Kappa Alpha Theta Journal, Vol. 40 no. 4
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Kappa Alpha Theta L. Pearle Green, Editor Volume 40 May, 1926 Number 4 CONTENTS Honoring Theta's Founders . 367 Agnes Amis . , . 368 Convention Theta citizenship . 369 Special train . 370 Baggage . 373 Hotel reservations . 374 Incidental expenses . 375 Courtesies for special train . 375 California clothes and climate . 378 Post convention plans . 379 Come West . 380 Oh well! . 381 Official delegates . 382 Words of welcome . 403 What to read before going to California . 405 Theta type . 409 To have and to hold . 410 Conventions as reported . 412 Theta colleges in District VI . 414 Who's where in foreign lands . 417 Women in journalism . 420 An old Theta pin . 421 What to see in Southern California . 422 Magazines wanted . 424 Things you must see in the Northwest . 425 In memoriam . 427 Summer schools in California . 429 Permanent alumnae secretaries, cont . 429 Chapter news . 430 Welcome to Florida . . • 480 The Alumnae year . 481 Alumnae chapter meetings . 505 Directory . 506 Entered as second-class matter October 18, 1909, at the postoffice at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917. authorized July 31, 1918. The Kappa Alpha Theta is published four times annually, on the fifth of Novem¬ ber, January, March. May, at 450-454 Ahnaip st., Menasha, Wisconsin, by George Banta, official printer and publisher to the fraternity. Price 50 cents per copy. $1.50 per year. All manuscripts should be addressed to the Editor, L. Pearle Green, 13 East av. Ithaca, N. Y. Material intended for publication must reach the Editor by the first day of the months of October, December, February, April.
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Before me, on the wide, warm bay, A million azure ripples run; Bound me the sprouting palm-shoots lay Their shining lances to the sun . A languor of deliciousness Fills all the sea-enchanted clime; And in the blue heavens meet, and kiss, The loitering clouds of summer-time . E. R. Sill
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*»« a a — »hh— — uh— mi— h»;*ii^[hi— mi— h*h mi— -1 KAPPA ALPHA THETA ! a i 1 = Volume 40 MAY, 1926 Number 4 = I *n- _im_. mi— iiii—ii*ii—iiii—iiii— ii*u_ mi— im— i„i— HONORING THETA’S FOUNDERS February 22 at De Pauw university is doubly honored. It is Washington's birthday; therefore since the founding of the college a day of patriotic observance. It is also Founders' and Benefactors 1 d a y — a day dedicated to hal- lowed memories, to grateful reminiscences of the great and good who have labored for the sake of Alma Mater. Always a day when alumni, and undergrad¬ uates unite “in praise of old De Pauw," this year it was unique. It was the day when Kappa Alpha Theta, through M r s Jess Hughes, Jr. president of District I, presented to DePauw university a memorial to Kappa Al¬ pha Theta’s Founders, who in 1870 here estab¬ lished the Alpha chapter of the first Greek letter fraternity among women. The memorial, an alcove of books on women and women's work and achievements, with a permanent
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368 Kappa Alpha Theta maintenance fund, was provided from the surplus of Kappa Al¬ pha Theta’s fund for war service. The occasion will be memorable in the college annuals for the presence of many loyal Thetas, alumnae and undergraduates, and for the gracious, appropriate, and dignified presentation speech of Mrs Hughes. Our District president said just the right thing in just the right way and satisfied her audience, Thetas and Theta friends alike. Alpha is happy in the presentation of the memo¬ rial to Kappa Alpha Theta’s Founders, and gratefully acknowl¬ edges the honor to De Pauw university. Lilian B. Broomfield , Greencastle alumnae (The collection as presented contained about 1,000 titles, and is comprehensive and complete in the limited field of woman’s part in industrial and vocational activities. The endowment is adequate to purchase and care for all new writings on this subject. A booklet list will be printed within the year, which will serve as a contribution to the bibliography of the topic too. Much praise for the collection’s comprehensive and valuable character is due Elva Bascom, Mu, who headed the committee of alumnae in charge of the selection of the books, and whose scholarly, pro¬ fessional services were so generously given to this enterprise. The bookplate for the collection was the work of Helen M. Brown, Chi). AGNES AMIS, ALPHA ETA, BECOMES BOOKING MANAGER The first annual booklet for the Adams lecture bureau of New York contains an announcement of a new Booking manager, Miss Agnes Amis. The booklet speaks of Miss Amis as a Vander¬ bilt graduate and says of her further that she has had “a wide experience in the business and professional world — an experience which fully qualifies her for her position with this bureau. She knows from first-hand experience the lecture and entertainment needs of clubs, schools, colleges, and business organizations. She has been a teacher in the high schools of Tennessee and New York and in a woman’s college, and a Y.W.C.A. secretary in various parts of the United States and France.” — Vanderbilt alumnus, January, 1926
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CONVENTION THETA CITIZENSHIP “California, here we coIne!,, That is to be the marching song of hundreds of Thetas this summer and we earnestly hope to give that land of superlatives another talking point by having the greatest women’s fraternity convention on record — greatest in numbers, greatest in enthusiasm and greatest in accomplish¬ ment for the future. Breathes there a soul with Theta love so dead that it can deny itself the privilege of slipping through the looking glass into Thetaland for five whole days — luminous days of sweet companionship, moments of high inspiration, hours of mirth and play, evenings of melody and dreaming ! Can you visualize the big convention sessions, intellectually keen and spiritually vibrant, discussing the progressive prob¬ lems involved in our future development and not want to share in shaping and promoting the plans for their solution? Can you resist the opportunities of the miniature conventions with their freedom of group discussion, with their possibilities of getting help for your difficulties and giving help from your successes? Nor is legislation the only important function of convention. It is a good thing for every Theta to realize the size and impor¬ tance of such a representation, the community of aim and the freshness and diversity of viewpoint, to see themselves as 1/nth of a powerful unit and to that nth degree responsible for growth or stagnation in the whole organism. It is an awakening to national consciousness. Theta citizenship is to be the central theme of our program. The preparation we get for the business of living in our four years of college plus the fraternity should fit us to be more useful members of our communities and our nation — intelligent economically, sane and wholesome socially, broad mentally and spiritually. To develop this citizenship, we want to define and italicize what has been done and what should be done so that our efforts may be more direct and our results more far-reaching. Come to convention ! Bring your loyalty and your enthusi¬ asm and take them home again increased an hundred-fold. Jessie Baldridge Lebrecht
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370 Kappa Alpha Theta KAPPA ALPHA THETA SPECIAL TRAIN Itinerary and Schedule Chicago, Ill. leave . via C. B. & Q . 11:30 p.m. June 26 Omaha, Neb. arrive . .via C. B. & Q . 2:30 p.m. June 27 leave . via C. B. &.Q . 3:00 p.m. June 27 Lincoln, Neb. arrive . via C. B. & Q . 4:30 p.m. June 27 leave . via C. B. & Q . 9:00 p.m. June 27 Denver, Colo, arrive . via C. B. & Q . 9:15 a.m. June 28 leave . via U. P . 4:00 p.m. June 28 Salt Lake City, Utah, arrive . via U. P . 10:30 a.m. June 29 leave . via U. P . 4:00 p.m. June 29 Ogden, Utah, arrive . via U. P . 5:05 p.m. June 29 leave . via S. P . 5:15 p.m. June 29 Reno, Nev. arrive . via S. P . 7:55 a.m. June 30 leave . via S. P . 9:30 a.m. June 30 Truckee, Calif, arrive . via S. P . 10:30 a.m. June 30 leave . via S. P . 10:45 a.m. June 30 Lake Tahoe, Calif, arrive . via S. P . 11:45 a.m. June 30 leave . via S. P . 9:00 p.m. June 30 Truckee, Calif, arrive . via S. P . 10:00 p.m. June 30 leave . via S. P . 10:15 p.m. June 30 San Francisco, Calif, arrive ..... via S. P . 9:00 a.m. July 1 Rates and Reservations There will be much reduced summer tourist rates to Cali¬ fornia. These rates, and information as to the many diverse return routes, may be obtained from local agents. The Burling¬ ton railroad has prepared a booklet of information on the Theta trip and possible return routes which it will distribute to chap¬ ters. Extra copies may be obtained from the Chicago office of the railroad, or from Mrs Huffman. The sleeping car rates for the Theta special train, which in¬ clude occupancy of space at the various stops on the trip, are — From Lower Upper Drawing room Compartment Chicago . $27.13 $21.70 $96.00 $76.25 Omaha, Neb . 23.38 18.70 82.50 65.75 St. Louis, Mo . 26.00 20.80 91.50 73.00 Lincoln, Neb . 22.88 18.30 80.50 64.25 Denver, Colo . 18.75 15.00 66.50 53.00 Kansas City, Mo. . . 23.38 18.70 82.50 65.75 Reservations for the special train are to be made with Mr J. R. Van Dyke, General agent, 179 W. Jackson st. Chicago, Ill. They should be made by June 10, at the latest. Members of the official party (District presidents and official delegates) are to make their own reservations on the Special train, just as do visiting delegates, etc.
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Convention 371 Thetas with men in their party must so notify Mr Van Dyke, as such reservations are to be in a separate car : thus the men can bear each other company, and more dressing rooms be left free for the girls. SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS From Virginia, Washington, Maryland, Pennsylvania Richmond, Va . leave, .via R.F.&P . 8:30 a.m. June 25 (Connects with Pennsylvania R.R. Union station, Washington, D.C.) Washington, D.C . leave.. via Pennsylvania . 12:50 p.m. June 25 Baltimore, Md . leave.. via Pennsylvania . 1:55 p.m. June 25 Harrisburg, Pa . leave, .via Pennsylvania . 4:35 p.m. June 25 Pittsburgh, Pa . leave.. via Pennsylvania . 10:35 p.m. June 25 ***** Philadelphia, Pa . leave, .via Pennsylvania . 2:11 p.m. June 25 (Connects with Washington section of train en route) ***** Chicago, Ill . arrive.. via Pennsylvania . 9:00 a.m. June 26 From Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indiana Columbus, Ohio . leave.. via Pennsylvania . 11:30 p.m. June 25 Chicago, Ill . arrive.. via Pennsylvania . 7:15 a.m. June 26 ***** / Cincinnati, Ohio . leave.. via Pennsylvania . 11:55 p.m. June 25 Chicago, Ill . arrive.. via Pennsylvania . 7:55 a.m. June 26 * * * * * * Indianapolis, Ind. .. .leave, .via Pennsylvania . 2:30 a.m. June 23 (Sleeper can be occupied at 9:00 p.m. June 25) Chicago, Ill . arrive.. via Pennsylvania . 7:40 a.m. June 26 Note that all Pennsylvania trains arrive at the new Union station in Chicago, from which the Special train leaves, so for those using the Pennsylvania there is no transfer of baggage in Chicago or other inconveniences of changing stations. From Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ont . leave ..via Can. Pac . 6:25 p.m. June 25 Chicago, Ill . arrive.. via Mich. Cent . 7:45 a.m. June 26 From Michigan Detroit, Mich . leave . .via Mich. Cent . 9:45 p.m. June 25 Ann Arbor, Mich. ...leave ..via Mich. Cent . 10:44 p.ra. June 25 Chicago, Ill . arrive., via Mich. Cent . 6:55 a.m. June 26 From Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn ..leave ..via C. &N. W . 7:30 p.m. June 26 St. Paul, Minn . leave ..via C. &N. W . 8:10 p.m. June 26 Omaha, Neb . arrive.. via C. &N. W . 11:45 a.m. June 27 (Here join Special train, leaving Omaha at 3:00 p.m. June 27, via C. B. & Q.)
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372 Kappa Alpha Theta From New York and New England New York, N. Y . leave . .via N. Y. C . Albany, N. Y . leave., via N. Y. C . Syracuse, N. Y . leave ..via N. Y. C . Kochester, N. Y . leave ..via N. Y. C . Buffalo, N. Y . arrive, .via N. Y. C . * * * * * Ithaca, N. Y . leave ..via Lehigh . Buffalo, N. Y . arrive.. via Lehigh . (May transfer here to the Special Theta car) * * # * * Buffalo, N. Y . leave ..via Mich. Cent... Chicago, Ill . arrive, .via Mich. Cent.. . .10:00 a.m. June 25 . 1:20 p.m. June 25 . 5:05 p.m. June 25 . 6:49 p.m. June 25 . 8:45 p.m. June 25 4:49 p.m. June 25 7:55 p.m. June 25 9:00 p.m. June 25 8:25 a.m. June 26 Reservations for this Special Theta car are to be made with the New York central city ticket agent, at any city, by June 10. In making reservations be sure to specify they are to be in the Special Theta car. From Missouri (A special car for Thetas to run over the Burlington lines) St. Louis, Mo . leave ..via C.B.&Q . 9:01 p.m. June 26 St. Joseph, Mo . arrive.. via C.B.&Q . 6:55 a.m. June 26 . leave ..via C.B.&Q . 7:20 a.m. June 26 Omaha, Neb . arrive, .via C.B.&Q . 11:50 a.m. June 27 (Here join Special tran, leaving Omaha at 3:00 p.m. June 27, via C. B. & Q.) Reservations for this Special Theta car are to be made with Mr C. B. Ogle, General agent, 208 N. Broadway, St Louis, Mo. by June 10. In making reservations be sure to specify they are to be in the Special Theta car. Kansas City, Mo. ...leave ..via C.B.&Q . 10:30 a.m. June 27 Lincoln, Neb . arrive.. via C.B.&Q . 5:35 p.m. June 27 (Here join Special train, Leaving Lincoln, 9 p.m. June 27) SPECIAL THETA CARS FROM THE NORTHWEST Thetas from the Northwest may gather at Portland and make a large convention party. Special Theta cars will be attached to Southern Pacific train number 13, which leaves Portland at 9 p.m. June 29, and arrives in San Francisco at 7 :30 a.m. July 1. The cost of a lower berth from Portland is $8.25 ; of an upper, $6.60.
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Convention 373 Make reservations by June 10, to the Passenger agent, South¬ ern Pacific railroad, Portland, Ore. asking for space in the Special Theta car on Number 13, June 29. Passengers from stations south of Portland, may make reservations for the same train and car from their own points of embarkation. It is suggested that convention visitors buy tickets to Port¬ land, and then buy round trip tickets from Portland to San Francisco, as in this way they may get cheaper party rates. The regular summer rate round trip from Portland, good until Oct. 31 is $39.25. The special rate for a party of 15 or more, good for 15 days, is $32.65. Mrs Roy Keene, 124 N. 6th st. Corvallis, Ore. District president, will chaperon the party and make arrangements for the party ticket purchase. Write her by June 5 if you want to be one of such a “15 group” party. TRAVEL SUGGESTIONS The Special train will be in the Chicago station at 10 p. m. It will be well to be on hand soon after that, so that all reserva¬ tions may be claimed and passengers properly located before departure. # # # # # The correct ticket routing for the Special train is: C. B. and Q. Chicago to Denver ; Union Pacific, Denver to Ogden ; Southern Pacific, Ogden to San Francisco. The return route may be according to individual choice. Round trip tickets should be purchased at your Home station, thereby securing the lowest rate. Be sure to confirm the train schedule with home agent. # # # # # The highest point on the trip is 7,150 feet. Visitors with heart trouble should consult their physicians. BAGGAGE Baggage tags will be distributed to every one making reservations on the Special train. These tags should be at¬ tached both to hand and heavy baggage and should bear the owner’s name and room reservation at the Clift hotel. Heavy baggage may be checked directly to the Clift hotel, obviating any further thought of it until unpacking time. Those leaving from small stations had best make sure beforehand that they will have no difficulty in checking straight to the hotel.
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374 Kappa Alpha Theta TIPS From the U. S. Treasury department “ Travel regulations ’ ’ the following rules as to tips are extracted. It would seem that they might be a good guide for us. Fees to baggagemen , etc. — Fees to baggagemen and to porters on arrival at and departure from hotels, depots, and wharves or landings, not exceeding 25 cents; checking baggage at hotels or station parcel rooms, not exceeding 10 cents for each piece, number of pieces checked to be shown in each case. Fees to porters . — Fees to porters on sleeping cars and parlor or chair cars not to exceed 25 cents for each trip of 24 hours or less. Transfer from one train to another will be regarded as a trip within the meaning of this paragraph. For meals on dining cars and in restaurants, 10% of the bill is a conventional tip, with a minimum of ten cents. At the Clift hotel, the tips will be included in the registration fee and distributed by the hotel manager and the convention manager, in order that the unseen help, as well as waiters and chambermaids, may receive their share. HOTEL RESERVATIONS All reservations for accommodations during the convention are to be made with Mr H. S. Ward, Manager, Clift hotel, San Francisco, Calif. They must be in his hands by JUNE 10. The rates are: American plan, $8.00 a day, one person to a room ; $6.00 and $7.00 a day, two persons to a room ; $6.00 a day, three persons to a room ; $5.50 a day, four persons to a room. The same rates will be in effect for a stay following conven¬ tion, providing the reservation for such stay is made at the same time as the convention reservation. All rooms have baths, and the rooms for more than two are unusually large. Delegates and District presidents must make their own reservations. The official allowance is made on the basis of $7.00 a day. These same rates are offered to members of Theta families who accompany convention visitors. INFORMATION Questions not covered by the information printed here, or in the booklet issued by the railroad, will be gladly answered by Mrs Yale B. Huffman, Convention manager, Broken Bow,
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Convention 375 Nebraska, or by Mr J. R. Van Dyke, General agent, Burlington railroad, 179 W. Jackson st. Chicago, Ill. FIXED INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF TRIP Chicago: automobile ride and dinner . $2.50 Lincoln: dinner . 1.50 Denver: automobile ride . 3.75 luncheon . 1.25 Salt Lake City: automobile ride, luncheon . 2.00 Reno: breakfast . .50 Lake Tahoe: boat ride . 1.00 luncheon . 1.00 dinner . 1.50 round trip from Truckee . 2.00 San Francisco: registration fee, about . 12.00 (Includes tips at hotel, banquet, trips, and other entertainment) COURTESIES FOR SPECIAL TRAIN TRAVELERS Read here what the Thetas along the route of the Special train plan to do to give you all a good time, and how they are looking forward to being your hostesses. Buffalo If any Thetas will have any between train hours to spend in Buffalo en route to convention, The Buffalo Theta club would welcome an opportunity to help fill such hours with pleasure and sight seeing. If you are to wait for a train in the city, write Miss Mable Kurtz, 440 Porter avenue the details and she will see you are met and entertained. Her phone is “Tupper 3866W” in case you arrive unannounced. Chicago Chicago alumnae, Evanston alumnae, and Tau, will be joint hostesses for the day many Thetas will spend in Chicago. Head¬ quarters will be at the New Palmer house, situated in the Loop, and so accessible to the shops and many places of interest. Taxis and Parmalee busses will take you from any railroad station to this hotel. We will have a suite of rooms at the New Palmer house for the use of our visitors and ask you all upon arrival in Chicago to come directly to the hotel, register with us and leave your bag¬ gage. The time up to 1 :30 is left free for visits to stores, Art Insti¬ tute, or whatever you individually may wish to do. Our com¬ mittee will be at the hotel, ready to suggest, direct, accompany you, or let you alone, as you desire.
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376 Kappa Alpha Theta At one-thirty we will take a motor trip south through the parks to Chicago university, then back along the North shore to Evanston and Northwestern university, where a stop will be made for tea at one of the fraternity houses. Then we will drive back to the Palmer house for dinner at 7 :30, having had a most comprehensive view of Chicago. There will be an evening of singing and visiting, until time to depart for the Special train. Reservations must be made by us with the hotel and bus com¬ pany, so may we have the names of those who can join our party by June 10, or a few days thereafter. Notify Mrs E. E. Stults, 418 Sheridan road, Winnetka, Ill. We look forward to your coming to Chicago with much inter¬ est and hope to make your day with us pleasant. Minnie Parker Stults Lincoln Lincoln alumnae and Rho greet you and hppe that you are all planning to go to convention, for we are to have the honor of en¬ tertaining those of you who are on the Convention Special train when it reaches Lincoln. We will show you our new Theta chapter house, and our uni¬ versity, and then take you to dinner at the Country club, where the food is excellent, if we do say it as shouldn’t. Eagerly we look forward to seeing you. Florence Dutton Green Denver Be sure to have your breakfast on the diner, for as soon as the Special pulls in, we will rush you into huge busses and be off! While we Colorado Thetas are proudly showing off our Theta sisters to Denver, you can be glimpsing a bit of Denver, on the way. Then to the mountains — up Bear Creek canyon (it is really quite gorgeous) to Troutdale-in-the-pines. At this most attractive mountain lodge we will have luncheon. Then back to Denver by way of our famous Lookout mountain drive. Does it sound like a good trip? We think you will love it. Josephine Martin Barteldes Salt Lake City There is an old Indian legend that long ago when the Ute Indians wished to bring greetings to their friends they took a sprig of waving willow and lifting it before their guests chanted : “Your coming is like the returning sun with its life giving ray;
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Convention 377 your entrance to our tepees is like the morning light that awakens to new hope and vigor ; sweet as the first flowers by the stream is your appearance; your visit is the promise of joy and gladness; may you find our abodes as pleasant as the branching willow finds the cool running water brooks/ ’ So we, your sisters in Utah, would greet you as you come to our valley homes. Here by our towering mountains and soft rippling inland sea we will extend to you a Theta welcome. We invite you to tarry with us at an organ recital, at a luncheon in your honor, and while you partake of the repast we will feast our hearts on renewed Theta sisterhood and cheer. We ask your company on a ride through our city and as you enjoy the beauty that magic toil has won from the desert we will rejoice that kind fortune has brought you as guests to our portals. All the doors of our dwellings in this valley of the Rockies are opened wide for your greeting and our hearts beat swiftly in anticipation of the joy that will accompany you. Sweet as the first flowers by the streams shall be your appearance. May you find our abodes as pleasant as the branching willow finds the cool running water brooks. Dena Whiteman Dix • Reno Greetings to the Special train from Beta Mu at Reno, Nevada! We are thrilled to think that over two hundred Thetas are to spend an hour and a half with us at breakfast, June 30. What a fitting time for you to arrive ! You can begin to fill your lungs with our marvellous mountain air before you go on to what we think is the most beautiful spot in the world, Lake Tahoe. We have arranged for you to have breakfast at the Golden hotel a half block from the Southern Pacific depot, in order that there will be more time for us to take you on an automobile ride to the University of Nevada and over our beautiful little city nestling at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We are sorry that you can’t stay with us longer, but many of us plan to go on with you to Convention. Effie Mack Lake Tahoe I am delighted at the possibility of being official hostess to Kappa Alpha Theta June 30 at Tahoe tavern, Lake Tahoe, California. The Tavern will be a “Theta house” on this day with all of its gorgeous setting and facilities for fun at Thetas’ disposal.
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378 Kappa Alpha Theta There will be a boat ride and a special luncheon served at noon. Tennis courts, bathing pool, and beach swimming may be en¬ joyed, while those who are not so strenuously inclined may take a motor trip to Emerald Bay. Tahoe, the Lake of the Sky, will dress itself in its most gorgeous colors for the Thetas June 30. The meals will be specially planned, probably in the Casino, with tables on the porches looking out over the Lake. There will be special Theta decorations, menu cards, favors, etc. and music. I can safely say that the day will be a memorable one as Mr. Lin- nard has allowed me to carry out any plans I wish. Marjorie Day , Alpha Delta , Social Director of Linnard hotels t Omaha Thetas from St. Louis and from the Twin Cities will arrive in Omaha before luncheon time on Sunday. The Omaha Thetas have arranged a drive and a luncheon at the Happy Hollow Country club for these visitors and are glad to have this small participation in convention activities. When other reservations are made, before June 10, will all those who make the Omaha connection notify Mrs Allan Mc- Nown, 5117 California Street, Omaha, that cars may meet the trains and places be arranged at the club. The price of the luncheon will be one dollar. CALIFORNIA CLOTHES AND CLIMATE Clothes are always a big item in the life of a convention vis¬ itor because of the variety of the day and night life which she will lead. The message of all California Thetas to their guests is that they bring heavy coats. Although this is the land of sunshine there may also be fog and we shall ride in automobiles, on boats, and shall sit in the “ gloaming.’ ’ Of course, those who intend to enjoy their favorite sport will bring the necessary out¬ fit. In San Francisco, street clothes are necessary — suits, tail¬ ored dresses or sport clothes. Light dresses will be necessary in Los Angeles for those who accept the post-convention invitation of the southern chapters. If you intend to go into the Yosemite Valley, or to other moun¬ tain resorts, you will need knickers and heavy shoes.
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Convention 379 POST CONVENTION PLANS (In Southern California) Headquartering at Los Angeles, all Southern California Thetas, alumnae and undergraduates, are eagerly anticipating en¬ tertaining many Thetas who will visit that section after conven¬ tion. Plans are being made for sight-seeing trips to various points of interest, teas, and Hollywood bowl symphony concerts. Detailed announcement of plans will be made in the Kite during convention. Any Theta coming to Los Angeles may be put in touch with the committee in charge by telephoning Miss Jane Spalding at the Womans University club. Don’t fail to call us. . Jessie G . Mathews YOSEMITE VALLEY Post convention House party Yosemite valley being an ideal place for a convention house party, your hostesses have made tentative plans for a post-con¬ vention house party there. If you want to be in on this happy occasion, heed the plans below. Reservations for directly after convention have been made for one hundred Thetas at Camp Curry, Yosemite Valley, of which our own Marjorie Curry Williams and Mary Curry Tressider are members. These reservations will be held until June 1, so if you wish to join that house party, you should make your reservations with Mrs Robert Williams, Camp Curry, Yosemite Valley, Calif, as soon as possible, surely before June 1. While the party will travel together from San Francisco, arrangements are such that you can stay a few days, or several weeks at Camp Curry, as you individually choose, provided you signify the problem length of your stay when making reservations. Railroad round trip from San Francisco will approximate $20.00. If you are returning by a southern route, and the in¬ land railroad, your through ticket will cover a trip to within a few miles of the Valley. Ask your ticket agent for details, of including Yosemite valley on your ticket. Camp Curry rates for Thetas will be — Tents, 2 in room, $1.50 per day European plan, cafeteria or dining room service Tents, 2 in room, $4.00 per day American plan, dining room service Bungalow, 2 or 3 in room, $6.50 per day American plan, dining room service
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380 Kappa Alpha Theta These rates do not include side trips or special excursions, which one can take or leave as one chooses. Details and instructions about this house party, or fuller in¬ formation may be had through the Executive committee for con¬ vention, whose secretary is Mrs L. C. Rogers, 18 Hillcrest court, Berkeley, Calif, or from Mrs Williams whose address is given above. COME WEST, YOUNG WOMAN, COME WEST! Have you ever crossed San Francisco Bay in the morning when the sunlight flashed on the white wings of the sea gulls wheeling and darting after the ferry, and the clouds were piled in soft banks high in the brilliant blue sky ? Or have you crossed in the soft silent fog when the gray bodies of the gulls blended into the lights and shadows enveloping the boats? If you are going to cross the continent on the Theta Special you will glimpse the charm which makes San Francisco beloved by all who know her as a personality, not merely a city of wood and water. And we hope that by that time you will have entered the play spirit which pervades this City of Seventy Hills and will be ready to enjoy your convention visit. You will have been feted by the young chapter at Reno and you will have had your first views of the heights, depths and widths of the scenery in California. At the Oakland Mole, after you have put the last of the candy into the suitcase and gathered all your belongings together you will meet the Thetas who have gathered from District VI to welcome you to the 1926 convention. And crossing the Bay you will buzz and buzz and exclaim and ask and tell, all the while you are getting that first view of San Francisco. Then you will be whizzed up to the Clift hotel, your home while in the city. You will unpack your luggage, keep your appointment with the hair dresser, and be ready for the Nike. Then the convention proper will have begun ! Business and pleasure will be combined during the five days and you can almost take your choice according to your own likes and dislikes. In addition to the scheduled events for all dele¬ gates and guests there will be available most of the sports which appeal to young and old. Golf, swimming, horseback riding, and hikes up Tamalpais will be arranged for those who wish. For the less athletic Thetas there will be drives around the city,
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Convention 381 shopping expeditions through China town, matinees, and rambles throughout Golden Gate Park. Tentative plans include a motor trip down the Peninsula to Stanford with supper in the stadium, a boat ride up the Bay to Mare Island, and a tea in Berkeley as guests of Omega. In the evenings there will be the Stunt party and Bal Masque combined to provide opportunity for original ideas and masquerade free¬ dom, the Song contest and exhibits, the Model initiation, and the grand finale — the Banquet ! Because there are so many places to go and so many things to do there will be guides available to ‘ * Show you where to g o.” But to help us organize this service may we ask you to let us know what you want most of all to do while in San Francisco by sending a little note to the Entertainment committee, care of Mrs George Batte, 2205 Sacramento street, San Francisco. WHY CONVENTION? To make new friendships and renew old ones, to create a greater en¬ thusiasm, to secure a clearer understanding of nationalism. To get that intangible “something” of inspiration that only a convention can give. Z T A — Themis OH, WELL! There was a little Theta whose condition sad to state Was enough to make her sisters moan and wail. She was growing staid and ancient at a most alarming rate Then she got her Theta journal through the mail. Now her state was not past curing and when she began to read Enthusiasm soon began to grow. She read about convention and her vim grew great indeed, And she pondered what her chances were to go. She thought of past convention when she had made the trip And she overhauled her wardrobe in her mind. She bought some clothes in fancy and she packed a mental grip And she left her home and husband far behind. But she came back home abruptly with the striking of the clock. Time to put potatoes in the stove to bake, And her trip was to the kitchen in a culinary frock And her plans were for the dinner she could make. She couldn’t park her baby and her husband and the rest And her plans to take them with her came to naught, But she really felt much better for her journey to the west Though she only took it on a train of thought. Marjorie Rodgers Lewis, Topeka alumnae
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382 Kappa, Alpha Theta OFFICIAL DELEGATES (If your chapter’s not listed here, ask your chapter editor why she did not respond to the request for “sketch and picture of convention delegate.”) Y) EPAUW, ALPHA. Elizabeth Tilden, 4 ‘ Betty,’ ’ junior, Theta Sigma Phi, staff of DePauw daily , of DePauw maga¬ zine, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, Duzer Du, dramatics. J NDIANA, BETA. Florence Zoller. UTLER, GAMMA. Eleanor Dunn, small, black hair, dark eyes, charming, vivacious, witty, much interested in college activities, Theta’s representative in Panhellenic. Look at her eyes, hear her laugh, and you are sure to like her. QIIIO WESLEYAN, GAMMA DEUTERON. Margaret Jean Beech, “Peggy,” a delightfully informal person with a charming, sympathetic personality, who talks cleverly and nat¬ urally, good student, in many campus activities. T LLINOIS, DELTA. Dorothy Bredehoft, “Dode,” does not need much introduction as her personality makes her known right away, prominent in activities, good looking, capable, suc¬ cessful in everything she undertakes. A/TICHIGAN, ETA. “Young but not youthful” might be said of Florine Storrey. Having reached the experienced age of nineteen she has a queenly air which is only assumed, for one ELEANOR DUNN, T Butler MARGARET J. BEECH, T A Ohio Wesleyan DOROTHY BREDEHOFT, A Illinois
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Official delegates 383 FLORINE STORREY, H ZANDA HOBART, I MARY NELL Michigan Cornell HAMILTON, K Kansas has but to hear her laugh, to know that she is not formal, just a full-of-fun, young lady with an excellent gift of interpretive speaking. Q ORNELL, IOTA. Zanda Hobart, junior, daughter of an Iota member, Mary McClure Hobart. Small, dark, with a winning smile, Zanda is a cosmopolitian as with her family she has travelled far due to her father's engineering enterprises. Next year she will preside over Cornell's Y.W.C.A. J^ANSAS, KAPPA. Mary Nell Hamilton, vivacious, magnetic, self-reliant, loyal, sincere, honor student ; chapter secretary, then corresponding editor, now scholarship chairman ; three years on Jayhawker staff, also on Daily Kansan staff, Theta Sigma Phi, college representative of Women's self-government association board. 'y/’ERMONT, LAMBDA. Naomi Thorne will be “Tony" to every one after five minutes. This slender, brown-eyed girl gives an irresistible enthusiasm to every undertaking, member of hockey and baseball teams, vice-president of her class, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, incoming president of Women's athletic association. ^LLEGHENY, MU. Lois Ann Alter, popular on campus, an outstanding characteristic (so she says) is her dignity. She is worth getting acquainted with. g OUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OMICRON. Pauline Klene, jun¬ ior, secretary of her class, capable, trustworthy, prominent in dramatics, vice-president of Amazons which is th#e all-uni-
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384 Kappa Alpha Theta NAOMI THORNE, A PAULINE KLENE, O EVELYN BROWN, P Vermont So. California Nebraska versity women’s organization for preservation of traditions, member Spooks and spokes, on many committees including Jun¬ ior prom, member of A.W.S. Cabinet. You can’t miss her, for by June she’ll likely have so many feathers in her cap that she’ll resemble an Indian. VTEBRASKA, RHO. Evelyn Brown, tall, dark brown hair and 1 eyes, good swimmer, dances well, good student, good friend, an all-round sophomore. nPORONTO, SIGMA. Brown eyes, short hair, and a cheery 1 smile will be your first impression of Margaret Keith, who will represent Sigma adequately and take a keen interest in all convention problems. ’M’ ORTHWESTERN, TAU. Helen Cole wins friends by her ^ happy smile, commands respect by her frank and well-con¬ ceived ideas. Among her activities are — Freshman commission leader, president of Red Lantern, corresponding secretary of Tau, incoming treasurer of Women’s self-government associa¬ tion and newly elected president of Tau. jy|INNESOTA, UPSILON. Julia Waldo. CTANFORD, PHI. Charlotte Lovekin, chapter president, ^ prominent in athletics and Y.W.C.A. work, member of Wom¬ en’s council, governing body of women students. Besides, she is a marvelous combination of efficiency and winning personality, one of the most popular girls on campus.
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Official delegates 385 O YRACUSE, CHI. Dorothy Demarest will bring back all the ^ news from convention in glowing terms. Whenever there is need of a committee to carry out some program, we say “Make Dottie chairman and the work will be done on time and done right/ ’ We love her for her even-tempered disposition, her executive ability, her likable personality, and her contagious giggle. ISCONSIN, PSI. /CALIFORNIA, OMEGA. Marian Garrettson. C WARTHMORE, ALPHA BETA. Margaret Stone Jameson, newly elected chapter vice-president, editor of Portfolio , honor student, best dancer in the chapter, member of English club and of Bachelors and witches. /^\HIO STATE, ALPHA GAMMA. Betty Mann, Theta’s rep¬ resentative in Panhellenic for two years, chairman of Y.W.C.A. social committee and member of its Cabinet, in Strol¬ lers dramatic society, on Girls glee club, socially at ease, capable of handling a difficult situation, good mixer, with ability to ex¬ press her thoughts clearly. Q OUCHER, ALPHA DELTA. Lorraine Fitzgerald, junior, executive board of Students’ organization, leading parts in dramatics, editorial board of the college annual, chapter rush captain, capable, and attractive.
