend. This week, some of us are anxiously looking forward to the Kansas- Missouri game, with doubts and hopes concerning the Tiger’s resis¬ tance — and some of us are reading time tables! 26 November 1916 Elsie Patterson

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202 Kappa Alpha Theta *16 Helen Topping is studying dancing in Kansas City this winter. She comes to Lawrence every Saturday to instruct two classes of small girls in Greek and classic dancing. Catherine Harrison, Jane Alexander, and Violet Crumbine of Alpha Upsilon were here for the freshman Katsup. ’13 Elinor Keith, ’13 Marie Sealy, ’16 Naomi Simpson, ’16 Maria Slade, ’14 Ruth Harger, and Katherine Curry visited us on their way from the State teachers association meeting at Topeka. Beatrice Neumiller Wheelock (Mrs Donald) ’13, Emily Foster Russell (Mrs Frank) ’i6-ex, Lael Bailey Gray (Mrs William) ’i7-ex, Nellie Taylor Mussel- mon (Mrs John) ’12, Hazel Allison Forde (Mrs Edgar) ’io, Ruth Lawson Somers (Mrs Claude) ’i5-ex, visited us during the Kansas- Missouri game. Katherine Keizer *i7-ex, Barbara Abel ,I7» Mabel Perry ’16, visited us several weeks ago. Katherine Sawyer and Eva McNutt of Kansas City visited their sisters last week-end. Married, Oct. 19, Vera Atkinson, and Francis Veatch. ’97 Emma Barber Thomas (Mrs Gomer) is living at 55 Byron av. Detroit, Mich. Born to Mr and Mrs Marvin Craeger (Helen A. Alder), a daughter. Born to Mr and Mrs Roy Dietrick (Gale Gossett), a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Donald Wheelock (Beatrice Neumiller), a son. Born to Mr and Mrs George Belt (Alice Sinclair), a son. Elizabeth Laird married Mr George Hayward Carpenter. LAMBDA - UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Freshmen claim the largest share of our attention as the time for pledging is near. Panhellenic rules this year allow no fraternity more than three dates with each freshman. December 15 the invita¬ tions will be sent, with pledging the next day. No freshmen will be initiated until after mid-years, and then only on receiving satis¬ factory grades. ' * i • f We held our big party at the home of Anna Ward *15, our new District president. All the new girls were invited to the “Jardin de Danse,” where they were served refreshments in true cafe style, while a succession of fancy dances and musical treats made the minutes fly. On October 26 we pledged Louise Winter *19 of Burlington, who is already a loyal Theta in spirit. The Equal suffrage club gave a play, Tommy's wipe , November 10, in which five Thetas had parts. Cinderella and a Mother Goose parade were given by the Young Women’s Christian association November 24 and 25 for the benefit of the Silver Bay fund. Dorothy Lawrence T9 and Isabel Watson T8 were in the cast. The University of Vermont has recently received notice of a gift of $100,000 from General Rush C. Hawkins, to be paid when the university has raised twice the amount. The money will probably be used for much needed building and equipment. Two concerts of special interest have been given at Vermont this fall. The first was a piano recital by Ignace Jan Paderewski, and

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Chapter news 203 the other an entertainment by the Russian symphony orchestra, November 18. At a meeting of the National association of state universities held at Washington, D. C. November 13 and 14, President Guy Potter Benton of the University of Vermont was elected president of the association for the year 1916-17. 29 November 1916 Pearl M. G randy ’96 Florence J. May is doing newspaper work in St. Johnsbury, Vt. ’08 Married Oct. 10, Helen M. Barker to Frederick W. Albert, ©AX, George Washington university ’05. They are living at 901 20th st. N. W. Washington, D. C. ’08 Lucy Bean French (Mrs Harold F.) i9 living at 9 Garden Terrace, Allston, Mass. ’08 Ernestine Sweet spent a few days in Burlington this fall. She is now teaching in Bethel, Vt. ’09 Miriam Hitchcock Chapin (Mrs Edward E.) was in Burlington for the Russian symphony concert Nov. 18. Her address for the winter will be Central Moron, Camaguey, Cuba. ’09 Maude Davis is attending a school of religious pedagogy. Her address is 57 Farrington av. Hartford, Conn. ’13 Mary E. Winslow is attaining great success as a story teller in one of the children’s departments of the New York public library, where she has been working since her graduation. ’13 Bernice Bartlett is teaching English in the high school in Oneonta, N. Y. Address : 88 Chestnut st. ’13 Bessie M. Thayer is starting on her third tour in the employ of the U. S. Agricultural extension service. She will visit many towns of Vt. where she will conduct extension schools and demonstrations in cooking and sewing. This is one of the new fields just opening to women in the east. ’13 Ruth Brownell, who studied last year at Columbia, is now at home in Osage, Iowa. ’13-ex Hazel G. Weeks is at the head of the domestic science department oi the Montpelier public schools, Montpelier, Vt. ’13-ex Emily Hulburd Hamlin (Mrs Benjamin) has a son, Charles H. born Nov. 21. ’13 Carrol Hatch was in Burlington Oct. 12-14. She is taking nurses training at Randolph sanitarium, Randolph, Vt. ’14 Nina Shepardson has recently had charge of a Coney Island entertain¬ ment at People’s academy, Morrisville, Vt. ’14 Katharine Dewey, Lou Fullington ’15, Ethel Jackson ’15, Helen Rutter ’16, Gladys Fauley ’16, and Ruth Adams ’16, attended the Vt. State teachers’ convention held in Burlington Oct. 12-14. ’15 Bernadine Kimball Simonds (Mrs Ralph W.) and Ruth Votey Stern¬ berg (Mrs David) ’11, are living at 109 W. Alexandrine av. Detroit, Mich. ’15-ex Mr and Mrs Daniel R. Grandy (Marjorie Read) of East Orange, N. J. are home for Thanksgiving. ’16 Helen Rutter spent the week-end in Burlington Nov. 18-19. She has charge of noon lunches in Johnson normal school, Johnson, Vt. ’16 Grace Scofield is touring Vt. state forming equal franchise clubs with Mrs Houston of the National headquarters, N. Y. ’17 Elizabeth Baker has returned to college, having recovered from her recent illness.

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204 Kappa Alpha Theta ’i7-ex Norma Strong Crosby (Mrs Harold P.) was in Burlington Sept. 30. ’i8-ex Hazel Warden Dean (Mrs Leon W.) visited relatives in Burlington Nov. 4-7. At a recent meeting of the N. Y. Alumnae association of the University of Vermont, Annie Leavens Manchee (Mrs W. A.) ’96 was elected president for the year 1916-17; Clara T. Colburne ’88 vice-president; Annie Clark *98 and Theta Baker ’12 members of the executive committee. *05 Grace Deane Bellrose (Mrs Walter C.) is living in Watertown, N. Y. Amy P. Morse is teaching home economics in the University of Minnesota. MU — ALLEGHENY COLLEGE January 20 — Annual pledge stunt party. January 27 — Founder’s-day celebration. February 10 — Initiation. June 19 — Fraternity banquet. The above is a list of chapter events planned for the remainder of the year. To all alumnae, Mu extends a cordial invitation to return and enjoy them with us. The most strenuous and exciting rushing season in years ended on November 4; and in the evening with keen happiness and apprecia¬ tion Mu pledged Elizabeth Carew, of Erie; Florence Gibbons, of Sharon; Helen Miller, of Franklin; Virginia Lewis, of Johnstown; Florence Pappenhagen, of Meadville; Harriet Dunn of Connells- ville; Susan Jenkins, of Butler; Dorcas Hall and Doris Gamble, of Warren. This year’s rushing rules were practically the same as those of last year. The season covered only six weeks. The daily rush began at eight in the morning and was forbidden to continue after seven-thirty in the evening. The fraternities were permitted to ask freshmen for engagements, but they were not permitted to take any one freshman “off campus” more than twice a week. One social function only could be given: that was a dance at the Saegertown Inn to which every girl in the freshman class was invited by all the fraternities combined. Each fraternity was allowed to invite one alumna to this party. No men were present, as neither the rules of the college nor of the Panhellenic association would permit it; but the fraternity girls acted as escorts and dance partners. While we were thus exerting our energies to captivate nine desir¬ able freshmen, the strain of rushing was relieved by a most delightful and greatly appreciated visit from Mrs Mecklin. She arrived just in time to play the role of Theta alumnae representative at the Panhellenic dance. During Mrs Mecklin’s visit Mu entertained the faculty, their wives, and the senior girls at a reception given at the home of our ever gracious and hospitable Mrs Webb ’00-ex. At the convention of the Women’s intercollegiate self-government association held at Mt. Holyoke in November, Allegheny was repre-

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Chapter news 205 sented by two delegates, one being Anne McConnell, who is junior member of the local Student government board. The Allegheny Young Women’s Christian association has adopted recently the Isabella Thoburn college, at Luchnow, India, as its sister college. This is a new movement in the missionary field. It means that the oriental college can expect, at any time, any possible help from the girls in the Occident; that there will be an exchange of letters, stuntbooks, and accounts of college life so that each college may keep in close touch with the other one. Also, many of the girls are taking an active interest in the local Italian mission, to which they give a few hours each week, in teaching various domestic accomplishments to the foreign children. Acting upon a recent suggestion which was made, with the idea of interesting the girls in the world beyond the college campus, Mu has subscribed to the Outlook, Current Events, New Republic, and the Atlantic Monthly. These magazines are to be kept in the frater¬ nity rooms where they can be read by anyone at any time. To stimu¬ late enthusiasm, we have planned to have, after fraternity meetings, brief discussions of the most interesting articles — while the needles of the industrious are flying, and the fudge of the hungry is bubbling. 29 November 1916 Adelaide Singley ’87 Mrs John Coney (Harriet Reitze) is very active in civic work at Prince¬ ton, N. J. ’00 Julia E. Krech is studying at the Philadelphia college of osteopathy. Address: 912 Pine st. Philadelphia, Pa. ’03 Ruth Townley and Anna Slease are teaching in Pittsburgh, in the new million dollar high school, the Schenley. ’04-ex Married in June, Bessie Burnham to Mr J. L. Miner. Address: Hawthorne, N. Y. ’04-ex Mrs Charles Calvert (Edna Gailey) is studying Interior decorating at the New York school of fine and applied art. Address: 404 W. 116 st. and Morningside Drive, New York City. ’05 Lettie L. Johnston is Associate director in the School for active workers in the la*bor movement, at Chicago. This school is a part of the National women’s trade union of America. Miss Johnston’s address is 166 W. Wash ington st. Chicago, Ill. ’07 Elizabeth Roberts, who received her A.M. degree at Allegheny in June, is now Dean of Alma college. Address : Wright Hall, Alma, Mich. ’07 Born in Sept, to Mr and Mrs J. H. Brightman (Amy Courtenay) a daughter, Mary Ellen. ’11 Born in Oct. to Mr and Mrs Horace Lavely (Gertrude Hillman) a son. ’13 Annie Bishop is teaching in the Erie high school. Address: 1015 Wal¬ nut st. Erie, Pa. ’13 Florence Griswold and Thelma Weissenbom ’14, visited the chapter a few days in Nov. ’14 Gertrude Hammond is teaching in Reynoldsville, Pa. ’14 Gay Kellogg is teaching English in the Conneaut high school. Address: 31 1 Sandusky st. Conneaut, Ohio. ’15 Mrs A. E. Caldwell (Josephine Singley) visited at her home in Mead ville the latter part of Oct. ’15 Agnes McMahon was here for a few days the latter part of Oct.

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206 Kappa Alpha Theta ’ 1 5 Faye Barnes has accepted the position of Church secretary of the Epworth M. E. church, at Toledo. Address : 406 Batavia st. Toledo, Ohio. ’16 Marion Miller visited the chapter a few days in Oct. *16 Alice Hawkey visited the chapter a few days in Oct. and the first week in Nov. The addresses of those members of Mu who have moved recently are as follows : ’93 Mrs Samuel C. Simonton (Belle Watson), 107 E. Broadway, Youngs¬ town, Ohio. *10 Mrs Charles Lewis (Jessamine DeHaven), Coraopolis, Pa. ’13 Mrs Wm. Dotterer (Dorothy Sansom), 31 William st. Princeton, N. J. ’14 Mrs Richard Kahle (Ruth Dodd), 1232 Military st. Port Pluron, Mich. *14 May Girsham, Theta House, 4738 Bayard st. Pittsburgh, Pa. ’15 Mrs Paul Johnston (Dorothea Abrams), 18 Malcolm st. Boston, Mass. *15 Mrs George Nichols (Marie Howell), 13 White st. Fredonia, N. Y. \ RHO — UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Banquet is the most talked of subject already! It is set for April 28 and since it is our thirtieth anniversary the active girls as well as the alumnae are striving to make it a great success. April 27 is set apart for class reunions and an alumnae luncheon; besides this, there are several individual stunts being planned to surprise everyone. Since our last letter we have pledged two lovely girls. They are, Margaret Harmon of Lincoln, and Jean Preece of Battle Creek, Nebraska. Jean is the sister of Marian Preece T5-ex. After the Kansas- Nebraska game, November 18, Rho entertained all the fraternities and their guests at a home-coming tea. This has become an annual event in the chapter and we look forward to it every year with a great deal of joy. 24 November 1916 Helen Cook ’90 Mr and Mrs W. E. Hardy (Gertrude Laws) leave very soon for an extended visit to Honolulu. Mrs Hardy is planning to bring Dena Loomis (Mrs Guy Gere) back with her to be present at the banquet. Both Mrs Hardy and Mrs Gere are charter members of Rho. ’02 Georgia Patterson was married to Thomas H. Vebal, Nov. 15* Their home is in Gypsum, Colo. *07 Claire Jane Dovey of Plattsmouth is spending the winter in Cleveland, Ohio. ’07 Mr and Mrs Fred W. Upson (Georgia Field) announce the birth of a son. ’12 It is with the deepest sorrow that Rho hears of the death of Tess McCoid (Mrs E. T. Robinson), on Nov. 11 at Waterloo, Neb. H6 The wedding of Florence Angle and Guy Reed took place at the home of Dr and Mrs Angle Nov. 11. Their home is to be in Lincoln. ’16 Catherine Atwood and Charles Gardiner were married Thanksgiving evening. Their home is to be at White Oak Farm, Clinton, Md. Mrs Elliott Cobb (Juliet Atwood ’07-ex) was matron of honor. ’16 Loa Howard, Helen Quinn, Geraldine Gray, Margerite Marshall, Frances Ringler, and Charlotte Bedwell came back to be present at the home¬ coming tea. *05 Ruth Woodsmall after teaching several years in Colorado is spending a year in the Orient, mainly with her sister at Bombay, India. ’17 Louise Coe has been ill at her home in Nebraska City for several weeks.