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386 Kappa Alpha Theta MARGARET JAMESON, A B Swarthmore BETTY L. MANN, A T Ohio State LORRAINE FITZGERALD, A A Goucher IfANDERBILT, ALPHA ETA. Why write about Margaret * Chadwick? After you talk with her a half hour youTl thor¬ oughly know her! She can talk one hundred miles an hour (plus gestures). But she does have her serious moments, and wre sus¬ pect her of a dark and secret passion to study medicine the way she spends her time in the lab fooling with bugs. HHEXAS, ALPHA THETA. Mary Hoyle Heatly, attractive, 1 medium height, brown hair, hazel eyes. Mary Hoyle is always willing to do whatever asked to do ; has been in charge of: pledges for two years; is now on the chapter house building committee: MARGARET CHADWICK, A H Vanderbilt MARY HOYLE HEATLY, A 0 Texas CLAUDINE FAY, A I Washington (St. Louis)
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Official delegates 387 on honor roll all year; Panhellenic delegate ; member of Woman’s Honor council. WASHINGTON (ST. LOUIS), ALPHA IOTA. Claudine Y Fay, usually known as “Cauk,” is president of two campus organizations, active in many more, holds the chapter record for eating Peter’s chocolate, is incoming-president of the chapter. Successfully busy with many things she is not too busy to take part in our most riotous fun, and is the girl most loved by Alpha Iota. ROSEMARY HARDING, MARY LOUISE EVANS, A K AM Adelphi Missouri OLGA JACKSON, A 2 Oregon A DELPHI, ALPHA KAPPA. Rosemary Harding, “Romey,” one of our most charming members, whose sparkling grey eyes are an index to her vivacity, whose unbobbed hair is a trib¬ ute to her originality, and whose mannerisms are — well they are just “Romey.” yy ASH1NGTON, ALPHA LAMBDA. Margaret Dilling you T will find easy to know and to like. Her wide set eyes and wind tossed hair make you sure that “Peggy” is the suitable nickname. She is lots of fun and vitally interested in everything that has to do with Theta. jyj ISSOURI, ALPHA MU. With the whole dictionary at my disposal no word could be found to describe Mary Louise Evans more fittingly than “charm.” Chapter president, she has business ability, fair judgment, enthusiasm, and a disposi¬ tion that wins friends quickly, and keeps them always.
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388 Kappa Alpha Theta MONTANA, ALPHA NU. Annabelle Desmond, “Dez”, a winning and lovable personality, whose wit and gayety make her entertaining. She has been president of Tanans sopho¬ more organization, vice president of junior class, member of Theta Sigma Phi. /^\REGON, ALPHA XI. Olga Jackson, junior, excellent pian¬ ist, brilliant student, all round fine girl, member of Pi Lambda Theta and of Mu Phi Epsilon. ^■^KLAHOMA, ALPHA OMICRON. Katherine Wright, viva¬ cious, pretty, with auburn hair, bright and sparkling brown eyes, and a smile which wins her a host of friends. Katherine has a lovely soprano voice and dramatic talent too, member of the Women’s Choral club, Theta’s Panhellenic representative. j^ORTH DAKOTA, ALPHA PI. Ruth Sulerud. COUTH DAKOTA, ALPHA RHO. Maxine Henry, chapter president, untiring and loyal worker for fraternity and uni¬ versity. Maxine’s charming poise and delightful personality win the love of everyone, while her efficiency and sane judgment qualify her for such positions of responsibility as Y.W.C.A. president, reporter for Volant e college paper, member of Theta Delta Pi, Mask and wig, the councils of both Panhellenic and Women’s league. ASHINGTON STATE, ALPHA SIGMA. Gertrude Bryan Y Hill returned to college last fall after a two years’ absence, KATHERINE WRIGHT, MAXINE HENRY, A P GERTRUDE BRYAN A 0 South Dakota HILL, A 2 Oklahoma Washington State
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Official delegates 389 VIRGINIA SPEIDEL, A T Cincinnati FRANCES SHAW. A 4> Newcomb HELEN DAVY, A * Lawrence during which she was president of Boise alumnae club. Always having Theta interests at heart Genevieve is active on campus, member of Gamma Beta, officer of Woman’s league, of Y.W.C.A., of her class, a splendid student with no grade below B in three years. (CINCINNATI, ALPHA TAU. Accurate and conscientious re¬ porting can not do justice to Virginia Speidel, chapter vice- president, active in literary societies. Virginia is a jolly girl, petite, with brown bobbed hair and hazel eyes, well known and popular on campus, trusted and loved by the chapter. Yy'ASHBURN, ALPHA UPSILON. Madeleine Stewart. T^rEWCOMB, ALPHA PHI. Whatever Frances Shaw, chap- ter president, does, she does well — and she does a lot ! She takes principal parts in, and directs many dramatic club plays, is an expert swimmer and diver, holds a high scholastic average, her pet hobby being biology. Frances is vivacious, a good mixer, and makes lasting friendships. pURDUE, ALPHA CHI. Dorothy Mohlman. T AWRENCE, ALPHA PSI. Charming, lovable, full of fun, ^ capable, loyal, a true Theta — this is Helen Davy, our chap¬ ter president. Recently Helen was elected vice president of Y.W.C.A. and is on the staff of Ariel, the annual.
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390 Kappa Alpha Theta MARY McELHENY, A 0 CLARA REINHOLTZ, VIRGINIA METS, B A Pittsburgh B T Arizona Colorado State PITTSBURGH, ALPHA OMEGA. Mary McElheny, ‘ ‘ Mary Mac,” is active on campus and in the chapter. She is tall, dark, has the dignity and wisdom of a senior, the chicness of a junior, the sophistication of a sophomore, and the charm of a freshman. pANDOLPH-MACON, BETA BETA. Frances Walling. (COLORADO STATE, BETA GAMMA. Clara Reinholtz, chapter president, won her office by work and service to Theta and unfailing sweetness at all times. Prominent in col¬ lege activities, standing for Theta ideals wherever she is, Clara numbers among her friends, faculty and students alike. A RIZONA, BETA DELTA. Here you see one with vivid per- *** sonality and ability, Virginia Mets, one of the most all round girls in our university. Among her activities are — Pan- hellenic representative, social life committee, senior follies, honor swimming and tennis teams, basketball sport leader for the Ath¬ letic association of women students. QREGON STATE, BETA EPSILON. Eleanor Eakins, jun¬ ior, during a year in the chapter house has shown such ability that Beta Epsilon proudly elected her chapter president. Eleanor is interested in dramatic work, active in literary society, a fine student. QKLAHOMA STATE, BETA ZETA. Gertrude Holt.
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Official delegates 391 PENNSYLVANIA, BETA ETA. Frances de Mauriac, chap¬ ter president, is tall, slender, with blue eyes and brown bobbed hair. Her capability is attested by many important posi¬ tions held, including freshman president, secretary of Student government, Y.W.C.A. Cabinet, class and varsity teams, May day plays, social work. Vivacious, charming, a splendid mixer and conversationalist, once you see her eyes and hear her laugh you will love her. T DAHO, BETA THETA. Mildred Warnke, chapter president, an office which she fills capably and well. Mildred is an effi¬ cient organizer, a dependable manager, adept in securing cooper¬ ation in all plans. Unusually charming in person and in manner, she is loved best for her sincerity. ^OLORADO, BETA IOTA. Florence Northcutt, sophomore, bewitching and vivacious, assistant rush captain, newly elected social chairman, active on campus, especially in dramatic events. T^RAKE, BETA KAPPA. I’m 19, in fact my birthday is to¬ day, am about 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 115 pounds heavy, and more light than dark. I ’m a friendly spirit, peppy, more or less care-free, with many friends. I have varied interests, liking athletics, especially swimming, tennis is fun but I play a poor game, and I ride some. I love to dance and play bridge. I’m taking work in the Speech school and just love it, and I’ve bothered a little with journalism. Describing myself is an em- barassing task. — Florence Harrington.
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392 Kappa Alpha Theta Y^ILLIAM AND MARY, BETA LAMBDA. Mary Fairfax * * Griffith, known as “Fax,” is the pride of the chapter. She is one of the most sought-after girls on campus — no social event is complete without her. But this gaiety is only one-half of * 4 Fax, ’ 7 the other side is dignity and capability — as shown by her as president of Tyler hall and member of the judicial and honor councils of W.S.G.A. ^EVADA, BETA MU. Donna Dove, chapter vice-president, by her faithful and loyal work in Theta, and by her delight¬ ful personality has won all hearts. Donna’s charming personal¬ ity is combined with initiative, good judgment, and the courage of her convictions. She will bring back to us the spirit of con¬ vention. pLORIDA, BETANU. Melissa Darby. CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN BRANCH, BETA XI. Lois Fee, chapter president, has made an enviable reputation for herself in chapter work and on campus. To her ability as treas¬ urer the Busey system held no terrors, and she carried out every financial detail to perfection. A PPLETON. Mrs. Agnes Forsythe Bergstrom, Alpha Psi, our president, whose interest in Theta is keen, who always is ready to give her time and energy or the use of her lovely home to either our chapter or Alpha Psi. With a friendly smile and a
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Official delegates 393 DONNA DOVE, B M Nevada AGNES FORSYTHE BERGSTROM Appleton happy disposition, she will eagerly enter into the business and pleasures of convention. Was a visiting delegate at West Baden. "D ALTIMORE. Ruth Haslup, Alpha Delta, attended the Pasa- ^ dena, the Minnewaska, and the Lake Placid conventions, has been president of District VII, and is a delightfully cordial and able person. Though so capable and efficient all is accomplished with an easy going manner that is the envy of all her friends. She is chairman of Alpha Delta’s advisory board, and the confi¬ dant of all its members. B LOOMINGTON. Edna Johnson, Beta. B OSTON. Mrs. Julia Rockfellow Waite, Beta Delta. r> URLINGTON. Just one look at her picture shows that Ruth ^ Ball, Lambda, alumnae chapter president, is a jolly good sport, full of ideas and with the pep and perseverance to put them through. She can be serious, dignified and awe-inspiring too when occasion demands, as her students at the university know. Known as “Bug” on account of the many honors heaped upon her unusual knowledge of zoology, Ruth is capable, clever, original, and a loyal Theta. r* HAMPAIGN-URBANA. Mrs Nell Holland Ramey, Delta, ^ petite, quiet in manner, has a way of keeping her peace until her time comes to speak, and then talking to the point. During the year that Delta ’s new house was built, she was president of
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394 Kappa Alpha Theta the alumnae chapter and social adviser to Delta. Represented our chapter at West Baden, also. ^ HICAGO. Mrs Edna Carr Drollinger, Beta. ^MNCINNATI. Dorothy Beck, Alpha Tau. ^LEVELAND. Mrs Lucile Pritchard Rogers, Psi, attended Gerhart convention, was active in campus activities at Wis¬ consin, did social work with the Chicago associated charities, was student Y.W.C.A. secretary at the University of Wisconsin. Now State chairman for Ohio and secretary of Cleveland alumnae, in which city Mr Rogers is a civil engineer with Bates, Rogers con¬ struction company. They have three little daughters. Q OLUMBUS. Mrs Ruth Evans Agler, Alpha Gamma. ALLAS. Mrs Dorothy Brannen Exall, Beta Delta. ENVER. It is with no misgivings that I say you all will ^ adore Virginia Thorp, Kappa — because, if her gracious ways and lovely, soft voice do not win you, her effervescent en¬ thusiasm for Theta will. Virginia was popular in college and it took no adjusting whatever to make her “one of us” when she joined Denver alumnae.
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Official delegates 395 VIRGINIA THORP Denver NORMA MOORE Des Moines MARY ELLEN READ Detroit QES MOINES. Don’t fail to clasp her friendly hand Within convention’s door; We know you’ll love those big brown eyes — Her pretty golden hair, And as for personality, here’s winsome Charm quite rare. If you need help with stunts or songs, A convention note or two, Just call on little Norma Moore, Our ‘all round’ Theta girl. J^ETROIT. As efficient house manager for Eta, Mary Ellen Read was never afraid of work and in Detroit alumnae she has lived up to that reputation. Our largest department store entrusts to her the training of all its saleswomen — a task of no mean proportions. gVANSTON. Mrs Ruth Sleicher Smith, Alpha Lambda. QARY. Marien Swezey. Q REENCASTLE. Catherine Tillotson, Alpha. J-JOUSTON. Bernadine Field, Alpha Theta, has rare charm and personality, a delightfully appreciative sense of humor which helps the chapter tremendously in crossing rough places.
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396 Kappa Alpha Theta With calm equanimity and a repressed twinkle in her blue eyes, she regards the world, or the chapter meeting, judiciously but never critically. ¥ NDIANAPOLIS. 4 ‘We’re sorry that our delegate’s face does * not appear herein. We didn’t elect until quite late and we’re almost worried thin for fear she’ll not be introduced in the proper fraternity fashion. She is Mrs Grace Carter Davis, Alpha. T THACA. Mrs Louise Roux Jones, Iota.. I/'ANSAS CITY. This description of Evalina Buis, Alpha Mu, by an admiring child fits perfectly — “She is tall, slim, and pretty.” Evalina has brown hair and eyes, and is charming both in personality and appearance. J^INCOLN. Mrs Mary Hall Davis, Rho. T OS ANGELES. Brown eyes, eager and shining, belong to ^ Mrs. Minnie Swezey Elmendorf, Rho, who serves us so faith¬ fully as chapter president. Her interests are varied, as she is a busy housewife and the mother of three splendid boys. jyjADISON. Marjorie Johnson, Psi. lyjILWAUKEE. Frieda Reynolds, Eta. BERNADINE FIELD* MINNIE SWEZEY FRIEDA R. REYNOLDS Houston ELMENDORF Milwaukee Los Angeles
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Official delegates 397 'M’ASHVILLE. It won’t take long for you to know Eugenia Porter, Alpha Eta, because she is a good mixer, full of sensible pep, nothing much gets by her. She lived in the chap¬ ter house and hasn’t been an alumnae too long, so is well up both on college and alumnae affairs. ORLEANS. J^EW YORK. Evelyn Jensen, Alpha Kappa. Q KLAHOMA CITY. Grace Williams, Alpha Omicron, chap¬ ter president, one of our few business girls, has the personality and efficiency which goes with the twentieth century maid, at her best. Charming, democratic, full of fun, she is gracious and cordial and not only makes a good impression but acquires admirers and friends wherever she goes. Unassuming but forceful, quiet but capable, she has always been a worker for Theta. MAHA. Mrs Mary Bedwell McNown, Rho, ever since graduating in 1906 has taken an active part in all alumnae affairs. A more charming, willing, and capable delegate could not be found, and as chapter president she will bring back to us enthusiasm, new ideas, and the true spirit of convention. DASADENA. Mrs Margaret House Judd, president, elected delegate by unanimous vote, because her perception and keen¬ ness will be to the assemblage and to us an estimable contact.
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398 Kappa Alpha Theta Both Mr and Mrs Judd are active in numerous community affairs, in fact are considered one of Pasadena’s most worth¬ while young couples. PHILADELPHIA. Helen Armor, charter member of Beta Eta, has served our chapter both as treasurer and correspond¬ ing secretary, but neither job does she consider the hardest work she has done. Nor is her job as teacher really hard in her eyes, nor was it really difficult for her to get an A.M. last June. No, according to Helen everything she has ever done was easy as compared to her job in November, 1919 as chairman of the Beta Eta installation committee. This is meant to comfort hard work¬ ing individuals by letting them know Theta does reward ser¬ vices, especially such services as are performed by such an at¬ tractive and capable person as Helen. PITTSBURGH. Ruth Townley, Mu, teacher of algebra and * director of activities at Schenley high school, was during the war Kappa Alpha Theta’s official war worker with the Red Cross in France, where she was director of the Bourges canteen for a year. Hers is the charming personality of a tactful, ag¬ gressive, intelligent individual. PORTLAND. Mrs Clara Gridley Helfrich, Delta, served as a * delegate for Delta in her junior year at Illinois. She is an enthusiastic Theta still, has helped with sales and welfare work of our chapter. Clara is a busy woman in her home which guards two fine children, one husband, and one cat. To know her is to love her, to meet her a real pleasure. HELEN D. ARMOR Philadelphia RUTH TOWNLEY CLARA GRIDLEY Pittsburgh HELFRICH Portland
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Official delegates 399 pROVIDENCE. Flora Melville Cotton, Alpha Epsilon, is known to many of you, for she has attended four Theta con¬ ventions: some will remember her as our delegate at Gearhart, others will recall her at Charlevoix as chairman of the Service board, all will want to know this jolly, enthusiastic Theta. OCHESTER. gT. LOUIS. Mrs Alice Johann Maack, Alpha Iota, since her freshman days Theta has had no more enthusiastic and loyal member. In spite of home duties, and two energetic little Maacks, she has been constantly active in the alumnae chapter, by her efficiency as well as by her pep doing much for the chap¬ ter's success. You'll like her at once because you can't help it, and she'll like you — because you're all good Thetas. g AN FRANCISCO. To compress Ethel Rose Taylor into fifty words is more difficult than the making of an ordinary es¬ sence. What to omit ? Undergraduate days at Wisconsin ? De¬ grees ? University assistantship ? Bed-time stories over the radio ? Work in adult education? Red Cross service? Club presidents? Hikes with the Sierra club ? But if I must compress, I offer as the distilled essence of Ethel Rose, loving and generous-hearted ser¬ vice to humanity. gEATTLE. Gertrude Lewis, Alpha Lambda. FLORA M. COTTON ALICE JOHANN ETHEL ROSE TAYLOR Providence MAACK San Francisco St. Louis
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400 Kappa Alpha Theta EDITH RENWICK RUTH NEWMAN NELLIE MAE DUNLAP THOMSON O’CONNOR WHITE Spokane Syracuse Tacoma O POKANE. Mrs Edith Renwick Thomson, Alpha Pi, as dele- ^ gate insures to our chapter the multitudinous benefits that convention can give. An excellent executive, a witty toastmis- tress, Ethel has spirit, vivacity, beauty, brains, three adorable children, and a doctor husband who will accompany her to con¬ vention. C YRACUSE. Mrs Ruth Newman O’Connor, Chi, was active in ^ fraternity interests while in college and now, although a devoted homemaker and the mother of two small children, finds time still for service to Theta. You will find the twinkle in her blue eyes, her engaging smile, and her charming dignity pleas¬ ant to meet and will appreciate her alertness for business as well as her ready enthusiasm for a good time. rp ACOMA. Mrs Nellie Mae Dunlap White, charter member of * Alpha Lambda, Washington state chairman, is blonde, diminutive of stature but quite the opposite when it comes to accomplishment and enthusiasm. Nellie Mae has kept in touch with her college chapter since graduation, and can always be depended upon to do more than her share in the alumnae chap¬ ter. All Thetas love Theta’s Fireside song which Mrs White composed. rT OPERA. Beatrice Shakeshaft, Alpha Upsilon, really needs * no introduction, for she has made so many friends at the three conventions she has attended, Charlevoix, St. Louis, Lake Placid. We take this opportunity though to say that she is just as nice for regular every-day friendship as she is to meet at convention.
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Official delegates 401 BEATRICE SHAKESHAFT Topeka ALICE McMASTER Toronto rpORONTO. The news that Alice McMaster, Sigma, was to represent Toronto alumnae at convention was hailed by “ Isn't it great !” You’ll feel that way too when you meet Alice, whose generous friendship and companionability are a source of joy to all. She has large understanding and a dash of Irishness that is irresistible. 'y'WIN CITIES. After eight years of being interested in Theta but negligent because of two infants, I have come back, as it were, will full-fledged interest. As president of the alumna* chapter last year, I merely made a beginning, with every hope of KATE MARTIN DORR Twin Cities KATHERINE SEELYE • WALLACE Washington
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402 Kappa Alpha Theta accomplishing something definite this coming year. Minnesota has been my home always; I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1913; secured a B.S. from Columbia in 1915; engaged in social service work until 1917 ; since when I have been an ardent keeper of the Hearth. — Kate Martin Dorr. . Mrs Katherine Seelye Wallace, Epsilon, * y has given us a splendid year as president, setting a strenuous pace for so busy a lady, for Mrs Wallace holds an enviable and demanding place in the music circles of the city. She is partic¬ ularly interestingly located just now, having charge of the music of George Washington’s own church, historic Christ church at Alexandria, Virginia. You will probably remember meeting the name at least of Katherine Wallace as the harmonizer of last year’s second prize Theta song. . Alice B. Cochran, Kappa. Double-Faced KAPPA ALPHA THETA PHONOGRAPH RECORD by MARGERY MAXWELL of Alpha Nu Chapter (Member of Chicago Civic Grand Opera Company) One Side “A Toast”— “The Question”— “Then Here’s to You” “The Theta Whistle” Other Side “Theta Prayer” Send $1.50 — includes postage and packing — to MRS FRANK WAL Z, 7020 Cregier Av., Chicago, III
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WORDS OF WELCOME From District VI District VI extends a most hearty welcome to all the Theta world. If the prospective guests are as enthusiastic about coming out to our western shore as we are about greeting them, the good old Special will be advertising, ‘ 4 Even the hammocks and the hooks sold out ! ’ ’ The chapters around the Bay are in the center of active preparations for the comfort and pleasure of convention days. Beta Mu, in Reno, is happy at the prospect of the stop-over for breakfast with her; and let me assure you that you may well rejoice in the anticipation of a moment beside the Truckee river and a view from her campus across that beautiful great moun¬ tain bowl — I trust the storm clouds may hurry by, threatening only, as they did the first day I spent there. The chapters in the South are hoping to hear from many of you, individually and in groups, telling them when they may have a chance to show you the charms of their homeland. But you will get acquainted with the Southerners at convention and realize how necessary it will be to go home via their land if you would know more than half the glory of our District VI. In her name, then, may I say, 4 ‘All hail, Theta sisters! Come over the mountains and down by our sea, Out here on our shore is a welcome for thee.” Edna Wilde Brooks , President of District VI From San Francisco alumnae What Theta, young or old, has not secretly dreamed and hoped that some day she might attend convention ! We who have wished this many times, seemingly in vain, feel that con¬ vention is literally coming to us. Needless to say we are over¬ joyed and hope that we may share this pleasure with all of you at convention in San Francisco this July. The San Francisco alumnae chapter wishes that each and every one of you good Thetas may have your dream of a trip to convention fulfilled. Helen Law Shepherd From Phi at Stanford Phi is delighted that convention in San Francisco enables the chapter to be one of the hostesses. We shall be glad to welcome all visitors and hope everybody will have a very profi¬ table and happy time during convention. Barbara Marx
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404 Kappa Alpha Theta From the three chapters in Los Angeles “I love you, California. You’re the greatest state of all. ’ ’ This refrain is often on the lips of lovers of the Golden state and its spirit is so contagious that we know it will be sung by every one who comes to convention. Who can help loving the land of golden sunshine, the land of golden flowers, the land of the Golden Gate? Thetas, come to California! Let mountains and sea greet you and unfold their beauties to your eyes. Let ocean breezes blow away your troubles. Renew your youth in the magic waters of the Pacific. Come fly your kites in our blue skies and sample a little true Western hospitality. Meet your sun-burned and freckled California sisters in their own environment. Elizabeth Hughes for Los Angeles Alumnae Omicron greets you with open arms, open hearts, and open house. Our deepest wish is to have you love Southern Cali¬ fornia as we do, before you leave us. The continual sunshine and bird songs typical of our home are small in comparison to the warmth of the greeting that lies in our hearts for you. Omicron Beta Xi hopes to welcome many Thetas at her chapter house. We want all of you who stop in Los Angeles to visit us, even if it is only long enough to say “ hello.’ ’ Here are a few tele¬ phone numbers that will bring Beta Xi members. The chapter house is at 746 N. New Hampshire, phone Olympia 2564. If that phone doesn’t reply, call Granite 2732 or Empire 2415 and the girls who answer will do everything they can to acquaint you with Los Angeles and Beta Xi. From Pasadena alumnae This chapter extends to all delegates and visitors to conven¬ tion a most hearty welcome, and the earnest hope that we may greet you all personally during post-convention events in South¬ ern California. Margaret House Judd From the first hostesses you will meet Thetas in Reno are on tip-toe to greet the Special train! Our plans for your brief stay in our city, you’ll find under Con-
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What to read 405 vention— Reno, page 377. Here we can but reiterate— 4 How glad we will be to see you ! 1 9 Beta Mu From the most distant of the hostesses We hope to have many of you as our guests at Arizona; please visit us en route to or from convention. Whether you are from the East, or from the North, or from the South, we extend our heartiest welcome to you. Beta Delta WHAT TO READ BEFORE TRAVELING TO CALIFORNIA “And what are you going to see on this wonderful trip across the continent ?” You open your eyes in amazement. What a question! “See? Why, we are going to cross the green Appalachians; ride through the rich farms east of the Mississippi ; cross that broad river and then for a whole day traverse the wide grain fields of the prairie states. After that, we shall climb, climb up over the Rocky Mountains, witnessing all those miracles of color wrought by the rising and setting sun ; and then swiftly down, down to the hot, rich valley of the Sacramento, and across the bay to the ever-cool city of San Francisco. All this we shall see/’ Ah, that is as I expected. You will observe our great country as it is now in its present ripe development; life made easy by paved highways, automobiles, tractors, radios, all manner of machinery. But will you see beyond the veil of the present? Will you perceive the prairies as they were less than a hundred years ago, when, untilled, they waved with native grass; when there was no railroad ; when our hardy, adventurous ancestors plodded over those long hundreds of miles of constant danger from hos¬ tile Indians, from starvation and all the rigors of the wilderness, to establish new homes in this raw country? If you think that their first efforts were crowned with success, that the first year brought a rich harvest, read Willa Cather’s My Antonia and learn of the dauntless perseverance that carried them through the many fruitless years. Close your eyes to all the comforts of your Pullman as you leisurely scale the awesome heights of the Rockies, and remember how the first covered wagon was dragged over similar mountain passes by the indomitable Dr Whitman, the farsighted missionary hero of Mrs Morrow’s stirring novel We must march , an accom-
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406 Kappa Alpha Theta plishment that decided the settlement of the great Northwest by American farmers instead of by the trappers of the powerful Hudson’s Bay company. Or, as you approach Salt Lake City, forget the modern buildings towering against the mountains, and trudge along with the pilgrim Mormons as you read of them in the new biography of Brigham Young. And as you rest in luxury at Lake Tahoe, remember that not far away lies Donner Lake, named for that unfortunate party of pioneers, half of whose members perished from cold and starvation, blocked in by mountains and awful isolation from all the world. And now you have crossed the last range of the mighty Rockies and have sped down into the fertile Sacramento valley. But on these last mountain slopes you have passed towns whose names sound familiar. Yes, here was the place where frantic hosts of men scrambled to wash gold from the stream beds. Let us read again the stories of Bret Harte to gain insight into the lives of these miners. Let us read all of the novels and chronicles that deal with the Forty-niners. We know that they all did not plod by foot across the three thousand miles of our continent. Haste was necessary, and the most beautiful ships of all maritime history were then developed ; the clipper ships whose names are as familiar as the names of famous beauties. “The Flying Cloud’ ’ being the queen of them all. Would you share that race around the Horn ? What a race was that, its thrills extending not over seconds but weeks ! Read Richard Henry Dana ’s Two years before the mast , an account of maritime transportation be¬ fore the clipper ships were fashioned. You will be richly repaid in the knowledge gleaned of life at the pueblo of Los Angeles; of the cattle industry of the Californians (emigrants from Mexico) ; of the virtual slavery of the sailors. And San Francisco, now the sophisticated city of the West ! To know of its rude beginnings, read Steward Edward White’s The Grey Dawn, and realize that not only men of hardy, advent¬ urous nature heard the call of gold, but the scum of the earth rushed to this scene of sudden riches, and necessitated the form¬ ing of the Vigilantes, the citizens’ speedy court of justice. From San Francisco, you will leisurely travel south, and to feel the magnetic spell of Monterey and Santa Barbara, you must be acquainted with the indolent, carefree life of the Span¬ ish, before it was swept away by the intense rush of American civilization. Read Gertrude Atherton’s Splendid idle forties if you would know of the brilliant though short reign of the Span-
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What to read 407 ish beauties. Many stories have been written of the soft pleasant life of the Spanish dons before the American invasion; and of the self-sacrifice of the Franciscan brothers who established the chain of missions along El Camino Real, the King’s Highway, which they trod with their bare or sandalled feet as they car¬ ried Christianity to the Indians. Indians ! Ah, there you are at home, for what child has not wept over Helen Hunt Jackson’s sentimental tale of that weaker race as it was pushed aside by the more dominant Spanish and Americans. As you remember the cruel abuse which was heaped upon the head of the lovable Alessandro, again your blood boils against the oppressors of this noble people. If Ramona , together with Hiawatha and Cadman’s sweetly plaintive songs, form the main source of your information about the Indians, you will re¬ ceive a rude shock when you see the representatives of these first Americans at the stations of Needles and Albuquerque. What ! are these ugly, dirty old hags the Indians whom we have ideal¬ ized ? These crouching figures who hold forth crude bits of pot¬ tery and whiningly beg us, “Buy, lady, buy?” No, neither Ramona nor Hiawatha nor Cadman’s songs nor the sight of these platform women are unbiased portrayals of the Indian. If you want to know him as he is today, the ward of the United States government, read the recently published Indians of the enchanted desert by Leo Crane, for many years Indian agent to numerous tribes of the Southwest. If you would learn what the fierce Apaches meant to the early traversers and settlers of the great arid portions of the Southwest, read chapters from the first volume of Raphael Pumpelly ’s reminiscences — and I warrant you won’t be able to tear yourself away from that breath-taking narrative ! That will help to ameliorate the sentimental effects of Ramona tad at the same time to obliterate the abased figures of the peddling platform women, by portraying the Indian as he was before tamed by our civilization, an enemy worthy »f re¬ spect if also of hatred. Yes, the only way to get the most out of a trip across this great country is to read behind the present development, and to picture again those thrilling days when it was first discovered, then explored, then pioneered, and finally settled. To know of the hardihood of our predecessors gives us pride in our heritage and confidence in our latent ability to meet the problems and dangers that confront us in our more highly developed civiliza¬ tion.