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Chapter news 207 SIGMA — UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Sigma’s greeting cannot be a gay one, set, as she is, in the shadow of a great sacrifice ; yet she would belie the intrepid spirit which sur¬ rounds and pervades her, did she write in any melancholy tone. Days such as these we are passing through could indeed, hardly fail to exert a sobering influence : they bring in compensation a deepening and strengthening of character which makes them incomparably precious. “News of our student soldiers” has been for some time a regular feature of our tri-weekly newspaper, and almost every issue sees some fresh record of gallantry added to the treasured list. Our enthusiasms, while perhaps less effervescent, are not less keen than formerly. Chief amongst them is the new Women’s union, which has been given to the women of University college as an experiment for one year. How badly needed such an institution was no graduate of University college can forget, and the sympathy and assistance which has been tendered by alumnae show that they have not forgotten. The Union has begun life poor, but the joys of participating in these early struggles surpass anything which a wealthier and more assured foundation could offer. Thetas feel especially interested in the success of the experiment, as Elspeth Middleton T5, holds the position of dietitian of the “Onion,” as it is affectionately dubbed. A unique production of these stirring times is The Rebel , an “uncensored” periodical, edited and published by Elsinore Macpher- son ’18. This original production makes its appearance at irregular intervals in the form of a number of typewritten sheets posted bulle¬ tin-wise in the main hall of the Union. Its aim is twofold (a) an outlet for frank criticism of anything connected with university life, (b) a vehicle for original literary work — neither of which needs find any provision in the scheme of things as it is. After five weeks of week-end rushing, Sigma is looking forward eagerly to December 1, which will see the initiation of her five pledges, Kathleen Davidson T7, Mary Brebner *20, Helen Kirkwood ’20, Mary Reid ’20 (a sister of Marjorie Reid T7), Edith Williams ’20. 27 November 1916 Elsie Graham ’05 Norah Thompson is in town for the winter and is taking a library coarse. ’o 7 Mabel Steele Grubbe is leaving Dec. I for England to be with her husband till he leaves for France. ’o 7 Mabel Millman Hincks has a little daughter, Margaret Maude, born Nov. 3. ’io Kathleen MacAllister Lang (Mrs John) is now living in Toronto, while her husband is overseas. ’io Hazel Kemp Stephens was in town for three weeks. ’14 Muriel Johnson is in charge of the field work at the Methodist deaconess training school, Toronto.

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208 Kappa Alpha Theta Gertrude Wright ’13, is a fellow in botany, and earns our heart-felt grati¬ tude by helping us solve the complex puzzles we encounter in the course of a weekly laboratory period. What time and strength she has left — and I wonder she has any — she spends in exploring the study of plant anatomy. Marjory Fraser *15, is an instructor in food chemistry, and also official chaperon in the newest house in connection with Queen’s hall, the University college women’s residence, and is a great favorite among the girls in her house. Lois McPhedran ’15, holds again this year a fellowship in physiology. Elspeth Middleton ’15, is the dietitian in the new women’s Union, a posi¬ tion which she fills with great success, helping to make the Union a popular gathering-place for graduates and undergraduates of the university. Fannie Storey ’16, is Collegiate secretary in Toronto for the Young Women’s Christian association. She visits the associations in all the colleges, and is doing much to promote good-fellowship and hearty cooperation among college women. Mono McLaughlin ’09, and Jean MacRae ’15, are investigators for the Patriotic fund. This fund, which consists entirely of voluntary subscriptions, is for the purpose of helping soldiers’ wives and families for whom the government allowance is not sufficient. The investigators visit these families to find out their needs, and to see that they are making proper use of their money. Mary Millman ’14, is in charge of all clubs in connection with the Central neighborhood house, which is the only settlement house in Toronto which follows the American ideas. Gertrude Graydon ’12, was until September in charge of the social centers of Greenwich house in New York. At present she is at the head of an employ¬ ment bureau for women in connection with the same settlement. TAU - NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Since the last issue of the Journal went to press, Tau has pledged two girls: Faith Williams, and Margaret Hingley, both of Evans¬ ton, Illinois. Faith graduated from Wellesley last year and is now working for her Master’s degree in history at Northwestern. She is the daughter of Mrs. Carl Williams, a prominent member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Margaret attended Smith college last year. The following four girls received scholarship honors this fall : Ruth Austin, Ingred Reignier, Ruth Seymour, Ruth Marshall. The Campus players, the dramatic organization of the university, presented Snobs November 24. The leading feminine role was exceptionally well played by Helen Carney, one of our seniors. Other Thetas who appeared in the cast are: Edna Johnson, Ruth Seymour, Rene Murray, Geraldine Smith, Norma Cullen, Frances Keith. The third annual Circus given under the auspices of the Young Women’s Christian association and the Young Men’s Christian asso¬ ciation was given at Patten gymnasium, Saturday evening, November 18. Miss Helen Forbes, a Tau senior, was “Circus Sally,” or Young Women’s Christian association manager of the performance. Theta was awarded the first prize, a silver loving-cup, for presenting the

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Chapter news 209 best stunt among the women’s fraternities. The stunt was a clever dancing skit entitled Neutrality; it was drilled by Miss Lucille Moore, and nearly the entire chapter took part. We are planning our first dance, an informal, for December 15. Between cheering winning football teams, working for a woman’s building, and formulating plans for Women’s student government, the women of the university are kept pretty busy. We are very proud of our glorious football team which has just finished a splendid season, losing but one game. As for the woman’s building, we are all still hard at work and every day sees the dream a little nearer realization. The women are concentrating every effort to evolve just the right method of organization for Women’s student government, and expect to have their plan perfected very shortly. Mary Katherine Voorhees was bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss Edith Shelby T5, to Clark Berry, A ®, from Purdue university, on Thanksgiving day. Mrs Vernon Richards (nee “Peggy” Wilcox) T5; and Lenore Everson T5, were also in the wedding party. 30 November 1916 Helen Forbes ’ 13-ex Jeanne Guernsey Young (Mrs B. T.) is now living at 1432 Lunt av. Chicago. ’90 Anna Adams is in Ann Arbor taking graduate work. The address of Sue Welton Sheppard is 640 Ravensview Drive, Portland, Ore. Leila Hastings has been working at Hull House for some time but will spend this winter in California. ’06 Mary Martin is teaching an open air room in a Kansas City school. ’09 Born to Mr and Mrs Hedges (Agnes Becker) a daughter. Address : 923 Park av. Beloit, Wis. ’13 Helen Swasey was married to C. B. Conrad, $ A 0, Illinois, on June 20 at Fort Atkinson, Wis. Eva Hall was maid of honor, and Beulah Tomblin and Annette Donkle were bridesmaids. Address : 341 W. Exchange st. Sycamore, Ill. ’15 Margaret Dana Wilcox was married to J. V. Richards June 14. Address: 4124 N. Keeler av. Chicago. ’15 Edith Shelby was married on Thanksgiving day to C. M. Berry, A 0, Purdue. Address : Lebanon, Ind. ’15 Mabel Keig was married to C. D. Dyer, 2 A E, Pennsylvania. Address: 5493 Cornell av. Chicago. Annette Donkle has entered the University of Wisconsin as a sophomore. Eleanor Foster was a councilor at the girls’ camp at Wyonegonic, Me. ’17-ex Married, Louise Sprague and J. C. Brooks of Newell, Iowa. UPSILON - UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA January 20, Founders’ -day banquet at Leamington; May 1, Gopher day; June 10, Baccalaureate services; June 13, Alumni day; June 14, Commencement. On October 18, pledged eleven freshmen and one upperclassman. The upperclassman is Gleva Blain, Redfield, South Dakota. Our freshmen are Olive Lyman, Marjorie McCullock, Clara Samels,

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210 Kappa Alpha Theta Gertrude Reed, Maurine Sanborn, Marian Andrews, and Esther Thurber, all of Minneapolis; Catherine Birch, Duluth, Minnesota; Elizabeth Forssell, Marion Bagley, and Olive O’Neil, of St. Paul. Initiation of our freshmen cannot be held until second semester. Upsilon justly feels proud of her freshmen for there was unusually strong competition this year. Marion Gray has charge of freshman training this year and already the pledges have caught the true Theta spirit, for there is the best comradeship between all of them. The St. Paul alumnae gave a tea for the pledges at the home of Ruth Magnuson on November 14. Home-coming, which means so much to all Minnesota alumni, was November 18. For a month or more the Student council was busy making plans for a successful day. Home-coming, each year, is becoming more prominent in the college calendar. We enjoyed the visit of fourteen Psi Thetas on this day. With the opening of the new women’s gymnasium, athletics have become a great factor in our activities. Upsilon has several girls who are interested in hockey, which, at present is the most popular sport. Mildred Lammers is captain of the senior team ; Gleva Blain, Esther Thurber, and Maurine Sanborn are on the freshman team. Dramatics have a most conspicuous place in college activities now. The faculty women are giving a group of plays in the Little theater for the purpose of raising money for another cooperative house. On November 20, Players produced Devil’s disciple . Elizabeth Fors¬ sell ’20, was a member of the cast. Kappa Kappa Gamma invited our chapter and pledges over to their new house for spread November 27. We spent a most enjoyable evening dancing and singing Theta and Kappa songs. To turn from the events of college life to honors won by Upsilon ; Mildred Lammers and Helen Leavitt were elected president and treasurer, respectively of Cap and Gown, senior girls’ organization; Margaret Cotton, Mildred Lammers, and Ingerd Nissen were elected to Sigma Tau, honorary society based on service to the college; Esther Thurber has been chosen freshman representative on Women’s athletic association board; Marion Andrews and Marion Bagley are vice-president and treasurer, respectively, of Bib and Tucker, fresh¬ man girls’ organization ; Dorothy Gaver is now president of Mu Phi Delta, the musical fraternity. 20 November 1916 Ellen Goodrich Linda McLain Hawkridge (Mrs L. D.) who was ill with infantile paralysis in the summer, is convalescing at her home, 59 Longwood av. Brookline, Mass. >90 Jessie Nicol Hoyt (Mrs Wm.) spent two days at the chapter house in Nov. ’93 Gertrude Bell Burton was at meeting in Oct. She is one of our charter members and her account of the beginnings of our chapter was most interesting. *98 Elizabeth Fisher Litzenberg attended meeting in Oct.

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Chapter news 211 ’99 Gesena Koch of Santa Barbara, Cal. is visiting her sister in Minneapolis. ’oi Margaret Moore Spicer (Mrs R. P.) spent a day at the house in Oct. ’04 Ruth Leonard Donaldson (Mrs A. H.) has moved from Long Lake, and is now living at 95 Malcolm av. Minneapolis. ’09 Emily Child is now in New York. Address: 164 Waverly PI. *10 Born to Helen Schutte Kueffner (Mrs Wm.) a girl. ’ll Katherine Pond was married to Bob Willis Anderson, Oct. 21. ’12 Anne Mcllraith Quirke (Mrs Torrence) Alpha Pi, is now living at 315 10th av. S.E., Minneapolis. ’12 Ruth Magnuson was at meeting in Oct. ’12 Marie Snyder, Alpha Psi, is now at the Aberdeen, St. Paul, Minn. ’12 Henrietta Raudenbush Johnson is visiting her sister in St. Paul. ’13 Marjorie Child Evans (Mrs H. C.) has moved from Crookston and is now living in Minneapolis. ’13-ex Helen Barnard attended meeting Nov. 13. She is now teaching in St. Paul. ’13 Margaret Dellinger came back for the Illinois game. ’13 The marriage of Arlene Webster and John Gorey took place Nov. 22. ’14 Geneva Blodgett Peteler attended meeting in Oct. ’14 Born to Mr and Mrs B. A. Webster (Catherine Leland) a girl. ’14 Florence Swanson came back for the Illinois game. She is teaching in Stillwater this year. ’14-ex Florence Greiner is teaching at Sauk Center. She was back for Home-coming. ’15 Mary Gale attended meeting in Nov. ’15 Helen Cant was at the house in Nov. She is now visiting in Ind. ’16 Florence Drewry is head of an art shop in St. Paul. ’17 In Oct. affiliation service was held for Lucy Fargo, Alpha Rho. ’17-ex Margaret Sanborn and Harry Coolidge, 4> 2 K, were married Dec. 6. ’17-ex Lucile Boyeson attended meeting several times in Oct. ’17-ex Lillian Wedum spent several days at the house in Nov. ’17-ex Married on Oct. 24, Helen Decker and Arthur Earl Bryson, V A. Address : 1420 Lunt av. Chicago. ’18-ex Marie Gibson is attending Miss Wood’s school in Minneapolis. Marjorie Beebe and Fern Wasem, Alpha Rho, came to the house for the S. D. game in Oct. 14 Psi Thetas came up for the Wisconsin game. They were : Helen Buell, Avis Richards, Helen Cumming, Helen Abrams, Genevieve Penhallegon, Wil- helmina Smith, Anna Hughes, Imogene Birch, Katherine Fishbum, Adelaide Paine, Alma Robinson, Ruth Robertson, Mary Ashby, Vera Winchell. PHI — STANFORD UNIVERSITY Phi wishes you all the fullest and merriest of Christmases. A calendar of those events to which we hope our alumnae can return, though all the dates can not yet be determined. Alumnae tea first Wednesday of each month. Christmas initiation. Founder’s- day — March 9. Chain meeting — probably first Sunday in May. Commencement week — May 17-21. After our seven freshmen had triumphantly emerged with the “C” average (and in most cases with much higher ones) initiation was held, seeming to us, prejudiced doubtless, more beautiful than ever before. The banquet was held around a table massed with yellow

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212 Kappa Alpha Theta chrysanthemums and glowing under pale candles. Helen Green Cross acted as a clever toast-mistress, the offering of each class being a parody of some Mother Goo$e rhyme. Little chance is left nowa¬ days for frivolity as we spend our time with heads properly buried in books, for Dr. Wilbur since his inauguration has instituted many reforms conspicuous among which are the raising of scholarship and a firm stand in favor of Rugby football. The rushing season adopted by Panhellenic and tried for the first time this year has been generally, though not unanimously approved by the various houses and will, with slight corrections probably be given a further trial next year. The women’s tennis matches with California resulted in an uneven division of the spoils, Stanford being triumphant in only two matches out of the possible five or six. Our alumnae teas, held the first Wed¬ nesday of every month, at which we partake of refreshments and indulge in chatter, have become a delightful necessity, fulfilling their promise, a more complete unity between alumnae and undergraduates. This year inaugurates a series of lectures and concerts, entertain¬ ing as well as educational every Tuesday night in the Little theater, our small assembly hall. Florence Bills T9, has been elected to Mandolin club. Vivien Tompkins T9, and Vera Boyd T9, hold places on the women’s tennis team. Elizabeth Edwards T6, has made History club. Florence Mason T8, has been elected to Masquers, the women’s dramatic society, and also chosen a member of the Junior opera committee. Florence Mason ’14-ex Gladys Briggs Cluff was a recent contributor to the Century. *10 Helen Green Cross is a member of a San Francisco firm of interior decorators. ’14 Beulah Neel is teaching at Miss Harker’s school, Palo Alto. ’14 Virginia Murray is in her last year at Stanford medical, San Francisco. *14 Hazel Green is doing Y. W. C. A. work in the high school at Long Beach, Cal. ’14 Helen Bullard is teaching at San Pedro, Cal. ’15 Elizabeth Stone is teaching at Maricopa, Cal. ’15 Nora Parker is teaching in Santa Clara, Cal. ’15 Margaret Locke visited us in Oct. ’15 Elizabeth Taff is taking a course in domestic science at the Santa Barbara normal. ’15 Mary Curry will leave at Christmas to study at Columbia for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. ’15 Geraldine La Fetra is engaged in Y. W. C. A. immigration work in Los Angeles. *15 Born to Mr and Mrs Lester Summerfield (Nan Drury) a son, Douglas Drury, Nov. 26. ’16 Nora Kreps is teaching in Goodsprings, Nev. ’16 Dorothy Rice is associated with the Charity organization of Buffalo. ’16 Florence Stewart is taking her teacher’s certificate at the University of Southern California.

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Chapter news 213 * 1 7-ex Mary Flowers is acting as dramatic coach in Monrovia, Cal. Born, Dec. 2 to Mr and Mrs E. B. Sherwood (Dorothy Marx) a son, David M. Address: Oneida, N. Y. The new address of Mabel Baum Smith (Mrs C. W.) is 1130 Harrison st. Denver, Colo. ’09 Elizabeth Russell Montgomery, now living in Chicago, spent the sum¬ mer in California. CHI - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY The almost feverish activity commonly associated with cramming before final examinations seems to be with us even now. Members of the faculty remark that everybody seems to be determined to win the scholarship cup. Eight o’clock classes are more popular, and the reading-room in the library is full of students both afternoons and evenings. But remembering poor dull Jack, we take time occasionally for a little play. We have entertained at an informal dance for our pledges ; and have had two Saturday night “ten o’clock” dances. One of the most inspiring events that ever occurred at Syracuse took place November 2, when, in Liberal Arts chapel, over 250 freshman women lighted their candles during “recognition service” and thus affiliated with the Young Women’s Christian association. Immediately after the service, a procession of 700 Syracuse women marched to Archbold gymnasium for the first annual banquet of the association. Miss Jean Marie Richards, Dean of women, was toast- mistress. Chancellor Day was the principal speaker. So much spirit and enthusiasm were aroused that we hope to make this a traditional yearly event for Syracuse women. To foster good inter fraternity spirit and better feeling between neutrals and women’s fraternities, Panhellenic. has completed an arrangement providing that every chapter house and dormitory shall entertain two girls from some other living center once in two weeks. Chi alumnae have shown increased interest this fall by the greater number of visits they have paid us. They come from far and near ; and we try to give them such good times that they will be sure to come again — and often. Probably the fraternity’s birthday party will be the next occasion we have to keep open house. Soon after¬ wards will come initiation and banquet : we hope for a larger atten¬ dance this year than ever before. “Women’s day” comes the second Saturday in May, and although this is rather near commencement, alumnae week and alumnae ban¬ quet, the festivities of “women’s day” are well worth attending. There is always room for guests at Theta house. 24 November 1916 Frederica Smith ’8g Pauline Jennings has an interesting article in the Syracusan (the alumni bimonthly magazine) for November 18. The title is America’s first fine arts

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214 Kappa Alpha Theta college , and it is a brief history of the Syracuse college of fine arts. It first appeared in Musical America. *97 Adelaide Van Alstine Yard (Mrs W. H.) came from her home in Oneida to attend the joint meeting of the college and alumnae chapters. She told us that Mabel Chapin *15, who was very ill this summer with infantile paralysis, is slowly improving. *99 Julia Stowell Stone (Mrs Warren) is a traveling Sunday school secre¬ tary. ’00 Dr Mary Frances Sweet visited Syracuse this summer. ’oo Mabel Parker Stillwell (Mrs Giles) is vice-president of the Syracuse alumnae, and a member of the board of directors of the city Y. W. C. A. ’oo Jennie Marie Bingham is an active worker among young girls in the city. She is leader of numerous Bible classes for girls and young women. ’02 Cora Soper teaches in Utica; but she is a frequent visitor here. ’04 Mrs Ralph Hersey (Grace Baird) recently wrote the chapter from Tientsin, China, where she and her husband are doing Y. M. C. A. work. ’04 Lola Lowther is spending the winter in New York City. ’04 Married, Oct. 24, Beatrice Throop to Mr. Thomas George Prothers. Address, 1946 Woodward av. Cleveland, Ohio. ’11 Elsie Kinney was in Syracuse for the Colgate game. ’14 Florence White is now teaching in Weedsport. She visited the chapter this fall. ’14 Marie Stoddard visited the chapter in Oct. ’14-ex The engagement of Laura Ball to Mr. John Richer, 4» A 0, was /ecently announced. ’15 Kathryn Rowley and Ruth Newman motored to Syracuse to attend the Pittsburgh game. ’16 Dorothy Rice is associated with the Charity Organization of Buffalo, N. Y. She visited us Oct. 27. ’16 Irene Lewis is teaching music in the schools of Hamburg, N. Y. ’17 Zohe Stokes, as president of Women’s league, the highest honor a Syracuse woman can have, attended the recent Student government convention at Mt. Holyoke. Chi’s delegates to the Student volunteer convention held at Cornell in Nov. are: Florence Walldorff ’17, Anna Carhart ’17, Alletta Henderson ’17, Rachael Sumner ’18, and Elisabeth Eylar ’18. ’18 Alice Taylor is a member of the executive committee of the junior class; Grace Watkins is assistant chief executive of the junior class organiza¬ tion. ’20 Chi announces the pledging of Marion Peck, Potsdam, N. Y. ’20 Lois Mitchell is a member of the freshman class executive committee; Roberta Saunders is assistant chief executive of the freshman women’s organi¬ zation, Millicent Cowee is secretary, and Marion Peck is treasurer. Those alumnae who returned for the Colgate game are : Marjorie Banks ’13, Ruth Fisher ’13, Ruth Audis ’15, Jane Scott ’15-ex, Lucille Eiken ’15-ex, Mabel Brindley ’15, Kate Rowley ’15, Ruth Newman ’15, Irene Lewis ’16, Esther Waldron ’i6-«x, Louise Stewart ’16, Ruth Jones ’16, Elsa Volckmann ’16, Edna Long Somerhays ’18-ex, Bricea Wright Faus ’09, Helen Wright ’10. ’13 Born to Mr and Mrs Howard Kurtz (Florence Seddon) a son, Richard Seddon Kurtz. ’06 Mrs G. R. Losey (Mary Blair) is teaching English in the Pawtucket, R. I. high school. Address, 43 Spring st. Sophia M. Steese (A.M. Columbia) is director of physical education for women at De Pauw university, where she has complete charge of the health, physical training, and athletic activities of about 5°o women students.

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Chapter news 2 1 5 >13 Margaret Lux’s new address is The Hartridge school, Plainfield, N. Y. Lola Lowther is spending the winter in New York City with her sister, Mrs H. S. Wilkinson. ’oo M. Lesley West, who is chairman of the program committee of the Commonweal Club of Syracuse has arranged a series of free lectures for the winter. One Nov. 24 was given by Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston. ’06 Born to Mr and Mrs Will Chandler (Beulah Throop) a daughter. ’07 Maud Merritt Davis (Mrs D. A.) has taken an apartment in Pans for the winter, and will go to Rome to live in the spring. Her husband, D. Alton Davis, S. U. ’07, divides his time between those two cities in the interest of Y. M. C. A. International war relief work. ’io Amy Hendricks Shafer returned from Japan last June and can now be reached at her old address, 149 Elmendorf st. Kingston, N. Y. ’io Estelle Merrill Roney (Mrs J. F.) is now living in North Rose, N. Y. where her husband is practicing medicine. ’12 Born to Bess Wands Burgess a daughter, Jean Elizabeth. >16 Rebecca Carter recently visited in Cleveland, Ohio, where she went to a Theta alumnae party. She was honor guest at a party given by Edith Knapp ’u-ex. Gladys Gouldin (Mrs Vere Filatrault) ’16-ex came from her home in Ravenna, Ohio, to attend the party. ’16-ex Helen Romig is doing kindergarten work in Rochester. ’16 W. Irene Lewis is teaching in Hamburg, N. Y. PSI — UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN October 14 we initiated ten girls: Adelaide Paine, Marie Reiman, Marion Sanford, Helen Skinner, Dorothy Clark, Marion Miller, Alma Robinson, Charlotte Lesh, Louise Meredith, and Martha Mar- quart. October 23 Edna Parker, of Eaton, Ohio, who entered as a junior from Earlham college, was pledged. We have been getting acquainted with various chapters by visiting them and having some of them with us. Fourteen of us were royally entertained by Upsilon at the time of the Wisconsin- Minnesota foot¬ ball game. Betty MacGregor and Lucile Pritchard enjoyed Delta’s hospitality. The girls who visited us are Isabel Harkness, Tau; Harriet Dithner, Gamma; Louise Murphy and Marie Cronin, Delta. Psi is keeping up her interest in athletics, too. Up to this time we stand first in intersorority bowling. On hockey teams we are well represented: two seniors, Gladys Buchner and Lois Jean Clark, the former of whom was chosen for varsity hockey, were on the regular team, with Mary Heiskell as manager ; and our sophomores who were successful are Viola Pleuss, Catharine Mauer, and Helen Skinner. Beatrice Tabor has been elected manager of senior basket¬ ball, Mary Heiskell, captain indoor baseball, and Marion Sanford, manager junior archery. . At the time of the Home-coming game a loving cup was offered to the fraternity having the most uniquely decorated house. Theta won the cup. . , As usual the seniors gave a Halloween party ; an hour s ride on hay-racks, then a return to the chapter house where pumpkin and mince pies, apple cider, and popcorn were served.

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216 Kappa Alpha Theta Our pledge dance was at Lathrop Hall, November 10. Several alumnae came back for it. We will have a matinee dance at the house Thanksgiving day. This year’s formal will be March 23 in the Women’s building, where we can accommodate all alumnae who will come. Another plan which may interest alumnae is the celebration of Founders’-day, Janu¬ ary 27. However, we are at any time glad to have alumnae come to see us! Welcome, alumnae all! 27 November 1916 Genevieve Penhallegon The new address of Elizabeth and Sara Goe is Philipse Manor, N. Y. ’oo Winifred Smith Fruit (Mrs J. C.) has moved from Evanston, Ill. to 228 Claremont av. Montclair, N. J. ’14 Agnes Hall is Y. W. C. A. secretary at Chicago university. Address, Foster Hall. ’00 Phoebe Buell is teaching in Sun Prairie. ’00 Mollie Strong is teaching German in the Joliet high school. ’07 Born to Mr and Mrs W. W. Davidson (Margaretta Eyland) a daughter, last spring. ’io Marjorie Strong married Chester Waters, Oct. 21. Address 133 Chis¬ wick Rd. Brighton, Mass. ’ll Katharine Wright is teaching at Menominee, Mich. ’12 Edith Moore was married to B. F. Bennett, Nov. 2, 1016. Address- Wheeling, W. Va. ’12 Hazel M. Josten returned to Madison twice this fall. ’13 Laura Gilman visited her sister Mrs Herbert Wing (Helen Gilman ’07) at Christmas. ’13 Gertrude Clayton is spending the winter in Milwaukee studying to become a private secretary. ’13 Eura Saunders is teaching Latin in Decatur, Ill. ’14 Gladys Miller leaves for California after Christmas. ’14 Mr and Mrs Harlow Bradley (Ernestine Chase) visited us Nov. 10. They are living in Milwaukee. ’14 Josephine Glidden attended the pledge dance, Nov. 10. ’15 Margaret Stevens has resigned her position in Dundee, Ill. and is teaching in St. Louis. ’15 Helen Hadden is taking postgraduate work at Columbia. ’15 Helen Abrams and Riah Fagan have spent several week-ends with us. *15 Jean Hadden came up for the Illinois game. ’15 Helen Pence is teaching in Birmingham, Ala. ’16 Lucile Pritchard came up for the Illinois game. She announced her engagement to Lester Rogers ’14. ’16 Ada Garber is teaching French and English in Kalamazoo, Mich. ’16 Dorothy Lewis is taking a business course at Berkeley. ’16 Suzanne Kingsley and Margaret Whitehead are both doing work in Chicago. ’16 Mildred Starr has been up from Edgerton several times this fall. ’16 Kathryn Miller was here for the Illinois game. ’17 Georgia Ebbert will visit Delta and attend Illinois “prom” in Dec. ’17 Lois J. Clark, Gladys Buchner, Georgia Ebbert, and Genevieve Pen¬ hallegon attended Marjorie Strong’s wedding. ’15 Helen Abrams, ’17 Mary Dunton, ’17 Mary Ashby, ’17 Ruth Robertson, ’17 Genevieve Penhallegon, ’18 Alma Robinson, ’18 Imogene Burch, ’18 Helen

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Chapter news 217 Buell, ’i8 Helen Cumming, ’19 Adelaide Paine, ’18 Anna Hughes, *19 Wilhel- mina Smith, ’20 Katherine Fishburn, and ’20 Vira Winchell, attended the Minnesota-Wisconsin game at Minneapolis. ’17-ex Margaret Hughes is treasurer of the New York alumnae chapter. OMEGA — UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA We initiated this September thirteen pledges, all of whom we appreciate very much. Their names are: Catherine Holton Fletcher and Mary Ware Allen from San Diego; Selina Ingram from Los Angeles; Elizabeth Thacher, Pauline Whittlesey, Marian Bogle, Pauline Wilkinson, Katherine Amelia Towle, and Helen Holman, all from Berkeley; Lucretia McNear, Mary West, and Margaret Carr from San Rafael; and Lillian Stephany from Berlin, Germany. This year the freshman show was original and proved the ability of the new class to do well whatever they may undertake. An admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged to go toward the furnace which has just been installed. December 16 is the date set for our annual Christmas party — the j oiliest time of the year. In January the usual sophomore play will be given though we can’t tell you yet what it is going to be. We hope the alumnae will enjoy it with us. The big football game was the most important event of the term. Though the varsity lost to Washington with a score of 13 to 3, our team played well and everyone felt the game to be more than interest¬ ing. This Thanksgiving vacation we play Washington again, but on her own field. We must not forget to mention that Wheeler hall will be ready for occupation in January and the extra classrooms will be welcome to both faculty and students. Plans are also in progress for con¬ structing a Students’ union building to be completed August, 1917. This is to be a central building where the administrative organiza¬ tions of the student body can be housed. It will provide a place for visiting athletic teams, contain a cafeteria, and supply many other definite needs of the student body. As the financing is to be by assess¬ ment, the consent of the Board of Regents, as well as that of the students themselves, must be obtained. However, the need for a building of this kind is so apparent that objections are improbable. Augusta Rat hb one ’91 Emily Hamilton Overstreet has charge of that branch of the Oakland public library devoted to civic and municipal problems. It is located in the new City hall and her interest and enthusiasm are making it of great value to city officials from the Mayor down to the policemen, not to mention the general public interested in municipal problems. Mrs A. E. Chandler, Phi, and her family have just returned from a delight¬ ful trip to the Hawaiian Islands, where she saw Anges Crary Weaver ’94, and other Omega members. . The many friends of Mrs Thomas McCrea ’96, and Mrs. Earl Garretson ’98, are feeling great sympathy for them in the recent loss of their mother, Mrs Whipple.