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408 Kappa Alpha Theta Bibliography Gather, Willa — My Antonia, farm life among the emigrants of the Dakotas. Wister, Owen — The Virginian, dealing with the cattle ranches of the North¬ west. Morrow, Honore Wilsie — We must march, a novel of the winning of Oregon. Lenox, Edward Henry — Overland to Oregon in the trades of Lewis and Clarice, history of the first emigration to Oregon in 1843. Grinnell, George Bird — Trails of the pathfinders, containing an account of the commerce of the prairies. Russel, Isaac K. — Hidden heroes of the Rockies. Werner, M. R. — Brigham Young, a biography and history of the Mormon trek across the plains. Jackson, Helen Hunt — Ramona, an interesting though sentimental novel of the Californian Indians. Crane, Leo — Indians of the enchanted desert, a sympathetic yet common- sense view of the present status of the western Indians. Lumis, Charles E. — Mesa, canon, and pueblo, an account of the customs of the Southwest Indians. Dana, Richard Henry — Two years before the mast. Merwin, Henry Childs — Life of Bret Harte, with some account of the California pioneers. Harte, Bret — most of his stories deal with early California. White, Stewart Edward — Gold, a tale of the finding of gold. — The grey dawn, a novel of the mushroom growth of San Francisco due to the discovery of gold. * — The rose dawn, the third of this sequel of novels, dealing with the settlement of California by Americans. — The forty-nmers, a chronicle of the California trail and El Dorado. Stellman, Louis John — Port o' Gold, a history-romance of the San Fran¬ cisco Argonauts. Atherton, Gertrude — The splendid idle forties, short stories dealing with Spanish life at the time of the American conquest. — Before the Gringo came. Forbes, H. R. P. — El Camino Real, describing the California missions and landmarks. Bower, B. M. — Gringos, a story of old California days of ’49. Carter, Charles Franklin — Rafael; story of Nueva California. Vachell, Horace A. — Bunch Grass, a chronicle of life on a cattle ranch. Young, Gordon Ray — Bays of '40, considered one of the best novels of 1925. Wrighf, Harold Bell — Winning of Barbara Worth, describing Imperial Valley. McGlashan, C. F. — History of the Bonner party, a true account of the perishing of 42 emigrants in 1846, as they were caught in the snows at Donner Lake. Dorothy Davis Conant Note: A real honest-to-goodness Californian read this article whil waiting for the editor to finish some letters and go eastern sight-seeing with her, and said “A splendid article but why leave out Stevenson and Muir.” And so to the bibliography above let us add —
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Theta Type 409 Stevenson, Robert Louis — Across the plains , the journey he made on an emigrant train in 1879, over the same tracks as will carry our luxur¬ ious Special train. — The old Pacific capital , a delightful introduction to Monterey and Del Monte neighborhood, where Stevenson lived for some months while writing for Scribners ’ magazine the articles that established his fame. — Silverado squatters, a story of the camping in the mountains honey¬ moon of himself and bride in 1880, and our California friend assures us 11 there are still unsettled places in California where such an ex¬ perience might be duplicated today.” Muir, John — The mountains of California, if you are going on the Yo- semite house party you must read this, and if you aren’t going it will make you wish you were. — Picturesque California, if you are going to drive over the state, here is a guide to many fascinating side trips (not detours). THETA TYPE Just what is this elusive thing — a type? and especially a Theta type? Has it a definite appearance, is it a blonde or a brunette; has it outstanding characteristics, — vivid personality, studious proclivities, or highly developed social inclinations? When we are in college we are wont to believe that the noblest traits, exemplified in superlative terms, are embodied in Thetas in general, and more particularly in Thetas of our own individual chapter. And further than this we are apt to think that these desirable traits are to be found only in members of our beloved fraternity. As alumnae of several years standing, we look back upon these early beliefs a trifle incredulously. We suddenly realize that very good friends, with equally high ideals, and even surpassing ability to carry to a successful conclusion worthy projects, are not Thetas at all, but members of other fraternities. Where and how, then, did these abilities inculcate themselves? Surely there must have been something in that early college training to strengthen and develop their latent capabilities. And then we know, that the proudly termed Theta type was our own youthful ideal of what we had set up as the acme of desirable characteristics. Quite true, a four years training in Theta lore goes a long way to encourage that resourcefulness, and reliability, that straightforward courage and independent thought, that perseverance and pertinacity, so helpful in after years. May that youthful ideal continue to persist, for it is some¬ thing to live up to ever afterwards. Lena Greer, Houston Alumnae
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410 Kappa Alpha Theta TO HAVE AND TO HOLD (A dissertation on chapter financial management today) Not so long ago Greek letter fraternities were composed of small chapters, having light expenses and possibly dreaming of some day owning homes. Each chapter was capable of handling its meager income, of meeting its few bills, and was untroubled with credit balances. Today problems are different. College chapters are large, running expenses are high. Around $20,000,000 is invested in houses owned by fraternity chapters. The purchasing and running of each of these houses entails the handling of an average of $15,000 annually. The problem of management thus becomes a time-taking, serious responsibility not to be lightly carried. The necessity for efficient and business like supervision is readily conceded. What shall be the source and type of supervision? First, let us examine chapter control. The fraternity instructs chap¬ ters to keep records and have them audited. A chapter treas¬ urer has her own ideas as to how the chapter’s finances should be handled and she keeps track of them the easiest way for her. Next year, if not sooner, a new treasurer steps into office, all enthused over her own original ideas. They are better, of course. So the whole system is changed. No one understands these annual innovations but the treasurer making them. When she goes, the understanding of the chapter finances goes with her. If she has been faithful and conditions have been favorable, the year will have ended prosperously. But that does not mean that the next year will so end. That depends on the new man¬ ager and treasurer. Listen to some of the problems of this haphazard system as found in the files of a National treasurer’s correspondence; — 1 ‘Yes, we received your bill for dues, but we can’t pay it yet. We’re still trying to redeem our local credit by paying off bills left by last year’s treasurer.” “You say this is our third notice of dues payable! We haven’t seen any others. Possibly because we have had to change treasurers three times so far this year and the records are all mixed up. The first one married, the next one stopped to help her sick mother. If Mary doesn’t flunk out, we’ll get our bank account straight soon and send the check.” “I know the girls are complaining about the food and dear knows, we are paying enough for something filling, at least. But
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To have and to hold 411 you see our treasurer has been taking our board money to pay rent to the alumnae. We didn’t know she wasn’t keeping any records and there is no way of telling where the rent money went.” I think we are all agreed that despotism would be better than this sort of democracy. Let us turn our attention to finances supervised by college authority. Here and there over the country we find faculty supervision of funds handled by all groups on campus. Monthly they check the group ’s own records, or uniform reports adopted x by the college for all groups. Shortages are called to the at¬ tention of a group when they become too large, board and room charges are regulated and balanced according to local conditions. This supervision meets the need of regular inspection and mathematical correctness. But it has no authority over delin¬ quent members’ dues; it cannot see and meet internal problems, such as the financial responsibility of the town member versus the house member, or the meeting of national organization re¬ quirements ; it does not encourage alumnae interest and aid. Lo¬ cally and disinterestedly it is adequate in attaining uniformity on a small scale. While it meets some needs where used, still a big majority of the colleges do not include such help in their tuition, so many chapters are left without local assistance. On some campuses, a number of groups have banded together and taken their problems to an accountant who furnishes a record system of his own and checks it regularly, for pay. This method not only calls for full, business-like records and reports, but also relieves the chapter of all responsibility for keeping records, or for knowing results, except as ambiguous figures come to it. All the chapter does is collect dues. If they aren’t col¬ lected, the debit column on the next report is simply enlarged. It is the old question of outside interest, seeing only the business side and having no authority. It also prevents the chapter from learning one of the most valuable lessons for after-college days, the lesson of coordinating income and expense. We’ve looked over these various supervisery mediums. We find they have numerous helpful elements. But the most inter¬ ested aid and check must come from within the ranks of the organization, and the broadest help from some central source whose suggestions can be based on comparisons and impartial foresight. What step should be taken to make this supervision systematic, regular, and intelligent to all? Would you say fifty
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412 Kappa Alpha Theta odd monthly reports, based on fifty different daily record sheets, from fifty chapters, or from fifty colleges, or from fifty account¬ ants, could be properly understood and used as a basis for friend¬ ly, helpful advice by any one central officer or committee? No. And so each fraternity today has some uniform system of accounting and house managing. Like banks which have to meet the problems of everchanging bookkeepers and cashiers but whose system of books is standard and unchanging, we have realized the necessity of financial records which carry on from year to year, intelligent to all, easily checked and readily interpreted, preserved for reference and comparison. With such records, helpful advice can be given toward running a chapter house economically, following up delinquents, planning budgets, co¬ ordinating income with expense, foreseeing shortages, keeping within the means and down to the means of those who have the least, keeping parents informed, and keeping alumnae interest alive and active. Just which system to choose is a matter of opinion. It must be one which is adapted to the particular needs of the organiza¬ tion, which can be grasped and operated by a chapter treasurer with the aid of the finance committee and the alumna adviser; which in monthly reports gives concise, reliable information regarding the chapter ,s financial condition; in short, a system which budgets, checks, unifies, provides supervision, with interest as well as ability to guide it. Whatever the system, it cannot give desired benefits nor meet with success unless it has the whole-hearted and unselfish co¬ operation of every member of every chapter. A standard system, so worked, is guaranteed to aid each chapter to ‘have and to hold.’ Marie Davis Thomson CONVENTIONS AS REPORTED As the summer draws near, convention plans are discussed, and the subject of the convention delegate is brought before the chapter. She must be one who can represent the chapter in a capable manner, as well as being able to bring back to the group the essential factors in the meetings of which she is a part. Have you had an opportunity to listen to various convention reports given by delegates to conventions ? Our city Panhellenic endeavors to have convention reports at the first meeting in the fall and the delegates, if any, from the
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Conventions as reported 413 college chapters in the college are called upon as well. At this particular meeting an active member of one of the college chap¬ ters, who had been the official delegate, was the first to give her report. I had thought when she made the trip, that she was a most representative person and a wise choice. However, her re¬ port was quite a disappointment. The scenery was uppermost in her mind, and since the meeting was in the west, this was per¬ fectly natural. But the scenery became rather monotonous after a few minutes, and although the plan for altruistic work was mentioned the general meetings were ignored completely. And the meetings must have been good for the program showed a list of very intelligent speakers. The delegate regretted that they had no convention paper. In exact contrast was the next report, given by an alumna, who had worked on the paper at her convention. She did not attend the meetings and I gathered, spent most of her time dash¬ ing about, gathering news. She spoke of the main results of the convention meetings but it was very brief. Another delegate spoke at length of the beauties of the place of meeting and gave little else of interest. Each exhibited her convention paper to be passed around. Still another alumna, who was a visitor at her convention, and the only member present to report, spoke from a new angle. She had been to Charlevoix ; it was not the most beautiful place she had ever seen, as the first delegate reported of her own con¬ vention; it was very cold and it rained most of the time. The meeting preceded the opening of the resort season and the hotel people were not prepared for cold weather and how cold it is on Lake Michigan! She did not attend many meetings and was very frank in admitting that she did not enjoy herself. The main results of the convention itself were known to her and she told everything, explaining that she might be telling secrets at the same time. This was all most interesting to me. I have heard our own delegates report each meeting, all the interesting and important points, every decision made and also the entertaining side of the convention. It is expected that the place of meeting is usually chosen for its beauty, interest and all other good features for the enjoyment of the delegates, but may we hope for our Theta dele¬ gates, an insight into all sides of convention. Barbara Thom , Alpha Psi
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414 Kappa Alpha Theta THETA COLLEGES AND CHAPTER HOUSES IN DISTRICT VI On this page you will find pictures of the chapter houses in District VI. Three of these chapter houses, those at Stanford, California, and Southern California, are owned by the fraternity. The other three chapters, the younger chapters of the district, at present rent chapter houses, but the time is not far distant when there will be built Theta houses at Arizona, Nevada, and California Southern Branch. California, Southern Branch Nevada
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Colleges in District VI 415 Since you ’ll all see the University of Nevada, the University of California, and Stanford university, as part of the conven¬ tion program, descriptions of these colleges are omitted from this article. Isn’t that a fair reason? though, to tell the whole truth, something of each was to have been included — but the assistant editors did not write the copy as requested. Any way, you will want to know more of each college, when you have read what their own students think of the campuses — and beside getting acquainted with other universities is a part of the educational value of a convention journey. We only regret that the wealth of illustrative material for this issue pre¬ cludes the illustrating of what follows. University of Arizona In the center of the desert stands our university, a monument to the pioneers of the old west who strove to enable their sons and daughters to acquire a higher learning. Our campus, command¬ ing on every side a view of mountain ranges, is laid out in drives, lawns, and gardens. It is picturesque because it is in the midst of a garden of giant saguaro cacti, with a large number of palm, olive, pepper, bogoda, and palo verde trees affording shade for the passer-by. There are about thirty buildings, including the green house for the use of horticulture and plant breeding labor¬ atory classes, the infirmary, power plant, dormitories, adminis¬ tration buildings, and dining-hall. Within a few miles of Tuc¬ son is the old San Xavier Mission, built several centuries ago. This is indeed one of the interesting places of the southwest. Mary Frances Munds, Beta Delta University of Southern California All aboard ! All aboard ! The Omicron bus is just leav¬ ing for a personally conducted tour of the University of South¬ ern California and adjacent points of interest. We are starting from the corner of Jefferson and University streets, headed south on University. The first point of interest is on your right. You see a large gray frame building, — this is known as the Old College. The first building which formed the nucleus of our present university. Again on the right you see a large red brick building, our administration building, con¬ taining Bovard auditorium, the President’s suite, offices, and class rooms. Now ladies, on your left you see a most attractive building. This is our new women’s dormitory. By all means let us go in and look about.
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416 Kappa Alpha Theta On our way again ! Now to your left you see the i\ew law school building, also red brick, and across the way, the new science building. You know, we haven’t so much to show and its all spread out, but you should know our campus with its joys and charms. At the end of this street you will notice a large park. This is Exposition park. Three buildings face a sunken garden. Reading from right to left they are, the Art and science building, the California state building, and the Armory. Our time is limited or we would show you the most wonderful collection of animal antiques and paintings in the world. We are now turning onto Figueroa street at the corner of which stands the College of dentistry, which it pleases us to com¬ pare with the Flatiron of New York because of its shape. Headed south on Figueroa ! No, madam, you are not dreaming. This is still Southern California, not old Greece. The structure you mistake for the Pantheon is only our colossal coliseum, seating eighty thousand. Here multitudes have witnessed some of the greatest games, meets, and pageants in Southern California, and some of the greatest of the famed California sunsets. Like a small child we have saved the best until the last. We are turning around and going north on Figueroa now toward our pride and joy, our new chapter house. This is Twenty-eighth street, known as Fraternity row. There are twelve fraternity houses situated on this tree-shaded avenue of only two blocks. President R. B. von KleinSmid of the university also has his home here. That homely looking brown house (badly needing painting) with the vines on it, to your right, the sixth house, is the Kappa Alpha Theta homestead ; we hope — your home — for a time. We thank you for your kind attention and patience, for in half an hour you have gone through what it takes us four years to complete, the University of Southern California with its ten thousand students. We wish you God-speed and a wonderful stay in our garden spot, Southern California. Omicron University of California — Southern Branch The campus of Southern Branch is especially praised for the arrangement of the buildings, and the gardens which are beauti¬ ful the year round. Even though we expect to move to our new campus in the foothills, everyone will be sorry to leave the “old stamping grounds.” We will be more than glad to show the campus to all the Theta’s who visit us. Beta Xi
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WHO’S WHERE IN FOREIGN LANDS June 11, 1925. In February this year I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Margaret Landrum from Isabella Thoburn college, Lucknow. She came to Jubbulpore to a Religious educational conference and took a very important part in the program. My work in India is most interesting. I have the supervision of two day schools and ten Bible women. Our day schools are of primary grade, but we are hoping to continue them through middle school when we can persuade the parents that girls need education. It really is delightful to work among the children. Then our Bible women go out into the now Christian homes and teach reading and writing and Bible. By teaching reading the women are better prepared to grasp the Bible stories, and also they get more lasting effects. The women who go into the homes doing this work are sincere in their efforts to win India for Christ. Just now is vacation time. Our work opens up again July 1, when the rains will have broken, we hope. I did not go to the hills for vacation this year, for I had some repairs to do. I am sure you folks at home would be most interested in the variety of things a missionary does. I came to India to teach, and, except for six months my first year, I have done many, many other things, but not that. I do enjoy all my work and I love the Indian women. They are just like we are and like to be loved and made a fuss over. And they respond so quickly to love and attention. I always enjoy the Journal so much. Yours in Theta, Boreas Hall Yokohama, Japan, June 6, 1925 I have been living six years in a 1 ‘ back water” town once widely known, Nagasaki. But, owing to the loss of our lady principal in the September earthquake of 1923 in Yokohama, my husband was appointed principal and wTe have been living here in a foreign house nine months. Yokohama is no longer a fashionable place for foreigners. The old residence sections still lie covered with fallen walls of stone and brick and a few ghastly suggestions such as bath-tubs, bicycle frames, iron bed frames remain. The much which has been done can not be
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418 Kappa Alpha Theta realized. However, several charming bungalows and cottages have been erected here and there and one or two more are in the course of construction. The business city seen from the Bluff where foreigners, i.e. Americans, English, etc. once lived, is a sea of tin roofs, very crude in the bright day, but like a silvery sea in the mist and softer light of sunrise and sunset. Our famous school, Ferris Seminary, over 50 years old, the first for Japanese girls, is now housed in rough sheds, one and two-story buildings. There are 450 girls in attendance. They are the highest type of womanhood in Japan, dainty, bright, and very eager to learn and grow. I love them more and more, and am so happy that they are beginning to feel free to come to our home. They always impress me as being equal if not superior to our high school and first year college girls at home. They can chatter, giggle, and flutter about as eagerly but they can put on a poise and polished dignity that wTould become a diplomat’s wife, concealing any disappointment or dislike or amusement. As I do not teach them, I probably idealize them a little, but I know them to be kindly and affectionate and sincerely grateful for any kindness. Boys have been our chief interest up to this time, so you see we are receiving a rounded education in the youth of Japan. My husband and I came to Japan nearly thirteen years ago. As the years have passed we have come to honor the Japanese more and more and feel humbled many times by their culture and refinement, in many ways so highly developed, and by the splendid character of our Christian friends. My husband counts some of his truest friends among them. I am not able to con¬ verse with them freely as he can and so my friendship is a some¬ what mute one. We have been made happy by the promise of a lovely piece of park-like property, the only place not touched by the awful fire two years ago, It is within calling distance of our school property, and here we intend building a dormitory for fifty girls, two residences, one for the principal and family, and one for our four or five American lady teachers, and two tennis courts. How I wish I could attend the convention, but unfortunately we pass through California in August next year. Sincerely in Theta, Amy Hendricks Shafer
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Who’s where 419 Manila, May 15, 1925 This is our hot season in the Philippines so almost every one is either traveling in China or the States or has gone to our mountain resort at Baguio. As soon as the Thetas return we will have a gathering of the clan for a visit. Next year Mr Carman and I hope to make the trip to the States together and we plan it for “ pleasure only !” If possible I hope to be there in time for convention. I am sorry I can give you so little of interest about the Thetas here for your Journal space. We all like the tropical orient and wish to stay here. In Manila there is a great deal of social life, no servant problem, a delightful climate almost the entire twelve months of the year, which means plenty of golf, tennis, and swimming for those who enjoy out-door sports, plenty of time for study and reading for those who enjoy the studious life, and a freedom from that eternal worried rushing and grabbing at time that seemed to me so prevalent in the States. Of course the sky is not always rosy (though I wish you could see our Manila sunsets) and we lack many things that make living more interesting in the States. We do not have the fine lectures and concerts and plays you have nor many other splendid interests such as politics and civics. Our clubs are mostly either for study or music and we depend on local talent. Being within thirty-six hours by boat from Hong Kong, and many other places of great interest in China not so far as to make the trip prohibitive, we have the opportunity of seeing quite a bit that is well worth while over there as well as in Japan and our own islands. And then our gardens are always with us and furnish us with unlimited interest. Plants and vines of every kind (tropi¬ cal) grow so quickly and in such profusion that one can take almost a bare, baked piece of ground and in only a few months have a little paradise. This is my hobby just now, for when I returned from the States our new house was completed and a huge garden with practically nothing in it awaited develop¬ ment. Mrs Ingersoll’s particular interest is her garden also and she has developed a perfect bower about her home. Any Thetas planning a trip to the Orient will receive a hearty welcome in Manila if they will only drop us a line ahead of time so we can meet the boat. Loyally yours in Theta, Edna M . Carman
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420 Kappa Alpha Theta WOMEN IN JOURNALISM Another Theta has written a book — it is a text-book, a most valuable one for all women who are interested in writing. Gene¬ vieve Jackson Boughner is the author, Theta at the University of Minnesota, class of ’06. The title of the book is Women in Journalism, D. Appleton and Company publishers. It is one of the first text-books to be written by a woman teacher of journalism. The University of Wisconsin already has or¬ dered it as a text in the journalism department. Mrs Boughner was formerly the first woman instructor at the University of Wisconsin, and gave there the first course ever given in any university on features of interest to women in magazines and newspapers. Mrs Boughner studied journalism at New York and Columbia universities, taught three years as assistant instruc¬ tor at the University of Minnesota, then at the University of Wisconsin, and is now in advertising work. Her husband, Leroy J. Boughner, was a great inspiration to her, as he was at one time city editor of the Minneapolis tribune and at the time of his death classified advertising manager of the Chicago daily news. Mrs Boughner has one son, three Theta sisters and a Theta niece. She is a member of Theta Sigma Phi. Mrs Boughner ’s book is unusual because it is the first com¬ prehensive study of the opportunities for women in journalism in this country. There is only one other book of the sort — that being Arnold Bennett’s Journalism for women, published in 1898 and concerned only with English journalism. In the New York times book review for March 7 appeared the following interesting review of Mrs Boughner ’s book: “The outcome of practical experience of varied sorts, Mrs Boughner 's book is a discussion and handbook valuable for women students in journal¬ ism, their teachers and advisors, and for beginners in newspaper and maga¬ zine work. It makes a fairly comprehensive survey of present day possibilities for women in that field and is eminently practical and usable. She herself has had considerable experience as a journalistic worker and also as a teacher in schools of journalism in two western universities, and therefore is doubly well equipped for giving such advice and counsel, since she is familiar with both the working and the training, the equipment and aims of the young women who would enter it. She counsels strongly that women should prepare for work on newspapers in special feminine lines, since in these they do not come into competition with men and the demand for them increases. “In separate chapters she considers the preparation for, and the get¬ ting a start in, the opportunities afforded by the various phases of the work of such positions as society editor, club reporter, beauty oracle, writer
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An old Theta pin 421 on fashions, shopper, editor for women’s and childrens pages, writer on home making, sports writer, columist, writer of success stories, and others. There are chapters also on magazine editing, syndicate writing, prepara¬ tion of manuscripts, % booklets and magazine makeup. In each case the treatment goes into detail and is adequately comprehensive. The instruc¬ tion is illustrated by excerpts from well edited magazines and newspapers which Mrs Boughner offers as models worthy of study and imitation. Each chapter is followed by suggestions for additional reading and there is a six page bibliography dealing with all phases of journalist’s work.” Imogene B. Wolcott AN OLD THETA PIN Last summer my mother, who was a Kappa at De Pauw uni¬ versity, told me a tale that she knew about a Theta kite — there always must be a tail. She said that the incident happened when she was in college she thought — that would be about 1895- 97. The story goes that a Theta gave a Theta pin (which was said to be one of the original pins) to a young man with whom she was going at the time. This young man later on married a Kappa — but of course he kept the pin. The Kappa often told mother that she would like to return the pin to its proper place, but she did not know how to do it without getting herself, her husband, and the Theta involved. Immediately I begged mother to write to the Kappa and tell her that I was a Theta and that I thought I could return the pin easily. Mother did not wish to disclose the names of the prin¬ cipals of the story. The climax to the story is that mother obtained the pin and gave it to me. It is slightly larger than our regulation pin. It is entirely flat and very thin. The black enameled background is not raised. The chevron is not white but is engraved gold with the black letters K A ©. The two stars are without diamonds ; the letters a 6> o are the same as on our pins. The gold border is engraved. What we want to know now that we have the pin is where it came from in the first place, and where it belongs. We do not think it could be one of the original pins because they are all ac¬ counted for. Alpha had a chapter pin which was lost, they say, about 1880. Could it be that pin? At any rate we are glad to have it back, and would like to know the end of the story. Mary Frances Bradshaw, Alpha Chi
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422 Kappa Alpha Theta WHAT TO SEE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA It is with dire timidity that we respond to a call for sugges¬ tions for more sight-seeing. Sight-seeing which to some of the conventionites began even before the smoky sky-line of overgrown Chicago loomed — more sight-seeing over the waving wheat fields and prairie stretches of the middle west — up the steep peaks and gorges of the great divide — sight-seeing in the invigorating pine filled breezes from across the circle of snowy peaks surrounding blue Lake Tahoe and then convention — with dozens of sight-see¬ ing escapades tucked in between session hours. Post convention sight-seeing, possibly because you have just acquired the habit or because you have come this far and mustn’t go back without at least whizzing through our Southern California, grabbing an orange blossom and a sunburnt outline of that swimming suit on your shoulders. For most surely it will be warm and of course you’ve heard about those Los Angeles beaches and — Oh — we might as well tell you all about it even though you are worn out and foot sore. First, when you leave San Francisco repack your bag, put away those warmer things with which you have been weathering the July San Francisco fog. On top ready to don in the morn¬ ing as the train pulls into Los Angeles, place one of your jaunty comfortable sport outfits, something cool for we do admit we may be quite warm here by the time we greet you. If we run true to form the first tour will be a choice of the beaches. They all would make too long a list, but the most prominent are Long Beach, Santa Monica, Venice and Ocean Park. Here you will find all the beach atmosphere you may crave from plump ladies in pink bathing suits with sunburned shoulders to ferris wheels and hot dogs and huge plunges and,* back from the beaches, some of the loveliest homes and parks. Santa Monica in particular is noted for its beach houses high up on the palisades with views of the surf sweeping off toward Topanga. An automobile trip along this part of the coast through Beverly Hills and Brentwood will render a very typical idea of our free out-of-doors California summer beach life. (Do we begin to sound like an — all together California before Florida booster society? We are trying not to, so forgive us.) Then if you want to see more of the beaches but prefer a more restful quiet swim go to Newport and Balboa or plan a long motor ride through Santa Ana down the coast to Laguna which is considered our most beautiful strip of coast. Here some of our best artists live and work and here you find stretches of
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Southern California 423 long beach ending in massive caves and rocks with the white sea foam flecking the deep blue of the water. It is really a beautiful drive along this coast to San Diego. The coast line to the north of Los Angeles leads you through Ventura to Santa Barbara, an¬ other motor trip well worth taking along the old El Camino Real —Kings Highway — the path of the Mission Fathers. Santa Barbara is one of our most atmospheric California communities, quiet and delightful with its homes nestling on the surround hill¬ sides overlooking the crescent shaped bay. Montecito, adjoining it, is famous for its large estates and homes and is considered our most exclusive millionaire colony. Catalina — yes you have heard Sarah, Jane, and Sue say not to miss it, so catch that early boat from San Pedro, our harbor, and resign yourself for a two hours real ocean trip to our most popular yachting rendezvous, owned and operated by Mr. Spear¬ mint Wrigley. When you arrive do not fail to go on the glass bottom boats to see all the fascinating things on the bottom of the ocean. Catalina is a very informal resort, one usually stays at the tent city, goes to the band concert and eats at the cafeteria. You can catch a three o’clock boat and be back in the city by seven o’clock. Now that you have had a glimpse of our summer beach life we will hope for a nice cool morning to make an early start for the Rim of the World. Truly it is that, a road which climbs up and up and then proceeds to whisk around curves and peaks right along the edge of our San Bernardino mountains from which you have a wonderful panorama of the whole stretch of valley to the ocean. Along it are to be found mountain resorts among the pines, Arrowhead Lake with its attractive hotel and chalets and Big Bear Lake. They are all popular and each a com¬ munity with a dance pavilion, bungalows and camping facilities. If you ride you can rent horses and explore canyons and trails. San Bernardino is the starting point for this mountain district. It is a two and one-half hour trip from Los Angeles through our orange district of Pomona and Riverside. At the latter place is located the famous Mission Inn which is well worth a visit. Now you are reticent in admitting it but maybe you could slip away with just one of the girls and get over to Hollywood to see a really truly movie. We haven’t had a single Eastern relative or guest or friend who hasn’t felt the same way about it ! We have worked every pull we have and yes — have really taken them through a studio — Klieg lights, red paint, wild animals, fake scenery and all. In fact, we have been known to stand in
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424 Kappa Alpha Theta line at a tea room favored by these superior creatures, for hours while our Eastern sub-deb cousin was held spellbound trying to recognize them all, only coming out of her coma when Rudolph, you know who I mean, passed by outside in a white suit, white hat, white car and with a white dog. Yes — you must see Holly¬ wood for you will get atmosphere on almost any corner. And now wTe have touched the important points for in seeing this much you have passed through our various communities, Beverly Hills and Pasadena both noted for their beautiful homes. You have gone to the beaches through the Wilshire, Los Angeles exclusive residential district. You have hunted movies all up and down the steep sides of Hollywood. You have motored past our two city colleges, University of California, Southern branch and University of Southern California. You have exclaimed over our darling rose laden bungalows and noted the unique new architectural ventures in the homes perched in Old World style on our hillsides. You have admired our profusion of verdure and flowers. Needless to add there are many more interesting features but we presume that by now you are really overcome with so much sight-seeing. We only hope we have interested you enough and have played the personal conductor, information-at- tongue ’s-tip hostesses so efficiently as to merit another visit from any Theta sister. Mary Flowers Dolan MAGAZINES WANTED The New York public library has, as you may know, the most complete collection of fraternity literature in the country. For this collection they are anxious to complete the file of the Kappa Alpha Theta. After the editorial staff had collected and sent to the library all back copies it could lay its hands on, the missing numbers, especially early ones, were many. Any Theta who can supply one of the following numbers will be doing a gracious service by sending the same to the editor, L. Pearle Green, 13 East av. Ithaca, N.Y. who has promised the library to make every effort to complete the file. The library needs — Volumes 1-5 complete Volume 8, No. 1 Volume 9, No. 1, 2, 4 Volume 13, No. 4 Volume 14, No. 1, 3, 4 Volume 15, No. 3 Volume 16, No. 1, 2
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THINGS YOU MUST SEE IN THE NORTHWEST One of the most wonderful experiences is a trip to Mount Rainier, snow covered peak 60 miles southeast of Tacoma. It is the highest of the peaks along the coast — 14,408 feet. Some of the others are beautiful but none have quite the grandeur and awe inspiring atmosphere as that pile of snow-covered ice and rock. There is a paved road almost to the entrance of the park, and as a result of wonderful engineering work motorists may drive to Paradise Valley which has an altitude between 5 and 6,000 feet. The mountain towers above the valley to the north. Innumerable streams are fed by many huge glaciers and deep canyons have been cut by ice and rushing wrater. The peak is snow-covered the year around. Unless the sea¬ son is especially early a ski tournament is held at Paradise Valley July 4. Rainier National park is accessible from three direc¬ tions but the drive to Longmire Springs and Paradise Valley is the most popular because of the good road and excellent accom¬ modations offered by the inn at Longmires — about 3 or 4,000 feet elevation — and Paradise Valley hotel and camps, near the snow line. Puget Sound is the beautiful body of water, reaching inland 200 miles or more, on which Tacoma, Seattle, and Vancouver are situated. The salt water fish, the boating and swimming often attract eastern people who come to the coast for the first time. The boat to Victoria and Vancouver, Canada, winds around and between thickly wooded and rocky islands. Victoria seems like a quaint old city of another world and Vancouver Island has many scenic attractions. Many points of historical interest are to be found in Washing¬ ton and Oregon — the old territory — and the scenic wonders of the Northwest can not be equalled in any other part of the country. The Columbia Highway The Columbia river highway is one of Oregon’s greatest and best beloved scenic attractions. For miles one drives up the gorge that the Columbia river has cut through the mountains. Every turn in the road brings new pictures of beauty and grandeur. One could easily spend days exploring all the by-paths and investigating interesting places. The things that stand out in my mind the clearest after many trips up the highway I ’m going to tell you about. From Crown Point, high above the river one sees an unforgetable picture. The
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426 Kappa Alpha Theta railroad track below, winding up the river looks like a ribbon, and on the eastern side the bridge at Shephard’s Dell seems like a toy. The next place I think of is Multnomah Falls. Much tradi¬ tion centers around it, and it will always continue to hold greater fascination than any of the others. There are two parts to the falls; the great volume of water flows from above and slides over a shelf dropping 756 feet and then takes a second drop. For those who like to hike, Multnomah offers opportunities which are ideal. Oneonta Gorge is another place one will never forget. A small stream running for thousands of years has cut down into the rock until one standing by the stream may see the sky as a blue ribbon between the sides of the canyon. Beautiful moss and ferns grow on the rock walls. Books and books have been written about the Columbia river highway, but none can possibly do adequate justice. One has to take the trip to appreciate how wonderful it is. Mount Hood To climb Mount Hood! It is an experience of a life time! The drive from Portland is one of the most beautiful rides I’ve ever1 taken. The rhododendrons were blooming in all the shades from white and pink to deep red and purple. Rabbits and squir¬ rels scampered across the road in front of the car and into the underbrush. We reached Government camp after three hours driving and went into the hotel to rest and eat. The hotel, the only building there, is a typical country hotel. We were starved and the food tasted delicious. After lunch we walked about three miles up to the snow line where there was a cabin supplying climbers with bunks and blankets. The flowers wTere as numerous and beautiful as a flower show. Many were dwarfed, but of the most exquisite and vivid shades. Small pine trees, one or two feet high, struggle for existence against the cold winter storms. The view was marve¬ lous — rolling hills covered with trees of varied shades of green and blue. Smoke curled up from several valleys where forest fires had started. At the cabin the guide woke us at two o ’clock and after hav¬ ing a cup of coffee, we started up the mountain. We could see only the person ahead of us. About 4:30 we watched the sun
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In memoriam 427 rise over another snow-capped mountain in the distance and then the whole valley and hills were flooded with a red glow. On the five snow capped mountains in view the shadows and red, yellow, and white lights were perfect. At nine we blacked our faces with a horrible black paste to protect our skin from burning from the reflection of the bright sun on the snow. We also wore large dark glasses. The whole climb is one of beauty and inspiration. Sulphur fumes escaping from one peak were almost stifling. Another peak is slowly falling away. Immense boulders break away and roll down the mountain side. The last 500 feet are almost per¬ pendicular ice. With the party roped together, wire rope to cling to, and the guide cutting steps in the ice, we finally reached the top. We could see countless villages and rivers — a view one can never forget. Hit fH?mariam Elizabeth Eaton, Beta Eta In Elizabeth Eaton, Beta Eta has lost one of her most faith¬ ful members. Through her college years and her short associa¬ tion as a graduate she was always the same, quiet and unassum¬ ing, but constantly dependable. When some little bit of routine work was needed, we would hear so often her gentle, “Why, I ’ll do that. ” She was always ready with a reassuring word to help us over difficulties. Perhaps her most outstanding characteristic was loyalty — loyalty to her family, her friends, and to Theta. Her loss is the first break in our chain, but somehow it cannot seem wholly loss, for her spirit is very close and dear to all of us who knew and loved her. Annetta R. Masland Clara Murtland Baker Reed, Zeta Mrs George W. Reed (Clara Murtland Baker) died in Aug¬ ust 1922. Her daughter, Dorothy D. Reed of Uhricksville, Ohio, in sending this information to the state chairmen of Ohio, wrote : “Mother was always a loyal Theta and derived much pleasure during her life time from her associations with that organization. I have Mother’s pin, a large old fashioned one, and I would some day like to see her granddaughter wearing it.”
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428 Kappa Alpha Theta Elizabeth Avery Sickler, Eta In the passing of Elizabeth Avery Sickler on February 27, only four short weeks after the birth of her little daughter, Eta chapter lost one of her most loved and loyal members. It is for us to remember that it is not the span of years that matters, not how long but how much we live. Elizabeth lived joyously and fully. She has innumerable friends and we all have loveliest and happiest memories of her — as a gay play fellow, an enthu¬ siastic worker, and a sympathetic and steady friend. “As the stars differeth in their brightness” — so we know our Elizabeth s is shiningly brilliant. D. P. P. Sarah Sale Clayton, Alpha Iota Alpha Iota reports with sincere regret the death of Sarah Sale Clayton, one of the chapter’s charter members. Esther MacGregor, Alpha Sigma Esther MacGregor, ’24, died March 5. Emma Louise Berry, Iota Emma Louise Berry, A.B. Cornell, 1890, died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 21, after an illness of but a few hours. Except for a few years when she taught at Plattsburgh, New York, and in Wisconsin, directly after her graduation, and a period of graduate study at Bryn Mawr, Miss Berry had been on the staff of the Girls’ high school in Philadelphia where, for about twenty-five years, she had been a most inspiring and successful teacher of Latin. She had been urged to accept the appointment as head of the Classical department there but was unable to do so because of her health which had been very frail for several years. Her loss is felt very deeply by many devoted friends, — Theta sisters, fellow teachers and former pupils, to all of whom she was ever a loyal and helpful friend. Grace C. Chamberlain Frances Keith Prentice, Tan Mrs Prentice White, Frances Keith, died April 5 at her home in West Hartford, Connecticut. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mary Eleanor, two-and-a-half years old, and a son, David Keith, three months old, beside her parents and one sister.
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SUMMER SCHOOLS University of California Summer session extends from June 21 to July 31. Summer session fee, $25.00. The Theta house will be open for room and board under the charge of Miss Lent, a friend of Omega members. Any Theta wishing accommodations there for herself or friend, should write 3 tiss M. N. Lent, Women’s faculty club, Berkeley, California Stanford University Summer quarter. Academic quarter, June 22-August 28. Six weeks division, June 22-July 31. Announcements of courses and other information can be secured by writing — Director of the summer Quarter, Office 73, Stanford university, California. PERMANENT ALUMNAE SECRETARIES FOR COL¬ LEGE CHAPTERS (Supplementing and correcting list in March issue, page 295) Gamma deuteron — Mrs Lonnis Dennison, Forest Rd. Dela¬ ware, 0. Pi — Mrs Charles Maywood, Jackson Rd. Albion, Mich. Psi — Mrs Curtis Nettles, Princeton Apts. Madison, Wis. Alpha Gamma — Mrs Ruth Aglee, 165 Jefferson av. Colum¬ bus, 0. Alpha Zeta — Mrs W. G. Neally, Brooklyn hospital, 121 De- Kalb av. Brooklyn, N.Y. A^pha Eta — Linda Rhea, Ward-Belmont school, Nashville, Tenn. Alpha Omega — Carolyn Farrar, 505 Frick Bldg. Pittsburgh, Pa. Beta Zeta— Mrs P. A. Wilber, 315 Knoblock st. Stillwater, Okla. Beta Eta — Helen D. Armor, 4927 Morris st. Germantown, Pa. Beta Mu — Leona Burgman, 621 W. 1st st. Reno, Nev.
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CHAPTER NEWS ALPHA— DEPAUW UNIVERSITY Alpha is happy over achievement in scholarship. Official reports for the first semester showed Kappa Alpha Theta first not only among women’s organizations but also first among all organizations. Our record was 32.2, while the winner for 1924-25 had 32.1. We are struggling now to keep balmy spring days from interfering with a similar record second semester. Indianapolis alumnae chapter held an all-day meeting at our chapter house February 27, and presented us with a beautiful lamp. Kappa Alpha Theta participated in the Show-down, an annual event, to which our contribution was a musical skit, Spanish shawls. Initiation was March 13 for Margaret Allen, Wadsworth, Ohio; Anne Burkert, Indianapolis; Ruth Clark, Winchester; Dorothy Daly, Peoria, Illinois; Virginia Kelly, Greencastle; Helen Moffett, Loda, Illinois; Mary Jo Springer, Kokomo; Alice Stage, Knightstown; Ruth Wertz and Marcia Wheeler, Evans¬ ville. Three pledges have been added: Elizabeth Berryhill, Evans¬ ville ; Helen Brewerton, Chicago ; Virginia Miller, Vincennes. Helen Hester has a character lead in the May Day pageant. Mary Jo Springer won three awards in the women’s swimming contest. Elizabeth Tilden was initiated into Theta Sigma Phi. Ruth Coulter was elected to Y.W.C.A. Cabinet. Josephine Over- ton was elected to the board of editors of DePauw magazine. Henrietta Jungclaus was elected vice-president and Mary Butcher, secretary of the sophomore class. Virginia Kelly and Mary Jo Springer were elected to freshman commission. 1 April 1926 Josephine Overton Margaret Keiper Dailey is living in Chillicothe, Miss. She has three daughters, Betty, Edith, Dorothy. Lillian Grundy is visiting in the East from her California home. Bom to Mr and Mrs Paul White (Estelle Love) a daughter.