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218 Kappa Alpha Theta ’96 Mabel Symmes is recovering from a severe illness at the home of her sister, Anita Symmes Blake. ’oo Mrs Warren Olney and her family are making a protracted visit to the eastern states. ’00 Agnes Boland Hart’s husband, Prof. Walter Morris Hart, was Dean of the summer school, and they kept open house for the many visitors with their usual graceful hospitality. Mrs Plart has just left for the east, and expects to spend the winter there. ’05 Gladys Wickson has been visiting her sister, Mrs W. F. Kelley, at her beautiful home in the hills of Santa Barbara. ’07 Florence Wickson is a very enthusiastic worker on the Placing-out committee of the Native sons and daughters, which finds homes throughout the State for abandoned and orphaned children. ’ll Eleanor Carson, who was recently married to Mr George McPhail Battle has just returned from a trip with her husband to the Shasta region and is at a San Francisco hotel, preparatory to settling in San Francisco. ’07 Helen Wright is teaching in Santa Rosa. ’15 Leslie Wilde now holds a position in the mail order department of the Emporium, San Francisco. Vivian Gurney is teaching English at Miss Head’s school in Berkeley. ’15 Eleanor Allen is to teach English and physiology at Miss Harker’s school, Palo Alto. ’16 Dorothy Reynolds and Helen Goodall ’16, are in college taking post¬ graduate courses. ’17 Sepha Pischel, contrary to her former plans, is to be married Dec. 5 and will leave for China immediately afterwards. She has just returned from a visit in the southern part of the state. Mrs Agnes Newhall West, T, is spending the winter in Oakland. A daugh¬ ter, Frances, was born Aug. 22, 1916. ’18 Arline Wagner is taking a business course in Los Angeles. ’18 Eleanor Burnham is recovering from a severe case of pneumonia and pleurisy and will not return to college until Jan. ’18 Dorothy Shillig is attending normal school in San Jose and will gradu¬ ate next spring. __ , >16 Elinor Earl has just announced her engagement to Ransome Henshaw of Oakland, X $. >16 Helen Goodall has also announced her engagement to Douglas Van Dycke, T. ’19 Born to Esther Stevens Pleinz, a daughter. ’19 Dorothy Ward is spending the winter with her family in San Francisco. ALPHA BETA — SWARTHMORE COLLEGE We have selected from the college calendar some events, to which alumna: might be interested in returning if they knew the dates. Here they are and we hope to see the results of having made them public. January 6— Basketball ; Princeton at Swarthmore. January 20 — Sophomore show. January 27 — Basketball; Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. February 17 — Kappa Alpha Theta dinner-dance. April 14 — Somerville day. June 8 — Class day.

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Chapter news 219 June 9 — Alumni day. June 10 — Baccalaureate day. June 11 — Commencement. To our list of pledges in last issue, we have two names to add — Beatrice Newcomer T8, and Lena Clarke ’20, making eight to be initiated, which will increase our membership to twenty-eight. This fall we have been having a series of chapter parties, given in turn by each class. The sophomores took us for a hike one rainy Sunday afternoon, so that everything but our spirits, was dampened by the time we arrived at our destination in Lansdowne. There we traced Helen Biddle’s influence, for we were lead to the home of her grandmother, where there was a delicious supper waiting for us. Then we ended up by singing, which is something of a treat for us, as we seldom are all together in a place where this is possible. Founders’-day was unusually successful this year, due no doubt, to the fact that our first home football game was played in the after¬ noon with Ursinus. The great number of alumni that turned out to help cheer the team to a victory, proved that they, as well as the undergraduates, have missed the usual schedule of games on our own field, which we have had to forego this fall, because of the incompleteness of our new athletic field, which will be one of the finest in the country when it is completed. In the evening, the morality play Happiness was presented, and in the leading role, Helen Coles won more laurels behind the foot-lights, as did Kathe¬ rine Price in a minor part. In girls’ athletics, field hockey has played an important part this fall. We have five representatives on the varsity team, Helen Coles, Elizabeth Miller, Esther Philips, Helen Biddle, and Marguerite Coles, besides several on each class team. 28 November 1916 Esther H. Philips Among the alumnae who returned for the Haverford-Swarthmore game were Marjorie Matthews Lamb, Annie Hilborn, Helen Hilborn Philips, Helen Eastwick Harper, Emilie Hill, Mary Osgood Taylor, Ethel Albertson Post, and Jean Pennock. ’o8 Born to Alice Worth Geddes (Mrs F. Bramwell), a son, F. Bramwell Geddes, jr. in March. ’09 Anna Fell announced her engagement to Edward Fell 3> K Swarth- more *10. •’io Mrs Oscar Tyson (Irvanna Wood) has been visiting her mother in Swarthmore, who has recently moved next door to Beulah Green. She attended chapter meeting Nov. 22. *12 Mrs Justice Mitchell (Lydia Green) has a new address, 47 Petrie st. Bridgeport, Conn, where her husband is in the automobile business. * 1 2-ex Born Oct. to Vernon Waddell Bassett a daughter, Barbara King. ’i4-ex Mr and Mrs John Maguire (Marjorie Gideon) are now living in Swarthmore. Address Elm av. *15 Jessica Granville-Smith i9 now at Syracuse, N. Y. continuing her Suffrage organization work.

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220 Kappa Alpha Theta ’15 Anna Miller and Esther Jenkins spent the week-end of the Haverford game at college. ’16 Isabel Jenkins has moved to Kitchen’s Lane, west of Wissahicken av. Germantown, Pa. ’i6 Isabel Waters paid us a short visit recently. ’i6 Isabel Jenkins has moved to Kitchen’s lane, west of Wissahichen av. the week-end. She and her mother are in New York this winter, while she studies at Columbia. Address : 105 N. 163d st. ’06 Emilie Hill is librarian at the Summit, N. J. puhlic library. ’08 Katharine Wolff is studying music in New York city. ’n-ex Alice Masten Beecher (Mrs H. Lawrence) has been visiting Swarth- more and vicinity. ALPHA GAMMA - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY First of all I must introduce six new Thetas, Janet Cleveland, Margaret Rife, Mable Walters, Phyllis Whitehill, Louise Jones, all of Columbus, and Dorothy Breyfogle of Wellesley, Massachusetts. November 4 was Home-coming for Ohio State students. All of the old graduates who could get here came to see their Alma Mater battle with Wisconsin. It seemed so good to have old friends with us again that we hope the next Home-coming will not be far off. At the women’s Panhellenic dinner, October 26, it was decided that each fraternity member, active and alumna should pledge fifty cents to a scholarship fund which is to be given to worthy girls who are not able to remain in college on account of financial diffi¬ culties. To make this plan more interesting it was suggested that each girl earn her fifty cents and write on the chart how she had earned it. This method of raising money is to take the place of the Christmas bazaar held last year. The Stroller dramatic club will present two one act plays, Decem¬ ber 5 and 6. February 10 and 11 Yarzoliers, a musical comedy organization, will give Maids and marriage makers. 27 November 1916 Corinne L. Putnam ’93 Henriette Weber of Chicago, Ill. was in Columbus Nov. 23 and gave a lecture on music. ’02-ex Grace Keating is visiting in California. ’09 Mrs Halbert Wilson (Helen Mackall) has moved from Barnesville, Ohio, to Cleveland, Ohio. ’09-ex Florence Bradley is teaching at the State school for the blind. ’09-ex Helen Chariton who was married in June to Philip Sauers is living in Minneapolis, Minn. ’10-ex Mrs Fred Eckley (Mary May) moved to Akron from Dayton. ’io-ex Born to Mr and Mrs Stark Altmaier (Margaret Moore) a daughter, Ann, Nov. 19. ’12 Josephine Mathews completed four years of college work at Ohio state university after which she was connected with the Agricultural extension department of the university for a year. In 1913 she opened St. Hilda’s hall, an Episcopalian home for girls and the following year became the superinten¬ dent of Oxley hall, which is the largest girls’ dormitory at Ohio State university.

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Chapter news 221 There she has charge of 81 girls, who live under student government, is ex-officio of all committees, besides being adviser on all matters of the house¬ hold. ’12 Lulu Thomas is leaving for Chicago the first of the year where she will enter the Mary Wood Hinman school of athletic dancing. Her sister Virginia will pursue her study of pianoforte. ’14-ex Born to Mr and Mrs Field Van Meter (Florence Minister) a daugh¬ ter, Jessie Minister Van Meter, Sept. 20, 1916, Winchester, Ky. ’15 Rachel Nauman is teaching home economics in the Columbus public schools. ’15 Helen Guy did settlement work in Columbus this last summer. Dec. 2 the active and alumnee chapters will hold a joint meeting at Ethel Snyder’s. Born to Mr and Mrs H. M. Bone (Jane Huntington), a son, Nov. 26. Florence Bell is teaching English at the Wallace school for girls, Columbus. ALPHA DELTA - GOUCHER COLLEGE Two sophomores, Emily Hettinger of Kansas City and Onnolee Wyckoff of Baltimore, were initiated November 18. The most exciting thing at Goucher now is the Junior play. Every year, in December, the juniors give a play in honor of their little sisters, the freshmen. The whole college comes to the play but freshmen are decidedly honor guests, and they, and they alone stay for the dance with the juniors afterwards. The class of 1918 will present Milestones , December 8. A Theta, Frances Kreeger, is stage manager. Two other Thetas have leads — Gertrude Edwards being John Rhead and Edna Haymaker, Rose, his wife. No one is supposed to know the name of the play or the identity of the cast until the very night of the performance — but the Journal is a safe confidant and won’t tell anyone until it’s a secret no longer! Senior dramatics, the biggest dramatic venture of the year is still a closely guarded secret. Alumnae may be interested to hear the rumor that the seniors have dared to brave tradition, and will give a modem play instead of the usual Shakespeare. Goucher has a splendid new chapel with a very splendid new organ. To those who remember chapel as the place where you sat on the floor in the alcoves, and heard only about one word in ten, and shared a hymnbook with three other girls while the dilapidated old organ wailed on— that new chapel will be something of a surprise when you see it for the first time! The second floor of Catherine Hooper hall has been remodeled, the building itself enlarged, and we’re very proud of it. There is an organ recital every Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock, and splendid lectures have been delivered by well-known men and women, among which were Mrs. Rose Paster Stokes, and Bliss Perry of Harvard, who gave a series of lectures on The Youth of epoch- making men . Then came the Portmanteau players, with their “ten

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222 Kappa Alpha Theta packing-boxes of fairyland.” Gammer Gurton’s needle , The very naked hoy, and Six who pass while the lentils boil, they presented in the afternoon and in the evening The golden doom. Nevertheless, and The gods of the mountain. It will be long before we forget them ! Theta is well represented in college activities. Virginia Davis is senior member of the Athletic association board, Flora Winkelman is president of the junior class and chairman of the literary committee of Agora, the literary society; Edna Haymaker is chairman of the dramatic committee of Agora and a member of Young Women’s Christian association cabinet; Flora Winkelman and Gertrude Ed¬ wards are on the Editorial board of the college annual, Donnyhrook Fair, of which Frances Kreeger is business manager; Gertrude Ed¬ wards is assistant editor and Rita Winkelman, reporter on the Goucher college weekly. Corinne Cassard is on the board of Kalends, the college magazine, and is chairman of the toast com¬ mittee for the junior-senior banquet; Margaret Dixcy and Jean Merriken are sergeants-at-arms of their respective classes. 30 November 1916 Gertrude T. Edwards ’98 Emma Weeks Crispin, a charter member, has opened an office of the American College association in the Munsey Bldg. Baltimore. Mr and Mrs C. E. Winstead (Ann Skinner) announced the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Rowe, July 4, 1916. ’ 12 Alma Jagger Bishop (Mrs W. W.) has a son, James Conwith, born June 11. *12 Ernestine Dulaney Hutchins (Mrs E. H.) has a daughter, Ann Hols- worth, born May 20. *13 Frances Clarke is appearing this winter with Mrs Fiske in Erstwhile Susan . ’13 Marjorie Day is teaching in Los Angeles where she is interested in the Little theater. ’14 Dorothy Wilson is assistant librarian in the Goucher library. ’14 Blanche Ross is teaching in a Philadelphia high school. *15 Helen Frisch is assistant extension secretary of the Y. W. C. A. *16 Agnes Hood was married Oct. 25 to Herman Gronemeyer of Clarks¬ burg, W. Va. ’io-ex Born to Mr and Mrs F. C. Taylor (Nancy Pusey) a daughter. ALPHA ETA — VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY We have something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, for Vanderbilt is a million dollars richer than she was last year. We have for almost ten months been working with heart and soul to reach this goal. We finally made it and rejoice in the triumph for the university. Vanderbilt has acquired a new women’s fraternity, Alpha Alpha, which intends to petition Alpha Omicron Pi later in the year. Since so many girls are coming to Vanderbilt there is need of more fraternities. We wish the new group the greatest success.

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Chapter news 223 We have organized in the chapter a system of monitors, which includes both pledges and members. Each monitor has a group of five or six girls in whom she takes special interest and toward whom she has a big sister attitude in giving advice and encouragement about studies, college activities, and college life in general. We hope that, besides gaining greater efficiency, this system will enable the girls to get close to each other, difficult in a chapter as large as ours, but necessary to chapter happiness and success. Instead of giving us a dance, as has been the custom, the pledges presented the house with much needed articles, mop, floor wax, broom, et cetera. Efficiency and labor-saving devices are all impor¬ tant to this year’s freshmen. But we appreciate these most timely gifts, even though the situation be somewhat like the one where a wife gave her husband a dressing table for a birthday present. If “the proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof,” then our grati¬ tude has already been thrice proved. November 24 we had a “baby party” at the house — all the pledges, active members and available alumnae came dressed as little girls or little boys. We had a beautiful time, and played games and ate doughnuts, animal crackers, apples, and candy to our hearts’ content. We were only sorry that there could be but one prize, for everyone looked particularly cunning — even the dignified seniors. We are planning an open house for the first Tuesday after Thanks¬ giving — then the final stretch before Christmas examinations, the holidays, and home. Nan Lewis is teaching at Ward-Belmont, Nashville, Tenn. Florence Teague is connected with the work of the Methodist publishing house, Nashville, Tenn. Mary Branham is teaching in the Branham and Hughes school, Spring Hill, Tenn. Roberta Falconer is teaching near Marlin, Tex. Bettie Newsom is in Washington, D. C. studying law. Marie Figley is keeping house for her mother in Canton, Ohio. Frances Slemons is taking a six months’ course in library work in Nash¬ ville, Tenn. Eunice Jackson (Mrs M. E. Holderness) living in St. Louis, Mo. Roberta Dillon will soon return to her home in Nashville, from Asheville, N. C. where she has spent some months. Roberta DuBose is now teaching in Fort Worth, Tex. ALPHA THETA — UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Just at this time our alumnae from all over the state are returning to their Alma Mater for the annual Thanksgiving Home-coming. The chapter house expects to ring with old-time voices and laughter for the next week or ten days. In fact it not only promises to be a university Home-coming, but a genuine reunion of Alpha Theta from far and near.

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224 Kappa Alpha Theta There is nothing that we enjoy quite as much as having our alumnae visit us at every possible opportunity. Although we have not planned many festivities for the coming year, we are looking forward to several annual events which might be of interest to alumnae. On Founders’ -day, January 27, our freshmen will compli¬ ment the chapter with the usual stunt party in which they always dis¬ close many surprises. Last year, our freshmen gave a one-act comedy, and a style show in which they impersonated the different upper¬ classmen. Afterwards, they escorted us to the Cactus Tearoom where a five-course dinner was served. I am sure that the 1916 freshmen have an even jollier event planned for us at their stunt party. The most important event of the year, in our minds, will be initiation, January 13. Then we plan to pin the Theta badge on eighteen attractive sophomores who are anxiously waiting the event. We are counting on every alumna who can possibly return to be present to help initiate these loyal Thetas-to-be. On the same evening after initiation, the annual banquet will take place at the Driskill hotel. This event is always a source of never- ending mirth and joy, and, following as it will such a large initia¬ tion, it promises to be a very opportune time for the return of every one to meet her classmates once more in the happy-go-lucky col¬ lege way. We extend to our alumnae a cordial invitation to visit us at any time, for they are always more than welcome. 29 November 1916 Mary Agnes Wahrenberger is teaching in the Conroe high school, and will be a Thanksgiving guest at the Theta house. Alma Speer of Sherman has just returned from a month’s visit to New York and places en route. Maidel Baker and Ruth Horn of Houston are at the house for a few weeks’ visit. Lucille Jones of Marshall is expected as a Theta guest for Thanksgiving. Lucy and Louise Johnson will visit their sister, Ruth, at the house during Thanksgiving. Helen Lidstone of San Saba is expected at the house for Thanksgiving, and is planning to reenter the university next year to take her degree. Ann Martin of Waxahachie will visit Elizabeth Johnson during Thanks¬ giving. Phyllis Barkdull of New Orleans, La. will visit the Thetas at Thanks¬ giving. Lieutenant and Mrs Claude Washington of Fort Crockett, Galveston, will De guests at the Theta house. Louise Adams is teaching in Marshall. Alice Bird is teaching in Galveston. Linda Coleman is seeing much of Alpha Phi at Newcomb while working for her M.D. at Tulane university. Nell Harriman is now Mrs A. N. Sherwin of Chicago. Mrs H. G. Henne will be a Thanksgiving visitor to Alpha Theta.

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Chapter neivs 225 Emma Farrell of Waco is spending the winter in New York. Mrs Kyser Herring (Mary Gallagher) of Mount Calm, attended the Baylor- Texas game. Mrs Porter (Bessie Oliphant) now living in Canada, was a recent visitor to Alpha Theta. Jean Figh is teaching in Gainesville. Mary Gibson is teaching in San Antonio. , Mary Farrar is teaching in Grosbeck. Lynn Wooten, who has been teaching in Goldthwaite for the past two years, has reentered college as a senior. Katherine Welb and Clara Chrisman are teaching in Marshall. Mrs Frank Kiley has been ill at Seton infirmary with appendicitis, but is now recovered. Mrs Everett, H, is now living in Austin and is one of the most loyal members of the Austin alumnae chapter. Born Oct. 2 to Mr and Mrs James P. Nash (Anne Thornton) at Austin, Tex. a daughter, Catherine Higgins. Miss Catherine Higgins is not only the latest pledge of Alpha Theta, already wearing pins with Theta colors presented her by Alpha Theta, but also she wears the Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, a necklace given her by the Texas chapter. Announcement has been received of the marriage of Elaine Lewis to George Morrell, Oct. io. Address : Denton, Tex. Mrs Parker Pace (Josephine Yarrington) is the guest of her mother, Mrs A. H. Yarrington, 1811 Congress av. Cornelia Keasbey was married Oct. 4 to Dave Allerdice of Indianapolis, Ind. Cornelia Johnson i9 spending the winter with her sister, Mrs Lewis Wil- putte on Riverside Drive, New York City. Miss Johnson is doing postgradu¬ ate work at Columbia university. Florence Brownlee was married July 27 to Mr Walter Benson of Austin, Tex. Fannie Preston is teaching this year as head of the Spanish department in the Austin high school. ALPHA IOTA — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Greetings to alumnae from college chapter and pledges. By the way, you have still to be introduced to those pledges. We invite you to come out to a meeting some Thursday afternoon and get ac¬ quainted. In the meantime, you must be satisfied with the mere names: Margaret Howes from Omaha, Nebraska; Grace Threadgill from Dallas, Texas; Anne Studt from Creve Coeur, Missouri; Armina Pinkel, sister of Pearl Pinkel, from Waterloo, Illinois; Mil¬ dred Candy, Beth Barnett, Frances Hays, Mary Lewis, Edith Kid- well, Margery Finigan, Mary Frances Price, sister of Jessamine Price, Mary Skeene, Catharine Wagner, and Crenshaw Waller, all of St. Louis. Our recent birthday party, November 29, brought quite a few alumnae out to see us. We wish you all could have been with us on that happy day. It was the first reunion of this year, and the first chapter party since the close of the rushing season. None of the essentials of a birthday were forgotten. There was a cake with

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226 Kappa Alpha Theta candles and just lots of presents including a scrumptious clock from the alumnae. The next big chapter event will be the banquet and initiation early in the second semester. This will be followed by the annual colonial tea on February 22. We have to have all our alumnae with us on those two happy occasions. Some folks say girls can’t play football. Maybe they can’t play it at Washington, but at least they know how. Fifty girls went to Columbia for the game and sixty to Ann Arbor. “P-E-P spells Wash¬ ington.” Twelve of the number on both occasions were Thetas. Alpha Mu entertained us gloriously during our stay in Columbia. We came back with so much enthusiasm about our Theta sisters there, that twelve of us journeyed to Ann Arbor two weeks later to see the Washington- Michigan game, and more than incidently, our Theta sisters in Ann Arbor. They, too, were lovely to us and even though our stay was short, we came away with that same good feeling in our hearts that we brought back from Columbia. 27 November 1916 Alice M. Johann Nov. 29 Alpha Iota gave its annual birthday party. Many alumnae enjoyed celebrating this tenth birthday. Dec. 2 the St. Louis city Panhellenic gave its annual luncheon. About 100 were present, Theta being well represented. ’io Marie Davis in addition to her work as District president is teaching at Mary Institute. *10 Winona Petring is our alumnae adviser. She is just recovering from an operation. ’10-ex Nell Horner is a librarian at Shaw’s garden. ’io Born to Mr and Mrs Leland Chivvis (Mary Glasgow) a second daugh¬ ter, Nancy. ’io Anne Fisher is attending her second year at Pratt institute, N. Y. ’io Married, Patti Clayton, to Earnest Breaker. ’ll Born to Mr and Mrs Norman Chivvis (Anne Cushing) a daughter, Jane Cushing. ’12 Louise Wenzel who does research work for the Y. W. C. A. has been on a leave of absence. She is in charge of extension work of Y. W. C. A. in Detroit, Mich. now. ’12 Margery Schroeder is doing private tutoring. ’12-ex Eva Morrison is on the St. Luke’s hospital staff. She will give up her profession in the fall to marry Kenneth Coggeshall. ’14 Ada Nicholson has returned to St. Louis after an extensive western visit. ’15 Fanny Cushing is teaching in Webster Groves. ’15 Dorothy Nicholson Morrill (Mrs J. B.) is visiting her parents in St. Louis. Mrs Morrill’s home is in California. ’16 Margaret Winter has returned to St. Louis after an extended visit to Colorado. ’16 Helen Humphrey is occupied with Y. W. C. A. work. * 16-ex Ethel Neuhoff has announced her engagement to Garner Penny, $ A G. Adele Senate and Pearl Pinkel of A M visited the university in Oct. Etta Reller has been elected delegate to grand convention.

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Chapter news 227 Mrs Kolbe, Grand president of K K T, recently visited in St. Louis and was entertained by local Panhellenic. Helen Humphrey, Ruth Miller, Virginia Rhodes, and Edith Row rep¬ resented the alumnae contingent in the trip to Ann Arbor, Nov. 4. The alumnae have signified their intention of presenting a Theta badge to the freshman with the highest scholarship. ALPHA KAPPA - ADELPHI COLLEGE For us June 25, 1907, is in the list of memorable dates like 1492 or 1776, for on that day our charter was granted. To those of us in college it seems a long, long time ago but when the call came for information about Theta daughters we realized how young we are. When a Theta sister comes to college it is always an occasion for great rejoicing, but, when the first Theta daughter arrives we shall be overpowered with pride. And for the present our only solace is to rejoice in the fact that there are many chapters who have Theta daughters and that some day that honor may also be ours. All of us build castles in the air, and Adelphi’s dream has always been to have new buildings on a large, attractive campus. President Blodgett said only the other day in chapel that the way to reach our goal was to so increase our numbers that our vague dreams might be made into a reality. And it seems that gradually we are reaching that goal, for this year our increased registration has demanded two more houses — one which is used for social purposes and one where the classes in romance languages are held. The Spanish department which was hardly thought of at one time is now offering a wider variety of courses and is becoming very popular. Miss Elizabeth Gaines who was a biology professor at Adelphi for twenty-two years did not return this semester. Professor Eugene Maloubier is with his regiment in France, and Doctor Roselli returned to Italy when the call to arms came. On November 28 our annual banquet was held at the home of Alice Ham. We were glad to welcome some Thetas from other chapters whom we had never before had the pleasure of entertaining, and we hope that they and their friends who live in the city may be with us next year and all the following years. 28 November 1916 Pearl Van Siclen ALPHA LAMBDA — UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON We have been happily occupied getting better acquainted, adapting ourselves to the university environment, and strengthening our frater¬ nity harmony. Elizabeth Drummond, one of our alumnae, after much urging from the girls, has become our housemother, and her sympathetic spirit and capable superintendence are invaluable. The pledges try to cooperate with the chapter in every possible way, and the jolly times that we have within the chapter have made this year particularly worth while.

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228 Kappa Alpha Theta The alumnae held a meeting at the house and surprised us with a jam and jelly shower, and quite a number of them were present at the tea given for Miss Drummond October 20. We are planning a musical tea in their honor for December 9. Soon after that will come the annual Christmas party when we always enjoy getting our whole Alpha Lambda family together. Next semester come initia¬ tion banquet and senior breakfast ; these are the times when we can best discuss the things that are nearest to us. Social events of October and November were our informal, November 11, three ten o’clock dances and a the dansant all given to introduce our new girls. The pledges surprised us with a matinee dance and stunt party and are taking charge of our “after meeting spreads” every two weeks. We have added one more pledge to our original ten, Faith Clelland of the class of 1919 of Enumclaw, Washington. Lucy Morton of the class of 1917 is on senior council, Helen Sutt- loff of the class of 1920, Louise Corbin of the class of 1919, and Marjorie Kohlman of the class of 1918, are all on class social com¬ mittees, Mary Wright took the leading part in the Junior Review, and almost every one of us is taking part in some phase of athletics or working on a committee of a campus organization. Leotta Fore¬ man has been made a senior scholar, doing research work in botany. Elizabeth Vinsonhaler is also a senior scholar in chemistry. Six of us went to Oregon with the football team and visited Alpha Xi. We had a wonderful time and fell completely in love with the Oregon chapter. We hope every member of Alpha Xi will visit our university so we may have an opportunity to return their hospitality. Marjorie Kohlman ’08 Mr and Mrs Eugene White (Nellie Mae Dunlap) are rejoicing over the arrival of their second child, Eleanor, born June 23. ’14 Mr and Mrs H. T. Anderson (Jessie Drummond) of Antelope, Ore. are wintering in Tacoma. ’ 14-ex Elma Leonard McPherson (Mrs Wallace) has been a guest at two Detroit alumnae meetings this winter. ’13 Esther Kline is teaching in Highland Park, Mich. Address: 318 Tuxedo av. ALPHA MU - UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI When our alumnae return for their annual birthday visit, February 12, we hope they will take time to read our freshman newspaper. This paper is written weekly by two different freshmen and contains the fraternity gossip for the past week presented with all the sparkle and dash of Puck. As no upperclassmen are immune from criticism a great deal of good-natured fun is published at our expense.

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Chapter news 229 In place of the usual formal this year, we have started a series of fraternity dances. These are little informal affairs on Saturday afternoons given to the separate fraternities in the order of their founding. Athletics always present an important interest at Missouri. Bob Simpson’s return from Sweden with his various honors and cups has created a new enthusiasm which overshadows his victory at the last international meet. For the third successive time we have succeeded in capturing the championship in freshman tennis. Ellen Peters was the winner. For the last football game of this season two-thirds of the chapter are planning to visit Lawrence for the Thanksgiving game between Kansas and Missouri. We were fortunate in having so many Alpha Iota girls down for their game with Missouri. Friendships were renewed which had been started at the District con¬ vention in June. We are trying out the system of holding study hall in the chapter room on week nights. All underclassmen making below “m” are required to report here from seven to ten. So far the idea has worked out very well, at least the freshmen seem to get more accomplished. 27 November 1916 Lenora Woodward ’07 Faye Stewart is at home for the winter. ’07 Emmadine Langenberg is teaching German in a St. Louis high school. ’o8 Charlotte Talpey (Mrs L. B. Potts) is visiting in Kansas City, Mo. for the winter. ’09 Elizabeth Spalding is teaching home economics in M. U. ’io Ruth Norton is studying art in Kansas City. ’io-ex Julietta Zietz is teaching in Jefferson City. ’io Julia Spalding is at home this winter, Towanda, Pa. ’i2-ex Willa Spier (Mrs C. L. Modisett) is living in Alliance, Neb. ’i5-ex Lavinia Peters is recovering from her recent illness. ’15 Lulu P. Turner is teaching mathematics at Kirkwood, Mo. ’16 Margaret Mumford returned to Columbia for a short visit. Margaret is teaching in Savannah, Mo. *16 Mary Quayle has recovered from her recent attack of typhoid fever. ’ 19-ex Elizabeth Harris returned for the Texas-Missouri game. Alice Johann, Jessamine Price, Margaretha Roth, Helen Banister, Frances Wendl, Katharine McNulty, Fanny Cushing, Ethel Neuhoff, Rachel Metcalfe, Frances Hayes, Margaret House, Grace Threadgill visited us during the Washington-Missouri game. Married, Katherine Gentry and Charles Clarke. ALPHA NU - UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Thanksgiving season at Montana is always a time of reunion. This year especially, as the State teachers’ association held its session in Missoula. The meeting brought to Alpha Nu, Isabel Gilbert of the class of 1916 who is teaching in the Larchwood high school, Merle Kettlewell of the class of 1915, instructor in English in the Plains high school, Suzanne Stabern of the class of 1913, who is

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230 Kappa Alpha Theta teaching in Helena, and Donna McCall of the class of 1916, who is teaching in Big Timber. Also, Thanksgiving time brought two of last year’s freshmen, Cleora Logan of Kalispell, who is spending the year at home studying violin, and Doris Robinson of Great Falls, who is working in the First national bank in Great Falls. Pledge-day came November 25, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Alpha Nu was particularly victorious this year in the shortest rush season that the University of Montana has known. Competition was keen and rushing strenuous, .but this only made Alpha Nu appreciate more the triumph of eleven splendid pledges. They are: Leathie McCarthy, Charlotte Stone, Dorothy Wilkinson, Phoebe Ector, Carrie Maclay, and Marjorie Frost, all of Missoula; Alice Schwefel of Butte; Ethel Robinson, Ethel Johnston, and Winnifred Meeks, all of Great Falls; and Mae Smith of Dillon. Frances Theis of Hamil¬ ton, a sophomore, was pledged November 23. The four fraternities at -Montana, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Delta Phi Zeta (a local), and Kappa Alpha Theta were each allowed one formal party during the ten weeks’ rush and an informal party once every two weeks, with any number of teas, in¬ formal dinners, and theater parties during the entire rushing season. Among our parties were a black and gold dance, a Red-riding Hood tea, a chrysanthemum buffet supper, a balloon dance, and a violet party. Alpha Nu chapter has been small, only seven active members this fall, so individually and collectively we have had to give ourselves to the utmost for Theta. We did it gladly and with enthusiasm and we are proud to have the following offices held by Thetas : vice-presi¬ dency of both junior and sophomore classes, presidency of Hawthorne club and of Young Women’s Christian association, and secretary of the Associated students. Also, one of our pledges holds the vice¬ presidency of the freshman class. Ruth M. Davis ’ 18 ’07 Mrs Edward Kelley (Frances Nuckolls) is in the city library in Kel¬ logg, Idaho. ’ll Mrs Homer D. Slaughter has gone with her husband to live in the Philippines. ’17 Stella Duncan was married to Charles E. H. Moloy, A K E, June 14. They are now living at the Oxford apts. Spokane, Wash. ’10 Born to Mr and Mrs Floyd G. Carpenter (Fay Kent), a daughter. ’15 Augusta Diana Uline has announced her engagement to Carl Morgan, B 0 IT, of the University of South Dakota. ’16 Alpha Buse is specializing in psychology and medicine in Kalispell, Mont. ’15 Gladys McCarthy is teaching at Two Dot, Mont. ’15 Louise Webber has announced her engagement to George Armitage, 2 N, Mont. ’15 Frances Falck is at home this year in Cannon Falls, Minn.