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Chapter news 431 BETA— INDIANA UNIVERSITY We held initiation March 11 for Mary Adams, Martha Boyd Virginia Throop, Esther Whitten, Mildred Vermillion, Helen Tribolet, Evalyn Kuch, Isabel Urban, Margot Hartley, Jo King Ruth Welborn, Ruth Kirby, and Mary Meyers. Ruth Kirby, freshman, was one of forty-two students in the university who made fifteen hours “A” work. Ruth and Isabel Urban are on the list of twenty-four outstanding freshmen on the campus. Helen iribolet and Isabel Urban have been pledged Sigma Delta Phi, dramatic fraternity, and both have leading parts in The youngest, Garrick club play. Elizabeth Ferguson was elected sophomore representative on Women’s Student government association. Elizabeth Mount is chairman of the housing of delegates to the W.S.G.A. convention and head of one division of the Memorial Drive. Martha Jean McFaddin is general chairman of the W.S.G.A. convention which will be held here soon. She is also a member of Senior breakfast committee. Helen Service is chairman of women’s Panhellenic dance to be given soon. Helen and Evalyn Kuch were in the chorus of Jordan River review, original all campus production. Our dance, March 20, was well attended by alumnae whom we were glad to have with us. They were, Mary Washburn, Chic¬ ago university ; Blanche White, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Clements, Crawfordsville ; Eleanor Chittendon Burris, New Castle; and Elizabeth Merritt, Purdue university. We are glad to welcome Dr Rothert, university physician for girls. 1 April 1926 Katherine Wasmuth ,tt ,Born> Jan- 23> a daughter, Nancy Grant, to Mr and Mrs R. A. Wilcox (Helene G. Fisher) of Indianapolis. Born to Mr and Mrs John Goodwin (Caroline McMath) a son John junior. ' ’ ’ Mr and Mrs Don Earnhart (Bernice Brady) have a young son. Mrs Walter Lynch (Louise Humeston) is making her home permanently in Miama, Fla. Mrs Henty Churchman (Lola Noble) is living at Winter- haven, Fla. Mrs Gerald Woods (Marjorie Binford) has a position on a Hollywood Fla. newspaper. ' Mr and Mrs Archie Erahart (Mozelle Stubbs) have moved to Ander- son, Ind. Winifred Smith has a position in the book department of Ayres and Co. Indianapolis.
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432 Kappa Alpha Theta Dorothy Daugherty is in the Social service department of Long hos¬ pital. Rachel Stuart is teaching in Denver, Colo. Josephine Cogwill is studying piano in New York City. Persis White is doing psychological work at Easthaven, Richmond, Ind. Mary Frances Wertz spent the winter in Arizona. GAMMA— BUTLER UNIVERSITY At the beginning of the new semester Gamma pledged Lenore Brandt, Jane Messick, and Dorothy Smith, all of Indianapolis. February 28 initiation was held for Fayette Purcell of \ in- cennes, Evelyn Seward of Columbus, and Gail Walker of Le¬ banon. The ceremony was followed by an informal dinner at which many alumnae were present. Frances Peters has been initiated into Phi Delta Phi. Ocie Higgins has been selected to Y.W.C.A. C abinet, in charge of program. Ocie Higgins has been elected president of the newly-formed Opera club. Other Theta members are: June Jackson, Fayette Purcell, Dorothy Smith, Charlotte Wieseke and Mary Margaret Zoercher. Although we did not wdn the cup in the basketball series, we are represented on the all-college class teams by Edith Robinson, June Jackson and Evelyn Seward. Evelyn Seward, Jane Og- born, and June Jackson have been elected to W.A.A. Our team under the leadership of Evelyn Seward has been progressing well in the volley-ball games. Our spring formal was March 26 at the Columbia club. It was a cabaret dinner-dance, with crested cigarette cases and boutonnieres as favors. The Panhellenic formal dance was March 6 at the Claypool hotel. . TT7.7 28 March 1926 Helen Louise Wilson Mildred Brosnan and Walter Stuldreder are to be married Apr. 14. Betty Brubaker and Henry Dithmer, Ben, are to be married this Mary McCann and Hugh Sample are to be married May 12. Genevieve Miller and John Moore, B 0 n, were married Apr. 3. Anna C Gardner is the society editor of the Miami herald, Miami, Ila. Born, Mar. 2, to Dr and Mrs H. J. Freeland (Mary Parker) a daughter. GAMMA DEUTERON— OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY February 6 we initiated Josephine Cole, Lakewood; Miriam Cupps, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania; Catherine Cameron, Dawson,
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Chapter news 433 Pennsylvania; Jennie Mae Daugherty and Margaret Knight, Delaware; Ruth Dunsmore, South Fork, Pennsylvania; Betty Hall and Janice Harmon, Cleveland; Virginia Parker, Upper Sandusky ■ Eileen Pearce, Mount Gilead ; Bessie Rhodes, Prince¬ ton, Indiana ; Henrietta Slater, Latrobe ; Pennsylvania ; Betty Stoer, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania; Margaret Timmons, Toledo; Mary Louise Travis, Chicago ; and Helen Weaver, Lima. Four of them, Margaret Timmons, Catherine Cameron, Bessie Rhodes, and Virginia Parker are Theta sisters, while Mary Louise Travis is a Theta daughter. March 25 Gamma deuteron pledged Marian Mills of Lake- wood. Marian was first pledged Theta at Northwestern, but transferred to Ohio Wesleyan before being initiated. Betty Hoffman and Martha Huston were chosen to go with the advanced class in dramatic interpretation to present plays before the Cleveland Monnett club, Ohio Wesleyan alumnae as¬ sociation, and at Western Reserve university. Our spring formal will he May 15, our only dance for the semester. 30 March 1926 Jean Leet DELTA— UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS We had several rushing parties after the second semester opened, pledging Orrel Stott, repledged after being out of college a year and a half, and Ruth Conklin, Los Angeles, Calif. March 6 initiation was held for Marie Ilartung and Dorothy Davis (Theta sister) Chicago; Elizabeth Ward, Sterling; Vera Klintz, Park Ridge; Bernice Cultra, Onarga; Jean True (Theta cousin) Detroit, Michigan; Mary Margaret Glenn, Pauline Percival (Theta sister), Gwendolyn Walls and Helen Bess Finch (Theta daughter) Champaign. A formal dinner at the chapter house followed with many alumna1 present. Jane Edison has been elected to the chemical fraternity. Sigma Alpha Iota. Vera Klintz was initiated by Gold feather, sophomore society. March 13 our annual formal dinner dance was given at the house, decorated in spring fashion with green branches and wistaria. March 25 we entertained at dinner the men who ran in the Relay Carnival for Theta. Each woman ’s fraternity was repre¬ sented by a team, Theta won second place. Garland Grange brother of Illinois’ famous Red Grange was one of the guests.
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434 Kappa Alpha Theta A much appreciated gift, $25.00 was sent Delta by Mrs Jean¬ nette Keaton Cole. Dorothy Mercer was chairman of the Matrix banquet com¬ mittee given in honor of Robert Frost who spoke at the Audi¬ torium March 25. Nancy Bond Smith was appointed to the Sophomore Informal committee; Margaret Noble is serving on the Commerce dance and senior banquet committee; Dorothy Bredehoft is chairman of the Woman's league dance committee. Pearl Gilbreath has a solo part in the May Fete. 29 March 1926 Helen Bess Finch Mr and Mrs Grey Tuttle (Natlin Gates), Mr and Mrs Gordon Wanzer (Erma Edminston), Mr and Mrs Albert Mohr (Dorothy Dobbins) and Donna Thompson came from Chicago for our formal. Seta Butler is to be married Apr. 10. Hilda Smith spent the week-end of Mar. 13 with us. Pauline Burt was married Mar. 17 to John Armstrong. ETA— UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The close of first semester brought the annual J-Hop, the largest social affair at Michigan, given by the junior class. The week-end of the Hop was the occasion for many fraternity dances and house-parties in honor of the guests. Ten Thetas went to the party. The pledges were hostesses at a formal dance in honor of the chapter March 26. Evelyn Widman, Marion Dutton, and Florence Johnston came out from Detroit for the party. Initiation was March 6, with fifty loyal alumnae back for the banquet. Leona Belser Diekema acted as toastmistress. Virginia Burke, senior, and Muriel Anderson, freshman, gave answering toasts. Charlotte Sands gave the alumnae welcome. Those initi¬ ated were Muriel Anderson of Hollywood, California ; Edna Balz of Indianapolis, Indiana; Marjorie Baxter and Eleanor Woodrow of Toledo, Ohio ; Louise Eastman, Ellen Grinnell, Virginia Sands, Marguerite and Marion Widman, and Marjorie Wilson, of Detroit; Elizabeth Pardee of Dearborn; Wilma Whitehead of Dallas, Texas; and Janet Upjohn of Pasadena, California. Myra Lou Deacon of Lansing was pledged March 7. Margaret Seaman, Florence Wolfe, and Kathryn Kyer were appointed to the women's staff of Michiyanensian , senior class book. Becky behave , junior girl's play, was presented March 23-27 at Whitney theater. Selma Alexander, Virginia Fox, Marjorie
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Chapter news 435 Wilson, and Florine Storrey and Virginia Kersey were in the cast. Margaret Seaman and Myra Lou Deacon served on com¬ mittees. Our spring program includes two faculty suppers, a spring formal, a Mother’s house-party, alumnae Sunday, a tea for faculty wives, patronesses, and alumnae. 29 March 1926 Virginia Sands Gladys Vedder is living at 540 E. 76th st. New York city, where she is doing settlement work and studying at Columbia. Marjorie Avery, Beulah Brown, Charlotte Sands, and Jean Wallace Donnelly are sailing April 9 for Europe. Lee Jenks and Eleanor Worthington will spend the summer abroad. Born to Mr and Mrs Howard Preish (Frances Barnum) a son. Born to Dr and Mrs Floyd Straith (Marion Kingston) a son. Born to Mr and Mrs F. H. Phelps (Margaret Van Sickle) a son, Wil¬ liam Van Sickle. Address: 617 Lincoln Rd. Grosse Pointe, Mich. Born to Mr and Mrs Gordon W. Kingsbury (Louise Tuthill) a second child, Florence Eleanor. Helen Baker Taft (Mrs Chas. H.) is moving to New York in July to be in the city for about a year. Beatrice Lambrecht Giard (Mrs E. A.) has moved to Chicago. Ad¬ dress : The Belmont. She has recently visited her family in Pasadena, Cal. Dolloff Brayton Snyder (Mrs W. V.) is moving to Pasadena, Cal. IOTA— CORNELL UNIVERSITY February 17 we initiated all pledges of the fall. The cere¬ mony at the chapter house was followed by a banquet at the Dutch Kitchen, at which Mrs Queenie Horton Sailor proved an entertaining toastmistress. We also had the pleasure of hearing speeches from Mrs L. P. Smith and Miss L. Pearle Green. Ger¬ trude Godfrey, Iva Springstead Skeele, Katherine Keiper, and Martha Hahn, Chi, were here for initiation. Iota is proud of the victories she carried away from a recent meeting of Women’s Self-government association. Katherine McLeod was elected president of Sage hall, and Alexandra Hobart, president of Y.W.C.A. Theta was well represented in the freshman play, The sleep¬ ing princess. Thelma Powers played the part of the Prince, while Zoe Fales, Dorothy Heyl, and Julia Merrit had minor roles. Margaret Humeston and Viola Oliver have been elected to active membership in the Cornell Dramatic club, and Alexandra Hobart has been made an associate member. Esther Walsh, as president of Panhellenic, was toastmistress at the annual Panhellenic banquet March 23. The scholarship standing of the fraternities was announced. Theta stands third
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436 Kappa Alpha Theta on the list. The system of preferential bidding has been adopted for next year. Kathryn Reilly now wears the fraternity scholarship bracelet, having had the highest average in the chapter for the first term. 2 April 1926 Viola 0liver Married: Marion Viola Luce to William Gehring, Mar. 27. Born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence V. Smith (Katherine Duddy) a daugh- ter, Audrey Lovett. Dr Ebba A. Dederer is now school physician at Oneonta, N. Y. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kerr Atkinson (Elsie Church) a daughter, Eliza¬ beth Holley, Mar. 1. , _ . . Mr and Mrs T. D. Hall (Helen Bennett) are at the School of agricul¬ ture, Glen, So. Africa, where Mr Hall is vice-principal and experiment station manager. They were formerly at Potcheptroom. KAPPA— UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS The new study plan, by which the girls study in their own rooms instead of in group study hall, has proved helpful. Fresh¬ man grades are improving and upperclass grades averaged B last semester. Initiation was February 6 for Dorothea Darrah, Elizabeth Dockstader, Ruth Dockum, Dorothy Easton, Virginia Greef, Annelle Leonard, Lucia Lee Spencer, Cynthia Uline, Genevieve Vanderhoof and Barbara Carroll. The Theta formal party was held at the house February 19. The season of the year was suggested in the quaint decorations and the powdered hair of the girls. Kappa was honored recently by a visit from our Grand presi¬ dent, Mrs Lebrecht. She spoke in chapter meeting and was our guest at the last home basketball game. Later she attended a meeting of the Theta alumnae club and remained with us part of the next day. . . Kappa has affiliated Dorothy Walker, Beta Iota, and Virginia Schalle, Alpha Upsilon. Marjorie Chadwick has been elected second vice-president and Mary Nell Hamilton college representative of Women’s Self-Governing association, Mary Sisson has been chosen next year’s Y.W.C.A. president. Helen and Dorothy Wight, Dorothy Walker, and Sally Ingalls were members of the cast of Wango Tango , the annual musical comedy of the Women s Self-govern¬ ing association. Marjorie Chadwick and Frances Greenleaf were initiated into Phi Chi Theta, economics fraternity. . Ingeborg Williamson was elected a member of Women’s athletic associa¬ tion. Morna Zell Wagstaff has made the rifle team. Mary Engel,
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Chapter news 437 \ ivian Crouch, and Laura Rankin were among the members of the Glee Club chosen to go on the spring concert tour. They were entertained at Eldorado by Frances Edna Wright, Kappa president last year; and at Augusta by Zelma Grant, another alumna. 28 March 1926 Mary Sisson Mr and Mrs Floyd Hamilton (Dorothy Cochran) have moved to Lone Beach, Cal. Iris Arnold will conduct an European tour this summer in Europe. Mary Martin and Betty Moore will spend the summer in Europe. Mrs Josephine Shellabarger Greef and Mrs Cora Moore Leonard were Theta mothers present at the initiation of their daughters, Virginia Greef and Annette Leonard. Irma Shaw Christianson came back for the initia¬ tion of her sister, Elizabeth Shaw. Other alumnae here for initiation were Iris Arnold, Maria Oelschlager, and Betty Moore. Virginia Pendelton, her mother and sister, who have been eight months in Europe, have returned to Lawrence. Miss Jeanette Wheeler is visiting her niece Jeanette Wagstaff Wood¬ ruff (Mrs Lawrence) in San Antonio, Tex. Betty Moore, Wilda Pierson, Helen Sawyer and Helen Stevens were back for the Theta formal. Betty Moore also came for the Beta Party; and Helen Stevens and Wilda Pierson for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Party. Mrs P. H. Knowlton (Belle Sinclair) enjoyed a cruise to the Philip¬ pines in Feb. LAMBDA— UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Our District president, Polly Hodges Lape, was guest of honor at our initiation banquet March 27, while Ruth Ball served as toastmistress. We initiated Annette E. Burns (transfer from Ohio Wesleyan), Burlington; Miriam Lawrence (sister of Dorothy Lawrence Bosworth), Bristol; and Edith Vernon (sister of Harriett), St. Johnsbury; Catharine B. Bassett, Margaret B. Corbin, Annette F. Middleton, and Margaret E. Miller all of Burlington. Dorothy Cottrell, Faith Edmunds (sister of Thelma) and Dorothy Strong (sister of Selma) will be initiated later. Our rushing party opened the covers of story book land to the freshmen and gave successively a peep into Mother Goose, Treas¬ ure Island, and Fairy Land. We were in turn entertained by our freshmen on stunt night, with their conception of Revolution, devolution and evolution, the last being typified by the Theta house. In spite of an unusual number of fraternity interests we have found time for campus activities as well. Naomi Thorne is to be president of W.A.A. the coming year, is delegate to the
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438 Kappa Alpha Theta conference on athletics at Wellesley and one of the cast of the junior play The Faraway Princess. Mildred Whitney is vice- president of Vermonters club and junior executive on W.A.A. council. Eleanor Chapman has been elected president of Masque and sandal of which Dorothea Baker is treasurer. Elizabeth White is secretary of Y.W.C.A. and Eleanor Lockwood of Stu¬ dent Union. Of our pledges, Dorothy Cottrell, already a member of Masque and sandal, has been elected to Press club and is to be publicity manager of W.A.A. Faith Edmunds and Dorothy Strong are in the cast of the freshman play The neighbors. Catharine Bassett, also in the freshman play, is to be manager of Glee club. Alpha Chi Omega still leads the scholarship list. Theta holds fourth place. 30 March 1926 Elisabeth D. Howe Thelma Edmunds of Hartford, Conn. Harriet Vernon of New York City, Ruth Baker of Upper Montclair, N. J. Selma Strong of Hyde Park, and Dorothy Hefflon of Pittsford were in town for Kake Walk. Mrs E. Eloise Hubbell Miner is located in China at Fukein Christian university where her husband is doing religious work. Ruth Robinson who has been in the advertising department of Ginn and Co. Boston, is now connected with the Georgian cafeteria, 22 Dunster st. Cambridge, Mass. Address: 197 High st. Reading, Mass. Mr and Mrs W. H. Boardman (Anna Ward) announce the birth of a son, Feb. 21, at St. Albans, Vt. Mrs Lucia Barney Downing of Essex Junction spoke at the initiation banquet. Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Simonds (Bernardine Kimball) a fourth child, Ralph, junior. MU— ALLEGHENY COLLEGE Naomi Taylor, Akron, Ohio; Florence Morrow, Union City; Martha Carr, Erie; Louise Hemenway, Westfield, New York; Elizabeth Kelley, Ruth Moritz, Jean Humeston, Helen Webb, Constance Graham, Meadville ; all of the class of 29, have been initiated. At present the Girls Glee club is busying itself with an op¬ eretta under the splendid direction of Eleanor Brown. The mu¬ sical strains of said operetta as heard on the campus near the Chapel sound very encouraging. Mary Lou Murphy has been initiated into Quill club and Phi Sigma Iota. Alice Breed has been initiated into Phi Beta Phi, Helen Knight into Mu Phi Epsilon, musical fraternity. Frances Bond has the lead in one of the French plays and Phyllis Miller has the lead in the Duzer Du play.
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Chapter news 439 % Allegheny has athletics for girls in the way of interfratemity basketball tournaments. Kappa Alpha Theta succeeded in de¬ feating Kappa Kappa Gamma in the first round 20-19. This was a delightful shock but our luck was short-lived, for in the semi¬ finals we met defeat at the hands of Alpha Chi Omega, 19-14. At the last meeting we noticed that our newly acquired fresh¬ men had an air of mystery and a “no admission” sign on the kitchen door. Soon after meeting we discovered the reason in a display of dishes, skillets, a coffee pot and what not ? A new bride could not have been more thrilled and excited than we Thetas were with the gifts for the rooms. The kitchen will be a better place from now on — there will be more steak suppers and more pancake breakfasts to be sure. The sophomore women gave their one big function of the year— a St. Patrick’s party under the leadership of Lois Ann Alter. The delightful Spring weather has turned our fancies toward Spring party. We have chosen the Crystal ball room at the Conneaut hotel — and we plan to make the party an event long to be remembered. Those back for initiation were : Lillian Fetzer Frazier, Martha Schall Ritchez, Lucile Bly, Dorothy Morgan, Mary Hildebrand Biehler, Gay Kellog, Harriet Dunn, Agnes Robinson Kennedy, Katherine Haines, Eleanore Taylor, Irene Colbert, Emme Lock¬ hart Murphy, Beulah Grauel Thomas, Dorothea Abrams John¬ son, Marion Sackett Bates, Elizabeth Bates Shruock, Florence Pappenhagen Blemaster, Grace Hildebrand, Elizabeth Arnold, Lillian Davis, Elinor Van Scoten, Margaret Webb, Josephine Bates Webb, Rebecca Cooper, Olivia Wittison Boyd, Helen Adams, Alta Postance, Marie Charleton, Dorothy McKinney Stokes, Florence Sullivan Murray, Inez Brumbaugh, Agnes McMahon. 25 March 1926 Charlotte Erdman Announcement is made of the marriage of Margaret Eleanore Hild to Norman Bruce Tannehill, jr. Feb. 1, at St Petersburg, Fla. Helen Grace Murray has returned to her work in a girl’s school in Mexico City, Mexico, after spending her leave of absence in the United States studying at Chicago university. OMICRON— UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Omicron wishes to introduce her new pledges — Julia Miller, president of the School of speech and member of Zeta Phi Eta,' national speech fraternity; Alice McIntosh, active in dramatics
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440 Kappa Alpha Theta and pledged to Zeta Phi Eta; Virginia Lauderdale, who took part in the Extravaganza and who will also be in the Senior road show; Dorothy Burnell, and Janet Ferrington. Dorothy Taft, Sally Teschke and Pauline Klene are pledged to National collegiate players. Pauline Klene and Julia Miller are pledged to Spooks and spokes, junior organization. Jessie Lois Deeble and Catherine Curtis took part in a Spanish play given at Philharmonic, one of the leading down town theaters. Helen Klene received the scholarship pin given to the pledge who receives the highest marks. Omicron has taken part in interfraternity and interclass athletics. In interfraternity basketball, by the process of eli¬ mination, we reached the finals where we were finally defeated. In interclass swimming meets, Jemima Walters and Mary Mam brought victory to the freshmen. They, with the help of Mar¬ garet Cranston, Heloise Le Claire, Frances Baker, and Floy Malcom, hope to win the interfraternity meet for Omicron. March 25 the chapter gave a tea for pledges and new initiates. The week-end of March 26, we had a house party at Lake Arrow¬ head, mountain resort near Los Angeles. Twenty couples went and reported a perfect time. Mrs Burns, mother of Ruth Burns, and Mr and Mrs Teschke were the chaperons. 12 April 1926 Mary Mam Frances Baker entertained with a luncheon Apr. 7 at which time she announced her engagement to Baird Ryder. The wedding of Margaret Barnard and Douglas Mueller took place the evening of Apr. 7. RHO— UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA March 27 we had initiation and a banquet. Those initiated were: Katherine Lowrie, Ellen Hahn, Jessie Mitchell, Marion Morgan, Helen Rogers, Beth Paffenrath, Dorothy Struble, Laura Margaret Raines, Ilah Mae Cottrell, Jayne Hutton and Beatrix Manley. At banquet our new members entertained with a clever stunt. Dressed as convicts they sang an original song, Free from Theta penitentiary, and introduced a new Theta song, which we will present at convention. Mrs Ruth Stuart Sutton, Mrs Jean Larsh Homeyer and Dorothy Weller were back. We were surprised at the beginning of this semester when our president, Mildred Griggs, announced her marriage. Burdette Taylor is serving as president until the end of the year. Elizabeth Morgan and Lois Ord were elected to Pi Lambda Theta, teachers’ college scholastic organization. Beth Paffenrath
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Chapter news 441 and Mary Elizabeth Sprowl were elected to Delta Omicron, musi¬ cal club. Beth is also a member of Tassels, girls ’ pep organiza¬ tion, and of Vespers choir. Betty Woodbury is playing the title role in Little Lord Fauntleroy, to be presented by the University players. Harriet Taylor, who has been out of college for a year, returned at mid¬ semesters. She has been on the Red Path Chautauqua circuit, and while on circuit visited several Theta chapters where she was cordially received. We are having our annual spring rushing party at the house April 17. 1 April 1926 [No signature] Married: Mildred Griggs to Lloyd Gerstenberger Oct. 25, 1925. Ad¬ dress: 15th and C sts. Married: Elizabeth Maisie Cross to Edwin James Ball Jan 28. Ad¬ dress: 589 Merritt av. Born to Mr and Mrs Walter Gass (Betty Riddell) a daughter, in January. Engagement : Katherine Abbott to Arnot Folsom, B © IT, to be married in June. Mrs Mary Hustead McCullough has gone to Mexico City, Mexico, to live. Joyce Broady Clark (Mrs John D.) of Chicago spent Feb. in Denver, Colo. The new address of Edith Royal Tyler Olmsted (Mrs R. H. jr.) is 1315 Maryland av. Milwaukee, Wis. SIGMA— UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO February 11 and March 13 — dates of our annual dance and initiation dinner, were recent red-letter days. We chose Ryan’s Art galleries for the dance, where Valentine decorations and ex¬ cellent music formed the setting for a lively party. As usual, the initiation service was at the chapter apartment. After the cere¬ mony every one proceeded to the Selby hotel where the dinner was arranged. There Rhoda Bird made an excellent toastmis- tress. The initiates were Elizabeth Fraser, Jessie Paterson, Helen Spence, Marie Wilson, and Mary Wyndow. Arrangements for house-party are complete. We plan to stay at the White House near Aurora. The chapter was much amused when the landlady wrote saying that if there were too many of us for the week-end the overflow could stay with the elite of the village. It sounds as if our landlady had rather a nice sense of humor. At any rate that is the way we have chosen to interpret her letter.
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442 Kappa Alpha Theta We are proud of the Varsity hockey team. Once again we entered the finals for the Allan Cup which is the Dominion trophy. Two games, both with overtime periods, had to be played before a decisive score was obtained. The cup goes to Port Arthur with a final score of 3-2, but we feel that we have a splendid team all the same. Next year we hope to have a splendid new hockey arena near the stadium. There we shall be able to see the team play on our own campus. At present the university is erecting a new social service building and there are also vague hopes of a new womens athletic building. 31 March 1926 Jean Stewart Dr Mary Lee Edwards is coming from New York as the guest of honor at the annual alumnae dinner of University college. TAU— NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Nine pledges escaped the wrath of King Marks and were initiated March 6 Margaret Bodorff, Lois Cooperider, Alice Puller, Frances Howe, Ellen Kressler, Mary Major, Jane Olson, Dorothy Schulze, and Josephine Tatman. Mrs Jeannette Gem- mill Grasett, District president, was toastmistress at the banquet at the Evanston country club. Ruth Livermore was initiated April 8. From initiation Tau turned to establishing herself on campus for the semester. In the annual circus sponsored by Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. Theta again will be one of the three womens fraternity performers in the center ring. Arlene Fischer is planning the act. Margaret Bodorff is playing the leading male role in Shoot to kill, musical comedy of the Womens athletic as¬ sociation; Arlene Fischer and Laura Lenfesty are also in the cast, and Frances Howe, Ruth Livermore and Dorothy Schulze in the chorus. Laura is assistant business manager of the pro¬ duction. Helen Sargent is on the editorial staff of Circus Solly, humor sheet. Alice King, Ruth Livermore and Katherine Hulteen made their class teams in basketball ; the last two were also picked for the varsity. In spring elections, Helen Cole won the position of treasurer of W.S.G.A. Alice King and Margaret Bodorff were elected to the W.A.A. board as heads of hockey and volley ball. Margaret Bodorff was initiated into Alethenai literary society. University officials broke ground for the Wildcats ’ new $1,000,000 stadium April 8 and promise its readiness for use next fall. It will seat 75,000.
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Chapter news 443 Report is that work on our chapter houses will be started this spring — and this time it is no false alarm. Elizabeth Hilton, Emily Irwin, Helen Cole, Alice King, Georgine Raithel and Jeanette MacFadden plan to join the pilgrimage to convention in June. 10 April 1926 Katherine Hulteen Married, Margaret Clayton and James Rowe Hinsey, A © Sept. 2 1925. Address: 206 E. Woodland av. Ottumwa, Iowa. UPSILON— UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA February 26 Mary Forsell led the Junior Ball with Charles Kitten, at the Nicollet hotel. Mary was lovely in black dress with rhinestone shoulder-straps. Plans are being made for improving the appearance of our house, both inside and out. The alumns chapter is taking entire charge of the work and with the cooperation of the college chapter will make many improvements before next fall. A new dining¬ room table will be bought and the outside of the house painted. In order to help pay for redecorating, each active member will pay an assessment of five dollars during the summer. We have sold our impractical set of French-period furniture, which has been the pride of the chapter for many years, and so our music room will be refurnished immediately. The main topic of discussion in Panhellenic is the desirability of second quarter rushing. The general sentiment is that it would not be successful, but if there must be a change, we prefer second year rushing to second quarter rushing. The Mothers’ club gave an evening bridge party at the house, and with the proceeds bought the chapter a lovely set of dishes of the Indian tree pattern. Our Mothers’ club is very active, and we are exceedingly grateful to them for their interest in us. ’ Katherine Erb, rushing chairman, would be glad to receive letters concerning girls whom Thetas from other chapters know are coming to Minnesota next fall. 21 March 1926 Majel Shulind Married, Jan. 2, Lilias Hanna and Vernon M. Williams, 2 N. PHI— STANFORD UNIVERSITY “The pledges that bloom in the spring, tra-la” have a good deal to do with the case just now, for between the time of writing this letter and its publication, Phi will have pledged her freshman class. Rushing begins registration day, March 29, and ends just
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444 Kappa Alpha Theta a week later. Every one is extremely glad to have it over so early, as spring quarter is always a busy one, and this year will be even more so than usual because of La Fiesta Lagunita, the biennial pageant in which all Stanford women participate. Our energies were so absorbed by rushing last quarter that we did almost no other entertaining, except for a seven-to-eight dance in February and a picnic at one of the ocean beaches in March. One of our alumnaj, Marjorie Curry Williams, enter¬ tained the entire chapter for dinner at her home in Palo Alto just before we somersaulted head over heels into finals. The list of winter quarter graduates includes two Thetas, Erma Luce and Maxine Miller, but the numbers will be equalized in spring by the return of Clara Lou Nisbet, and Eleanor David¬ son’s moving into the house from her home in Palo Alto. Phi is happy to affiliate Louise Merritt, lota and Alpha Beta, and to have her living with us. As usual, the alumnae house committee is playing fairy god¬ mother. This time they plan extensive repairs and improvements to be made in the house this summer ; and although so much needs doing that it is hard to know where to begin, a systematic plan is to be followed, and further changes made as they become finan¬ cially feasible. We only wish we could somehow express our gratitude and appreciation for all that our harassed house com¬ mittee does for us ; but we can never repay the time and attention they give our problems. 22 March 1926 Barbara Marx Born: to Mr and Mrs Roscos Thomas of Pasadena (Franeena Hender- son) a son, early in Mar. Born: in Cambridge, Mass, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr. (Mar¬ garet Watson) a daughter, Mar. 17. Address: S. Hilliard PI. Cambridge. Mass. Carolyn Peirce was married to Norton S. Brown, 4> A 0, Stanford ’25, Mar. 22 at Palo Alto, Cal. Mr and Mrs Brown are living at 2211 Cali¬ fornia st. San Francisco. . To Marie Markham Page (Mrs B. E.) and her four children, Phi alumnai extend their sympathy over the sudden death of her husband. Mr Page died Mar. 22. Born Jan. 5, a son, Frederick Will, to Mr and Mrs Lester L. LeVeque (Elsa Will). Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Loomis (Marjorie Test) a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Weston Wilson (Geraldine Cluff) a daughter, Feb. 11. Born to Mr and Mrs Seymour Palmer (Virginia Murray) a daughter, Barbara Joan. They live in London, England, where Mr Palmer is co¬ director of the Vauxhall company, a branch of General Motors. A son was born Feb. 13 in Spokane, Wash, to Mr and Mrs Robert Barney Childs (Alice Sanford).
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Chapter news 445 Bom to Mr and Mrs Borris Goodwin (Elizabeth Moultrie) a son in Jan. Born in Jan. a son, John Patton, to Mr and Mrs Karl McNair (Eliza¬ beth Patton). Emily Loomis Angle has a baby daughter born Jan. 22. Her husband, Dr Angle, was killed in the Santa Barbara earthquake last June. Claude Soule Seay (Mrs W. D.) is a member of the English faculty of the University of California Summer school. Dr and Mrs Thomas M. Williams (Dora Moody) and daughters, Betty of Phi and Rhona of Alpha Xi, sailed in Jan. for Italy, to spend a year. Born to Mr and Mrs Rudolp Caspers (Doris Taylor) a daughter, Betty. Mrs Guernsey Hubbard (Esther Flowers) is now living on Fremont av. South Pasadena, Cal. Mr and Mrs Bogart Rogers (Isabell Young) have moved into a new home in Beverly Hills, Cal. CHI— SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Despite the various epidemics prevalent on our campus, Chi initiated March 5, Martha Bruning, New Rochelle; Miriam Ber- rian, Medelyn Mahony, Brooklyn; Eleanor Jones, Sherman; Elizabeth Keck, Jill McLaughlin, Dorothy Kelly, Dorothy Neville, Ruth Ryan, Syracuse ; Mary Stowell, Rochester ; Juanita Tickner, Asbury Park, New Jersey; Ruth Webster, Hamburg. A beauti¬ ful initiation banquet followed March 6, having a color scheme of yellow daffodils and balloons attached to the programs which gave a very friendly and warm atmosphere. Many alumnae were here from in and out of town, including Kay Wells, Madge Kendig, Beatrice Hunt, Angeline Shults and Martha Hahn. En¬ gagements announced were Gertrude Sprague to Robert Ballard ; Kathrene Wells to H. Hollingworth Pett. The greatest and most joyfully received surprise of all came when Mrs Mabel Stillwell, on behalf of the alumnae, presented the chapter with a beautiful silver tea set — we were overcome with gratitude. Among the girls elected to honorary fraternities were Ruth Ryan, ’29, pledged to Sigma Alpha Iota, musical fraternity, a high honor given usually only to upperclassmen ; Lois Demerest pledged to Alpha Xi Alpha, professional design fraternity. As the result of spring elections, Margaret P. Hill is president and Elizabeth Bull, secretary, of Women’s athletic association; Juanita Tickner, manager of tennis. Among various social activities the most memorable is the party given by the freshmen to the chapter. Everyone was re¬ quested to come dressed as a pirate, and in a very realistic pirate’s den we were amused by stunts including many imper¬ sonations of upperclassmen. Refreshments included ‘ ‘ pop ’ ’ and pretzels served in true pirate fashion.