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Chapter news 231 ALPHA XI — UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Freshman formal, February 10. Theta initiation, near the above date. Theta week-end, early in March. Junior week-end, May 11 and 12. November 18 the Scholarship report was published for this year and we were sixth. Yes! we know first would be better and ’tis to that we’re ever striving, what with our talks, schedules, and cards ; but having endured the shame of having twelfth place last time this does savor of Mammon. October 21 we rented a garage two miles out in the country in which we gave a “basket social and election” party. Each girl decorated a box enclosing her picture and the boxes were raffled off for supper. About seven the main theme of the party commenced — a dance — interspersed with yells for Wilson or Hughes, as the case might be. It was a very informal, good time party which every one enjoyed. Oregon’s second annual home-coming week-end was November 3-5. This year the especial attraction was the Washington-Oregon football game. Friday night was the rally and bonfire (the largest yet, of course). Then on Saturday we were in a whirl of excite¬ ment from dawn until midnight. At eleven o’clock we met the Washington train containing about three hundred students, includ¬ ing six Thetas. There was a cafeteria luncheon on the Campus for every one at noon and in the afternoon the great game, dampened but not thwarted by the rain. The 0-0 score was the best possible, considering conditions. For dinner, at the house, we entertained all the Thetas who were in town and it was certainly a merry throng, thirteen alumnae, six from Washington, and thirty-two college girls. In the evening there was a Student-body dance, after which we secured as much sleep as possible before the fraternity meeting held early the next morning with the Alpha Lambda girls to discuss matters of vital importance to us both. Sunday afternoon we had open house and the week-end closed when we took our guests to the trains. We hope that next year all alumni and especially Theta alumnae will be back. Put it in a subconscious corner of your brain, and try hard to make arrangements to be here. Just a word about that football team of ours which has tied with Washington for championship this year; it was chosen to play Penn¬ sylvania at Pasadena, California, on New Years day. Since this issue is for alumnae particularly, don’t be hurt if your name isn’t mentioned, but just remember that as I went through the list asking about each one the reply so often came, “Yes, she has a lovely home and a baby, you know.” ^

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232 Kappa Alpha Tlieta During home-coming week we had with us, Mrs. Vernon Vawter (Aletha Emerick), Mrs. William Barrett (Ruth Flynn), Fielda and Eleanor McClaine, Mrs. Keith Powell (Alice Bingham), Marguerite Rankin, Jane Knox, Palm Cowden, Genevieve Shaver, Mildred Waite, Isabella Garland, Beulah Hayes, Myrtle Smith, Julia Platt, Ruth Fraley, and Eugenia Deming. Eugenia Deming left college shortly after she was pledged, but will return next semester. ’09 Kate Fullerton is an active member of the Minnesota alumnae chapter. ,I2 Jane Knox is a successful teacher in the Franklin high school, Portland, Ore. ’i2 Merle McKelvey is spending the winter in New York in an Art shop. ’ll Mrs Charles Taylor (Mary De Bar) will be in Eugene for the winter. Mr Taylor has been recently appointed Lieutenant in the regular army and has been sent to Mexico. ’06 Norma Hendricks is society editor on the local Eugene paper. ’06 Mrs. John Bovard (Camille Carroll) is president of the State alumnae and a member of the Council of the state alumni. ’io-ex Geneva Wilcox is a trained nurse in the St. Francis hospital, San Francisco. ’15 Hazel Rader is instructor in the physical training department at the University of Oregon. ’12-ex Lora Jane Taylor was married to Harry Hawkins last month. ’12-ex Helen Frances Driver is society editor of the Tacoma News. ’12-ex Myrtle Gram is studying music in New York City this winter. ’07 Lela Goddard is president of Portland alumnae chapter. ’11 Willetta Wright is on a timber claim in Idaho. ’14 Eleanor McClaine is Theta state chairman for Ore. ’06 Ella Dobie has a boy, born Oct. 15. She is living in Hyannis, Neb. Mrs DeBuske, B, who is living in Eugene, has a little girl, born Oct. 29. ’09 Mrs Phillip Carroll (Frances Nelson) was the mother of another Theta daughter born during the spring months. ’12 Mrs James Cecil (Jessie Bibee) has a daughter born in Oct. ’08-ex lone Lambert was married to George Engelsby Oct. 31. They will live in Eastern, Ore. ’06 Mrs Arthur McAlister (Mary Warfield) who was recently initiated, is visiting in Madison, Wis. ALPHA OMICRON — UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA We are sure that our alumnae, especially those who were with us last year, will be interested in an account of our annual mothers’ house-party. This custom started last year when we had with us for a week-end, twelve mothers. This year we were especially fortunate, having with us for the week-end November 17-19, twenty-four mothers, and for dinner Sunday, November 19, nineteen fathers. Probably you would like to know how we entertained all these parents who, when they arrived, were strangers to most of us and to each other, but who are now our very dear friends. Friday night, after dinner we went in a body — about sixty of us — to a picture show. Saturday morning we gave a musicale for our mothers, especial friends, and wives of the faculty. The program was rendered entirely by girls in the chapter and at its close the

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Chapter news 233 guests who cared to see our new house were conducted through it. Then a formal five-course luncheon was served to the guests and mothers — about fifty in all. Saturday afternoon we went in a body to the football game which proved very exciting, although we lost to the Kansas Aggies by one point. After dinner the sophomores put on a stunt entitled, The dance of the Kzhazas and the freshmen gave a clever burlesque on the upperclassmen, as amusing to our mothers as to ourselves. Sunday morning we all went to church and immediately after served a Thanksgiving dinner to our mothers and fathers. This was informal and, I believe, heartily enjoyed. We were at home to callers from three until five and during that time served tea to over three hundred. How we hated to see all the mothers and fathers leave ! But then we expect all of these back, and others, next year. We hope to meet at least all of the alumnae in the state at our Founders’-day banquet in January and shall be very glad, indeed, to have them attend initiation in February. 23 November 1916 Margaret Coleman Helen R. Barrett is now head of the department of oratory at Iowa Wes* leyan university. Address: 607 N. Jackson av. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. We have received visits from Leona Galbraith and Frances Roach of Tulsa, who are teaching this winter. * 18-ex Maurine Butler of Tulsa spent the week-end Oct. 26-28 in Norman. *15 Laurel True married Emery A. Cook Oct. 22. They are now at home in Tulsa. Helen Brooks (Smith ’14) who is at the head of the Spanish department in Shawnee high school quite often spends the week-end at her home in Norman. Alpha Omicron has enjoyed a few short visits from Louise Jackson and Harriette Newman, both of Alpha Iota chapter. *18 Corinne Breeding has been elected Annual member of the Young Women’s Christian association for Oklahoma — this means for the University at Norman, Central state normal at Edmond, and Oklahoma college for women at Chickasha. ’18 Margaret Archdeacon has been elected president of Zetalethian liter¬ ary society. ’19 Frances Buchanan has been elected secretary of the University orches¬ tra. Francis Buchanan ’19, and Helen March ’20, will leave with the orchestra December 3, to play in the concerts given in different towns of the state. ’17 Margaret Coleman has been elected secretary and treasurer of the Mathematics club of the university. ’18 Gladys Drennan, Margaret Archdeacon, Corinne Breeding, ’19 Ruth Bretch, ’i 7 Margaret Coleman are delegates from the University to the Young Women’s Christian association conference in Chickasha Nov. 24-26. Alpha Omicron entertained at luncheon Miss Edith Wells, missionary to China supported by the southwest field of the Young Women’s Christian association who is home on furlough, and Miss Marguerite Stuart who is student secretary of this field. 55-95 Per cent °f all the alumnae of Alpha Omicron are married. Can any chapter of equal age beat us? We were established in 1909.

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234 Kappa Alpha Theta Louisa Brooke’s (Mrs Thomas Catesby Jones) address is 27 Waverly PI. New York, New York. 9 13-ex Glenn Martin is in Louisiana demonstrating for the Success pub¬ lishing co. Married, Miss Grace Millar and Mr Edward Evans, July 1916. Ida Agnes Pyle was married in Houston, Oct. 16, 1916. Mrs Joseph J. McConnell (Bess Brewer) is staying with her father in Eufaula, Okla. She expects to return to India in January. Mrs Harold V. Bozell’s new address is 19 Trumbull st. New Haven, Conn. Elizabeth E. Eagleton and Raymond O. Courtright, 2 X, were married in Norman, Oct. 8, 1916. Address : 201 E. Main st. Pittsburg, Kansas. Mary Carmack McDougal was very successful as a campaign speaker in Kansas, for the Democratic national committee. The Republican state chair¬ man is reported as saying that much of the Democratic success among the women of Kansas was due to Miss McDougal’s work. Ex-Governor Lee Cruce reports that his daughter, Lorena Jane Cruce, who has been ill in Arizona since last March, is very much better. Laurel May True and Mr Emery Cook, B 0 II, were married in Chelsea, Okla. Oct. 22, 1916. ALPHA PI — UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA On October 7, we initiated ten of our thirteen pledges: Hortence Monroe, Ella Nevin, Lillian Bendeke, Eva Renwick, Lucile Tombs, Alice Budge, Ada Soule, Ruth Mahon, Margaret Reid, and Eleanor Healy. And then came rush-week with all manner of time-fillers and two exclusive dates for each fraternity. One of these latter was spent at the home of Maryhelen London McKenzie (Mrs. Donald) in Crookston, where two other alumnae, La Belle Mahon Stephens (Mrs C. M.) and Ethel Harris, were also our hostesses. Do not such loyal alumna: deserve the best Journal we can make? And what a triumph they helped us win, you shall see, for on October 25, we pledged Dorothy Perrott and Katherine Babcock of Grand Forks; Frederica Fox, Devils Lake; Grace Patterson, Wahpeton; Enid Young, Surrey; and Priscilla Walstrum, Park River — all freshmen — and Bernice Church, Park River, a sophomore. On Home-coming day, October 28, Alpha Pi held open house to all seniors and alumni and the North Dakota and South Dakota football teams. Bernice Church was initiated last Saturday. Our new members and pledges gave a banquet at this appropriate time. Alumnae of Alpha Pi will remember that more women’s frater¬ nities were needed at the University, and will be glad that a new local fraternity, Delta Kappa Tau, has been admitted to Panhellenic. We enjoyed entertaining them informally at the Theta house. There is still other happy news about our friends. Beta Gamma Psi local fraternity has been informed that preparation may be made for installation into Delta Gamma, December 8-10. We are offering our

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Chapter news 235 house, and entertainment for their guests at the homes of our down¬ town girls. The social schedule for the remainder of this semester is : January 6 — Law dance, 13 — Informal, 19 — Junior prom, 20 — Informal, 27 — Freshmen-Sophomores party; February 3 — Informal, 10 — Post-examination jubilee. For the second semester no schedule has been published yet, but Theta formal, May-day, and Commencement are inevitable. To all our alumnae, for any and all of these occasions we send our “coax- ingest” special invitation. 25 November 1916 Merle Rutherford Guests for initiation banquet, Oct. 7: ’10 to Effie Lindstrom Burke (Mrs. T. H.), ’ll (Oberlin) La Belle Mahon Stephens (Mrs C. M.), ’15 Hazel Ladd, ’15 Ethel Renwick, ’16 Ruth Soule, ’15-ex (Upsilon) Blanche Daily. Guests for Home-coming day, Oct. 28: ’10 Faith Grinell Conmy (Mrs E. T.), ’15-ex (Upsilon) Blanche Daily, ’17-ex Grace Kolars. Guests for initiation, Nov. 18: ’09 Beatrice Olson, ’11 (Oberlin) La Belle Mahon Stephens (Mrs C. M.), ’16 Lois Tombs, ’17-ex (Alpha Lambda) Maryhelen London McKenzie (Mrs Donald), ’15-ex Ethel Harris, ’12 Donna Forkner remained a week longer. Born to Mr and Mrs E. D. McBride (Pearl Monroe) Oct. 12, 1916, a daughter, Joyce. Mother and daughter visited Echo Turner, Nov. 20-22. ’10 Echo Turner was in Minneapolis, Oct. 18-20. ’13-ex Margaret Fawcett, married Aug. 23, 1916, to Otto Alfred Connor, Southwick, Idaho. ’15 Jessie Grassick made a holiday journey to Winnipeg, Oct. 28-Nov. 2. ’98 Marcia Bisbee is curator in Exposition park museum in Los Angeles. ’15-ex Vera Markell was here Nov. 4 and 5. ’15-ex Gertrude Gould is now studying music at Oberlin. ’16 Ruth Soule is here, Nov. 24-26. ’15-ex Alice Lowe will be here some time before Christmas, on her way to New Haven, Conn, where she will spend the winter. ’13 Gretchen Oeschger is head chemist in her brother’s rust-proof factory, Detroit, Mich. ’12 Clara Bull, who has been visiting in Omaha and the South, has returned to her home in Pasadena. ’11 Maude Templeton is tutoring quite a large class in Grand Forks. ’10 Effie Lindstrom Burke was a delegate from Minnewaukan to the Con¬ federation of N. D. women’s clubs at Valley City. ’12 Donna Forkner visited Annie Mcllraith Quirke (Mrs T. T.) in Minne¬ apolis recently. ’11 Emily Bel Nash has been elected secretary of the Thursday musicale club of Grand Forks. ’13 Gertrude Cunningham comes in from Hatton each fortnight for special study in dramatics at Wesley college. ’15 Anne Bowman has the superintendency of a consolidated school near Devils Lake, N. D. *13 Vera Kelsey, who is a member of a French relief club in Providence, R. I. has interested many of her friends here in the work. ’15 The engagement of Mertie Halvorson and Peter Wilson, A 6, of Fargo, N. D. has been announced. Minnie Markell, Catherine Hixon, and Ruth Soule were Thanksgiving vaca¬ tion visitors in Grand Forks.