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446 Kappa Alpha Theta With the cooperation of our loyal alumnae, we are planning a tea April 24 for the mothers of city girls and their friends. As our guest of honor we hope to have Dr Iva Peters, newly ap¬ pointed Dean of women, who is a Chi alumna. We will also have our city alumnae to help us make Kappa Alpha Theta known as an active force in the city. 29 March 1926 Grayce Benedict Mrs Jessie Mains Strong is enjoying a six months ’ trip around the world. PSI— UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN The latent abilities of Psi ’s twenty -six pledges were displayed before the hilarious chapter March 9. The special feature of the program was a pony chorus of no mean pulchritude, and a full- grown horse chorus that caused much approbation. The great finale song is now a favorite with the whole chapter. The week¬ end following the stunt Mildred Anderson, Charlotte Backus, Margaret Dill, Kathryn Keebler, Elizabeth Landschulz, Evelyn Mattingly, Helen McGowan, Ann Snodgrass, Effay Beynom, Pa¬ tricia Childe, Elizabeth Gilmore, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Virginia Manchester, Mildred McCune, Beth Thomas were initiated. The first eight had an average of over eighty-five, and had an honor initiation March 13. We have three new pledges, Mary McGowan, Helene Glenny, and Pamela Lawrence. The Psi kite flew high when Alice Brown was elected presi¬ dent of W.S.G.A. and the first woman student on the Student and faculty committee. Katharine Ehrgott is Y.W.C.A. delegate to the convention in Milwaukee, and Mildred McCune and Esther Dwight are on freshman committee. Katharine Keebler and Pamela Lawrence are members of freshman Y.W.C.A. commis¬ sion. Evelyn Olson and Margaret Dill were elected to Wisconsin players. We gave a formal St. Patrick’s party which in its gaiety rivalled any party of the year. We are grateful to Madison alumnae for giving us a most attractive fire screen with the Greek letters, K A ©, on the front. Psi was proud to have Mrs Laura S. Jones, Miss Potts and Miss Anderson for initiation ceremony. We regret that Margaret Stedman was compelled to leave col¬ lege because of ill health. 30 March 1926 Margaret Dill Mildred Shearer married Thomas Reginald Sloan Oct. 17, 1925. Dr. and Mrs. F. Harold Reuling (Margaret Brown) announce the birth of Margaret Ann, Jan. 31.
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Chapter news 447 Virginia Sinclair will marry Dr Wendel Stadle June 17. Born, Dec. 5, Jean, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Ellison Rumsey (Hester Harper). A son, Eugene, jr. was born to Mr and Mrs Eugene Schmidt (Dorothy Shaper) Sept. 26. Address: 2820 Lake Dr. Whitefish Bay, Wis. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Wilma Trost to Clinton Shattuck of Philadelphia. The wedding will be in June. The engagement of Dorothy Elizabeth Williams and Stanton Witter Mead, Yale, was announced Mar. 21 by her parents. Grace Wells Fairchild (Mrs M. G.) has been elected president of the Tacoma branch of the A.A.U.W. The branch has an active membership of almost 200 and takes a prominent place in the educational and social circles of Tacoma. OMEGA— UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Omega members are eagerly looking forward to welcoming the convention delegates. We are planning tours of San Fran¬ cisco and the peninsula. A day will be spent at the chapter house in Berkeley, and guests may visit the University of Cali¬ fornia. Florence Olney, our new president, is the daughter of Minnie Ray Wilson Olney, and the first daughter of an Omega member to become chapter president. March 11 we had an informal dinner for our fathers. Eigh¬ teen fathers came and we enjoyed meeting them. Charter Day, March 23, was celebrated in the Greek theater. Michael Idvorsky Pupin, professor of electro-mechanics at Colum¬ bia university, spoke on Ideals in American universities . Viscount and Viscountess Exmouth, two of the Charter Day guests, dined at the Theta house March 29. Viscountess Exmouth (Mabel Gray) is a charter member of Omega, class of ’94. Sev¬ eral of her classmates called to see her. In closing, we wish to extend a cordial invitation to all Thetas to come West. 27 March 1926 Mary E. Clark Elizabeth Garrett is working on the campus. Frances Harvey is living in Berkeley. Sinclaire Harrison and Frances Sherman recently returned from trips East. Betty Gayley has just returned from a long sojourn abroad. Elise Wagner has opened a textile studio at her home in Stockton. Margaret Carr has a position with the University of California Y.W.C.A. Margaret McCone is living with Dorothy Wright in New York city. Dorothy is teaching at Barnard. Elizabeth Burke is junior buyer for H. L. Liebes Co. of New York. Born to Mr and Mrs Donald Campbell (Jean Bangs) a daughter.
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448 Kappa Alpha Theta Margaret Fawcett Davison (Mrs Ruliff) resides at Hillside PI. Tarry- town, Pa. Catherine Harris Harris (Mrs Ernest) address is 57 Kinnear Rd. Shanghai, China. She is expected home for a visit this summer. Beatrice Ward has announced her engagement to Jesse Carr, A X. Amanda Lou White is teaching in the Auburn high school. Isabel Smith is teaching at San Rafael. Mildred Wright is a teacher in Miss Burke’s school for girls in San Francisco. Helen Carrier is an assistant in the college of commerce at the Uni¬ versity of California. Eloise Keeler is appearing at the President theater in San Francisco. Ruth Younger, Edith Nance, Emmy Lou Cox and Mary Clark Matheson are now in Paris. Mary is studying music under Corot. Katherine Dunn is traveling in Europe. ALPHA BETA— SWARTHMORE COLLEGE The long rush proved successful for Alpha Beta. February 8 we were proud to pledge Sylvia Windle, Anne Wain, Elizabeth Clack, Margaret Worth, Marian Harris, and Agnes Hood. Mrs Walter Roberts of Wallingford allowed us the use of her home for pledging and served a delicious supper afterwards. We were delighted that we could pledge the girls in time for them to attend our dance, February 13, at the Brinton Lake country club. Things were enjoyable from dinner to music, and the presence of quite a few alumnae did much to make the evening a success. We took active interest in all college affairs last semester, as a result Marietta Watson and Edna Shoemaker made the Swarth- more debate team; Elizabeth Jenkins was not only sent to Rich¬ mond, Virginia, on the debate team, but was also sent as delegate to Princeton to represent Swarthmore at the conference on the World Court; Caroline Lippincott was elected to the business board of Portfolio ; Frances Spence was chosen Queen for May day. Many plans are under way. First, there is initiation and banquet, April 9, for which Mrs Caroline Comly Harris of Rose Valley has kindly offered us her home. Later in the spring she is again being generously hospitable by giving her house for our annual Spring dance. The Scholarship fund is to be enriched by dinner at Whittier house. Our hope is that Swarthmore ’s students will appear in as great a number as they did last year. It has been customary for active members of Alpha Beta to call on Theta alumna? living in Swarthmore. This year we plan instead, to give them a tea.
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Chapter news 449 Rumors of house-party plans are seeping out, and every one is donning her thinking cap to find a new and suitable place for our get together. From now until June 1 any visitors will find all good little Thetas buried in books, for despite Spring’s lure there are many exams to be passed. 1 April 1926 Margaret S . Jameson Margery Fell married Horrison McMichael in Honolulu. After a trip around the world they will settle in Philadelphia. Edith Evans is engaged to Frederick Wiese. Margery Sellers and Elizabeth Walton are leaving for France to be aides in a hospital at Chalon. Born to Mr and Mrs Paul Furnas (Elizabeth Walters) a daughter, Deborah Sarcent. Born to Mr and Mrs Hollister Lions (Aline Jones) a son. Inez Coulter is teaching in Conshohocken, Pa. ALPHA GAMMA— OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY March 12 we entertained at the Scioto country club with our annual dinner dance. Every one said that it was a splendid party and we think it was pretty good ourselves. Our recent athletic activities have consisted mostly of basket¬ ball games played by our squad of Florence Sellenings, captain, Mary Sackett, and the pledges, Elizabeth Dillon, Martha Shaw- aker, Agnes McQuigg, Katherine Ayers, Claire Snyder and Louise Johnson. We won two out of four games. At the Intramural festival, an occasion of competition of all sorts from athletics to song contests, we won the cup for the sorority relay race, and came out second in the song contest. We have had one spread since last letter. We took that op¬ portunity to become acquainted with Martha Hale, an attractive girl whom we will pledge as soon as the quarter begins in April. Edith Cockins, one of our most active alumnae, and Resigtrar of the university, has fired us all with enthusiasm for her new project. She has secured Marian Talley to sing for us at Me¬ morial hall May 26. We consider ourselves lucky to have booked her as several other organizations here had the same intentions, but were merely slower in carrying them out. Plans are being made to insure a good sale of tickets, and we hope to save money in addition to infusing a little novelty into the situation, by doing the ushering ourselves. 28 March 1926 Anne Kilbourne
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450 Kappa Alpha Theta ALPHA DELTA— GOUCHER COLLEGE March 5 we initiated, at the home of Esther Smith, Martha Perrill, Virginia Jones, Josephine Cliff e, Maxine Groth, Elizabeth Klingensmith, Margaret Mitchell, Louise Parrish, Ruth Robinson, Hope Skillman, Robin Smith, and Katherine Waddell. Mary Jane Crane has been made managing editor of Goucher college weekly. Frances Hunsberger and Elizabeth Sawyer have been appointed to the senior and junior Prom committees. Ana- bel Handy, Helen Sheppard, Virginia Davis, Dorothy Henson and Robin Smith have been playing on class basketball teams. The most exciting question just now is new chapter rooms. For several years we have shared an apartment with Delta Gamma. This spring we decided to discontinue the arrangement, and after exhaustive house-hunting have found a small apart¬ ment consisting of one large room, a bath, a closet, and a large and well-equipped kitchen. There is also an attractive private street entrance. The main room will be further enlarged by re¬ moving a partition and should make an ideal chapter room. Our alumnse have generously offered to help us in furnishing and decorating. We are all tremendously pleased at having such desirable rooms. We are eager to begin the refurbishing, and hope by next fall to have a home of which we are truly proud. We plan a dance for May 7. The climax of the year will be house-party the week after college closes, at Claybourne, on the eastern shore of Maryland. We are looking forward to a glorious time, with many alumnse back. 30 March 1926 Marion Hall Gladys Vermillion was married to Edward Haven DeHority Feb. 11 at Anderson, Ind. Anne Simpson visited in Baltimore during the early part of March, and attended initiation banquet. Charlotte Knox Perrill, Beta, came to Baltimore to take part in her daughter’s initiation Mar. 5. The following Baltimore alumnae were present at initiation: Esther Smith, Rita McPhee, Ruth Haslup, Claire Stieff, Dorothy Wilson, Eleanor Dil worth, Mary Carter Fusselbaugh, and Georgia Dove Davis. ALPHA ETA— VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Now exams are safely over, our outlook on life is brighter; especially since they disclosed several prospective Phi Beta Kappas among us. In the spring our thoughts run to spring cleaning, and to the Cumberland river. The freshmen have already been polish¬ ing our silver and brass and making themselves generally useful
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Chapter news 451 in the clean-up campaign. We are now getting our knickers and boots ready for week-end parties at two Theta-owned camps on the river. The visit last month of Mrs Humphrey, our District presi¬ dent, was helpful in every way, and we enjoyed having her with us so much! She made us even more eager and enthusiastic about convention. One of the girls has even turned down a trip to New York and the exciting opportunity of being in a wedding to go with us. Many of us are spending a large part of our time poring over time tables, railroad folders and guide books, so if the opportunity ever comes, we’ll be ready to go! The Vanderbilt Dramatic club presented Booth Tarkington’s The intimate stranger March 26 with Martha Crockett as a mem¬ ber of the cast. Thetas elected to the Student council in the spring election are Lucy Grasty, Caroline Little, Harriet Smithson, Margaret Chadwick, Exine Webb and Frances Williams. We have four members on the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet for next year, of which Frances Williams is president and Bess Brown, Undergraduate representative. 25 March 1926 Eleanor Jackson Bom, Jan. 11, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Albert Stockell (Anne Kinkead). Mr and Mrs Dwight Anderson (Marjorie McMurry) of Sommerville, Pa. have a new eon. Marjorie Shappard it teaching at Summit school for girls, St Paul, Minn. Mrs Robert Miller (Gertrude Williams) of Johnson city, Tenn. visited in Nashville recently. Helen Adamson was married, Feb. 24, to James Handly. They are living in Tampa, Fla. April 6, Evelina MacCauley married Josephus Daniels, jr. Born to Mr and Mrs James Geddes Douglas (Frances Kingree) a son, James Geddes Douglas, jr. Louise Herron at present Dean of Colorado woman’s college, has been appointed to the English faculty of Ward-Belmont. Dorothy Bethurum is working on her Ph.D. at Yale. Mary Ransome is teaching English in the high school at Pensacola, Fla. Address: 16 E. Gadsden st. Married: Helen Scanlon and Richard Harvey Wright, jr. Jan. 23. At home after Mar. 10, Franklin Court Apts. Durham. N. C. Address of Mrs Walter Cheers (Carmine Clark) is c/o Walsh, Beckham & Ellis, Bank of Bay Biscayne Bldg. Miami, Fla. Mrs Roy David Brown (Karen Young) formerly of Waco, Tex. is now living at 432 Surf st. Apt. No. 102, Chicago, Ill. Mrs Basil Ernest Allen (Mattie May Morgan) now lives at Central, S. C.
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452 Kappa Alpha Theta The new address of Mrs Willard F. Deveneau (Louise Adamson) is 46 Sunset av. Lynbrook, L. I. N. Y. Martha Lanier is teaching in a high school in Memphis, Tenn. Louise Young is Dean of Women at Scarritt college. Address: Hills¬ boro Ct. Nashville, Tenn. The new address of Marian Jones McLain (Mrs W. C.) is 3217 Bar¬ celona av. Tampa, Fla. where Mr McLain is practicing law. ALPHA THETA— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS We are proud to announce that Katherine Fields of Dennison and Mary Ford of Orange will be initiated April 5. Mary Ford is the first Theta daughter to come to our chapter ; her mother, Kitty Petty, being a charter member of Alpha Theta. We have started definitely on plans which will make our long dreamed of Theta house a reality, the house to be finished in time for rush week next September. We have owned our lot many years, and it is now a desirable location quite near the freshman women's dormitory, now under construction. Presi¬ dent Splawn of the university has kindly offered us the services of the university architect, which is of considerable help to us, financially and otherwise. Theta alumna? chapters and clubs throughout the state are interested and lending their cooperation. We are all struggling with six course. Although our average was not as high as it might have been at the close of winter term, we have hopes of winning the Panhellenic cup again. We had a cherry blossom tea February 27 honoring our alumnae and university faculty. Alpha Theta was well represented at the Galveston Mardi Gras. Elva McDonald '25, was queen, Maurine Rutiand of Austin and Sarah White of Ft. Worth were duchesses from their respective cities. Mrs Paul J. Neff of Houston, state chairman, visited the chap¬ ter early in March ; we felt well repaid for our catalogue efforts when we found our records tallied perfectly with hers. 30 March 1926 Laura Eleanor Marks The engagement of Alexa Rhea of Dallas and Ben Wright of Austin was announced in January. The marriage will take place in the early sum¬ mer. Lorraine Heath of Hondo and Mary McKinley of Hamilton vinsited the Theta house recently. Anna and Gladys Love of Jacksonville spent a week at the Theta house. The engagement of Louise Connerly of Austin and McLeod Greathouse of Ft Worth has been announced. Mrs W. H. Duncan (Elizabeth Johnson) and Mae Murphy of San Angelo have been visiting at the Theta house.
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Chapter news 453 The marriage of Margaret Read to Frank Churchill has been an¬ nounced. Mrs Parker Pace (Josephine Yarrington) of Houston attended chapter meeting during her visit in Austin. She told us quite a bit about the work of Houston alumnfe. The engagement of Margaret Preston of Austin to George Ritchie of Mineral Well has been announced. The marriage will be after Easter. Mrs Lee Gavin (Susan Gilfillan) of Pennsylvania has been spending the winter in Austin. ALPHA IOTA— WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY The week-end of February 20 was for ns a dizzy whirl. Mrs Grasett, District president, arrived Thursday, Friday night we repledged Mary Eugenia Gowans and June Miltenberger, and the next day held initiation for Anne Becker, Mildred Blumeyer, Margaret Gilger, Mary Eugenia Gowans, Vera Louise Hawley, Alpha Lecoutour, Elise Mardorf, June Miltenberger, Dorothy Pennell, and Nancy Rabenau. Margaret Gilger won the badge given to the pledge making the highest grades. At Founders ’- day banquet, Saturday night, the alumnae gave us a silver vase, to be awarded each year to the class having the highest grades. Mrs Grasett ’s visit meant a great deal to us, not only because of her aid in chapter problems, but because of the sympathetic way in which she entered into our college life. Genevieve Harnett is president elect and Jane Ewerhardt council member of Y.W.C.A. Claudine Fay was made president of Peppers. Frances McClelland has been chosen for Alpha Zeta Pi, national romance fraternity. Susan Lewis was elected secre¬ tary-treasurer of Spanish club. Helen Bechtell made the part of Celia in As you like it . Virginia Becker got the woman’s lead in the Thyrsus annual play, Aren't we all. Theta was represented in the musical comedy, Tama oats , by Helen Bechtell among the principals, and Virginia Hayes, Mildred Wild, Eleanor Fidler, Dorothy Galloway, Mildred Blumeyer, Mary Eugenia Gowans, Dorothy Mclntire, Katherine Hafner, and June Miltenberger in the chorus. At the Junior prom Virginia Hayes was a maid to the Hatchet Queen. Elizabeth Ward, pledge, attended the En¬ gineers’ Queen at their annual masque. Theta was runner-up in the intramural basketball tourna¬ ment, losing by one point to Rachivall, a group petitioning Delta Delta Delta. We came in third in scholarship, having been beaten by Delta Gamma and Kappa Kappa Gamma. 2 April 1926 Virginia Becker
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454 Kappa Alpha Theta The engagement of Gertrude Walther and Foster Holmes of Boston has been announced. Born to Mr and Mrs S. C. Gilfillan (Louise Wenzel) a daughter. Mar. 23. Born to Mr and Mrs Gordon Fennell (Marie Reid) a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Chris Fontana (Madeline Scott) a son, Robert Scott. ALPHA KAPPA— ADELPHI COLLEGE Alpha Kappa started the new term with a visit from Dorothy Wilson, District president. She spent an entire day with us and seemed to enjoy as much as we the luncheon served by the pledges and our informal gathering at Grace Chardavoyne ’s in the evening. A few days later we initiated Marion Hart ’26. Second semester rushing was reduced to three weeks. Due to the overcrowded conditions at Adelphi only twenty-five stu¬ dents were admitted. We were glad to pledge Ruth Murphy and Jane Squire February 18. Ikrima Hassan is chairman of our dance to be given in con¬ junction with the glee club of Colgate university April 23. At the request of that organization we undertook such an affair last year and the large proceeds enabled us to give a substantial sum to Adelphi Endowment. Ikrima and also Freda Kott were members of the committee for Athletic banquet. At this event the junior class led by Rosemary Harding won the cup for the interclass Song contest. Hildegarde Schlobohm has been elected to Le cercle frangais litteraire, is editor of Round table column , an innovation in Fortnightly, the college paper, and has been elected one of the executives for next year's senior class. Ruth Hager is a member of Student industrial committee which meets with girls of industry to discuss economic problems. April 16 we will give a tea for our mothers and the faculty. Helen Liv¬ ingston is chairman. It is with considerable joy we anticipate our house party at the Petit camps, Shelter Island, the week-end of May 15. Clar¬ issa Petit, alumna, again has offered us this beautiful camp, to enjoy to the full many delightful hours. 30 March 1926 Rosemary Harding Mr and Mrs Thurston Burdick (Dorothy Cooper) have returned from Baltimore and are now making their home in Brooklyn. The date for the wedding of Margaret Waite to G. Homer Ladd is June 5. Valida Hassen is living in Florida. Address: 1215 Washington av. Miami Beach.
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Chapter news 455 ALPHA LAMBDA — UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Kelso Barnett and Frances Clare Furey were pledged to Ax and grindstone. Elizabeth Turner was elected treasurer of Y.W.C.A. Helen Atcheson managed the ushering at the junior girls’ Yodvil, which is given every year to raise funds for the junior class. In this production Patsy Knox and Virginia Na- chant danced beautifully, and Henrietta Osterman played the violin. Katherine Smith, Frances McMasters and Helen Williams have been chosen to participate in the Dance drama, a dance recital sponsored by the physical education department. Eunice Storey is teaching a quiz section in philosophy this quarter. An interesting all-university affair was a waffle breakfast sponsored by Y.W.C.A. It was at different houses on the campus to earn money to send nine representatives to the Y.W.C.A. con¬ vention. Seven hundred students were fed and entertained. Following the suggestion of Panhellenic we had an exchange dinner with Clarke Hall, dormitory. This was to bring fraternity and nonfraternity girls together. We doubt if the idea was suc¬ cessful, as none of us have been able to meet any of the girls again and because it was so hard to find common interest on which to base a lasting friendship. 15 March 1926 Molly Gunnell Announcement has been made of the engagement of Betty Young to John Scrafford Mauk, n K 'P, of Toledo, Ohio. They are to be married in Sept. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Helen Schwager to Lieut. Charles Stuart Ward of the U. S. Army. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Joan Sprague to Ronald Walker, A X. Born to Mr and Mrs Allen Latimer (Alice Tucker) a son, Norval H. Latimer 2. Born, Mar. 20, to Mr and Mrs R. H. G. Edmonds (Florence Burk- heimer) a son. Nan Drummond has been elected treasurer of the Tacoma branch of A.A.U.W. ALPHA MU— UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Campus activities have taken a great amount of time lately, and have been especially interesting to Alpha Mu. Norma Pur¬ vis has been elected vice president of Junior League of women voters at Missouri university, and Helen Baird and Georgia de Vries both hold offices in the honorary sophomore organization for women; Helen being vice president, and Georgia, secretary and treasurer.
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456 Kappa Alpha Theta Recently, we had a drive for funds necessary to complete the Missouri stadium and Memorial tower. Alpha Mu is proud to have been one of the first to pledge 100%. Helen Baird has been elected to Student council. Gwyneth Reese is a member of Missouri Workshop, honorary dramatic or¬ ganization. Betsy Worrell had a good part in The servant in the house , recently given by the Columbia Playmakers. She has been in a number of plays this year and charming in every part. Norma Purvis is the owner of the Scholarship badge, given each year to the pledge making the highest grades for first semester. We are busy with the plans for our spring formal May 8. This is always our biggest party of the year and we look forward to it with a great deal of pleasure. 1 April 1926 Miriam Willits Mrs K. M. Mclcer (Bernice Batta) has moved to Yankton, S. T). Mrs .T. J. Baeder (Helen Parr) is spending a year in Europe. ALPHA NU— UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Alpha Nu was awarded a silver loving-cup for presenting one of the two best acts in Varsity Vodvil. Varsity Vodvil is an annual production put on by the fraternities. Tryouts were held two weeks prior to the final show, at which time all but seven competing groups were eliminated. Nan Walsh wrote and directed our act, The land of the stars , and played one of the leading roles. To her is due all credit for its success. Our act was easily the spectacular one of the show, because of its beautiful costumes, scenery and lighting effects. Judges of the performance said The land of the stars had all the characteristics of a professional act. Two customs have been started in our chapter this quarter. One is having Faculty night every two weeks, at which time four or five faculty members are our dinner guests. The other is Theta get-togethers, every other Sunday from 5 until 7 o’clock. These are informal teas, the purpose to promote a better feeling between chapter and pledges. Alpha Nu entertained at a fireside, February 20, in honor of Theta brothers, of whom seven were in college. Dorothy Lay, junior, returns to her home in Lewistown at the end of the winter quarter. 22 March 1926 Gladys V. Wilson
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Chapter news 457 Marian Fitzpatrick of Butte, Claire Chester of Kalispell, and Evelyn Colins of Anaconda, were guests at the Theta house Feb. 19-21. They all came to attend the Forester’s ball. Mr and Mrs Raymond Beil (Hazel Baird) have moved from Tacoma, Wash, to 35 W. 16th st. Spokane, Wash. ALPHA XI— UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Thetas are active in campus life. Adrienne Hazard, Edna Murphy, and Mildred Stephen are in the senior April Frolic stunt. Hazelmary Price is on the committee for April Frolic. Peggy Spencer is to have the lead in the junior class stunt. Ena McKeewn is on the freshman committee for the Frolic. May Agile Barr is assistant chairman for junior week-end. Hazel¬ mary Price, Peggy Spencer and Ethel Lou Crane are in the chorus for junior vaudeville. Marie Shulderman is to design and supervise the costumes for this vaudeville. Olga Jackson, delegate, was initiated into Mu Phi Epsilon, musical organization. During Spring vacation rushing will begin. The first rushing event planned will be a buffet luncheon, at Ruth Sensenick’s in Portland March 27. Fifty guests have been invited. No more rushing will be done until April Frolic, when we expect to have house guests over the week-end. 1 April 1926 Margaret Clarke Born to Dr and Mrs J. Dwight Wilson (Iva McMillan) a son. ALPHA OMICRON— UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA We have added seventeen Thetas to our chapter. We are proud of these freshmen, since all of them made the required average, with unusually high grades. The badge for the best average was given Elizabeth Raymond. Initiation was March 7. About twenty-five alumnae came back and added interest to it. After initiation a lovely banquet was enjoyed, with speeches by the new initiates on why they chose Theta. Mex Rodman was awarded the prize for the most clever and appropriate speech. February 23 we were happy to pledge Marvine Brydia of Ada and Louise Guthrey, sister of Helen Guthrey, of Dallas, Texas. During the week-end of March 12 we had our Mothers’ house- party, and were delighted to have so many of them visit us. Sunday, March 14, we entertained our fathers at dinner, and they seemed to enjoy it immensely. Stunts were given by the fresh¬ men. The appearance of our house has been improved by the addi¬ tion of new chairs in the dining-room and a beautiful new rug
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458 Kappa Alpha Theta for our reception room. The latter was given by the freshmen. A gorgeous piece of tapestry also was given by Alta Merle McMahan's mother. We are proud of our new furnishings. Our chapter has sponsored a movement to promote better friendship between the womens fraternities on campus. On alternate Mondays every fraternity visits with another for an hour's talk and singing. Fraternity meetings are held imme- diately after the visits. This movement has proved popular with all the chapters and is successfully accomplishing its purpose. So far we have had the pleasure of visiting with Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, and Delta Gamma. Marian Olinger was elected by the Engineering school to pre¬ side as queen for its annual Saint Patrick's day celebration. A whole week of festivities were given by the engineers, and Marian made a lovely queen. Louise Bosworth and Mex Rodman have been pledged to Phi Mu Gamma, dramatic fraternity. We will be well represented in the musical comedy Soonerland follies May 7 and 8. Louise Bosworth has one of the principal leads. La Reita West, Jo Shelton and Jo Mattison are in the dancing chorus and Irene Croom in the singing chorus. Women's Choral club goes on its annual tour during the week of April 12. Kath¬ erine Wright, Louise Bosworth, and Irene Croom are among those to go on the trip. Ruth Standeven and Mex Rodman have been chosen for leading parts in Polly with a past , to be presented by the School of fine arts April 17. Interscholastic Track meet the week-end of May 1 will be an occasion for rushing. We expect to entertain fifty high school guests. Several clever parties have been planned, the most in¬ teresting to be a tea dance. 30 March 1926 Irene Croom Married, Oolucha Faulkner and Horatio Barrett, <f* r A, Feb. 12. Ad¬ dress : Ryan, Okla. Married, Clara Carmichael and Donald Rodky, A T A, Mar. 24. Ad¬ dress : Edmond, Okla. Mrs. Marie Hunter McMurray is living at McAllister, Okla. Mrs Earl Porter (Pearl Goodrich) has moved with her family from Montclair, N. J. where they lived for some years, to Tulsa, Okla. Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas LaJeunesse .(Meryl Edie) of White Hall, Mont, a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Buttram (Merle Newby) of 001 W. 14th st. Oklahoma city, a son. Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Wantland (Agnes Lindsay) a daughter at Edmond, Okla. Born to Mr and Mrs Leroy LeFlore (Arline Johnson) a son. Address: 901 W. 33d st. Oklahoma city.
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Chapter news 459 Mrs Earl Cootes (Callie Goodrich) formerly of Oklahoma city, is now living at 418 Tuxedo av. Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Ray Dawson (Freda Reed) who has been living at Wichita Falls, Tex. is now at home at 1100 W. 39th st. Oklahoma city. Adelaide Loomis Parker, Alpha Omicron’s first member, is living at 3100 Warrington Rd. Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio. ALPHA PI— UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Alpha Pi announces the initiation March 13 of Rhoda Burt- ness, Helen Crawford, Elizabeth Doyle, Nora Halvorson, Helen McGurk, Ruth McGurk, Grace Perkins, and Mary Thexton. Initi¬ ation was followed by a banquet at which Dean Beatrice Olson presided. March 24 Kappa Alpha Theta, after winning the last of a series of three basketball games with Gamma Phi Beta, was awarded the Intersorority championship cup. An informal din¬ ner in honor of the team and their coach was given at the chapter house March 26. Kappa Alpha Theta received third place with its Frills , thrills , and hoops in the annual Flickertail follies, a production sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi. We were further gratified to win first prize in the recent Stadium cake sale, arranged by the Federal bakery. One-fifth of the proceeds go to the Staduim fund. Margaret Gillette was awarded the prize for selling the largest number of cakes. Alpha Pi has been greatly honored by the election of Mary Swanston as valedictorian of the senior class. Mary is the first woman student to hold this office at North Dakota. Graduating from Wesley college March 11, Mary presented one of the most successful senior dramatic recitals of the year. Eleanor Chappie has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota. Ruth Hancock and Mary Swanston were named in the 1926 North Dakota Who’s who. Ruth was also chosen battalion sponsor of the R.O.T.C. Ruth Sulerud has been initiated into Delta Phi Delta, Matrix, and Pi Lambda Theta. Helen Crawford is pledged to Matrix. Ruth Schlaberg was one of sixteen members of the women’s Glee club chosen to go on the annual tour. The successful trip was concluded with a concert at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. In The youngest, the next production of the Dakota Playmakers, Ruth has the leading role. Included in the cast are Ruth Argali, who recently made women’s varsity debating team, and Mary Swanston.
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460 Kappa Alpha Theta February 15 Helen Swansen of Fargo was pledged. 1 April 1926 Helen McGurk Margaret Beede has been elected vice-president of North Dakota Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Mrs Roscoe H. Hupper (Dorothy Healy) of New York city, is visiting her parents in Grand Forks. Marion O’Connor, who completed the requisite hours of work for a degree in February, has taken a position in the registrar’s office until June, when she will be graduated. Alpha Pi sympathizes with Margaret Beede in the death of her mother, Mrs Rebecca Beede. Dagny Hassel has come from Rolette to spend Easter vacation with her parents. Mrs Harold L. Lillib ridge (Mary Gowran) is visiting in Grand Forks. ALPHA RHO — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA Alpha Rho announces the initiation March 21 of Helen Whit- temore (daughter of Helen Austin Whittemore), Elizabeth Frary (sister of Francelia and Phoebe), Lelia Dunlap (sister of Ann and Lenette), Elizabeth Davidson, Meta Meisenholder, all of Vermilion; Beatrice Bogue of Parker; Marguerite De Vries of Platte ; and Sara Eggen of Vienna. February 16 the pledges gave for the chapter a Valentine banquet. They wrote a lovely Theta song for the occasion. The chapter entertained at a formal dinner-dance Febraury 20. A feature of the party was a novel cannon which contained the dance favors. As champion of the intersorority basketball tournament, Alpha Rho has won another beautiful silver trophy. Marjorie Reynolds is vice-president of W.A.A. Helen Early is treasurer, and Lowene Lancelot is head of tennis. Sara Eggen is president of Alethian literary society. Eva Leslie is president and Gwen Thomas Mead is treasurer of Mask and wig. Maxine Henry is president of Y.W.C.A. and Meta Meisenholder is chair¬ man of the Social service committee. Beatrice Bogue is treasurer of History club and Elizabeth Frary is president of German club. Maxine Henry is delegate to the national Y.W.C.A. conven¬ tion in Milwaukee. As our president, she will represent Alpha Rho at the Theta convention this summer, too. Helen Olston, Lorene Ackley, and Evelyn Maule will take part in the opera Chimes of Normandy to be given at the May Festival. Not to let Alpha Rho be outdone in any field, Lorene Ackley won first place in the recent Charleston contest.
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Chapter news 461 We are working hard on the Alpha Rho Kite and hope to have it printed by May 15. Having succeeded in getting the activity point system adopted, the students are now endeavoring to have a cut-system put into effect next fall. Kappa Sigma was installed here March 19. 26 March 1926 Grace Beede Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gifford (Lucile Large) have moved recently. Address: Tower Court Apts. 586 Sheridan Sq. Evanston, Ill. Born: To Mr and Mi's Harold Wiggins (Louise Ryan) a son, James Francis, Jan. 30. Address: 512 7th st. Calumet, Mich. Out-of-town alumnae present at our formal party were: Mildred Allen, Mary Alice Shannard, Irene Gross Dennis, Marie Leavitt, and Irene Wil¬ liams, all from Siuox Falls ; Wyn Reynolds from Harrisburg ; Vera Banks, Sioux City, la; Merle Babcock, Alcester; Dorothy Sweeney, Le Mars, la; Margaret Miller, Aberdeen. Born, to Mr and Mrs Floyd Pool (Nellie Riedesel) a son. ALPHA SIGMA— WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Perhaps the greatest honor that has come to Alpha Sigma recently is the election of Dorothy MacLeod, president-elect of the chapter, as president of Y.W.C.A. She is succeeding another t beta, Anita Greenlaw. Other Y.W.C.A. officers are Frances Evans and Ruth Hoage, new members of second Cabinet; and June Tiffany, member of Freshman commission. Washington state college is raising its scholarship standard by excluding the lowest fourth in scholarship of each high school graduating class. Our chapter is also raising its scholarship, having come from thirteenth to eighth in the group ranking, and hopes to be nearer the top next time. Lenore Townsend was among the ten highest of the freshman class honor roll, and Catherine Robinson and June Tiffany also made the freshman honor roll. Geraldine Guertin and Elizabeth Crockett are on the college honor roll. At midyear we pledged Edith Grobe and Marian Guilbert of Spokane, Willine West of Cheney. March 6 we initiated four sisters, Elizabeth Crockett, Lenore Townsend, Catherine Robin¬ son and Iris Davis; and Maudie MacBeth, Elizabeth Price, Eleanor Gleason, Josephine Dunning, Asunta Filippini, June Tiffany, and Helen Dunlap. Gertrude Bryan Hill, delegate to convention, has been elected to Gamma Beta, honorary for history and economic majors. Elizabeth Crockett is a pledge and Jessie McMaster a new initiate of Pi Lambda Theta, educational fraternity. Josephine Dunning
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462 Kappa Alpha Theta has been invited to membership in Orchesus club, for dancers, and is taking part in a dance drama, Desires and destinies. Maudie MacBeth is also taking part in the dance drama in addi¬ tion to being a new member of Evergreen staff which publishes the tri-weekly college paper, and the Cougar’s paw. Anne Corcoran is chairman of the Vocational committee of Women’s league, Frances Evans chairman of its Social service committee, also on the social committee of the sophomore class. Dorothy Lindstrom is on the Executive council. Theta freshmen are represented by Dorothy James on the class social committee and June Tiffany on the Executive council. Nina Bradbury has been elected vice-president of the Ellen H. Richards club, asso¬ ciation for home economics majors. Aileen Maguire made the sophomore baseball team, while Ruth Hoage and Faye Norris made the junior team. 25 March 1926 June Tiffany Katherine Fowler has been re-elected national president of Euro- delphian. Melcena LaFollette Kncttle (Mrs L. D.) and her children are spending three months with relatives in Maryland. Florence Waller has left for an extended trip in Europe. Mr and Mrs David Houser (Claribelle Glidden) are living in Chicago and attending Northwestern university. ALPHA TAU— UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Alpha Tau on February 27 initiated Jane De Serisy. Martha Laing, Elizabeth McGaughey, Erma Pfleger, Helen Pinney, Cynthia Perin, Jane Pursell, Henrietta Thompson, Sue Belle Reemelin, Margaret Richardson and Martha Withrow of Cin¬ cinnati ; Virginia Bowen, Norwood ; Eleanor Todd, Montgomery ; and Emily Dalbey of Elgin, Illinois. Initiation was at the chap¬ ter house followed by a banquet at Vernon Manor at which toasts were given by Katharyn Struhle, Virginia Speidel, Mary Dorn and Emily Dalbey. Virginia Box was toastmistress. The schol¬ arship badge was presented to Erma Pfleger. We had the pleasure of having as onr guests for initiation Mrs J. D. Hughes, President of District I and Mrs B. A. Goble of Gamma, the aunt of Elizabeth McGaughey. February 28 the chapter entertained its alumnae with a tea in honor of Mrs Hughes. February 3 we had our formal, a supper dance at the Sinton hotel. The music, floor and supper were perfect, and of course, since, it was a Theta dance every one had a wonderful time.