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236 Kappa Alpha Theta ALPHA RHO — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA Alpha Rho has grown appreciably by the pledging of Mildred Groves, Sioux City; Helen Lowe, Madison; Helen Gooch, Sioux City; Pauline Brigham, Sturgis; Laura Brookman, Vermilion; Irene Parmley and Beth Meadows both of Ipswich. After the Notre Dame-South Dakota game at Sioux Falls, we had our annual Theta banquet, which was unusually successful because of the large attendance from the college chapter and the many alumnae. We were delighted to have an alumna of Tau with us. One afternoon we entertained the mothers of our girls and our patronesses at a Kensington. Every girl is working very hard for the bazaar, which is to be held at the chapter house, and where we sell handiwork, serve lunch, and have a delicatessen. Mask and Wig dramatic club present their play early in December. Three Thetas have important parts. The Young Women’s Christian association is doing most commend¬ able work this year. Several of our girls are active in a “church going” campaign, which is being made among the students of the university. The celebration of Dakota Day surpassed any previous fete of the kind in excellence of events, spirit, and number of visitors. The uni¬ versity as a nucleus, expanding outward in the representations until the world and its interests were portrayed, was the theme of the parade. In the afternoon the Coyotes played the Michigan Aggies to a 3-3 score. The day closed with the traditional Dakota Day dance. Great interest in the suffrage movement has been shown by the girls here. A straw vote of all women of the university discovered only ten anti-suffragists. Once each month the alumnae chapter has its meeting at the chap¬ ter house after which a buffet dinner is served to both chapters. At the last meeting the pledges entertained with stunts and a dainty lunch. 27 November 1916 Fern Wasem *12 Ada Meadows is teaching in Miami university. *14 Carleton Sherwood is a member of the faculty at the South Dakota state college. ’14 Harriet Chubbuck is teaching in Ipswich, S. D. *12 Grace Sargent is spending the winter with her parents in California. ’ll Bernice Swezey is spending the winter with her sister, Mrs Fox in Okla. ’04 Marie Bryant Caldwell is visiting her mother in Vermilion. ’03 Mabel Bridgman and her mother are spending part of the winter in Vermilion. Ann Moe and Jennie Nicholson are guests of the chapter house. Raeburn Gilchriest and Edmund Theisen were married during the summer. *14 Mable Maule is teaching in Milbank again this year.

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Chapter news 237 ’i6 Mae Olston expects to be in Vermilion during Thanksgiving vacation. Alumnae at the Sioux Falls banquet: Pansy Whitimore, Mae Olston, Ella Royhl, Leanora Royhl, Raeburn Theisen, Ann Gilchrist, Edna Fitzgerald, Jennie Nicholson, Verna Gold. *16 Anne Moe has accepted a position in the high school at Castlewood, 9. D. Born to Lenore Royal, a daughter, Betty Louise. Mildred Grange expects to spend the winter in California. May Shepperd is teaching voice in Emporia, Kan. Fern Davis is spending the winter in California. Born to Ethel Moody Hansen, a son. Marie Caldwell has moved to Sioux Falls. ALPHA SIGMA - WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Alpha Sigma is very glad to have the opportunity of telling about her alumnae. They are just wonderful and it is our ambition to be like them. We have their help and enthusiasm in everything we undertake. Perhaps the best thing they have done for us was the organization of the Alpha Sigma building association. They not only took the responsibility of starting a fund for a new chapter house, but them¬ selves took notes of the same valuation that girls of the active chap¬ ter take. It is owing entirely to their foresight and thoughtfulness that we will have a house of our own next year. We are glad to have had with us for short visits this fall, Ella Alexander, Anna Waller, and Etta Losee, graduates of last year, Hazel Tannet of the class of 1915, and Margaret Brislawn of the class of 1914. Our alumnae are never more appreciated than during rushing season. Our rush was long and strenuous and we owe much of our overwhelming success to our alumnae backing. During our eight weeks open rush we were allowed only one dinner date and two party dates with each freshman. Our last party was a dinner dance at the chapter house. On November 18 we pledged Mary Sanders and LaVelle Dutton of Pullman; Margaret Gwinn of Garfield; Nellie Davies, Erna Bradbury, Jessie McGrath, and Marjorie Heaton of Spokane; Jean¬ nette Scriber of Colfax; and Doris Hudson of Fresno, California. These nine, with our Theta sister pledges, Eleanor Wilmer and Ida Green, who were pledged at the beginning of the year, give us a fine freshman representation. Although Alpha Sigma is too young to have Theta daughters in college, we pledged a Theta niece this year, Doris Hudson. Her aunts, Mrs Gifford (Miss Holland) and Mrs Holland (Margaret Todd) are members of Beta. 21 November 1916

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238 Kappa Alpha Theta Augusta Roziskey, A 2, Marian Sweezey, P, Alice Paterson, B, Verne Gaddis ’io, Florence Waller ’io, and Grace Coulter ’13, are all members of the faculty of Washington State college. ’14 Margaret Brislawn is teaching at Colfax. *10 Born to Mr and Mrs Butler (Bess Fishback) a son. *13 Born to Mr and Mrs William Coulter (Viola Vestal) a daughter. *18 The engagement of Helen Marr to Frank Shannon, K 2, was announced this summer. ’I9* The engagement of Cecil Benjamin to Fred Tally, 2 4> E, was announced in Oct. *19 The engagement of Marie MacGregor to Ralph Boone, 2 N, was announced in Nov. *16 Gladys Persels is teaching at Waitsburg. *16 Etta Losee is teaching at Wilbur. *16 Ella Alexander is teaching at Colville. Myrtle Boone is teaching at Eatonville. ALPHA TAU — UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI One of the things we miss, is a municipal university, is that delight¬ ful retuhrning of the “old grads,’* on gala occasions, the accounts of which have always thrilled me. Most of our alumnae live here in the city, and we are apt to forget the blessing of having them always near, in our feeling of loss when we read about the reunions of Thetas, elsewhere. Here is a calendar of the events of our year, as we plan them now. We hope the alumnae will read, and mark, and save the dates, and “come back” (in the street-car) with as much enthusiasm as if they lived a thousand miles away ! Our “birthday party,” will be January 27, then initiation about the middle of February; March 31, a joint meeting of college and alumnae chapters, and some time during the spring, another informal dance, and a mothers’ party. During Commencement week we will have a party for the seniors, and Commencement day will be June 16. You will understand the excitement that prevails, when I tell you that next Friday is Pledge-day ! This is a very interesting season, as there is so much good material, and so many of the freshman girls are being rushed by several fraternities. Rushing is strictly regu¬ lated, however, and the excitement strictly suppressed. Each fraternity is allowed two rushing parties, one on a Saturday and one on a week day, and the dates are determined by lots. Our Saturday party was November 4, and had to be fitted in between a football game and a dance ; and the other party, being on a week day, had to be in the evening also; so both were supper parties. This fall, the women of our university were confronted by a prob¬ lem. Our new women’s building is practically complete, but the two big rooms on the ground floor, which are to be used by the Young Women’s Christian association and the Women’s league, respectively, are bare and empty of furniture. The problem was

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Chapter news 239 where were we to get the money to furnish these rooms properly? The officers of the two associations put their heads together, and devised a scheme. They organized a campaign to raise the necessary sum, $1,000. The women of the university were divided into teams of ten each, with captains. These teams solicited money from public- spirited citizens, and devised many original schemes for raising it. At the end of a week, $1,600 were placed in the hands of the officers of the two associations ; so our beautiful new building will be bare no longer, and we are patting one another on the back with the utmost complacence, over this proof of what Cincinnati girls can do. 25 November 1916 Elizabeth Page James ’i8-ex Mary Struble, of Western college, spent Thanksgiving week in Cin¬ cinnati. *11 Bertha Ballard, Eta, was the guest of Alpha Tau on Pledge-day, Dec. I. ’oi Louise Thompson has succeeded Ruth Hyndman as president of the alumnae chapter. ’16 Mildred Evans has entire charge of the Hyde Park branch kinder¬ garten and first grade, under the Bartholemew-Clifton school. ’17 Sophie Buckner is in the cataloguing department of the library of the University of Cincinnati. ’14 The engagement of Hulda Stephens to Mr Chauncey Harris Hand, B 0 II, has been announced. Mr Hand is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and is completing his third year at the Harvard Law school. Hulda has been teaching gymnasium in the Bloom school, in Cincinnati. ’16 Margaret Pfleger is visiting friends in Middletown, Conn. ’14 Roberta Whallon Caudill after a year in St. Louis has come back to Cincinnati to live, to the joy of Alpha Tau. ’15 Mary Cellarius is teaching English and history at Hughes high school in Cincinnati. ’13 Helen Andrews is teaching history at Miss Dougherty’s school and assisting in the history department of the University of Cincinnati. ’14 Dorothy Cummins has been teaching the second grade in the Pleasant Ridge schools. ’ 19-ex Mary Landis, who made her debut last winter, has announced her engagement to Mr Ira Holden, of Cincinnati. ’i7-ex Hilda Perkins is doing library work at Western Reserve. ’15 The marriage of Iphigene Molony and Mr Gilbert Bettman was solem¬ nized June 30, 1916. Mr and Mrs Bettman are at home on Auburn av. Cincinnati. ’ll Duke Brutton is assistant registrar at the University of Cincinnati. ’10 Margaret Maxon is the head of the State free employment bureau of Ohio. ’14 Katherine Dabney will receive her M.A. from Columbia this year, and in addition to her studies, is assistant in physical education at that university. ’02 Geneva Redd is engaged to be married to Mr William G. Cramer. Mr Cramer has a position in Woodward high school. The wedding is set for June. ’16 Madolin Serodino is suffering from nervous prostration. *io Born to Mr and Mrs R. R. Deupree (Martha Rule) on June 25, a second son, John Overton.

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240 Kappa Alpha Theta ALPHA UPSILON — WASHBURN COLLEGE The State teachers’ convention and the Washbum-K. U. game brought many visitors to us recently. We were indeed glad to wel¬ come alumnae and the girls from Kappa to our new house. We have pledged eight freshmen. They are : Dorothy Crane, Elizabeth Edson, Jessie Burnett, Mary Paxton, and Beatrice Shake- shaft, of Topeka; Sarah Robinson of Eldorado; Telline Evans of Iola; and Teresa Tucker of Eureka. Our rushing was very strenuous and we are considering plans for shortening the season. Our Topeka alumnae helped us splendidly, especially at the second of our three parties. We knew that it would make a good impression to have our alumnae there. We also realized that men are liable to impress even the most hard hearted girls; therefore, logically figuring, some of the alumnae dressed as men should make a doubly fine impression. We were giving a cabaret, all the guests were seated at the tables, when the door bell pealed and in walked a motley array of gentlemen. It took quite a little time for anyone to realize that the realistic “tough” was one of our sedate married alumnae, or that the gentleman in correct evening dress was the girl who presided in such a dignified manner as presi¬ dent of the Young Women’s Christian association last year. The “men” acted their parts with unexpected naturalness, flirting beauti¬ fully with the girls, and offering them candy cigarettes with more gallantry, naturally, than experience. We have initiated five girls : Ruth Thompson, Genevieve Mc¬ Millan, and Helen Morrow Walker of Topeka; Maurene Stephenson of Salina and Rachel Hotchkiss White of San Diego, California. Mrs Walker and Mrs White were members of Sigma Delta Psi. Mrs Thompson, Ruth’s mother, is one of Topeka alumnae’s most active members. We have just had a fancy work sale, the proceeds to be put in our house fund. We are now making plans for scholarship. We have decided to have a scholarship ring, to be worn for a year by the girl whose scholarship is the highest. We have also adopted a requirement, higher than passing, for initiation. We were very proud when we went into our sociology room not long ago, and saw a chart of scholarship at K. U. with Kappa Alpha Theta first; and we want to try to emulate Kappa as nearly as we can. Success is practically assured for our Washburn endowment cam¬ paign. Topeka has pledged her share and all but about one-fourth of the whole amount has been raised. President Womer is starting the campaign to secure this final amount. December 9 comes the Dramatic club play in which Ruth Koester and Violet Crumbine take important parts. We are always glad to

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Chapter nnvs 241 welcome alumnae at any time ; and no Theta must feel any hesitancy about coming to see us, when in Topeka. 24 November 1916 Laura Neiswanger ’09 Clara Daniels Ferguson and her little daughter, Julia Emily, of Colby, Kan. are spending a few weeks in Topeka, as the guests of Mrs Ferguson’s mother, Mrs A. T. Daniels. ’o8 Day Monroe, a student at Columbia, is also an assistant in the cookery department there, this year. ’ll Lurene Irish visited in Topeka for a few days during rushing season. ’14 Ruth Bauer, whose marriage to Dr Clark Zugg took place last month, is now at her new home in Great Bend, Kan. ’13 Martha Sellards was a guest at the Theta house during Teachers’ convention. ’12 Alice Larimer Lininger is very much interested in the Theta alumnae chapter at Kansas City, and is acting as corresponding secretary for the chapter. ’12-ex Dorothy Gleed Miller has moved to Chicago. ’14 Mary Ferguson i9 in Seattle, Wash, taking a library course. ’15 Esther Clark, ’16-ex Elizabeth Mills, and ’16 Frances Perry are going to business college. ’15 Helen Guild, ’15 Adelaide Johnston, ’15 Marguerite Seltzer, and ’15 Marion Walp were guests at the house during the State teachers’ convention. Adelaide Johnston teaches in the high school at Whiting, Kan. Marguerite Seltzer at Holton, and Marion Walp at Meridan. ’15 Margaret Tillotson is teaching in the high school at Ellsworth, Kan. ’16 Erna Zutavern and ’16 Marjorie Lyle visited at the house during rushing. ’07 Vera Best is soon going to California with her mother to spend the winter. ’07 Julia Larimer is teaching in the Graham school for girls in New York City. ’16-ex Margaret Shakeshaft Malcolm has changed her address from Topeka to 1465 W. 31st. Minneapolis, Minn. ’09 Marian Thompson is teaching Latin and English in the junior high school in Topeka. ’16-ex Mary Van Vechten is taking the kindergarten course at Emporia normal. ’15 Louise Heath is teaching in Chanute. She visited in Topeka during the State teachers’ convention. Alice Andrews and Marjorie Thompson are teaching in the grade schools in Topeka. Jean Rodgers Morris is stenographer for the Germania life insurance Co. in Topeka. 18-ex Gracia Wood is going to college at Boulder, Colo. ’19-ex The Beaver twins are taking music at Grinnell this year. ALPHA PHI — NEWCOMB COLLEGE Calendar of college and chapter events: December 15 — Dramatic club play, February 3 and March 10 — basketball, March 11 — French circle play, March 13 — Pledge-day, April 7 — Field day. While we were joyful in our last letter over pledging we did not know what a lovely surprise awaited us in the near future. And

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242 Kappa Alpha Theta what do you imagine it was? Mrs. Forde, our Grand vice-president, visited us somewhat unexpectedly about four days at initiation time. It was so wonderful to have her with us and especially for initiation. We were also honored at this time by the presence of about half a dozen Thetas from other chapters. As it fell to Theta’s lot to preside over Panhellenic at Newcomb this year, we chose Mabel Sivewright 1915, to act as chairman. And great have been the achievements of Panhellenic under her guidance. For several years it has been the desire of nearly all the fraternities at Newcomb to introduce freshman pledging. However, a motion to that effect has never been successfully passed. But this year the motion for freshman pledging passed both Panhellenic and the faculty. The fraternities also decided to raise scholarship by pledg¬ ing only girls who have no conditions. We are very proud of winning the scholarship cup offered annually by Chi Omega to the fraternity attaining the highest average. Saturday, November 25, we are giving our first large rushing party with Thanksgiving as an inspiration. We intend to give the rushees a representation of the puritans at church on Thanksgiving day. That same night we are to celebrate Tulane night. On this occasion it is the custom for the whole of Tulane university, includ¬ ing Newcomb, to get together to see some play. The men and women students are divided into classes, a portion of the theater having been reserved for each class. The students take great pride in decorating the theater and in giving evidence of college spirit by the usual means of yells and songs. 24 November 1916 Miriam Delchamps We are all in love with our transfer from Alpha Theta, Linda Coleman. She is in New Orleans this season for a great purpose as she is taking the full senior course in medicine at Tulane university. When she graduates in June she will have the distinction of being the first woman to graduate from the Tulane medical department. ’18-ex Cora Neelis is teaching household arts in Violin, La. She was with us for initiation. *i7-ex Anna Joyce Morgan expects to return to Louisiana this month after having spent the past year in California. ’16-ex Katherine Hoffman is teaching in New Orleans. Mr and Mrs James Black (Edna Nierbergall ’u-ex) have recently moved into their lovely new home on Fern street. ’14 Mildred Snyder, who spent the early fall in Chicago, is visiting her cousin, Edna Black. ’n-ex La Reine Hill has recently given a course in dietetics to the nurses at Touro Infirmary. ’i5-e* Thelma Barkdull is making her debut this winter in New Orleans.