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Chapter news 463 March 8 the Alumni association of the university took over the Shubert theater for the opening performance of George Arliss in Old English. Many Thetas assisted, selling candy and passing out programs. At this theater party the Varsity beauties were presented, and we were proud to have a Theta among them, Mary Withrow, junior. March 16 the chapter took over the Cox theater for a benefit performance which was successful as a social and financial pro¬ ject. The Thetas won the interfraternity basketball championship again this year. We will soon be the permanent possessors of the cup. Panhellenic is now engaged in formulating rushing rules for the coming season. The Woman’s Panhellenic banquet and dance is to be May 7 at the Gibson hotel. Grace Miller is on the ban¬ quet committee. We are all interested in the fourth annual musical comedy which Fresh painters will produce April 22-24. Thetas in the chorus are, Mary and Inez Vollrath, Elizabeth McGaughey, Helen Lapham, and Mary Dorn. Cynthia Perin has a minor role. Dorothy Carothers is chairman of costumes. 30 March 1926 Dorothy Carothers Born, Barbara Lawrence Reado daughter of Mr and Mrs R. W. Reade (Gertrude Kemp). The engagement of Virginia Box to Frank Crowley, 2 A E, has been announced. They will be married June 5. Agnes Boalt was married to Allan Crain, A T A, May 1. Adele Fischer was married to Harold Merten, Apr. 24. Edith Murdock was married to Wallace Plump, Apr. 8. The engagement of Ethel Atkins and Eugene Nickerson has been an¬ nounced. Married, Jan. 12, Elsa Morris and E. C. Kaeser. Born to Mr and Mrs E. A. Haas (Alfrata Myers) a son, Elwood A. Haas, jr. ALPHA UPSILON— WASHBURN COLLEGE In a recent investigation it was found that the highest scho¬ lastic rank at Washburn is held by fraternity women. The col¬ lege administration is seriously considering adopting a system of second semester pledging to replace our present system of a one week rush at the beginning of first semester. Our Greenwich Village party February 27 was a hilarious conglomeration of picturesque costumes, daring examples of modern art forms, and imitations of dives and studios char¬ acteristic of the village. We were delighted with this year’s
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464 Kappa Alpha Theta presentation of the alumnae show, which burlesqued auto-tourists and life in Florida. Our formal will be in April, at the country club. Lorraine Reed’s charming wedding, February 20, was the first ever held in the chapter house ; she was married to Homer White. March 24 we initiated Helen Gillmore (sister of Mary) of St. John; Carolyn Smith (sister of Roberta) of Wamego; Jeanne^ Knowles (sister of Katherine and Sophie) of Wellington; Mary Elizabeth Kennedy of Junction City ; Inez Hammond of Dodge City ; Marjorie Dick of Eldon, Missouri ; Margaret Trask of Fort Scott; Grace Hetler of Osage City; Elise Phares of Wichita; Virginia McKee of Halstead; Katherine Drum, Helen Wilson, Mary Buck, Marguerite Nellis, Harriet Bryan, Helen Washburn (sister of Caston), Ruth Green (sister of Mary), and Helen Hobbs (sister of Euna) of Topeka. Euna Hobbs has been elected to Pi Gamma Mu, national so¬ cial science fraternity, and Marguerite Nellis has been pledged to Delta Phi Delta, national art fraternity. Mary Buck and Jean St. John have been chosen members of Y.W.C.A. Cabinet. Jean will have a part in the next Little theater play. 29 March 1926 Roberta Smith Bernice Hemus is broadcasting organ and piano selections from Chicago, under the name of Marjorie Lee. Mary Ramsey, who graduated at mid-semester, was married in Feb. to DeWayne Chase, K 2, Address: Pleasanton, Kan. Josephine Gillmore and Clifford Graham were married in Feb. They are living in Topeka. Jessie Burnett Baily of Pittsburg is visiting in Topeka. Laura Neiswanger has gone to Detroit to accept a position in the Public library there. During the past three years she has worked in the library at the University of Kansas. Lorraine Reed and Homer White, who were married at the chapter house Feb. 20 are living in New York City. ALPHA PHI— NEWCOMB COLLEGE According to new rushing rules, pledge day was February 27. The 75 average proved too hard for a number! of freshmen, so we were able to pledge only four girls. But we are proud of Ida Louise Lyerly and Mary Treadaway (cousin of Muriel Wil¬ son) from Meridian, Mississippi; Daisy Staples from Alexan¬ dria, and Rena Wilson of New Orleans. As all four have a high scholastic standing, we expect them to make their 80 average this term, so that we can initiate them next fall. The pledge luncheon at the Patio Royal was lovely. Quite a number of alumn® were there, and we all enjoyed getting together.
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Chapter news 465 Now that we have mid-term pledging, we are beginning to hope for an even shorter rushing season. This is almost beyond hope, because of faculty opposition. But, being most optimistic persons, we are beginning to hope. Our chapter is in ecstasies over the Easter house-party, which will last from Thursday until Monday, at Lydia Schuler’s sum¬ mer home near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. We always go to Lydia’s and therefore know what glorious times are in store. We lost a most attractive girl, Helen Ferry ’28, who left college at the end of first term. We are glad that Helen still takes an active part in all that we do. Even so, we miss having her really with us. Rena Wilson made the freshman hockey team; Louise Meyer, the sophomore hockey squad ; and Mary Sanders, the sophomore basketball team. We expect visits from Mrs Thomson, Grand treasurer, and Mrs Humphrey , District president, after Easter, and are looking forward to their coming with much pleasure. 27 March 1926 Muriel Wilson Born to Mr and Mrs Clay Jackson (Nellie Britton) a daughter Mar. 11. New address: 1700 Tuscaloosa av. Birmingham, Ala. Lydia Schuler was captain of the Newcomb alumna: basketball team. ALPHA CHI— PURDUE UNIVERSITY Alpha Chi started second semester with many new interests. We were delighted that Theta received the highest scholarship rating on the campus again. This time we won by two whole points and also were one point ahead of the highest men’s or¬ ganization. The average of the organized students was higher than that of the unorganized students both for men and women. Harlequin tryouts are just over and Rema Mae Norris re¬ ceived one of the leading roles. Margaret Beeson, Mildred Shriver, Virginia Hamilton, Margaret Christie and Helen Patrick made the chorus. March 28 we pledged Priscilla Warr, of Brooke. Elizabeth Merrit, Beta, was affiliated at the beginning of second semester. We held initiation April 1 for Margaret Christie, Mildred Shriver, Margaret Beeson, Rema Mae Norris, Elizabeth Kirk¬ patrick, Mariam Moore, Virginia Hamilton, Ada Hermine Beck- man, and Ruth Cripe. March 25, our chapter and Kappa Kappa Gamma had an in¬ formal buffet supper at the Kappa house. After supper, we sang
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466 Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa and Theta songs, and were entertained with a clever stunt by the combined efforts of the Kappa and Theta pledges, it was such fun that we intend to make this a semi-annual affair, planning a picnic together later this spring. This is an example of the efforts we are making at Purdue to bring Panhellenfc or¬ ganizations closer together and to promote friendship among them. April 2 an all girls convocation was held in Fowler hall, Mary Margaret Kern was chairman of the committee in charge of program, and Nora Evans and Mary Elizabeth Skinner took part in a one act play. Among social events being planned are Mothers’ house party in May, and our annual spring dinner dance May 22. 30 March 1926 Katharine Bouthhy ALPHA PSI— LAWRENCE COLLEGE As third quarter starts Alpha Psi loses through graduation Dorothy Tipler, chapter president, who has been active in both fraternity and college affairs. We are proud that Thetas were elected recently to important offices on campus. Mary Reeve was elected president, and Helen Davy, vice president of Y.W.C.A. Agnes Norem was elected president of Russel Sage dormitory. Helen Chegwin has the lead in Charm school, to be given by Sunset Players this month. Helen Melaas, Marion Worth¬ ing, Frances Richardson, Jean Bell, Madge Ilelmer, and Eliza¬ beth Ryall are taking part in The school that jazz built, an origi¬ nal musical comedy produced by Tormentors, dramatic club. In the scholarship report for first quarter Theta placed sec¬ ond on Lawrence campus. Our average was 83.4, the highest average was 83.7. We hope second quarter grades may give us a better chance of winning again the scholarship cup, which we held in 1924. The chapter and pledges enjoyed bridge and an informal dinner at Candle glow tea room February 12. Kathyrn Corbett, alumna, was our guest. February 14 we had an old fashioned sleigh-ride, driving to Mulholland s at Kaukauna. 1 April 1926 [No signature] Mr and Mrs George Fannon (Leila Nelson) have moved into their new home, overlooking the river, at the end of Eldoraro st. Appleton. Dr and Mrs Ronald Rogers (Doris Lachman) are building a home on East Forest av. Neenah. Catherine Kenny Psi, attended the March meeting.
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Chapter news 467 Born to Mr and Mrs John R. Montague, jr. (Helen Lawson) a son, John Ward, Mar. 16. The Montagues are building a new home in Portland. Born to Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson (Gladys Holstein) twins, a boy and girl, in March. Born to Mr and Mrs Frank Schneider (Constance Johnson) a son, Phillip Johnson, on Apr. 9. Catherine Corbett, who graduated from the University of Illinois in Feb. is telegraph editor on the Appleton Post-Crescent. Mr and Mrs Duane Hallock (Elizabeth Stevens) are moving to Cin¬ cinnati. Mrs James T. Whalen (Helen Borton) is in a hospital in Chicago recovering from an operation. Mrs Elmer Jennings (Marie Benton) is president of the Appleton branch of A.A.U.W. ALPHA OMEGA — UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH After a successful rushing season we wish to announce ten pledges— Dorothy Burgess, Edgewood ; Betty Berghane, Amber McCoy, and Marjorie Wolford, Wilkinsburg; Ray Bryan, Pittsburgh ; Ruth Cheney, Denver, Colorado ; Betty Haymaker, Pitcairn; Helen E. Miller, Swissvale; Margaret Sloan, New Bethlehem; and Patricia Wood, Estherville, Iowa. An experi¬ ment was interestingly carried out. There was no court for violation of rules, and cooperation marked the general attitude of fraternities toward each other. By our system a girl must make good scholastically before she is rushed or pledged by a fraternity, consequently establishing a goal for freshmen. All our pledges are in activities. Margaret Sloan is chairman of freshman commission; Ruth Cheney is on the reserve girls’ basketball team; Betty Haymaker is in Pitt players; Helen E. Miller and Amber McCoy received honorable mention from the Women’s athletic association for their work in class hockey. Brookie Renner, senior, has been elected to Phi Alpha Theta, history fraternity. March 12, Pitt Panhellenic conducted a series of intercollegi¬ ate conferences which were attended by delegates from Thiel, Westminister, Ohio Wesleyan, West Virginia, Grove City, and Ohio State. During the day, subjects and problems of interest to every fraternity girl were discussed. That night a banquet brought the conference to a close, where the program presented speakers from the old Grecian cities, Athens and Sparta, and one from the Lycinian mysteries. Dean Thyrsa Amos was toast- mistress. Edith Endslev represented Sparta. March 19 was the date of our annual spring formal at the Pittsburgh Field club in honor of pledges. The orchestra, the
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468 Kappa Alpha Theta Collegiates, entertained with songs during the supper at 11:30. The chaperons were Mr and Mrs Howard Dice, Dr and Mrs Samuel B. Linhart, and Miss Margaret McClenahan. Miss Thyrsa Amos, Dean of women, and Mrs Mable Cooper, our house mother, were guests. Yellow roses, in the form of wrist bou¬ quets tied with black ribbon were given to the pledges. Edith Endsley, social chairman, and Mary McElheny were in charge. On March 25, the pledges gave a tea dance at the chapter house for the pledges of other women’s fraternities, and for the initiates and pledges of the men’s. Ruth Cheney and Amber Mc¬ Coy were in charge. It was an innovation and we are glad to an¬ nounce it successful if a bit crowded. 30 March 1926 Edith Endsley Married, Mary O. Chapman and Frank W. Williams, 'I’ I’ A. BETA BETA— RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN’S COLLEGE We are glad to have with us again Virginia Harris who spent first semester in Florida with her parents. Virginia Harris, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Rachael Wil¬ liams, Elizabeth City, North Carolina were initiated February 25, and Virginia Sevier, Beta Gamma, was affiliated. After the ser¬ vices, supper was served at the house. We pledged May Frances Tuttle, Farmville; Patricia Mc- Murrey, Me A1 ester, Oklahoma; and Margaret Lindsey Thomas, Lebanon, Kentucky. A delicious supper was served afterwards at the house. Evelyn Thomson and Lois McClure had leading parts in Ordered South, which was presented under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A. February 24. We were sorry to lose two of our promisees. Lucile West. Clayton, Alabama was called home on account of the illness of her father, and Mary Herndon, Welsh, West Virginia was mar¬ ried Christmas. We were also sorry to lose Florence Fields, Beta Gamma. March 6, the Randolph-Macon Glee club made its debut, a splendid success and we hope it will make another appearance soon. It was through the help and direction of Mr Taber that the club was developed. We are proud to say that Theta is well represented in the club. March 13 was of especial interest, for this was the night of our annual banquet. The setting was Oakwood country club, a picturesque spot just outside Lynchburg, where we found a big
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Chapter news 469 log fire awaiting us. Louisa Dallas was toastmistress and her prologue as well as the toasts, on the scheme The dance of life, were clever. After each toast we sang a Theta song. We had the added pleasure of having Miss Dorothy Wilson, District presi¬ dent, with us. And were happy to have also Mrs Taber, Alpha Psi, Katherine Bruce, Alpha Theta, and Susie Ames and Sara Farmer, two of our own alumnas, with us. 7 March 1926 [No signature] Sare Me Donald is visiting Ethel Beall. Sara Farmer is visiting her sister Jeannette Farmer. Susie Ames instructor in History returned at mid-years. BETA GAMMA— COLORADO STATE COLLEGE In spite of a campus wide attack of spring fever, a great deal has happened lately. A state high school basketball tournament was held here March 18-20. Our new gym with its field house and swimming pool was much admired by the visiting athletes. Dorothy Spenser took the lead in The Mollusc, the first comedy presented this year by the Dramatic club. Dorothy and Alice Robinson accompanied the Dramatic club on a two weeks tour in April. Our custom of having Sunday afternoon teas has been revived and we hope to entertain many townspeople who are friends of Theta. We are proud of Margaret Graham who has been elected president of Associated women students for next year. Margaret has been our chapter president the past year and her wonderful executive ability has shown itself in many lines of college activi¬ ties. Margaret will be one of two delegates to the regional A.W.S. convention in California. Thelma Bartholomew has been working on the Junior Prom committee. Janet Keating, freshman, took part in several inter¬ collegiate debates and is pledged to Pi Kappa Delta. Pi Kappa Delta national convention was here during the week of March 28 Professor Alfred Westfall, National president, and a member of our faculty, being influential in bringing the convention to our college. The members of the local chapter typified the West¬ ern spirit by wearing ten gallon hats and cowboy scarfs. Norma Curtis and Katherine Abbott have been made mem¬ bers of W.A.A. Ruth Richmond and Marjery Ardrey have been awarded their letters by W.A.A. Janet Keating was initiated February 17. 26 March 1926 Rufh McCormick
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470 Kappa Alpha Theta A son was born to Mr and Mrs Elmer Hicks (Eleanor Armstrong) in Feb A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Waldo Kidder (Florence Crain) in Feb. . Marjery Frame, Beta Iota, and Gladys Brookman, Alpha Chi, who are teaching in the Sterling high school, visited the chapter house during the state basketball tournament in March. Margaret Seaton Blevins (Mrs T.) Alpha Upsilon, who lives in Fort Collins, acted as chaperon at the chapter house for a week in Mar. during the absence of Mrs Bruen. _ , Beta Gamma was glad to welcome back Florence Fields who attended Randolph-Macon first semester. Married, Mildred Platt and Thomas McAndries. BETA DELTA— UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Beta Delta extends its sincerest sympathy to Helen Frances Elder in the recent loss of her husband. Two national organizations have just been established here: Delta Delta local was installed as Alpha Phi, and the local Mortar Board was installed as a national chapter. Three of our alumna? were initiated by the latter: Edith Burtis, Helen Mahoney, and Luella Campbell Duerson. The junior play, The goose hangs high, will be given April and 13. Our three juniors were each given a part; Agnes Mahoney as Aunt Julia, lone Cowan as Dagmar, and Mary Frances Munds as Granny. The senior Follies will be presented May 15. Mary Frances Munds is assistant director. Mildred Steward was elected desert queen. Her crowning was featured at the annual desert dance. This year the dance was a ’49er, so to carry the idea farther, Mildred was crowned, not with a gold wreath, but with a ten gallon hat. Our scholarship rating for the semester was fourth; Delta Gamma, first, Alpha Phi, second, and Pi Beta Phi, third. We were very sorry to lose, due to illness, four girls, Nome McKay, Virginia Roberson, Mary Kate Overton and Agnes Kruse. We hope they can return in the fall. Bess Reagan returned to college this semester. We have two new pledges; Katherine Hansen from Globe, and Betty Monaghan, from Phoenix. 21 March 1926 Mary Frances Munds Mrs Luella Hacket Hield and two daughters are spending the winter in Tucson. , . . Mrs Hazel Whitney Beatty and son have been visiting in Tucson. Mr and Mrs W. C. Roediger (Helen Wood) announce the birth of a son Walter, jr. Mar. 7.
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Chapter news 471 Ester Boulton is studying journalism at Columbia university. Mr and Mrs Guy Montham (Jessie Rae) and two sons have moved to Tucson. Clyde Salmon Lockie is living at 4227 S. Hover st. Los Angeles, Cal. and attending the Southern Branch of the University of California. Born to Mr and Mrs S. Young (Nydia Akers) Mar. 23, a son. BETA EPSILON— OREGON STATE COLLEGE Initiation was February 28 for Georgia Wright, Rosalind MacWhinnie, Eleanor Eakins, Pauline Lamar, Mary Braeher, and Mildred Armbruster. Afterward a banquet was given at the Hotel Benton. The table was decorated with bright spring flowers and each new member had a dainty corsage. We were especially pleased to have a Theta mother, Mrs Caroline Briggs MacWhinnie, Alpha Epsilon, with us at the initiation of her daughter, Rosalind. Plans for the women’s Stunt show April 9 and 10, and prac¬ tice on our stunt are well on the way. Every year half the women ’s houses take part, each presenting a twelve minute stunt. Two years ago we received the award so are looking forward to the affair with greatest excitement. To raise enough money to start the Memorial Union build¬ ing, a three day drive was held. The main purpose was to collect pledges amounting to $75,000 from freshmen and students who did not pledge last year. The drive proved successful, over $100,000 was raised. Our freshmen were the first to report 100% pledged. The drive was carried on by groups from each class and reports were turned in at luncheons given each noon at the college tea room. Now a total of more than $500,000 makes it possible to start building next fall on the site dedicated at the beginning of this drive. Exposition week-end, February 19-22, was a big event. Dele¬ gates from almost every high school in the state were guests at the halls and houses. Each department of the college had ex¬ tensive exhibits and demonstrations. At meetings for the dele¬ gates college courses and college life were explained, and indi¬ vidual conferences arranged. 26 March 1926 Sallie Rogers Eoberta Lane has a position with I. Magnin Co. of San Francisco, Cal. BETA ETA— UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Beta Eta had initiation February 27 for Florence Redman, Ethel Jones, Elizabeth Casselburv, Helen Henle, Martha Hen-
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472 Kappa Alpha Theta wood and Blanche Knabe, at the home of Frances Lanning. After the service, banquet was at the Bala country club which was charmingly decorated with daffodils and pansies. We were very fortunate in having with us every former president of Beta Eta, and also the president of Lambda Iota, local fraternity, from which our present chapter developed. Helen Pennypacker and Dorothy Galloway have been initi¬ ated by Pi Lambda Theta, educational fraternity ; and Mary Mon¬ tague by Theta Alpha Phi, dramatic fraternity. Theta ranked second in scholarship of national fraternities last semester. Al¬ pha Chi Omega headed the list. Our basketball team has just finished its most successful sea¬ son. We are especially proud because the team was coached entirely by the captain, Dorothy Schoell. Helen Pennypacker has been chosen to succeed Mildred Whitacre as head councillor of University camp. Senior Week began March 14 and ended triumphantly with Senior ball at the Manufacturers’ club, at which we were well represented. We are proud of the senior president, Madella Rigby, who has led her class through an unusually successful year. The honors of Pele Mele went to the sophomore class. Their stunt was written and directed by Catherine Kevin. Sally Serson, instructor in dancing, presented a charming Russian pantomime March 26 in the new Bennett hall gymnasi¬ um. This was the first event of the kind in the annuals of the physical education department of the university. Florence Crush, Sally Serson, Elizabeth Ruster, Ethel Rumpp and Blanche Knabe were among the dancers. Our spring dance will be April 10. May Day is again oc¬ cupying much of our time. This year a delightful comedy, Will Shakespeare, will be given at the Plays and players’ club. Frances deMauriac, Helen Pennypacker, Catherine Kevin, Eleanor Raab and Ethel Jones are included in the cast. We are eagerly looking forward to our annual house-party at Stone Harbor, during Easter week. The alumnae are going to the home of Isabel McCaughan, while the actives have rented a near¬ by cottage. Helen Roberts has accepted a position in the psychology de¬ partment of the university. 1 April 1926 Ethel F- Jones Barbara Gardy is now with the Curtiss publishing company. Hildegarde Fitzmaurice has been appointed Latin teacher at the Phila¬ delphia high school for girls.
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Chapter news 473 BETA ZETA— OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE Beta Zeta is glad to have three new pledges, Ona Mae Mc¬ Allister, Mangum; Mary Frances Jarvis, Blackwell; and Anna Fae Dowling, Collinsville. A new Agricultural administration building has been erected just across the street from us. This is said to be the largest state building in Oklahoma, with the exception of the State capitol at Oklahoma City. March 27, Beta Zeta was hostess to the Stillwater alumme club, mothers of Thetas, and rushees, at an Easter bridge- luncheon. It is not a little difficult to concentrate all our energy on studies after such a lengthy Easter vacation as we have just had Marion Knapp, Lillian Bell, and Betty Baldwin Murphy were on the honor roll last quarter. Wauhillan La Hay is a member of the Women’s rifle team. Anna Laura Randal is an assistant instructor in the Art depart¬ ment. Dorothy Hancock is a botany assistant. Betty Baldwin- Murphy is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, national educational fraternity, Betty also has been given the lead in the all-college play, You and 1. How and where to get water is the big question of the day in Stillwater. The water shortage has been quite distressing but was helped temporarily by last week’s snow storm. Betty Ruth Eldridge has completed her college work and gone to her home in Dewey. She will return for commencement the last week in May. Other seniors graduating are Lillian Bell and Betty Baldwin-Murphy. April 19^6 Betty Baldwin-Murphy BETA THETA— UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO About all that one hears around the Theta house now con¬ cerns our prosepcts for an immediate start in the building of our new home. Plans have been in the formulation process for a considerable time and have almost reached the point where we can see them work. And won’t every one be glad when Annex clays are gone forever! Mid-semester rushing closed February 14 and we pledged Alice Mundle, Parma, and Grace Shellworth, Boise. February 21 we entertained at a fireside for Omega Alpha the new women’s group recently organized. February 27 we had a tea for our new house mother, Mrs Alice Terrv of Mis- soula, Montana.
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474 Kappa Alpha Theta The university administration has adopted a new plan for giving us spring vacation. According to this method, instead of a half-week vacation at one time, we are to have a succession of half-holidays, scattered throughout the remainder of the semester. We are looking forward eagerly to these half-days of leisure. And Thetas still are carrying on ! Bernice Suppiger has been elected president of Home economics club as well as secretary of junior class. Goldie Smith has been elected to the Cabinet for Associated women students. Freida Howard, Margaret Dickin¬ son, Goldie Smith and Evelyn Backus are on class basketball teams. Beulah Brown has been appointed on sophomore song committee for the annual stunt and song fest. Henrietta Mc- Conaghy is secretary of Home economics club. Mildred Perry is to head the Big Sister movement now being launched upon this campus. Shirley Miller was society editor on the Co-ed edition of The argonaut, university paper. Ruth Chapman was womens activities’ editor on the same paper. Our big dance was March 25 at the Blue Bucket inn. By the use of innumerable floor lamps with huge crepe paper flower shades the dance floor was transformed into a veritable flower garden. March 27 initiation was held for Margaret Elder, Bernice Kendall, Ruth Chapman, Helen Coon and Dorothy Messenger. 29 March 1925 Beulah Brown Helene Haller, who has been teaching at Kooskia, Id. attended our dance, Mar. 25. . . Eunice Keller Merrill of Orofino, Id. was here for initiation Mar. 27. Rita Kendrick Guerin of Orofino, Id. was our guest at the recent formal dance. BETA IOTA— UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Founders’-day was celebrated with a dinner at the Woman’s press club in Denver at which Mrs Forbes, president of the Denver alumnae was toastmistress. At an informal discussion following the dinner representatives from Denver alumnae, Beta Gamma, and Beta Iota told what each chapter had accomplished during the year. The old and traditional Junior Prom has given way to the new Junior Prom week-end. The dance itself is practically the same except that it is more elaborate, and new functions have been added for the days preceding and following Prom night. Friday afternoon, January 30, the sororities entertained at tea dances from three until six. Our house was simply decorated
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Chapter news 475 with baskets of flowers, while an eight piece orchestra kept things under way. That evening the fraternities served formal dinners for the girls whom they were taking to the Prom. The dance was held in the gym, and the decorations consisted of a large tea house at one end and fraternity booths around the sides. Dancing lasted until one. At eleven on Saturday the sororities served breakfast for Prom dates, and that afternoon there was a matinee dance at Cascade Manor. So begins a new precedent for Proms at the university. Gertrude Law is a newly elected sophomore police. We have a new pledge, Ua Scott of Venice, Illinois. Moving day has come again to the Theta house, for finals are over, the quarter has ended, and spring vacation has almost come to a close. Several of Beta Iota’s members will be starting their last quarter at the university. 24 March 1926 Lucille Phillips Mr and Mrs James E. Beverly (Hildred Bean) announce the birth of a son, James Earl. BETA KAPPA— DRAKE UNIVERSITY With the new term we pledged Harmony Biddle, Fort Des Moines; Ruth Snuggins, Des Moines; and Karolyn Fox, Memphis, Tennessee. A pledge stunt was presented at the home of Virginia Fitz- hugh February 17, and February 20, eight girls were initiated : Daleth Collier, Lois Beebee, Virginia Fitzhugh, Margaret Tremp, Edna Haahr, Borghild Jacobson, Helen Hostetler, Vega Moore- house. Initiation was followed by a dinner at the chapter house. We are all looking madly for a new house. We have out¬ grown our old quarters and at each street corner we cast an ap¬ praising eye at every eligible domicile; and we sigh longingly at the beautiful mansions which are but a far-off dreams as yet. The annual musical comedy was presented March 27 at the Woman’s club auditorium. Ila Harris was executive chairman of the committee and largely responsible for its great success. Miriam Perkins was state manager, Esther Utterback in charge of programs, and Frances Burt, publicity manager, and Virginia Fitzhugh, plot and lines committee. Nearly all of our girls took part in the production. Beth Shawver and Helen Hostetler were recently initiated into Zeta Phi Eta, national dramatic art organization. Vega Moorehouse was just elected new president of Y.W.C.A.
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476 Kappa Alpha Theta Dorothy Bullock is traveling in the South, but will return to Drake next fall for her senior year. With initiation, pledging, and musical comedy but memories we are looking forward eagerly to the balmy days of Spring that lead to June and convention. We hope that we can send a good sized delegation and we are rapturously (or despairingly) counting our pennies and foregoing too-many-sodas with the hope of the trip in sight. In the annual Who’s who election two of our girls, Elsie Amend and Ila Harris, were nominated. The final results will be announced in the year book, The Quax. Our formal dinner dance was at the Hotel Savery III Febru¬ ary 6 given by the chapter in honor of the new initiates. The ball room was beautifully decorated with gas filled balloons, and black and gold pansy place cards gave it a gala air. Every one as usual had a “ wonderful time.” The new Drake field house is in process and we are anxious to see it finished as a supplement to the new stadium. 30 March 1926 Virginia Fitzhugh Gertrude Teachout is wearing a new Phi Delt pin. The lucky man is Keith Doez from the University of Iowa who is studying for his M.D. Ruth Lawson is in the hospital recovering from an operation for ap¬ pendicitis. Catherine Moore is substitute teaching here and living with her aunt. Born to Mr and Mrs Karl Kubeck (Vivian Willett) a son. Married, Marion Kilmer and A1 Leissring. BETA LAMBDA— WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE Beta Lambda pledged Jane Cockrane of Alexandria, and Jane Phillips of Detroit, Michigan, out of the freshmen enter¬ ing in February. The week-end of February 28 was a red letter time for Beta Lambda. The week-end was planned so that alumnae might at¬ tend initiation for Mary Cabaniss, Lois Wilson, Phyllis Logan, and Peggy Eacho. The chapter was honored by having Miss Wilson, District president, as a guest. Besides Miss Wilson, the guests were Virginia Isley Bibee (Mrs R. L.), Margaret Tuthill Christian (Mrs William), Julia Dixon, Caroline Kelly, Myree Hutchings, and Elizabeth Scott. The banquet was a success, the Valentine scheme being carried out in toasts and decorations. All four of the initiates received grades high enough to put them on the Freshman Honor roll. We are proud to have again the office of president of the
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Chapter news 477 Women’s Student government association. Caroline Ribble succeeds Virginia Smith for next year. Other new officers are Virginia Floyd, vice president of W.S.G.A., Fairfax Griffith, president of Tyler hall, Phyllis Logan, president of Wolfe house, and Kitty Myrick, representative at large on W.S.G.A. Kitty also has been elected manager of girl’s basketball team. Much of the attention of the co-eds was turned to the Man¬ less dance. Many handsome young men darted about on the dance floor, who at other times were the prettiest of the co-eds. Beta Lambda is planning to entertain Mrs Floyd, mother of Virginia Floyd, at tea Sunday, April 11. 8 April 1926 Peggy Echo BETA MU— UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA February 13 initiation was held at the chapter house for Suzanne Cole of Pasadena, California; Elsbeth Dove (sister of Donna) of Elko; Margaret Morrow of Sacremento, California; Ellen Harrington of Fremont, Nebraska; Frances Nelson of Piedmont, California ; Eva Adams, Margaret Hartman and Alice Halley (sister of Helen) of Reno. The following week-end our Mothers gave us a lovely initia¬ tion banquet at the chapter house. Toasts and songs were enjoyed during the dinner. Afterwards we went to our formal dance at the home of Mrs George B. Thatcher on Newland Heights. Needless to say everyone had a jolly good time. Following mid-year rushing we pledged Helen Clancy and Adeliade Hawks of San Francisco, California. Betty Sue Shaw, Isabelle Loring and Eva Adams have been initiated into Delta Alpha Epsilon, English honorary society, while Cecilia Sullivan and Ellen Harrington have been pledged to Campus players having proven their dramatic ability in recent one-act plays. Late W.A.A. elections have made Isabelle Loring vice-president and Eva Adams a delegate to the coming convention at Pullman, Washington. As the result of senior play try-outs Muriel Holland has been chosen a member of the cast. Lucile Summerfield has been elected a member of the Y.W.C.A. Cabinet. March 3-7 saw the annual state high school tournament con¬ ducted by the Block “N” in Reno. Boy’s and girl’s basketball teams come from all over the state to compete with one another in the university gymnasium. Every fraternity is required to house one team. It gives us an excellent opportunity to become
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478 Kappa Alpha Theta acquainted with the future college students and we enjoy it as much as they do. We have been fortunate to obtain a new chapter house along the banks of the Truckee River. It is a particularly desirable and beautiful location conveniently near town. Across the river is a lovely park with excellent tennis courts and hardly a day goes by without us making use of them. This year witnesses the graduation of the girls who were pledged Theta the year that Beta Mu chapter was installed at the University of Nevada. The girls who will receive their de¬ grees May 10 are Blanche Wycoff, Esther Summerfield, Dorothy Ward, Muriel Holland, Muriel Conway, Katheryne Ryan, Freda Humphrey, Frances Humphrey and Gilberta Turner. 23 March 1926 Frances Nelson Marion Lothrop, athletic instructor at the Pershing county high school, spent tournament week with us. BETA NU- FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN February 27, we initiated Alleyne Monroe, Tampa; Edna Wendel, Gotha; Mary Anderson, Gainesville; Mildred Wendel, Orlando; Yernice Davis (sister of Marion) Ernestine Gore, Martha Jones, Mary Messier, Anna Mary Moore, and Velma Ruth Powers, Miami. Our guests for initiation week-end were Miriam Wright, Al¬ pha Chi, and Elizabeth Dunphy, Delta, who live in Jacksonville. Several athletic honors have been won by Beta Nu. Dorothy Fuller made varsity hockey; Martha Jones and Anna Mary Moore won class numerals in hockey; Anna Mary Moore also made the Odd hockey team; Elizabeth Fairchild played first base on the freshman baseball team. March 1 Martha Jones and Statia Watkins were trapped for Freshman commission. Kathleen Weaver, who returned to college the second semes¬ ter, has been asked to join the glee club. In recent Flambeau elections, Mary Huffaker was chosen assistant society editor. Alleyne Monroe is on the directorate of the home economics club. The annual junior minstrel and senior carnival were un¬ usually good. Elizabeth Fairchild took part in the minstrel. We were well represented in the carnival. Martha Jones was chair¬ man of the side-show committee; Mildred Wendel and Ruth Miller were in the side-show play ; Ernestine Gore sold serpentine and carnival toys; and Florence Conklin sold cold drinks and ice cream for the sophomores.
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Chapter news 479 Another gala day was in February when the governor of Maine and his party of two hundred were guests in our college dining room. Elizabeth Whalton had charge of the serving for the governor’s party. Florida Eta chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, classical fraternity, is being installed on our campus. Susan Burdett and Olivia Futch have been elected as charter members. This year we are to have an Easter vacation. In this week of rest and play we hope to attain a renewed energy and poise which will carry us successfully through the final chapter. 27 March 1926 Olivia Futch Helen Beach is teaching in the Grand Island high school. Helen Pinaire is teaching in Haines City. Mary Trevor is teaching in Key West. BETA XI— UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN BRANCH A contemplated change in the rushing season was made effective and the period was shortened to one week. The rush¬ ing season was small as is usual in mid-semester but we gave several affairs at the chapter house. Luncheons were our most effective means of rushing. Febru¬ ary 1 we had an Oriental luncheon and carried out the idea in cherry blossom decorations, chop suey and chop sticks, which we manipulated to the best of our ability. The next day we gave a circus luncheon, covered the tables with sawdust, gave our guests plenty of soda pop, and the usual circus indigestibles. Every one seemed to like the novelty of these two affairs. An informal bridge tea came February 10, and besides lunches at the chapter house, there was another bridge tea February 12. We pledged Lois Mohler (sister) and Virginia Vincent, both of Los Angeles. We were able to initiate all of last semester’s pledges Febru¬ ary 28. They are Dorothy Irving, Eileen Converse, Janet Crozier, Margaret de Mille (sisters of active members), Rachel Baird, Jocelyn Baker, Helen Conway, Elma Guiras, Ruth Mc¬ Farland, Albertina McGrath, Carrita Miller, Gretchen Mohler, Suzanne Seyboldt, Virginia Huntley. After the ceremony the chapter enjoyed a banquet at the home of Mrs Elman dorf, presi¬ dent of Los Angeles alumnae. Mrs Brooks was our guest of honor, and Corinne Little officiated as toastmistress.
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480 Kappa Alpha Theta Beta Xi alumnae managed a buffet supper at the chapter house March 15 for Los Angeles alumnae. About fifty alumnae were present, and we had a delightful evening singing Theta songs, and just getting acquainted. We are proud that Southern Branch won the basketball cham¬ pionship of Southern California. A chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity recently was installed. Our new campus is becoming more of a reality. The powers that be are reported to be considering a new name for the uni¬ versity. Architects are already busy on building plans. 30 March 1926 Meryl Stateler WELCOME TO FLORIDA Beta Nu extends to all Thetas who have recently come to Florida a cordial welcome to her state and especially to her col¬ lege. There is a great opportunity here for development in other lines than real estate. St. Petersburg already has a Theta Club, and Miami and Jacksonville have many Theta residents. Besides these, there are many smaller towns with a few scattered mem¬ bers. Beta Nu has few alumnae, and so feels the need for closer touch with alumnae from other colleges. Especially do we wish to enlist you in showing the worth of Kappa Alpha Theta to girls entering college. We would like to know you better, to hear your college mem¬ ories, to share our problems with you. With your fuller exper¬ ience, you could help us solve ours, and help us grow into a big¬ ger, broader chapter. If you cannot visit your own chapter and renew your old friendships, the next best thing is to come to Florida State college for women, to the Kappa Alpha Theta house and meet new friends. Then you will begin to feel really at home in Florida. Olivia Futch Getting out a magazine is no picnic. If we print jokes folks say we are silly; if we don't they say we have no sense of humor. If we publish original matter they say we lack variety; if we publish things from other papers they say we are too lazy to write. What in thunder is. a poor editor to do, anyhow? Like as not someone will say that we swiped this from an exchange. We did. — A T ft — Palm
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THE ALUMNAE YEAR APPLETON ALUMNffl Appleton alumnae held the first jneeting in September at Mrs Boyd’s cottage, Potato Point. Some of Alpha Psi’s actives were present and we made joint plans for rushing. The alumnae took charge of the tea at the home of Mary Thom, and the formal dinner at the Riverview Country club. After the dinner we drove over to Agnes Bergstrom’s for the evening. The Theta Phi fraternity members and rushees who were being entertained at the Thickens home, serenaded us later in the evening. Our monthly supper meetings have been held regularly, keep¬ ing to the program made in the fall which listed each meeting place and the hostesses. We have had three Alpha Psi members as guests at each supper. At the October meeting we were presented with a five pound box of candy by the college chapter. Our plans for a reunion were postponed until January, due to the confusion of rushing and opening of college coming so close to the anniversary date. Mrs Haviland (Marjorie Benton) former Grand vice-presi¬ dent, sister of Marie Jennings, was a guest at the November meet¬ ing. At this time we adopted the idea of a birthday box, as used by the Milwaukee chapter. The December Christmas meeting was early in the month, a supper meeting for Alpha Psi, its pledges and alumnae in honor of Mrs Lebrecht, who was here just for the one evening. Studies called the college girls away early in the evening, when we held our regular business meeting and enjoyed our charming Grand president, who told us about other chapters and colleges and the Thetas she had visited. The alumnae chapter had a most successful sale of scarfs be¬ fore Christmas, in charge Marie Jennings. The profit was sur¬ prising. Part of the money being sent the Scholarship fund and the rest turned into our depleted treasury. Our District president, Margaret Killen Banta, who attended N. P. C. in January gave us an interesting account of her trip. Our reunion coincided with initiation and Founders ’-day celebration. Initiation took place in the afternoon, all alumnae
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482 Kappa Alpha Theta being present. Some of the girls had not been back since instal¬ lation of the chapter and their own initiation, and were so glad to take part in the service and meet the active girls. At the ban¬ quet Daisy Ingold McPheeters passed around pictures taken at the time of installation which served as reminders of many inci¬ dents to be talked over. Each alumna rose when her name was called and told where she lives and what she is doing. The actives were introduced to the alumnae in the same way. It was the best banquet we have had in years and the conversation which had to stop that evening was continued the next afternoon at a tea at Margaret Ritchie's. Many of the girls brought photographs of their children to be displayed with proper pride, and admired by all. We feel that the reunion was a great success and we hope that those of you who could not come this time will make an extra effort next winter. 1 April 1926 Barbara Thom BALTIMORE ALUMNAE Most of us have always been keenly interested in the chapter at Goucher and, since we live nearby, we have been able to see something of the girls and their activities. Our June house-party, which was initiated in 1900 (nor have we ever missed a year) affords a great opportunity for alums and actives to get together and have a good time. Usually about sixty of us are there over the week-end and we look forward to it from one year to another. However, since our alumnae advisory board was appointed last fall we have felt even greater interest and concern in the affairs of Alpha Delta. For several years the chapter has shared an apartment with Delta Gamma. This was not very satisfactory so this spring they have given it up. The alumnae were consulted and the Thetas have now rented a dear little apartment of two rooms, a large living room, with a good sized kitchen and bath. And Baltimore alumnae are going to help Alpha Delta furnish and decorate it. A committee has written to every Alpha Delta graduate or ex-girl, asking for a money contribution, to be sent in by Alpha Delta's birthday, May 15. The letter asked for a letter in return, to be read at a combined meeting of the two chapters May 15. We expect to have several sewing bees and shopping expeditions and much pleasure in making the rooms attractive. Then the alumnae want to help maintain the apartment and use it too, having meetings, teas, etc. when Alpha Delta is not using it. We believe a home like this will bring the two chapters
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The alumnce year 483 together and give us all a feeling of pride and ownership, a place where all Thetas coming to Baltimore may feel welcome. We have never had a home all to ourselves before, so naturally we are quite set up. We hope to have Thetas from elsewhere visit us soon, and often. 3 April 1926 Ruth Haslup BOSTON ALUMNA We number among our members many who cannot attend af¬ ternoon meetings, so each year we have several evening meetings. This year we tried the experiment of having our Founders ’-day meeting in the evening. Twenty-eight attended, representing twenty chapters and nearly that many states. Grace Horne’s Gallery lent charm and a difference, and althongh the attendance was not so large as it usually is at our Founders ’-day luncheons, the evening was voted a great success. We are continuing the sale of Japanese prints started by Mrs Emma Chandler White, and expect to add something to the Scholarship fund in this way. Mrs White has recently moved to Washington. We congratulate Washington alumnae, while we mourn our own loss. We are to have a bridge for the Scholarship fund, at the Garland school, in April. This, with a May meeting in Winches¬ ter, and a picnic in Bedford completes our year’s program. Again, let us urge Thetas who are to be in or near Boston to let us hear from them. 30 March 1926 Marie Boisen Bradley BURLINGTON ALUMNA Burlington alumnae has had a successful year under the leadership of Ruth Ball, holding monthly meetings with an aver¬ age attendance of eighteen. In May a tea was given for Theta mothers, followed by the annual business meeting with election of new officers. In June the alumnae and Lambda enjoyed a picnic at Mrs Gray’s cottage. At the October meeting Mrs Ruth Harrington Lane gave an entertaining report of the District con¬ vention at Ithaca, which she attended as delegate. At the No¬ vember meeting, held at Mrs Mayforth’s home, a senior from Lambda gave a summary of present rushing rules. In November we met at Miss Mable Brownell’s home. Founders ’-day was cele¬ brated by alumnae and Lambda with a party at the chapter house. Four of the actives entertained with a clever stunt, well-done, and Mrs Nina Shepardson Merril wrote some original Theta
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484 Kappa Alpha Theta songs for the occasion, which were grouped into a playlet and dramatized. The February and March meetings were held at the chapter house. At the latter a report was given by Mrs Eliza¬ beth Howe Putney on philanthropic work done by Kappa Alpha Theta and other national fraternities. The tendency this year has been toward holding all meetings at the chapter house because it is a central location and there is an advantage in a fixed meeting-place. To raise money for the Scholarship fund, a rummage sale was held in the fall and plans are under way for the sale of pure Vermont maple sugar. Orders will be welcomed from Thetas everywhere. The alumnae have been entertaining the girls of Lambda in their homes. Both chapters are divided into three groups and in a series of Sunday night suppers each alumnae group meets each active group. In October Lambda gave a tea for the alumnae. This report would not be complete without mention of the last number on the program of each meeting, — that indoor sport unkindly called “gossip.” We call it our duty to keep up with the latest news of everyone and everything. 31 March 1926 Gunhild Myhrberg CLEVELAND ALUMNiE Cleveland alumnae changed the plan of meeting this year from the regular Saturday luncheon to varied kinds of meetings at some time during the second week of the month. We had always gathered as a social group, but this year the meetings are partly of an educational nature. Miss Wallace, Rho, case supervisor at the Cleveland Child guidance clinic, has spoken to us on habit and behavior work with children as related to the clinic work and Mrs Mary Rennels, local book critic, gave a most interesting, informal talk on modern books for winter browsing. We had a Christmas party for children of Thetas with a big Christmas tree and gifts to be given to malnourished children at Fresh air camp and children in Associated charities families. Our membership has increased to over sixty. Our goal for the Scholarship fund, $200, was raised by means of a successful bridge for Thetas and friends of Thetas at one of our downtown clubs. For our Founders ’-day celebration see the March issue, page 287. Our February meeting was a supper with husbands and friends and a trip through Nela Park, the home of the General Electric company, where the mazda electric lamps are made.
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The alumna year 485 Nela Park, so often referred to as “an industrial college/ ’ is an ideally laid out group of buildings on a hilltop and we felt like a group of co-eds on the college campus. Meta Ebeling, our president, is service secretary for the company. Our March meeting, a luncheon, was with Hope Irwin Gris¬ wold, Alpha, who was a* charter member of our chapter and most enthusiastic Theta. Lucile Marshall Boethelt, Alpha Gamma, interested us in the spring garden and directed us to literature and seed houses which would be helpful in planning our spring flower garden. 1 April 1926 Mildred K. Rickard COLUMBUS ALUMNA Columbus alumnae continues its monthly meetings, generally at Theta homes. The first Saturday of each month a six o’clock supper is served, eight members acting as hostesses. These meet¬ ings are well attended, the average number being forty-five or fifty. The November meeting was held at the chapter house and we enjoyed having several of the active girls with us. The most important event of the year will come in May. We are proud to announce that Marion Talley, the youthful prima donna, has been secured by Alpha Gamma and the alumnae chap¬ ter to sing at Memorial hall. May 26. We are all busy selling tickets as Memorial hall has a capacity of 3,800 seats and we are hoping to have every seat sold and a ‘ 4 Standing room only ’ ’ sign displayed. We are still continuing our work at the Oak street day nur¬ sery. The Kappa Alpha Theta Memorial room for babies is en¬ tirely supported by our chapter. Each year the necessary equip¬ ment and re-furnishings are supplied and this year the subscrip¬ tions to several children ’s magazines also were given. January 27 we had our Founders ’-day banquet at the Broad- win hotel. Fifty alumnae and 40 active girls were seated at small tables attractively decorated with flowers and candles. Jean Griffith, president of Alpha Gamma, introduced each of the six¬ teen pledges in appropriate remarks. Mrs Catherine Andrews Gay, a former alumnae president, gave a very inspiring talk on Theta loyalty. Alpha Gamma entertained with a clever musical comedy entitled Soap suds , a clean comedy , which received much applause. After the banquet, we all gathered ’round the piano and sang the old and new Theta songs and finally left with a renewed in¬ terest and appreciation of our fraternity. 1 April 1926 Janet Cleveland Teachnor
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486 Kappa Alpha Theta DALLAS ALUMNAE It was with sincere pleasure that Dallas alumnae celebrated the first year of its official existence with Founders ’-day luncheon at the Dallas country club. A miniature chapter house centered the table, symbolizing our dream for our nearest neighbor, Alpha Theta. Thetas of Ft. Worth were the honor guests of the after¬ noon, this being our custom to observe the day together. For a one year old, we enjoy some splendid characteristics, first a fine spirit of cooperation. Although our membership represents the four corners of the land, there is singleness of purpose — to fur¬ ther the work and ideals of Theta through whatever channels present themselves, to lend a kindly hand to those close by, Texas and Oklahoma. The executive board constitutes a committee to form plans for the chapter year. The meetings take the form of simple luncheons, this having proved the best method of securing full attendance. A year-book was issued, giving chapter membership with addresses, appointing two hostesses for each luncheon. The program embraces three phases: chapter business, book study under an appointed leader, local social service. We are especially desirous of identifying ourselves with the needs of Dallas, be¬ lieving that usefulness is the most potent expression of college and fraternity worth. It was our special privilege to have participated in the Pan- hellenic congress which met in Dallas early in January, and most of all to have entertained at luncheon, Mrs Lebrecht, Miss L. Pearle Green and Mrs Banta. We shall not soon forget the in¬ spiration and enthusiasm which these charming women brought to us, and will always count it one event of our chapter history. 19 March 1926 Hallette M. McClellan DENVER ALUMNA In an endeavor to increase attendance at our regular monthly meetings, and to gain the interest of those Thetas in Denver who are not active, we have had several kinds of meetings this year. These have included luncheons in the homes, a tea, luncheons at various hotels and tea-rooms, and downtown dinners. We hope by June to determine just which type of meeting is the most efficient. This Spring we are working out plans whereby we can in¬ crease our usefulness to the two college chapters in Colorado. We hope to do this by maintaining closer contact with them —
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The alumna year 487 visiting their housese, attending chapter meetings, and inviting them to our chapter meetings. Our philanthropic work this year consisted in providing teams for the Community Chest drive and the Sunshine Mission drive, and in a monetary contribution to the Meeker home — a deserving Denver institution. At Christmas, we sent greetings in the form of checks to Beta Gamma and Beta Iota, and in March we were able to make our annual contribution to the Scholarship fund. There are occasional demands from the Denver Panhellenic which we always support. Our ways of enlarging our treasury are neither new or origi¬ nal, but they have proved adequate. Rummage sales are the most profitable. Magazine subscriptions and a few small card parties bring in a few dollars. We use these card parties as a way of getting together socially, charging only a little more than the actual cost of the party. These are held in the evenings, so hus¬ bands and best beaux are allowed (even urged) to attend. Our Founders ’-day banquet was held at the Denver Women ’s press club, Beta Gamma and Beta Iota helped to make it suc¬ cessful. At the present writing, our efforts are concentrated on plans for entertaining the Theta Special when it stops in Denver for a day, on the way to San Francisco. We feel quite battered at the privilege of having so many Thetas here for a few hours. 20 March 1926 Josephine Martin Barteldes DES MOINES ALUMNA Des Moines alumnae has enjoyed a successful year under the leadership of Mrs Lucy Allabach Lichty, continuing the plan of monthly luncheons at the homes of members. Our Scholarship fund has been augmented by money from these luncheons and from auctions of donations, cleverly planned and auctioneered by Mrs Lois Brown Harris. In the fall, upon her return from Denver, Mrs Lichty brought to us much of interest from the District convention at Troutdale. Soon after, we were pleased and greatly benefited by a visit from Airs Grassett, our District president. Founders’-day was the occasion for a banquet, when Beta Kappa and the alumnae chapter felt honored to have with us Miss L. Pearle Green, who spoke most graciously. The April meeting will be a benefit bridge, for which each member will be responsible for from one to three guests.
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488 Kappa Alpha Theta Convention is of paramount interest this year ; Norma Moore will represent the chapter, and several others plan to attend. 26 March 1926 Marion B. Green DETROIT ALUMNA Supper meetings proving popular, Detroit alumnae purchased small lap trays to facilitate serving of the simple buffet meals. These trays are carried from one hostess to the next to entertain and add so greatly to our pleasure that many of our gatherings this winter have been over the supper hour. About three dozen robes for Eta were made and quite a group of us motored to Ann Arbor for initiation, to admire the results of our handiwork. Mary Woodson Iligley added to our coffers through the sale of Chinese embroideries. She is also managing the magazine sub¬ scription agency so successfully commenced by Lenna Landes Shirley. The piece de resistance is about to happen — a large bridge tea at the Women’s City club with a fashion show put on by courtesy of one of the department stores and a food sale to add to the fun. Energetic committees are hard at work to make it a success — and it must be, for by this means we are to finance charming Mary Ellen Read, whom we have selected as convention delegate. 1 April 1926 Louise Tuthill Kingsbury HOUSTON ALUMNA Because of diversified interests, occupations, and inclinations of members of an alumnas organization, it is difficult to recount in a news letter any outstanding event that holds interest for our reading public. Houston alumnae meets once a month from October to May, at the homes of members. There we enjoy a cup of tea, a pleasant social hour, and hear reports from Theta activities over the country. There we find that the old inspiration, and the old enthusiasm, still abides ; — that the vital life of our college chapters contin¬ ues, — cultivating the true spirit of an enlightened college democ¬ racy as of yore. Financially, a worthy sum was realized for the Scholarship fund, through the selling of Christmas cards. Aside from this our activities, as a chapter, have been negligible during the winter.
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The alumnce year 489 However, whether the activities are labeled Theta, or whether they be personal or community, I feel that their form and energy have had a dynamic beginning in that early ideal set up in im¬ pressionable years in college. 1 April 1926 Lena Greer ITHACA ALUMNAE Our program, duly printed in a convenient form for posting in a conspicuous spot in one’s mirror, included eight regular meetings. Two of these took traditional turns — the Christmas party at the home of our president, Mabel Almy Willis, and the Founders ’-day luncheon in the Savings Bank restaurant. On both occasions the college chapter was our guest. Founders ’-day brought a gift of $103.00 from a letter sent all Iota alumnae suggesting a birthday present to the college chapter. It is unfortunately too early to say what form the present will take, but one thing is certain — the undergraduates’ interest in the decision is no keener than their pleasure at this tangible evidence of alumnae interest. The first meeting of the year was at Iota’s chapter house, fol¬ lowing pledging and pledge supper furnished by the alumnae. A very busy business meeting took place in November at the home of that ever-gracious hostess, Ruth McClellan Lee. In February all diseases known to the medical profession developed simultaneously in Ithaca so that only a few were able to meet with Gladys Gilkey Calkins at her new home on Cornell heights. At the next meeting a St. Patrick’s day luncheon at Louise Bon- tecou McKinney’s, Louise Roux Jones was chosen convention delegate. In April we meet with Queenie Horton Sailor. For several years we have been promising ourselves a spring picnic, but one has never materialized. This year we hope to go some time in May with Mrs Edwards to her old home in Lisle, New York. The Happy Valley home for children in which she is deeply interested is located there, and it is possible that the chapter may likewise interest itself in this work. 1 April 1926 Rebecca S. Harris KANSAS CITY ALUMNA Kansas City alumnae is concluding an enjoyable and profitable year’s work under the leadership of Mary Mantz. The regular monthly meetings have been the first Saturday of each month, at the homes of members, with an average attendance at the
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490 Kappa Alpha Theta luncheons of between forty and forty-five. Although the person¬ nel at the different meetings is variable, it has been noticeable during the winter that the younger girls, just out of college, have attended in larger numbers than formerly. The chapter is pleased that this is so, for it brings the girls who have been out of college longer, into closer touch with the work of the college chapters, and gives to the alumnae chapter the benefit of new ideas. Aside from regular social and business meetings, the activities of the chapter have been largely connected with the raising of money for our $300 pledge to scholarship, half of which is to go to the national fund, the other half to the local fund administered under the direction of the A.A.U.W. The first $100 of the quota was raised by a benefit bridge, at the Ambassador hotel, October 6. The party was successful both from the standpoint of finan¬ cial returns and entertainment. The Christmas card book earned for us a second $100. Under the management of Eloise McNutt Hershey, who took entire charge of soliciting orders, sending them in, and distributing them when they arrived, this money was earned with no trouble to the other members of the chapter, and everyone was grateful to Eloise, and more than satisfied with her Christmas cards. The remainder of the quota is being raised in various ways. At the March meeting each girl was asked to bring a white elephant, or, in lieu of that, an article worth fifty cents. Each one paid fifty cents for a chance and drew a gift. A rummage sale March 27 added several dollars to the fund, i Founders ’-day banquet was attended by more than fifty alum¬ nae. As nearly as possible the service suggested in the ritual book was carried out. At the April and May meetings we hope to dispose of all the business of the year and end the year with a picnic and social meeting in June. It has been proposed for consideration at the April meeting that, next year, instead of raising money through benefits and rummage sales, we make a budget for the year and raise the en¬ tire amount through dues. This, it is believed, will distribute the burden much more evenly, since the work of planning par¬ ties, sales, and raffles falls entirely on those few who are free to give their time. 29 March 1926 Merryl Schwind
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The alumnae year 491 LINCOLN ALUMNA Our most successful activity was a tea in the new Rho house. Representative alumnae from each of the women’s fraternities and our friends among the non-fraternity townspeople were in¬ vited so that they might see Rho’s new home. Every one was most kind and we received may gifts of flowers as well as several of a more substantial variety. The building committtee, whose labors have made the house possible, with the Rho and Lincoln alumnae presidents, made up the receiving line. The Rho girls acted as guides through the house. We entertained about four hundred women. Last fall we held a rummage sale at which we cleared $250. We expect to hold another this spring. We use the money thus earned for much needed fittings for our house and we have found this a most practical way of raising funds. Professor Fling, head of the department of European history, whose wife is a Theta, very kindly offered to lecture for our benefit on Science and religion. We gratefully accepted his offer and the money thus raised was turned over to the house fund. Over a year ago a Rho alumnae conceived the idea of having an alumnae Panhellenic organization, in Lincoln, which should have as its object the holding once a year of a banquet attended by all college and alumnae fraternity women at which suitable trophies should be awarded to the groups who were first in scholarship. The idea was most enthusiastically received, the organization formed, and this year saw the holding of the first banquet at which nearly a thousand women were present. 1 April 1926 Catharine Dodge Angle LOS ANGELES ALUMNiE Speaking in a modern sense, Los Angeles alumnae chapter is like the “old woman who lived in a shoe” for we now have two children, Omicron and Beta Xi, a large family for these days, surely. In order to encourage high scholarship in the two college chapter, the alumnae chapter awarded badges to the initiates receiving the highest scholarship for the first semester. It is a pleasure as well as a duty to look after these college chapters, for we were delightfully entertained at a buffet supper by Omicron in February and again by Beta Xi in March. Songs and stunts rejuvenated us and reminded us of our own college days.
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492 Kappa Alpha Theta The first meeting of the year, at the home of Ada Heineman, was a reception in honor of Edna Wilde Brooks, District presi¬ dent. Mrs Ketherine Coffin Phillips opened her beautiful home for a bridge party in November. This affair netted almost $500, which will be used principally for the Scholarship fund. Our December meeting was a Christmas luncheon at the Woman’s Athletic club. We celebrated Founders ’-day with the Pasadena and Long Beach alumnae at the Vista del Arroyo hotel, Pasadena. Mrs Mar¬ garet House Judd made a charming toastmistress. We were fortunate in having Mrs Lou Emma Allen Baker, sister of one of our Founders (Alice Allen) as an honored guest. Mrs Baker gave us an interesting talk reminiscing on the early days of Kappa Alpha Theta. The Pasadena and Long Beach alumnae were our guests in April at a lovely party given in the choice gardens of Mrs Alice Hicks Muma. The air is full of mysterious plans for convention. Many of our members are planning to be present and we are delighted at the prospect of welcoming our Theta sisters to California the beautiful. 25 March 1926 Elizabeth Hughes NASHVILLE ALUMNA The activities of Nashville alumnae have followed closely those of Alpha Eta. We have been concerned with life in the new chapter house, the Vanderbilt Semi-centennial in October, the opening and dedication of the new buildings on the campus, the office of Dean of women held for the first time at Vanderbilt, and the usual college problems of rushing and initiation. There are thirty-three members in the chapter. We have met twice a month for supper at the chapter house, with the meeting following. The programs have been varied, including book re¬ views, discussions of the Bimonthly, reports on professions of members, a talk by Mary Heiskell, who has for five years been doing work with the Y.W. in South America, and one meeting with Dr Stapleton, Dean of women at Vanderbilt. The alumnae chapter sponsored the sale of Christmas cards, with a profit approximating $75.00, used for Alpha Eta house furnishings. Many members of Nashville alumnae will help with the Van¬ derbilt Endowment fund campaign to be begun in April. A
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The alumnae year 493 committee of women workers will be chosen from the Vanderbilt alumnae council. Money contributed by alumnae will be used to endow the chair of Dean of women. The large number of Alpha Eta people here have been de¬ lighted to have in the chapter Bernice Collins Powell, Alpha Iota. 26 March 1926 Linda Rhea NEW YORK ALUMNA New York alumnae can report an enjoyable and successful year. Founders '-day was again celebrated by a luncheon at the Hotel Pennsylvania, January 30. About eighty were present, and Miss Waldo entertained us most charmingly with several groups of songs. The March meeting was a luncheon at the Panhellenic club. It was the first time we had used the club rooms as a fraternity, and it made us realize how pleasant it will be when the new club house becomes a reality. Most of our activities this year have been in connection with Panhellenic in its efforts to raise money for the running expenses of the club. A ball was given in December at the Plaza, attended by about 1,500 people, by which $2,100 was raised. A very suc¬ cessful theater party was given in January, and this past week we have been having a week at Stern Bros, when the Club gets a certain percentage of all sales made that bear Panhellenic stamps. It is too early now to know how much was made, but we are hoping for a large return. In our own chapter we have been continuing to raise money for the Scholarship fund by the sale of coffee and tea. 30 March 1926 Emily Gilfillan Dean OKLAHOMA CITY ALUMNiE This has been the most splendid year of our existence. We have almost doubled our membership and are still growing. We attribute this almost remarkable increase to a letter which we sent out last summer and which contained a copy of our yearly budget with our plans for the coming year. This letter was mailed to all of our alumnae and met with such a hearty response that we now have sixty-eight paid up members. Our business is in an excellent condition, and as this is the first year we have tried out the budget system we feel that we cannot recommend it too highly. Our business activities have included a rummage sale, when we made forty dollars, a bazaar which was held before Christmas
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494 Kappa Alpha Theta at the home of Mrs Lueile Westervelt Smiser, at which we cleared over a hundred dollars, and our regular sale of Christmas cards, which was again in charge of Margaret Archdeacon Darrough, and which has always proved profitable. We are keeping up our Scholarship fund, and during the season contributed ten dollars for Christmas presents to the crippled children of the University hospital. Our social life has been particularly pleasant. We have had a large attendance at regular monthly meetings, which are held in the homes with four members acting as hostesses, when we serve a one o'clock luncheon, Owing, however, to our increased attendance, we shall be obliged to hold these meetings at some downtown club in the future. Two hundred Thetas and pledges attended the Founders '-day banquet, when following the custom of the past two years, the alumnae chapter presented checks for fifty dollars to both college chapters, Alpha Omicron and Beta Zeta. Our annual Husband's party given this year at the Sorosis club house March 11, was a gay affair and everybody had a good time. We had a four course dinner and afterward played bridge. In November the chapter was very pleasantly entertained at the Oklahoma City golf and country club by Mrs Inez Kinney Gaylord. A number of our members are planning to attend National convention and are making great preparations for a good time. 23 March 1926 Lucia Loomis Ferguson OMAHA ALUMNA During the fall and winter Omaha alumnae has directed its energies principally toward the raising of money for the Scholar¬ ship fund and toward the remainder of the debt we owed on furniture for the chapter house at Lincoln. To raise this money we have tried several methods with gratifying success. The ever popular rummage sale netted $38.00 in November, and we are planning one for the second week in April, which we hope will bring us more. On Founders ’-day we held a benefit bridge for the Scholarship fund and to date we have $60.00 as a result of this party with money from it still coming in. We have all saved our old magazines and coat hangers, and a few dollars have been realized from the sale of these. At present, we have $75 in the treasury, with all bills paid, so we feel that we have had a suc¬ cessful year financially.
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The alumnce year 495 We have had our monthly meetings alternately the first Wednesday and Saturday of each month, thus enabling house¬ wives who could not come Saturdays and girls who worked and could not come Wednesdays to each attend part of the meetings. We have 29 active members and our average attendance is 18. 20 March 1926 Julia G. Spain PASADENA ALUMNA In June, at the installation of Beta Xi of the University of California, Southern Branch, Pasadena received her official entre as an alumnae chapter. We were proud to be accepted together with our promising youngest chapter and to enjoy all the attend¬ ant festivities of our joint installation. The previously elected officers were unanimously asked to continue for the present year. They are : Margaret House Judd, president; Ruth Alswede Vedder, vice-president; Clara Parmelee Knight, recording secretary ; Helen Parker Finch, corresponding secretary; Frances Kauke McClure, treasurer; Mary Flowers Dolan, editor. It has been our program this year, to present at each meet¬ ing some important subject of local interest. The resultant meetings have proved most worthy beyond the accepted pleasure of being together. In fact, Pasadena is a superlatively enthusi¬ astic group. We now number forty-six and we continually praise the efforts of Helen Abrams Troy and Helen Parker Finch in piloting our organization. With convention coming, we are hoping to do our bit in every way. Our convention committee has been appointed by Mrs Judd and we are anticipating a joyous influx of sight-seeing Thetas in July. May we prove hostesses not soon forgotten. 25 March 1926 Mary F, lowers Dolan PITTSBURGH ALUMNA Another successful and interesting year for Pittsburgh alum¬ nae! We have been fortunate in having for our president Mrs Belle Bartholomew Pratt, an earnest and enthusiastic leader. It was the object of the present executive committee to make the monthly meetings interesting and worthwhile. The first meeting was given over to several former presidents who de¬ lighted us with most timely little talks. At the second meeting we entertained the alumnae representatives of national fraterni¬ ties active in Pittsburgh. Esther Williams is doing excellent work as our Panhellenic representative.
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496 Kappa Alpha Theta Mrs Alice Dinger Leslie gave us a real treat one afternoon, when she presented an account of her travels. In February we were fortunate in having Miss Corinne Bell of the Morals Court tell us of her work, and in March, Dr Agnes Burns Ferguson gave us an able talk on corrective medicine. We are extremely proud of all these capable and prominent Thetas. And in this list must be included Miss Marion Smith who is doing notable and noble work among the tuberculosis patients at the United States Veterans hospital in Aspinwall. Together with the social side of the meetings we had other large aims. The Scholarship fund gift had to be met, the Goff Memorial fund completed, and the House building fund increased as much as possible. Our very successful bridge party at the William Penn hotel in November provided for the Scholarship fund. The Memorial committee has been able to exceed their budget so that with a comparatively small additional sum we will be able to furnish, instead of a single room, a suite of rooms in the new Homeopathic hospital in honor of our greatly respected charter member, Dr Ella D. Goff. One of the interesting plans this winter was the series of group bridge parties now being held. Each Theta in a district of the city is supposed to entertan all the other Thetas of her group very informally at bridge. A small fee is charged and the returns devoted to the House building fund. This is proving a real financial success and a fine means of bringing Thetas to¬ gether. Early in October Pittsburgh alumnae and Alpha Omega had an inspiring visit from Mrs Bemis, Grand vice-president. Dur¬ ing the two days of Mrs Bemis’s stay two luncheons, an informal tea, a theater party and a chapter meeting gave us all an oppor¬ tunity to meet our guest and become acquainted with her. 1 April 1926 Katherine A. McCune PORTLAND ALUMNiE Last August we held our election of officers at our annual picnic. Alma Scharpf Muntzel, Beta Epsilon, was elected presi¬ dent, and she has served faithfully and enthusiastically in that office. Our monthly meetings, alternating afternoon and eve¬ ning, have been well attended. We have held two rummage sales and conducted one bazaar, very satisfactory ventures financially. Our bazaar, an event of last November, was an innovation. Hazel McCurtain brought to
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The alumnae year 497 a meeting several articles, suggestions for the bazaar and from them grew the dollar idea. Nothing sold for over a dollar. We worked in groups of eight or ten making articles for sale. The success of this enterprise was so satisfying that plans are already under way for our next bazaar and we will surely profit by our past experience. What have we done with all this money? We have applied two hundred dollars on the furniture loan fund at University of Oregon, and two hundred dollars on the building fund at Oregon State. One hundred went to the Scholarship fund. Also we are doing welfare work. After Easter we plan a card party, where we plan to sell a certain number of tables at a certain sum and come out the richer for the transaction. On Founders ’-day many of us gathered around the festive board at Agnes Hutchins Matthiessen ’s home. A quiz that re¬ minded us of fraternity examination, freshened our memories, and brought back initiations and fraternity meetings. April 1926 Lenore Williams Althaus PROVIDENCE ALUMNA Providence alumnae numbers 26, an increase of 3 over last year, all but one of whom are Alpha Epsilon Thetas. Two others, Mrs Lewin of New Bedford and Mrs Anderson of Providence, have recently communicated with our secretary. We appreciate their Theta loyalty in making their presence among us known, and are most happy to welcome them to our meetings for the rest of the year. The presence of ten Theta guests made our June meeting last year (on the eve of Alumnae day at Brown university) especially delightful. It made us feel sure that we ought not to close our year with the May meeting as we so often have done. The Christmas meeting was held as usual at the Providence Plantations club following a dinner this year, however, instead of luncheon as formerly. The February meeting was also held at the club, and was followed by a bridge for the benefit of the Theta Scholarship fund. In November we were entertained by Laura Sherman’s de¬ lightful account of her trans-continental tour during the past summer; and a second interesting program was arranged for us in January at which time Elizabeth Morrison told of the family welfare work in Cambridge in which she is engaged. We were sorry that none of us found it possible to show by
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498 Kappa Alpha Theta our presence that we really did appreciate the invitation of the Boston alumnae to join in their Founders’-day celebration. 30 March 1926 Beatrice F. Kohlberg Mr and Mrs Edward R. Kent (Ruth Burroughs) announce the birth of a third daughter, Jean, Dec. 12, 1925. ST. LOUIS ALUMNA You have heard it said that when children are quiet they must be into mischief. The St Louis alums have been quiet but we’ve been too busy to get into the jam. To begin with we have a bang-up group of officers who gave us a shove in the fall and we are still moving along in record time. The last thing we did was to sell Christmas cards and we came out with some $250 clear profit. Speaking of Christmas, we had a party to which every one brought canned goods and toys. These were later given to a charity organization for distribution. The source of our inspiration and pep isn’t a secret so we shall tell. The second Wednesday in every month we meet at 4 o’clock in a Theta’s home. We have our business meeting until around 6 and then one of the nine groups into which we are divided serves us a supper. Afterwards we have some kind of entertainment, a book or play review, a game (this really is not childish), music or something a little different is put on for us. At the January meeting we had a most distinguished prodigal daughter, Marie Davis Thomson, one of the grand grands. She came by the old homestead on her way home from a tour of sev¬ eral chapters. She might have seemed severe during the tour, but girls she tells a mighty interesting story about you all. Now we are all anxious to be a grand officer. If any of you ever get to St Louis the second Wednesday in the month phone Forest 4196 and you will be taken to one of our meetings and have a chance to see behind the scene. 29 January 1926 Margaret W. Johnson SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE The outstanding feature of San Francisco alumnae this year was the great increase in membership. Last April when Frances Bliss Rogers became president there were just 18 in the chapter and now there are 65 members. Just before graduation we gave a buffet supper for the seniors of Omega at one of our member’s home. We held no meetings during the summer, but we did entertain our husbands and children at a picnic supper in Live Oak Park, Berkeley.