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Chapter news 243 *14 Gladys Gibbens is again teaching mathematics at Newcomb and is taking work towards a B.S. degree at Tulane. *15 Hathaway Gibbens is teaching mathematics and French in the high school of Alexandria, La. She was in New Orleans for initiation. ALPHA CHI — PURDUE UNIVERSITY First of all we want to announce to our alumnae a calendar of Theta and Purdue events, and hope as many as possible may attend these functions. The first important date to remember is January 27, when we are making very special arrangements to celebrate Founders’-day. The Harlequin club promises us a splendid play again the latter part of April and of course you will all want to see Purdue’s famous Thespians perform. Next comes May Day and elaborate and original preparations are being made for it. Last of all comes Gala week with all its festivities and the excellent oppor¬ tunity to renew old ties at the Campus luncheon. The first important college event this fall was the Pageant that celebrated Indiana’s Centennial, and the birth of the founder of the university, John Purdue. The exercises opened with an all¬ university parade on Stuart field, followed by a historical pageant representing the evolution of the state and university. In the eve¬ ning an address was given by Dr J. W. Cavanaugh of Notre Dame university. The English department players presented Her Choice November 21 and two Thetas had leading roles in this delightful three-act comedy. The Hawaiian orchestra gave a number of selections between the acts, and Purdue is justly proud of this organization as it is the only one of its kind in any college, and has a membership of over twenty-five. The Indiana game celebrated Home-coming, and attracted one of the largest crowds in the history of the university. The game ended with a scoreless tie, much to the disappointment of the over-confident Purdue supporters. We are very proud to introduce a new pledge, Mary Jamison T9, of West Lafayette, who was pledged November 7. Our pledges gave a very informal little sewing party for the pledges of the two locals here, and we have entertained Delta Rho, the local that is petitioning for a charter of Delta Delta Delta. Then we had a Sunday afternoon tea when the town girls brought their parents to the house and what a good time they did have! 28 November 1916 Mary Agnew k>4 Lyla Marshall was married Oct. 17 to Constantine Harcoff, civil engineer of Chicago. Address: 846 49th st. *06 Grace White has become very well known as an interior decorator and is at present engaged in decorating George Ade’s home at Brook.

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244 Kappa Alpha Theta ’ll Kathleen Brady attended Columbia summer school and resumed her work as head of the home economics department of Jefferson high school, but was forced to give up her work early in Oct. due to a breakdown. *11 Emma Smith was married Oct. 7 to Thomas H. Henry, Purdue ’ll. Address: 4345 Forsyth st. E. Chicago. ’ll Lena Sutton is taking special work in Spanish at the university. ’13 Born to Bernice Duryea Nicol (Mrs Charles) a son, Robert Scott, Oct. 26. ’13 Edith Gamble received her Master’s degree at Columbia in Aug. and is now teaching in the home economics department of Purdue. ’14 Agnes Phillips is teaching domestic science at Delphi, Ind. ’13 Elsie Stoker has a position in the Lafayette schools. ’14 Eleanor Taylor is teaching domestic science in Jefferson high .schools. ’15 Mildred Ohaver is teaching in the Stockwell schools. ’15 Gaile Williams wa9 married to George W. Johnson, K 2, Oct. 28. Address : 910 Worden st. Grand Rapids, Mich. ’07 Jennie Tilt is working for a Doctor’s degree at Columbia, and is teach¬ ing in the university at the same time. ’18-ex Helen Knox was married Nov. 27 to Forrest J. Funk, A T, at Cristobal, Panama. They are residing in Port Lamone, Costa Rica, where Mr Funk is in the employment of the United fruit company. ’17-ex Mildred Severson is secretary to the Supt. of the Lafayette schools. ’18 jx Erna Goetsch is employed in the government office at Estevan, Saskatchewan, Can. ’18-ex Dale Waterbury has had to leave college on account of illness and is at her home in Indianapolis. ALPHA PSI — LAWRENCE COLLEGE Alpha Psi is pleased to announce six tried and true wearers of little black and gold pins, for they have been pledges for more than a month. They are: Anne Hawes, Appleton; Gladys Schilling, Wausau; Ethlynn Lindley, Chicago; Ruth Froeming, Algoma; and two Theta sisters: Ruth Lachmann, Neenah; and Katherine Nelson, Manitowoc. The organization of a girls’ Athletic association at Lawrence is of recent date, and now all of the girls are working hard for fifteen points in physical exercise, the membership requirement. The association is organized with officers and sport leaders. Amy Hel- mer T9 is the basketball leader. After a snow storm last week, many of the girls found points hidden under the snow on the sidewalks. Since rushing season finished, we have all felt too tired to do very much in the social line. Three weeks of rushing is too long but our Panhellenic has not been able to find any satisfactory solution. Of course we have had spreads among ourselves, but aside from that the only big thing we have done is the benefit tea which we gave in the city Young Men’s Christian association at which we cleared a large sum for the prisoners’ relief work in Europe. The Collegiate alumnae association have recently established a scholarship fund. The fund, started with $250 cleared at the lecture

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Chapter neivs 245 of Tagore, the Hindu poet, is rapidly increasing. The scholarship is to be awarded annually to an Appleton high school girl entering Lawrence college. 25 November 1916 Loraine W. Lomas ’04 Henrietta Fuller Wescott (Mrs Robert) has moved from Madison to Ft. Sheridan, Ill. where her husband is stationed. ’04 Laura Lummis Schultz (Mrs H.) has moved from Los Angeles, Cal. to Bayfield, Colo. She is a frequent contributor to short story magazines. *io Mrs Elmer Jennings, Tau, has come from Sterling, Ill. to make her home in Appleton for the winter. A 'F welcomes her. *13 Jean Wiley Thickens (Mrs Richard) and daughter are spending the winter in San Antonio, Tex. Mr Thickens is on the border. ’15-ex Dorothy Clark’9 father died very suddenly Oct. 31, 1916. ’16 Anne Stroud of Oshkosh, who is staying at home this year, made us a long visit. ’16 Dorothy Holbrook has given up her school at Wittenberg, Wis. on account of the illness of her mother. *i8-ex Gladys Holstein, who is attending the University of Wisconsin, visited us for a week-end at the time of the Marquette game. Mrs Richards, mother of Avis Richards, "'F, is the preceptress of Patton dormitory. ALPHA OMEGA — UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Founders’-day luncheon and dance Jan. 27; Pledging and initia¬ tion about February 15; Panhellenic dance in the Spring; Junior Prom in February. An innovation in fraternity circles of the university which materi¬ ally interests Theta, has been offered by the City Panhellenic of Pittsburgh. At a tea given to all fraternity girls in college it was announced that a cup would be presented to the fraternity obtaining the highest average in scholarship during the present scholastic year. Alpha Omega is doing her best to get it. Alumnae Thetas of Pittsburgh graciously entertained the college chapter at tea at the home of Mrs Skinner on the afternoon of November 5. We appreciate opportunities to meet Theta alumnae for then we perceive the broadness of the ideals we daily try to '‘uphold. Besides we fully realize how kind the Pittsburgh alumnae have been to us since we became Thetas one year ago. To celebrate that memorable time we are asking all Thetas who can come, faculty of the university, and friends, to our first anniver¬ sary reception on December 1. We hope the precedent that we are inaugurating will prove successful, especially since it serves a double purpose. It is to be likewise our first rushing function of this season. If the weather ever becomes cold enough we plan to have an old fashioned sleighing party as one of our stunts. After the ride we will have a hot supper. You see, we are only commencing our rushing when most of our sister chapters have pledged or initiated their freshmen. 29 November 1916 Cecile Boyd

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246 Kappa Alpha Theta *15 Carolyn Farrar is teaching in the high school of Crafton, Pa. 1 1 7-ex Helen Schoeneck is unable to attend the university this year on account of ill health. ’i6-ex We expect Zella Chambers to return next semester to finish her senior year’s work which was interrupted by illness last year. *i6 Louise Borland is teaching in the “Model school of childhood” at the university, where Helene Reed taught for two years. As the original class of children, with which the school began, progresses another grade is added. So far there are classes in kindergarten work and three grades; in time entire preparation for college will be possible. The school is under the personal supervision of Dean Chambers of the school of education. Bretta Crapster, Alpha Beta, has been spending her week-ends with Alpha Omega, during her inspection trip of the Playgrounds of Western Pennsylvania. She will remain over Thanksgiving Day. '15 Katharine Jordan is teaching in the Blairsville, Pa. high school. ’15 Carrie McClarren is teaching in the high school of North Braddock, Pa. Helen Frisch, Alpha Delta, was in Pittsburgh during Nov. She inspected the chapter house and met the upperclassmen at Mrs Mecklin’s. Verstine Finley, Helen MacLeod, and Esther Williams visited the house on Nov. 17 when we had an informal dance. 'll Jean Donaldson has gone to Columbus to do some special work in Ohio state library. ’14 Mabel Love has resigned her position in Ben Avon to teach science in the Munhall high school. '15 Gretchen Buske is teaching in the Vernon high school. BETA BETA — RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN’S COLLEGE With her seven new members Beta Beta feels well prepared to enter upon the year’s work. Among these splendid seven are three whom we pledged since our last letter. Two of them, Lola McCartney and Helen Rardin, entered this year with advanced standing and are ranked as sophomores. The other is Edith West, also a sophomore, but has had no college home but Randolph- Macon. A great deal of enthusiasm has been spent this fall in basketball games. After an interesting and exciting series of preliminaries the seniors and sophomores proved to be the strugglers for the cup on Thanksgiving. This day, with its traditional festivities that are dear to the heart of every Randolph- Macon girl, passed with Theta being well represented. Two of our girls were on the basketball teams. One of them, Edith West, received an R. M. for being on the cham¬ pionship team. Four gave toasts at the course dinner and several participated in the amateur entertainment. Randolph- Macon students have been quite fortunate the past month in having the opportunity of hearing such artists as Maude Adams, Otis Skinner, Zimbalist, Emma Roberts, who, we are proud to say, attended Randolph- Macon ; Dr Croisset of the simplified spelling board, the famous Hawaiian musicians, and Cadman and Princess Tsianina in their interpretation of Indian music.

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Chapter news 247 Panhellenic has made the new regulation that the fraternities can keep open house only on the first and third Sunday nights of each month. This was done to create a more reverential spirit on Sunday, and to give the fraternity girls more time for being together. In the busy life of Randolph- Macon this change is especially welcomed by Beta Beta, for we really feel the need of a time to get together to sing Theta songs, to know each other better as sisters, and to do other such things that make our Thetahood broader and sweeter. 29 November 1916 Maurine Edwards *15 Sabra Waples was here for initiation. *15 Nannie Ames visited the chapter the last of Nov. *16 Grace Scofield is preparing to be the state organizer of the Suffrage league in Vermont. ALPHA EPSILON & PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE '97 Mrs Augustus F. Rose (Josephine Beane) is a member of the Academic committee of the Alumnae association of Brown university. 'oo Martha W. Watt has been reelected treasurer of the Alumnae associa¬ tion of Brown university. ’oo Ethel G. Westcott is first vice-president of the Alumnae association of Brown university. ’06 Laura R. Sherman is a member of the Committee for local meetings of the Alumnae association of Brown university. ’08 Born at Port Chester, N. Y. Oct. 25, to Mr and Mrs E. Lounsbury (Nelly M. Evans) a son, Charles Evans. Married at Grace Church, Providence, Nov. 11, 1916, Ruth L. Foster to Dr Lewis B. Porter of Providence, Yale Medical, 1898. Thetas of Provi¬ dence alumnae were invited and occupied a group of seats near the front of the church. ’09 Frances A. Foster, who is a professor in Carleton college, Northfield, Minn, was in Providence for the wedding of her sister, Ruth L. Foster, at which she attended as maid of honor. '10 Born at New Haven, Conn. Aug. 1916, to Mr and Mrs Fred D. Carpenter (Gwendolen Blodgett) a son, Donald Blodgett. The Women’s college of Brown university will celebrate next May its twenty-fifth anniversary and the following Thetas have been appointed to serve on the various sub-committees: Mrs David P. Moulton (Lillian M. Gamwell ’02) chairman of Alumnae dinner committee; Ethel G. Westcott 'oo, member of Alumnae dinner committee; Mrs Robert W. Sayles (Adelaide K. Burton '01) chairman of Printing committee; Martha W. Watt ’00, Alice Appleton '06, members of Printing committee; Mrs Albert D. Mead (Ada G. Wing, A.M. ’96) member of Committee on invitation of guest9 and delegates; Ottilie R. Metzger ’13, member of the Alumnae play committee. Born to Mr and Mrs Chas. Howard (Elsie Coon) a son. ’99 Born, Oct. 16, to Mr and Mrs P. H. Tirrell (Mary Wilbur) a son, John Clarke. Marjorie Wood has the sympathy of Thetas in the death recently of her mother. Convention Calls You to CHARLEVOIX, JUNE 25-29

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THETA SERVICE BOARD ALUMNA ADVISERS Send all queries care Secretary of the Board, Miss Laura R. Sherman, 34 Gilmore st. Providence, R. I. Church work: Miss Grace E. Babcock. Domestic science : Mrs. Gertrude Simons Beardsley. Manuscript criticism : Dramas and plays : Miss Abbie Findlay Potts. Essays and articles : Miss Catherine Comfort. Fiction: Mrs. Clara Lynn Fitch. Medical profession: Dr. Urbana Spink. Nature study for children: Mrs. Margaret Boynton Windsor. Newspaper work: Mrs. Kate Milner Rabb. Nursing: Miss Elizabeth Hogue. Physical education and recreation work: Miss Maude Cleveland. Profession of law: Mrs. Jessie Wright Whitcomb. Secretarial work : Miss Gertrude M. Allen. Mrs. Jessie Chase Eastham. Social Service : Miss Edna Henry. Theatrical profession: Miss Mary Ward Holton. Chairman of the committee on foreign lands : Mrs. Lera Avison Larson (Mrs. C. L.) Box 827, Kellogg, Idaho. Information Bureau this year is in charge of Miss May K. Flahnery, Wynnewood, Pa. Bureau open to both undergraduates and alumnae, the only requisite for an answer being an addressed and stamped envelope.