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The alumnae year 499 For several months we were all busy making Italian hem¬ stitched luncheon doilies and as a result, for the fall rush¬ ing season we were able to give Omega 8 dozen doilies. We also helped the girls give an Italian dinner at the chapter house. Quite a sum of money was made during the holidays by the sale of fruit cake and tea bags. Now we shall sell coffee, too. Half of this money is for the National Scholarship fund and the other for convention expenses. Plans are also being made for a card party to add to this sum. Just before Christmas we donated articles of children’s cloth¬ ing to the American Needlework guild, who distributed them to the poor around the bay. Founders ’-day luncheon was at the Clift hotel in San Fran¬ cisco and as usual this happy celebration brought together many Thetas from far and near. We are fortunate to have our meetings in Omega’s chapter house. We have added educational programs in the form of book reviews, readings, travel talks and music. Plans are now being made to secure a parliamentarian to teach us parliamentary law, so that we will be prepared for convention. We have transferred our monthly luncheons to the Clift hotel, convention headquarters. We are delighted to have another capable person for our new president, Dorothy Dwight Caesar, Psi, and are looking forward to an active and successful year. 22 March 1926 Helen Law Shepherd SEATTLE ALUMNA Early in the year the total membership of Seattle alumnae was divided into five groups, each of which pledged itself to raise $100 during the year. These pledges have been made good ; $500 will be turned over to the alumnae chapter before June and put with another like sum to complete the $1,000 which is the amount of the alumnae chapter’s annual pledge to Alpha Lambda toward the financing of the chapter house. By keeping the financial strategies confined to group manage¬ ment it has allowed the regular meetings to be almost entirely social, with only a very short preceding business session. An interesting meeting will be held on the evening of April 8 at the chapter house in charge of the business girls. April 8 is all-college night on the campus, — the night preceding regatta day when the university of Washington crew races California. On this night it has long been the custom for University of Wash-
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500 Kappa Alpha Theta ington students and alumni to be hosts to members of all other colleges and entertain with mixers at two of the large halls on the campus. The Theta alumnae chapter will meet with Alpha Lambda at 6 :30 for a spread, and later they will go over in a body to Ander¬ son hall to meet and mingle with those who claim other alma maters than Washington. In May the chapter will meet with Mrs Wylie Hemphill. 20 March 1926 Ruth dePledge Burgunder SPOKANE ALUMNAE Spokane alumnae began the year with the decision to cultivate a more personal acquaintance among members and to make the new Thetas in the city feel our friendliness toward them. The appointment of a courtesy committee for making calls resulted. Our closer contact with each other has brought about fine co¬ operation. The four outstanding events of the year have been the rum¬ mage sale in October, the Christmas tea for mothers and under¬ graduates, the Founders ’-day banquet, and the Musical tea in April. In spite of many previous sales and the impossibility of se¬ curing a central location, enough rummage was sold to cover this chapter’s usual contribution of $100 to the Scholarship fund. At the Christmas tea held in the Isabella tea room of the Davenport hotel, about forty Theta mothers and girls active in Alpha Sigma and Beta Theta, were our guests. The Founders’ banquet was an inspiring affair with Bess Graham as toastmis- tress. Excellent toasts were given by Mrs Bemis, Grand vice- president, Inis Williams and Eloise Baird. We used the begin¬ ning of the new ritual for this occasion. The new Woman’s athletic club, spacious and beautifully ap¬ pointed, was the scene of the Musical tea. Several well-known local artists played and sang to a delighted audience. Special effort was made to make the tea attractive. The funds from this tea will be used to replenish the treasury and to aid Beta Theta and Alpha Sigma. A new and permanent committee which is expected to take an active part is called the Furniture and furnishings committee, created to cooperate with Alpha Sigma (in Pullman 80 miles away) and Beta Theta (in Moscow 90 miles away), and with the alumnae in these towns, in matters of house furnishing. Inasmuch as Alpha Sigma has a new house with little new furniture, and
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The alumnce year 501 Beta Theta is building this spring, it is hoped that this committee will be of some assistance. 24 March 1926 Lelia Mason Easson SYRACUSE ALUMNA Another year has passed smoothly and successfully, with en¬ thusiastic officers and wholehearted cooperation by members. Our activities fell easily into three groups: social meetings with each other, relations with Chi, and the business and finan¬ cial phase. Meetings have not lacked variety in time, place or program. At our first meeting a luncheon at the home of Dorothy Tallman Cummings, we were addressed by “Dri” Davis. At the mention of that name most of us recall immediately the winning oar, bearing his name, that still hangs in the chapter house, and that memory alone was enough to excite our interest. But no such spur was needed when he was once launched upon his subject — the work he has been doing in Europe as General Y.M.C.A. secretary. In October we had a delightful evening meeting at the chapter house where both college and alumnae girls were priviledged not only to meet once more and talk with Mrs Comstock, Iota, our guest, but to listen to her account of her sojourn in Hawaii. Her talk, illustrated as it was by her own water color sketches of the places and scenes she visited, held our interest from the start. We were given our third venture into strange lands at the Birthday party in February when Elizabeth Burroughs told us stories of her trip through Alaska. She read for us, in her own delightful manner, one of the folk stories which she, herself, suc¬ ceeded in getting direct from the mouths of the Eskimos. At this meeting, too, the freshmen of Chi put on a stunt, the success of which you may judge from the fact that they were called upon to respond to numerous curtain calls. We have been endeavoring to strengthen the already strong ties between us and Chi through the work of two committees, — The Big Sister committee bogun by Lena Hoose Markham and taken up this year by Marion Ferguson, will entertain each class at the homes of different alumnae March 27. The Alumnae advisory board under Mable Parker Stillwell has continued its meetings with Chi upperclassmen. Grace O’Hara Power, chair¬ man of the finance committee, assisted by Katherine Gabrielson has given Chi material help with its financial and budgetting problems. The social committee, with Helen Wright as chair-
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502 Kappa Alpha Theta man, is endeavoring to work out a social and rushing schedule for the coming year which will include both alumnae and college chapters. An early number on their rushing program is a Tea April 24, managed by the alumnae, for which we expect to send out about 400 invitations, including the mothers and friends of city girls and alumnae. Due to the splendid response of both city and out of town alumnae to letters sent by Dorothy Tallman Cummings prior to the birthday party, our chapter was able not only to pay for the Oriental rug which had been secured for Chi's living-room, but also to purchase a complete silver service for the house. This was presented at the initiation banquet, March 6. We have paid our pledges for the year to the University Drive and to the Scholarship fund without undue burden through two money making schemes — a benefit bridge and continued sale of Rose Jelly manufactured by Ida Hopkins Chamberlin and distributed by Marion Greene King. Syracuse Thetas are rejoicing that Dr Iva Lowther Peters ’01, who has been associate professor of economics and sociology at Goucher college, has accepted the position of Dean of women and director of personnel research at Syracuse university. 28 March 1926 Marie 8. Holmes TACOMA ALUMNAE Our chapter has had a successful year, with the usual enthu¬ siasm, and a somewhat more varied program. We have a mem¬ bership of 28, with an average attendance of 22 at the monthly luncheons. We are proud to have several out of town members who retain their interest in the chapter, and are regular in at¬ tendance and always loyal in cooperation. We are continuing our custom of having informal luncheons at the homes of mem¬ bers in succession, with two hostesses serving each time. The annual rummage sale was the latter part of August, and was successful. This seems to be our easiest means of earning the necessary funds to carry on the chapter work for. the year. The primary objective of this chapter is to lend support to the Scholarship fund. From the proceeds of the sale we were able to send $100 this year. The opening meeting of the year was at Mrs Fairchild's sum¬ mer home at Brown's Point, where elaborate plans were made for the year's program. A Halloween party, with some of the younger members as hostesses, a literary program in November,
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The alumncv year 503 a bridge tea for college and visiting Thetas here for Christmas holidays, a Founders’ Day luncheon, an evening supper party at which the husbands were entertained, and a bridge luncheon, have been successful means of bringing members together in a more interesting way than mere business meetings. There has been a demand in the chapter for some local wel¬ fare work about which we could centralize the year’s activity. Accordingly, the president appointed a permanent committee to investigate and make recommendations as to the work best suited to our small chapter. We cooperated with the Associated chari¬ ties at Christmas, and are giving a birthday party for the Children’s industrial home, in May. We hope to have a good representation at convention this summer, and also hope to meet some of the returning eastern delegates, who will stop oft* to see some of the beauties of the Puget Sound country and the northwest. 25 March 1926 Evelyn Goodrich Tibbals TOPEKA ALUMNA We have used a new plan for meeting this year which has been successful. Luncheons at different homes, served by groups of members, have been followed by business meeting, and the at¬ tendance has been satisfactorily large. Helen Welty Alexander, Allabelle Troutman Mills, Hazel Fassler Dudley, Marguerite and Mary Parkinson, Isabel Mills Neiswanger and Louise Davis Wat¬ son have entertained at their homes. . The Founders ’-day banquet was at the Country club and was attended by Alpha Upsilon as well as by the alumnae. It was a most delightful affair with Hazel Fassler Dudley a charm¬ ing toastmistress. Toasts were given by Jessie Wright Whitcomb, Esther Reed Smith and Frances Bone. The Show (always capitalized by Topeka alumnae) is an am nual event and this year was presented March 27 at the new theater in the Woman’s club house. The title was Queen Mane Minas, the Ex-chequer, and the plot involved the pursuit of treasure hidden by Prince Carrott who had previously abdicated. The scene in a tourist camp in Sage Park, Tapioca, Kansas, was particularly realistic and the home made props for the Florida setting were alluring. The end was most satisfying, Queen Marie (Helen May Johnson) and Charley Mange (Helen Ream) sold their option on Florida land for millions, Red Mange (Dorothy Ripley) the football star and son of Charley Mange, won the
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504 Kappa Alpha Theta hand of the wealthy Roxy Ford of the Mellon family (Josephine Graham), the mysterious stranger (Vivian Ware) who was after testimonials for Pool’s two creams was the successful suitor for the hand of Princess Sacharina, (Virginia Alspaugh) and the alumnae treasury wooed and won more than $250. 28 March 1926 Marjorie Rodgers Lewis WASHINGTON ALUMNA The year has been particularly rich in friendliness in our chapter, partially due to our monthly luncheons at the Univer¬ sity Woman’s club, in addition to the regular meetings. Its a time when we are not driven by business and make just visiting the order of the hour. Tho I’m afraid that business-driven re¬ mark looks weak as one reviews the year’s meetings. We started with a Halloween supper at the Y.W.C.A. Lodge in a wooded bit of Virginia with the officers as hostesses, where we spent a delightful evening around a great open fireplace. Our Christmas meeting too stepped aside from the ordinary. Our president, Katherine Seelye Wallace, had arranged a carni¬ val of grab-bags, fishing ponds and other penny-enticing devices. And the pennies went toward a gift to send the Christmas wishes of the chapter to Rebecca Ward Sager who is in Biltmore regain¬ ing her health. The annual Founders ’-day luncheon, at the new Congress- sional country club, took on a spirit of extra celebration since representatives of Baltimore alumnae and Alpha Delta (seventeen in all) joined us. There were sixty Thetas present representing twenty-two chapters. We greatly enjoyed the informal speeches made by Dorothy Wilson, District president, Mrs Harlan Page Perrill, our last year’s president and at present our neighbor in Annapolis, Mrs Fusselbaugh, president of Baltimore alumnse, and Frances Huntsberger, president of Alpha Delta. With the Scholarship fund in view we have had one after¬ noon of bridge for Thetas and their friends — and an evening bridge where men were included. And again in the interests of sociability the Thetas were invited by Mrs Abby Shafer McSweeney and Corinne Fraiser to dance at the Burlington one evening in the late winter It was so pleasant an evening that we are all looking forward to the May Dance for which Mrs B. H. Meyer is offering the ball room in her delightful old Georgetown home. 1 April 1926 Dorothy Thomas Tucker
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ALUMNiE CHAPTER MEETINGS Each alumnaB chapter extends a cordial invitation to all Thetas to attend its meetings. APPLETON ALUMN.E, second Monday each month, 6 p. M. Call Mrs D. W. Bergstrom, jr. Neenah, Phone: 1529. BALTIMORE ALUMNA, third Tuesday each month, 8 P. M. Phone: Mrs G. N. StiefF, Tuxedo 0916. BOSTON ALUMNAE, second Friday each month. Phone: Mrs Morton Bradley, Arlington 1043. BURLINGTON ALUMNA2, third Tuesday each month, Theta house, 215 S. Prospect st. CHAMP AIGN-URBANA ALUMNAE, second Saturday each month. Luncheon 1 p. m. followed by business. Call Mrs A. D. Mulliken, 706 E. Elm st. Champaign. CHICAGO ALUMNA1, third Saturday each month, 12 M. Luncheon 1 P. M. Marshall Fields tea room. For reservation call Jessie Farr. Phone: University 4516. CLEVELAND ALUMNAE, sometime during second week each month. Call Mrs Frank L. Scott, jr. Phone: Fairmont 5085 J. DALLAS ALUMNA, last Tuesday each month. Call Mrs T. E. Swim. Phone: U 4945. DES MOINES ALUMNA2, first Saturday each month. Call Mrs Edgar Brown. Phone: Market 1596. DETROIT ALUMNAE, luncheon first Saturday each month, 12 M. Womens City club. Monthly social meetings, call Mrs Fred Broock, 2526 Calvert av. GREENCASTLE ALUMNAE, third Saturday each month. Call Mrs J. P. Allen, jr. ITHACA ALUMNAE, third week each month. Call Anna L. Payne. Phone: 4998. KANSAS CITY ALUMNAE, luncheon first Saturday each month, 1 p. M. Call Mrs H. L. Mantz. Phone: Linwood 6810. NASHVILLE ALUMN.E, second and fourth Tuesdays, Theta house, 305 24th av. S. Supper with meeting following. OKLAHOMA CITY ALUMNAE, third Saturday each month, luncheon at 1 P. M. at homes of members. Phone: Thyra Wcesner, 529 W. 30th st. PASADENA ALUMNAE, second Monday each month. Call Mrs H. A. Finch. Phone: Wakefield 5966. PITTSBURGH ALUMNAE, third Saturday each month, 2:30 p. M. Theta house, 499 Neville st. PROVIDENCE ALUMNAE, third Tuesday each month, 7:30 P. M. Call Martha Watt. Phone: Broad 2915 J. SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNAE, Business meetings first Tuesday each month 2:30 P. M. Omega house, 2723 Durant av. Berkeley, Cal. SEATTLE ALUMNAE, first Monday each month. Call Mrs A. J. Quigley, 3049 E. Laurelhurst dr. SYRACUSE ALUMNA!, monthly. Call Helen J. Wright, 1000 W. Onondaga st. TACOMA ALUMNA, luncheon, second Saturday each month. Call Mrs Augustus Denman. Phone: Proctor 3216 J. TOPEKA ALUMNA;, luncheon, first Saturday each month. For place phone No. 26102, Mrs David Neiswanger, 1300 College av. TWIN CITIES ALUMNAE, second Tuesday each month, 6 P. M. Theta house, 314 10th av. S. E. WASHINGTON ALUMNAE, luncheon, first Tuesday each month at A.A.U.W. club, 1634 Eye st. N.W. 12:30 p.m. Meetings, third Tuesday each month at homes of members. Call Dorothy Perrott, Adam 6645.
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Directory GRAND COUNCIL OFFICE OFFICER ADDRESS Mrs Hal Lebrecht . . 104 W. 54th st. Kansas city, Mo. 2009 W. Pacific Av. Spokane, Wash. 930 Brown Marx Bldg Birmingham. Ala. 13 East av. Ithaca, N. Y Mrs C. A. Bemis . Mrs H. F. Thomson . Grand secretary and editor . Miss L. Pearle Green . NATIONAL COMMITTEES COMMITTEE OFFICER ADDRESS // istorian Mrs Estelle Dodge . 822 i 6th av. N. Seattle, Wash. 1495 Eucalyptus Lane. Los Angeles, Cal. 915 Victoria av. Los Angeles, Cal. 3718 W. 21st st. Los Angeles, Cal. Greencastle, Ind. 5 Webster Terrace Hanover, N. H. 1621 W. 11th st. Oklahoma City, Ok la 19 N. Main st. Hanover, N. H Scholarship fund— Chairman . Corresponding secretary . Financial Secretary . Archives Marien Keyes . Helen Pratt . Miss Ray Hanna . Miss Catherine Tillotson . Alumnae Secretary . Associate Alumnae Secretary . Education Committee Chairman . Mrs J. M. Mecklin . Mrs Paul Darrough . Mrs Wm. Neiswanger . NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONGRESS OFFICE OFFICER ADDRESS ATA — chairman . Miss Louise Leonard 309 S. McBride st. Syracuse, N. Y. Kingston. N. C. Office Y.W.C.A., Long Beach, Cal. 13 East av. Ithaca. N. Y. A ATT — flpnrAtnrv Miss Irma Tapp . AZ — treasurer . Rennie Sebring Smith . r i n Hploir&tp Miss L. Pearle Green .
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DISTRICTS DISTRICT CHAPTERS PRESIDENT ADDRESS I A — B — r — AX Bloomington Greencastle Indianapolis Mrs J. D. Hughes, jr . 224 N. Pennsylvania st. Greenfield, Ind. II A— T— AI— BK Champaign Chicago Des Moinea Evanston St. Louis Mrs D. Bligh Grasett . 797 Walden rd. Winnetka, Ill. HI H-T^-M-AI'- AT - A 12 Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Pittsburgh Mrs Eugenie Overturf . 18 W. Lincoln av. Delaware, Ohio. IV I— A— 2— X Burlington Ithaca Rochester Syracuse Toronto Mrs J. B. Lape . 630 Park av. Syracuse. N. Y. V K-P-AM-AT-Br-BI Denver Kansas City Lincoln Omaha Topeka Wichita Mias Helen Cook . 1534 S. 20th st. Lincoln, Neb. VI o-*~o-ba-bm-bh Los Angeles Pasadena San Francisco Mrs Edwin Hill Brooks . 642 N. Lucerne blvd. Los Angeles, Cal. VII AB— AA— AK— BB— BII BA Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Providence Washington Miss Dorothy Wilson . 610 University Parkway Baltimore, Md. VIII A0— AO— BZ Dallas Houston Oklahoma Mrs F. M. Shaw, deputy . 132V2W.16thst. Oklahoma City, Okla. IX AA— AN— AS— AZ— BE B0 Portland Seattle Spokane Tacoma Mrs Roy Keene . 127 N. 6th av. Corvallis, Ore. X T— An— AP— A* Appleton Madison Milwaukee Twin Cities Mrs George Banta. jr . 350 Park st. Menasha, Wis. XI AH— A*— BN Nashville New Orleans Mrs W. A. Humphrey . 1911 Peachtree rd. Atlanta, Ga.
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CHAPTERS— COLLEGE CHAPTER INSTITUTION COR. SECY ADDRESS ALPHA . 1870 BETA . 1870 GAMMA . 1874 DELTA . 1875 ETA. . 1879 IOTA . 1881 KAPPA . 1881 LAMBDA . 1881 GAMMA DEUTERON 1924 MU . 1881 OMICRON . 1887 RHO . 1887 SIGMA . 1887 TAU . 1887 UPSILON . 1880 PHI . 1889 CHI . 1889 PSI . 1890 OMEGA . 1890 ALPHA BETA . 1891 ALPHA GAMMA . 1892 ALPHA DELTA . 1896 ALPHA ETA . 1904 ALPHA TnETA . 1904 ALPHA IOTA . 1906 ALPHA KAPPA . 1907 ALPHA LAMBDA. . 1908 ALPHA MU . 1909 ALPHA NU . 1909 ALPHA XI . 1909 ALPHA OMICRON 1909 ALPHA PI . 1911 ALPHA RHO . 1912 ALPHA SIGMA . 1913 ALPHA TAU . 1913 ALPHA UPSILON. 1914 ALPHA PHI . 1914 ALPHA CHI . 1915 DePauw . Indiana . Butler . Illinois . Michigan . Cornell . Kansas . Vermont . Ohio Wesleyan . . Allegheny . So. California. . . Nebraska . Toronto . Northwestern — Minnesota . Stanford . 8yraouse . Wisconsin . California . Swarthmore . Ohio State . Gouoher . Vanderbilt . Texas . Washington . (St. Louis) Adelphi . Washington . Missouri. . . Montana . Oregon . Oklahoma . North Dakota. . . South Dakota. . . . Washington state. Cincinnati . Washburn . Newoomb . Purdue. . . . Mary Butcher . Derexa Pentreath . Florence Eleanor Perkins Vera Klinta . Dorothy Baird . Margaret Smith . Elisabeth Blaker . Elizabeth White . Janet Page Eleanor E. Brown . Louise Holland . Laura Margaret Raines Florence E. H. Fraser. . Margaret V. Bodorff . . . Bessie Strange . Madeline Frick . Grace Benedict . Helen E. Martin . Marion Hensley . Florence Kennedy . Betty Walker . Christine Harwood .... Frances Williams . Martha Hanna . Eleanor Fidler . Ruth Hager . Virginia Kelly . Betty Ross Miller . . . Greta Shriver . Margaret Spencer . Margaret Broach . Beth Countryman . Sara Eggen . Elmo Kennedy . G. Erlyne Me Cubbin. . Virginia Welty . Florence G. Selser . Ruth Rabbe . Theta House Greencastle, Ind. Theta House Bloomington, Ind. 215 S. Butler av. Indianapolis, Ind. 611 E. Daniel st. Champaign, Ill. 1414 Washtenaw av. Ann Arbor, Mich. 118 Triphammer road Ithaca, N. Y. 1116 Indiana st. Lawrenco. Kan. 60 Colchester av. Burlington. Vt. Monnett hall Delaware. Ohio. HulingB Hall Meadville, Pa. 124 N.Berendost. Los Angeles, Cal. uincoin neo. 7 Roxborough st. E. Toronto, Ont.Can. 732 Emerson st. Evanston, 111. 314-10th av. S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. Box 1336 Stanford univ. 306 Walnut pi. Syracuse N. Y. 237 Lake Lawn PI. Madison, Wis. 2723 Durant av. Berkeley, Cal. Swarthmore College Swarthmore. Pa. 141 E. Woodruff av. Columbus, Ohio. Box 201, Gouoher college Baltimore, Md. Box 70, Belle Meade Pk. Nashville, Tenn. 2 S.R.D. Austin, Tex. 6627 Waterman st. St. Louis, Mo. 9722 — 76th st. Woodhaven, L. I. 4521-17th av. N. E. Seattle, Wash. 705 Kentucky blvd. Columbia, Mo. 820 Cherry st. Missoula, Mont. KAO House, Eugene, Ore. Theta house Norman, Okla. 2800 University av. Grand Forks, N. D. 20 Willow st. Vermilion, 8. D. 611 Linden st. Pullman, Wash. 583 Wirhara PI. . Cincinnati, Ohio 1242 Western av. Topeka, Kan. 406 Audubon St. New Orleans, La. 172 Littleton St. West Lafayette, Ind.
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ALPHA PSI . Lawrence . Agnes Norem Russell Sage hall Appleton, Wis. 516 East End av. Pittsburgh, Pa R. M. W. C., Box 27 1915 ALPHA OMEGA Pittsburgh . Edith Endsley. 1915 BETA BETA . Randolph-Macon. . Jeanette Farmer ... . 1916 BETA GAMMA Colorado state .... Alice Robinson .... Lynchburg, Va. 630 S. College st. Fort Collins, Ccflo. 715 N. Park av. Tucson, Aris. 242-7th st. N. 1917 BETA DELTA . Arizona . Pauline Kitt ... 1917 BETA EPSILON . Oregon state. ... Rosalind MacWhinnie. . 1917 BETA ZETA . Oklahoma state. Wauhillau La Hay .... Corvallis, Ore. 501 College av. 1919 BETA ETA . Pennsylvania .... Frances Lanning . Stillwater, Okla. 5337 Wynnefield av. 1919 BETA THETA . Idaho . Shirley Miller Philadelphia, Pa. 503 University av. Moscow, Idaho 1920 BETA IOTA . Colorado . Lucille Philips . 1107-12th st. 1921 BETA KAPPA . Drake . Florence Harrington . . . Boulder, Colo. 4 Cottage Grove av 1921 BETA LAMBDA. William & Mary. Virginia Floyd . Des Moines, Iowa. Box 26. William A Mary College 1922 BETA MU . Nevada . Eva Adams . Williamsburg, Va. 511 Lake st. 1922 BETA NU . Florida . Mary Huffaker Reno. Nevada Theta house, 140 College av. Tallahassee, Fla. 746 N. New Hampshire av. Los Angeles, Cal. 1924 BETA XI . California, S. B.. . Rachel Baird 1925 CHAPTERS— ALUMNA CHAPTER COR. SECY. ADDRESS APPLETON 1021 BALTIMORE 1910 BLOOMINGTON 1025 BOSTON 1015 BURLINGTON 1808 CHAMPAIGN-URBANA 1020 CHICAGO CINCINNATI 1013 CLEVELAND iom COLUMBUS 1897 DALLAS 1925 DENVER 1920 DES MOINES 1920 DETROIT 1013 EVANSTON 1010 GARY. 1926 GREENCASTLE 1893 HOUSTON 1021 INDIANAPOLIS 1897 ITHACA 1023 KANSAS CITY. 1905 LINCOLN 1900 Margaret Ritchie.... Mrs G. N. Stieff . Prof. Jotilda Conklin Mrs H. S. Bird . Mrs H. A. Mayforth.. Mary B. Davis . Jessie L. Farr . Mrs E. D. Coons . Mrs Lester Rogers.. . . Gladys A. Roland _ Mrs Ralph Bryan . Mrs A. G. Wincman.. , Mrs Edgar M. Brown. Mary Ellen Read _ Mrs K. C. Merrill . . . Mrs Chas. Weissert... Mrs J. P. Allen, jr... . . Mrs W. S. Woodruff. . Mrs F. H. Simex . Anna L. Payne . Mrs H. I. Eager . Dorothy Colburn . 845 E. College av. Appleton, Wis. 108 Ridgewood rd. Roland Park, Md. 214 N. Dunn st. Bloomington, Ind. 43 Linnaean st. Cambridge, Mass. 161 S. Prospectst. Burlington, Vt. 404 8. Lincoln av. Urbana, Ill. 1806 Wesley av. Evanston, Ill. Erie and Whitney avs. Madisonville, Cincinnati, 3376 E. Fairfax rd. Cleveland Heights, O 1376 E. Broad st. Columbus, O. 4341 Irving av. Dallas, Tex. 420 E. 14th av. Denver, Colo. 3222-4th st. Des Moines, la. 1550 Atkinson st. Detroit, Mich. 600 Sheridian sq. Evanston Ilf. 1100 W. 5th. av. Gary, Ind. 636 E. Seminary st. Greencastle, Ind. 5102 Crawford st. Houston, Tex. 3327 Broadway Indianapolis, Ind. 120 Highland pi. Ithaca, N. Y. 1200 E. 50th st. Kansas City, Mo. 414 S. 15th st. Lincoln, Neb.
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134 N. Ardmore av. Los Angeles, Cal. 204 Highland av. Mrs R F Kieft . Madison, Wis. 763-55th at. Milwaukee. Wis 1802 Acklen av. Nashville, Tenn. 4216 Elk st. New Orleans, La. 9-8th av. Brooklyn, N. Y. 529 W. 30th st. Oklahoma City, Okla. 5013 Cassst. Omaha, Neb. 782 Arroyo dr. Pasadena, Cal. 4927 Morris st. Germantown, Pa. 6533 Darlington rd. Mrs Virgil Gnnppr . Pittsburgh, Pa. 446 E. 37th N. Martha W Watt . Portland, Ore. 2144 Broad st. Mrs L J Summer hays . Providence, R. I. 41 Genesee Park blvd. Mrs G W Penney . Rochester, N. Y. 5169 Enright av. Kathryn Perry . St. Louis, Mo. 2418 College av. Mrs A J. Quigley . Berkeley, Cal. 3049 E. Laurelhurst dr. Mrs Sanford Easson . Seattle, Wash. Apt. O, Elm Apts. Spokane, Wash. 100 Summit av. Mrs F C. King, jr . Nan M Drummond . Syracuse, N. Y. 1502 N. Steele st. Margaret Connors . Tacoma, Wash. 1112 Western av. Elizabeth Maclennan . Topeka, Kan. 31 Oriole Parkway Raymond Malcolm . Toronto, Ont. Can. 5048 Olive av. S. Mrs G B Galloway . Minneapolis, Minn. 1724 Eye st. N. W. Helen Johnston . Washington, D. C. 130 N. Lorraine st. Wichita, Kan. LOS ANGELES... 1901 MADISON . 1912 MILWAUKEE .... 1921 NASHVILLE . 1923 NEW ORLEANS ... 1920 NEW YORK . 1895 OKLAHOMA CITY 1916 OMAHA . 1910 PASADENA . 1925 PHILADELPHIA. . 1898 PITTSBURGH . 1902 PORTLAND . 1911 PROVIDENCE.... 1912 ROCHESTER . 1923 ST. LOUIS . 1909 SAN FRANCISCO. 1909 SEATTLE . 1908 SPOKANE . 1913 SYRACUSE . 1903 TACOMA . 1915 TOPEKA . 1909 TORONTO . 1911 TWIN CITIES . 1895 WASHINGTON. . . 1918 WICHITA . 1922 ALUMNA CLUBS CITY SECRETARY ADDRESS Ann A rhor Miss Ada L. Olson . 633 Church st. Ann Aruor, . . . A clrnnocQ V *1 1 1 PV Mrs K. R. Shaw . Las Animas, Colo. Arkansas vaiiey . Atlanta, ftft Mrs. Walter Powell . 85 Montgomery Ferry dr. A iiat in T PY Mrs Raymond Everett . 917 W. 31st st. U rtion TflaVlft Miss Elizabeth Bartlett . 117 E. Bennock st. Rnffnlo N Y Miss Mabel Kurtz . 440 Porter av. Tin t tn Mnnt Mrs W. S. Cotton . 1145 W. Porphyry st. Plarlfshnrff W Va Miss June Flowers . 619 Mulberry st. n.iliith Minn Miss Dorothy C. McKay . 2026 Jefferson st. U'fiA Pn Mrs E. R. Kirschner . 461 W. 7th st. Miss Florence Buck . 768 E. 13th av. T?n»»t pAllinQ f!nln Mrs Waldo Kidder . 820 W. Olive st. r on uuiuuo. . . Wa vnA Tnrl Mrs P. E. Krider . 918 Oakdale dr. T?nrt Wnrth Tpy Miss Lois Benton . 1730 6th av. r Oil yy ortu, i ca . PpoTirl Forlffl N D Mrs W. E. Budge . 47 4th av. C^nnn/1 Tala n/lfl Mpli Mrs J. A. Ferguson . 1810 W. Charles st. T YorpicKnrar ■ a Miss Helen McFarland . 2101 Bellevue rd. llorf Pnnn Miss Thelma Edmunds . 129 Washington st. iiaruoru, ounu . Miss Marjorie Clark . 132 Andrew PI West Lafayette Lawrence, Kan . MrsL. E. Sisson . 1236 Louisiana st. Long Beach, Cal . T /iiiiavillp l\ v Mrs Fred Miller . Mrs A. B. Sawyer . 310 Marine Bank Bldg. Beech Spring Farm St. Matthews, Ky. XTaorlifillp Pu Miss Helen R. Adams . . 636 N. Main st. A/f AmnKia Tnnn Miss Mary L. Heiskell . 1208 E. Parkway 8. Mempnis, . . New Haven, Conn . Mrs. F. B. Tuckerman . 43 Douglas av.
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Rockford, HI . St. Petersburg, Fla . Miss Mary M. Ott . 311 Carmack Apts. 336 — 4th av. N. 1249 S. Commercial st. Mrs. G. W. Hug . 3554— 1st. st. 630 W. 10th st. 1884 Princeton dr. Tucson, Ari* . Mrs F. C. O’.^ielly . 5 Bradv st. 1426 E. 19th st. Mrs Charles Nesbitt . 113 Yale st. Wichita Falls, Tex . Mrs Curtis Atkinson . 1302 Polk st. ALUMNA BOARD Alumnae Secretary : Mrs J M. Mecklin, 5 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H. Aeeoeiate Alumnae Secretary: Mrs Paul Darrough, 1621 W. 11th st. Oklahoma City, Okla. STATE CHAIRMAN ADDRESS Alabama . See Mississippi Edith Burtis . 107 E. Main st. Darden Moose . Mesa, Ari*. Office of Attorr *y General Little Rock, Ark. 1180 Rubio st. Mrs J. J. Troy . Mrs A. G. Barteldes . Altadena, Calif. 2650 Ash st. Thelma Edmunds . Denver, Colo. 129 Washington st. Delaware See Maryland . Hartford, Conn. District Columbia . Mrs Paul Kaufman . 2910 R st. N.W. Florida . See Georgia. Washington, D.C. Georgia . Bernice Kaufmann . Apt. 12. 745 Ponoe de Leon av Hawaii Charlotte Hall . Atlanta, Ga. 2447 Oahu av. Idaho . Mrs. R. W. Merrill . Honolulu, Hawaii. Orofino, Idaho Illinois . . Mrs. Irwin Fathchild . 318 Lee st. Indiana Edith N. Evans . Evanston, Ill. 302 Waldron st. Iowa Bonnie Marshall . W. Lafayette, Ind. 1210 8th st. Kansas Mrs Arch McKeever . Des Moines, la. 1214 W. 10th st. Topeka, Kan. Kentucky . Mrs. A. B. Sawyer . Beach Spring Farm, Louisiana Mrs M P. Boulet . St. Matthews, Ky. 4327 Canal Bt. Maine . See Vermont New Orleans, La. Maryland Mrs D. H. Wilson . 1908 Cedar Rd. Fairmount Baltimore, Md. Massachusetts . Mrs Harold Bird . 43 Linnaean st. Michigan Mrs J. E. Hancock . Cambridge, Mass 353 Piper blvd. Minnesota. . Mrs Robert M. Thompson . Detroit. Mioh. 3749 Lyndale av. 8 Mississippi Vida Lenoir . . Minneapolis. Minn 315 3rd st. Missouri Mrs W. W. Horner . McComb, Miss. 5842 Julian av St. Louis, Mo
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